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Notes for completion of the supplementary form for Dixons Academies Before completing and returning the supplementary form, please note the following: Parents/carers who wish to apply for a place for their child at Dixons City, Dixons Kings or Dixons McMillan academies need to complete and submit this form by 3.30pm on Monday 23 September 2019 in order for their child to be entered for the assessment. Those who wish to apply for a place at Dixons Allerton, Dixons Cottingley or Dixons Trinity academies do not need to complete this form because these academies do not admit by fair banding so children do not need to sit an assessment. Parents/carers who wish to apply for a place at any of the Dixons Academies under the 'Exceptional medical or social need' or 'Children of staff' oversubscription criteria, should follow the instructions in the guidance document (provided with this form). Please submit only one application (either paper or online). If you make a mistake or wish to change your application, please e-mail: [email protected] or telephone: 01274 423134 or 01274 423127 To avoid errors occurring, please do not submit a second application (either online or as a paper copy).

Please take time to read the Admissions Guidance document (provided with this form) as this explains the admissions process and the oversubscription criteria for each of the Academies.

Check that you have signed and dated the form on page 3.

Allow sufficient time for the form to reach us by the deadline stated above and on the front of the form; forms received by the deadline will be considered first.

If you are posting the form, this should be sent to the address given on the front of the form. We strongly recommend using the ‘Signed For’ service at the Post Office to ensure delivery as we cannot be held responsible for forms that are lost or delayed.

Every year a number of parents/carers post forms using the normal post service and some of these forms go missing in the post. This means that those parents miss the deadline for applying.

By using the ‘Signed For’ service, you can check if your form has been received by entering the reference or tracking number at the web address: https://www.royalmail.com/track-your-item

Make sure you list each of the Dixons Academies you are applying for on the Common Application Form that will be provided by your local authority in September.

NOTE: If you wish to complete this form online instead of using a paper copy, please visit the webpage:

http://admissions.dixonsacademies.com

mailto:[email protected]

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TO ENSURE DELIVERY, FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED EITHER BY POST (POST OFFICE ‘SIGNED FOR’ SERVICE) TO THE ADDRESS BELOW OR IN PERSON TO THE RECEPTIONIST AT DIXONS CITY, McMILLAN OR KINGS ACADEMIES

Forms can be returned in September between 7.30am and 5.00pm, Monday to Friday. If you wish to return your form in person before September, please telephone the Academy where you are returning it to to check the opening times. Forms can also be returned at the Open Evenings; please see the Admissions Guidance (provided with this form) for the dates and times of these.

DEADLINE FOR RETURN: 3.30pm on Monday 23rd September 2019

SUPPLEMENTARY FORM Please complete the form in BLOCK CAPITALS Child’s details First name: ………………………………………………………………….. Surname: ………………………………………………………………….. Date of birth: ………..…/………..…/………..… Telephone: ………………………………………………….. E-mail: …………………………………....................... If your child is a twin/triplet, please write the full name of the other twin/triplets below. You also need to make a separate application for each twin/triplet.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Home address: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Postcode: ………………………………………………….

Dixons Academies

There are separate admissions policies for all of the Dixons Academies and you are advised to read these carefully. Only one form is necessary to apply for more than one academy. Children need take the assessment only once. Parents should name each academy separately on the Common Application Form (CAF) issued by their local authority.

Please indicate below which Dixons schools you are applying for; please tick all boxes that apply:

Dixons City Dixons Kings Dixons McMillan Please turn over

Reference no:

If returning by post, please address the envelope to: Admissions c/o Dixons McMillan Academy Trinity Road Bradford BD5 0JD

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY:

Date received:

Received by:

Receipt no:

Checked by:

Verified by:

Notes:

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Exceptional social or medical need

Parents who wish to apply for a place under the ‘Exceptional medical or social need’ oversubscription criteria, will need to submit a separate e-mail or letter to the Dixons Admissions office before 31st October. Details of what to include in that e-mail/letter can be found in the guidance document (provided with this form).

Children of staff

Members of staff who wish to apply for a place under the ‘Children of staff’ oversubscription criteria, need to submit a separate e-mail or letter to the Dixons Admissions office before 31st October. Details of what to include in that e-mail/letter can be found in the guidance document (provided with this form).

Siblings

The local authority administers our admissions as local authorities do for all schools nationally. However, to ensure no mistakes are made with siblings, please indicate if your child has a brother or sister who is already attending a Dixons secondary academy for which you are applying. Full name Date of birth School attending (City, Kings, or McMillan)

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Please note that having a brother/sister in a Dixons Academy does not guarantee a place will be offered. Please read the oversubscription criteria carefully, as this explains which children count under the sibling rule at that particular academy.

Support during the assessment

If you think your child may require support during the assessment, please write in the space below the type of support needed. If you are unsure whether this applies to your child, please ask your child’s primary school. If not applicable, please leave blank. ………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Please attach separate sheets if necessary.

Additionally, for safety purposes, please also advise us of any medical conditions (e.g. asthma, epilepsy) that could occur during your child’s assessment. If not applicable, please leave blank. ………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Parents’/Carers’ Contact Details

Parent/Carer 1

Salutation: Mr / Mrs / Miss / Ms / Dr (please circle/delete as necessary)

If other please state: ………… Full name: .…………………………..……………………………………………………………… Relationship to child: …………………………………………………………………. (e.g. mother, father, carer etc.) Daytime contact no: ………………………………………………………………….

Parent/Carer 2 (optional)

Salutation: Mr / Mrs / Miss / Ms / Dr (please circle/delete as necessary)

If other please state: ………… Full name: .…………………………..……………………………………………………………... Relationship to child: …………………………………………………………………. (e.g. mother, father, carer etc.) Daytime contact no: ………………………………………………………………….

Assessment

For all applications received by the deadline, children will be invited to attend for a non-verbal reasoning assessment on Saturday 12th October 2019. If your child is unable to attend on this date you should write in the space below the date/s between Monday 21st October and Thursday 7th November when your child will be unavailable. Dates unavailable (if not applicable please leave blank): …………………………………………………………………………………

Joint assessments will be held for some of the academies, for example, Dixons City will hold assessments for Dixons City and McMillan academies. Dixons Kings will also be holding assessment sessions. If you prefer your child to sit the assessment at a specific academy please indicate this by ticking one of the boxes below and we will try to accommodate your request where possible.

I would prefer my child to sit the assessment at:

Dixons City Dixons Kings

Please sign and date below

I have read and understood the Guidance document (provided with this form) for the schools for which I am applying, and the information given on this form.

I understand that failure to disclose any information, or provision of false information, may result in a place being withdrawn should it be offered. Parent's/Carer's signature: ……………………………………………………….. Parent's/Carer's name (please print): ……………………………………………………….. Date: …..…./………./………. Please turn over

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Performing Arts (Optional) Performing Arts places – applications for Dixons City Academy only

Eighteen of the places at Dixons City Academy can be allocated to children who show a potential for performing arts (drama or music). Applicants for these places are required to complete an additional performing arts assessment on either Wednesday 9th or Thursday 10th October 2019. Successful applicants will be offered a Performing Arts place at the Academy either for exceptional aptitude in one area or for showing strong aptitude across both areas.

The compulsory assessment for a Performing Arts place comprises of two short workshops in Drama and Music, which are undertaken in small groups. Applicants also have the choice to undertake a short solo audition in front of a small panel of specialists. If your child wishes to have an audition, please indicate their chosen specialism by ticking one of the boxes below. Drama Music

Please note

Applicants for these places are required to complete the performing arts assessment, in addition to the assessment on Saturday 12th October 2019. Sessions run for half a day and will take place on Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th October 2019; applicants will be allocated a session to attend on one of the above dates. If your child is going to be unavailable on these dates, you must inform the Dixons Admissions office either by e-mail: [email protected] or by telephone on 01274 424350 by the deadline date for this form.

Children who are unsuccessful in gaining a Performing Arts place will still be considered for one of the remaining places, along with all other applicants. In line with the Schools Admissions Code, we will endeavour to inform parents of the outcome of the performing arts application prior to the submission date (31st October) for the local authorities Common Application Form. Instructions concerning the workshops and auditions will be mailed to you prior to the performing arts assessment date. If you have not received these by Monday 30th September 2019, please ensure that you contact us immediately.

Please sign and date below

I have read and understood the information above. Parent's/Carer's signature: …………………………………………………………….. Parent's/Carer's name (please print): …………………………………………………………….. Date: ……….../……..…./………...


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Monitoring Form

This optional form is for the monitoring of applications only and will not be used for the purpose of selection.

Gender: Male Female Ethnic background: Please tick one box only Asian or Asian British Bangladeshi Indian Pakistani Any other Asian background

Black or Black British Black African Black Caribbean Any other Black background

Chinese

Mixed/Dual Background White and Black African White and Black Caribbean White and Asian Any other mixed background White British Gypsy/Roma Irish Any other White background Traveller of Irish heritage Any other ethnic group Current School Name of school: …………………………………………………………………………… Area or postcode: ……………………………..

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The admission arrangements for the year are:

Applications for places at the Academies will be made in accordance with the local authorities Coordinated Admission Scheme, as published on local authorities’ websites and in Bradford Local Authority’s booklet “A guide for parents about admission arrangements to Secondary Schools”. Where an Academy receives more applications than places available, the oversubscription criteria for admission will apply.

Dixons City, Kings and McMillan Academies use fair-banded assessments as part of their admissions process. Consequently, a Dixons Supplementary Form (SIF) has to be completed in order for a child to be entered for the assessment. There is a strict deadline of 3.30pm on Monday 23rd September 2019 for submission of a completed Supplementary Form.

For Dixons Allerton, Cottingley and Trinity Academies, a supplementary form is not required because these academies do not admit by fair-banding.

Parents who wish to apply for any of the Dixons Academies need to list the academies as preferences on their local authority’s Common Application/Preference Form, which needs to be submitted by 31st October 2019.

Dixons Supplementary Form

The form is available as follows:

Online at: http://admissions.dixonsacademies.com

To download from the Admissions area on the following websites:

Dixons City Academy www.dixonsca.com

Dixons Kings Academy www.dixonska.com

Dixons McMillan Academy www.dixonsma.com

As a paper form from the Reception desks at the above academies. Calendar for admission

Friday 19th July 2019 onwards

Dixons’ supplementary form available.

September/October 2019

Open events to be held. Dates for each of the Academies can be found overleaf.

3.30pm on Monday 23rd September 2019

Deadline for submission of the completed supplementary form (required for City, Kings and McMillan academies only).

Wednesday 9th & Thursday 10th October 2019

Dates for performing arts assessments for children who apply for a Performing Arts place at Dixons City. The date and time to attend will be advised to parents by letter by Friday 27th September 2019.

Saturday 12th October 2019

Non-verbal reasoning assessment for all children whose supplementary forms (SIFs) were received by the deadline. The time to attend for assessment will be advised to parents by letter during w/c 30th September 2019.

Thursday 31st October 2019

Deadline for submission of the local authorities’ Common Application Form (CAF).

Deadline for receipt of any documentation in relation to applications under the oversubscription criteria for exceptional social or medical need, or children of staff. Continued overleaf

Applying for a place at the Dixons Academies

Guidance for parents/carers of Year 6 children seeking to start Year 7 at Dixons Academies in September 2020

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December 2019

Local authorities send lists to all schools containing the details of applicants who have named those schools as a preference.

Schools rank these lists and return them to the local authorities for allocations to be made according to preference.

Monday 2nd March 2020

Local authorities inform parents/carers of the school allocated for their child.

Open Evenings

Dixons City Academy

Tuesday 10th September. Please arrive between 4.15pm and 6.00pm. Presentations will take place at 4.30pm, 5.15pm and 6.00pm; each will be followed by a tour of the Academy.

Dixons Kings Academy

Wednesday 11th September. Please arrive between 4.15pm and 6.00pm. Presentations will take place at 4.30pm, 5.30pm and 6.00pm; each will be followed by a tour of the Academy.

Dixons McMillan Academy

Thursday 12th September at 5.30pm and 7.00pm. Parents should arrive promptly at either time. Each session will start with a presentation, followed by a tour of the Academy.

Dixons Allerton Academy

Tuesday 17th September, 5.00pm to 6.00pm and 6.00pm to 7.00pm. Presentations will take place at 5.15pm and 6.15pm; both will be followed by a tour of the Academy.

Dixons Cottingley Academy

Wednesday 18th September at 5.30pm and 7.00pm. Parents should arrive promptly at either time. Each session will start with a presentation, followed by a tour of the Academy.

Dixons Trinity Academy

Wednesday 2nd October. Presentations will take place at 5.30pm and 7.00pm; parents should arrive promptly at either time.

Admitting students of all abilities (City, Kings and McMillan academies only)

Our intakes are representative of the full ability range and exactly match the ability profile of the children applying to each Academy.

To achieve this, all applicants who apply by the deadline are invited to take a non-verbal reasoning assessment to divide them into 9 ability bands or “stanines”, from band 1 at the bottom up to band 9 at the top. We will admit the required number from each band based on the spread of ability of those applying. For example, if 20% of those applying score in band 5, then 20% of the total places has to be from this band.

The assessment is, therefore, not a traditional entrance exam which students either pass or fail. It is done to ensure that we take a fair number of students across the whole ability range.

Applications to the Academies

Every year, there are many more applications than we have places for. For places in September 2019 this was:

Academy Number of places

Number who completed SIF (where applicable)

Number who named the Academy as a preference

Allerton 245 436 780

City 165 1165 1575

Cottingley 180 n/a 253

Kings 160 993 1257

McMillan 112 1079 1291

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The local authority operates an equal preference system for all schools in Bradford. The best advice to parents is to put their favourite school first: if their child does not get a place, this will not damage their chances of getting into the other schools on their list. List your schools on your local authority’s Common Application Form in your genuine order of preference.

Both Dixons and the local authority recommend that you use at least one preference for a school which you could reasonably expect to get. For example, a school you live in the catchment area for. If you do not use one of your preferences in this way and your child does not qualify for any of the schools listed (because they have more applications than places), there is a chance your child will be allocated a place at a school you have not listed, which may be far away from your home address. Oversubscription criteria

There are specific oversubscription criteria for each Academy which can be found in the pages overleaf. Please take time to read these as they explain the different criteria applicable at each Academy.

Exceptional need applications

Parents who wish to apply for a place under the ‘Exceptional medical or social need’ oversubscription criteria, will need to submit a separate e-mail or letter to the Dixons Admissions Office before 31st October 2019.

The e-mail/letter should state which Academy the application is for. The supporting documentation should be in the form of a written recommendation from the child’s paediatrician/consultant or a professional from Children’s Services, and must explain why that particular school is the only suitable school to meet the child’s needs and why no other school could provide the appropriate support for the child.

E-mails should be sent to: [email protected]

Letters should be sent to: Chair of the Governing Body, c/o Admissions Team, Dixons McMillan Academy, Trinity Road, Bradford, BD5 0JD

Parents/carers will be informed if the application can or cannot be prioritised by 31st December 2019. Please note that prioritisation is not a guarantee of a place.

Children of staff

Members of staff who wish to apply for a place under the ‘Children of Staff’ oversubscription criteria, will need to submit a separate e-mail or letter to the Dixons Admissions office before 31st October 2019.

The e-mail or letter should include the following information;

Their name, post and length of service or recruitment to a hard-to-fill post (please state the post).

The name and date of birth of their child.

E-mails should be sent to: [email protected]

Letters should be sent to: Chair of the Governing Body, c/o Admissions Team, Dixons McMillan Academy, Trinity Road, Bradford, BD5 0JD

If your child is not offered a place

If your child is not offered a place at the academy/ies you have applied for, your child’s details will automatically remain on the waiting list until the end of December 2020.

In January 2021 you can ask for your child to be placed onto a new waiting list. Where places become vacant they will be allocated in accordance with the oversubscription criteria.

If you are dissatisfied with the admission decision, you will also have the right of appeal.

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Dixons Allerton Academy

The Academy will admit up to 245 children in the relevant age group each year if sufficient applications are received. Because the Academy is an all-through Academy, 60 of these places are automatically available to children already attending the Academy in Year 6. Once those Year 6 children who require them are allocated a place, any remaining places will be allocated to other children applying. All applicants will be admitted if 245 or fewer apply.

If the Academy is oversubscribed, after the admission of children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an Education, Health & Care Plan, where the Academy is named, priority for admission will be given to those children who meet the criteria in the order set out overleaf:

a) Looked-after children or children who were previously looked-after. See note 1 for a definition of these terms.

b) Children who have exceptional social or medical need, supported by a written recommendation from the child’s paediatrician/consultant or a professional from Children’s Services. The recommendation must explain why the school is the only suitable school to meet the child’s needs and why no other school could provide the appropriate support for the child.

Consideration under this criteria will be decided based on the information received and parents will be informed if the application meets this criteria before the end of December. See note 2 for how to apply.

c) Up to four children of staff, who have been in post for at least two years, or to staff recently appointed to a post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. See note 3 for how to apply. If demand exceeds places at this point, the decision of who will be offered the place will be made by using a computerised random number generator programme (see note 4).

d) Children whose siblings live at the same address, currently attend the Academy, and will continue to do so on the date of admission (see note 5 for a definition of sibling). If demand exceeds places at this point, places will be decided based upon proximity to the Academy as detailed at point e).

e) Admission of children on the basis of proximity to the Academy using straight line measurement taken from the Ordnance Survey reference point for the home address (see note 6) to the main entrance of the school. Where the offer of places to applicants with equi-distant addresses would lead to oversubscription, the decision of who will be offered the place will be made by using a computerised random number generator programme (see note 4).

Where a child is allocated a place and they have a sibling/s (brothers or sisters) applying for the same year group, the sibling/s will also be offered a place/s (see note 7).

Notes

1. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989).

A previously looked-after child is a child who, immediately after being looked-after, became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, or a child who has been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted.

2. Applications must be in the form of a letter or e-mail to the Governing Body of the Academy, sent via the Admissions Officer, and accompanied by the supporting information described above.

The e-mail or letter is required in addition to the submission of a completed local authority application form.

3. Applications must be in the form of a letter or e-mail to the Governing Body of the Academy, sent via the Admissions Officer, stating the name, post, and length of service of the member of staff and the child’s name and date of birth.


4. All applications will be allocated a random number of between 1 and 8 that contains up to 7 decimal places. The numbers will be allocated by a computer programme and ranked from the smallest number at the top to the biggest number at the bottom.

The randomisation process will be supervised by an independent clerk of the independent appeals panel.

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5. In addition to brothers and sisters, the term sibling includes half, adopted, step, or foster brothers or sisters living at the same address. It does not include cousins or other family members sharing a house.

6. ‘Home address’ is as identified by the local authority i.e. ‘the child’s permanent address at the time of admission’.

7. Where twins and triplets or siblings (brothers or sisters) are applying for the same year group and only one place is available, the remaining sibling/s will also be offered a place/s above the admission number.

If you have any questions about the Admissions process to this Academy, please do not hesitate to contact the Admissions Officer at the Open Evening on Tuesday 17th September or via:

E-mail: [email protected]

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Dixons City Academy

The Academy will admit up to 180 children in the relevant age group each year if sufficient applications are received. All applicants will be admitted if 180 or fewer apply.

If the Academy is oversubscribed, after the admission of children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan, where the Academy is named, priority for admission will be given to those children who sit the assessment and who meet the criteria in the order set out below:




c) Eighteen places will be awarded to children who show a particular aptitude for Performing Arts.

Where possible, parents will be informed if their child’s application is being prioritised under this criteria, prior to the local authorities CAF deadline.

d) Up to three children of staff, who have been in post for at least two years, or to staff recently appointed to a post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. See note 3 for how to apply.

e) Children whose siblings at the time of application are within Years 7 to 10 at the Academy and who live at the same address (see note 4 for a definition of sibling).

f) Children who are currently on roll at Dixons Music Primary (see note 5).

g) All other children. Places will be decided by using a computerised random number generator programme (see note 6).

h) Children whose parents did not return/complete a supplementary form by the advertised deadline but named the Academy on the CAF, in the order set out above.

If demand exceeds places at points d), e) and f), the decision of who will be offered the place will be made by using a computerised random number generator programme (see note 6).

Where a child is allocated a place and they have a sibling/s (brothers or sisters) applying for the same year group, the sibling/s will also be offered a place/s (see note 7). Notes







4. In addition to brothers and sisters, the term sibling includes half, adopted, step, or foster brothers or sisters living at the same address. It does not include cousins or other family members sharing a house. Please note that we are heavily oversubscribed and we cannot always guarantee to offer a place to every sibling.

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5. Children must be on roll at the time of allocations and continue to be on roll until the end of Year 6. Please note that we are heavily oversubscribed and we cannot always guarantee to offer a place to every applicant.

6. All applications directly to the Academy will be allocated a random number of between 1 and 8 that contains up to 7 decimal places. The numbers will be allocated by a computer programme and ranked from the smallest number at the top to the biggest number at the bottom. The applications are then sub-divided into the nine ability bands and ranked in order of the oversubscription criteria.

Late applications on the supplementary form and preferences made on the CAF form only, will be allocated a random number of 9 that contains up to 7 decimal places. These applications are then ranked in order of the oversubscription criteria.


7. Where twins and triplets or siblings (brothers or sisters), are applying for the same year group and one sibling gains a place, the other sibling/s will be promoted within the ability band/s for a place. Where only one place remains, a place/s will be offered to the other sibling/s above admission number.

Performing Arts places

There are eighteen places (10% of our intake) available each year for children who demonstrate a particular aptitude for performing arts.

To apply for one of these places parents must complete the Supplementary Form, including the Performing Arts page, and return it to the Academy by the deadline.

All applicants for these places will be required to attend workshops and, if they opt to apply for a chosen specialism, an audition, in order to be considered for one of these places.

Children who are not offered a performing arts place will still be considered for one of the remaining places, along with all other applicants. If you have any questions about the Admissions process to this Academy, please do not hesitate to contact the Admissions Team at the Open Evening on Tuesday 10th September or via:


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Dixons Cottingley Academy


If the Academy is oversubscribed, after the admission of children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an Education, Health & Care Plan, where the Academy is named, priority for admission will be given to those children who meet the criteria in the order set out below:

a) Looked-after children or children who were previously looked after. See note 1 for a definition of these terms.



c) Up to three children of staff, who have been in post for at least two years, or to staff recently appointed to a post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. See note 3 for how to apply. If demand exceeds places at this point, the decision of who will be offered the place will be made by using a computerised random number generator programme (see note 4).

d) Children whose home address (see note 5) is in the Academy’s priority admission area (see appendix 1) who have a sibling attending from the same address, who is in Years 7 to 10 at the Academy at the time of application. (See note 6 for a definition of sibling).

e) Other children whose home address (see note 5) is in the school’s priority admission area (see appendix 1).

f) Children whose home address (see note 5) is outside the Academy’s priority admission area who have a sibling attending from the same address, who is in Years 7 to 10 at the Academy at the time of application (see note 6 for a definition of sibling).

g) Other children whose home address (see note 5) is outside the Academy’s priority admission area.

Where a child is allocated a place and they have a sibling/s (brothers or sisters) applying for the same year group, the sibling/s will also be offered a place/s (see note 7).

If demand exceeds places at points d), e), f) or g), places will be decided based upon the distance between the child’s home and school, measured by a straight line distance from the Ordnance Survey address point of the home to the main entrance to the school building; those living nearest being given the available place. Where the offer of places to applicants with equi-distant addresses would lead to oversubscription, the decision of who will be offered the place will be made by using a computerised random number generator programme (see note 4). Notes







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7. Where twins or triplets or siblings (brothers or sisters) are applying for the same year group and only one place is available, the remaining sibling/s will also be offered a place/s above the admission number.

If you have any questions about the Admissions process to this Academy, please do not hesitate to contact the Admissions Officer at the Open Evening on Wednesday 18th September or via:


Telephone: 01274 567281

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Dixons Kings Academy


55% of places from the whole cohort will be offered to an inner catchment area, which will include all addresses in post code zone BD7.

The remaining 45% of places will be offered to an outer catchment area, which will include all addresses in the post code zones BD1-6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 18.

If the Academy is oversubscribed, after the admission of children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an Education, Health & Care Plan, where the Academy is named, priority for admission will be given to those children who sit the assessment and who meet the criteria in the order set out below:




c) Up to three children of staff, who have been in post for at least two years, or to staff recently appointed to a post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. See note 3 for how to apply.

d) Children whose siblings at the time of application are within Years 7 to 10 at the Academy and who live at the same address (see note 4 for a definition of sibling).

e) All other children. Places will be decided by using a computerised random number generator programme (see note 5).

f) Children whose parents did not return/complete a supplementary form by the advertised deadline but named the Academy on the CAF, in the order set out above.

If demand exceeds places at points c) and d), the decision of who will be offered the place will be made by using a computerised random number generator programme (see note 5).









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If you have any questions about the Admissions process to this Academy, please do not hesitate to contact the Admissions Officer at the Open Evening on Wednesday 11th September or via:


Telephone: 01274 449706

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Dixons McMillan Academy


If the Academy is oversubscribed, after the admission of children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan, where the Academy is named, priority for admission will be given to those children who sit the assessment and who meet the criteria in the order set out below:





d) Children whose siblings at the time of application will be within Years 7 to 10 at the Academy and who live at the same address (see note 4 for a definition of sibling).

e) Children who are currently on roll at Dixons Music Primary (see note 5).

f) All other children. Places will be decided by using a computerised random number generator programme (see note 6).

g) Children whose parents did not return/complete a supplementary form by the advertised deadline but named the Academy on the CAF, in the order set out above.

If demand exceeds places at points c), d) and e), the decision of who will be offered the place will be made by using a computerised random number generator programme (see note 6).










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If you have any questions about the Admissions process to this Academy, please do not hesitate to contact the Admissions Team at the Open Evening on Thursday 12th September or via:


Telephone: 01274 424350

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Dixons Trinity Academy


If the Academy is oversubscribed, after the admission of children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan, where the Academy is named, priority for admission will be given to those children who meet the criteria in the order set out below:





d) Children whose siblings at the time of application will be within Years 7 to 10 at the Academy and who live at the same address (see note 4 for a definition of sibling).

e) Children who are currently on roll at Dixons Music Primary (see note 5).

f) Children on the basis of proximity to the Academy using straight line measurement taken from the Ordnance Survey reference point for the home address (see note 6) to the main entrance of the school. Where the offer of places to applicants with equi-distant addresses would lead to oversubscription, the decision of who will be offered the place will be made by using a computerised random number generator programme (see note 7).

If demand exceeds places at points c), d) or e), the decision of who will be offered the place will be made by using a computerised random number generator programme (see note 7).


1. A ‘looked after child’ is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989.









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8. Where twins and triplets or siblings (brothers or sisters) are applying for the same year group, and only one place is available, the remaining sibling/s will also be offered a place/s above the admission number.

If you have any questions about the Admissions process to this Academy, please do not hesitate to contact the Admissions Team at the Open Evening on Wednesday 2nd October or via:


Telephone: 01274 424350

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