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Applying for a secondary school - Leicester City Council
Applying for a
secondary school

                   2020/2021
Applying for a secondary school - Leicester City Council
Foreword
Dear Parent / Carer                               Please take the time to read this booklet
                                                  carefully and also visit the schools that
We understand that moving from primary            you are considering so that you and your
to secondary school may be an anxious             child can make up your own mind about
time for parents and children. We know            what they have to offer. All secondary
that you will want to choose the school           schools have open days and / or evenings
that is right for your child and that enables     for children and their families and these
them to reach their true potential as well        are detailed in this booklet on pages 9 - 12.
as beneft from the range of activities each       The schools also have information on their
school has to offer. This booklet aims to help    websites, including exam results and Ofsted
you to do that by giving you information          information, which you may fnd useful.
about local secondary schools, how to make
an application and how school places are          If you have any questions that are not
allocated.                                        covered in this booklet more information
                                                  can be found on our website at
You can list up to four different schools         leicester.gov.uk/admissions.
on your application form and these will           Alternatively, you can contact the
be considered in order of preference. For         school admissions team on
example, preference 1 will always be              0116 454 1009 (Option 1) or by email at
considered as your most preferred school,         admissions.online@leicester.gov.uk.
preference 2 will be your second most             Please note that the closing date for
preferred school. We will always try to           applications is midnight on
offer you the highest preference we can.          31 October 2019. National
It is always best to use all four of your         Offer Day is 2 March 2020.
preferences and to include your catchment
area school - see page 14 for more details.       Finally, we would like to
                                                  wish your child a happy and
Whichever schools you choose to apply for,        successful time at their new
you will need to visit our website to make an     secondary school.
application. If you do not have access to a
computer or the internet, please see page 17
for details on how we can help.

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Everything you
need to know

SECTION 1                                                                                                                               SECTION 4
BEFORE APPLYING FOR A SCHOOL PLACE                                                                                                  5   HOW PLACES ARE ALLOCATED                                                                                                                            22
                                                                                                                                        Admission criteria for Leicester City secondary schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-26
Important dates to remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Different types of secondary schools in Leicester and the                                                                               Admission criteria for voluntary aided schools and academies . . . . . 27-31
surrounding area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7        Admission criteria for Leicestershire schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Details of school locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Details of schools in the area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12                         SECTION 5
Maximise your chances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Choose your preferred schools carefully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14                                        RECEIVING YOUR OFFER OF A SCHOOL PLACE                                                                                                              33
                                                                                                                                        Waiting lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SECTION 2                                                                                                                               How does the appeals process work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

MAKING AN APPLICATION                                                                                                  15-16
                                                                                                                                        SECTION 6
Get help with your application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                       17
Applying for a school on religious grounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                         18   IN-YEAR FAIR ACCESS PROTOCOL                                                                                                                        35
What happens if my application is late? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                      18
Special educational needs (SEN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                            18
                                                                                                                                        SECTION 7
Your home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          19
Moving house . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   20   TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT TO SCHOOL                                                                                                                      36
What if I want to change my preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                          20   Arrangements for low income families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
                                                                                                                                        Useful links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
SECTION 3                                                                                                                               APPENDIX 1 - How places were allocated at schools within
HOW WE PROCESS YOUR APPLICATION                                                                                                    21   Leicester City on 1 March 2019                                     ...............................................                                   38

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Data protection
We have a legal requirement to make sure you know
what we intend to do with your information and who it
will be shared with. In order to provide you with a school
admissions service, there may be occasions when your
information is shared with schools and the Department of
Education.
The details you provide on your form will also be shared with
other council departments, including the Corporate Investigations
                                                                            Contact information
Team. They will compare the details you provide against                     If you need more information about the
records held by the council , including council tax records, and            admissions process, please contact us using one
those held by other organisations including credit reference                of the methods shown below:
agencies. They will check that the details provided match. Any
                                                                            You may fnd the answer on our website:
applications identifed that are deemed to be fraudulent or
otherwise questionable will be investigated further.                        leicester gov uk/admissions
We have a duty to:                                                          Email: admissions-online@leicester gov uk

• keep suffcient information to provide services and fulfl our              By telephone to our Customer Service Centre:
  legal responsibilities                                                    0116 454 1009 (option 1)
• keep your records secure and accurate                                     Telephone opening hours are:
                                                                            8.30am – 5pm on Monday to Thursday
• only keep your information as long as is required                         8.30am – 4.30pm every Friday
• collect, store and use the information you provide in a                   Visit our Customer Service Centre:
  manner that is compatible with the General Data Protection
                                                                                       91 Granby Street
  Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018
                                                                                       Leicester City Council
We will always try and keep your personal data secure,                                 LE1 6FB
whether it is held on paper or electronically. Please see our
privacy notice for more details.

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SECTION

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                            BEFORE APPLYING                                                        4 Consider how your child will travel to
                                                                                                     and from school

                            FOR A SCHOOL PLACE                                                       It is your responsibility as a parent/ carer
                                                                                                     to get your child to school. You must think
                                                                                                     very carefully about the distance and
                                                                                                     how your child will travel to school. The
                                                                                                     majority of children are not eligible for
                                                                                                     free transport to school.
1 Visit the schools and have a look on their     3 Consider how many places are available            Please see page 36 for more information
  websites                                         at each school and who these are                  about school transport.
                                                   offered to
  Arrange to visit schools during their open                                                       5 Do use all four of your preferences
  days and evenings. The dates for these           Each school has a limited number of
  are given on pages 9 to 12 of this booklet.      places and this is known as the published         Carefully consider four different schools
  Also, visit the school websites - the web        admission number. This number takes               to list on your application form. We will
  addresses for each school are shown on           into account how many pupils each                 always offer you the highest preferred
  pages 9 to 12.                                   school can accommodate and how many               school if you qualify for a place here.
                                                   children in Leicester need a school place.        If you only list one school, and you do
2 Read useful reports about the schools                                                              not secure a place here, you may end
                                                   Read the admissions criteria for each             up being offered a school much further
  You can fnd information on school                school, shown on pages 23 - 32, to see            away. We strongly recommend including
  performance at education.gov.uk/schools/         the priority that applies to your child. This     your catchment area school as one of
  performance. To view the most recent             will give you an idea of how likely it is you     your preferences as this is likely to be
  Ofsted report for a school, please visit         will gain a place at a preferred school.          a nearby school and priority is usually
  ofsted.gov.uk                                    Priority is usually given to those children       given to catchment area children. Please
                                                   that have one or more siblings at the             see pages 23 – 32 for how priority is
                                                   preferred school or those that live in the        given for each school. Details of your
                                                   catchment area for a school. Please see           catchment area school can be found
                                                   page 38 for how places were allocated             in the letter distributed through your
                                                   last year and the lowest admission                child’s primary school or on our website
                                                   criterion met.                                    at leicester.gov.uk/admissions

