transfer to the next stage of education - Sitelines

General InformationAdmission to Schools in Newcastle upon Tyne Local Authority AreaExceptions to the Duty to Offer a School PlaceIf there are more places available than applicants, the admission authority must accept all theapplications except in the circumstances described below.1. Twice Excluded PupilsIf a child has been permanently excluded from two or more schools a parent may stillexpress a preference for a school place but the requirement for the Admission Authorityto comply with the parent’s request is removed for a period of 2 years from the date onwhich the latest exclusion took place.2. Pupils with Challenging BehaviourAn Admission Authority must not refuse to admit a child on the basis of their behaviourelsewhere (unless the child has been excluded twice). If a pupil, once admitted, is foundto be seriously disruptive, then the school may consider disciplinary action, includingexclusion procedures.Exceptionally, outside the normal year of entry, an Admission Authority for certainschools may decide to refuse to admit a child with challenging behaviour where thereare places available, on the grounds that admission would prejudice the provision ofefficient education or the efficient use of resources. This will normally only be where aschool has a particularly high concentration of pupils with challenging behaviour orpreviously excluded children and in either case the school:• requires special measures or has recently come out of them (within the last 2 years)or• has been given ‘notice to improve’ by Ofsted or• is subject to a formal warning notice, or• is a Fresh Start school or Academy open for less than 2 years, or• is a Secondary school where less than 30% of children are achieving 5 or moreGCSEs at grades A* - C or• a Primary school where fewer than 65% of pupils achieve Level 4 at Key Stage 2 inboth English and Mathematics for four or more consecutive yearsIn Newcastle the only secondary school that would qualify under this regulation is theExcelsior Academy.6 primary schools had Key Stage 2 results below 65% from 2003 - 2007:-Atkinson RoadBykerHawthornSt John’sSt Anthony’s2 primary schools are in special measures:-Throckley PrimaryWestgate Hill Primary24