Admissions Policy & Procedure
1) Policy
1A) Admission: practical requirements i)
Age( all ages are as at 1 September in the year admitted): Students are admitted at:
• 14 years of age for Year 10 / Key Stage 4( KS4)( after Key Stage 3( KS3))
• 16 years of age for Year 12 / Post 16 courses( after KS4 / GCSE)
• Applicants who are younger than this or who are two or more years older cannot be considered. Applicants who are no more than one year older than this( i. e. 15 years of age for KS4 or 17 years of age for Post 16) may apply, and should make clear in their application why they are applying out of their expected age group.
• We do not admit students into Years 11 or 13 or mid-year into any year group.
ii) Numbers: Allocation of places:
• Year 10: approximately 200 students- proceeding to Year 11
• Year 12: approximately 500 students- proceeding to Year 13
• Availability of places for Year 12: places for applicants from other schools will be dependent on the number of BRIT School Year 11 students admitted to remain for Post 16 study
iii) Catchment Area:
The catchment area for The BRIT School is available on our website and referred to on pages 33 and 38.
The School also has a dispensation to give special consideration to applicants of unusual merit from outside the catchment area, subject to restricted numbers, providing that they meet the admission criteria 1B) and follow the general guidelines for accommodation( see section 3)
1B) Admission criteria i) The School seeks to admit students who:
• aim for a life in the world of arts, entertainment and communication or related fields
• demonstrate( with evidence) a commitment to the performing, visual or digital arts and their associated technologies, either in performance itself or in associated activities
• demonstrate, during the application procedure, a
real determination to study, practise and succeed and that they have the drive for the demanding schedule, details of which are set out in each departmental section
• demonstrate to the teachers they meet or work with during the application procedure that they would benefit from the education The BRIT School offers. The staff they meet will be assessing:
• the capacity to acquire the necessary skills and to continue to improve;
• an understanding of the career and further education choices towards which joining the School will lead them;
• the relevance of the course to their future career plans;
• a passion for the art form applied for;
• relevant current and past activities, including in school;
• levels of concentration and determination.
• if applying for KS4 can show that they are working with commitment in KS3, and if applying for Post 16 courses, can show that they are working with commitment in KS4
• if applying for KS4, are considering a four year commitment to study
NB Passage from KS4 to Post 16 is not automatic. ii) Equal Opportunities: The School is committed to equal opportunities and admits
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