Admissions to Blatchington Mill School

2009/2010

The arrangements for the admission of children to this school at age 11+ are made by the Council. A detailed description of the arrangements is contained in the booklet 'Admissions to Schools in Brighton & Hove 2009/2010’. A copy can be obtained from the School Admissions Section, Children & Young People’s Trust, PO BOX 2503, King's House, Grand Avenue, HOVE BN3 2SU (tel:01273 293653). A copy is also available for inspection in the school.

However, parents/carers may find it helpful to know that, if there are insufficient places available to meet demand, these will be allocated to children in accordance with the following list of priorities:

i) Children in the care of the local authority (looked after children);

ii) Children with strong medical or other exceptional reasons for attending the school;

  • Children who in September 2009 will have an elder brother or sister at the school
  • Children living within the catchment area for the school
  • Other children.

If it should be necessary to decide between children within any of these priority groups, the local authority will use an electronic random allocation system to decide which of the children within that priority should be offered the available places. This system will be independently monitored.

The following information, reflecting the outcome of the admission arrangements at 11+ for September 2008 may give parents/carers some idea of their chances of obtaining a place for their child at this school in September 2009. Please note however that the admissions priorities have changed since last year. Home to school distance is no longer used to prioritise secondary school applications.

Table A

Published Admission Limit 2008/2009: 300
Number of preferences received by the initial closing date: 1005


Table B:
The initial allocation of places after closing date

  Priority (i) Priority (ii) Priority (iii) Priority (iv) Priority (v) Total
1st Preferences 2 26 118 143 0 289
2nd Preferences 0 1 0 9 0 10
3rd Preferences 0 1 0 0 0 1
No Preferences 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 2 28 118 152 0 300

These allocations were made using the equal preference system.


Table C:

APPEALS (as at1/9/08)  
Number of formal appeals considered: 78
Number of applications agreed on Appeal: 13
Number of applications conceded: 7


Contact:

School Admissions Section
Children, Families & Schools,
PO BOX 2503,
King’s House, Grand Avenue, Hove, BN3 2SU
Tel: 01273 2936