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Applying for a
secondary school
2020/2021
Foreword
Dear Parent / Carer Please take the time to read this booklet
carefully and also visit the schools that
We understand that moving from primary you are considering so that you and your
to secondary school may be an anxious child can make up your own mind about
time for parents and children. We know what they have to offer. All secondary
that you will want to choose the school schools have open days and / or evenings
that is right for your child and that enables for children and their families and these
them to reach their true potential as well are detailed in this booklet on pages 9 - 12.
as beneft from the range of activities each The schools also have information on their
school has to offer. This booklet aims to help websites, including exam results and Ofsted
you to do that by giving you information information, which you may fnd useful.
about local secondary schools, how to make
an application and how school places are If you have any questions that are not
allocated. covered in this booklet more information
can be found on our website at
You can list up to four different schools leicester.gov.uk/admissions.
on your application form and these will Alternatively, you can contact the
be considered in order of preference. For school admissions team on
example, preference 1 will always be 0116 454 1009 (Option 1) or by email at
considered as your most preferred school, admissions.online@leicester.gov.uk.
preference 2 will be your second most Please note that the closing date for
preferred school. We will always try to applications is midnight on
offer you the highest preference we can. 31 October 2019. National
It is always best to use all four of your Offer Day is 2 March 2020.
preferences and to include your catchment
area school - see page 14 for more details. Finally, we would like to
wish your child a happy and
Whichever schools you choose to apply for, successful time at their new
you will need to visit our website to make an secondary school.
application. If you do not have access to a
computer or the internet, please see page 17
for details on how we can help.
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Everything you
need to know
SECTION 1 SECTION 4
BEFORE APPLYING FOR A SCHOOL PLACE 5 HOW PLACES ARE ALLOCATED 22
Admission criteria for Leicester City secondary schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-26
Important dates to remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Different types of secondary schools in Leicester and the Admission criteria for voluntary aided schools and academies . . . . . 27-31
surrounding area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Admission criteria for Leicestershire schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Details of school locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Details of schools in the area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12 SECTION 5
Maximise your chances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Choose your preferred schools carefully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 RECEIVING YOUR OFFER OF A SCHOOL PLACE 33
Waiting lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SECTION 2 How does the appeals process work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
MAKING AN APPLICATION 15-16
SECTION 6
Get help with your application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Applying for a school on religious grounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 IN-YEAR FAIR ACCESS PROTOCOL 35
What happens if my application is late? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Special educational needs (SEN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SECTION 7
Your home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Moving house . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT TO SCHOOL 36
What if I want to change my preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Arrangements for low income families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Useful links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
SECTION 3 APPENDIX 1 - How places were allocated at schools within
HOW WE PROCESS YOUR APPLICATION 21 Leicester City on 1 March 2019 ............................................... 38
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Data protection
We have a legal requirement to make sure you know
what we intend to do with your information and who it
will be shared with. In order to provide you with a school
admissions service, there may be occasions when your
information is shared with schools and the Department of
Education.
The details you provide on your form will also be shared with
other council departments, including the Corporate Investigations
Contact information
Team. They will compare the details you provide against If you need more information about the
records held by the council , including council tax records, and admissions process, please contact us using one
those held by other organisations including credit reference of the methods shown below:
agencies. They will check that the details provided match. Any
You may fnd the answer on our website:
applications identifed that are deemed to be fraudulent or
otherwise questionable will be investigated further. leicester gov uk/admissions
We have a duty to: Email: admissions-online@leicester gov uk
• keep suffcient information to provide services and fulfl our By telephone to our Customer Service Centre:
legal responsibilities 0116 454 1009 (option 1)
• keep your records secure and accurate Telephone opening hours are:
8.30am – 5pm on Monday to Thursday
• only keep your information as long as is required 8.30am – 4.30pm every Friday
• collect, store and use the information you provide in a Visit our Customer Service Centre:
manner that is compatible with the General Data Protection
91 Granby Street
Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018
Leicester City Council
We will always try and keep your personal data secure, LE1 6FB
whether it is held on paper or electronically. Please see our
privacy notice for more details.
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SECTION
1
BEFORE APPLYING 4 Consider how your child will travel to
and from school
FOR A SCHOOL PLACE It is your responsibility as a parent/ carer
to get your child to school. You must think
very carefully about the distance and
how your child will travel to school. The
majority of children are not eligible for
free transport to school.
1 Visit the schools and have a look on their 3 Consider how many places are available Please see page 36 for more information
websites at each school and who these are about school transport.
offered to
Arrange to visit schools during their open 5 Do use all four of your preferences
days and evenings. The dates for these Each school has a limited number of
are given on pages 9 to 12 of this booklet. places and this is known as the published Carefully consider four different schools
Also, visit the school websites - the web admission number. This number takes to list on your application form. We will
addresses for each school are shown on into account how many pupils each always offer you the highest preferred
pages 9 to 12. school can accommodate and how many school if you qualify for a place here.
children in Leicester need a school place. If you only list one school, and you do
2 Read useful reports about the schools not secure a place here, you may end
Read the admissions criteria for each up being offered a school much further
You can fnd information on school school, shown on pages 23 - 32, to see away. We strongly recommend including
performance at education.gov.uk/schools/ the priority that applies to your child. This your catchment area school as one of
performance. To view the most recent will give you an idea of how likely it is you your preferences as this is likely to be
Ofsted report for a school, please visit will gain a place at a preferred school. a nearby school and priority is usually
ofsted.gov.uk Priority is usually given to those children given to catchment area children. Please
that have one or more siblings at the see pages 23 – 32 for how priority is
preferred school or those that live in the given for each school. Details of your
catchment area for a school. Please see catchment area school can be found
page 38 for how places were allocated in the letter distributed through your
last year and the lowest admission child’s primary school or on our website
criterion met. at leicester.gov.uk/admissions
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Important dates to remember
From 12 September 2019 2 March 2020
Application process begins Offers of school places are sent out for all on-time
Online system opens for applications to be submitted. applications
Schools hold open events so that you can visit and look round – If you applied online, we will send you an email with your
the dates for these can be found in the ‘details of schools in the application outcome. We will also send offer letters by second
area’ section in this booklet. class post.
