Wembley High Technology College

To make an in-year application please complete and return the attached form:

In-Year Application form
Once we receive your application you will be placed on the waiting list and you will not hear from the school unless we are in a position to offer your child a school place. Please call the school if you would like to know where you are on the waiting list.

A child’s position on the waiting list does not depend upon the time they have been on the list, but will be determined by how they meet the oversubscription criteria. This means that a child’s position on the list can go down as well as up, depending upon the child’s circumstances and those of other applicants. Please note that the waiting list will be closed each year and will not roll over.

Applications for Year 7
Wembley High Technology College operates within the Brent Co-ordination Scheme and Applications for Secondary Transfer should be made using the Common Applications Form. Admissions are now centrally administered via eadmissions.org.uk. Applications for students with a statement of Special Educational Need (SEN) are made by the Local Authority through a completely separate procedure.

Over Subscription Criteria
Where applications for admission exceed the number of places available, the following will be applied in the order set out below:

• Looked After Children, including previously Looked After Children.
• Special medical or social reasons. These reasons must relate to the student and does not apply to family members. Parents applying under this criterion must provide supporting evidence from a professional e.g. a consultant, stating why Wembley High Technology College is the most suitable school and the difficulties caused if the child attends another school.
• Children who have a sibling at Wembley High Technology College on the date of admission.
• Priority will be given to children of staff in either of the following circumstances: a) where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
• Feeder Schools: Wembley High has 5 feeder schools: East Lane Primary School, Barham Primary School, Byron Court Primary School, Lyon Park Primary School and Sudbury Primary School. First priority will be given to students who attend East Lane Primary School which is within the Wembley Multi-Academy Trust. Places will then be allocated from the other 4 feeder schools. Where the number of applications arising from this criteria exceeds the number of places available, those living nearest the College will be accorded a higher priority.
• Those living closest to the College. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child’s permanent home address to the College. Where applicants live in the same block of flats measurements will be taken from the door of each individual.

Appeals
Parents can appeal by writing to Ms Guron (Admissions Officer) at the College. All on-time application appeals for Year 7 will be heard in line with the timeframe which will be displayed on our website in Spring. Appeals for all other year groups will be heard within 10 days of the appeal being logged.

Waiting List
In addition to the right of appeal, unsuccessful candidates will be offered the opportunity to be placed on a waiting list which will be ranked according to the over subscription criteria, and not in the order in which the applications are received. Lists will be maintained throughout the school year. A child’s position on the waiting list does not depend upon the time they have been on the list but will be determined by how they meet the oversubscription criteria.

This means that a child’s position on the list can go down as well as up, depending upon the child’s circumstances and those of other applicants. Waiting lists will be closed each year and will not roll over. Brent In Year Fair Access Protocol will take precedence over waiting lists where applicable.

Sibling
Sibling refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, or adopted brother or sister. The child must be living in the same family unit at the same address.

Split Residency
If a child’s residence is split equally between both parents, then parents will be asked to determine which is the residential address of the purpose of admission to the College. If the residence is not split equally between both parents, then the address used will be the address where the child spends the majority of the college week.

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.