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Important dates to remember
From 12 September 2019                                                  2 March 2020

Application process begins                                              Offers of school places are sent out for all on-time
Online system opens for applications to be submitted.                   applications
Schools hold open events so that you can visit and look round –         If you applied online, we will send you an email with your
the dates for these can be found in the ‘details of schools in the      application outcome. We will also send offer letters by second
area’ section in this booklet.                                          class post.
                                                                        Please be aware that some email providers may delay sending
Midnight 31 October 2019                                                the messages to account holders – applicants will need to check
                                                                        with their own email service suppliers in this regard. Leicester
Closing date for applications                                           City Council has no control over email delivery times once they
Please ensure that you apply ahead of this date as leaving it           have left our servers.
until the last minute may mean you miss the closing date if
there are any technical issues. If you miss the deadline, this will     23 March 2020
signifcantly reduce your chances of getting a place at the school
you want.                                                               First round of late applications will be considered (new
                                                                        applications received between 1 November 2019 and 1 March
17 January 2020                                                         2020).

If you have missed the deadline we may still accept your                20 April 2020
application as on-time but only if there are good reasons for this
and if it is submitted up to this date.                                 Late applications, received after 1 March, will be considered
                                                                        after this date.
January and February 2020
                                                                        29 August 2020
All on-time applications are processed
                                                                        Children start at their new school.

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Different types of secondary schools
in Leicester and the surrounding area
On pages 9 to 12 you will fnd information on every school in the local
area, this includes the type of school – these are explained below:

Community schools
Community schools are run by the local authority, which employs school
staff, owns the land and buildings, and sets the entrance criteria (such
as catchment area) that decide which children are eligible for a place.

Trust schools
Trust schools are similar to community schools but are run together with
an outside body – usually a business or charity – which has formed an
educational trust.

Voluntary aided schools
Voluntary-aided schools are religious or faith schools. The governing
body of these schools employs the staff and sets the entrance criteria.
School buildings and land are usually owned by a charity, often a church.

Academies
Academies are independently managed schools set up by sponsors from
business, faith or voluntary groups in partnership with the local authority
and the Department of Education.

Free Schools
Free schools are funded by the government but aren’t run by the local
council. They have more control over how to do things. Free schools can
be set up by groups like charities or community faith groups.

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Details of school locations
Please refer to the map for details                                                                                     Secondary Schools
of where schools are located                                                                             32               1    Avanti FieldsSchool*
both within Leicester city and just                                                                                       2    Babington Academy
across the border in Leicestershire                                                                                       3    Beauchamp College
                                                                                                                          4    Beaumont Leys School
county. All of these schools are                                                                  28
within a reasonable travelling                                                      24                                    5    Brockington College
                                                                                                                          6    Brookvale High School, Groby
distance from the centre of the                            27                                                             7    Castle Mead Academy
city and there are good public                                                                                            8    Countesthorpe Leysland CC
transport links that will enable                                                                                          9    Crown Hills CC
your child to travel to and from                                     2                  19                               10    English Martyrs Catholic School
school safely.                                 6                                             22                          11    Fullhurst CC
                                                                      4
                                                                                                        1          18    12    Gartree High School
In your application to Leicester                                     10                                                  13    Judgemeadow CC
                                                                                                                         14    Madani Boys/Madani Girls
City Council, you are entitled to                               17                                                       15    Manor High School School
apply for schools both within                                                                                            16    Moat CC
Leicester city and those in the                                           7         16                                   17    New College Leicester
surrounding area.                                                                            14 9        20              18    Orchard Mead Academy
                                                                                                             25
                                                                     11                                                  19    Rushey Mead Academy
We’ll then send your details to the                                                                         13
                                                           29                                                            20    Saint Paul’s Catholic School
relevant authority and will let you                                                                                      21    Sir Jonathan North College
know if they can offer your child a                                                21                                    22    Soar Valley College
place.                                                                             26                         15         23    South Wigston High School
                                                                                                                         24    The Cedars Academy
We recommend that you visit the                                               30
                                                                                                                         25    The City of Leicester College
                                                                                                                         26    The Lancaster Academy
schools individual websites where
                                                       5                                               12 3              27    The Martin High School, Anstey
you can fnd more information                                                            31                               28    The Roundhill Academy
that will help you decide which                                               23                                         29    The Winstanley School
schools to apply for. You can also                                                                                       30    Tudor Grange Samworth Academy
visit the schools on their open                                                                                          31    Wigston Academy
days - details of these can be                                                                                           32    Wreake Valley Academy

found on pages 9 to 12.                                               8
                                                                                                                        * Until Avanti Fields move to their permanent site in
                                                                                                                        Hamilton, their temporary site will be at 2 Bruce Street,
                                                                                                                        Leicester, LE3 0AF

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Details of schools in the area
For details on the lowest admissions criterion we met last year for schools within Leicester City, please see page 38.
  Map                                                                         Admission                                                                                         Admission    Level of oversubscribed
          School name                                                                      Age range        School open days     Contact details
 ref no                                                                         limit                                                                                         arrangements       for 2019 entry

          Avanti Fields School
                                                                                              3-16             Wednesday         Tel: 0116 326 6813
          Free school (boys and girls)                                                                                                                                                         Undersubscribed
   1                                                                            180         (New school       25 September       Email: avantifelds@avanti.org.uk             See page 27
          Principal: Mrs E Taplin                                                         opened Sept 18)                                                                                      (new free school)
                                                                                                               5pm - 8pm         Web: avanti.org.uk/avantifelds
          Address: 2 Bruce Street, Leicester, LE3 0AF

          Babington Academy
                                                                                                               Wednesday         Tel: 0116 222 1616
          Academy (boys and girls)
   2                                                                            210          11-16            18 September       Email: offce@babington.leicester.sch.uk      See page 24       Oversubscribed
          Principal: Ms Sara Fletcher
                                                                                                            3.30pm - 6.30pm      Web: babington.leicester.sch.uk
          Address: Strasbourg Drive, Leicester, LE4 0SZ

