Admissions Policy & Procedure
• Offers of places at The BRIT School are contingent on the previous Key Stage having been successfully completed: i. e. in the case of KS4 applicants, KS3 must be completed; in the case of Post 16 applicants( including BRIT School internal applicants) KS4 must be completed to a satisfactory standard of application and conduct.
• If there is doubt as to the student’ s medical capacity to undertake a course, an offer may be contingent on the results of a medical assessment.
Conclusion of Further Guidelines
It is essential that the above guidelines are understood and acted upon to enable the student to concentrate on his / her studies. Failure to do so could result in a student not being admitted to the School.
Please contact studentservices @ brit. croydon. sch. uk if applying for a Post 16 place and you currently reside in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
iii) Issues of Accommodation
The BRIT School is a day school. It is not responsible for the supervision of students outside of school hours. It has a large catchment area and the school day is longer than other schools '. Students should preferably live within approximately one hour’ s travelling distance from school.
• KS4 students should not move away from home to achieve a one hour travelling time, except when accommodation can be found with close relatives, who must then take on the day-to-day support of the student at the School.
• Post 16 students may live away from home if necessary, but parents must take responsibility for their accommodation being satisfactory, and make sure that the day-to-day support for the student is in place.
iv) Terms
The BRIT School year consists of five Terms of approximately eight weeks, so BRIT School holidays do not always coincide with other institutions’; The BRIT School does not give permission for BRIT School students to take vacations during term time.
v) Offers of Places
• Offers of places at The BRIT School are made during the preceding academic year. Therefore, it is important that the applicant, having been offered a place, does not drop her / his current standards of work and commitment in their current school
The School’ s authorised catchment area is all of Greater London EXCEPT: Postal districts CM13 & 14; EN 4- 8; HA1- 8; KT8, RM 1- 7, 11, 12, 14, 15; UB8- 10; WD2, 3 & 6.
In addition the following postal districts are included: BR6 & 8; CR0, 2, 3, 5, 6; DA1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14; KT4, 6, 9, 17- 21; RH1, 2, 6- 11; SM2, 3 & 7; TN13, 14, 16; E18 & E20.
A full list of inclusive postcodes can be downloaded from www. brit. croydon. sch. uk
In addition, special consideration can be given to applicants of unusual merit who are out of catchment area up to a maximum of 10 % of the intake; Refer to 3i for more information.
Admissions Appeals Policy
The objectives of the Admissions Appeals Policy and Procedure are to ensure that:
a) You can appeal for a second chance
b) the School’ s admissions appeals procedures are clear
c) throughout the process of admissions the proper procedures are followed
Stage 1:
If an applicant appeals against a decision not to be invited for a workshop / audition and meeting, their application form will be reviewed by a member of SLT and another experienced member of staff, who will either confirm the original decision or move the application to the next stage. Appeals must be received in writing within 14 days of the date of the decision letter. We are unable to provide written feedback for these applications.
If, after the first meeting / audition / workshop, an applicant is not offered a place, or a place with special conditions,
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