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Sc hool Admission Arra ng e me nts Southwa rk Counc il De c e mbe r 2016 www.southwark.gov.uk

Purpose Provide a n ove rvie w of: • sc hool a dmission a rra ng e me nts a nd the ir g ove rna nc e . • role s of a dmission a uthoritie s a nd loc a l a uthority • the c oordina te d sc hool a dmissions proc e ss a nd time ta ble . www.southwark.gov.uk

Southwa rk c onte xt • We have 99 state-funded mainstream schools: 19 secondary schools, 75 primary, and 5 nursery schools • 93% of our schools are “ good ” or “ outstanding ” • £160 million Southwark investment in building capacity of schools places and improving the quality of the learning environment • We have created and enabled 3200 additional primary places and 1,570 secondary (11-15) places over the last 10 years www.southwark.gov.uk

Sc hool a dmissions – powe rs a nd dutie s • T he sc hool a dmissions Code ha s the forc e of la w, a nd a re ma nda tory whe re the words ‘must’ a nd ‘must not’ a re use d. L e g isla tion – Sc hool Sta nda rds a nd F ra me work Ac t 1998 (a s • a me nde d). T he Sc hool Admissions Code (De c e mbe r 2014) • T he Sc hool Admissions Appe a ls Code (1 F e brua ry 2012) • www.southwark.gov.uk

Sc hool Admissions Code T he Sc hool Admissions Code a pplie s to: All a dmission a uthoritie s of ma inta ine d sc hools (inc luding Ac a de mie s a nd F re e Sc hools). • Community sc hools = L oc a l Authority • VA, F ounda tion, F re e Sc hools = Gove rning body • Ac a de mie s = Ac a de my T rust www.southwark.gov.uk

Admission a uthoritie s in Dulwic h wa rds Local authority – community schools: • Dulwich Wood Primary School • Goodrich Community Primary School • Heber Primary School Own a dmission a uthority sc hools: • Dulwich Village Infants CE • Dulwich Hamlet Junior School • Goose Green Primary School • Harris Free School East Dulwich • Judith Kerr Primary School • St Anthony's Catholic Primary School • Kingsdale Foundation School www.southwark.gov.uk

Admission a uthority Dutie s Re sponsibilitie s in re la tion to the Code : • Cle a r, fa ir a nd obje c tive a dmission a rra ng e me nts. • Se t a nd publish the a dmission numbe r for e a c h re le va nt a g e g roup. • All pla c e s a re a lloc a te d in a c c orda nc e with those a dmission a rra ng e me nts/ c omplia nc e with the Code www.southwark.gov.uk

L oc a l a uthority a dmission role s • E nsure e ve ry c hild of sta tutory sc hool a g e is offe re d a sc hool pla c e . • Coordina te a dmissions to a ll sc hools in the boroug h • Produc e a dmission a rra ng e me nts a nd a rra ng e a dmission a ppe a ls for c ommunity sc hools. • In ye a r a dmissions, c omplia nc e c he c ks a nd publish a n a dmissions broc hure with de ta ils of a ll Southwa rk sc hools. www.southwark.gov.uk

Prioritising sc hool pla c e s E xa mple s of a dmissions a nd ove rsubsc ription c rite ria : • Admission of looke d a fte r c hildre n - hig he st priority for a ll. • Sibling s • Soc ia l a nd me dic a l • Dista nc e • F e e de r sc hools • F a ith ba se d • Aptitude • Ra ndom a lloc a tion • Childre n of sta ff www.southwark.gov.uk

Prohibite d pra c tic e E xa mple s of prohibite d pra c tic e - MUST NOT : • Pla c e a ny c onditions on a n a pplic a nt, not in publishe d c rite ria . • Give e xtra priority to c hildre n a c c ording to the orde r of sc hools na me d (e .g . first pre fe re nc e ). • Give priority to c hildre n a c c ording to pa re nts’ willing ne ss to support the sc hool. • Oc c upa tion, fina nc ia l/ e duc a tiona l/ ma rita l sta tus must not be c onside re d (Pupil pre mium e lig ibility a n e xc e ption). www.southwark.gov.uk

Consulta tion on a dmission a rra ng e me nts Handout available with further details. • “When changes are proposed to admission arrangements, all • admission authorities must consult on their admission arrangements (including any supplementary information form) that will apply for admission applications the following school year. Where the admission arrangements have not changed from the previous year there is no requirement to consult, subject to the requirement that admission authorities must consult on their admission arrangements at least once every 7 years, even if there have been no changes during that period.” For details of schools consulting • www.southwark.admissions/consultation….. www.southwark.gov.uk

Obje c tions to a dmission a rra ng e me nts Handout available with further details. • Paragraph 1.50 of the School Admissions Code states: “Following determination of arrangements, any objections to • those arrangements must be made to the Schools Adjudicator. Objections to admission arrangements… must be referred to the Adjudicator by 15 May in the determination year” www.southwark.gov.uk

Applying for a sc hool pla c e AA to se t, de te rmine a nd publish a dmission a rra ng e me nts. • pa re nts/ c a re rs c omple te a n online a pplic a tion Ye a r R, 3, 7 • by the publishe d c losing da te 31 st Oc tobe r 2016 a nd 15 th Ja nua ry 2017. Six pre fe re nc e s to be ma de !! • Hig he st pre fe re nc e a va ila ble offe re d. • L A se nds offe rs out on the Na tiona l Offe r Da y – • 1 st Ma rc h & 18 th April 2017. Rig ht of a ppe a l • Offe rs a c c e pte d, c ha ng e d a nd re - a lloc te d by the • a dmissions te a m. www.southwark.gov.uk

Ke y me ssa g e s Visit sc hools a nd a sk que stions • Che c k a dmission a rra ng e me nts for e a c h sc hool • Apply by the de a dline da te • Ke e p in touc h with Southwa rk’s a dmissions te a m! • www.southwark.gov.uk

De ta ils Gle nn Ga rc ia He ad o f Educ atio n Ac c e ss (0-25), 4 th F lo o r , Blo c k C 160 T o o le y Str e e t L ONDON, SE1 2T Z Sc ho o ls.admissio ns@so uthwar k.go v.uk www.southwark.gov.uk