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Admissions Policy

Admissions Policy and Procedure for entry in September 2011

Paddington Academy will consider all applications.  Where fewer than 180 applications are received in respect of any one year group, the Academy will offer places to all those who have applied unless the application is defined as an exception (see below).

Paddington Academy is a member of the United Learning Trust which has a Christian ethos.   The Academy accepts students of all faiths and none.

Students with a statement of special educational needs that names the Academy in the statement will be given priority over other admissions.  If a child has a statement of special educational needs and you require further advice on primary to secondary transfer, you are advised to contact the Special Educational Needs section of the Local Education Authority of the area you live in.

To obtain more information on applying for a secondary school place in September 2010, where you are are a resident of Westminster, please click here

 If you live outside of Westminster but wish to apply to Paddington Academy please contact your local authority for further information.

Please note that if you are a Westminster resident you are able to apply online at www.westminster.gov.uk

 

NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR APPLICATION FORM TO THE ACADEMY. 

Over-Subscription

If the number of applications for admissions is greater than 180 after allocating places to those with a statement of special educational needs, places will be allocated in accordance with the following criteria applied in the order in which they are set out below:

  1. Students who are in public care (looked after children) on the date of applications
  2. Students with significant specific medical, social or special educational needs which are not covered in a statement of special educational needs. The significant specific need which parents may ask to be taken into account must; relate directly to the student; be significant to the extent that it will or is likely to have an impact on the ability of the student to access the provision of education. Parent(s) wishing to make application on the basis of this criterion must demonstrate that the Academy is specifically suited to meet the need described in the application and that no other school can meet this need. Applications made on the basis of this criterion must be accompanied by a report or letter from a relevant and appropriately qualified professional person. Such a person may be a doctor, social worker or educational psychologist. The Academy reserves the right to seek and take into account a second opinion from a suitably qualified professional person, such opinion to be gained at the expense of the Academy. Parent(s) are advised that they should provide full information with their application to enable it to be properly considered. It may not be possible for the Academy to consider late information.
  3. Students with a sibling or siblings who will be attending the Academy on the date when the applicant would be admitted. The term sibling means a full, step, half, adopted or fostered brother or sister, but not cousins. The Academy reserves the right to ask for proof of relationship.
  4. Students who live the nearest distance to the Academy. The distance which determines how far the student has to travel to the Academy is the shortest walking distance along public highways and footpaths between the door to the student's permanent address and the nearest entrance to that school's main building. The student's permanent address is where he or she normally lives and sleeps and goes to school from. Proof of residency can be requested at any time throughout the admissions process. Parent(s) may be asked to provide their original Council Tax and Child Benefit documents. If false or misleading information is used to gain entry to the Academy the offer of a place will be withdrawn and the application cancelled.
Waiting List
If in any year it receives more applications for places than there are places available, the Academy will operate a waiting list until a month after the admission date. It is open to any parent to ask for his or her child's name to be placed on the waiting list following either an unsuccessful application or an unsuccessful appeal. The child's position on the waiting list will be determined solely in accordance with the oversubscription criteria set out above. Where places in the Academy become vacant they will be allocated to children on the waiting list in accordance with the oversubscription criteria
Appeal
Parent(s) have the right of appeal to the Academy's Independent Appeal Panel if they are dissatisfied with an admission decision of the Academy. Further assistance is available from the Academy Office.