The consultation on admission arrangements and admission numbers for community and voluntary controlled schools and on the scheme for the coordination of admissions to all maintained schools and academies in for 2013/14 ended on 1 March 2012.
Scheme of Coordination
The Scheme of Coordination for 2013 scheme (pdf format, 86Kb) has been amended by removing the section on in year admissions and the Fair Access Protocol. In addition the date for offering places at primary and junior schools has been changed to 16 April 2013. From 2014, 16 April will be the National Offer Date for primary schools.
Fair Access Protocol
The Fair Access Protocol (pdf format, 53Kb) has been amended to ensure it is consistent with the requirements of the new School Admissions Code.
The Protocol states that when a governing body does not wish to admit a child with challenging behaviour outside the normal admissions round it must refer the case to the Admissions Team for action under the Fair Access Protocol. This would only be appropriate where the school can provide evidence that it has a particularly high proportion of children with challenging behaviour or previously excluded children and that evidence is accepted by a majority of school and local authority representatives at the Fair Access Panel. The parent of a child refused admission under this provision would have a right of appeal to an independent admission appeal panel.
Challenging behaviour is defined in the protocol as serious criminal behaviour resulting in a conviction or a police caution, behaviour resulting in a permanent exclusion or behaviour resulting in a significant number of fixed term exclusions from which it is clear that the child is at serious risk of permanent exclusion
The provision to refer a child to the Fair Access Panel even though a school has available places does not apply to a looked after child, a previously looked after child or a child with a statement of special educational needs naming the school in question, as these children must always be admitted.
In year admissions scheme
This in year admissions scheme (pdf format, 50Kb) for 2013 will apply to all in year admissions for F1 to Year 11 for community and voluntary controlled schools in Oxfordshire. Own admission authority schools may also take part in the scheme. It is intended to help both schools and families by providing a robust, fair and quick means of meeting parental preference wherever possible and in matching children to available places.
Community and voluntary controlled primary, infants', and secondary schools
The admission arrangements for community and voluntary controlled infants’ and primary schools (pdf format, 43Kb) have been amended to give previously looked after children the same priority as "looked after" children. The term “previously looked after children” refers only to children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order).
The admission arrangements for St Mary’s CE Infant (Controlled) School have also been amended to give the same priority to children with siblings at The Batt CE Aided Primary School as that accorded to those with siblings at St Mary's CE Infant (Controlled) School. This change is designed to minimise the difficulties experienced by parents whose children have transferred from St Mary’s CE Infant (Controlled) School to The Batt CE Aided Primary School.
Amendments to the catchment areas of Gosford Hill School and Cooper School
No objections were received regarding the proposal to include the area of Murcott within the designated catchment area for Gosford Hill School (pdf format, 279Kb). By road route Gosford Hill School is the most easily accessible secondary school to Murcott.
In addition no objections were raised regarding the retention of Murcott within the area for The Cooper School.
Children in Years 7 to 11 who live in Murcott will now be entitled to free transport to either The Cooper School or Gosford Hill School.
The Governors of Gosford Hill School fully supported this amendment to the school’s designated area.
Admission numbers for Community and Voluntary Controlled Primary, Infants’, Junior and Secondary Schools
The admission numbers (pdf format, 105 Kb) have been set with regard to the capacity of the schools concerned. In the case of infants’ and primary schools where the admission number is less than the indicated admission number derived from the Net Capacity Calculation this has normally been done to ensure that the schools concerned can meet the Infant Class Size limit of 30 children.
Schools converting to academy status
In the secondary sector Gillotts School, Bartholomew School, Langtree School and The Cherwell School have confirmed that for entry to school in September 2013 they intend to follow the admission arrangements consulted upon by us. Faringdon Community College, Chipping Norton School, Henry Box School and Wallingford School have not confirmed with us the admissions arrangements that will apply in 2013. It is likely that these schools will continue to use the admission arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools.
In the primary sector Rush Common School will be using the admission arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools.
