Bishop Of Llandaff Church In Wales High School

Admissions

The Bishop of Llandaff has a published admission number (PAN), which permits the school to admit up to 180 students into each year group. In keeping with the Christian character of the school the governing body, who are responsible for admissions, allocate 150 'foundation' places, and a further 30 'community' places. A ‘foundation’ place is reserved for those students who are from Christian backgrounds, either Church in Wales or another Christian denomination. A 'community’ place is intended for those families who wish their child to be educated at The Bishop of Llandaff as their preferred faith school.

Parents who apply for a 'community' place do so knowing that the school aims to provide an education based on Christian principles and therefore governors expect all students to take part in Christian worship at the school, attend all religious education lessons and to participate in all other educational activities.

The governors of The Bishop of Llandaff offer 180 places each year. If there are more than 180 applications then governors will use oversubscription criteria.

Applications for The Marion Centre are separate to standard admissions. The Marion Centre at The Bishop of Llandaff provides education for students with an Autistic Spectrum Condition. Parents of students with a statement of educational need (relating to Autism) should apply to Cardiff Local Authority in accordance with the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice for Wales. The standard admission to The Marion Centre is six students per year.

Open Evening for Year 7 Applications for September

On Thursday 5th October 2023 we will hold an Open Evening from 5.30pm until 7.30pm. You and your child will have the opportunity to take a tour of the school, followed by a short presentation by the Headteacher at 5.30pm, which is repeated at 6.15pm and again at 7.15pm.

To be considered for a place, an application must be submitted directly to the school by completing the application form. Applicants must also complete the Cardiff local authority online portal form, indicating The Bishop of Llandaff CiW High School as the preferred choice (where this is the case). The online portal will be available until the application deadline.

Applicants who live outside of Cardiff will be required to complete the Cardiff online portal and the residential local authority portal. Currently, local authorities outside of Cardiff will not list our school on their online portal. As a result, this third element is to ensure the local authority where you live provides your child with a school place in September, in the event of being unsuccessful in your application to The Bishop of Llandaff CiW High School. The deadline for completion of the application process is Monday 20th November by no later than 12.00pm.

Admissions and Oversubscription Policy

Introduction

• The Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School is a co-educational 11-18 school serving the city and surrounding areas of Cardiff. This includes parts of the west and north of the Diocese of Llandaff, such as the Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Caerphilly and Bridgend. The school aims to be truly comprehensive, and the governing body takes no account of a child’s academic standard or aptitude when considering admissions.
• The school fully respects the beliefs of parent(s)/carer(s) and children from all Christian denominations, other faiths and those from no faith background. However, governors expect that parent(s)/carer(s) applying for a place for their child will accept and uphold the Christian character and ethos of the school.
• An Open Evening is held early in October when interested families are invited to visit the school and meet the Headteacher and staff. A school prospectus and application form for admission are available at the Open Evening and/or at any other time from the school website.

Procedure for Admission

• The published admissions number for the school is 180 in Year 7. As a faith school, 150 places are reserved as ‘Foundation’ (ie. those children who are considered at ‘the heart of the Church’); while 30 places are reserved for children within the ‘Community’.
• To be considered for a place at The Bishop of Llandaff, parent(s)/carer(s) must complete the school’s own application form and the Cardiff local authority online form, as part of the coordinated admissions. Where a family wishes to be considered for a ‘foundation’ place, they will be expected to complete the relevant section. The school will independently seek references to verify faith commitment from the named priest/minister(s). Families who wish to apply for a ‘community’ place do not need to complete this section of the form. Where an application does not have a completed faith section, then the application will automatically be considered as a ‘community’ application. Applications cannot be modified once submitted.
• The governors’ admissions sub-committee meets in January of each year to consider all applications from parent(s)/carer(s) for places in Year 7 for the following September. Applications, including all references required under 2.2 must be received by the stated deadline. It is not the responsibility of school to ensure the references from the identified priest/minister(s) have been provided by the publicised deadline. Any application, which includes references to verify faith commitment, received beyond the agreed deadline, will be considered as late and will only be considered after applications received within the specified timeframe.
• The Governing Body gives priority to siblings of statutory school age at The Bishop of Llandaff in
• each of the categories 2 - 10 to, wherever possible, prevent the separation of families. Therefore, a child with a sibling will be prioritised in the category the applicant has been allocated to.
• Proximity of the parent(s)/carer(s) home address to the school will be used for each criteria where the number of applications exceeds the limit of places.
• Where there are 180 or fewer applications, all applicants will be allocated a place. Where there are more applications received than places available, governors will offer places using the oversubscription criteria in the order stated (see 2.8).
• Prior to completing the form, applicants are advised to consider the definitions used by governorswhen determining places against the oversubscription criteria.