Please be aware that some email providers may delay sending
Midnight 31 October 2019 the messages to account holders – applicants will need to check
with their own email service suppliers in this regard. Leicester
Closing date for applications City Council has no control over email delivery times once they
Please ensure that you apply ahead of this date as leaving it have left our servers.
until the last minute may mean you miss the closing date if
there are any technical issues. If you miss the deadline, this will 23 March 2020
signifcantly reduce your chances of getting a place at the school
you want. First round of late applications will be considered (new
applications received between 1 November 2019 and 1 March
17 January 2020 2020).
If you have missed the deadline we may still accept your 20 April 2020
application as on-time but only if there are good reasons for this
and if it is submitted up to this date. Late applications, received after 1 March, will be considered
after this date.
January and February 2020
29 August 2020
All on-time applications are processed
Children start at their new school.
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Different types of secondary schools
in Leicester and the surrounding area
On pages 9 to 12 you will fnd information on every school in the local
area, this includes the type of school – these are explained below:
Community schools
Community schools are run by the local authority, which employs school
staff, owns the land and buildings, and sets the entrance criteria (such
as catchment area) that decide which children are eligible for a place.
Trust schools
Trust schools are similar to community schools but are run together with
an outside body – usually a business or charity – which has formed an
educational trust.
Voluntary aided schools
Voluntary-aided schools are religious or faith schools. The governing
body of these schools employs the staff and sets the entrance criteria.
School buildings and land are usually owned by a charity, often a church.
Academies
Academies are independently managed schools set up by sponsors from
business, faith or voluntary groups in partnership with the local authority
and the Department of Education.
Free Schools
Free schools are funded by the government but aren’t run by the local
council. They have more control over how to do things. Free schools can
be set up by groups like charities or community faith groups.
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Details of school locations
Please refer to the map for details Secondary Schools
of where schools are located 32 1 Avanti FieldsSchool*
both within Leicester city and just 2 Babington Academy
across the border in Leicestershire 3 Beauchamp College
4 Beaumont Leys School
county. All of these schools are 28
within a reasonable travelling 24 5 Brockington College
6 Brookvale High School, Groby
distance from the centre of the 27 7 Castle Mead Academy
city and there are good public 8 Countesthorpe Leysland CC
transport links that will enable 9 Crown Hills CC
your child to travel to and from 2 19 10 English Martyrs Catholic School
school safely. 6 22 11 Fullhurst CC
4
1 18 12 Gartree High School
In your application to Leicester 10 13 Judgemeadow CC
14 Madani Boys/Madani Girls
City Council, you are entitled to 17 15 Manor High School School
apply for schools both within 16 Moat CC
Leicester city and those in the 7 16 17 New College Leicester
surrounding area. 14 9 20 18 Orchard Mead Academy
25
11 19 Rushey Mead Academy
We’ll then send your details to the 13
29 20 Saint Paul’s Catholic School
relevant authority and will let you 21 Sir Jonathan North College
know if they can offer your child a 21 22 Soar Valley College
place. 26 15 23 South Wigston High School
24 The Cedars Academy
We recommend that you visit the 30
25 The City of Leicester College
26 The Lancaster Academy
schools individual websites where
5 12 3 27 The Martin High School, Anstey
you can fnd more information 31 28 The Roundhill Academy
that will help you decide which 23 29 The Winstanley School
schools to apply for. You can also 30 Tudor Grange Samworth Academy
visit the schools on their open 31 Wigston Academy
days - details of these can be 32 Wreake Valley Academy
found on pages 9 to 12. 8
* Until Avanti Fields move to their permanent site in
Hamilton, their temporary site will be at 2 Bruce Street,
Leicester, LE3 0AF
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Details of schools in the area
For details on the lowest admissions criterion we met last year for schools within Leicester City, please see page 38.
