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Twyford CofE High School

Admissions criteria
The below criteria has been summarised , for the full admissions policy and arrangements please visit the school website : www . twyford . ealing . sch . uk / attending-our-school / admissions
Published admission number : 190 places Of the 190 places available : 150 are designated as Foundation ( Christian ) places 21 are designated as World Faith places 19 are designated as Specialist Music Scholar places
In the event of undersubscription , i . e . if the number of applications for Foundation ( Christian ) places is less than the places available , the shortfall of allocated places will be transferred to the World Faith category . If the number of applications for World Faith Places is less than the places available , the shortfall of allocated places will be transferred to the Foundation ( Christian ) category .
Applicants wishing to apply for a place for their child for one of the above categories are asked to refer to the relevant admissions criteria for that category , and complete the appropriate Supplementary Information / Application form .
If a supplementary religious reference is received after the published closing date it will be acknowledged but cannot be considered until after the Pan London offers are made on March . Parents are strongly advised to send all applications by registered / recorded post .
When there are more applicants than the number of places available , the Governors will admit according to the admissions criteria . After the admission of children with an EHCP all Looked After Children or children who were Previously Looked After , whether of a particular faith or no faith , have priority over all other applications .
Looked After and Previously Looked After Children , will be allocated a place from one of the above categories . If a Supplementary Information / Application Form is not submitted in relation to a Looked After or Previously Looked After Child , they will be allocated a place pro rata from the Foundation / World Faith categories . The number of places available in these categories will be reduced accordingly and , in the event of oversubscription , the remaining places will be allocated according to the relevant oversubscription criteria for that category .
The total points scored will be the first deciding factor based on the answers given to the questions detailed in sections 1 to 4 of the supplementary information form ( religious reference ) which relate to attendance of families .
In the event of a shortfall of applicants providing a religious reference , those applicants who have listed Twyford as one of their choices on the Common Application Form , but not provided a religious reference , will be considered . If there are more of such applicants than places available , then the same tie break criteria for applicants that have the same number of points will be applied .
Where applicants have the same total number of points , the following criteria will be used as a tie break : 1 . Children with a sibling ( sibling refers to all blood , half , step , adoptive and foster children who live at the same home address as the child already attending the school and will be attending the school at the time of the sibling ’ s attendance ) at the school , with distance criteria as set out below ( 2-5 ) being used as a tie break .
2 . Applicants living in the Ealing Deanery area , with the distance criteria applied .
3 . Applicants living in the Brent & Harrow Deanery areas , with the distance criteria applied .
4 . Applicants living in the Hillingdon Deanery area , with the distance criteria applied .
5 . Applicants living outside the above categories 2-4 , with the distance criteria applied .
Tie breaks In all cases , the distance from home to school is measured by straight line from a point in the property to the nearest gated entrance which is used by pupils to enter the school grounds . The measuring system is an integral part of the admissions software . It uses Ordnance Survey maps and is accurate to 2 metres .
For multi occupancy buildings such as flats , the measurement is taken from a point in the property and applicants from that building are ordered by independently administered random allocation .
In any other case , where applicants have the same priority on distance , independently administered random allocation will be the final deciding factor .
A map showing the Deanery areas is displayed in the school reception area and will be available on the school website .
Multiple births
The school does not give priority under its admission criteria for twins , triplets or other children from multiple births . However the school will endeavour , wherever possible , not to separate these children .
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