          Beauchamp College
                                                                                                                                 Tel: 0116 271 5454
          Academy (boys and girls)                                                                             Wednesday                                                                          Extremely
   3                                                                            240          11-19                               Email: info@beauchamp.org.uk                 See page 32
          Principal: Ms Kelly                                                                                 18 September                                                                      oversubscribed
                                                                                                                                 Web: beauchamp.org.uk
          Address: Ridge Way, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 5TP

          Beaumont Leys School
                                                                                                                Thursday         Tel: 0116 234 4480
          Community school (boys and girls)
   4                                                                            210          11-16            19 September       Email: offce@beaumontleys.leicester.sch.uk   See page 24       Oversubscribed
          Headteacher: Mrs D Parkinson
                                                                                                               6pm – 8pm         Web: beaumontleys.leicester.sch.uk
          Address: Anstey Lane, Leicester, LE4 0FL

                                                                                                            23 - 25 September
          Brockington College                                                                                8.45am - 9.45am     Tel: 0116 286 3722
          Academy (boys and girls)
   5                                                                            240          11-16             Wednesday         Email: admin@brockington.leics.sch.uk        See page 32       Oversubscribed
          Headteacher: Mr Southall
                                                                                                              25 September       Web: brockington.leics.sch.uk
          Address: Blaby Road, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 4AQ
                                                                                                            5.30pm - 7.30pm

          Brookvale High School Groby
                                                                                                               Please check      Tel: 0116 287 9921
          Academy (boys and girls)                                                                                                                                                                Extremely
   6                                                                            240          11-14           directly with the   Email: Reception@brookvalegroby.com          See page 32
          Headteacher: Ms Rush                                                                                                                                                                  oversubscribed
                                                                                                                  school         Web: brookvalegroby.com
          Address: Ratby Road, Groby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE6 0FP

          Castle Mead Academy
                                                                                             11-16              Tuesday          Tel: 0116 214 3150
          Academy (boys and girls)                                                                                                                                                             Undersubscribed
   7                                                                            240        (New school         1 October         Email: info@castle-tmet.uk                   See page 24
          Principal: Mr T Hague                                                           opened Aug 19)                                                                                       (new free school)
                                                                                                            4.30pm - 7.30pm      Web: castle-tmet.uk
          Address: 31 Augustine Road, Leicester, LE3 5PT

          Countesthorpe Leysland Community College
          Academy (boys and girls)                                                                             Please check      Tel: 0116 277 1555
   8      Headteacher: Mrs Aitcheson                                            300          11-19           directly with the   Email: admin@clcc.college                    See page 32       Oversubscribed
          Address: Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester,                                                     school         Web: clcc.college
          Leicestershire, LE8 5PR

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 Map                                                                       Admission                                                                                Admission    Level of oversubscribed
ref no   School name                                                         limit
                                                                                       Age range   School open days    Contact details                            arrangements       for 2019 entry

         Crown Hills Community College
                                                                                                       Thursday        Tel: 0116 273 6893
         Community school (boys and girls)
  9                                                                          240        11-16         3 October        Email: offce@crownhills.leicester.sch.uk   See page 24       Oversubscribed
         Principal: Mr Farhan Adam
                                                                                                    3.30pm – 6pm       Web: crownhills.com
         Address: Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 5FT

         English Martyrs Catholic School
                                                                                                      Thursday         Tel: 0116 242 8880
         Voluntary aided Academy (Catholic) school (boys and girls)                                                                                                                   Extremely
 10                                                                          180        11-18         3 October        Email: offce@englishmartyrs.org            See page 28
         Head teacher: Mr M T Carney                                                                                                                                                oversubscribed
                                                                                                     5pm – 7pm         Web: englishmartyrs.org
         Address: Anstey Lane, Leicester, LE4 0FJ

         Fullhurst Community College
                                                                                                      Thursday         Tel: 0116 282 4326
         Trust school (boys and girls)                                                                                                                                                Extremely
 11                                                                          300        11-16       26 September       Email: offce@fullhurst.leicester.sch.uk    See page 24
         Principal: Mr S Piggot                                                                                                                                                     oversubscribed
                                                                                                    5pm – 7.30pm       Web: fullhurst.leicester.sch.uk
         Address: Imperial Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1AH

         Gartree High School
                                                                                                     Please check      Tel: 0116 271 7421
         Academy (boys and girls)                                                                                                                                                     Extremely
 12                                                                          155        11-16      directly with the   Email: admin@gartree.leics.gov.uk          See page 32
         Headteacher: Ms Singleton                                                                                                                                                  oversubscribed
                                                                                                        school         Web: gartree.leics.sch.uk
         Address: Ridge Way, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 5TQ

         Judgemeadow Community College
                                                                                                      Thursday         Tel: 0116 241 1920
         Academy (boys and girls)
 13                                                                          240        11-16       26 September       Email: offce@judgemeadow.org.uk            See page 24      Undersubscribed
         Principal: Mr J Smith
                                                                                                     5pm - 7pm         Web: judgemeadow.org.uk
         Address: Marydene Drive, Leicester, LE5 6HP

         Madani Boys’ School
                                                                                                      Thursday         Tel: 0116 249 8080
         Voluntary aided (Muslim) school (boys)                                                                                                                                       Extremely
 14                                                                           90        11-16       19 September       Email: offce@madani.leicester.sch.uk       See page 29
         Head of Schools: Mr R Laher                                                                                                                                                oversubscribed
                                                                                                     4pm – 6pm         Web: madani.leicester.sch.uk
         Address: 77 Evington Valley Road, Leicester, LE5 5LL

         Madani Girls’ School
                                                                                                      Thursday         Tel: 0116 249 8080
         Voluntary aided (Muslim) school (girls)                                                                                                                                      Extremely
 14                                                                           90        11-16       19 September       Email: offce@madani.leicester.sch.uk       See page 30
         Head of Schools: Mr R Laher                                                                                                                                                oversubscribed
                                                                                                     4pm – 6pm         Web: madani.leicester.sch.uk
         Address: 77 Evington Valley Road, Leicester, LE5 5LL

         Manor High School
                                                                                                      Thursday         Tel: 0116 271 4941
         Academy (boys and girls)
 15                                                                          180        11-16       19 September       Email: admin@manorhigh.leics.sch.uk        See page 32       Oversubscribed
         Headteacher: Mr Powell
                                                                                                      6pm-8pm          Web: manorhigh.leics.sch.uk
         Address: Copse Close, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4FU

         Moat Community College
                                                                                                      Thursday         Tel: 0116 262 5705
         Community school (boys and girls)
 16                                                                          210        11-16       26 September       Email: offce@moat.leicester.sch.uk         See page 24       Oversubscribed
         Principal: Mr B Killeen
                                                                                                     4pm – 6pm         Web: moat.leicester.sch.uk
         Address: Maidstone Road, Leicester, LE2 0TU

