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

If in any year there are more children livingwithin the Area of Prime Responsibility thanthe number of places available at the school,priority will be given to those children wholive closest to the school. Distances fromhome to school are measured in a straightline between the address point of the child’shome and a central point within the mainschool building using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system.3b. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving outside the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): After places have beenallocated from within the Area of PrimeResponsibility, any remaining places willbe allocated to those children who liveclosest to the school. Distances from hometo school are measured in a straight linebetween the address point of the child’shome and a central point within the mainschool building using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system. Allapplications will be considered at the sametime and the published over-subscriptioncriteria applied.3c. Area of prime responsibility: An indicativemap showing details of the Area of PrimeResponsibility can be found in this booklet.4. Tie breaker: Lots will be drawn by a seniorofficer of South Gloucestershire Council whois independent of the school admissionsprocess.Children of multiple birthsWhenever possible, South GloucestershireCouncil will endeavour to place children ofmultiple births in the same school within theplaces available. However, where the last childto qualify for a place is a twin or child of multiplebirth, the places will be offered to one child andthe other child/children considered under theadmission criteria.Children of UK service personnel(UK armed forces)South Gloucestershire Council recognisesthe particular needs of children of UK servicepersonnel (UK Armed Forces). The councilensures that the needs of these children are takeninto account by:❚ Allocating a school place in advance if theapplication is accompanied by an officialgovernment letter which declares a relocationdate and a Unit postal address or quarteringaddress.❚ Accepting a Unit postal address, or, ifappropriate, a quartering area address (theaddress of the closest house in the relevantquartering area), for applications from servicepersonnel in the absence of a new home postaladdress.❚ Accepting a late application from UK servicepersonnel as ‘on time’ where a notification ofposting has been received after the closingdate and before the date of exchange ofinformation with other admission authorities.❚ Considering an application on the criterion of‘local sibling’ where another child in the familyhas been offered a place at the preferredschool and the Unit postal address orquartering address is within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the preferred school.❚ Wherever possible, children of UK servicepersonnel will be offered a place at thepreferred local school but taking into accountthe admission number for the school.Children with statements of specialeducational needs (SEN) or aneducation, health and care plan(EHC Plan)Children with Statements of SEN or an EHC Planare placed in schools through the arrangementsset out in the SEN Code of Practice and notthrough these admission criteria. All governingbodies are required by Section 324 of theEducation Act 1996 to admit to the school a childwith a Statement of SEN that names the school oran EHC Plan. Schools must admit such childrenwhether they have places or not. Any appealconcerning the statement of the admission isto the independent First-tier Tribunal (Health,Admission to Marlwood School – The Castle School Education Trust✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk77