Spoken versionDetermined School Admission Policies 2011-2012 - Admission Forum Meetings
SCHOOL ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS FOR ENTRY IN THE SCHOOL YEAR 2011-2012.
Section 89 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998
In accordance with requirements set out in the Education (Determination of Admissions Arrangements)(England) Regulations, 1999 (SI 1999/126)(as amended) Reading Borough Council hereby gives notice that
Reading Borough Council has determined the admission arrangements for all community schools within the borough and the co-ordinated admission arrangements for secondary school admissions, for entry in the school year 2011-2012. Notice is also given that the school governing bodies of voluntary-aided and foundation schools in Reading have determined the admission arrangements for the school year 2011-2012.
The published numbers are below the net capacity assessment of
Park Lane Primary School and Whitley Park Junior School
In accordance with the provisions of The Schools Admissions (Alteration and Variation of, and Objections to, Arrangements)(England) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/496), parents may refer an objection to these arrangements to the School's Adjudicator.
Parents may object to the following:
Selection. You may object to a school selecting up to 50% of its pupils on the basis of academic ability or aptitude in a particular subject or subjects (partail selection), providing it has been doing so since the beginning of the 1997-98 school year except in the following cases:
selection for the 6th form
10% selection by aptitude for:
physical education or sport (or one or more sports)
the performing arts (or one or more of those arts)
the visual arts (or one or more of those arts)
modern foreign languages (or any such language)
design and technology and information technology
testing to ensure its intake is representative of the ability range of applicants (fair banding)
These are types of selection which a school is permitted to introduce under current legislation.
Admission Number. You can object to a school determining an admission number which is lower than the number indicated by the net capacity formula.
Unlawful arrangements or failure to comply with the School Admissions Code 2010. You can object to any aspect of a school's admission arrangements which is unlawful or does not comply with the mandatory provisions of the School Admissions Code (the Code) ie those requirements or provisions which the Code states 'must' or 'must not' be complied with.
You are eligible to object if:
(selection) you are the parent or guardian of a child who is of compulsory school age receiving primary education and living within the school's published consultation area (the relevant area); and
(admission number) you are the parent or guardian of a child who has attained the age of two but has not attained the age of five or whose child is of compulsory school age receiving primary education and living within the relevant area; and
(Unlawful/ Failure to comply) you are the parent or guardian of a child who has attained the age of two but is not above compulsory school age and who has been, is or will be eligible to apply to the school whose arrangements are the subject of the objection.
A link to the School Admissions Code 2010 is given below.
Parents have until 31 July to object to the adjudicator. For more information please go to the website link below for the Office of the School Adjudicator.
The determined arrangements are given below and any further information can be provided the School Admissions Team by using the contact details on the right of this page.
Admission Forum
The Education Act 2002 requires each Local Authority to establish an Admission Forum. The Admission Forum meets four times a year and provides an opportunity to consider existing and proposed school admissions arrangements and the extent to which existing arrangements serve local parents and children; and circulate advice that represents the agreed views of all members of the Forum. The first meeting of the Admissions Forum was in May 2003.
The Agenda and Minutes of the meetings held in 2009 are given below. Earlier minutes can be obtained from Committee Services. Please use the contact information above right.
The link above right will give related information about the current school admission procedures.
Downloads
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Microsoft Word
Some of the following documents are in Microsoft Word format. If you are unable to access this file type, please download the alternative version in PDF format.
| File | Type | Size | Download Time |
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| Determined Primary School Admission Arrangements 2011-2012 | 318 KB | 56Kbps Modem: 1 Minute Broadband : 6 Seconds |
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| Determined Secondary School Admission Arrangements | 155 KB | 56Kbps Modem: 39 Seconds Broadband : 3 Seconds |
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| Nursery Admission Policy to Community Primary Schools | Microsoft Word | 41 KB | 56Kbps Modem: 10 Seconds Broadband : 1 Second |
| In Year Admissions - Primary | 112 KB | 56Kbps Modem: 28 Seconds Broadband : 2 Seconds |
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| In Year Admission Arrangements - Secondary | 109 KB | 56Kbps Modem: 27 Seconds Broadband : 2 Seconds |
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| All Saints Church of England Primary School Admission Policy | 107 KB | 56Kbps Modem: 27 Seconds Broadband : 2 Seconds |
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| New Christ Church CE Primary School | 179 KB | 56Kbps Modem: 45 Seconds Broadband : 3 Seconds |
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| Kendrick School Admission Policy 2011 -2012 | 150 KB | 56Kbps Modem: 38 Seconds Broadband : 3 Seconds |
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| Kendrick School Sixth Form Admission Policy 2011-2012 | 134 KB | 56Kbps Modem: 34 Seconds Broadband : 2 Seconds |
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| St John's Church of England Primary School | 192 KB | 56Kbps Modem: 49 Seconds Broadband : 3 Seconds |
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| St John's Church of England Primary School - Nursery Admission Policy | 184 KB | 56Kbps Modem: 47 Seconds Broadband : 3 Seconds |
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| St Martin's Catholic Primary School Admission Policy | 135 KB | 56Kbps Modem: 34 Seconds Broadband : 2 Seconds |
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| St Mary and All Saints Admission Policy 2011-2012 | 161 KB | 56Kbps Modem: 41 Seconds Broadband : 3 Seconds |
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| Agenda and papers December 2008 including the first report of the Review Board | 1,154 KB | 56Kbps Modem: 4 Minutes Broadband : 23 Seconds |
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| Admission Forum Agenda 21 January 2009 | 324 KB | 56Kbps Modem: 1 Minute Broadband : 6 Seconds |
External Links
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| Link | Description |
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| School Admission Code 2010 | Link to the DCFS School Admission Code 2009 |
| Schools Adjudicator | Office of the School's Adjudicator |