weeks between stages; applicants will be informed
whether they are to proceed to the second stage by
letter. All other students will be informed by letter of the
outcome as follows:
• an offer of a place, conditional on successful
completion of the relevant Key Stage (see 3 v), OR
• an offer with special medical conditions attached
(see 3 v), OR
• a place on the reserve list, OR
• a decision not to offer a place on the course applied
for, with a recommendation that the candidate
might wish to apply for an alternative course, OR
• a decision not to offer a place
Brief written feedback to assist in understanding the
decision can be provided on written request after your
application process has been completed. Requests for
feedback must be received in writing within 14 days of
the decision being communicated to the applicant.
As the admissions process may still be ongoing,
feedback may take some time although we will make
every endeavour to respond to your request within six
weeks. We are unable to provide feedback if it is your
intention to appeal for a second chance.
NB. We will endeavour to inform applicants of our final
decision within four weeks of their workshop/meeting,
except for those who are not progressing to the second
stage of a two-stage process, who will have this
decision confirmed in writing within 14 days of the first
stage. If you have attended a workshop/audition, we
politely request you do not contact Student Services
until after this date. Please note: all decisions will be
communicated via post only. We will not send any
information electronically via fax, email or te lephone.
2D) Procedure following an offer
When offer letters are sent, applicants are given a date
by which written acceptance of the place offered
must be received by the School. If the applicant fails to
accept the place by the due date, it will be assumed
that s/he has refused the place.
3) Further guidelines
i)
Out of area (see Annex A below)
Out of area places are very restricted: the School
received seven out of area applications for each out
of area place available at Year 12 last year, with higher
proportions in some performing arts subjects. Please
note that candidates from outside the catchment area
need to show unusual merit to be offered a place; this
criterion will be reflected in the decisions made at all
stages of the admissions procedure, including the initial
assessment of application forms, which would need to
demonstrate the candidate’s unusual merit.
ii) Out of area (non UK/EEA National)
The School will accept applications from parents residing
overseas for a child not yet resident in the UK if the child
is a UK National or has some other right to live and be
educated in the UK. At the time of printing, applicants
from other countries in the European Economic Area (EEA)
may also apply as out of area applicants. However, in
light of the UK’s planned withdrawal from the European
Union, it is not clear whether EEA applicants will retain their
eligibility to study in the UK for the length of the course;
both applicants and the School will need to assess the
implications of the legal situation during the course of the
2017/18 application process. For applicants from outside
the EEA, and potentially for those from within the EEA (see
above), applications will be proceeded with only if it is clear
(with evidence) that the parents will be relocating to work
in the UK. In such circumstances, the school will consider
when the child is expected to be resident in the UK and
whether the parent’s application to enter the UK has been
or will be successful. In order that places offered are not
wasted because they cannot be taken up, the School will
not make an offer to any student resident overseas unless
they have a right of residence in the UK or it is clear beyond
reasonable doubt (e.g. evidenced by way of confirmation
from a sponsoring employer) that the parent’s application
to enter and stay in the UK will be successful. It is the
parent’s responsibility to ensure this is the case.
Where school reports are not in English, please provide
an English translation in addition to a copy of the
original report.
For child welfare reasons we will not accept
applications from children under 16 years old whose
parents intend to remain abroad.
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