rickmansworth objection
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Does anyone know the details about the objection to Ricky (and County)admission rules that is mentioned on the Herts admissions website?
Re: rickmansworth objection
No, where is it mentioned?person wrote:Does anyone know the details about the objection to Ricky (and County) admission rules that is mentioned on the Herts admissions website?
It's in the Rickmansworth School section of the Moving On booklet found here : http://www.hertsdirect.org/scholearn/ad ... chodirsec/
"Summary of Admissions Rules
As the time of going to print, the school is waiting
for a decision from the offi ce of the school’s
Adjudicator which may change the rules from
those published. Please check the school’s
website for updates."
Alison
"Summary of Admissions Rules
As the time of going to print, the school is waiting
for a decision from the offi ce of the school’s
Adjudicator which may change the rules from
those published. Please check the school’s
website for updates."
Alison
it looks like rickmansworth have introduced a priority area and other area for the music and academic assessment tests (criteria 4 and 5). I guess this is to give "LOCAL" children more chance of these places. The objection could be about this change.
Alison
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Thereafter, applicants will be placed in categories
as follows:
i) Those resident at the time application is required
in the area defi ned by postcodes beginning WD1,
WD2, WD3, WD4, WD5, HA6 2 and HA6 3.
ii) Other candidates.
Not less than 97% of pupils admitted under
criteria 4) and 5) shall be from category (i). The
remaining 3% (or less) to be admitted will be
category (ii) candidates. If there are insuffi cient
applicants from category (i) to reach 97%, the
number to be admitted will be made up with
category (ii) applicants.
Alison
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Thereafter, applicants will be placed in categories
as follows:
i) Those resident at the time application is required
in the area defi ned by postcodes beginning WD1,
WD2, WD3, WD4, WD5, HA6 2 and HA6 3.
ii) Other candidates.
Not less than 97% of pupils admitted under
criteria 4) and 5) shall be from category (i). The
remaining 3% (or less) to be admitted will be
category (ii) candidates. If there are insuffi cient
applicants from category (i) to reach 97%, the
number to be admitted will be made up with
category (ii) applicants.
No, they're had that for as long as I can remember (probably since before WD1 and WD2 were subdivided). That priority area is pretty big.AlisonR wrote:it looks like rickmansworth have introduced a priority area and other area for the music and academic assessment tests (criteria 4 and 5).
As near as I can tell their arrangements are the same as last year.
It seems it's to do with distance, in that children living very close to the school are disadvantaged.
Apparently also, Rickmansworth have continued to apply their 10% distance rule so that siblings and academic places can fall into that criterion. I don't know whether that's part of the objection but it's probably relevant as far as the adjudicator is concerned given their reaction last year to the Watford Grammars applying it in that way.
Apparently also, Rickmansworth have continued to apply their 10% distance rule so that siblings and academic places can fall into that criterion. I don't know whether that's part of the objection but it's probably relevant as far as the adjudicator is concerned given their reaction last year to the Watford Grammars applying it in that way.
The school have not got rid of it. According to the Herts admissions book, the school are subject to an adjudication, which could potentially change their rules, but we don't know any more than that. Do you?winnie wrote:I heard a rumour that Rickmansworth may get rid of their sibling rule. I do hope not, but does anyone have any news to share? If this is just a rumour then I apologise for causing concern!
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