Why is the priority score higher than qualifying score?
Moderators: Section Moderators, Forum Moderators
-
Wildfuture
- Posts: 140
- Joined: Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:10 pm
Re: Why is the priority score higher than qualifying score?
If you achieve the priority score (220 for arguments sake) and live in catchment you will get a place before someone achieving the same score and living outside catchment.
If you score below the priority score (say 205-219) you'll be cat5 along with everyone who lives outside catchment, and anyone in catchment within that score range. Not sure why you think it's harder?
If you score below the priority score (say 205-219) you'll be cat5 along with everyone who lives outside catchment, and anyone in catchment within that score range. Not sure why you think it's harder?
Re: Why is the priority score higher than qualifying score?
I read it that category 1 is taken first , then cat 2 etc..cat 4 before cat 5Fishface101 wrote:Thank you that is clear but why set a higher cat 4 than cat 5 - why make it harder? Am I missing the obvious?
Re: Why is the priority score higher than qualifying score?
I think OP needs to put the qualifying score from his/her mind:
1. The QS is only relevant for Looked After/Pupil Premium applications (cat 1-2-3), it's simply not relevant for anyone in cat 4-5.
2. No one who gets less than the PS will get a place unless they're in cat 1/2/3.
3. It's quite likely that no one from cat 5 scoring less than 10 points above the PS will get an offer.
In other words, on results day it will pan out something like:
- score from 205* to 219: automatically offered a place if cat 1/2, possible place if cat 3 (but only if less than 25% of places offered to cat 2, and only if scored high enough - cat 3 are offered in score order)
- score from 220* to about (say) 229: automatically offered a place if in cat 1/2/4, possible place if cat 3 (if less than 25% places offered to cat 2, and if scored high enough).
- score of (say) 230+: automatic place if in cat 1/2/4, possible place if in cat 3 (if less than 25% of places offered to cat 2), possible place if cat 5 (but places will be offered highest first, so no guarantees - note that cat 3 applicants will qualify under cat 5 if they score high enough, even if no cat 3 places were offered or they've all been filled).
That doesn't make cat 5 look "easier" than cat 4 to me - although it does look easier than cat 3, which looks to me like the least likely route to a place.
* - 205 and 220 were used as examples in Trust consultation docs, the actual qualifying score and priority score for 2020 will be announced before Sep 7th. As far as I can see they've not yet been announced.
1. The QS is only relevant for Looked After/Pupil Premium applications (cat 1-2-3), it's simply not relevant for anyone in cat 4-5.
2. No one who gets less than the PS will get a place unless they're in cat 1/2/3.
3. It's quite likely that no one from cat 5 scoring less than 10 points above the PS will get an offer.
In other words, on results day it will pan out something like:
- score from 205* to 219: automatically offered a place if cat 1/2, possible place if cat 3 (but only if less than 25% of places offered to cat 2, and only if scored high enough - cat 3 are offered in score order)
- score from 220* to about (say) 229: automatically offered a place if in cat 1/2/4, possible place if cat 3 (if less than 25% places offered to cat 2, and if scored high enough).
- score of (say) 230+: automatic place if in cat 1/2/4, possible place if in cat 3 (if less than 25% of places offered to cat 2), possible place if cat 5 (but places will be offered highest first, so no guarantees - note that cat 3 applicants will qualify under cat 5 if they score high enough, even if no cat 3 places were offered or they've all been filled).
That doesn't make cat 5 look "easier" than cat 4 to me - although it does look easier than cat 3, which looks to me like the least likely route to a place.
* - 205 and 220 were used as examples in Trust consultation docs, the actual qualifying score and priority score for 2020 will be announced before Sep 7th. As far as I can see they've not yet been announced.