Map Admission Admission Level of oversubscribed
School name Age range School open days Contact details
ref no limit arrangements for 2019 entry
Avanti Fields School
3-16 Wednesday Tel: 0116 326 6813
Free school (boys and girls) Undersubscribed
1 180 (New school 25 September Email: avantifelds@avanti.org.uk See page 27
Principal: Mrs E Taplin opened Sept 18) (new free school)
5pm - 8pm Web: avanti.org.uk/avantifelds
Address: 2 Bruce Street, Leicester, LE3 0AF
Babington Academy
Wednesday Tel: 0116 222 1616
Academy (boys and girls)
2 210 11-16 18 September Email: offce@babington.leicester.sch.uk See page 24 Oversubscribed
Principal: Ms Sara Fletcher
3.30pm - 6.30pm Web: babington.leicester.sch.uk
Address: Strasbourg Drive, Leicester, LE4 0SZ
Beauchamp College
Tel: 0116 271 5454
Academy (boys and girls) Wednesday Extremely
3 240 11-19 Email: info@beauchamp.org.uk See page 32
Principal: Ms Kelly 18 September oversubscribed
Web: beauchamp.org.uk
Address: Ridge Way, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 5TP
Beaumont Leys School
Thursday Tel: 0116 234 4480
Community school (boys and girls)
4 210 11-16 19 September Email: offce@beaumontleys.leicester.sch.uk See page 24 Oversubscribed
Headteacher: Mrs D Parkinson
6pm – 8pm Web: beaumontleys.leicester.sch.uk
Address: Anstey Lane, Leicester, LE4 0FL
23 - 25 September
Brockington College 8.45am - 9.45am Tel: 0116 286 3722
Academy (boys and girls)
5 240 11-16 Wednesday Email: admin@brockington.leics.sch.uk See page 32 Oversubscribed
Headteacher: Mr Southall
25 September Web: brockington.leics.sch.uk
Address: Blaby Road, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 4AQ
5.30pm - 7.30pm
Brookvale High School Groby
Please check Tel: 0116 287 9921
Academy (boys and girls) Extremely
6 240 11-14 directly with the Email: Reception@brookvalegroby.com See page 32
Headteacher: Ms Rush oversubscribed
school Web: brookvalegroby.com
Address: Ratby Road, Groby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE6 0FP
Castle Mead Academy
11-16 Tuesday Tel: 0116 214 3150
Academy (boys and girls) Undersubscribed
7 240 (New school 1 October Email: info@castle-tmet.uk See page 24
Principal: Mr T Hague opened Aug 19) (new free school)
4.30pm - 7.30pm Web: castle-tmet.uk
Address: 31 Augustine Road, Leicester, LE3 5PT
Countesthorpe Leysland Community College
Academy (boys and girls) Please check Tel: 0116 277 1555
8 Headteacher: Mrs Aitcheson 300 11-19 directly with the Email: admin@clcc.college See page 32 Oversubscribed
Address: Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, school Web: clcc.college
Leicestershire, LE8 5PR
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Details of schools in the area
Map Admission Admission Level of oversubscribed
ref no School name limit
Age range School open days Contact details arrangements for 2019 entry
Crown Hills Community College
Thursday Tel: 0116 273 6893
Community school (boys and girls)
9 240 11-16 3 October Email: offce@crownhills.leicester.sch.uk See page 24 Oversubscribed
Principal: Mr Farhan Adam
3.30pm – 6pm Web: crownhills.com
Address: Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 5FT
English Martyrs Catholic School
Thursday Tel: 0116 242 8880
Voluntary aided Academy (Catholic) school (boys and girls) Extremely
10 180 11-18 3 October Email: offce@englishmartyrs.org See page 28
Head teacher: Mr M T Carney oversubscribed
5pm – 7pm Web: englishmartyrs.org
Address: Anstey Lane, Leicester, LE4 0FJ
Fullhurst Community College
Thursday Tel: 0116 282 4326
Trust school (boys and girls) Extremely
11 300 11-16 26 September Email: offce@fullhurst.leicester.sch.uk See page 24
Principal: Mr S Piggot oversubscribed
5pm – 7.30pm Web: fullhurst.leicester.sch.uk
Address: Imperial Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1AH
Gartree High School
Please check Tel: 0116 271 7421
Academy (boys and girls) Extremely
12 155 11-16 directly with the Email: admin@gartree.leics.gov.uk See page 32
Headteacher: Ms Singleton oversubscribed
school Web: gartree.leics.sch.uk
Address: Ridge Way, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 5TQ
Judgemeadow Community College
Thursday Tel: 0116 241 1920
Academy (boys and girls)
13 240 11-16 26 September Email: offce@judgemeadow.org.uk See page 24 Undersubscribed
Principal: Mr J Smith
5pm - 7pm Web: judgemeadow.org.uk
Address: Marydene Drive, Leicester, LE5 6HP
Madani Boys’ School
Thursday Tel: 0116 249 8080
Voluntary aided (Muslim) school (boys) Extremely
14 90 11-16 19 September Email: offce@madani.leicester.sch.uk See page 29
Head of Schools: Mr R Laher oversubscribed
4pm – 6pm Web: madani.leicester.sch.uk
Address: 77 Evington Valley Road, Leicester, LE5 5LL
Madani Girls’ School
Thursday Tel: 0116 249 8080
Voluntary aided (Muslim) school (girls) Extremely
14 90 11-16 19 September Email: offce@madani.leicester.sch.uk See page 30
Head of Schools: Mr R Laher oversubscribed
4pm – 6pm Web: madani.leicester.sch.uk
Address: 77 Evington Valley Road, Leicester, LE5 5LL
Manor High School
Thursday Tel: 0116 271 4941
Academy (boys and girls)
15 180 11-16 19 September Email: admin@manorhigh.leics.sch.uk See page 32 Oversubscribed
Headteacher: Mr Powell
6pm-8pm Web: manorhigh.leics.sch.uk
Address: Copse Close, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4FU
Moat Community College
Thursday Tel: 0116 262 5705
Community school (boys and girls)
16 210 11-16 26 September Email: offce@moat.leicester.sch.uk See page 24 Oversubscribed
Principal: Mr B Killeen
4pm – 6pm Web: moat.leicester.sch.uk
Address: Maidstone Road, Leicester, LE2 0TU
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10Details of schools in the area
Map Admission Admission Level of oversubscribed
ref no
School name limit Age range School open days Contact details arrangements for 2019 entry
New College Leicester
Thursday Tel: 0116 231 8500
Trust school (boys and girls)
17 180 11-18 12 September Email: enquiries@newcollege.leicester.sch.uk See page 24 Oversubscribed
