Preston Manor School

Criteria for Admission to Preston Manor School

Admission to Reception under Local Authority Arrangements
The school’s admission number for Reception places in September is 60. Applications are made through the Local Authority online facility; eadmissions.org.uk. This website can be used for primary applications from 1 September until the deadline.

Admission to Year 7 under Local Authority Secondary Transfer Arrangements
The school’s admission number for Year 6 transfer into Year 7 in September is 252. Applications are made through the Local Authority online facility; eadmissons.org.uk. This website can be used for secondary applications from 1 September until the deadline.

In Year Admissions
From Reception to Year 11 you must contact the school. Unsuccessful applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

This policy is reviewed by the Admissions Committee on behalf of the Governing Body on anannual basis

Over Subscription Criteria
Where applications exceed the number of places available, offers of places will be made using the following criteria in order of priority:

• Children in public care (looked after children) a ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order. An application for admission to the school must be made by the person with parental responsibility and / or the child’s social worker.
• Children who have a brother or sister (including blood, half, step, adoptive or foster who live at the same home address) attending the school in the year in which the application is made and will continue to be on roll at the date of admission. Twins, Triplet and other children of multiple births In the event that the school has one place to offer and the next child on the waiting list is one of twins, triplets or other children of multiple births, the policy of the school is not to separate them even if this means that the school will temporarily go over the published Admissions Number. (Note: brother or sister connections will only be considered if the brother or sister is currently attending the school including the sixth form (Year 12 only) and will continue to be on roll on the date of admission)
• Children for whom it is essential to be admitted to Preston Manor School because of special circumstances to do with significant medical needs, social needs or special educational needs. The recommendation must be received in writing from a consultant at a NHS hospital or equivalent. This criterion relates to the child’s medical, social and special needs and does not include any other member of the child’s family. The supporting evidence should set out the particular reasons Preston Manor School is the most suitable school and difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school.
• Children who have attended Preston Manor Lower School and completed Year 6.
• Children of Preston Manor School staff, teaching and non-teaching, who have been employed for two or more years, or who will meet a skills shortage.
• Proximity to the school (for children who do not fall within criteria i – v) distance will be measured in a straight line from the front door of the child’s permanent address (including flats) to the school reception, [using the Local Authority’s computerised measuring system], with those living nearest to the school being accorded the highest priority. The method used by the LA will be adopted when measuring home to school distance and when selecting between applicants with equal priority and those living in flats.

Admission to the Sixth Form
Places in Year 12 will be awarded in the following order of priority:

• Children in public care (looked after children) who meet the entry requirements and subject specific criteria
• Students who were on the roll at Preston Manor School at the end of the academic year immediately preceding the proposed date of entry into the Sixth Form. To receive priority Preston Manor Students must apply before the second Monday in January. Any applications received after this date will be counted as external applications.
• External students must apply by the set deadline in the prospectus. Any applications received after this date will be added to the waiting list and applications received after the first Monday in July will not normally receive an acknowledgement until September