Admission of Pupils

Pupils will be admitted at age 11 without reference to ability or aptitude.  The number of intended admissions for the year commencing 1 September 2008 will be 162.

Beechen Cliff is a foundation school and admission is the responsibility of the Governors.    The Local Authority (LA) application form must be completed and returned to the LA by the closing date.  In addition please complete the school’s own white additional information form (available from the school) so that the governors may apply their admissions policy fairly and consistently.  On-line LA application can also be made.

The school will operate an equal preference system.  Where applications for admission exceed the number of places available, all applications will be considered equally and the following criteria will be applied at the closing date for applications, Friday 19 October 2007, in the order set out below, to decide which children to admit.  This information will be given to the LA who will then consider all applications for each applicant and offer the highest preference which is available:

1. ‘Children Looked After’:  this is defined as a boy who is in the care of a local authority or provided with accommodation by that authority. (see Section 22 of the Children Act 1989).
2. Where the boy has a brother or sister, half brother or half sister, or step brother or step sister currently attending the School. 
3. Where there are medical grounds (supported by an independent doctor’s certificate) and/or specific educational reasons** (supported by specialist evidence) for admitting the boy.
4. Within the Greater Bath Consortium boundary, (as defined by B&NES LA), after the allocation of places under criteria 1, 2, and 3, half of the remaining places will be allocated to boys living to the north and half to boys living to the south of the River Avon.  If there is an uneven number of places available, the additional place will be allocated to the side of the river having most applicants.  Any places not filled by those living on one side of the river will be transferred to the other.  In both cases those living closer to the School, as measured in a direct line on a map from the home address to the School, will be accorded higher priority.
   
     Multiple births – In the event of one place remaining for offer, the school would admit over the number to ensure that the siblings were able to be educated at the same school.
   
   
5. Any remaining places will be allocated to boys living beyond the Greater Bath Consortium boundary.    Boys living nearer the School as measured in a direct line on a map from the home address to the School will be accorded the higher priority.  

Late applications can only be considered after the applications of those that applied on time have been dealt with.

Please note that the home address is the address at which the prospective pupil normally resides, at the time of application.  The School reserves the right to seek verification of this address.  The School retains the right to withdraw the offer of a place, if it has been made on the basis of false or misleading information.

** Placement at Beechen Cliff School on special educational needs grounds will only be considered as essential where the boy has a Statement of Special Educational Needs under the terms of the 1996 Education Action and the school is specifically named in the Statement.  (Before specifying the name of Beechen Cliff School, the LA must consult the Governing Body and the relevant LA if the school is maintained by another authority, 1996 Education Act).

 

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