Principal: Mrs J Brown
4pm – 7pm Web: newcollege.leicester.sch.uk
Address: Glenfeld Road, Leicester, LE3 6DN
Orchard Mead Academy (formerly Hamilton Academy)
Tuesday Tel: 0116 241 3371
Academy (boys and girls)
18 240 11-16 26 September Email: info@orchard-tmet.uk See page 24 Undersubscribed
Principal: Ms J Gair
6pm – 8pm Web: orchard-tmet.uk
Address: Keyham Lane West, Leicester, LE5 1RT
Rushey Mead Academy
Tuesday Tel: 0116 266 3730
Academy (boys and girls) Extremely
19 378 11-16 24 September Email: info@rushey-tmet.uk See page 24
Principal: Mrs G Kadar oversubscribed
6pm – 8pm Web: rushey-rmet.org.uk
Address: Melton Road, Leicester, LE4 7AN
Saint Paul’s Catholic School
Thursday Tel: 0116 241 4057
Voluntary aided (Catholic) Academy (boys and girls) Extremely
20 180 11-18 19 September Email: offce@st-pauls.leicester.sch.uk See page 28
Principle: Mrs S Conaghan oversubscribed
6pm – 8pm Web: st-pauls.leicester.sch.uk
Address: Spencefeld Lane, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6HN
Sir Jonathan North College
Thursday Tel: 0116 270 8116
Academy (girls)
21 240 11-16 12 September Email: contactus@sirjonathannorth.org.uk See page 24 Oversubscribed
Principal: Mrs R Angus
5.30pm – 7.30pm Web: sirjonathannorth.org.uk
Address: Knighton Lane East, Leicester, LE2 6FU
Soar Valley College
Wednesday Tel: 0116 266 9625
Community School (boys and girls) Extremely
22 255 11-16 18 September Email: enquiries@soarvalley.leicester.sch.uk See page 24
Principal: Mrs J Robinson oversubscribed
6pm – 8pm Web: soarvalley.leicester.sch.uk
Address: Gleneagles Avenue, Leicester, LE4 7GY
South Wigston High School
Please check Tel: 0116 278 2388
Academy (boys and girls)
23 160 11-16 directly with the Email: swhs@southwigston.leics.sch.uk See page 32 Oversubscribed
Headteacher: Mrs Webb
school Web: southwigston.leics.sch.uk
Address: St Thomas Road, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 4TA
The Cedars Academy
Please check Tel: 0116 267 7107
Academy (boys and girls)
24 180 11-19 directly with the Email: schoolenquiries@thecedarsacademy.org.uk See page 32 Oversubscribed
Headteacher: Mr Smith
school Web: thecedarsacademy.org.uk
Address: Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 4GH
The City of Leicester College
Thursday Tel: 0116 241 3984
Community school (boys and girls)
25 240 11-18 12 September Email: offce@cityleicester.leicester.sch.uk See page 24 Oversubscribed
Principal: Ms A Gregory
5pm - 7pm Web: cityleicester.co.uk
Address: Downing Drive, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6LN
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11Details of schools in the area
Map Admission Admission Level of oversubscribed
ref no School name limit
Age range School open days Contact details arrangements for 2019 entry
Tuesdays 17
September, 24
The Lancaster Academy Tel: 0116 270 3176
September and 1
Academy (boys and girls) Email: admin@lancaster.leicester.sch.uk
26 240 11-16 October, 9.15am – See page 24 Undersubscribed
Principal: Mrs A Fisher Web: lancaster.leicester.sch.uk
10.30am, parents
Address: Knighton Lane East, Leicester, LE2 6FU
to call to make an
appointment.
The Martin High School Anstey
Please check Tel: 0116 236 3291
Academy (boys and girls)
27 180 11-16 directly with the Email: offce@martin.leics.sch.uk See page 32 Undersubscribed
Headteacher: Mrs Sanchez
school Web: martinhigh.org
Address: Link Road, Anstey, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 7EB
The Roundhill Academy
Academy (boys and girls) Please check Tel: 0116 269 3896
28 Headteacher: Mr Tickle 180 11-16 directly with the Email: school.enquiries@roundhill.leics.sch.uk See page 32 Oversubscribed
Address: 997 Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester, school Web: roundhill.leics.sch.uk
Leicestershire, LE4 8GQ
The Winstanley School
Please check Tel: 0116 289 8688
Academy (boys and girls)
29 120 11-16 directly with the Email: offce@winstanleyschool.org.uk See page 32 Undersubscribed
Headteacher: Mr Parkinson
school Web: winstanleyschool.org.uk
Address: Kingsway North, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 3BD
120
(60 year 6
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, children at
A Church of England School the school Thursday Tel: 0116 278 0232
automatically
30 Academy (boys and girls) go through to
11-16 19 September Email: offce@samworth.tgacademy.org.uk See page 31 Undersubscribed
Headteacher: Mr A Wilkinson year 7 leaving 5pm - 7pm Web: samworth.tgacademy.org.uk
Address: Trenant Road, Leicester LE2 6UA 60 places
for new
applicants)
Wigston Academy
Please check Tel: 0116 288 1228
Academy (boys and girls)
31 300 11-16 directly with the Email: admin@wigstonacademy.org See page 32 Undersubscribed
Headteacher: Mr Wilson
school Web: wigstonacademy.org
Address: Station Road, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 2DT
Wreake Valley Academy
Thursday Tel: 0116 264 1080
Academy (boys and girls)
32 240 11-19 26th September Email: admin@wvacademy.org See page 32 Undersubscribed
Principal: Mr Pinnock
6-8pm Web: wvacademy.org
Address: Parkstone Road, Syston, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 1LY
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12Maximise your chances
Make a note of the important Use all four of your preferences
dates shown on page 6 • Do use all four of your preferences as this
• Make sure you apply and submit your will maximise your chances of gaining a
application before 31 October 2019 place at a preferred or nearby school.
otherwise your application will be • If you only use one preference and you
considered as late. Details of how to apply are unsuccessful in gaining a place here,
can be found on pages 15 to 17. other nearby schools may have been
• Applying late may mean that you are flled and you may have to travel to a
offered a school much further away than school much further away. We advise
your preferred ones. that your catchment school is included
as one of your preferences.
