Queens' School

This is an academy mixed-sex secondary school.

Specialist status: Sports, Science

Rule 1: Children who are (or have been) in the care of the Local Authority.

Rule 2: Children for whom it can be demonstrated that they have a compelling medical reason for attending the school.

Rule 3: Children with a sibling attending the school at the time of admission (a sibling means the brother/sister, half brother/sister, adopted brother/sister, or a child of the parent or partner, in every case living in the same house from Monday to Friday).

Rule 4: Children of staff.

Rule 5: Children whose permanent residence is located within postcodes WD3-7, WD17-19, WD23-25, AL2 (south of M25), HA6, HA5 3**, HA5 4**, HA3 6**, HA7 3**, HA7 4**

If category 5 is oversubscribed (as it has been for the past 5 years), the criteria below will be used. Do not use Rule 5 in the Calculator - choose one of the following:

Rule 6: (a) up to 5% of places (13) for children with a particular aptitude in sport and (b) up to 5% of places (13) for children with a particular aptitude in music. Up to 35% of places (92) will be available by ability, in strict order of merit, based on the results of the assessment test.

Rule 7: Any remaining places, not less than 10% (27), for those qualifying under 5 above, will be allocated by the shortest distance to the school.

Rule 8: Children whose permanent residence is outside the postcode areas in 5 above, preference being given to those living closest to the school.

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