Secondary Secondary – Admission to Royds Hall Community School – a through school for 3 – 16 years

Executive Headteacher: Ms M Williams | Secondary Phase Headteacher: Mr J Haigh

Royds Hall Community School, Luck Lane, Paddock, Huddersfield, HD3 4HA

Tel: 01484 463366. Email: office.roydshall@kirkleeseducation.uk Website: www.roydshall.org

The governing body decides admission arrangements. The Published Admission Number of Year 7 places available for the 2019/2020 school year will be 172.

Children on roll at Royds Hall Community School in Year 6 (at the Beech Primary site) up to 31 December 2018 will be offered a place at the high school phase without the need to apply. The number of children in Year 6 at the time of allocation will be deducted from the PAN of 172 accordingly.

Oversubscription criteria

If there are fewer applicants than there are places available, everyone who applies will be offered a place. When there are more applicants than there are places available there has to be a way of deciding which children are offered places. This is done by having admission criteria which are considered in strict order of priority:

1. Children in public care (looked after children) and children who were previously looked after. 2. Children who live in the school’s Priority Admission Area (PAA) who have a brother or sister attending

from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule). 3. Children who live in the school’s PAA. 4. Children who live outside the school’s PAA who have a brother or sister attending from the same address

at the date of admission (the sibling rule). 5. Children who live outside the PAA but attend an Aspire Co-operative Learning Trust School 6. Children who live outside the school’s PAA.

The school will admit children with Statements of Special Educational Needs/Education Health & Care Plans where the school is named on the statement/plan

Notes:

a) 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. Previously looked after refers to those children who immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption order, (under section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002), residence order (under section 8 of the Children Act 1989), 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.

b) Children in priority 1 above may be admitted above the PAN.

c) If we cannot agree to requests for admission in priorities 2 to 5 above without exceeding the PAN, we will give priority up to the PAN to children living nearest the school.

d) Distance is measured in a straight line from a child’s home address to school. Measurements are calculated using sixfigure national grid coordinates taken from the National Land and Property Gazetteer. The grid reference refers to a point that falls within the permanent building structure corresponding to the address. The boundary of the building structure for the address is from Ordnance Survey’s MasterMap. For smaller, residential properties the grid reference marks a point near the centre of the building. For larger properties, like schools with, for example, multiple buildings and large grounds, the grid reference relates to a point inside the main addressable building structure. The distance calculated is accurate to within 1 metre.

‘Live’ means the child’s permanent home at the date when applications close or, if a significant house move is involved, the latest reasonable date before the allocation of places.

f) A PAA means a geographical area determined by Kirklees in consultation with the governing body of the school. It is called this because children living there normally have priority for admission over children who live elsewhere. It is also referred to as the catchment area.

g) Children with Statements of Special Educational Needs/Education Health & Care plan are admitted to mainstream schools, special units and special schools separately from the general admission policies published.

Late Applications – Applications received after the appropriate closing date will be regarded as late unless we feel there are significant and exceptional reasons for the lateness. Proof of special circumstances will be required. Late applications are not considered until all on-time applicants have been allocated places. Forms submitted after the closing date due to a significant house move will be regarded as on-time if documentary evidence is provided to confirm the move is permanent and not easily reversible and the allocation process has not begun.

Admission Policy 2021-22

Beech A SHARE Primary Academy

Executive Headteacher: Mrs R Hesmondhalgh

Head of School: Mr A Quinn

Beech Avenue, Golcar, Huddersfield, HD7 4BE

Tel: 01484 463366 option 5

Email: beech.office@roydshall.org Website: www.roydshallprimary.org

Beech, A SHARE Primary Academy is one of the primary academies within SHARE Multi-

Academy Trust and offers primary education. As a trust school, the Governing Body is responsible for the admissions arrangements.

Application process

a) Arrangement for applications for places at Beech Academy will be made in accordance with

Kirklees local authority coordinated admission arrangements, as published in the LA’s booklet, ‘Guide for Parents’ https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/admissions/apply-primary-school-place.aspx

b) All applications for the Reception classes should be completed online, stating Beech, A

SHARE Primary Academy as your preferred school choice.

c) If the number of preferences received is less than the admission number then all preferences will be met.

d) If there are more applications than places available at Beech Academy the oversubscription

criteria will be applied.

e) It is very important that the form is returned by the closing date because forms received after this date will be treated as ‘late’. Late applications are not dealt with until all those

received on time have been through the application process.

The over subscription criteria for ‘Beech, A SHARE Primary Academy’ at Beech Avenue, Golcar

The number of places in Reception class for the 2021/22 school year will be 30.

If there are fewer applicants than there are places available, everyone who applies will be offered a place.

If there are more applicants than there are places available, children will be offered places in the following priority order:

1) Children in public care (looked after children) and children who were previously looked after.

2) Children who live in the school’s Priority Admission Area (PAA) who have a brother or

sister attending Beech Academy from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule);

3) Children who live in the school’s PAA.

4) Children who live outside the school’s PAA who have a brother or sister attending Beech Academy from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule);

5) Children who live outside the school’s PAA.

The school will admit children with Statements of Special Educational Needs or Education

Health and Care Plans where the school is named on the statement/plan.

Please note, as per their over-subscribed admission criteria below, children in Year 6 moving to high school, who attend Beech Academy, will apply via the normal secondary admissions process to be allocated a place at Royds Hall, A SHARE

Academy. All applications should be made in accordance with Kirklees local authority coordinated admission arrangements, as published in the LA’s booklet,

‘Guide for Parents’https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/admissions/apply-secondary-school-place.aspx.

As detailed below children attending Beech Academy will be given a high preferential

admission criteria in the event of over-subscription.

Royds Hall, A SHARE Academy – Over-subscribed criteria.

1. Children in public care (looked after children) and children who were previously

looked after (note 1). 2. Children who live inside the PAA1 (priority admission area) and attend either Beech,

Cowlersley or Luck Lane academies (note 2). 3. Children who live in the school’s Priority Admission Area (PAA) who have a brother or

sister attending from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule).

4. Children who live outside the PAA but attend either Beech, Cowlersley or Luck Lane academies.

5. Children who live in the school’s PAA. 6. Children who live outside the school’s PAA who have a brother or sister attending

from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule). NB: (brother or

sister means; a child with at least one natural or legally adopted parent being the same person). Original documents may be requested by the Data Manager.

7. Children who live outside the school’s PAA.

1 Priority Admission Areas for all schools have been agreed and determined by Kirklees Local Authority

Notes:

a) 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. Previously looked after refers

to those children who immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption order, (under section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002), residence

order (under section 8 of the Children Act 1989), 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.

b) Children in priority 1 above may be admitted above the PAN.

c) The term ‘sibling’ is defined as: a full or half-brother or sister, a step-brother or sister,

an adoptive brother or sister, the children of parents living together in the same family household. Step-brother, step-sister, half-brother and half-sister are defined as

children who belong to only one parent living in the same family household. The Governing Body will, as far as possible, admit twins, triplets or children from other multiple births as long as they comply with the infant class size regulations.

d) If the Governing Body cannot agree to requests for admission in any of the priorities above without exceeding the PAN, priority will be given up to the PAN to children living nearest the school.

e) Distance is measured in a straight line from a child’s home address to school.

Measurements are calculated using six-figure national grid coordinates taken from the National Land and Property Gazetteer. The grid reference refers to a point that falls

within the permanent building structure corresponding to the address. The boundary of the building structure for the address is from Ordnance Survey’s MasterMap. For smaller, residential properties the grid reference marks a point near the centre of the

building. For larger properties, like schools with, for example, multiple buildings and large grounds, the grid reference relates to a point inside the main addressable

building structure. The distance calculated is accurate to within 1 metre.

f) ‘Live’ means the child’s permanent home at the date when applications close or, if a significant house move is involved, the latest reasonable date before the allocation of

places.

g) Where a child’s parents live at different addresses and the child spends time at each address the Governing Body will consider the following when deciding on which address will be used for admissions purposes: – the amount of time spent at each

address, which parent had parental responsibility for the child, who receives the child benefit for the child, where the child is registered for medical and dental care, any

residency or custody orders mad by the courts. The Governing Body will ask for documentary evidence to support information given about the above points.

h) Children with statements of Special Educational Needs are admitted to the school separately from the general admission policies published.

Late Applications – Applications received after the appropriate closing date will be regarded

as late unless we feel there are significant and exceptional reasons for the lateness. Proof of special circumstances will be required. Late applications are not considered until all on-time

applicants have been allocated places. Forms submitted after the closing date due to a significant house move will be regarded as on-time if documentary evidence is provided to

confirm the move is permanent and not easily reversible and the allocation process has not begun.

Waiting lists – The Governing Body will use the oversubscription criteria to rank unsuccessful applicants in a waiting list. The waiting lists will be held in admission criteria order.

In-year admissions – To apply for a place after the first school day in September, parents should contact the school directly.

Admission Policy 2021/22

Luck Lane A SHARE Primary Academy

Executive Headteacher: Mrs R Hesmondhalgh

Head of School: Miss J Jenkinson

Luck Lane, Paddock, Huddersfield, HD3 4HA

Tel: 01484 463366 option 3

Email: office.lucklane@roydshall.org Website: www.roydshallprimary.org

Luck Lane, A SHARE Primary Academy is one of the primary academies within SHARE Multi-Academy Trust and offers primary education. As a trust academy, the Governing Body is responsible for the admissions arrangements.

Application process

a) Arrangement for applications for places at Luck Lane Academy will be made in accordance with Kirklees local authority coordinated admission arrangements, as published in the LA’s

booklet, ‘Guide for Parents’ https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/admissions/apply-primary-school-place.aspx

b) All applications for the Reception classes should be completed online, stating Luck Lane, A

SHARE Primary Academy as your preferred school choice.

c) If the number of preferences received is less than the admission number then all preferences will be met.

d) If there are more applications than places available at Luck Lane Academy the

oversubscription criteria will be applied.

e) It is very important that the form is returned by the closing date because forms received after this date will be treated as ‘late’. Late applications are not dealt with until all those received on time have been through the application process.

The over subscription criteria for Luck Lane, A SHARE Primary Academy at Luck Lane, Paddock

The number of places in the Reception class for the 2021/22 school year will be 60.

If there are more applicants than there are places available, children will be offered places in the following priority order:

1) Children in public care (looked after children) and children who were previously looked after.

2) Children who have a brother or sister attending Luck Lane Academy from the same permanent address at the date of admission (the sibling rule);

3) Children living nearest to the school (measured in a straight line).

The school will admit children with Statements of Special Educational Needs or Education Health and Care Plans where the school is named on the statement/plan.

Please note, as per their over-subscribed admission criteria below, children in Year

6 moving to high school, who attend Luck Lane Academy, will apply via the normal secondary admissions process to be allocated a place at Royds Hall, A SHARE

Academy. All applications should be made in accordance with Kirklees local authority coordinated admission arrangements, as published in the LA’s booklet, ‘Guide for Parents’https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/admissions/apply-

secondary-school-place.aspx.

As detailed below children attending Luck Lane Academy will be given a high preferential admission criteria in the event of over-subscription.

Royds Hall, A SHARE Academy – Over-subscribed criteria.

1. Children in public care (looked after children) and children who were previously

looked after (note 1). 2. Children who live inside the PAA1 (priority admission area) and attend either Beech,

Cowlersley or Luck Lane academies (note 2).

3. Children who live in the school’s Priority Admission Area (PAA) who have a brother or sister attending from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule).

4. Children who live outside the PAA but attend either Beech, Cowlersley or Luck Lane academies.

5. Children who live in the school’s PAA.

6. Children who live outside the school’s PAA who have a brother or sister attending from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule). NB: (brother or

sister means; a child with at least one natural or legally adopted parent being the same person). Original documents may be requested by the Data Manager.

7. Children who live outside the school’s PAA.

Notes:

a) 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. Previously looked after refers to those children who immediately after being looked after became subject to an

adoption order, (under section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002), residence order (under section 8 of the Children Act 1989), or specialist guardianship order

1 Priority Admission Areas for all schools have been agreed and determined by Kirklees Local Authority

(under Section 14A of the Children Act 1989). Children looked after under an agreed

series of short term placements (respite care) are excluded.

b) Children in priority 1 above may be admitted above the PAN.

c) The term ‘sibling’ is defined as: a full or half-brother or sister, a step-brother or sister, an adoptive brother or sister, the children of parents living together in the same family

household. Step-brother, step-sister, half-brother and half-sister are defined as children who belong to only one parent living in the same family household. The Governing Body will, as far as possible, admit twins, triplets or children from other

multiple births as long as they comply with the infant class size regulations.

d) If the Governing Body cannot agree to requests for admission in any of the priorities above without exceeding the PAN, priority will be given up to the PAN to children living

nearest the school.

e) Distance is measured in a straight line from a child’s home address to school. Measurements are calculated using six-figure national grid coordinates taken from the

National Land and Property Gazetteer. The grid reference refers to a point that falls within the permanent building structure corresponding to the address. The boundary of the building structure for the address is from Ordnance Survey’s MasterMap. For

smaller, residential properties the grid reference marks a point near the centre of the building. For larger properties, like schools with, for example, multiple buildings and

large grounds, the grid reference relates to a point inside the main addressable building structure. The distance calculated is accurate to within 1 metre.

f) ‘Live’ means the child’s permanent home at the date when applications close or, if a

significant house move is involved, the latest reasonable date before the allocation of places.

g) Where a child’s parents live at different addresses and the child spends time at each address the Governing Body will consider the following when deciding on which

address will be used for admissions purposes: – the amount of time spent at each address, which parent had parental responsibility for the child, who receives the child

benefit for the child, where the child is registered for medical and dental care, any residency or custody orders mad by the courts. The Governing Body will ask for documentary evidence to support information given about the above points.

h) Children with statements of Special Educational Needs are admitted to the school

separately from the general admission policies published.

Late Applications – Applications received after the appropriate closing date will be regarded as late unless we feel there are significant and exceptional reasons for the lateness. Proof of

special circumstances will be required. Late applications are not considered until all on-time applicants have been allocated places. Forms submitted after the closing date due to a

significant house move will be regarded as on-time if documentary evidence is provided to confirm the move is permanent and not easily reversible and the allocation process has not begun.

Waiting lists – The Governing Body will use the oversubscription criteria to rank unsuccessful applicants in a waiting list. The waiting lists will be held in admission criteria order.

In-year admissions – To apply for a place after the first school day in September, parents should contact the school directly.

Admission Policy 2021-22

Royds Hall

A SHARE Academy

Executive Headteacher: Mr J McNally | Secondary School Headteacher: Mrs J Carr

Luck Lane, Paddock, Huddersfield, HD3 4HA

Tel: 01484 463366. Email: admin@roydshall.org

Website: www.roydshall.org

The governing body decides admission arrangements.

The Published Admission Number of Year 7 places available for the 2021/2022 school year will be 172.

Children Educated outside of their chronological age group

A request may be made for a child to be admitted outside of their normal age group, for

example if the child is gifted and talented or has experienced problems such as ill health. Parents should still apply in the normal admission round and indicate their request on the preference form, specifying why admission out of normal year group is being requested and

the year group in which they wish their child to be allocated a place. In addition, applications for deferment should be made by letter addressed to the Headteacher of Royds Hall and

any relevant accompanying evidence should be attached. These applications must be submitted by the closing date.

Applications will be put before the Academy’s Governing Body, who on behalf of the

SHAREMAT Board, will consider the applications and notify the parents in writing whether the request is agreed. There is no right of appeal against a decision relating to admission out of chronological age.

Application process

a) Arrangement for applications for places at Royds Hall, A SHARE Academy will be made

in accordance with Kirklees local authority coordinated admission arrangements, as published in the LA’s booklet, ‘Guide for Parents

’https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/admissions/apply-secondary-school-place.aspx.

b) An applicant must complete the Secondary Common Application Form (SCAF), supplied by their home Local Authority and return it as instructed by the Local Authority.

c) If the number of preferences received is less than the admission number then all

preferences will be met.

d) If there are more applications than places available at Royds Hall Academy the oversubscription criteria will be applied

e) It is very important that the form is returned by the closing date because forms received

after this date will be treated as ‘late’. Late applications are not dealt with until all those received on time have been through the application process.

Oversubscription criteria

If there are fewer applicants than there are places available, everyone who applies will be

offered a place. When there are more applicants than there are places available there has to be a way of deciding which children are offered places. This is done by having admission

criteria which are considered in strict order of priority:

1. Children in public care (looked after children) and children who were previously looked after (note 1).

2. Children who live inside the PAA1 (priority admission area) and attend either Beech,

Cowlersley or Luck Lane academies (note 2). 3. Children who live in the school’s Priority Admission Area (PAA) who have a brother or

sister attending from the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule). 4. Children who live outside the PAA but attend either Beech, Cowlersley or Luck Lane

academies.

5. Children who live in the school’s PAA. 6. Children who live outside the school’s PAA who have a brother or sister attending from

the same address at the date of admission (the sibling rule). NB: (brother or sister means; a child with at least one natural or legally adopted parent being the same

person). Original documents may be requested by the Data Manager. 7. Children who live outside the school’s PAA.

Special Education Needs

Royds Hall shall ensure that children with an Educational Health Care Plan are admitted on an equal basis with others in accordance with its Admissions Policy. Where a Local Authority

proposes to name Royds Hall in an Educational Health Care Plan made in accordance with section 324 of the Education Act 1996, Royds Hall shall consent to being named.

The exception to this is where admitting the child would be incompatible with the provision of efficient education for other children, and where no reasonable steps may be made to

secure compatibility. In deciding whether a child's inclusion would be incompatible with the efficient education of other children, Royds Hall shall have regard to the relevant guidance

issued by the Secretary of State to maintained schools. In the event of any disagreement between Royds Hall and the Local Authority over the proposed naming of Royds Hall in a

statement, Royds Hall may ask the Secretary of State to determine whether Royds Hall should be named.

1 Priority Admission Areas for all schools have been agreed and determined by Kirklees Local Authority

Tie breaks

Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the categories listed above would still lead to oversubscription, the available places will be offered to those living nearest the

academy. Straight line distance will be used to measure. Distance is measured in a straight line from a child’s home address to the academy. Measurements are calculated using seven-

figure grid references for each address taken from Ordnance Survey ADDRESS-POINT® data, this is supplied by Kirklees Local Authority. This grid reference relates to a point that falls within the permanent building structure corresponding to the address. The boundary

of the building structure for the address is derived from Ordnance Survey Land-Line data. For smaller, residential properties the grid reference denotes a point near the centre of the

building. For larger properties, like schools with, for example, multiple buildings and large grounds, the grid reference relates to a point inside the main addressable building structure. The distance calculated is accurate to within 1 metre.

Notification of offer of place

The formal offer of a place will come from the Local Authority, on behalf of Royds Hall.

Waiting lists and appeals

Subject to any provisions regarding waiting lists in the Local Authorities coordinated admissions scheme, the Academy will operate a waiting list for year 7. Where in any year

Royds Hall receives more applications for places than there are places available, a waiting list will operate throughout the year and will be maintained by the Academy. Children’s position on the waiting list will be determined solely in accordance with the oversubscription

criteria. Unsuccessful applicants have a right of appeal to an independent appeal panel.

Appeals Procedure

Parents/carers who want to appeal against the decision not to offer their child a place at Royds Hall must appeal directly to the academy, not through the Local Authority Admissions Team. The appellants will receive at least ten school days' notice of the place, date and

time of their appeal hearing. This notification will be given by the Clerk to the Independent Appeals Panel. Any questions which the appellants have in advance of the hearing should

be addressed to: The Clerk to the Independent Appeals Panel

Royds Hall, A SHARE Academy Luck Lane

Paddock Huddersfield

HD3 4HA The appeal will be heard by an Independent Appeals Panel which the appellants can attend

to explain their case. If they wish, the appellants may be accompanied by an adviser or a friend. Following the appeal, the Clerk will send decision letters to the parties within five

school days of the hearing wherever possible.

In year admissions

Applications for in year admissions should be made directly to the academy. Parents are

requested to use the Kirklees ICAF (in-year common application form), these are available from the academy or the Local Authority website

https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/admissions/pdf/in-year-admissions.pdf. Full details of the application process are available at the Local Authority's web address https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/admissions/apply-secondary-school-place.aspx and in

the brochure "Guide for parents". This is available from the Local Authority upon request.

The completed ICAF should be returned to: Admissions

Royds Hall, A SHARE Academy Luck Lane

Paddock Huddersfield HD3 4HA

Any inaccurate or false information provided on the form may result in the withdrawal of

any place offered. The academy operates in keeping with the Local Fair Access Protocol. Late Applications

Applications received after the appropriate closing date will be regarded as late unless we

feel there are significant and exceptional reasons for the lateness. Proof of special circumstances will be required. Late applications are not considered until all on-time applicants have been allocated places. Forms submitted after the closing date due to a

significant house move will be regarded as on-time if documentary evidence is provided to confirm the move is permanent and not easily reversible and the allocation process has not

begun.

Notes:

Note 1

A looked after child is one who is either in the care of a Local Authority or who is being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services

functions (under the terms of the Children Act 1989 s 22(1)) at the time of making an application to the school.

Previously looked after children are those who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002) or

became subject to a Residence Order or a Special Guardianship Order (both under the terms of the Children Act 1989).

Note 2

‘Live’ means the child’s permanent home at the date when applications close or, if a significant house move is involved, the latest reasonable date before the allocation of

places.

A PAA means a geographical area determined by Kirklees in consultation with the governing body of the school. It is called this because children living there normally have priority for

admission over children who live elsewhere. It is also referred to as the catchment area.

Note 3

Children with an Education Health and Care plan are admitted to mainstream schools, special units and special schools separately from the general admission policies published.