Research how places are • All four preferences are considered
as if they are separate applications
allocated at your preferred and so you will not be disadvantaged
schools for a place at your highest
preference in any way.
• Take the time to read the admissions
criteria and consider which criterion your
child will meet. You can fnd out the
lowest criterion we met for Leicester city
schools last year on page 38. Please note
that this information will only give you
an indication of your chances of securing
a place as each year the breakdown of
allocations can be affected by different
factors. This includes the number of
applications received for each school or
the number of children that live in the
local area.
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13Choose your preferred schools carefully
Choosing a school needs careful consideration. Selecting either
your catchment school and/or a school where you already have
a child attending may place you in a higher category and mean
that you have a better chance of getting a place at that school.
Most schools give priority to children who have a brother
or sister already in attendance at the school. Therefore
it is important that you include this information when
completing your application.
Catchment School
It may not always be possible to offer your child a place
at one of your preferred schools.
However, if you include your catchment area school in
your list we are more likely to be able to offer a place at
a school which is local to you rather than one which may
be much further away.
Details of your catchment area school can be found on
the letter sent to parents and also on our website at
leicester.gov.uk/admissions
Please carefully read the admissions criteria on
pages 23 to 32.
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14SECTION We are unable to offer a place at either of
2
these schools because all of the available
MAKING AN places have been offered to children who
meet a higher priority. An alternative offer
APPLICATION
of a school place is made at Babington
Academy which is much further away.
We are unable to offer a place at their
catchment school of Soar Valley College as
all of the available places have been flled
with applicants who stated this school as a
preference.
Make sure you read this section in full as The below examples are intended to give an An example application:
it is very important. Even if you have been illustration on how the application process Martin lives in the catchment area of Rushey
through the process before there are likely works and do not refect the actual position Mead Academy. His parents would most like
to be things that are different. It is essential of the school in any way. for him to attend Moat Community College
that you make your application correctly, as this is the school that both of his parents
and on time, as this can signifcantly affect An example application:
attended. Martin’s parents state four
your chances of being offered a place at the Anita lives in the catchment area of Soar preferences as follows:
school you are interested in. Valley College. Her parents would most
like a place for her at the girl’s school - 1. Moat Community College
It is important to get lots of information Sir Jonathan North College. Otherwise they 2. Rushey Mead Academy
before deciding on your preferred schools would like a place for her at a school with
and the order you would like to put them 3. Soar Valley College
a religious denomination – English Martyrs 4. Castle Mead Academy
on your application. We will offer you Catholic School.
the highest preferred school, if your child We are unable to offer a place at the
qualifes for a place here, so please consider Anita’s parents only state two preferences highest preference of Moat Community
your order of preferences carefully. as follows: College as all of the available places have
Please remember that each of your 1. Sir Jonathan North College been flled with children who meet a higher
preferences will be considered equally and priority. We are able to offer a place for
2. English Martyrs Catholic School Martin at Rushey Mead Academy as he
separately.
fulfls a high enough priority to qualify for
a place. All lower preferences are then
automatically withdrawn.
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15Making an application
Please visit our website at Complete all questions asked
leicester.gov.uk/admissions and select There will be questions about you and
the option on the left - Starting secondary about the child needing the school place
school. Here you will fnd the link to the including details of any brothers or sisters
online application form along with helpful already attending the school(s) you prefer.
information. It will ask you to list your preferred schools
You will need to provide an email address in order of preference. It will also ask you
when you apply. If you need help with about anything else relevant to the child
making an application, please see page 17. and their application for a school place
Please note the following: (such as any special educational needs or if
they are a ‘looked after’ child).
• You can apply online any time up to
midnight on 31 October 2019.
Which council do I apply to?
• You will receive an email once you have
You must apply to the local authority for
submitted your application. It is important
where you currently live, this will normally be
to check carefully that you have received
the council that you pay your council tax to.
this and that it confrms your application
has been fully submitted. If your You can apply for any mainstream school
application is not fully submitted, it will be including schools outside your local area
considered as late. (schools in Leicestershire for example) as we
• You can make changes to your application will co-ordinate with the council responsible
right up to the deadline, 31 October 2019, for that school when processing your
but if you do make a change you must application to ensure they include your child
remember to re-submit your application. when making their decisions.
If you do not your application may be
considered as late.
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16Get help with your application
If you need help with making an application, please contact us on 0116
454 1009 (option 1) and we will do our best to assist you. Your child’s
current school may also provide help.
We are running support sessions at the Customer Service Centre on
Granby Street. Admissions staff will be on hand to make an application
on your behalf.
Customer Services Centre 91 Granby Street, Leicester LE1 6FB
Wednesday 9 October 2019 Wednesday 16 October 2019
9.30am until 2pm 1pm until 4pm
The Choice Advice Service
The Choice Advice Service offers free impartial guidance, support and
information to parents choosing a school for children in Leicester.
They are also running a number of free support sessions across city
primary schools to help parents apply for a school place. More details
can be found on their website.
This service cannot guarantee school places or infuence the allocation
process. However, they can guide you through the admissions process,
and help you to make an application for a school place. They can also
support you with the admission appeal process.
