Villiers High School
Admissions criteria
Planned admission number: 240 places Any combination of two or more criteria gives higher priority
than one criterion. For example, a brother/sister and agreed
medical/social circumstances would give priority over a
brother/sister connection. If two or more children have equal
priority under the criteria, the criterion of distance set out in
point 4 above will be applied.
Where the number of applications is greater than the
planned admission number, applications will be considered
against the criteria set out below. Tie break
In the event that the distances are equal the Local Authority’s
Admission System will offer the place by random allocation.
After the allocation of children with an EHC plan, the
admission criteria will be applied in the following order
of priority: Twin or children from multiple births
Villiers does not give priority under its admission criteria for
twins, triplets or other children from multiple births however,
the Local Authority will endeavour wherever possible not to
separate the children.
The below criteria has been summarised, for the full
admissions policy and arrangements please visit the school
website: www.villiers.ealing.sch.uk
1. Children in Public Care. Children who are in public care
as defined in Section 22 of the 1989 Children Act (this
includes foster children) and previously looked after
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).
2. Brother or Sister who will still be attending School at
the time of admission. The words brother and sister
refer to all blood, half, foster, step and adoptive
brothers and sisters (not cousins) who live at the same
home and in the same family unit on a permanent
basis or for the majority of time in any calendar
year. A sibling relationship does not apply when the
older child(ren) will leave before the younger one
starts school. A sibling connection does not apply for
children whose older siblings will/may be attending
the 6th form in years 12 and 13.
3. Exceptional Medical or Social Circumstances for the
first preferred school . The medical circumstances
must relate to the child and parents will be expected
to provide supporting evidence from a consultant
who is monitoring the child’s condition (not a General
Practitioner [GP]) in relation to medical circumstances,
or a social worker (or other appropriate professionally
qualified person) in relation to social circumstances. All
supporting evidence showing why education should be
at the first preferred school must be submitted at the
time of application. Priority under this criterion can only
be given for the first preference school.
The Admissions Panel will consider all claimed
exceptional medical or social circumstances in line with
admissions criteria and inform parents of their decision.
Children of newly appointed staff
After the published offer date, where there is a demonstrable
skills shortage for a vacant post (independent evidence is
required), the admission authority will place the children of
the new appointee for the post in question, at the top of the
waiting list for places at the school.
How places were offered in 2017
Admissions
criteria Offers made on national
offer day
Criteria 1 to 4 All applicants offered
Waiting lists
If it is not possible to offer parents a place for their child
immediately, the child’s name will be placed on a waiting
list. The criteria for admission will be used to determine the
position
Sixth form admissions
Applications for sixth form are made directly to the school.
Please visit the school website for the sixth form admissions
policy: www.villiers.ealing.sch.uk
For detailed information about the school and
to read their prospectus please visit the school
website: www.villiers.ealing.sch.uk
4. Distance from the child’s permanent home address to
the preferred school. The distance from home to Villiers
High School is measured by a straight line from a point
in the property determined by Ordinance Survey to the
nearest gated entrance which is used by pupils to enter
the school grounds.
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