Admission Arrangements - Secondary Transfer 2012 – 2013

Admissions Policy

The Chauncy School is an all ability mixed 11-18 specialist Visual Arts comprehensive school with a second specialism of Maths & Computing. The number admitted at age 11 to Year 7 is 150. Boys and girls will be admitted at age 16+ provided they meet the entry qualifications for their proposed programme of study.

Admission Arrangements for Entry to Year Seven in September 2011

To apply for a place at this school a Hertfordshire Standard Transfer Form (STF) must be completed and returned to Herts CSF by the required date. The school participates in the Local Authority Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme. Applications forms are distributed by the Local Authority and admissions can be made online. Under Section 324 of the Education Act 1996 The Chauncy School will admit children with a Statement of special educational needs that names the school.
All deadlines within this scheme must be adhered to by applicants. Hertfordshire County Council will make offers of places on behalf of the school. If applications for admission exceed the number of places then the following criteria will be applied, in the order set out below, to decide which pupils to admit:

1. Children in public care (children looked after).

2. Children for whom it can be demonstrated that they have a particular medical or social need to go to the school. Note: A panel of Governors will determine whether the evidence provided is sufficiently compelling to meet the requirements for this rule. The evidence must relate specifically to the The Chauncy School and must clearly demonstrate why it is the only school that can meet the child’s needs.

3. Children who have a sibling at the school at the time of application, unless the sibling is in the last year of the normal age range of the Chauncy School. The ‘normal age range’ for The Chauncy School is Years 7-13. Note: A sibling means the sister, brother, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, or child of the parent/carer or partner, and in every case living in the same house from Monday to Friday.

4. Children who live in the priority area and for whom it is their nearest Hertfordshire maintained non-faith, co-educational, non-partially selective school. Note: Non-partially selective means that the school does not offer any places based on academic ability.

5. Children who live in the priority area who live nearest to the school.

6. Children who live outside the priority area and for whom it is their nearest Hertfordshire maintained non-faith co-educational school. Where more children qualify under this rule than there are places available, places will be allocated to those who live nearest the school.

7. Children living outside the priority area who live nearest to the school.

The Chauncy School will apply these rules in the order they are printed above. If more children qualify under a particular rule than there are places available, The Chauncy School will use a tiebreak by applying the next rule to those children.
Parents have a right of appeal against non-admission to The Chauncy School. A continued interest list is held by the school. If a child is not offered a place at The Chauncy School, the home local authority should offer the child a place at another school.

The parents have the right to appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel. Details can be obtained by contacting the Admissions Officer at the school.

In-Year Admissions

This policy applies to admissions into all year groups during the academic year. Priority Area:

Ware and Hertford

Bayford, Bengeo Rural, Bramfield, Brickenden Liberty, Great Amwell, Hertford, Hertford Heath, Hertingfordbury, Hunsdon, Little Berkhamsted, Little Munden, Sacombe, Stanstead St Margarets, Stapleford, Tewin, Thundridge, Ware, Wareside, Watton-On-Stone, Widford

Notes:

The Governing Body of The Chauncy School reserves the right to engage Herts CSF to apply the Admission Rules of Chauncy School should they so wish including using the computerised mapping system and the shortest designated route criteria utilised by Herts CSF. The Governing Body will agree on any changes to its Admission Rules with the Admissions Forum.