A. Transfer from primary and junior to secondary - how to apply for a place

How to apply for a place if your child is due to move to secondary school

The co-ordinated scheme for admission to secondary school will enable you to apply, either online or on a common application form, for three schools ranked in order of preference. These schools can be within North Lincolnshire, including voluntary aided schools, or within a neighbouring LA.

All parents/guardians of pupils who live within North Lincolnshire whose child is due to transfer to secondary education in September 2009 must either apply online or complete a common application form.

You can name up to three schools, which must be listed in rank order. Rank order means you should name the schools starting with your highest preference first.

Parents of children who are due to transfer to secondary school in September 2009 and live within North Lincolnshire will be sent information via their child's current school. If your child currently attends a school outside North Lincolnshire this information will be posted to your home address.

CO-ORDINATED SCHEME FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS

North Lincolnshire Council has entered into co-ordinated arrangements with admission authorities within our own LA and also neighbouring LA's for the processing of admission applications.

These arrangements have been made with St Bede's Catholic School and The St Lawrence Academy (admission authorities in their own right), Doncaster, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.

A co-ordinated scheme means generally that

• Parents must make application through their home LA
• Information will be exchanged between admission authorities.
• All parents who have expressed a preference for a school by the closing date will receive only one offer of a school place on the same day - 2 March 2009.

The co-ordinated scheme for North Lincolnshire will follow the process outlined below.

1. All parents must either apply online or complete the common application form;
2. Parents to name three schools on their online application or common application form;
3. Schools named on their online application or common application form should be in rank order;
4. The LA will then determine whether or not the child Is eligible for admission. If the governing body or a neighbouring LA are responsible for admission they will determine who is eligible and inform the home LA;
5. Parents will receive a single offer of a school place;
6. All offers of a school place will be made by the LA. This includes those determined by other admission authorities within North Lincolnshire or a neighbouring education authority where they are responsible for allocating places;
7. All offers of a school place to be sent to parents on the same day;
8. Where the LA cannot offer a place at any of the named schools the parent will be offered a place at the next nearest school with places available.

Important dates

Date by which parents will be issued with the relevant information to express their preference on a common application form	5 September 2008
Date by which parents must apply online or return their common application form	24 October 2008
Date by which parents will be notified if they have been allocated a place at their preferred school	Letters will be posted by 02 March 2009
Deadline for parents to accept the place offered. If you do not respond it will be assumed you have accepted the place.	16 March 2009
Date by which appeals must be returned	18 March 2009

Late applications

Applications must be submitted by the 24 October 2008. Where a parent submits a late application, and the lateness has been unavoidable in the opinion of the admissions authority, (e.g house move) the LA will be willing to consider it up to 17 January 2009. Where applications are received after the 17 January 2009, or without a good reason for not meeting the deadline, pupils will be allocated a place using the following criterion:

• Those who have applied online or submitted a common application form by the closing date will be allocated places first. If further places are available at the preferred school the parent will be offered a place but if all places have been taken the parent will be refused and offered the right to appeal.

The co-ordinated scheme for admission to secondary school will enable you to apply, either online or on a common application form, for three schools ranked in order of preference. These schools can be within North Lincolnshire, including voluntary aided schools, or within a neighbouring council.

All parents/guardians of pupils who live within North Lincolnshire whose child is due to transfer to secondary education in September 2008 must either apply online or complete a common application form.

You can name up to three schools, which must be listed in rank order. Rank order means you should name the schools starting with your highest preference first.

Parents of children who are due to transfer to secondary school in September 2008 and live within North Lincolnshire will be sent information via their child's current school. If your child currently attends a school outside North Lincolnshire this information will be posted to your home address.

Coordinated scheme for secondary schools

North Lincolnshire Council has coordinated arrangements with neighbouring councils for the processing of admission applications.

These arrangements have been made with:

• St Bede's Catholic School (an admission authority in its own right)
• Doncaster
• Hull
• East Riding of Yorkshire
• Lincolnshire
• North East Lincolnshire
• Nottinghamshire.

A coordinated scheme generally means that:

• Parents must make an application through their home council
• Information will be exchanged through between admission authorities
• All parents who have expressed a preference for a school by the closing date will receive only one offer of a school place on the same day - 3 March 2008.

The coordinated scheme for North Lincolnshire will follow the processes outlined below.

1. All parents must either apply online or complete the common application form;
2. Parents to name three schools on their online application or common application form;
3. Schools named on their online application or common application form should be in rank order;
4. The council will then determine whether or not the child is eligible for admission. If the governing body or a neighbouring council is responsible for admission it will decide who is eligible and inform the home council;
5. Parents will receive a single offer of a school place;
6. The council will make all offers of a school place. This includes those determined by a school governing body or a neighbouring council if they are responsible for allocating places;
7. All offers of a school place are sent to parents on the same day;
8. Where the council cannot offer a place at any of the named schools, the parent will be offered a place at the next nearest school with places available.

Important dates

7 September 2007

Date by which parents will be issued with the relevant information to express their preference on a common application form

19 October 2007

Date by which parents must apply online or return their common application form

Letters will be posted 3 March 2008

Date by which parents will be notified if they have been allocated a place at their preferred school

17 March 2008

Deadline for parents to accept the place offered. If you do not respond it will be assumed you have accepted the place.

Late applications

Applications must be submitted by the 19 October 2007. Where a parent submits a late application, and the lateness has been unavoidable in the opinion of the admissions authority, (for example, house move) the council will be willing to consider it up to 18 January 2008. Where applications are received after the 18 January 2008, or without a good reason for not meeting the deadline, pupils will be allocated a place using the following criterion:

• Those who have applied online or submitted a common application form by the closing date will be allocated places first. If further places are available at the preferred school the parent will be offered a place but if all places have been taken the parent will be refused and offered the right to appeal.