Contact details for Choice Advice Service
Website: choiceadvice.org.uk
Email: choiceadvice@valonline.org.uk
Telephone: 0116 257 4990
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17What happens if my Applying for a school Special educational
application is late? on religious grounds needs (SEN)
The following schools give priority on
If your application is late, there is a much religious grounds and therefore request that All schools make provision to support
lower chance of securing a place at one of a supplementary information form (SIF) children who have special educational
your preferred schools. Those who applied is completed. The completion of a SIF will needs. Some children have an Education,
on time will be allocated a school place ensure that the correct admissions criterion Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and these
before late applications are considered. is applied to your application. children may attend either a mainstream
school or a special school. If your child
If you have an exceptional reason for English Martyrs Catholic School has an EHCP, the SEN Co-ordinator at
applying late, and if the application is Madani Boys’ School your child’s current school will start the
received before 17 January 2020, along Madani Girls’ School process of their annual review in autumn
with the evidence described below, we may Saint Paul’s Catholic School 2019 to establish which school they will be
consider it as if it was received on time. attending in autumn 2020.
SIFs are available direct from the school, on
You must supply independent supporting the school’s website or on our website at If your child is undergoing a statutory
evidence of this reason, for example a leicester.gov.uk/admissions. The deadline for assessment please contact your Education,
solicitors letter confrming exchange of returning the SIF to the school is 31 October Health and Care Inclusion Offcer (EHCIO)
contracts or an unexpected hospital stay 2019. for further advice.
where you are the sole carer.
Please ensure that a receipt is collected from If your child has special educational needs
If we agree that your reasons are the school as proof of submitting your SIF but does not currently have an EHCP you
exceptional, we will consider it as an on-time as the school cannot be held responsible for should apply in the normal way.
application otherwise it will be treated as applications lost in the post or for the late
late and we will write to you to confrm this. submission of a SIF.
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18Your home address
Your home address must be where you live • The original home is still owned, the new Any information you give us will be treated
with your child, unless you can prove that address is a rented property within the in strict confdence. Please tell the School
your child lives elsewhere with someone area of a popular school and where the Admissions Team immediately about any
who has legal care and control of your child. distance between the original home and change of address. If you do not do this,
chosen school is easily commutable. your application will become invalid and this
We expect a child’s home address to be a may lead to any offer of a school place being
residential property that is the child’s only • Only part of the family moves unless withdrawn.
or main residence, not an address at which this was due to a divorce or permanent
your child may sometimes stay or sleep separation arrangement, we will need If we have any doubts regarding whether
due to your domestic arrangements. The legal evidence of this. your child is resident within the catchment
property must be owned / leased or rented area of a particular school(s) we will
by the child’s parent/carer or person with • A child moves to a home other than with refer your application to our Corporate
legal care and control of the child. their parent or carer, unless it was due to Investigations Team for further detailed
a formal fostering or care arrangement checks of the type described earlier to be
Additionally, a child’s home address is where through social services etc. We will require carried out. Please note that we have the
he or she spends most of the school week you to submit offcial letters from the right to withdraw any offer of a school
unless this is accommodation at a boarding professionals involved confrming this and place up to one term after admission if it is
school. We would not normally accept an these must be submitted at the time of shown that it was obtained on the basis of a
address in the following circumstances: application. fraudulent or misleading application.
• You keep a home elsewhere or you have We will check the home address given by
two homes. We will check which is your you against our records and those held by
main home and will refuse to accept an other organisations as described earlier.
address that might be considered to be If we discover that a school place was
only a temporary address for the purpose offered on the basis of false or misleading
of obtaining a place at a popular school. information provided by you, for example
- false information given by you regarding
a home address to get a place at a
particular school, the offer of a place will
be withdrawn. If you have any concerns
or suspicions about fraudulent addresses,
please contact the School Admissions Team.
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19Moving house What if I want to change my preferences
The address given on the application must
If you have applied online you can make the application is received before
be the address you are living at on the
as many changes as you like to your 17 January 2020.
closing date. If you are planning on moving
preferences up until the closing date.
after the closing date, you will still need to If you change any of your preferences,
Please remember you will need to re-
apply on time, using your current address. or their order, after the closing date,
submit your application each time you
You will then need to send us proof of the without an exceptional reason for this,
make a change.
house move. You can do this by email or by that change will not be considered until
post. In order for us to use a new address We will not normally consider any after 20 April 2020. This is to ensure that
for the frst round of allocations, you must changes of preferences received after parents and carers who do this do not
provide proof of the house move by no later the closing date unless this is due to an gain an unfair advantage over others by
than 17 January 2020. For any house move exceptional change of circumstances, having the opportunity to list more than
evidence received after this date, we will for example, a house move. Exceptional four preferences.
process your application against your new circumstances will only be considered if
address after the main round of allocations,
from 23 March 2020.
When moving house the evidence required
is:
• Offcial confrmation that the
house purchase is legally binding
(i.e. contracts have already been
exchanged and completed); or
• A formal rental agreement which
shows that the property to be rented
is suitable for the family’s needs
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20SECTION
3
HOW WE PROCESS
YOUR APPLICATION
We treat each of your preferences as if it was a separate application. If your child qualifes for a place at more than one of the schools you
Each school has a published admissions number (PAN). This is the have asked for, we will look at how you ranked your preferences. We
number of pupils who can be admitted to the intake year, which will always offer the highest preference school at which your child has
is year 7 at a secondary school. Places are allocated against the qualifed for a place. All lower preferences will then be withdrawn.
published admission criteria for each school – these are shown on
pages 23 - 32. Applications that are submitted on time are processed It is important that you use all your preferences and include your
frst, late applications are dealt with afterwards. catchment area school on your application. If we are unable to offer
your child a place at one of your preferred schools, we will offer you a
If you have applied for a voluntary aided or free school, we may place at the nearest school to your home address that still has places
send details of your application to that school. They will confrm that available. This may be a much further away school if you have not
they have also received the supplementary information form (SIF), if listed your catchment area school as all the available places here may
completion of one is required. have been flled with those applicants who stated it as a preference.