Own admission authority schools
Links to the determined own admission authority policies (pdf format, 304Kb)
Primary Church of England Voluntary Aided Schools
| School |
DfE Number |
Link to policy |
| All Saints CE Primary School |
3859 |
Not yet available |
| Appleton CE Primary School |
3850 |
Not yet available |
| Ashbury with Compton Beauchamp CE Primary School |
3851 |
Not yet available |
| Bishop Carpenter CE Primary School |
3302 |
Not yet available |
| Bishop Loveday CE School |
3351 |
Not yet available |
| Checkendon CE Primary School |
3801 |
Not yet available |
| Chesterton CE Primary School (pdf format, 71Kb) |
3082 |
|
| Christopher Rawlins CE School |
3453 |
Not yet available |
| Deddington CE Primary School |
3452 |
Not yet available |
| Dr Radcliffes CE Primary School |
3828 |
Not yet available |
| Dr South’s CE Primary School |
3655 |
Not yet available |
| Ewelme CE Primary School |
3752 |
Not yet available |
| Goring CE Primary School (pdf format, 40Kb) |
3803 |
|
| Great Rollright CE School |
3408 |
Not yet available |
| Kidmore End CE Primary School |
3807 |
Not yet available |
| Kirtlington CE School |
3500 |
Not yet available |
| Little Milton CE Primary School (pdf format, 29Kb) |
3755 |
|
| Northbourne CE Primary School |
3852 |
Not yet available |
| Shellingford CE School |
3853 |
Not yet available |
| Shenington CE Primary School |
5200 |
Not yet available |
| Shiplake CE Primary School |
3810 |
Not yet available |
| SS Mary and John CE Primary School (pdf format, 203Kb) |
3834 |
|
| St Barnabas’ CE Primary School |
3832 |
Not yet available |
| St Christopher’s CE School, Lechlade |
3555 |
Not yet available |
| St Ebbe’s CE Primary School |
3833 |
Not yet available |
| St Edburg’s CE Primary School |
3505 |
Not yet available |
| St John the Evangelist CE School |
3613 |
Not yet available |
| St Laurence’s CE Primary School |
3760 |
Not yet available |
| St Mary’s CE School, Chipping Norton |
3858 |
Not yet available |
| St Michael’s CE Primary School |
3216 |
Not yet available |
| St Peter’s CE Infant School, Alvescot (pdf format, 33Kb) |
3550 |
|
| St Peter’s CE Primary School, Cassington |
3651 |
Not yet available |
| St Philip and St James CE Primary School |
3835 |
Not yet available |
| Stoke Row CE School |
3206 |
Not yet available |
| The Batt CE Primary School |
3605 |
Not yet available |
| The Blake CE School |
3600 |
Not yet available |
| The Hendreds CE School |
3250 |
Not yet available |
| The John Henry Newman CE Primary School |
2612 |
Not yet available |
| Wootton by Woodstock CE School (pdf format 171Kb) |
3657 |
|
| Wootton St Peter CE Primary School |
3854 |
Not yet available |
| Wroxton CE Primary School |
3004 |
Not yet available |
Primary Catholic Voluntary Aided Schools
| School |
DfE Number |
Link to policy |
| Holy Trinity Catholic School |
3420 |
Not yet available |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School (pdf format, 50Kb) |
3822 |
|
| Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School (pdf format 40Kb) |
3836 |
|
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School |
3820 |
Not yet available |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School |
3842 |
Not yet available |
| St Amand’s Catholic Primary School |
3855 |
Not yet available |
| St Edmunds Catholic Primary School |
3856 |
Not yet available |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School |
3839 |
Not yet available |
| St John’s Catholic Primary School, Banbury |
3350 |
Not yet available |
| St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Banbury |
3825 |
Not yet available |
| St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Oxford |
3838 |
Not yet available |
| St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Thames |
3826 |
Not yet available |
| St Joseph’s Catholic School, Carterton |
3556 |
Not yet available |
| St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Bicester |
3824 |
Not yet available |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School |
3823 |
Not yet available |
Primary Academies, Foundation and Trust Schools
| School |
DfE Number |
Link to policy |
| Dashwood School |
2592 |
Not yet available |
| Faringdon Infant School |
2561 |
Not yet available |
| Faringdon Junior School |
2562 |
Not yet available |
| Hanwell Fields |
3837 |
Not yet available |
| Rush Common School (pdf format, 43Kb) |
2574 |
|
Secondary Voluntary Aided Schools
Secondary Academies, Foundation and Trust Schools
| School |
DfE Number |
Link to policy |
| Banbury School |
4021 |
Not yet available |
| Bartholomew School (pdf format, 63Kb) |
4054 |
|
| Burford School (Converting to academy from 1 July 2012) |
4040 |
Not yet available |
| Chipping Norton School |
4010 |
Not yet available |
| Faringdon Community College |
4141 |
Not yet available |
| Gillotts School (pdf format, 63Kb) |
4055 |
|
| The Henry Box School (Converting to academy, date TBC) |
4050 |
Not yet available |
| King Alfreds (pdf format, 63Kb) |
4142 |
|
| Langtree School (pdf format, 63Kb) |
4094 |
|
| North Oxfordshire Academy |
6905 |
Not yet available |
| Oxford Academy |
6906 |
Not yet available |
| Oxford Spires Academy |
4117 |
Not yet available |
| The Cherwell School |
4116 |
Not yet available |
| Wallingford School |
4140 |
Not yet available |
| Warriner School |
4007 |
Not yet available |