Full Admissions Criteria
Admission Arrangements for 2011-12
In each year we admit up to 180 children into Year 7. If there are more applications than places available in any school year, the Governing Body of the School, acting by its Admissions Committee, allocates places using the following order of priority:
First Priority will be given to ‘Jewish Children’. For the purpose of admissions to the School, ‘Jewish Children’ are children who demonstrate, or of whom at least one parent demonstrates, commitment to the Jewish faith or involvement in recognised Jewish faith activities. The criteria by which the above will be assessed are:
EITHER
• documentary evidence of membership of a synagogue or documentary evidence of attendance by a parent/carer or child at a minimum of 4 synagogue services between certain dates
OR on fulfiling both of the following:
• a child’s engagement in formal Jewish education (either provided, where relevant, at a school having a Jewish religious character, a Cheder/Hebrew school, or equivalent, or by a tutor)
and
• a parent/carer or child’s involvement in a volunteer capacity in any Jewish communal, charitable or welfare activity in the last two years.
Second Priority will be given to Other Faith Children. ‘Other Faith Children’ are children of whom at least one parent can demonstrate commitment to a faith or involvement in recognised religious activities. Confirmation of commitment or involvement will be required from a priest or other religious leader.
Any places remaining available will be allocated to any other children.
Over-subscription criteria
In the event of over-subscription within the above, the Governing Body of the School will apply the following criteria in the order shown to decide which pupils to admit:
(a) Jewish Children who are within the definition in s. 22 Children Act 1989, i.e. children who are in the care of a Local Authority or are provided with accommodation by that Authority
(b) Jewish Children who, although within the definition in s. 22 Children Act 1989, have accommodation provided for them by a Jewish care home or care organisation
(c) Jewish Children whose social or medical needs are needs that the School can reasonably meet and which are such that they cannot be met sufficiently at another school. It will be the responsibility of the applicant to produce supporting evidence from a doctor, social worker or educational welfare officer and this is required no later than the closing date for applications
(d) Jewish Children who have a sibling at the School who will be attending the School at the date of admission
(e) Jewish Children attending any of the following schools, namely Akiva, Clore Shalom and Clore Tikva
(f) all other Jewish Children
(g) Other Faith Children who are within the definition in s. 22 Children Act 1989, i.e. children who are in the care of a Local Authority or are provided with accommodation by that Authority
(h) all other Other Faith Children
(i) all other children.
Tie-break
When in any category there are more applicants than places available, priority will be given to those living nearest to the School by straight line measuring in accordance with the Local Authority’s measuring system described in its guidance booklet for parents applying for school places. Where two or more children live
the same distance from the School, the relevant place or places will be determined by random allocation by an independent person nominated by the School.
Note 1. The child’s home will be taken to be that shown as the permanent home in the application. The Admissions Committee will only take note of a change in address if it is notified in writing before the Committee considers the application.
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