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Details of schools in the area
 Map                                                                          Admission                                                                                      Admission    Level of oversubscribed
ref no
         School name                                                            limit     Age range   School open days    Contact details                                  arrangements       for 2019 entry

         New College Leicester
                                                                                                         Thursday         Tel: 0116 231 8500
         Trust school (boys and girls)
 17                                                                             180        11-18       12 September       Email: enquiries@newcollege.leicester.sch.uk     See page 24       Oversubscribed
         Principal: Mrs J Brown
                                                                                                        4pm – 7pm         Web: newcollege.leicester.sch.uk
         Address: Glenfeld Road, Leicester, LE3 6DN

         Orchard Mead Academy (formerly Hamilton Academy)
                                                                                                          Tuesday         Tel: 0116 241 3371
         Academy (boys and girls)
 18                                                                             240        11-16       26 September       Email: info@orchard-tmet.uk                      See page 24      Undersubscribed
         Principal: Ms J Gair
                                                                                                        6pm – 8pm         Web: orchard-tmet.uk
         Address: Keyham Lane West, Leicester, LE5 1RT

         Rushey Mead Academy
                                                                                                          Tuesday         Tel: 0116 266 3730
         Academy (boys and girls)                                                                                                                                                              Extremely
 19                                                                             378        11-16       24 September       Email: info@rushey-tmet.uk                       See page 24
         Principal: Mrs G Kadar                                                                                                                                                              oversubscribed
                                                                                                        6pm – 8pm         Web: rushey-rmet.org.uk
         Address: Melton Road, Leicester, LE4 7AN

         Saint Paul’s Catholic School
                                                                                                         Thursday         Tel: 0116 241 4057
         Voluntary aided (Catholic) Academy (boys and girls)                                                                                                                                   Extremely
 20                                                                             180        11-18       19 September       Email: offce@st-pauls.leicester.sch.uk           See page 28
         Principle: Mrs S Conaghan                                                                                                                                                           oversubscribed
                                                                                                        6pm – 8pm         Web: st-pauls.leicester.sch.uk
         Address: Spencefeld Lane, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6HN

         Sir Jonathan North College
                                                                                                          Thursday        Tel: 0116 270 8116
         Academy (girls)
 21                                                                             240        11-16        12 September      Email: contactus@sirjonathannorth.org.uk         See page 24       Oversubscribed
         Principal: Mrs R Angus
                                                                                                      5.30pm – 7.30pm     Web: sirjonathannorth.org.uk
         Address: Knighton Lane East, Leicester, LE2 6FU

         Soar Valley College
                                                                                                        Wednesday         Tel: 0116 266 9625
         Community School (boys and girls)                                                                                                                                                     Extremely
 22                                                                             255        11-16       18 September       Email: enquiries@soarvalley.leicester.sch.uk     See page 24
         Principal: Mrs J Robinson                                                                                                                                                           oversubscribed
                                                                                                        6pm – 8pm         Web: soarvalley.leicester.sch.uk
         Address: Gleneagles Avenue, Leicester, LE4 7GY

         South Wigston High School
                                                                                                        Please check      Tel: 0116 278 2388
         Academy (boys and girls)
 23                                                                             160        11-16      directly with the   Email: swhs@southwigston.leics.sch.uk            See page 32       Oversubscribed
         Headteacher: Mrs Webb
                                                                                                           school         Web: southwigston.leics.sch.uk
         Address: St Thomas Road, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 4TA

         The Cedars Academy
                                                                                                        Please check      Tel: 0116 267 7107
         Academy (boys and girls)
 24                                                                             180        11-19      directly with the   Email: schoolenquiries@thecedarsacademy.org.uk   See page 32       Oversubscribed
         Headteacher: Mr Smith
                                                                                                           school         Web: thecedarsacademy.org.uk
         Address: Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 4GH

         The City of Leicester College
                                                                                                         Thursday         Tel: 0116 241 3984
         Community school (boys and girls)
 25                                                                             240        11-18       12 September       Email: offce@cityleicester.leicester.sch.uk      See page 24       Oversubscribed
         Principal: Ms A Gregory
                                                                                                        5pm - 7pm         Web: cityleicester.co.uk
         Address: Downing Drive, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6LN

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Details of schools in the area
Map                                                                            Admission                                                                                            Admission    Level of oversubscribed
ref no   School name                                                             limit
                                                                                                Age range   School open days     Contact details                                  arrangements       for 2019 entry
                                                                                                                Tuesdays 17
                                                                                                              September, 24
         The Lancaster Academy                                                                                                   Tel: 0116 270 3176
                                                                                                             September and 1
         Academy (boys and girls)                                                                                                Email: admin@lancaster.leicester.sch.uk
 26                                                                                240           11-16      October, 9.15am –                                                     See page 24      Undersubscribed
         Principal: Mrs A Fisher                                                                                                 Web: lancaster.leicester.sch.uk
                                                                                                            10.30am, parents
         Address: Knighton Lane East, Leicester, LE2 6FU
                                                                                                            to call to make an
                                                                                                               appointment.
         The Martin High School Anstey
                                                                                                               Please check      Tel: 0116 236 3291
         Academy (boys and girls)
 27                                                                                180           11-16       directly with the   Email: offce@martin.leics.sch.uk                 See page 32      Undersubscribed
         Headteacher: Mrs Sanchez
                                                                                                                  school         Web: martinhigh.org
         Address: Link Road, Anstey, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 7EB

         The Roundhill Academy
         Academy (boys and girls)                                                                              Please check      Tel: 0116 269 3896
 28      Headteacher: Mr Tickle                                                    180           11-16       directly with the   Email: school.enquiries@roundhill.leics.sch.uk   See page 32       Oversubscribed
         Address: 997 Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester,                                                         school         Web: roundhill.leics.sch.uk
         Leicestershire, LE4 8GQ

         The Winstanley School
                                                                                                               Please check      Tel: 0116 289 8688
         Academy (boys and girls)
 29                                                                                120           11-16       directly with the   Email: offce@winstanleyschool.org.uk             See page 32      Undersubscribed
         Headteacher: Mr Parkinson
                                                                                                                  school         Web: winstanleyschool.org.uk
         Address: Kingsway North, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 3BD
                                                                                   120
                                                                                 (60 year 6
         Tudor Grange Samworth Academy,                                         children at
         A Church of England School                                              the school                     Thursday         Tel: 0116 278 0232
                                                                               automatically
 30      Academy (boys and girls)                                              go through to
                                                                                                 11-16        19 September       Email: offce@samworth.tgacademy.org.uk           See page 31      Undersubscribed
         Headteacher: Mr A Wilkinson                                           year 7 leaving                  5pm - 7pm         Web: samworth.tgacademy.org.uk
         Address: Trenant Road, Leicester LE2 6UA                                 60 places
                                                                                   for new
                                                                                applicants)

