William Perkin CofE High School
Admissions criteria
The below criteria has been summarised , for the full admissions policy and arrangements please visit the school website : www . williamperkin . org . uk
Published admission number : 200 places
Where the number of applications is less than the published admission number all applicants will be offered a place .
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 were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption , a child arrangements order , or special guardianship order , including children who appear ( to the admission authority ) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted . See Note 1 .
2 . 20 places for children showing an aptitude for language . Places will be allocated in order of ranked assessment score . See Language Scholarship Admissions Criteria set out below .
3 . Children with a sibling already on-roll at the Academy who will be on-roll when the child is admitted .
4 . Children attending The Edward Betham Church of England Primary School for whom William Perkin Church of England High School is the nearest maintained high school or academy .
5 . Children attending Horsenden Primary School for whom William Perkin Church of England High School is the nearest maintained high school or academy .
6 . Children for whom William Perkin Church of England High School is the nearest maintained high school or academy .
7 . Other children , with priority given to those living closest to the school .
Tie breaks In the event of oversubscription in any of the above criteria , priority will be given to those living nearest to the academy measured in a straight line from a point in the property of the child ’ s home address ( including flats ) to the main entrance of the school , using the Local Authority ’ s computerised measuring system . In the rare event that applicants ’ distance measurements are exactly the same , in blocks of flats for instance , the place will be allocated randomly .
Waiting lists
Unsuccessful applicants will be offered the opportunity to be placed on a waiting list operated in-house by the school . Applications will be ranked in accordance with the oversubscription criteria set out above and not in the order in which the applications are received or placed on the waiting list . Names will be removed from the list at the end of June each academic year .
How places were offered in 2021
Admissions criteria
Criteria 1 & 3 to 5 Criteria 6
Offers made on national offer day
All applicants offered
Distance of last child to be offered : 0.346 of a mile
Specialist language places
20 places within William Perkin CofE High School will be made available each year for students applying for a place in Year 7 with an identified natural aptitude for language .
How to apply :
• Apply to William Perkin CofE High School in accordance with the Local Authority ’ s co-ordinated admission arrangements using the Home Local Authority Common Application Form .
• Complete the Language Scholarship application form on the school website by the specified Language Scholarship closing date Friday 1 October at 12noon .
• All Language Scholarship applicants will be invited to attend a language and linguistic aptitude assessment .
• Your child ’ s assessment score will be issued via email together with their ranked position on the Language Scholarship List . Whether your child is offered a place will depend on your ranked position for a Language Scholarship place at the tme of offers being made as well as yours and others applications order of preference on the Home Local Authority Common Application Form .
• Students who are not offered a Language Scholarship place in March will be placed on a Language Scholarship Waiting List , ranked according to their score . If a place becomes available it will be offered to the applicant who is highest on the waiting list . In the case of a tie on score , those students living nearer the school , measured in a straight line from a point in the property of the child ’ s home address ( including flats ) to the main entrance of the school , will be given priority .
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 . williamperkin . org . uk
For detailed information about the school and to read their prospectus please visit the school website : www . williamperkin . org . uk
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