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Arrangements for Admissions

Weobley High School supports the excellent work done in its contributory Primary schools of Weobley, Staunton-on-Wye, Dilwyn, Canon Pyon and Credenhill. We value our links with these schools and look forward to forging even stronger collaboration through our Extended Schools initiative. Each term, Mr. Williams meets with Primary School Headteachers in order to strive for seamless progression for year 6 students into year 7 and to arrange the many cross phase activities. We have also have induction days for year 5, so that they may familiarise themselves with Weobley High School even earlier.
    
We are also pleased to receive a significant number of pupils from a much wider area, including the city of Hereford. Year 6 pupils from our Associated Primary Schools will have the opportunity to spend a ‘taster day’ with us. This year initial visits took place on 30th September 2011. During the day pupils followed a normal timetable, guided by current students and to help them gain a feel for the school. 
 
Parents will have the opportunity to tour the school during a normal session and visit the school during an evening to see what facilities we have to offer on our Open Day when they will be able to speak to teachers and senior staff. 

The transfer from primary school to secondary school can be an anxious time for pupils and parents. We operate an ‘open door’ policy for parents; any parent will be received at any time and shown around the school. A telephone call before such a visit is essential so that the Headteacher or Senior Staff can be available. Pupils who are due to join in September will be able to spend at least one more day with us in the Summer term, date to be confirmed, and will have lessons in their new tutor groups, meet with Learning Co-ordinator and Form Tutor and be supported by older students and prefects who will ease them into life at high school sensitively!

Admission 

Herefordshire Council, Children’s Services deals with admissions to Weobley High School and the planned admission number for Year 7 in September 2011 is 100 pupils. 
 
Where the number of children seeking admission exceeds the published admission number preference will be given to: 
  1. Pupils with a Statement of special education need which names the school.
  2. Pupils in the ‘looked after’ system where the approved agencies agree that the preferred school meets the child’s social, pastoral and educational needs.
  3. Pupils whose principal home address is within the catchment area of the school.
  4. Pupils who have a brother or sister at the preferred school not only at the time of application but also when the younger child is due to start.
  5. Pupils with exceptional medical, social or compassionate grounds for admission and whose parents can show that entry to a particular school is necessary for the well being of their child. Parents are required to produce a medical certificate or other appropriate information preferably from an independent source. Applications on such grounds will not be considered by the Director of Education or his advisory panel unless this supporting information is attached to your application form when you apply.
  6. Pupils who live nearest to the school by the shortest available walking route. 
Guidance on admissions’ procedure can be obtained from:
 
Mrs D Skyrme, Children and Young People’s Directorate, PO Box 185, Blackfriars Street, Hereford HR4 9ZR, tel: 01432 383168. 

The Curriculum 

Key Stage 3 (Year 7 to Year 8 organisation) 

When pupils are admitted to the school they will be placed into registration groups. The placement of pupils in these groups will be decided after consultation between this school and our primary colleagues – taking into account such factors as ‘ability’, ‘friendship groups’, ‘personality’, etc. For teaching purposes pupils are grouped by ability. The criteria used to group pupils is their ability as indicated in the Key Stage 2 SATs and the perception of their respective primary schools. The composition of the teaching groups is regularly reviewed and children are sometimes moved from one teaching group to another depending on their progress.
 
The subjects followed for most of Key Stage 3 are: English, Mathematics, Science, Art, PHSE/Citizenship, Design Technology, Drama, Geography, History, Information and Communication Technology, Modern Foreign Languages, Music, Physical Education and Religious Education.