ADMISSIONS Admissions Policy 2007 - 2008 Burntwood admits 283 students to Year 7 each year. The criteria for the admission of students to Year 7 in September are as follows: Category 1 71 places allocated by reference to general ability 71 places will be allocated to those applicants with the highest scores in the Wandsworth Year 6 test. All Year 6 children attending Wandsworth state primary schools will take the test in their primary school on Thursday 22nd November 2007. Children not attending Wandsworth state primary schools will take the same test at one of the Borough's test centres on Saturday 1st December 2007. If there are fewer than 71 applications under this category the balance of places will be allocated under category 2. In the event of a tie for 71st place the criteria in Category 2 below will be used to determine the successful applicant.

Category 2
The remaining 212 places to be allocated as follows, in this order:

· Girls Looked After who, in the opinion of the Governing Body, would be suitably provided for in the school;
· *Where the girl has a sibling on the school roll on the date of admission and is not admitted under category 1;
· Girls with special medical/social needs, which in the opinion of the Governing Body, would be suitably provided for in the school;
· Proximity of the girl's home to the school, measured by the shortest walking route, with those living nearest being given the highest priority.

*Sibling places

The priority given to sisters of children attending Burntwood school has changed. The change has been made so sisters of new children admitted to the school from September 2008 onwards, will only get priority if the children live locally. If you are applying for a place for September 2008, your child will still receive priority if they have a sister already attending the school and who will still be attending in September 2008.
BUT
If the child for whom you are applying for a place in September 2008 has younger sisters who will be eligible to transfer to secondary school from September 2009 onwards, the younger sister(s) will only get priority if:
a) They have an older brother or sister who started at the school BEFORE September 2008; or
b) They have an older brother or sister who started at the school from September 2008 onwards and, regardless of the criteria under which they were offered a place, they lived near enough to the school to be eligible for a place that year under the distance criterion.
Younger sisters of children offered a place for September 2008 because of their test score, will not get priority in future years unless they meet conditions a) or b) above.

All applicants under category 1 will also be considered under category 2.

Parents have the right to appeal against non-admission through an independant Appeal Committee.

For 283 places available in September 2007, 984 applications were received by the deadline, 20th October 2006.

Applications for places in Year 7 in September 2008

If you wish to apply for a place at Burntwood then you must apply on the Secondary Transfer Application Form for the borough in which you live and put Burntwood as one of your preferences. Eg, if you live in Wandsworth apply on a Wandsworth form; if you live in Merton apply on the Merton form. It is very important that you return your application form to your home borough in time to meet the closing date, Friday 19th October 2007.


Open Sessions 2007 ­ Year 7

Parents who are considering applying for a place are invited to visit the school and to meet the staff and students on one of the following occasions:

Wednesday 3rd October 2007	6.00 pm	-	8.00 pm
Saturday 6th October 2007	10.00 am	-	12.00 noon
Thursday 11th October 2007	9.00 am	-	11.00 am
Tuesday 16th October 2007	9.00 am	-	11.00 am

Students who are offered a place at the school will be invited to attend interviews which will be held between Monday 2nd June 2008 and Friday 13th June 2008. An Induction Day and Evening will be held on Thursday 10th July 2008.

Admissions to the Sixth Form

New applicants to the Sixth Form will be invited into school on open days and on Sixth Form induction day. Applications for places in the Sixth Form in September 2008 should be made directly to the school. Application forms can be obtained from the school office. Completed forms must be returned to the Head of the Sixth Form by January 31st 2008. The Sixth Form has its own Course Booklet which is available to all applicants and parents on request.

Open Sessions 2007 ­ Sixth Form

Parents who are considering applying for a place are invited to visit the school and to meet the staff and students on one of the following occasions:

Saturday 6th October 2007	10.00 am	-	12.00 noon
Thursday 18th October 2007	5.30 pm	-	8.00 pm

Appeals Procedure
Parents have the right to appeal against non-admission through an independent Appeal Committee.