Guildford Additional Information Booklet

Additional Information 2016 – 17

Admissions to the School Admissions to the school are determined by the governors in accordance with the policy set out below.

The Published Admissions Number for Year 7 is 160. The Governors are committed to a continuing policy of open admissions to the school without any selection or discrimination.

Applying for a place The Local Authority (LA) encourages parents/carers to apply on-line via the Surrey County Council website. Parents/carers can apply on-line from 1st September 2015. Alternatively, parents/carers can request a paper copy of the admissions form and booklet from Surrey County Council by emailing: schoolbooklets@surreycc.gov.uk or calling: 0300 200 1015. Parents/carers are invited to rank their six preferred schools in order of priority. If you have requested a paper application form this should be completed and returned to your child’s current Surrey maintained school, or directly to the LA if s/he attends an out-county or independent school.

The on-line form goes directly to the LA. The closing date for secondary applications is Saturday 31st October 2015. However, the LA strongly recommends that parents/carers submit their applications by Friday 23rd October 2015, the Friday before half-term.

Allocating places Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs and children with an Education Health & Care Plan (EHCP) which names Guildford County School will automatically be allocated to the school before other applicants are considered. The number of places available will be reduced by the number of children with a statement that has named the school.

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The following admissions criteria are used, in order of priority, to allocate places when the school is oversubscribed: 1. Looked after Children, Previously Looked after Children

own or local authority medical advisers. If there are sensitive and/or serious individual and/or family circumstances, these should be stated at the time of application. Substantive evidence, such as a report from a support service, must be provided.

2. Exceptional Circumstances

3. Siblings

3. Siblings

This means children who have siblings on roll at the school, including in the Sixth Form, at the time of their admission. A sibling also includes a step, foster or half-brother/sister living at the same address.

4. Children of staff 5. Distance to school

1. Looked after Children, Previously Looked after Children Looked after children and previously looked after children are those who are registered as being in the care of a Local Authority or provided with accommodation by a local authority in accordance with Section 22 of the Children Act 1989(a), e.g. fostered or living in a children’s home, at the time an application for a school is made; and children who have previously been in the care of a Local Authority or provided with accommodation by a local authority in accordance with Section 22 of the Children Act 1989(a) and who have left that care through adoption, a child arrangements order (in accordance with Section 8 of the Children Act 1989 and was amended by the Children and Families Act 2014) or special guardianship order (in accordance with Section 14A of the Children Act 1989).

2. Exceptional Circumstances Exceptional circumstances means children with a serious or life-threatening medical condition which makes attendance at Guildford County School essential, or children where there are sensitive and/ or serious individual and/or family circumstances that make attendance at Guildford County School essential. In the case of a medical condition or disability, this should be stated on the application form and can only be considered if substantive medical evidence is attached. Please note that a letter from a GP will not normally be deemed sufficient evidence.

Governors reserve the right to consult with their

4. Children of Staff Priority is given to the children of staff who have been employed by the school for more than two years.

The date that will be used to assess the length of time that a member of staff has been employed will be the closing date for applications (31st October).

5. Distance to school The distance to Guildford County School is measured in a straight line from the address point of the pupil’s house, as set by Ordnance Survey, to whichever of the school’s four entrances available for pupils to use is the closest to that address point. This distance is calculated using the Admissions & Transport Team’s Geographical Information System. A child’s home address is considered to be the child’s permanent address where he/she lives with at least one parent/ carer for the majority of the school week and, if applicable, the address where child benefit is registered. Parents/carers will be asked to provide evidence to prove a permanent address.

If more than one applicant lives in the same block of flats we will treat them as living equidistant from the school. Where two applicants live equidistant and share priority for a place we would apply a random allocation to determine which child would receive priority. We will ensure that this process is witnessed and recorded.

In the case of multiple births, where children are ranked consecutively in their order of priority for a place and there are not sufficient vacancies remaining for each of them, wherever it is logistically possible, each child will be offered a place. Where it is not logistically possible to offer each child a place the child(ren) to be offered the last remaining place(s) will be determined by the drawing of lots.

