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

Admission to Marlwood School – The Castle School Education TrustEducation and Social Care Chamber). Parents/carers of children with Statements of SEN oran EHC Plan should contact their child’s leadprofessional for any further information.Home addressThe child’s home address is considered to bewhere the child lives most of the time with his orher parent(s) or carer(s). South GloucestershireCouncil cannot accept an address of a business,relative, friend, childminder, a temporary addressor an address of a house it is intended to move to.The only exceptions are for children of UK servicepersonnel for whom special arrangements mayapply. South Gloucestershire Council reservesthe right to seek documentary evidence tosupport a claim of residence.Where a child spends time with each parent/carerat two different addresses, South GloucestershireCouncil will ask for proof of the arrangementsand will determine the appropriate address to beused in allocating a school place. In reachingthis decision, evidence may be requested toshow the address to which any Child Benefit ispaid and from which the child is registered witha medical GP. Any other evidence provided byparents/carers will also be considered in reachinga decision on the home address for admissionspurposes.Appeals – year 7 September intakeappealsAfter the end of October (closing date forapplications), South Gloucestershire Councilwill send Castle School Education Trust a listof all their applicants. This will include first,second and third preferences, but will not statethe preferences. The council will rank the list forMarlwood School and allocate 210 students.Parents/carers will be informed of the allocationof places. Included in this information will be anappeal form and an explanatory statement fromCastle School Education Trust. If parents/carerswish to appeal they need to complete and returnthe appeals form to Castle School EducationTrust.An independent appeal panel will be convenedby South Gloucestershire Council at which bothparents/carers and Castle School Education Trustwill represent their case. Decisions made by thepanel are legally binding.In-year transfer years 7 – 11Parents/carers should apply to Castle SchoolEducation Trust for a place at Marlwood School.If the year group is full or over-subscribed thenCastle School Education Trust will refuse the placeand the applicant will be placed on a waiting listand given the opportunity to appeal. If parents/carers wish to appeal they need to completeand return the appeals form to Castle SchoolEducation Trust. An independent appeal panelwill be convened at which both parents/carersand Castle School Education Trust will representtheir case. Decisions made by the panel arelegally binding.If a place becomes available and there areapplicants on the waiting list, the place will beoffered according to the criteria set out for Year7 September intake, and not by reference to thedate of joining the waiting list.Post 16 admissionsChildren and their parents/carers applying for post16 (sixth form) places should contact MarlwoodSchool directly. For post 16 admission:❚ Applications will be considered for admissionat the age of 16+.❚ Where the number of applications exceedsthe number of places available, and afteradmission of any students with a Statement ofSpecial Educational Needs naming the schoolor an Education, Health and Care Plan, prioritywill be given in accordance with the oversubscriptioncriteria set for admissions to theschool at 11+ years.❚ In the case of applicants in public care orpreviously in public care, the applicant mustmeet any set academic criteria.❚ Marlwood School will apply the same criteriafor admission to the sixth form for both internaland external transfer.❚ Under the School Admissions AppealCode there will be a right of appeal to anindependent appeal panel for unsuccessfulapplicants, both internal and external.78Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions