Admissions

The Process of Application

Applications for places at Childwall Sports College will be made in accordance with Liverpool Children's Services Co-ordinated and Admission Arrangements and will be made on the Common Application Form (CAF), provided and administered by the Liverpool Children's Services. This form must be returned to your child's Primary School no later than 31st October in the year prior to application. We will require proof of personal details including date of birth when your child is admitted to Childwall Sports College.

In 2008 Childwall Spots College was 'oversubscribed'. Where this situation occurs it may not be possible to meet all requests for places. If Childwall Sports College receives more applications for places than the school has available, then places will be allocated in the following priority order:

Priority 1

'Looked After Children'. These are children in the care of the Local Authority

Priority 2

Children with exceptional medical/social needs. This includes children in need, as determined by Section 17(10) of the Children Act 1989.

Priority 3

Children who have an older brother or sister at the school when the younger child is due to start in the following September.

Priority 4

Children whose permanent residence, up to the date when places are allocated, is in the admission area for the school. Proof of permanent residence may be requested.

Priority 5

All remaining applicants. If there are more applicants than there are places available, in any of the above priorities, distance from the child's permanent home address to the main entrance of Childwall Sports College will be used to determine which children are admitted. Those children living nearest to the school will be given preference. The distance will be measured by the shortest suitable walking route between the child's permanent home address and the main school entrance. If two or more children live at the same distance from the school and there is only one place available, random allocation will be used to decide which child is admitted.

In-year Admission

Appeals for admissions in-year will be held before the Childwall Sports College Governors Pupils' Appeal Committee.

December 2008