Should it be necessary to decide between applicants due to oversubscription in any criteria 1-4, distance will be used to determine which child will be offered any place that becomes available.

Late applications If you do not manage to meet the deadline for applications, because you are new to the area, or for any other reason, please submit your application form, paper or on-line, to Surrey LA. Late applications will be considered in accordance with Surrey’s Co-ordinated Admission Scheme.

Waiting Lists for Year 7 At the beginning of March letters are sent out by Surrey Local Authority informing all parents/carers of the school at which a place has been allocated to your child. If you have not been offered a place at Guildford County School by the LA and you are still keen to accept one, or if you are applying for a place after the beginning of March, please contact us immediately. We operate a waiting list to determine which child will be offered any place that becomes available. The waiting list reflects our admissions criteria as listed above, and is maintained until the end of the following academic year. Please note that you will not automatically be placed on the waiting list by the LA – you must contact us and ask to be placed on the waiting list. If you have not put Guildford County School as a preference, you will need to apply for a place through the Local Authority.

The child of a member of staff who does not qualify for priority admission, because the staff member joined the school less than two years before the admissions deadline, will have priority on the waiting list from the time when their parent/carer has been employed at the school for two years or more.

Waiting Lists for all other years We operate a waiting list for all year groups which we update at the end of each academic year. If you apply for a place and there are none available, we will place your child on the waiting list for the appropriate year.

All in-year waiting lists reflect our admissions criteria as listed above.

If a member of staff asks that their child is placed on the waiting list, the child’s position on the waiting list will be determined by whether the member of staff has been at the school for two years. If the period of two years is completed while the child is on the waiting list, his/her position will be updated on the appropriate date.

Appeals The appeals system is operated independently of the school by Surrey Schools Appeals Service, and we aim to ensure that all appeals are heard by the end of June. Please note that we set our own date for appeals, which is not necessarily the same as the date set by the LA for Community Schools. An appeals timetable will be published on the school’s website by the end of February.

In-Year Admissions All in-year applicants must apply for a place at the school using the Surrey County Council Centrally Managed Application Form (IYA-SCCCMA) which can be found on the Surrey County Council website at: www.surreycc.gov.uk or on the school website at: www.guildfordcounty.co.uk. Forms can also be requested by telephoning the Surrey Schools and Childcare Service on: 0300 200 1004. All completed forms must be returned to the Local Authority.

For in-year applications the date for determining the two year period for children of staff will be the date that the application is made.

Children out of Chronological age group Parent/carers who choose to seek places outside of their child’s chronological year group should apply directly to the school by submitting a letter stating clearly why they feel admission to a different year group is in the child’s best interest and provide evidence to support this. The governors Admissions Committee will meet and consider the evidence provided and make a decision on the basis of the circumstances of each case and in the best interest of the child in question.

More information on educating children out of their chronological year group is available at: www.surreycc.gov.uk/admissions.

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Admission into the Sixth Form Each year, the Governors invite Year 11 students who already attend Guildford County School to express an intention to join the Guildford County School Sixth Form. Whilst GCS students are entitled to continue into the Sixth Form providing they meet the minimum entry requirements, applications are also invited from students of Year 11 age who are members of other schools, and wish to join the Sixth Form (Years 12 and 13) of Guildford County School. They will do this by, for example, advertisement in the local media. The Governors will consider applications when they are received; and places will be offered in order of priority, as defined below.

Entry Requirements Students are normally required to gain 5 GCSE passes or the equivalent at Grade C (higher tier) or above for AS/A2 courses, but all students are considered on an individual basis and there are subtle differences in subject specific requirements. No minimum requirements are set for other courses.

Published Admissions Number The PAN for the Sixth Form, which refers to students from other schools, is 50 in Year 12 and 20 in Year 13.

We will however consider accepting additional students should we reach our PAN.

Allocating Places The following admissions criteria are used, in order of priority, as defined below, to allocate places in the Sixth Form when the Sixth Form is oversubscribed: 1. Looked after Children, Previously Looked after Children 2. Exceptional Circumstances 3. Siblings 4. Children of staff 5. Distance to school Should it be necessary to decide between applicants due to oversubscription in any criteria 1– 4, distance will be used to determine which child will be offered any place that becomes available.

