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

Admission to Patchway Community College – Fusion Schools Trustto the college are measured in a straightline between the address point of the child’shome and a central point within the maincollege building using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system. Allapplications will be considered at the sametime and the published over-subscriptioncriteria applied.3b. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving outside the college’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): After places have beenallocated from within the Area of PrimeResponsibility, any remaining places will beallocated to those children who live closestto the college. Distances from home tothe college are measured in a straight linebetween the address point of the child’shome and a central point within the maincollege building using South GloucestershireCouncil’s computerised mapping system. Allapplications will be considered at the sametime and the published over-subscriptioncriteria applied.4. Tie breaker: Lots will be drawn by a seniorofficer of South Gloucestershire Council who isindependent of the school admissions process.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 place will be offered to one child andthe other child/ children considered under theadmission criteria but normally admitted.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. A quartering address will be usedonly where the housing authorities confirm inwriting that a house will be offered in the area.❚ 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.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 apply.South Gloucestershire Council reserves the rightto seek documentary evidence to support a claimof 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 reaching80Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions