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The school is unique among maintained
schools in England as it provides education for
pupils from the age of 7 to 18. Pupils admitted
into Key Stage 2 have automatic admittance to
Key Stages 3 & 4.
Admission to the school is governed
by the School Admissions Code of 10th February
2010
In order to be admitted to the School,
all candidates must have full United Kingdom or
other EU/ EEA nationality, or have other approved
residential status in the United Kingdom.
Admission to the Sixth
Form is by a separate system.
ROYAL ALEXANDRA
AND ALBERT SCHOOL
Admissions Policy for Entry September
2011
Introduction
The School was established under
the Royal Alexandra and Albert School Act 1949,
which united the Royal Alexandra School and the
Royal Albert School at Gatton Park. The new school,
which united two orphanage schools with Royal
patronage, was founded as a boarding school with
a distinct Church foundation.
The school has always been a boarding
school, and Governors are resolved to preserve
this and are keen to promote the benefits of boarding
education.
The Admission Numbers for
each category for each year of entry shall be
as follows:
| Year of Entry |
Boarders |
Of whom:
full boarders |
Of whom:
flexi boarders |
| 3 |
47 |
27 |
20 |
| 7 |
103 |
46 |
57 |
Sixth Form
There is no pupil admission number for Year 12
as the School expects normally to admit its own
Year 11 pupils. In the case of casual vacancies,
application should be made directly to the School.
Admissions Procedure
Suitability for Boarding
In accordance with Para 2.16(n)
of the School Admissions Code 2009 the assessment
of suitability for boarding is totally separate
from the oversubscription criteria and will be
undertaken prior to the Governors applying the
oversubscription criteria.
In order to determine the suitability
of an applicant to board the School will have
regard to
a) the outcome of an interview
with the applicant carried out for that sole
purpose
b) information provided by the applicant's current
school or - if he or she is currently out of
school - previous school requested and provided
for the same purpose
c) information provided by the home local authority
on safeguarding issues
Over subscription
In the case of over subscription
the following criteria will apply:
Full boarders
Any child who has a statement of Special Educational
Needs which names this School to meet their needs
will be allocated a place first and after that,
places will be allocated in the priority order
specified below.
First priority will be given to
applicants who are looked after by a local authority
in England and Wales, in accordance with section
22 of the Children Act 1989(b).
Second priority will be given to
applicants whose parents are entitled to receive
the Continuity Education Allowance (CEA) of the
Ministry of Defence.
Third priority will be given to
applicants with a boarding need. This includes
children at risk or with an unstable home environment
and children of service personnel who have died
whilst serving or have been discharged as a result
of attributable injury, children of key workers
and Crown Servants working abroad (eg the children
of charity workers, people working for voluntary
service organisations, the diplomatic service
or the European Union, teachers, law enforcement
officers and medical staff ) whose work dictates
that they spend much of the year overseas.
Fourth priority will be given to
applicants who have a sibling boarding at the
school, including in the Sixth Form. 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 where
the child for whom the School place is sought
is living in the same family unit at the same
address as that sibling.
Fifth priority will be given to
all other applicants for places as boarders.
Flexi boarders
Any child who has a statement
of Special Educational Needs which names this
School to meet their needs will be allocated a
place first and after that, places will be allocated
in the priority order specified below.
First priority will be given to
applicants who are looked after by a local authority
in England and Wales, in accordance with section
22 of the Children Act 1989(b).
Second priority will be given to
applicants whose parents are entitled to receive
the Continuity Education Allowance (CEA) of the
Ministry of Defence.
Third priority will be given to
applicants with a flexi boarding need. This includes
children at risk or with an unstable home environment
and children of service personnel who have died
whilst serving or have been discharged as a result
of attributable injury, children of key workers
and Crown Servants working abroad (eg the children
of charity workers, people working for voluntary
service organisations, the diplomatic service
or the European Union, teachers, law enforcement
officers and medical staff ) whose work dictates
that they spend much of the year overseas.
Fourth priority will be given to
applicants who have a sibling who is a flexi boarder
or a day boarder. 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 where the child
for whom the School place is sought is living
in the same family unit at the same address as
that sibling.
Fifth priority will be given to
all other applicants for places as flexi boarders.
Tie breaker
For any oversubscription category,
if a further criterion is needed, it shall be
proximity from the main home address of the pupil
in a straight line to the main gate of the School
(as shown on the Surrey Local Authority website),
with the nearest receiving preference. In the
case of a tie, lots will be drawn by an independent
person nominated by Surrey Local Authority.
Where there are two or more residences
sharing the same address or the same "main
entrance" normal numerical or alphabetical
order will be used (ie 14 a will be considered
nearer than 14b and Flat 1 would be considered
nearer than Flat 2 whether or not this is the
case "on the ground").
"Main home address" is
defined as where the child normally spends the
majority of weekday nights during term time in
the direct care of a parent.
Waiting
List Procedures
The School maintains a waiting list
for each year group for both full boarding and
flexi boarding places that may become vacant.
Parents of candidates who are unsuccessful
in obtaining a place should indicate whether they
wish to remain on a waiting list. Waiting lists
are maintained for one term after the September
of the year in which admission was originally
sought. For example, unsuccessful candidates for
admission in September 2011 would remain on a
waiting list until January 2012, unless they indicate
in writing that they wish to remain upon the waiting
list for longer. The length of time on the waiting
list is not material to whether or not a place
is finally awarded.
Candidates on the waiting list will
be considered along with any new applicants at
the point when any vacancy arises. The place will
be awarded according to the stated oversubscription
criteria. Candidates judged to be unsuitable for
boarding will not be kept on a waiting list. They
may, however, reapply and be reassessed for each
year of entry.
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