Hertfordshire Voluntary Aided and Foundation Schools and Academies Determined Admission ...

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Hertfordshire Voluntary Aided and Foundation Schools and Academies Determined Admission
Arrangements 2019/20
Important: To view the admission arrangements for a specific school, please click on the school name in the
index below.
DFE School name School Town Phase
9194022 Haileybury Turnford Cheshunt Secondary
9192337 Hammond Academy Hemel Hempstead Primary
9192060 Harpenden Academy Harpenden Primary
9192372 Hartsbourne Primary School Bushey Heath Primary
9192004 Hatfield Community Free School Hatfield Infant
9194005 Hemel Hempstead School (The) Hemel Hempstead Secondary
9195420 Hertfordshire And Essex High School and Science College (The) Bishop's Stortford Secondary
9195203 Hertingfordbury Cowper C of E VA Primary School Hertingfordbury Primary
9193304 Hertsmere Jewish Primary School Radlett Primary
9194001 Hertswood Academy Borehamwood Secondary
9194122 Highfield School (The) Letchworth Secondary
9194008 Hitchin Boys' School Hitchin Secondary
9194009 Hitchin Girls' School Hitchin Secondary
9199909 Hockerill Anglo-European College (Boarding Place) Bishop's Stortford Secondary
9195427 Hockerill Anglo-European College (Day Place) Bishop's Stortford Secondary
Welwyn Garden
9193404 Holy Family RC Primary School City Primary
9193985 Holy Rood Catholic Primary School Watford Primary
9193326 Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Waltham Cross Primary
9193347 Hormead C of E (VA) First and Nursery School Great Hormead Primary
9194619 John F Kennedy Roman Catholic School Hemel Hempstead Secondary
9195413 John Henry Newman RC School Stevenage Secondary
9195426 John Warner School (The) Hoddesdon Secondary
9192042 Jupiter Community Free School Hemel Hempstead Infant
9199995 Katherine Warington School Harpenden Secondary
9194096 Kings Langley School Kings Langley Secondary
9194016 Knights Templar School (The) Baldock Secondary
9192049 Lanchester Community Free School Watford Infant
9192398 Laurance Haines School Watford Primary
9195416 Leventhorpe School Sawbridgeworth Secondary
9193352 Little Gaddesden C of E VA Primary School The Gaddesdens Primary
9195207 Little Heath Primary School Little Heath Primary
9195208 Little Reddings Primary School Bushey Primary
9193373 Long Marston Voluntary Aided C of E Primary School Long Marston Primary
9194080 Longdean School Hemel Hempstead Secondary
9194620 Loreto College St Albans Secondary
9192099 Mandeville Primary (St Albans) St Albans Primary
9192080 Manor Fields Primary School Bishop's Stortford Primary
9195414 Marlborough Science Academy (The) St Albans Secondary
9194140 Meridian School (The) (RSAT) Royston Upper
9192156 Meryfield Community Primary School Borehamwood Primary
Welwyn Garden
9194118 Monks Walk School City Secondary
9195411 Mount Grace School Potters Bar Secondary
9193302 Nash Mills C of E Primary School Hemel Hempstead Primary
9195412 Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School St Albans Secondary
9194104 Nobel School (The) Stevenage Secondary
North Mymms St Mary's Church of England VA Primary (Welham
9193976 Green) North Mymms Primary
9195209 Northaw C of E Primary School Northaw Primary
9192009 Northgate Primary School Bishop's Stortford Primary
9193350 Norton St Nicholas C of E (VA) Primary School Letchworth Primary
9193357 Offley Endowed Primary School Offley Primary
9194154 Onslow St Audrey's School Hatfield Secondary
9192115 Orchard Primary School (The) Watford Primary
9193399 Our Lady Catholic Primary (Hitchin) Hitchin Primary
Welwyn Garden
9193382 Our Lady Catholic Primary (Welwyn Garden City) City Primary
9192137 Oxhey Wood Primary School Watford Primary
9193364 Park Street C of E V A Primary School & Nursery Park Street Primary
9195202 Parkside Community Primary Borehamwood Primary
9195404 Parmiter's School Garston Secondary
9192198 Peartree Spring Primary School (Stevenage) Stevenage Primary
9193975 Pope Paul Catholic Primary School Potters Bar Primary
9194013 Presdales School Ware Secondary
9194000 Priory School (The) Hitchin Secondary
9193366 Puller Memorial C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School High Cross Primary
9195410 Queens' School Bushey Secondary
Admissions Policy

Start Date: Spring 2018
Date of Next Review: Spring 2019
Author: Mr R Newman
Responsible Committee: Full Governing Body

Ambition · Pride · Success
Haileybury Turnford School Admission Arrangements for 2019/20

The school will have a published admission number of 182

Section 324 of the Education Act 1996 requires the governing bodies of all schools to admit a child with
a statement of special educational needs that names their school. The school will also admit any child
with an Education Health & Care Plan that names the school.

If there are fewer applications than places available, all applicants will be offered a place. If there
are more applications than places available, the criteria outlined below will be used to allocate
places.

Rule 1 Looked After Children
Children looked after (in public care) and children who were previously looked after, but
ceased
to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or a
special guardianship order).

Rule 2 Medical or Social
Children for whom it can be demonstrated that they have a particular medical or social need to
go to the school.

A panel of HCC officers will determine whether the evidence provided is sufficiently compelling
to meet the requirements for this rule. The evidence must relate specifically to the school
applied for under Rule 2 and must clearly demonstrate why it is the only school that can meet
the child’s needs.

Rule 3 Sibling
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 school. Note: the ‘normal age range’ is the designated range
for which the school provides, for example Years 7 to 11 in an 11-16 secondary school, Years 7
to 13 in an 11-18 school.

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

Rule 5 Children who live in the priority area who live nearest to the school
The school’s priority area comprises Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, Turnford, Cheshunt, Stansted
Abbots, Waltham Cross, Northaw & Cuffley and Waltham Cross.

Rule 6 Children living outside the priority area on the basis of distance, with those living
nearest to the school given priority

These rules are applied in the order they are printed above. If more children qualify under a
particular rule than there are places available, a tiebreak will be used by applying the next rule to
those children. Where there is a need for a tie- breaker where two different addresses measure
the same distance from a school, in the case of a block of flats for example the lower door
number will be deemed nearest as logically this wil l be on the ground floor and therefore closer. If
there are two identical addresses of separate applicants, the tie break will be random allocation.
Random allocation will be undertaken independently of the school by Hertfordshire County Council.
Every child entered onto the county council’s admissions database has an individual random
number assigned, between 1 and 1 million, against each preference school. When there is a need
for a final tie break this random number is used to allocate the place, with the lowest number given
priority.

Haileybury Turnford will use the same definitions and measuring system as Hertfordshire County
Council’s as outlined in the “Definitions“ section below.

Priority Areas
The co-educational priority areas in the admission rules are based on the following towns,
parishes/unparished areas. These apply to Rules 4 and 5. Haileybury Turnford has retained the
county county’s priority areas as part of their admission arrangements for 2019/20 and is therefore
included in the list below along with all other academies and foundation schools (as marked by an
asterix*)

Priority Area Towns/Parishes/Unparished areas Schools

1 Hitchin Hexton, Hitchin, Holwell, Ickleford, The Priory*
Langley, Lilley, Offley, Pirton,
Preston, St. Ippolyts, Wymondley.

2 Letchworth Letchworth Garden City Fearnhill*,
Garden City Highfield*

3 Baldock and Ashwell, Baldock, Bygrave, Knights Templar*
surrounding
Caldecote, Clothall, Edworth,
villages
Hinxworth, Newnham, Radwell,
Rushden, Sandon, Wallington,
Weston.

4 Buntingford, Anstey, Ardeley, Aspenden, Meridian*
Puckeridge Barkway, Barley, Braughing, Brent
and Royston Pelham, Buckland, Buntingford,
Cottered, Great Munden, Hormead,
Kelshall, Meesden, Nuthampstead,
Reed, Royston, Standon, Therfield,
Westmill, Wyddial.

5 Stevenage Aston, Benington, Datchworth, Barclay,
Graveley, Great Ashby, Knebworth, Barnwell*,
Stevenage, Walkern. Marriotts,
Nobel*, Thomas
Alleyne*
6 Hemel Abbots Langley, Aldbury, Adeyfield, Ashlyns*,
Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Bovingdon, The Astley Cooper,
Kings Langley, Chipperfield, Chorleywood, The Cavendish,
Berkhamstead, Croxley Green, Flaunden, Great Hemel Hempstead,
Tring, Garston, Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, Longdean*,
Watford, Kings Langley, Little Gaddesden, Kings Langley *,
Westfield *
Chorleywood and Maple Cross, Nash Mills,
Rickmansworth Nettleden with Potten End,
Northchurch, Rickmansworth,
Sarratt, Tring, Tring Rural,
Watford, Wigginton.

Harpenden Ayot St. Lawrence, Colney Heath, Beaumont,*
and St. Albans
Flamstead, Harpenden, Harpenden Roundwood
7 Rural, Kimpton, King’s Walden, London Park*, Samuel
Colney, Markyate, Redbourn, Ridge, Ryder*
Sandridge, St. Michael, St. Pauls Sandringham*,
Walden, St. Stephens, St. Albans, Sir John Lawes*
Shenley, Wheathampstead.

8 Welwyn Ayot St. Peter, Codicote, Essendon, Monks Walk*,
Hatfield, North Mymms, Potters Bar,
Garden City, Onslow St.
Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn,
Hatfield, Audreys*, Sir
Woolmer Green.
Potters Bar Frederic Osborn,
and Stanborough*
Brookmans
Park

9 Ware and Bayford, Bengeo Rural, Bramfield, Chauncy*
Hertford Brickendon Liberty, Great Amwell, Sele*,
Hertford, Hertford Heath, Simon
Hertingfordbury, Hunsdon, Little Balle*
Berkhamsted, Little Munden, Sacombe,
Stanstead St. Margarets, Stapleford,
Tewin, Thundridge, Ware, Wareside,
Watton-at-Stone, Widford

1 Bishop’s Albury, Birchanger, Bishop’s
0 Stortford and Stortford, Eastwick, Elsenham,
Sawbridgeworth Furneux Pelham, Gilston, Great
Hallingbury, High Wych, Little
Hadham, Little Hallingbury, Much
Hadham, Sawbridgeworth, Sheering,
Stocking Pelham, Thorley.
Aldenham, Bushey, Elstree,
11 Borehamwood Hertswood*
Borehamwood,
Bushey and
Watford Rural
Watford Rural

12 Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, Cheshunt, Robert Barclay*,
Hoddesdon, Nazeing, Northaw & Haileybury
Broxbourne,
Cuffley, Stanstead Abbots, Turnford*, Goffs-
Turnford
Waltham Cross. Churchgate*
and
Cheshunt

Continuing Interest (Year 7 places)
After places have been offered, Hertfordshire County Council will maintain the school’s continuing
interest (waiting) list. A child’s position on a Continuing interest list will be determined by the
admission criteria outlined above and a child’s place on the list can change as other children join
or leave it. The county council will contact parents/carers if a vacancy becomes available and it
can be offered to a child.

Continuing interest lists will be maintained for every year group until the end of the summer
term.

In Year Admissions
The school will remain part of the county council’s coordinated In Year admissions scheme. In
year applications should be made online at www.hertsdirect.org/admissions
A paper application form can be requested from the Customer Service Centre, 0300 123 4043.

Fair Access
The school participates in the county council’s Fair Access protocol and will admit children under
this protocol before children on continuing interest.

Appeals
At transfer time parents wishing to appeal who applied on line should log into their online
application and click on the link 'register an appeal '.For those who did not apply on line, please
contact the Customer Service Centre on 0300 123 4043 to request an appeal pack.'

