Ark Acton Academy
Admissions criteria
The below criteria has been summarised, for the full
admissions policy and arrangements please visit the school
website: www.arkacton.org
Published admission number: 180 places
Where the number of applications is greater than the
published admission number; after the allocation of
children with an EHC plan, the admission criteria will be
applied in the following order of priority:
1. ‘Looked After Children’ and children who have
previously been a ‘Looked After Child’ but immediately
following this became subject to adoption, a child
arrangements order or special guardianship order
2. Children of staff at the academy who occupy, or have
been recruited to, a post where there is a demonstrable
skill shortage. Ark Schools must approve the Principal’s
assessment process and designation of such posts to
confirm the staff members ‘eligibility under this criterion.
Priority will be limited to one place for each form of entry
in any year (i.e. 6 places in each 6-form year group).
3. Children who, at the time of admission, have a
sibling who attends the academy. For this purpose,
“sibling”means a whole, half or step-sibling or an
adopted child resident at the same address.
4. Distance measurement – priority will be given to those
children who live closest to the school.
The Local Authority measures distance on behalf of Ark
Schools. Ealing Council use Ordinance Survey Data and
the LLPG (Local Land Property Gazetteer) to calculate
straight line distance between the child’s home and the
main entrance to the academy.
Tie breaks
If Ark Schools is unable to distinguish between applicants
using the published oversubscription criteria, places will
be offered via a random draw which will be supervised by
someone independent of the academy.
How places were offered in 2020
Admissions
criteria
Criteria 1 to 4
Offers made on national
offer day
All applicants offered
Waiting lists
Any child refused a place at the academy will automatically
be put on a waiting list (unless a higher preference school
has been offered.) A waiting list will be maintained until the
end of the academic year after which it will be cleared.
The waiting list is maintained in the order of the
oversubscription criteria only (not application date). This
means that names can move down the list if, e.g. someone
moves into the area and is higher placed under the
oversubscription criteria.
Parents/carers have the right to request their child is
removed from the waiting list at any time. Once removed,
the child cannot be reinstated on the waiting list without
submitting a new application.
If a place becomes available it will be allocated to the
first child on the waiting list, in accordance with the
oversubscription criteria. If that offer is declined the place
will be offered to the next child on the waiting list.
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.arkacton.org
For detailed information about the school and to
read their prospectus please visit the school website:
www.arkacton.org
Twin or children from multiple births
In the case of multiple births or siblings in the same year
group, where there is only one place available in the
academy, all will be considered together as one application.
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