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

this 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 to the college lists of all the applicants.Each list will include all those stating a preferencefor the college but will not state the preferences.The council will allocate up to 180 students.Parents/carers will be informed of the allocationof places. Included in this information will bean appeal form and explanatory guidance. Ifparents/carers wish to appeal they need tocomplete and return the appeals form.An independent appeal panel will be convenedby South Gloucestershire Council at which bothparents/carers and the college will present theircases. Decisions made by the panel are legallybinding.Waiting listsThe waiting list comprises those childrenrefused a place whose parents/carers havelodged a formal appeal or asked to go on awaiting list together with any late applicationsreceived. A waiting list will be maintained bySouth Gloucestershire Council for any vacancieswhich occur until the end of Term 2 and thendiscarded. Priority order on the waiting list willbe determined by the over-subscription criteria,not by the date of joining the waiting list. Childrenwho are the subject of a direction by a localauthority to admit or who are allocated to a schoolin accordance with the Fair Access Protocol musttake precedence over those on a waiting list.Where a place becomes available and the localauthority, after using all advised contact details,is unable to contact a successful applicant for aplace within two school weeks, the available placewill be offered to the next child to qualify for aplace. Where an applicant decides to place theirchildren on a waiting list, it is for the applicant tokeep South Gloucestershire Council informed ofupdated contact and address details.All other applications for places for SouthGloucestershire secondary schools duringthe year including those to other year groups,will be considered using the relevant oversubscriptioncriteria for the school concernedand in accordance with the in-year admissionarrangements set out in the “In-year admissions”section.In-year admissions❚ Applications for in-year admissions aremade directly to the college and thecollege processes these in line with agreedprocedures.❚ Parents/carers are welcome to visit the collegeprior to application, meet relevant staff anddiscuss the college’s ethos.❚ If the year group is full or over-subscribedthen the college will refuse the place but theapplicant will be given the opportunity toappeal and an appeals form will be supplied.An independent appeal panel will be convenedby South Gloucestershire Council at whichboth parents/carers and the college will presenttheir cases. Decisions made by the panel arelegally binding.❚ Where a student is admitted with a complexhistory of needs, a ‘Team around the Child’(TAC) meeting may form part of the admissionso that relevant agencies who support the childand the college can plan together with thefamily for a successful transition.❚ At the admissions meeting the college mayrecord information to allow tracking of supportand interventions (e.g. change tracker).❚ Additional meetings are calendared asappropriate to the outcomes of the TACmeeting and initial discussions; these are inplace to maximise the successful transition intothe college.Admission to Patchway Community College – Fusion Schools Trust✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk81