Sixth Form Admissions Procedure

The City of London Academy (Southwark) is open to all students of all abilities. To be eligible for a place:

• The Entrant's home address should be within the catchment areas.
• The Entrant must reach the age of 16 during the year 1 September - 31 August inclusive, immediately prior to entry to the Academy sixth form.
• The Entrant must have prior attainment of 5+ A*-C grades at GCSE (or GNVQ Full Intermediate for AVCE Art courses), including English and Mathematics, and a B or higher in each subject to be studied at AS level.

Students living outside both catchment areas will be admitted if there are available places and then according to the published criteria.

Criteria for Admission

The Academy will have 100 places available. This means that we shall probably not be able to give all applicants a place and some people will be disappointed.

If there are more applicants than places, specific criteria apply. The essential points are given below (full details are available on the pages that follow):

• The Academy will admit students who are wholly or mainly drawn from the area in which the school is situated
• The Academy will prioritise students from within its catchment areas

How to Apply

All applicants are required to complete an Application Form and deliver it to the Academy by the stated deadline. The deadline is given in the application form. Late applicants will be considered, but applicants who apply before the deadline will be given priority.

The Academy will consider all applications for places, providing the eligibility criteria is met.

Students with Special Educational Needs

The Academy reserves the right to admit students with Statements of Special Educational Needs where the City of London Academy (Southwark) is appropriately named in the SEN Statement.

The Academy is intending to make particular provision for students with hearing impairment and therefore the Academy will be particularly suited to students needing this facility.

Who May be Excluded from Applying?

The Academy may refuse admission to applicants who have been excluded from two or more other Schools. The ability to refuse admissions runs for a period of two years from the last exclusion.

What Happens if the Year is Oversubscribed?

In the event of oversubscription the following arrangements will apply:

Applicants who fulfil the prior attainment requirements of 5 A*-C at GCSE or equivalent will be admitted according to the criteria listed below in the order listed:

• Eligible applicants residing in Catchment Area One shown on the attached map.
• Eligible applicants residing in Catchment Area Two shown on the attached map and, where there are more such applicants than places, students who live nearest to the Academy (measured by the shortest safe walking distance from their normal family home to the junction of Lynton Road with St James’s Road) will be given priority.
• Eligible applicants residing outside of the Catchment Areas shown on the attached maps and, where there are more such applicants than available places.

Notwithstanding the provisions above, the Secretary of State may direct the Academy to admit a named student to the Academy on application from a LEA.

Arrangements for Appeals

There will be an independent Appeals Panel appointed in accordance with the provisions of the statutory Code of Practice on School Admission Appeals.

If the applicant has not been offered a place, they will have the right of appeal to the panel.