Please refer to the definitions provided earlier in the policy for a full explanation of the above criteria.

Meetings Meetings will normally be held with Year 11 Guildford County School students and those from other schools to provide advice on options and entry requirements for particular courses. These meetings do not form part of the decision-making process regarding the offer of places.

Sixth Form Timetable for Applications and Offers • Application forms will be available after the Sixth Form Information Evening on Thursday 26th November 2015 • The deadline for applications is Friday 4th December 2015 • Offers will be made by no later than Friday 26th February 2016

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Applications after the deadline date Late applications will be processed as they are received.

Visits for Prospective Parents Parents who do not know the school at first hand are encouraged to come and see us during our Open Evening on: 6-8.30pm, 8th October 2015.

We hope that parents will also wish to take the opportunity to visit during a normal school day to see our school at work and meet Mr Mayhew, Headteacher.

Our open mornings will take place on the following dates: Wednesday 14th October Thursday 15th October Monday 19th October Tuesday 20th October All open mornings start at 9.15am.

Uniform We are proud of our uniform, and expect all of our students up to the end of Year 11 to wear the correct uniform each day. We ask parents to give us their support by sending their children to school suitably dressed.

All items of uniform, except the school badge, may be purchased from our suppliers: Guildford School and Sports (210 London Road, Burpham, Guildford, GU4 7JS – www.guildfordschoolsandsport.co.uk) or from our online supplier Kidsbiz: www.kidsbiz.co.uk/guildfordcounty.asp The school badge (cost £2) may be purchased from the School Office.

Governors

Boys’ Uniform Blazer:

David Luke eco blazer in navy DL1994 (with embroidered badge)

V-Neck Pullover:

Navy (optional, but not in place of the blazer); hooded tops are not to be worn as main uniform

School Tie:

Red stripe on navy (available from our supplier, Guildford Schools and Sport) A small stock of ties is also kept at the school

Trousers:

David Luke style DL958 or DL943 in charcoal or Banner style Fulham (junior, adjustable) or Falmouth (senior, belted) in charcoal

Shirt:

White, plain school style (always to be worn with the school tie) Summer only: White polo shirt with navy blue logo

Footwear:

Grey or navy socks (not white). Black leather school shoes must be worn. Students will be required to change into black plimsolls otherwise

Chair of Governors Mrs Janette Owen

Governors Mrs Kathy Ashford Mr Neil Benjamin Mr Jim Hurman Mrs Pauline Johnson Mrs Sarah Kershaw

Boys’ P.E. Kit

Mr Tom Turcan

Indoor:

White sports polo shirt with logo; navy blue shorts; navy blue socks; trainers (non marking soles)

Outdoor:

White sports polo shirt with logo; navy blue socks; navy blue shorts; navy tracksuit bottoms with white stripe; navy and red rugby shirt (winter use). Football boots and trainers

Optional:

Navy school hooded sweatshirt with school badge, shin pads, gum shield (recommended).

Splash proof navy blazer with school logo

Staff Governors

Outdoor Coat:

Blue, black or grey, plain, (without lettering or logo)

Mr Adam Daniels

Mr Tim Wolfenden Mrs Sarah Wynde

Mr Adam Day

Girls’ Uniform

Mrs Carol Smith

Blazer:

David Luke eco blazer in navy DL1995 (with embroidered badge)

Skirt:

Navy with red piping, style Rosedale code 3222

Parent Governors

Trousers:

Navy Trutex bootcut style No. JWT441 available from GS&S – or Ziggy bootcut style from Kidsbiz.