         Wigston Academy
                                                                                                               Please check      Tel: 0116 288 1228
         Academy (boys and girls)
 31                                                                                300           11-16       directly with the   Email: admin@wigstonacademy.org                  See page 32      Undersubscribed
         Headteacher: Mr Wilson
                                                                                                                  school         Web: wigstonacademy.org
         Address: Station Road, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 2DT

         Wreake Valley Academy
                                                                                                                Thursday         Tel: 0116 264 1080
         Academy (boys and girls)
 32                                                                                240           11-19       26th September      Email: admin@wvacademy.org                       See page 32      Undersubscribed
         Principal: Mr Pinnock
                                                                                                                 6-8pm           Web: wvacademy.org
         Address: Parkstone Road, Syston, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 1LY

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Maximise your chances
Make a note of the important                     Use all four of your preferences
dates shown on page 6                            • Do use all four of your preferences as this
• Make sure you apply and submit your              will maximise your chances of gaining a
  application before 31 October 2019               place at a preferred or nearby school.
  otherwise your application will be             • If you only use one preference and you
  considered as late. Details of how to apply      are unsuccessful in gaining a place here,
  can be found on pages 15 to 17.                  other nearby schools may have been
• Applying late may mean that you are              flled and you may have to travel to a
  offered a school much further away than          school much further away. We advise
  your preferred ones.                             that your catchment school is included
                                                   as one of your preferences.

Research how places are                          • All four preferences are considered
                                                   as if they are separate applications
allocated at your preferred                        and so you will not be disadvantaged
schools                                            for a place at your highest
                                                   preference in any way.
• Take the time to read the admissions
  criteria and consider which criterion your
  child will meet. You can fnd out the
  lowest criterion we met for Leicester city
  schools last year on page 38. Please note
  that this information will only give you
  an indication of your chances of securing
  a place as each year the breakdown of
  allocations can be affected by different
  factors. This includes the number of
  applications received for each school or
  the number of children that live in the
  local area.

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Choose your preferred schools carefully
Choosing a school needs careful consideration. Selecting either
your catchment school and/or a school where you already have
a child attending may place you in a higher category and mean
that you have a better chance of getting a place at that school.

Most schools give priority to children who have a brother
or sister already in attendance at the school. Therefore
it is important that you include this information when
completing your application.

  Catchment School
  It may not always be possible to offer your child a place
  at one of your preferred schools.
  However, if you include your catchment area school in
  your list we are more likely to be able to offer a place at
  a school which is local to you rather than one which may
  be much further away.
  Details of your catchment area school can be found on
  the letter sent to parents and also on our website at
  leicester.gov.uk/admissions

Please carefully read the admissions criteria on
pages 23 to 32.

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SECTION                                                                                          We are unable to offer a place at either of

       2
                                                                                                  these schools because all of the available

                              MAKING AN                                                           places have been offered to children who
                                                                                                  meet a higher priority. An alternative offer

                              APPLICATION
                                                                                                  of a school place is made at Babington
                                                                                                  Academy which is much further away.
                                                                                                  We are unable to offer a place at their
                                                                                                  catchment school of Soar Valley College as
                                                                                                  all of the available places have been flled
                                                                                                  with applicants who stated this school as a
                                                                                                  preference.
Make sure you read this section in full as          The below examples are intended to give an    An example application:
it is very important. Even if you have been         illustration on how the application process   Martin lives in the catchment area of Rushey
through the process before there are likely         works and do not refect the actual position   Mead Academy. His parents would most like
to be things that are different. It is essential    of the school in any way.                     for him to attend Moat Community College
that you make your application correctly,                                                         as this is the school that both of his parents
and on time, as this can signifcantly affect        An example application:
                                                                                                  attended. Martin’s parents state four
your chances of being offered a place at the        Anita lives in the catchment area of Soar     preferences as follows:
school you are interested in.                       Valley College. Her parents would most
                                                    like a place for her at the girl’s school -   1.   Moat Community College
It is important to get lots of information          Sir Jonathan North College. Otherwise they    2.   Rushey Mead Academy
before deciding on your preferred schools           would like a place for her at a school with
and the order you would like to put them                                                          3.   Soar Valley College
                                                    a religious denomination – English Martyrs    4.   Castle Mead Academy
on your application. We will offer you              Catholic School.
the highest preferred school, if your child                                                       We are unable to offer a place at the
qualifes for a place here, so please consider       Anita’s parents only state two preferences    highest preference of Moat Community
your order of preferences carefully.                as follows:                                   College as all of the available places have
Please remember that each of your                   1. Sir Jonathan North College                 been flled with children who meet a higher
preferences will be considered equally and                                                        priority. We are able to offer a place for
                                                    2. English Martyrs Catholic School            Martin at Rushey Mead Academy as he
separately.
                                                                                                  fulfls a high enough priority to qualify for
                                                                                                  a place. All lower preferences are then
                                                                                                  automatically withdrawn.

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Making an application
Please visit our website at                        Complete all questions asked
leicester.gov.uk/admissions and select             There will be questions about you and
the option on the left - Starting secondary        about the child needing the school place
school. Here you will fnd the link to the          including details of any brothers or sisters
online application form along with helpful         already attending the school(s) you prefer.
information.                                       It will ask you to list your preferred schools
You will need to provide an email address          in order of preference. It will also ask you
when you apply. If you need help with              about anything else relevant to the child
making an application, please see page 17.         and their application for a school place
Please note the following:                         (such as any special educational needs or if
                                                   they are a ‘looked after’ child).
• You can apply online any time up to
  midnight on 31 October 2019.
                                                   Which council do I apply to?
• You will receive an email once you have
                                                   You must apply to the local authority for
  submitted your application. It is important
                                                   where you currently live, this will normally be
  to check carefully that you have received
                                                   the council that you pay your council tax to.
  this and that it confrms your application
  has been fully submitted. If your                You can apply for any mainstream school
  application is not fully submitted, it will be   including schools outside your local area
  considered as late.                              (schools in Leicestershire for example) as we
• You can make changes to your application         will co-ordinate with the council responsible
  right up to the deadline, 31 October 2019,       for that school when processing your
  but if you do make a change you must             application to ensure they include your child
  remember to re-submit your application.          when making their decisions.
  If you do not your application may be
  considered as late.

