Address:
Northfleet Road
Peel Green
Eccles
M30 7PQ
Telephone: 0161 789 5359
Email: enquiries@salfordcity-academy.org
Headteacher: Mrs M Hasleden
School type: Academy
Total number of places for year 7: 180
Total applications received by offer day: 283
Breakdown of offers at offer day (1 March 2024): Please contact the school for the finer detail.
Total numbers of offers made (including alternative offers): 180
Total vacancies: 0
1.1 The Academy will consider all applications. Where fewer than 180 applications are received in any one year group, the Academy will offer places to all those who have applied unless the application is defined as an exception (see below).
1.2 The Salford City Academy is a member of the United Learning Trust which has a Christian ethos. The Academy accepts students of all faiths and none.
1.3 Students with a statement of special educational needs that names the Academy in the statement will be given priority over other admissions. If a child has a Statement of Special Educational Needs and you require further advice on primary to secondary transfer, please contact the Special Educational Needs section of the Local Education Authority of the area you live in. 2.
2.1 Where the number of applications for admission is greater than the published admissions number of 180, applications will be considered for Year 7 against the criteria set out below. After the admission of pupils with Statements of Special Educational Needs where the Academy is named on the Statement, the criteria will be applied in the order in which they are set out below.
In the case of two or more applications that cannot be separated by the oversubscription criteria outlined above, the school will use random allocation as a tie breaker to decide between applicants. This process will be independently verified.
The distance which determines how close the child lives to the Academy is the shortest walking distance along public highways and footpaths between the door to the child’s permanent address and the nearest entrance to the Academy main building.
The child’s permanent address is where he or she normally lives and sleeps and goes to school from. Proof of residence can be requested at any time throughout the admissions process. If false or misleading information is used to gain entry to the Academy, the offer of a place will be withdrawn and the application cancelled.
3.1 If in any year it receives more applications for places than there are places available, the Academy will operate a waiting list until the end of the first term of the academic year of admission date. It is open to any parent to ask for his or her child’s name to be placed on the waiting list following either an unsuccessful application or an unsuccessful appeal.
3.2 The child’s position on the waiting list will be determined solely in accordance with the oversubscription criteria set out above. Where places in the Academy become vacant they will be allocated to children on the waiting list in accordance with the oversubscription criteria.
4.1 Parent(s) have the right of appeal to the Academy’s Independent Appeal Panel if they are dissatisfied with an admission decision of the Academy. Further assistance is available from the Academy Office.
5.1 Any parent wishing to apply to the Salford City Academy for a place for their child in Year 7 must use the Common Application Form published by the local authority in which the applicant resides. This is available from offices of the Council, the Academy Office at the address in this prospectus or electronically from the Local Authority website.
5.2 Applications received in any other format will not be considered. Parent(s) may photocopy the form but an original signature is required. Parent(s) are advised to make a copy of the completed form for their own records.
6.1 The closing date for applications for applicants residing in Salford is that stated on the Local Authority Common Application Form. The closing dates for applicants residing in other authorities should be checked with that authority. Applications should be posted or delivered to arrive at the address given on the Common Application Form by the time stated. Parent(s) applying after this date should attach a covering letter to explain why the application is late. Late applications may not be considered until after consideration has been given to those applications received by the deadline for admissions.
7.1 Parent(s) will be notified in writing on the date stated on the Local Authority Common Application Form of the outcome of their application. For those who are unsuccessful, parent(s) will be notified in writing as to the reason(s) why it has not been possible to allow the child to attend the Academy. Parent(s) will be given more detailed information about the process for appeals at that time. The closing date for appeals to be lodged, normally 28 days after the notification of a place not being offered, will be stated clearly. Those who are accepted to the Academy will receive further information once they have been notified of their place and an invitation extended for student and parent(s) to meet with the Principal.
8.1 The School Admissions Code (2012) sets out the limited and exceptional circumstances in which the Academy need not comply with parental preference. These are when:
(a) the applicant, once of compulsory school age, has been excluded from two or more schools or when, for in year admission applications only, in specific circumstances set out in the Code, the applicant is:
(b) Particularly challenging.
Parent(s) are asked to seek further information from the Principal if they believe their child falls into either of these categories.
9. In Year Admissions/Admissions to Year Groups other than Year 7
The Academy will consider applications submitted for year groups other than year 7 and applications for entry mid-year, if the year group has a place available. Offsite Direction requests for other students will also be considered. Admission will follow an admissions meeting with the Assistant Principal and/or Inclusion Leader.
In Year Applications (Year 7 to 11) Parents of students who wish to transfer into Salford City Academy in Years 7 to 11, or those with a midyear admission request, should approach the Salford Local Education Authority.
They can be contacted using the details below:
School Admissions Team Children's Services, Second Floor, Unity House, Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 5AW
Telephone: 0161 793 2500
Email: school.admissions@salford.gov.uk
The Academy may oppose admission to the Academy of a student who has displayed challenging behaviour on the grounds that this will impact on the best interest on others in the Academy community. If this is the case the Academy will raise any concerns with the Local Authority Fair Access Protocol.
Parents whose application is turned down will be entitled to appeal; they will be asked to clearly outline their reasons in writing for the governing body/local education authority. Parents who wish to appeal against decisions regarding admissions outside of the usual round should contact Mrs Hughes for further information and support if required. Mrs Hughes can be contacted on gemma.hughes@salfordcityacademy.org.
10. Out of Cohort Admissions Although most children will be admitted to the Academy within their own age group Salford City Academy will make decisions on the year group of entry based upon the individual circumstances of each child.
11. Procedure for Determining Admissions Arrangements 4 Salford City Academy will determine and publish the Admission Arrangements annually, after a period of consultation as set out in the Schools Admissions Code (September 2021), on or before the 28 February for admission in September of the following year.