The school operates Kirklees Education Authority’s policy on school admissions and this is available on request. Places will be offered to children in the following order of priority.
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Children in public care. (Looked after children).
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Children with a Statement of Special Education Needs which names the school.
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Children living in the school’s priority admission area who have an older brother or sister attending from the same address at the date of admission.
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Other children living in the school’s priority admission area.
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Children who live outside the priority area who have an older brother or sister attending from the same address at the time of admission.
The Governors agreed current admission limit is 180. Many more than this number made formal applications for admission to Year 7 in September 2011.
Please note:
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Children in priorities 1 above may also be admitted above the Published Admission Number (PAN).
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If we cannot agree to requests for admission in priorities 2 to 5 above without exceeding the PAN, we will give priority up to the PAN to children living nearest the school.
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Distance is measured in a straight line from a child's home address to the school. The distance calculated is accurate to within one meter.
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'Live' means a child's permanent home at the date when applications close or, if a significant house move is involved. It is expected that the allocation process will take place on the 23rd January 2012. The latest reasonable date for evidence of a significant house move will therefore be Wednesday 18th January 2012.
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For children transferring from First and Middle schools, preference within priorities 2 to 5 above (up to the PAN) will be given to children attending either a first school in the middle school priority admission area, or a middle school in the high school priority admission area.
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A Priority Admission Area means a geographical area determined by Kirklees in consultation with the Governing Body of the school.
We must point out that there is no longer a guaranteed place in any of the priorities at any Key Stage.
The school holds an Open Evening early in the Autumn Term each year when prospective parents and students are welcome to look around the school and talk with staff and students.
Open Evening Thursday 29th September 6pm - 8:30pm
Anyone wishing to visit the school at any other time should contact the school office for details on how this can be arranged.
For admissions at any time other than at the normal transition time (ie September of Year 7) you must contact School Admissions on 01484 225007. The School Admissions Office will send you a form and you can request a place at our school. However it is the School Admissions officers who will decide whether your child is given a place here. We are NOT allowed to admit a child to our shool at any time unless direced to do so by the Local Authority.