If you have applied for a school outside Leicester we will send details Please see pages 23 - 32 for school’s admission criteria. Details of
of your application to the local authority in which the school is your catchment area school can be found in the letter your child
located. They will then tell us if they can allocate your child a place, should have received from their primary school. It can also be found
but it is us who will write to you on National Offer Day. on our website at leicester.gov.uk/admissions.
When we send your application details to any other school or local
authority we do not send them information relating to any of your
other preferences including how you have ranked them.
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21SECTION
4
Step one
HOW PLACES ARE Application received
ALLOCATED
Step two
Admissions criteria are applied to
each of your preferences
Where there are more applications received
than places available, the admission criteria
for each school is applied to the application. Step three
Please see pages 23 to 32 for details of the Places are offered up to the
admissions criteria for each school. admission number at each school
Children with an Education, Health and
Care Plan (EHCP) will be entitled to a place
at the school named in the plan. Please
see page 18 for more details. Step four
The highest possible preference is
offered to each child
Please note: we do not take into
account your child’s current
school place, your childminding
arrangements or workplace address.
All allocations are based on the
Step fve
priorities listed. If it has not been possible to allocate
your child a place at any of your
preferred schools, we will allocate a
place at the nearest school to your
home address with spaces at the time
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22Published admissons criteria
Where a school receives more applications
than places available, each preference will
be ranked against the schools published
admissions criteria. Full details of the
criteria, for each city school, are shown on
pages 24-32.
Please read these carefully as it will help
you decide whether your child has a good
chance of being offered a place at your
preferred school.
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23Admission criteria for the following Leicester city secondary schools
Babington Academy Criterion 4: Children whose home address is in the catchment
Beaumont Leys School area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who
Castle Mead Academy will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts
Crown Hills Community College school.
Fullhurst Community College
Judgemeadow Community College Criterion 5: Children whose home address is outside the
Moat Community College catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the
New College Leicester school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant
Orchard Mead Academy (formerly Hamilton College) starts school.
Rushey Mead Academy Criterion 6: Children whose home address is in the catchment
Sir Jonathan North College area of the secondary school.
Soar Valley College
The City of Leicester College Criterion 7: Children who are sons / daughters of staff working
The Lancaster Academy at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application.
Criterion 8: Children whose home address is outside the
Places will be allocated to pupils who have a statement of
catchment area of the school and who have requested a place.
special educational needs or an Education, Health and Care
(EHC) Plan which names the school before any other allocations Tiebreaker: Within each criterion priority will be given to children
are made. These allocations will reduce the number of places living closest to the school, as measured on a straight-line basis
available. using a geographical information system measuring from the
geo-code reference point from the child’s home address to the
Criterion 1: Children in the care of a local authority within
geo-code reference point for the school.
England or who were previously in the care of a local authority
within England. If two applicants within a category live exactly the same
distance from the school and only one place remains, the place
Criterion 2: Children who were previously in care outside of
will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by an
England.
offcer of the local authority not involved in the administration of
Criterion 3: Pupils who have a serious medical condition or school admissions.
exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they
attend the school requested.
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24Admission criteria notes
Note 1: A “looked after” child is a child For an application to be considered under Evidence must be provided by the
who is (a) in the care of a local authority the social medical criterion, applicants application deadline of 31 October 2019.
in England, or (b) being provided with must complete a separate application Any evidence submitted following the
accommodation by a local authority form and, along with this, provide written application deadline will be considered
in England, in the exercise of their evidence. as part of a late application and after the
social services function at the time of Examples of the written evidence we main round of allocations has taken place.
making an application to the school. A would consider are: Priority under this criterion can only be
“previously looked after” child is a child given for one specifc school but we still
who was looked after, either in England a) Supporting documentation from a
medical professional. recommend that applicants list three
or outside* of England, but ceased to be schools on their application form to
because they were adopted or became b) Supporting information provided by a maximize your chances of securing one
subject to a residence order or special social worker. of their preferences.
guardianship order.
c) Supporting information provided by a If an applicant seeks to apply the criterion
* Priority for previously looked after Police offcer. for more than one school, by defnition, it
children outside of England is a new d) Court order. is not only one school that can meet the
provision for 2019 entry. This has need and this criterion would not apply.
been added ahead of it becoming a In each case, the connection between a
We may have to share the information
legal requirement as part of Central child’s need and the specifc school must
provided with the offered school.
Government’s future plans to revise be made and applicants must clearly
the current School Admission Code demonstrate why this one specifc school There will be a two-stage assessment
(December 2014). can meet the child’s needs in a way that process for eligibility under this criterion.
no other school can. Evidence relating to During the frst stage the application will
Note 2: All schools in Leicester have the social or medical circumstances of be considered by the admissions team to
experience in dealing with children the parent can be considered, but only if establish whether the following criteria.
with diverse social and medical needs. this impacts on the child and their need
However, there may be exceptional cases to attend one specifc school. 1) Clear reason provided why only the
where there are compelling reasons why chosen school can meet child’s needs
it is essential they attend the school in the way that no other school can;
requested. and
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252) Supporting evidence provided. Please also read the full social and Informal accommodation arrangements
3) Request made no later than the medical policy contained within the with family and friends are not
closing dates. If applicants meet the Leicester scheme for the admission accepted unless there are very special
eligibility for stage one, the application arrangements for pupils to school circumstances and supporting proof
will be considered during the second 2020/21. This is available to view at is required. An address used for child
stage by a panel of senior offcers. leicester.gov.uk/admissions. care arrangements cannot be used as
Note 3: Sibling means a brother or sister, the home address for the purpose of
If they do not meet the criterion, the applying for a school place.
application will be considered as a half brother or sister, adopted brother
normal application and considered under or sister or child of the parent/carer’s Note 5: Admission authorities may
the usual admission rules. There is no partner. In every case, the child must be give priority in their admission criteria
right of appeal if an application has not living in the same family unit at the same to children of staff in the following
met the social and medical criterion address. Siblings must be on roll at the circumstances:
but parents will have their usual right of point of entry. In the case of twins, triplet
or other children of multiple births, if the - Where the member of staff has
statutory appeal for a school place. been employed at the school for 2 or
fnal place is offered to one child, and
During the second stage, a panel of the remaining sibling(s) would ordinarily more years at the time at which the
senior offcers will determine whether be refused, places will be offered to the application for admission to the school
the evidence provided is suffciently remaining sibling(s). is made; and/ or
compelling to meet the above
requirements. You will be notifed of the Note 4: Home address means the - The member of staff is recruited to
panel’s decision in writing and the letter child’s permanent home address at fll a vacant post for which there is a
will indicate which criterion we will use to the time of application. In the case of demonstrable skill shortage.
process your application. split households, it is the address of the
person who receives the Child Beneft.
All Leicester city schools have experience ‘At the time of application’ means the
in dealing with children with diverse closing date for applications.
social and medical needs, and so your
case must be clearly exceptional in order
to be considered under this criterion.
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26Admission criteria for Avanti Fields School
Where the school is oversubscribed, after the admission of pupils The candidates living closest to their nearest admission point
with an Education, Health and Care plan, priority for admission will be given priority for the places available to that admission
will be allocated to those children who meet the criteria set out point. The admission points will be:
below, in the following order of priority:
a. Avanti Fields School temporary site front entrance on
Criterion 1: Looked after children and previously looked after Narborough Road , LE3 0BG in 2018/19 and 2019/20; and
children who became subject to adoption, a child arrangements
order or special guardianship order immediately after being b. Avanti Fields School permanent site front entrance on
looked after. Thurmaston Lane, LE5 0TF.
Criterion 2: Feeder school: Children who attend Krishna Avanti Criterion 5: If at the end of the allocation process there are
Primary School (Leicester) at the time of application. spare places in any admission point, these will be allocated to
the children living nearest to that admission point (even though
Criterion 3: Children of a member of the school’s staff who not their closest admission point) using the same criteria as set
was recruited to fll a vacant post for which there was a out above.
demonstrable skill shortage.
For the full admissions policy, please visit the Avanti Fields
Criterion 4: Remaining applicant pupils will be allocated places website at avanti.org.uk
on the basis of distance lived, using straight line measurement
from 2 admission points to the centre of the child’s home,
with a maximum of 90 places allocated on distance from each
admission point.
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27Admission criteria for English Martyrs’ Catholic School
and Saint Paul’s Catholic School
A supplementary form will need to be completed and returned First priority within the individual criteria will be given to
directly to the school – this can be found on our website at applications from children who attend one of the partner
leicester.gov.uk/admissions primary schools.
In accordance with legislation pupils with an Educational Health Second priority within the individual criteria will be given to
and Care Plan (EHCP) (a plan made by the Local Authority under applications for children who will have siblings attending the
Section 37 of the Children and Families Act 2014 which specifes school in years 7-11 at the proposed time of admission.
the special educational provision required for a child) which
names the school will be allocated a place frst. This will reduce For full details of defnitions, terms and notes please visit the
the number of places available. school’s websites englishmartyrs.org and
st-pauls.leicester.sch.uk
Criterion 1: Catholic children who are ‘looked after’ or who were
‘previously looked after’
Criterion 2: Catholic children
Criterion 3: Other children who are ‘looked after’ or who were
‘previously looked after’
Criterion 4: Catechumens, candidates and members of Eastern
Christian Churches
Criterion 5: Children of other Christian denominations whose
membership is evidenced by a minister of religion
Criterion 6: Children of other faiths whose membership is
evidenced by a religious leader
Criterion 7: Any other children.
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28Admission criteria for Madani Boys’ School
A supplementary form will need to be completed and returned E Any other looked after children or previously looked after
directly to the school – this can be found on our website at children.
leicester.gov.uk/admissions
F Children of other faiths whose application is supported by
After the admission of pupils with EHC plans or statements, the a letter from a minister of religion which confrms that the
governing body will apply the criteria below in the order in which child has worshipped in that faith at least twice a month for a
they are set out: period of a year.
A Looked after Muslim children and previously looked after G Any other children.
Muslim children who meet the religious practice check.
For full details of defnitions, terms and notes please visit the
B Muslim children who meet the religious practice check and school’s website madani.leicester.sch.uk
who have or will have a sibling in the school or the co-located
girls’ school at the time of admission.
C Muslim children who meet the religious practice check and
who have a parent employed at the school for two or more
years at the time of application.
D Muslim children who meet the religious practice check.
In the event of more applications than places under criteria
b, c or d, priority will be given to those who have the highest
scores in the religious practice check. In the event of tied
scores in the religious practice check and fewer places than
three applications, then places will be offered to those living
closest to the school measured by the straight-line distance
from the child’s home to the school.
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