City of London Shoreditch Park

Applying to Join the City of London Academy Shoreditch Park
Applications for places at the academy will be made in accordance with Hackney Learning Trust’s coordinated admission arrangements; 

All children applying to the academy, including children with EHCPs and looked after children, will be required to take the GL Assessment, CATS3 Level C test. Children who do not sit the test will be considered after those who sit the test.

Applicants will be placed in one of four bands, based on their performance in the test. Approximately the same number of children will be admitted in each of the four bands so that each band represents 25% of the applicants. Children with EHCPs and looked after children are placed in a band. If they are unable to take the test, their band allocation will be based on their primary school teacher assessments. The academy will consider all applicants for places. Where fewer than 180 applications are received, the academy will offer places to all those who have applied. There is no priority given to applications from pupils enroled at particular schools.

After the admission of pupils with EHCPs where the City of London Academy Shoreditch Park is named and the number of applications for admission is greater than the published capacity, applications will be considered within each band against the following criteria:

• Looked After Children or previously looked after
• Children with a Child Protection Plan
• Children with siblings who are already on roll at the City of London Academy Shoreditch Park and will still be on roll at their date of entry
• Children with exceptional medical, social or psychological needs, where it is agreed by the Academy Trust that these can best be addressed at the City of London Academy Shoreditch Park
• Children of staff employed at the academy
• Children living nearest to the academy as measured by a straight line from the child’s home to the proposed main entrance of the academy

Appeals

If you have not been offered a place at City of London Academy Shoreditch Park, the law entitles you to appeal against that decision to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. The appeals are held at a local venue.

If you wish to appeal, please download the Appeal Form below. Please do NOT use any other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. It is suggested that you download the explanatory leaflet about appeals which you should read before you complete the appeal form. The appeal form is in Word format and the panel would prefer the form to be typed, but handwritten forms are acceptable (black ink only). Please ensure that the clerk can read your details including telephone numbers and email addresses. ‘Signatures’ may be typed.

You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form and you MUST give the grounds for your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you state the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school.