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ADMISSIONS PROCEDURE
Academic
entry requirements
All girls entering the sixth form at Stratford Grammar School
for Girls are normally expected to have a minimum of five GCSEs
grade A*-C, including English and Mathematics
Girls are also expected to meet the entry requirements for the
subjects they wish to study at AS/A2: that is, a minimum grade B
for most (although A/A* is recommended). In specified subjects grades
higher than B will be required – please see the subject pages in
this prospectus for details.
Girls continuing from Year 11 in Stratford Grammar
The vast majority of Stratford
Grammar School girls continue from Year
11 into the sixth form. The academic qualifications given above
apply. Priority for admission to Year 12 of the school will be given
to pupils progressing into the sixth form from Year 11 of the school.
Girls joining the school from outside
We welcome applications from external candidates.
The admission number for pupils joining Year 12 in 2010 will be
50, giving a planned cohort size of 115. Details of the application
process are given below. Conditional places will be offered on the
basis of the predicted GCSE grades supplied by the applicant’s school,
subject to maximum set sizes not being exceeded in individual subjects,
and these places will be confirmed following the publication of
GCSE results. The deciding factor in cases of oversubscription will
be average GCSE points score in the candidate’s best eight subjects
(predicted at the point of offers being made in the spring,
and actual in August). A waiting list will be compiled of applicants
who meet the general academic requirements for admission to Year
12 but who, in accordance with the criteria given above, cannot
initially be offered places. If the number of pupils in Year 12
falls below the admission number in August, or if the number of
pupils studying particular subjects falls below the maximum set
sizes for the subjects, then those on the waiting list will be offered
places, in accordance with the admission criteria, in order of priority,
revised in the light of actual GCSE grades. Top priority will be
given to looked-after children, followed by other applicants in
strict order of merit, subject again to maximum set sizes not being
exceeded in individual subjects.
Application process for girls wishing
to join the school in the sixth form
The Application
Form should be completed and returned to Miss Brownhill, Head
of Sixth Form, at the school, by 12.00 noon on Friday 29th
January 2010.
A reference will be requested from the Head of the candidate’s
current school, including predicted GCSE grades and suitability
for the chosen AS/A2 courses.
An appointment should then be made from mid-November to meet
Miss Brownhill, who will discuss the individual requirements of
the applicant, including her subject choices, and her aptitude,
interests and career direction, as well as considering the information
contained in this prospectus in greater depth.
Applications received after 12.00 noon on Friday 29th January
2010 will still be considered, but it may not be possible to
accommodate all AS/A2 subject choices at this stage. Once conditional
offers have been made and the initial waiting list drawn up, very
late applicants will be advised to contact us again in August, once
they have their GCSE results.
The sixth form admissions calendar
Pre-sixth open evening: an information evening for girls interested in the sixth form
and their parents is held in mid-November each year: Thursday
11th November (7.00 – 9.00) this year. Leaders of
all the subject departments will be present to answer questions,
and current members of the sixth form will be present to give their
perspectives on the sixth form and the courses they are following.
November-January: this is the time when girls should be seeking advice and guidance
from as many sources as possible about their options and future
possible career paths: including parents, subject staff, form staff,
careers staff and other girls. Girls applying from outside the school
should submit their applications and arrange a meeting with Miss
Brownhill, Head of Sixth (see above) to discuss their subject
choices.
Admissions applications and conditional offers of places: girls
applying to join the school from outside should ensure that their
Application Forms arrive by 12.00 noon on Friday 29th
January 2010. Formal conditional offers will be posted to external
applicants before Easter, following receipt of a satisfactory reference
from the applicant’s current Headteacher.
Options choices: all girls, whether currently at Shottery or outside, are asked
to indicate their subject preferences by February half-term: Friday
12th February 2010 this year. Decisions about the
number of groups that will run and the combinations of subjects
that will be possible will be made on the basis of these choices.
Firm choices then need to be made from the final options lists half-way
through March: Monday 15th March 2010 this year.
If a girl changes her mind about subject choices after this point,
her wishes will be considered, but it is possible that teaching
groups may be full. Waiting lists are held for individual subjects
if necessary.
Sixth form induction course (July): a two-day pre-sixth induction course is arranged for the beginning
of July and all girls intending to join the sixth form are invited
– and, indeed, expected – to attend. The dates this year are Thursday
1st July and Friday 2nd July 2010.
GCSE results and registration for the sixth form: GCSE
results will be published on Tuesday 24th August 2010
this year. Girls who have met the academic requirements need
to register for the sixth form with the Head of Sixth or the Deputy
Head of Sixth on that day or by noon on Wednesday 25th
August – both Shottery girls and external applicants. External
applicants need to bring their results slips into school to show
the Head of Sixth or Deputy Head of Sixth. If places become available
at this point, they will be offered to girls on the waiting list
from 2.00 pm on Wednesday 25th August according to the
admission criteria and in strict order of priority (as defined above),
subject to spaces being available in individual subjects. Subject
choices should be confirmed with the Head of Sixth or the Deputy
Head of Sixth on Tuesday 24th or Wednesday 25th August, so that
timetables can be drawn up for the beginning of term.
Sixth form induction course (September):
the first day of the autumn term will be an induction day for the
whole of Year 12, and will include team-building activities as well
as information and briefings.
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