Parents

Admissions Policy 2011 - 2012

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 Places

71 places will be allocated by reference to general ability to those applicants with the highest scores in the Wandsworth Year 6 Test.

Category 2 Places

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

1. Girls Looked After.
2. Applicants with a professionally supported exceptional medical or social need for a place at the school, as decided by the Governing Body.
3. Girls not admitted under Category 1, who have a sibling attending the school on the date of admission, and whose sibling was:
   a. admitted under Category 1 or Category 2 before September 2008; or
   b. admitted under Category 2 from September 2008: or
   c. admitted under Category 1 from September 2008, but whose address was within the distance from the school which would have qualified for a Category 2 place on the date of their admission.
4. Proximity of the girl's home top the school, measured by the shortest walking route with street lighting as measured by the Council's Geographical Information System, with those living nearest being given the highest proximity.

All applicants will apply on an equal footing, and will not need to specify under which category they are applying.

Appeal Arrangements

Applicants refused a place at the school will have the right to appeal to an independent admission appeal panel established under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

How places were offered last year

The following information is only a guide to give you a better idea of whether your child might be offered a place for September 2011. The situation can change from year to year.

• Total number of applications received: 869
• Total number of places offered: 283
• Places offered to siblings: 55
• Places offered on medical/social grounds: 0
• Places offered on distance at 1 March up to 2.3213 miles: 157 (furthest distance offered to date, 3.2153 miles)
• Places offered on ability test: 71
• Number of appeals heard: 10
• Number of successful appeals: 1