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Admissions Policy
Admissions Policy

For entry from September 2025

Notley High School & Braintree Sixth Form, Notley Road, Braintree CM7 1WY

Telephone:  (01376) 556300 
Email: enquiries@notleyhigh.com
Website: www.notleyhigh.com
Headteacher: Mr M Barrow
School Type: Co-educational 11–18
School Number: 881-4420

Published admission number Sept 2025: 217

Admissions Policy

In the event of oversubscription, places will be allocated using the following criteria in the order given:

  1. Looked after children and children who were previously looked after *.
  2. Children of staff members where:
    a) the member of staff has been employed at Bridge Academy Trust for a minimum of two years at the date of application for admission and/or
    b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
  3. Children living in the outlying priority admission area of the school with a sibling** attending the school;
  4. Children living in the outlying priority admission area of the school;
  5. Children living in the town priority admission area of the school with a sibling attending the school;
  6. Children living in the town priority admission area of the school;
  7. Children living outside of the school’s priority admission area with a sibling** attending the school;
  8. Remaining applications

* A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989).

** LA sibling definition applies: A sibling is determined as a brother, sister, adopted brother or sister or stepbrother or stepsister living in the same family unit in the same family household. Biological siblings will be treated as siblings irrespective of place of residence. Children residing in the same household as part of an extended family, such as cousins, will not be treated as siblings.

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, priority will be determined by straight line distance from home to school, those living closest being given highest priority.

Waiting list held until: end of autumn term.

Admission Appeals

If your child is not offered a place at our school, you can appeal against the decision. You need to make an appeal within 20 days of receiving the decision letter or email.

To find out more about appealing an admission decision, please visit the Local Authority website: https://www.essex.gov.uk/after-your-school-offer

Admissions to Sixth Form

The school is proposing to admit 150 students each year to the Braintree Sixth Form, including at least 50 external applicants. Admission to the Sixth Form will be by reference to qualification to a particular Sixth Form programme of study. The Sixth Form prospectus will publicise the range of programmes, the specific entrance requirements, the number of places on each programme and, in the event of oversubscription, the tie-break mechanism that will be applied.

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