Brentside High School
Admissions criteria
The below criteria has been summarised , for the full admissions policy and arrangements please visit the school website : www . brentsidehigh . ealing . sch . uk
Published admission number : 288 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 previously looked after children . Previously looked after children are 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 ). 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 .
2 . Children with an older brother or sister attending the school at the time of application who will be at the school in September 2023 . Sibling refers to brother or sister , half brother or sister , adopted brother or sister , step brother or sister , or the child of the parent / carer ’ s partner and , in every case , the child should be living in the same family unit at the same address .
How places were offered in 2022
Admissions criteria
Criteria 1 to 4
Offers made on national offer day
All applicants offered
Waiting lists
If it is not possible to offer a place to a child immediately , parents can ask for their child ’ s name to be placed on a waiting list . The criteria for admission will be used to determine the position on the waiting list .
The waiting list for Year 7 places will be maintained until the end of the autumn term . Waiting lists for other year groups will be cleared at the end of each term .
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 . brentsidehigh . ealing . sch . uk
For detailed information about the school and to read their prospectus please visit the school website : www . brentsidehigh . ealing . sch . uk
3 . Children with a parent who has been employed by Brentside High School for a minimum of two years before date of application or who has been recruited to meet a particular skills shortage .
4 . Children who live closest to the school , measured as a straight line BOLD . The distance from the child ’ s home to Brentside High School is measured by straight line from the front door of the child ’ s home , to the nearest gated entrance which is used by students to enter the school grounds .
Tie breaks If two or more students have equal priority under the distance criteria random allocation will be used .
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