Please do not buy any other style or models

Ms Stephanie Code

Blouse:

Apple green, polyester/cotton, open neck, ¾ length sleeve Summer only: Apple green polo shirt with navy blue logo

V-Neck Pullover/Cardigan:

Navy (optional, but not in place of the blazer); hooded tops are not to be worn as main uniform

Dr Jenevora Williams

Footwear:

Black leather school shoes must be worn (please ensure that these have sensible flat heels, suitable for school wear); shoes without backs are not suitable as they can cause accidents due to the large number of stairs at GCS

Ex Officio Governor

Knee length or short plain white or navy socks, or plain nylon tights in tan or navy; patterned tights are not suitable for wear with school uniform

Co-opted Governor

Hosiery:

Mr Adrian Hope Mr Indrajit Sugunasingha

Jack Mayhew (Headteacher)

Mr Jon Coles

Girls’ P.E. Kit Indoor:

White sports polo shirt with school logo; navy blue shorts; navy blue socks; trainers (non-marking soles)

Outdoor:

White polo shirt with school logo; navy blue socks, navy blue shorts; navy tracksuit bottoms with white stripe; navy hooded top with school logo (winter use only). Trainers (non-marking); football boots

Optional:

Shin pads, gum shields (recommended); school hooded sweatshirt with school badge – winter use

Outdoor Coat:

Blue, black or grey, plain (without lettering or logo)

Community Governor Mrs Fiona Davidson

All Governors may be contacted via the School

There is also an optional college style scarf for girls and boys

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GCSE Results 2015 Entries Departments

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

U

Nos.

A*– C

A*– G

%

Nos.

%

Nos.

Art and Design

34

1

2

5

13

9

3

1

0

0

62

21

100

34

Biology

56

14

25

13

4

0

0

0

0

0

100

56

100

56

Business Studies

32

1

2

8

4

8

5

1

3

0

47

15

100

32

Catering Studies

21

1

5

2

9

4

0

0

0

0

81

17

100

21

Chemistry

56

12

17

14

13

0

0

0

0

0

100

56

100

56

Computer Science

16

0

3

3

5

1

2

1

0

1

69

11

94

15

D&T Textiles Technology

14

0

0

1

6

4

2

1

0

0

50

7

100

14

English

13

0

0

3

9

1

0

0

0

0

92

12

100

13

English Language

140

7

26

54

34

15

4

0

0

0

86

121

100

140

English Literature

142

19

44

37

31

5

3

2

0

0

92

131

99

141

French

41

2

10

11

7

8

2

0

0

1

73

30

98

40

Geography

87

12

20

15

15

12

6

3

3

1

71

62

99

86

German

15

1

4

5

3

2

0

0

0

0

87

13

100

15

Graphic Design

19

4

4

7

3

1

0

0

0

0

95

18

100

19

History

104

105

19

29

26

14

9

2

3

2

1

84

88

99

Latin

5

1

3

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

100

5

100

5

Further Maths

20

12

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

100

20

100

20

Maths

156

21

28

37

39

19

3

6

1

2

80

125

99

154

Media Studies

62

0

6

30

22

3

1

0

0

0

94

58

100

62

Music Studies

23

11

6

3

2

1

0

0

0

0

96

22

100

23

Performing Arts

42

4

5

11

8

10

1

2

1

0

67

28

100

42

Physics

56

13

20

14

9

0

0

0

0

0

100

56

100

56

Religious Studies

54

9

14

19

8

1

1

0

1

1

93

50

98

53

Science (Core)

98

1

11

19

29

15

17

6

0

0

60

60

100

98

Additional Science

100

0

11

22

29

14

14

8

2

0

62

62

100

100

Spanish

30

4

6

8

8

2

2

0

0

0

87

26

100

30

Sports Studies

43

3

12

11

10

6

1

0

0

0

84

36

100

43

1480

172

321

378

335

150

69

34

13

7

82

1206

99

1472

Total Data correct as of 10 September 2015

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A*

SIXTH FORM ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS) LEVEL RESULTS 2015 Entries Departments

A

B

C

D

E

U

Nos.

A–B

A–E

%

Nos.

%

Nos.

