Admission to secondary school booklet 2014-15 - South ...

Admission to South Gloucestershire academies,foundation trust schools and university technical collegesAdmission to South Gloucestershireacademies, foundation trust schoolsand university technical collegesSchools with academy/foundation trust status are their own admission authority and areresponsible for setting their own admissions criteria. Allocations of places will be made inaccordance with the criteria adopted by the academy/foundation trust. If your application fora place at an academy/foundation trust school is unsuccessful you have the right of appealunder the terms of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. Information on the appealprocedure can be obtained from individual academies/foundation trust schools.Applications to an academy/foundation trustschool in South Gloucestershire from SouthGloucestershire residents should be made toSouth Gloucestershire Council either by on-lineapplication form or the application form includedin this booklet. Applicants resident in the areaof another local authority requesting a place inan academy/foundation trust school in SouthGloucestershire must complete and return anapplication form available from their own ‘home’local authority. An academy’s/foundation trustschool’s admission criteria are listed overleaf inalphabetical order. Academies/foundation trustschools may require applicants to complete asupplementary information form in connectionwith their admission criteria. Applicants shouldcheck with the academy/foundation trust schoolconcerned.In South Gloucestershire, we have threeacademies providing for both primary andsecondary school age pupils.The Ridings’ Yate International Academy is anall-through academy providing for the 3-19 agerange. The academy operates the primary phaseat Sundridge Park (previously, Woodlands PrimarySchool premises).As from September 2015, Bradley StokeCommunity School will be an all-throughacademy providing for the 4-19 age range andproviding 30 reception class places.As from September 2015, King’s Oak Academywill be an all-through academy providing for the4-19 age range and providing 60 reception classplaces.The Bristol Technology and EngineeringAcademy, University Technical College (UTC)opened in September 2013. It specialises inengineering and environmental technology for the14-19 age range and first admission to this UTCis in Year 10. The curriculum is highly academicwith students also benefiting from specialistand work-based skills. Details of the admissionarrangements are provided in this section.New 14-19 provision in other localauthority areasNew provision for the 14-19 age range with a15 mile radius catchment area includes BathStudio School and North Somerset Engineering& Technology College. All applications fromparents/carers of students wishing to applyshould be made direct to the individual localauthority and will be dealt with under the coordinatedadmission scheme.Bath Studio SchoolPlanned to open in September 2014 for Year 10and Year 12. Applications for Bath Studio Schoolshould be made to Bath & North East SomersetCouncil and will form part of the co-ordinatedadmission scheme.North Somerset Engineering &Technology CollegeA new free school opening for Year 10 studentsin September 2015. Applications for NorthSomerset Engineering & Technology Collegeshould be made to North Somerset Counciland will form part of the co-ordinated admissionscheme.42Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions