Admission to Ashlyns School

From September 2013, Ashlyns School will be a Foundation Co-educational all ability Secondary School for children from the age of 11+. The school number for admissions is 210 places, or such numbers as may be agreed by the Governors.

Admissions Criteria 2013-2014

(Order of priority in the event of oversubscription)

Section 324 of the Education Act 1996 requires the governing bodies of all maintained schools to admit a child with a statement of special educational needs that names their school.

Rule 1

Children in public care (children looked after) and children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or a special guardianship order).

Rule 2

Medical or Social: Children for whom it can be demonstrated that they have a particular medical or social need to go to the school.
A panel of officers will determine whether the evidence provided is sufficiently compelling to meet the requirements for this rule. The evidence must relate specifically to the school applied for under Rule 2 and must clearly demonstrate why it is the only school that can meet the child’s needs.

Rule 3

Sibling: Children who have a sibling at the school at the time of application, unless the sibling is in the last year of the normal age-range of the school. Note: the ‘normal age range’ is the designated range for which the school provides, for example Years 7 to 11 in a 11-16 secondary school, Years 7 to 13 in a 11-18 school.

Rule 4

Children who live in the priority area for whom it is their nearest Hertfordshire maintained school or academy that is non-faith, co-educational and non-partially selective. Note: Non-partially selective means that the school does not offer any places based on academic ability.

Rule 5 Children who live in the priority area who live nearest to the school.

Rule 6

Children living outside the priority area and for whom it is their nearest maintained school or academy that is non-faith, co-educational and non- partially selective.

Rule 7

Children living outside the priority area on the basis of distance, with those living nearest to the school given priority.

These rules are applied in the order they are printed above. If more children qualify under a particular rule than there are places available, a tiebreak will be used by applying the next rule to those children. Where there is a need for a tie-breaker where two different addresses measure the same distance from a school, in the case of a block of flats for example the lower door number will be deemed nearest as logically this will be on the ground floor and therefore closer. If there are two identical addresses of separate applicants, the tie break will be random.

In Year Admissions
Places will be allocated in accordance with the above oversubscription criteria with the following exception:

Siblings: Children who have a sibling at the school at the time of application who will still be on roll at the time of admission.

School Admissions Appeal Timetable

In year appeals

Appeals resulting from in year admission applications will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged

September 2013 entry

Appeals resulting from secondary transfer and under 11’s applications for admission in September 2013 will be heard according to the following timetable:

	Allocation	Appeals lodged by	Appeals to be heard between
Secondary Transfer	1 March 2013	4pm on 28 March 2013	30 April – 14 June 2013 (excluding 6 and 27 – 31 May)
Under 11’s (Prim Rec, Junior/Middle)	17 April 2013	4pm on 17 May 2013	17 June – 19 July 2013

Appeals lodged after these dates will be heard within 40 school days of the appeal deadline or 30 school days of being lodged, which ever is the later date.

Appellants will be sent notification of their appeal hearing at least 10 clear school days in advance of the hearing.

Appellants will be sent a copy of the school's case at least 7 clear working days in advance of the hearing.

If an appellant wishes to submit further evidence, which was not included with their initial appeal, they should ensure this is received at least 7 clear working days in advance of the hearing. A short document, such as a doctor’s letter not previously available will be accepted up to 4 clear working days prior to the hearing. However, any additional evidence or information received after this deadline will not be circulated and may not be considered at the hearing.