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Get help with your application
If you need help with making an application, please contact us on 0116
454 1009 (option 1) and we will do our best to assist you. Your child’s
current school may also provide help.
We are running support sessions at the Customer Service Centre on
Granby Street. Admissions staff will be on hand to make an application
on your behalf.

  Customer Services Centre 91 Granby Street, Leicester LE1 6FB

  Wednesday 9 October 2019          Wednesday 16 October 2019
  9.30am until 2pm                  1pm until 4pm

The Choice Advice Service
The Choice Advice Service offers free impartial guidance, support and
information to parents choosing a school for children in Leicester.
They are also running a number of free support sessions across city
primary schools to help parents apply for a school place. More details
can be found on their website.
This service cannot guarantee school places or infuence the allocation
process. However, they can guide you through the admissions process,
and help you to make an application for a school place. They can also
support you with the admission appeal process.

 Contact details for Choice Advice Service
 Website: choiceadvice.org.uk
 Email: choiceadvice@valonline.org.uk
 Telephone: 0116 257 4990

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What happens if my                                Applying for a school                            Special educational
application is late?                              on religious grounds                             needs (SEN)
                                                  The following schools give priority on
If your application is late, there is a much      religious grounds and therefore request that     All schools make provision to support
lower chance of securing a place at one of        a supplementary information form (SIF)           children who have special educational
your preferred schools. Those who applied         is completed. The completion of a SIF will       needs. Some children have an Education,
on time will be allocated a school place          ensure that the correct admissions criterion     Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and these
before late applications are considered.          is applied to your application.                  children may attend either a mainstream
                                                                                                   school or a special school. If your child
If you have an exceptional reason for             English Martyrs Catholic School                  has an EHCP, the SEN Co-ordinator at
applying late, and if the application is          Madani Boys’ School                              your child’s current school will start the
received before 17 January 2020, along            Madani Girls’ School                             process of their annual review in autumn
with the evidence described below, we may         Saint Paul’s Catholic School                     2019 to establish which school they will be
consider it as if it was received on time.                                                         attending in autumn 2020.
                                                  SIFs are available direct from the school, on
You must supply independent supporting            the school’s website or on our website at        If your child is undergoing a statutory
evidence of this reason, for example a            leicester.gov.uk/admissions. The deadline for    assessment please contact your Education,
solicitors letter confrming exchange of           returning the SIF to the school is 31 October    Health and Care Inclusion Offcer (EHCIO)
contracts or an unexpected hospital stay          2019.                                            for further advice.
where you are the sole carer.
                                                  Please ensure that a receipt is collected from   If your child has special educational needs
If we agree that your reasons are                 the school as proof of submitting your SIF       but does not currently have an EHCP you
exceptional, we will consider it as an on-time    as the school cannot be held responsible for     should apply in the normal way.
application otherwise it will be treated as       applications lost in the post or for the late
late and we will write to you to confrm this.     submission of a SIF.

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Your home address
Your home address must be where you live          • The original home is still owned, the new      Any information you give us will be treated
with your child, unless you can prove that          address is a rented property within the        in strict confdence. Please tell the School
your child lives elsewhere with someone             area of a popular school and where the         Admissions Team immediately about any
who has legal care and control of your child.       distance between the original home and         change of address. If you do not do this,
                                                    chosen school is easily commutable.            your application will become invalid and this
We expect a child’s home address to be a                                                           may lead to any offer of a school place being
residential property that is the child’s only     • Only part of the family moves unless           withdrawn.
or main residence, not an address at which          this was due to a divorce or permanent
your child may sometimes stay or sleep              separation arrangement, we will need           If we have any doubts regarding whether
due to your domestic arrangements. The              legal evidence of this.                        your child is resident within the catchment
property must be owned / leased or rented                                                          area of a particular school(s) we will
by the child’s parent/carer or person with        • A child moves to a home other than with        refer your application to our Corporate
legal care and control of the child.                their parent or carer, unless it was due to    Investigations Team for further detailed
                                                    a formal fostering or care arrangement         checks of the type described earlier to be
Additionally, a child’s home address is where       through social services etc. We will require   carried out. Please note that we have the
he or she spends most of the school week            you to submit offcial letters from the         right to withdraw any offer of a school
unless this is accommodation at a boarding          professionals involved confrming this and      place up to one term after admission if it is
school. We would not normally accept an             these must be submitted at the time of         shown that it was obtained on the basis of a
address in the following circumstances:             application.                                   fraudulent or misleading application.
• You keep a home elsewhere or you have           We will check the home address given by
  two homes. We will check which is your          you against our records and those held by
  main home and will refuse to accept an          other organisations as described earlier.
  address that might be considered to be          If we discover that a school place was
  only a temporary address for the purpose        offered on the basis of false or misleading
  of obtaining a place at a popular school.       information provided by you, for example
                                                  - false information given by you regarding
                                                  a home address to get a place at a
                                                  particular school, the offer of a place will
                                                  be withdrawn. If you have any concerns
                                                  or suspicions about fraudulent addresses,
                                                  please contact the School Admissions Team.

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Moving house                                         What if I want to change my preferences
The address given on the application must
                                                     If you have applied online you can make     the application is received before
be the address you are living at on the
                                                     as many changes as you like to your         17 January 2020.
closing date. If you are planning on moving
                                                     preferences up until the closing date.
after the closing date, you will still need to                                                   If you change any of your preferences,
                                                     Please remember you will need to re-
apply on time, using your current address.                                                       or their order, after the closing date,
                                                     submit your application each time you
You will then need to send us proof of the                                                       without an exceptional reason for this,
                                                     make a change.
house move. You can do this by email or by                                                       that change will not be considered until
post. In order for us to use a new address           We will not normally consider any           after 20 April 2020. This is to ensure that
for the frst round of allocations, you must          changes of preferences received after       parents and carers who do this do not
provide proof of the house move by no later          the closing date unless this is due to an   gain an unfair advantage over others by
than 17 January 2020. For any house move             exceptional change of circumstances,        having the opportunity to list more than
evidence received after this date, we will           for example, a house move. Exceptional      four preferences.
process your application against your new            circumstances will only be considered if
address after the main round of allocations,
from 23 March 2020.
When moving house the evidence required
is:
• Offcial confrmation that the
  house purchase is legally binding
  (i.e. contracts have already been
  exchanged and completed); or
• A formal rental agreement which
  shows that the property to be rented
  is suitable for the family’s needs

