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Posted on: October 17th 2022

School Admissions Consultation

TKAT is the admissions authority for Chichester High School. In accordance with our statutory duty set out in the School Admissions Code, please find attached details of consultation for Admission in 2024/25 which commenced today 17th October 2022, and will conclude on 28th November 2022.


Please find a consultation notice here which details about how you can comment on the consultation. The policy is available on the school website here

CHICHESTER HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSIONS POLICY SEPTEMBER 2024 ENTRY

ADMISSIONS TO YEAR 7

Arrangements for applications for places in Year 7 at Chichester High School will be made in accordance with West Sussex's co-ordinated admission arrangements; parents resident in West Sussex can apply online here; parents resident in other areas must apply through their home local authority. Chichester High School will use West Sussex's timetable published online for these applications and West Sussex will make the offers of places as required by the School Admissions Code.


Published Admission Number (PAN)
The PAN for Year 7 is 240. If there are fewer applicants than places available all applicants will be admitted.


Special Educational Needs
Any child with an Education, Health and Care Plan that names the academy will be admitted. 

Oversubscription Criteria
If there are more applications than places available we will apply the oversubscription criteria listed below:

1. Looked after children and previously looked after children. A 'looked after child' 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
(see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an
application to a school. Previously looked after children are children who were looked
after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child
arrangements order or special guardianship order). Previously looked after children
also includes those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care
outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

2. Children with an exceptional and compelling social, psychological or medical need
which makes the school particularly suitable for the child. Priority will be given to those
children who have a demonstrable and significant need to attend Chichester High
School. Applications for priority in this criterion will need to be supported by written
evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate a
special connection between the applicant’s needs and Chichester High School.

3. Children living in the catchment area of the school with a sibling attending at the time of
application and admission. Enter your postcode using the link below to check whether
you fall within the school’s catchment area: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/education-
children-and-families/schools-and-colleges/school-places/find-a-school/school-
catchment-areas-202223/ Siblings may be half or step-siblings, adopted siblings or the
child of the parent/carer’s partner but must be living permanently at the same address.

4. Other children living in the catchment area – see definition above.

5. Other children with a sibling attending at the time of application and admission - see
sibling definition above.

6. Distance. Priority will be given to the child living nearest the school. We use the distance between the child’s permanent home address and the school, measured in a straight-line using Ordnance Survey address point data.

Where a child lives normally during the school week with more than one parent at
different addresses, the permanent home address for the purposes of school
admissions will be the one where the child spends the majority of school nights
Monday–Friday.


Tie-break
If the distance criterion is not sufficient to distinguish between two or more applicants for the last remaining place then random allocation will be used. This process will be supervised by somebody independent of the school.

Multiple Births
In the case of twins or other multiple births, where there is only one place available in the school, both will be considered together as one application. The school will be allowed to go above its admission number for this purpose.

Fraudulent or Misleading Applications
As an admission authority we have the right to investigate any concerns we may have about your application and to withdraw the offer of a place if we consider there is evidence that you have made a fraudulent claim or provided misleading information, for example a false address was given which denied a place to a child with a stronger claim. We reserve the right to check any address and other information provided so we can apply the oversubscription criteria accurately and fairly.

Fair Access Protocol
Local Authorities are required to have Fair Access Protocols in order to make sure that
unplaced, vulnerable children are offered a place at a suitable school as quickly as possible. The school will comply with West Sussex’s Fair Access Protocol. This may mean admitting children above the PAN.

Admission of Children outside their Normal Age Group
Parents may seek a place for their child outside of their normal age group, for example, if the child is gifted and talented or has experienced problems such as ill health. It is important for parents to note that they will have responsibility for providing evidence to support their request.

If parents wish for their child to be considered for admission to a year group which is outside their normal age group, then they must:
a) Complete the LA common application form or the in-year admission form, as appropriate

b) Attach a letter outlining reasons for the request and all supporting letters and/or documentary evidence in support of the application. Chichester High School will make decisions on the basis of the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child concerned.
This will include taking account of:

  • the parent’s views;
  • any available information about the child’s academic, social and emotional development;
  • where relevant, their medical history and the views of a medical professional;
  • whether they have previously been educated out of their normal age group;
  • any evidence that the child may naturally have fallen into a lower age group if it were not for being born prematurely;
  • the views of the head teacher.

In-year admissions
For all information regarding In-Year Admissions, including details on how parents can apply fora school place, an application form to complete, the timescale in which your application will be processed and details on the right to appeal, please visit the school website.


Waiting List
Any child refused a place at the school will automatically be put on the waiting list unless a higher preference school has been offered. A waiting list will be maintained until 31 December after which it will be cleared. If you would like your child to remain on the waiting list please contact the school.

The waiting list is maintained in the order of the oversubscription criteria. This means that names can move down the list if, e.g. someone moves into the area and is higher placed under the oversubscription criteria.

ADMISSIONS TO YEAR 12

Academic Entry Criteria
The minimum qualification for entry into the Sixth Form is 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) including English or Maths at grade 4-9 for access to any Level 3 course.

All level 2 BTEC awards at pass and above will count as 1 GCSE equivalent regardless of the number of guided learning hours studied or the number of separate qualifications achieved. A maximum of three BTEC qualifications will be counted in the 5 GCSEs.


Students achieving below a grade 4 in either English or Maths will need to retake the relevant GCSE until they secure at least a grade 4 or the functional skills course in the relevant subject, if applicable.


If an applicant meets these criteria they will be eligible for consideration for a sixth form place.


All students in the current Year 11 at Chichester High School who meet the academic entry criteria will continue into the Sixth Form, if they wish.


Please also note that there are specific individual minimum entry requirements for each subject, which can be found in our prospectus. Chichester High School cannot guarantee an offer of a place on specific courses. Applicants who meet the entry requirements but who cannot be accommodated in their preferred subjects will be offered an alternative course.

PAN
A minimum of 20 places will be filled by eligible external applicants to the Sixth Form provided sufficient applications are received.

External applicants should complete the on-line application form on the Chichester High School website. Students are entitled to apply in their own right. All application forms must be completed and returned by 31 December for entry in the following September. Offers of sixth form places are conditional on final GCSE results.


Oversubscription Criteria for External Applicants
If there are more applications than places available, offers will be made in the order of the oversubscription criteria listed below:

1. Looked after children and previously looked after children. A 'looked after child' 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
(see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an
application to a school. Previously looked after children are children who were looked
after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child
arrangements order or special guardianship order). Previously looked after children also includes those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted

2. A child with a sibling on roll at the time of application and admission. Siblings may be half or step-siblings, adopted siblings or the child of the parent/carer’s partner but must be living permanently at the same address.

3. Pupils attending The Academy Selsey.

4. Distance. Priority will be given to the child living nearest the school. We use the
distance between the child’s permanent home address and the school, measured in a
straight-line using Ordnance Survey address point data.

Where a child lives normally during the school week with more than one parent at
different addresses, the permanent home address for the purposes of school
admissions will be the one where the child spends the majority of school nights
Monday–Friday.

Tie-break
If the distance criterion is not sufficient to distinguish between two or more applicants for the last remaining place then random allocation will be used. This process will be supervised by somebody independent of the school.

Appeals
The parents and/or student refused a place at the school have a right to appeal to an
independent appeal panel. The decision of the independent appeal panel is binding on all

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