For in-year applications, Hertfordshire County council will write to you with the outcome of your
application and, if you have been unsuccessful, will include registration details to enable you to
login and appeal online at www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/schoolappeals
Sixth Form Arrangements
• The school will admit up to 30 external students to its Sixth Form.
• The school will accept 30 external students into the Sixth Form.
• The minimum academic criteria for all students is, for Level 3 courses at least 5
GCSEs Grade A*-C and above; or Grade 5 and above in line with the new GCSE
grading criteria.
• Students with less than this requirement will be directed towards Level 2 courses. If
oversubscribed with external applicants, priority will be given to:
 Children looked after or previously looked after
 Children with siblings at the school
 Children living nearest the school

If there is a tie break with two children living identical distances both will be admitted. If
the school is oversubscribed, priority will first be given to: Children looked after or
previously looked after.
Definitions and Explanatory notes
The following definitions apply to terms used in the admissions criteria:

Children looked after:
Places are allocated to children looked after according to Chapter 7, Section 2 of the
School Admissions (Admission Arrangements and Co-ordination of Admission
Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2012. These children will be prioritised under rule
1. Highest priority will also be given to children who were looked after, but ceased to be
so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements order or a
special guardianship order.

A “child looked after” is a child who is
a) in the care of a local authority, or
b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their
social services functions (section 22(1) of The Children Act 1989)

All children adopted from care who are of compulsory school age are
eligible for admission under rule 1.

Child Arrangements Order - under the provisions of the Children and Families Act 2014,
which amended section 8 of the Children Act 1989, residence orders have now been
replaced by child arrangements orders which settle the arrangements to be made as to
the person with whom the child is to live

Special guardianship order – under 14A of The Children Act 1989, an order appointing
one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian or guardians

Children in the process of being placed for adoption are classified by law as children
looked after providing there is a Placement Order and the application would be
prioritised under Rule 1.

Children who were not “looked after” immediately before being adopted, or made the
subject of a child arrangement order or special guardianship order, will not be prioritised
under rule 1. Applications made for these children, with suitable supporting professional
evidence, can be considered under rule 2.

Rule 2: Children for whom it can be demonstrated that they
have a particular medical or social need to go to the school:
Rule 2 applications will only be considered at the time of the initial application, unless
there has been a significant and exceptional change of circumstances within the family
since the initial application was submitted.

All schools in Hertfordshire have experience in dealing with children with diverse
social and medical needs. However in a few very exceptional cases, there are
reasons why a child has to go to one specific school.

Few applications under Rule 2 are agreed. All applications are considered
individually but a successful application should include the following:
a. Specific recent professional evidence that justifies why only one school can
meet a child’s individual needs, and/or
b. Professional evidence that outlines exceptional family circumstances making clear
why only one school can meet the child’s needs
c. If the requested school is not the nearest school to the child’s home address
clear reasons why the nearest school is not appropriate
d. For medical cases – a clear explanation of why the child’s severity of illness or
disability makes attendance at only a specific school essential.

Evidence should make clear why only one school is appropriate. Applications under Rule
2 can only be considered when supported by a recent letter from a professional involved
with the child or family, for example a doctor, psychologist or police officer. The supporting
evidence needs to demonstrate why only one named school can meet the social/medical
needs of the child.

Applications for children previously “looked after” but not meeting the specific criteria
outlined Rule 1, may be made under this rule.

Further details on the Rule 2 process can be found in the “Rule 2 protocol” available at:
www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/admissions

Definition of sibling:
A sibling is defined as: the sister, brother, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister,
child of the parent/carer or partner or a child looked after or previously looked after* and in
every case living permanently** in a placement within the home as part of the family
household from Monday to Friday at the time of this application.

A sibling must be on roll of the named school at the time the younger child starts.
If a place is obtained for an older child using fraudulent information, there will be no
sibling connection available to subsequent children from that family.

A sibling link also will be recognised for a child who has been offered, and has accepted, a
place at the school.

*Children previously looked after are those children adopted or with a special
guardianship order or child arrangements order. This definition was amended
following a determination by the OSA in August 2014.
**A sibling link will not be recognised for children living temporarily in the same
house, for example a child who usually lives with one parent but has
temporarily moved or a looked after child in a respite placement or very short
term or bridging foster placement.

Multiple births:
The school will admit over the published admission number when a single twin/multiple
birth child is allocated the last place at a school.

Home address:
The address provided must be the child’s current permanent address at the time of
application. ‘At the time of application’ means the closing date for applications.