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      3
                             HOW WE PROCESS
                             YOUR APPLICATION

We treat each of your preferences as if it was a separate application.     If your child qualifes for a place at more than one of the schools you
Each school has a published admissions number (PAN). This is the           have asked for, we will look at how you ranked your preferences. We
number of pupils who can be admitted to the intake year, which             will always offer the highest preference school at which your child has
is year 7 at a secondary school. Places are allocated against the          qualifed for a place. All lower preferences will then be withdrawn.
published admission criteria for each school – these are shown on
pages 23 - 32. Applications that are submitted on time are processed       It is important that you use all your preferences and include your
frst, late applications are dealt with afterwards.                         catchment area school on your application. If we are unable to offer
                                                                           your child a place at one of your preferred schools, we will offer you a
If you have applied for a voluntary aided or free school, we may           place at the nearest school to your home address that still has places
send details of your application to that school. They will confrm that     available. This may be a much further away school if you have not
they have also received the supplementary information form (SIF), if       listed your catchment area school as all the available places here may
completion of one is required.                                             have been flled with those applicants who stated it as a preference.
If you have applied for a school outside Leicester we will send details    Please see pages 23 - 32 for school’s admission criteria. Details of
of your application to the local authority in which the school is          your catchment area school can be found in the letter your child
located. They will then tell us if they can allocate your child a place,   should have received from their primary school. It can also be found
but it is us who will write to you on National Offer Day.                  on our website at leicester.gov.uk/admissions.
When we send your application details to any other school or local
authority we do not send them information relating to any of your
other preferences including how you have ranked them.

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      4
                                                                                                              Step one
                             HOW PLACES ARE                                                                 Application received

                             ALLOCATED
                                                                                                              Step two
                                                                                                   Admissions criteria are applied to
                                                                                                      each of your preferences

Where there are more applications received
than places available, the admission criteria
for each school is applied to the application.                                                              Step three
Please see pages 23 to 32 for details of the                                                         Places are offered up to the
admissions criteria for each school.                                                               admission number at each school
Children with an Education, Health and
Care Plan (EHCP) will be entitled to a place
at the school named in the plan. Please
see page 18 for more details.                                                                                Step four
                                                                                                   The highest possible preference is
                                                                                                         offered to each child
  Please note: we do not take into
  account your child’s current
  school place, your childminding
  arrangements or workplace address.
  All allocations are based on the
                                                                                                              Step fve
  priorities listed.                                                                             If it has not been possible to allocate
                                                                                                     your child a place at any of your
                                                                                                  preferred schools, we will allocate a
                                                                                                  place at the nearest school to your
                                                                                                 home address with spaces at the time

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Published admissons criteria
Where a school receives more applications
than places available, each preference will
be ranked against the schools published
admissions criteria. Full details of the
criteria, for each city school, are shown on
pages 24-32.
Please read these carefully as it will help
you decide whether your child has a good
chance of being offered a place at your
preferred school.

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Admission criteria for the following Leicester city secondary schools

Babington Academy                                                  Criterion 4: Children whose home address is in the catchment
Beaumont Leys School                                               area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who
Castle Mead Academy                                                will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts
Crown Hills Community College                                      school.
Fullhurst Community College
Judgemeadow Community College                                      Criterion 5: Children whose home address is outside the
Moat Community College                                             catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the
New College Leicester                                              school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant
Orchard Mead Academy (formerly Hamilton College)                   starts school.
Rushey Mead Academy                                                Criterion 6: Children whose home address is in the catchment
Sir Jonathan North College                                         area of the secondary school.
Soar Valley College
The City of Leicester College                                      Criterion 7: Children who are sons / daughters of staff working
The Lancaster Academy                                              at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application.
                                                                   Criterion 8: Children whose home address is outside the
Places will be allocated to pupils who have a statement of
                                                                   catchment area of the school and who have requested a place.
special educational needs or an Education, Health and Care
(EHC) Plan which names the school before any other allocations     Tiebreaker: Within each criterion priority will be given to children
are made. These allocations will reduce the number of places       living closest to the school, as measured on a straight-line basis
available.                                                         using a geographical information system measuring from the
                                                                   geo-code reference point from the child’s home address to the
Criterion 1: Children in the care of a local authority within
                                                                   geo-code reference point for the school.
England or who were previously in the care of a local authority
within England.                                                    If two applicants within a category live exactly the same
                                                                   distance from the school and only one place remains, the place
Criterion 2: Children who were previously in care outside of
                                                                   will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by an
England.
                                                                   offcer of the local authority not involved in the administration of
Criterion 3: Pupils who have a serious medical condition or        school admissions.
exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they
attend the school requested.

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Admission criteria notes
Note 1: A “looked after” child is a child     For an application to be considered under    Evidence must be provided by the
who is (a) in the care of a local authority   the social medical criterion, applicants     application deadline of 31 October 2019.
in England, or (b) being provided with        must complete a separate application         Any evidence submitted following the
accommodation by a local authority            form and, along with this, provide written   application deadline will be considered
in England, in the exercise of their          evidence.                                    as part of a late application and after the
social services function at the time of       Examples of the written evidence we          main round of allocations has taken place.
making an application to the school. A        would consider are:                          Priority under this criterion can only be
“previously looked after” child is a child                                                 given for one specifc school but we still
who was looked after, either in England       a) Supporting documentation from a
                                                 medical professional.                     recommend that applicants list three
or outside* of England, but ceased to be                                                   schools on their application form to
because they were adopted or became           b) Supporting information provided by a      maximize your chances of securing one
subject to a residence order or special          social worker.                            of their preferences.
guardianship order.
                                              c) Supporting information provided by a      If an applicant seeks to apply the criterion
* Priority for previously looked after           Police offcer.                            for more than one school, by defnition, it
children outside of England is a new          d) Court order.                              is not only one school that can meet the
provision for 2019 entry. This has                                                         need and this criterion would not apply.
been added ahead of it becoming a             In each case, the connection between a
                                                                                           We may have to share the information
legal requirement as part of Central          child’s need and the specifc school must
                                                                                           provided with the offered school.
Government’s future plans to revise           be made and applicants must clearly
the current School Admission Code             demonstrate why this one specifc school      There will be a two-stage assessment
(December 2014).                              can meet the child’s needs in a way that     process for eligibility under this criterion.
                                              no other school can. Evidence relating to    During the frst stage the application will
Note 2: All schools in Leicester have         the social or medical circumstances of       be considered by the admissions team to
experience in dealing with children           the parent can be considered, but only if    establish whether the following criteria.
with diverse social and medical needs.        this impacts on the child and their need
However, there may be exceptional cases       to attend one specifc school.                1) Clear reason provided why only the
where there are compelling reasons why                                                        chosen school can meet child’s needs
it is essential they attend the school                                                        in the way that no other school can;
requested.                                                                                    and

