Woodhouse College is an educational institution principally concerned with providing full-time education suitable to the requirements of persons over compulsory school age but under 19 at the start of the academic year (31 August).
Applicants who are younger or older than this are admitted as full-time Applicants only in exceptional circumstances.
The College operates an admission window each year in which applications open in October and close in January (exact dates published on the College website). All Applicants must meet our minimum grade requirement for their chosen A level programme. Offers are then made to eligible Applicants according to the following list of priorities:
Applicants from categories 1-4 will usually be offered a place if their predicted grades suggest they will meet minimum grade criteria. Minimum grades for a programme and for individual subjects are published annually in the College’s prospectus and on its website.
If the College is over-subscribed, applicants in categories 5 will be offered places according to these criteria:
Home School Applicants
Home schooled applicants will be required to attend an interview before we can consider their application.
Applicants Studying Fewer Than 8 GCSE Subjects
Applicants who fall into this category, will be required to attend an interview before we can consider their application.
Eligible Applicants
The College will only offer places to Applicants eligible for ESFA funding. Eligibility criteria are set nationally and may vary from year to year. Evidence of eligibility, such as passports, will be required at enrolment.
Equal Treatment
Woodhouse College has a multi-cultural and diverse Applicant population and welcomes Applicants from all ethnic groups and cultural backgrounds. All candidates for admission will be treated equally, irrespective of disability; gender reassignment; race; religion or belief; sex; and sexual orientation.
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)
The College will make all reasonable efforts to comply with the Equality Act 2010, including making provision, where possible, to accommodate prospective applicants with specific needs.
Before a place is offered at the College, parents of a candidate with any known or suspected circumstances relating to a disability, long-term medical condition or special educational need must provide full written details as part of the application process.
Should parents or Applicants fail to disclose any relevant information prior to acceptance, the College may be unable to meet the needs of the Applicant and in some circumstances, this may result in the offer of a place being withdrawn.
Where a Applicant’s SEND is identified, or develops after beginning at Woodhouse, the College will continue to support the Applicant with regard to the following considerations:
Where either of these considerations do not apply, the College reserves the right to withdraw any place that has been awarded.
Admission and Enrolment processes to FLT
The Trust recognises that for certain courses there is a need to ensure that students are emotionally and physically fit and able to undertake all aspects of study including field trips.
The admissions and enrolment process takes every reasonable step to ensure that students are supported and given appropriate information regarding the demands of the course and the support available. However, in doing this the Trust must also consider its duty of care in relation to Health and Safety and Safeguarding.
Where there is insufficient information to decide when an offer has been made, then the AP Student Services will request further evidence in writing from the GP, health professional or relevant external agency. The applicant will be asked to provide historical details of relevant support services that can be contacted, current medical status and any other support the applicant accesses. If the applicant declines to co-operate, or after investigation, information is not available to enable risk management procedures to be put into place, then a decision may be made to withdraw the offer of study. The applicant will be formally advised of the decision and the applicant may be offered a Careers Advice and Guidance appointment, arranged with the careers team at the Trust to assist the applicant in making an informed choice.
Appeals
An appeal may be made at any point in the admissions process, including in the circumstances that:
Stage One:
The applicant or the applicant’s parent/carer should contact College admissions in writing, outlining their concerns and the issues they wish the College to address. This will be dealt with by the Assistant Principal Curriculum who will review the selection procedure or other relevant information. S/he will then contact the applicant or their parent/carer to discuss their findings by telephone within ten working days of receiving the appeal.
Stage Two:
Should the applicant and their parents be dissatisfied with the outcome of stage one, the applicant or parents/carers should contact the Principal in writing within ten working days of being informed of the outcome. The Principal will review the documentation from stage one. S/he may also meet with the applicant and their parent/carer. The Principal will put her/his decision in writing and this would be sent to the applicant’s parents/carers within ten working days. The Principal’s decision is final.
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