Art and Design

5

1

4

0

0

0

0

100

5

100

5

Biology

21

1

6

4

1

8

1

33

7

95

20

Chemistry

11

0

4

3

2

0

2

36

4

81

9

Computer Science

12

2

1

1

2

5

1

25

3

92

11

Creative Writing

9

0

3

3

3

0

0

33

3

100

9

Economics

15

3

2

2

3

4

1

33

5

88

14

English Language

26

4

8

12

2

0

0

46

12

100

26

English Literature

27

4

3

11

8

1

0

26

7

100

27

French

5

1

0

0

2

1

1

20

1

80

4

Geography

18

3

8

3

3

0

1

61

11

94

17

German

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

100

2

100

2

Government/Politics Studies

25

5

7

4

5

2

2

48

12

92

23

History

56

14

16

19

6

1

0

54

30

100

56

Mathematics (Further)

12

7

2

1

0

0

2

75

9

83

10

Mathematics (General)

39

19

4

5

1

4

6

59

23

85

33

Media Studies

7

0

1

3

3

0

0

14

1

100

7

Music Studies

5

0

1

2

0

2

0

20

1

100

5

Music Technology

6

1

1

0

3

1

0

33

2

100

6

Performing Arts

7

0

2

3

1

1

0

29

2

100

7

Photography

7

0

1

2

4

0

0

14

1

100

7

Physics

16

5

2

3

2

1

3

44

7

81

13

Product Design

9

0

0

0

2

4

3

0

0

67

6

Psychology

30

2

3

9

6

2

8

17

5

73

22

Religious Studies

15

3

3

2

5

1

1

40

6

88

14

Spanish

8

5

1

1

0

0

1

75

6

88

7

Sports Studies

5

1

0

2

2

0

0

20

1

100

5

Total (Entries)

398

82

84

95

66

38

33

41

166

92

365

Data correct as of 10 September 2015

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Sixth Form Advanced Level (A2) Results 2015

Departments

A*

A

B

C

D

E

U

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

Nos.

Art and Design: Fine Art

2

A*– A

A*– B

A*– E

%

Nos.

%

Nos.

%

Nos.

50

1

50

1

100

2 10

Art and Design: Photography

11

0

0

2

4

4

0

1

0

0

18

2

91

Art and Design: Textile Design

2

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

50

1

100

2

100

2

Biology

10

0

1

1

1

3

3

1

10

1

20

2

100

9

Chemistry

7

0

2

2

2

1

0

0

29

2

57

4

100

7

Classics: Latin

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

100

2

100

2

100

2

Computing

7

2

0

2

2

0

1

0

29

2

57

4

100

7

D&T: Product Design

7

0

0

1

4

2

0

0

0

0

14

1

100

7

Drama & Theatre Studies

7

0

0

2

0

4

1

0

0

0

28

2

100

7

Economics

14

0

2

4

5

3

0

0

14

2

43

6

100

14

English Language

33

2

6

12

9

4

0

0

24

8

61

20

100

33

English Literature

25

4

2

12

4

2

1

0

24

6

64

18

100

25

French

3

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

67

2

100

3

100

3

Further Mathematics

6

3

0

3

0

0

0

0

50

3

100

6

100

6

Geography

4

0

0

2

1

0

1

0

0

0

50

2

100

4

Government & Politics

9

2

2

0

3

1

0

1

44

4

44

4

89

8

History

32

2

11

9

6

4

0

0

41

13

69

22

100

32

Mathematics

21

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

52

11

71

15

100

21

Media Studies

13

0

2

3

6

2

0

0

15

2

38

5

100

13

Music

5

0

1

2

0

2

0

0

20

1

60

3

100

5

Music Technology

5

0

0

0

3

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

80

4

Physical Education

6

0

0

1

4

0

1

0

0

0

17

1

100

6

Physics

15

1

6

2

1

3

2

0

47

7

60

9

100

15

Psychology

25

2

1

5

8

7

2

0

12

3

32

8

100

25

Religious Studies

11

2

2

5

2

0

0

0

36

4

82

9

100

11

Spanish

5

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

20

1

40

2

100

5

Turkish Total (Entries)

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

100

1

100

1

288

29

47

78

69

47

14

4

27

76

55

154

99

284

Data correct as of 10 September 2015