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2) Supporting evidence provided.                Please also read the full social and            Informal accommodation arrangements
3) Request made no later than the               medical policy contained within the             with family and friends are not
   closing dates. If applicants meet the        Leicester scheme for the admission              accepted unless there are very special
   eligibility for stage one, the application   arrangements for pupils to school               circumstances and supporting proof
   will be considered during the second         2020/21. This is available to view at           is required. An address used for child
   stage by a panel of senior offcers.          leicester.gov.uk/admissions.                    care arrangements cannot be used as
                                                Note 3: Sibling means a brother or sister,      the home address for the purpose of
If they do not meet the criterion, the                                                          applying for a school place.
application will be considered as a             half brother or sister, adopted brother
normal application and considered under         or sister or child of the parent/carer’s        Note 5: Admission authorities may
the usual admission rules. There is no          partner. In every case, the child must be       give priority in their admission criteria
right of appeal if an application has not       living in the same family unit at the same      to children of staff in the following
met the social and medical criterion            address. Siblings must be on roll at the        circumstances:
but parents will have their usual right of      point of entry. In the case of twins, triplet
                                                or other children of multiple births, if the    - Where the member of staff has
statutory appeal for a school place.                                                              been employed at the school for 2 or
                                                fnal place is offered to one child, and
During the second stage, a panel of             the remaining sibling(s) would ordinarily         more years at the time at which the
senior offcers will determine whether           be refused, places will be offered to the         application for admission to the school
the evidence provided is suffciently            remaining sibling(s).                             is made; and/ or
compelling to meet the above
requirements. You will be notifed of the        Note 4: Home address means the                  - The member of staff is recruited to
panel’s decision in writing and the letter      child’s permanent home address at                 fll a vacant post for which there is a
will indicate which criterion we will use to    the time of application. In the case of           demonstrable skill shortage.
process your application.                       split households, it is the address of the
                                                person who receives the Child Beneft.
All Leicester city schools have experience      ‘At the time of application’ means the
in dealing with children with diverse           closing date for applications.
social and medical needs, and so your
case must be clearly exceptional in order
to be considered under this criterion.

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Admission criteria for Avanti Fields School

Where the school is oversubscribed, after the admission of pupils   The candidates living closest to their nearest admission point
with an Education, Health and Care plan, priority for admission     will be given priority for the places available to that admission
will be allocated to those children who meet the criteria set out   point. The admission points will be:
below, in the following order of priority:
                                                                    a. Avanti Fields School temporary site front entrance on
Criterion 1: Looked after children and previously looked after      Narborough Road , LE3 0BG in 2018/19 and 2019/20; and
children who became subject to adoption, a child arrangements
order or special guardianship order immediately after being         b. Avanti Fields School permanent site front entrance on
looked after.                                                       Thurmaston Lane, LE5 0TF.

Criterion 2: Feeder school: Children who attend Krishna Avanti      Criterion 5: If at the end of the allocation process there are
Primary School (Leicester) at the time of application.              spare places in any admission point, these will be allocated to
                                                                    the children living nearest to that admission point (even though
Criterion 3: Children of a member of the school’s staff who         not their closest admission point) using the same criteria as set
was recruited to fll a vacant post for which there was a            out above.
demonstrable skill shortage.
                                                                    For the full admissions policy, please visit the Avanti Fields
Criterion 4: Remaining applicant pupils will be allocated places    website at avanti.org.uk
on the basis of distance lived, using straight line measurement
from 2 admission points to the centre of the child’s home,
with a maximum of 90 places allocated on distance from each
admission point.

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Admission criteria for English Martyrs’ Catholic School
and Saint Paul’s Catholic School
A supplementary form will need to be completed and returned          First priority within the individual criteria will be given to
directly to the school – this can be found on our website at         applications from children who attend one of the partner
leicester.gov.uk/admissions                                          primary schools.
In accordance with legislation pupils with an Educational Health     Second priority within the individual criteria will be given to
and Care Plan (EHCP) (a plan made by the Local Authority under       applications for children who will have siblings attending the
Section 37 of the Children and Families Act 2014 which specifes      school in years 7-11 at the proposed time of admission.
the special educational provision required for a child) which
names the school will be allocated a place frst. This will reduce    For full details of defnitions, terms and notes please visit the
the number of places available.                                      school’s websites englishmartyrs.org and
                                                                     st-pauls.leicester.sch.uk
Criterion 1: Catholic children who are ‘looked after’ or who were
‘previously looked after’
Criterion 2: Catholic children
Criterion 3: Other children who are ‘looked after’ or who were
‘previously looked after’
Criterion 4: Catechumens, candidates and members of Eastern
Christian Churches
Criterion 5: Children of other Christian denominations whose
membership is evidenced by a minister of religion
Criterion 6: Children of other faiths whose membership is
evidenced by a religious leader
Criterion 7: Any other children.

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Admission criteria for Madani Boys’ School

A supplementary form will need to be completed and returned          E Any other looked after children or previously looked after
directly to the school – this can be found on our website at           children.
leicester.gov.uk/admissions
                                                                     F Children of other faiths whose application is supported by
After the admission of pupils with EHC plans or statements, the        a letter from a minister of religion which confrms that the
governing body will apply the criteria below in the order in which     child has worshipped in that faith at least twice a month for a
they are set out:                                                      period of a year.
A Looked after Muslim children and previously looked after           G Any other children.
  Muslim children who meet the religious practice check.
                                                                     For full details of defnitions, terms and notes please visit the
B Muslim children who meet the religious practice check and          school’s website madani.leicester.sch.uk
  who have or will have a sibling in the school or the co-located
  girls’ school at the time of admission.
C Muslim children who meet the religious practice check and
  who have a parent employed at the school for two or more
  years at the time of application.
D Muslim children who meet the religious practice check.
  In the event of more applications than places under criteria
  b, c or d, priority will be given to those who have the highest
  scores in the religious practice check. In the event of tied
  scores in the religious practice check and fewer places than
  three applications, then places will be offered to those living
  closest to the school measured by the straight-line distance
  from the child’s home to the school.

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