Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
| Postal address | Moor Park Avenue Preston PR1 6DT |
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| Telephone | 01772 795428 |
| Headteacher | Mr B Corbett |
| Number on roll January 2023 | 598 |
| Admission number 2024/25 | 112 |
Information relating to autumn term 2023 year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
| 1st | 146 |
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| 2nd | 151 |
| 3rd | 113 |
| Total preferences received | 410 |
Summary of policy
This is a foundation school – please contact the school for full admission details. To apply for a place at this school, please apply online and use the supplementary information form available from the school.
Where Moor Park receives more applications for places than there are available, we will offer places according to oversubscription criteria below and inform the LA. The following criteria will be applied in number order after the admission of pupils with a statement of SEN or CHCP naming our school.
Fair banding - new
At Moor Park High School and Sixth Form we operate a 'Fair Banding' admissions process to ensure we have a balanced proportion of students from across the whole ability range - a comprehensive intake. Students who wish to apply for a place in year 7 must take a Fair Banding assessment to be considered for admission to the School. The assessment is usually a cognitive ability test(s) and is not a pass or fail assessment. Students taking the assessment are placed in one of five ability bands representative of the national ability range. Our arrangements are fair, objective and not used as a means of unlawfully admitting a disproportionate number of high ability children.
All applications received that are not allocated through the fair banding process will be considered using the School’s oversubscription criteria, after the initial fair banded applications are processed.
More details on Fair Banding and assessment dates can be found on the school website.
Summary of policy
- Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
- Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at Moor Park. To meet this criterion written evidence from an appropriate professional, such as a doctor, psychologist or social worker is required for the governors to consider medical, social or welfare reasons for admission. This should accompany the application form. Please note: only exceptional reasons associated with the child/or family and relating to the suitability of the school, are normally accepted in this criterion, for example, where these needs can only be met at this school.
- Children who will have a sibling in attendance at Moor Park in years 7 to 11 at the time of admission. The term ‘sibling’ includes brothers and sisters, stepchildren, half brothers and sisters and adopted and fostered children who are living at the same address.
- Children with a parent employed by the School on a permanent contract either full or part-time for at least 2 years prior to the date of application.
- Proximity to school. The measurement used will be taken in a straight line from the centre point of the residence to the centre point of Moor Park, with nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones.
Tiebreaker
The measurement used will be taken in a straight line from the centre point of the residence to the centre point of Moor Park, with nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones.
Transport
Please see the main school admissions section.
Parents in any doubt over the distance between home and school for the provision of transport are asked to check with their local area education office. This may be particularly relevant if you live close to a county border.