Madeley High School
Madeley High School Admissions Policy The school admission limit for September 2011 is 135 pupils. Pupils will be admitted to the school subject to the Local Authority’s criteria, listed below. a) Relevant children in care. b) Pupils living within the catchment area of the school. c) Pupils who would, in the first year to which the application relates, have an elder brother or sister in attendance at the school. d) Pupils who satisfy both of the following tests: i) they are distinguished from the great majority of other applicants either on medical grounds which are supported by a medical report, obtained by parents, specifying the medical advantage of the child attending the preferred school compared with the normal catchment area school or by other exceptional circumstances material to the choice of school (i.e. the circumstances of the child, not the economic or social circumstance of the parent); and ii) they would suffer hardship if they were unable to attend the school. e) Pupils who have elected to pursue their primary education at one of our main feeder schools: • Baldwins Gate C.E. (C) Primary School. • Betley Primary School; • Hugo Meynell Primary School, Loggerheads; • Sir John Offley C.E. (C) Primary School, Madeley; • St. John’s C.E. (C) Primary School, Keele; • St. Mary’s C.E. (A) Primary School, Mucklestone; • The Meadows Primary School, Madeley Heath. f) Pupils who attend certain primary schools defined as major contributory primary schools. g) Other pupils arranged in order of priority according to how near their home address is to the school, measurements being by the nearest walking route. Parents can make their applications online on the Staffordshire website at: ww.staffordshire.gov.uk/education/admissions during the Autumn Term. Parents who live outside the catchment area wishing to have a child admitted should contact Mr. Hope, Assistant Headteacher responsible for new intake, at the school in the first instance. Parents of pupils wishing to join the school at times other than the beginning of Year 7 should contact the school for further information.
Admission of Pupils with Disabilities Pupils with disabilities who live within the catchment area are able to attend the school if it is their parents wish. They are encouraged to make regular visits to the school during Year 6 to enable them to familiarise themselves with the school and build up relationships with the staff. The school has lifts in both buildings and all parts of the school have wheelchair access. When planning the inclusion of a pupil with disabilities at the school we believe in looking at the whole child and placing them in the appropriate classes.