TRANSFER OF PUPILS TO SECONDARY EDUCATION - SEPTEMBER 2016
COMMON APPLICATION FORM (CAF) / School Admissions Team, Access Services,
Municipal Offices, Town Hall Square, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN31 1HU
Telephone: (01472) 326291 (option 4);
Email:
Website:
CLOSING DATE: 31 OCTOBER 2015

Only residents of North East Lincolnshire should use this form. It is essential that you complete a CAF for any school/academy you are applying for (Note: Taking the entrance exam for a school/academy does not mean you have applied for a place).

Note: Applications submitted after the closing date of 31 October 2015, without good reason, will be accepted but notconsidereduntil after the first allocation of places. The only exceptions to this will be as quoted in ‘Your New School – A Guide for Parents’ booklet.

PLEASE RETURN THIS CAF, TO YOUR CHILD’S CURRENT SCHOOL/ACADEMYor IF YOUR CHILD ATTENDS A SCHOOL/ACADEMY OUTSIDE NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, PLEASE RETURN TO THE ADDRESS ABOVE.

SECTION A - YOUR CHILD

Name of Child
Date of Birth / Gender / Male* / Female*

* Delete as appropriate

Child’s Address
Postcode
School/Academy
Currently Attending

SECTION B–PARENT/CARER CONTACT DETAILS

Title / Mr /Mrs /Ms /Miss* / Other – please specify
First Name / Surname
Your relationship to the Child / Mother/Father/Carer * / Other – please specify
Contact Details / Email
Home Telephone Number / Work Telephone Number / Mobile Number

*Delete as applicable

SECTION C – PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES OF YOUR CHILD

Please tick this box only if the child is looked after by the local authority The definition of a ‘looked after child’ is a person under the age of 18 who is provided with accommodation by a local authority, acting in its social services capacity, for a continuous period of more than 24 hours, by agreement with the parents or in accordance with section 22 of the Children’s Act 1989.

Please tick this box only if the child was ‘previously looked after’ by the local authority’Previously looked after’ refers to those children who immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption order, child arrangements order (under the provisions of the Children and Families Act 2014), or specialist guardianship order (under Section 14A of the Children Act 1989). Children looked after under an agreed series of short term placements (respite care) are excluded).

Please tick this box only if the child has a Statement of Special Educational Needs/Education, Health and Care PlanThese children will have undergone a statutory assessment of their special educational needs. Where a school/academy is namedin part 4 of the statement/referenced in the plan, the school/academy must admit the child.

PLEASE MAKE YOUR PREFERENCES OVER THE PAGE…

SECTION D - PREFERENCES - PLEASE LIST UP TO THREE SCHOOLS/ACADEMIES IN RANK ORDER

Please note: Although you are able to give reasons for your preferences the respective admissions authorities can only consider these reasons if they are part of the published admissions criteria.

First Preference: ………………………………………………………………………………………………..………….…………………

√Reasons you think are relevant. Please read notes below and add anything in the details section as requested:

Catchment Older sibling attends 1 Distance / Ease of travel Religion or faith 2

Grimsby Town School of Excellence 3 Children of staff4 Feeder school5 Grammar school

Details:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………….…………

Second Preference:…………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………...…………

√Reasons you think are relevant. Please read notes below and add anything in the details section as requested:

Catchment Older sibling attends 1 Distance / Ease of travel Religion or faith 2

Grimsby Town School of Excellence 3 Children of staff 4 Feeder school 5 Grammar school

Details:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….……………………

Third Preference: ……………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………

√Reasons you think are relevant. Please read notes below and add anything in the details section as requested:

Catchment Older sibling attends 1 Distance / Ease of travel Religion or faith 2

Grimsby Town School of Excellence 3 Children of staff 4 Feeder school 5 Grammar school

Details:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..……………………………

NOTES/DEFINITIONS:-

1Included in this factor are brothers or sisters, half brothers or sisters, adopted brothers or sisters, step-brothers or sisters or the child of the parent/carer’s partner living at the same address and who will be attending the school/academy at the expected time of admission. If you have ticked the reason “Sibling”, enter name and date of birth details of brothers/sisters who will be attending at the preferred school in September 2016. NOTE:Cleethorpes Academy and Tollbar Academy applicants only: A sibling in Year 11 will be presumed to continue their education in the Sixth Form. It should be noted that there are entry requirements for the Sixth Form. A sibling who is a former student (who is no longer at Cleethorpes Academy or Tollbar Academy / the former Lindsey School and Tollbar B&E College) is eligible. Names of former students will be verified. (Please specify in the details section under the appropriate preference the name of the former student and the years they attended)

2For Catholic applicants only: If you choose Holy Family Catholic Academy as a preference, please complete the supplementary form which is obtainable from the academy or from North East Lincolnshire Council’s website.

3For preferences to Oasis Academy Wintringham only: Please state when your child joined GTFC School of Excellence.

4Included in this factor are children of staff in either or both of the following circumstances: • where a member of staff has been employed at the school for two or three years at a time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or • the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Please provide details of the name of the member of staff; position they hold; and when they started in the details section of the relevant preference.

5Children currently attending a primary/junior school academy that is a named feeder school. For preferences relating to:-Cleethorpes Academy or Tollbar Academytick if your child attends Reynolds Primary Academy; For preferences relating to Havelock Academy or Humberston Academy tick if your child attends Edward Heneage Primary Academy or Fairfield Primary Academy.

SECTION E – DECLARATION

If all of the relevant sections have not been completed or if information is incomplete, the form will be returned to you and this could delay your application. Therefore, please ensure you complete the form in as much detail as possible. NOTE: Where more than one person shares parental responsibility for a child, those persons should consult and agree. Only ONE form will be accepted for each child. I agree that the information provided is correct. I agree that this form may be passed to schools/academies, other council departments, other relevant agencies and the independent admissions appeals panel.

Please sign here after reading the above. Any unsigned forms will be returned to parents/carers/social workers

Signature / Date / 2015

I am the Parent* / Carer* /Social Worker* *Please Delete as appropriate

1S CAF