Admissions

If your child is in Year 6, then you have until Monday 31 October to submit your application for their secondary school place. There’s a range of useful information on the Warwickshire County Council website to help you apply, including a list of all local schools, a priority area map and a handy video to help you make realistic choices of schools. For these and guidance on how to apply, visit https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/applying-secondary-school-place.

APPLICATIONS AND APPEALS

Applications for The Coleshill School are administered by the Warwickshire Admissions Service:

www.warwickshire.gov.uk/admissions

Please visit the above website for full details about admissions and appeals.

Warwickshire schools admission arrangement policies can be found on their website: http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/admissionpolicies

All admissions to the school must be made through a child’s home Local Authority and therefore this could be Warwickshire, Solihull or Birmingham, depending upon where a child lives.

The Process

Apply either online or by paper form with your own Local Authority. Remember, as Coleshill is a Warwickshire School, if you reside in Solihull or Birmingham Local Authority areas you apply to these Authorities, observing their deadlines using their forms or on-line website.

Useful Contacts

Warwickshire Admissions	01926 742037	www.warwickshire.gov.uk/admissions
Solihull Admissions	0121 704 6693	www.solihull.gov.uk/admissions
Birmingham Admissions	0121 675 0555	www.birmingham.gov.uk/schooladmissions

Applying for a place at The Coleshill School if you reside outside Warwickshire

Apply using your home Authority’s form or website and you will need to name ‘The Coleshill School’ on the form or website as they will only list schools located within that Authority. Simply write or insert ‘The Coleshill School’ as your choice and your Local Authority will automatically inform Warwickshire Admissions to secure your application.

The Coleshill School Admissions Team

Mr I Smith-Childs	Headteacher	smith-childs.i@thecoleshillschool.org
Miss R Brindley	Head of School	brindley.r@thecoleshillschool.org
Mrs T Rawlins	Attendance Manager	rawlins.t@thecoleshillschool.org
	Data Team	datateam@thecoleshillschool.org

New places made available in Year 7

Due to exceptionally high levels of demand we have increased our PAN (Published Admission Number) to 225 for new Year 7s in 2023 and going forward.

We positively welcome applications from other Local Authorities. We are happy to meet with prospective parents to show them around the school and answer any queries.

In Year Admissions

The decision to move a student’s school once they have started their secondary school is never one taken lightly by parents. Moving house or catchment areas or other more personal reasons can trigger an enquiry for a school place. The school has a planned admission number for each year group that it cannot exceed without referring a parent to the admissions appeals system. However, places do become available within year groups and parents are welcome to contact the school to see if a space exists.

How do i apply for a school place if my child has an Education, Health and Care Plan or a Statement for SEND?

The Coleshill School prides itself in being inclusive and will endeavour to support every student. We would love you to consider our school and we aim to meet the needs of all the students in our care.We are committed to meeting the needs of all, including those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.We would ask parents to discuss the identified needs with the school prior to starting so that appropriate intervention and support can be planned. Advice from the LA or other agencies may be requested to ensure that the school can meet any needs appropriately

Children and young people with an Education, Health and Care Plan (or Statement of Special Education Needs) follow a different admission and transfer process for a new school. You continue to have a right to request a particular school and this will be considered alongside the information that we have about your child’s special educational needs. The information would have been provided as part of the Education, Health and Care assessment or following the review meeting.

As a school we aim to do the very best in order to make all children feel welcomed and included during transition. If you would like to discuss SEND requirements in detail please Contact the SENDCOs: Mrs Foster/Mrs Towler who will be able to advise you further. Please go to the SEND information page for more information: https://www.thecoleshillschool.org/parents/send-information

How do we support SEND students in care?

There are exceptions for admissions when considering students who are looked after and are under the care of the Local Authority.

For any enquiries relating to a place at the school in any year group please contact the Data Team as above.

Planned Admission Number (PAN) is 225 (for new Year 7s in 2023 and going forward). All other year groups are 210.

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, a charitable company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales.

Registered Office: The Arthur Terry School, Kittoe Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 4RZ

Tel: 0121 323 1134

CEO Richard Gill CBE NPQH, NLE, FRSA

Company Number 07730920.

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership is committed to keeping our students safe, both in school and the wider community. As part of our safeguarding arrangements, we have a two-way information sharing agreement in place with the local police authority. The agreement is compliant with Crime & Disorder Act 1998 (s.115) and Data Protection Act 1998(s.29.3; s.35.2.), and focuses on preventing young people from becoming involved or further involved in crime and anti-social behaviour as a victim or offender.

If you have any queries about the partnership policy, please contact Mrs S Bailey, ATLP Safeguarding Lead.