Announcement

Venturers Trust Admissions Consultation 2023-2024

Venturers Trust is now consulting on the proposed admission arrangements for academies within the Trust for the academic year 2023/24.  The consultation process will run for a seven-week period from 13th December 2021 to 28th January 2022. 

Venturers Trust as the admissions authority is seeking comments on the following proposed changes to their academies.

Bannerman Road Community Academy

All Hallows Road, Bristol, BS5 0HR

Proposal

Consultation to be held adhering to compliance regulations; review and consult on admissions arrangements at least every 7 years.

Admissions arrangements reviewed following the statutory guidance from the Department for Education – School Admissions Code 2021.

See full details for Bannerman Road Community Academy here 

 

The Kingfisher School

 

Lichfield Road, St Annes Park, Bristol, BS4 4BJ

Proposal

Consultation to be held adhering to compliance regulations; review and consult on admissions arrangements at least every 7 years.

Admissions arrangements reviewed following the statutory guidance from the Department for Education – School Admissions Code 2021.

See full details for The Kingfisher School here

Merchants’ Academy

Gatehouse Avenue, Bristol, BS13 9AJ

Proposal

To remove reference to the specific number of places available for Year 6 students at Merchants’ Academy Primary, requiring a place at Merchants’ Academy Secondary.  The priority will now relate to all Year 6 students on role at Merchants’ Academy Primary, to have entry into Year 7 at Merchants’ Academy Secondary. The overall PAN of 182 will remain the same.

General oversubscription criteria

(C) remove ‘Random Allocation’ and replace with ‘Geography – children living closest to the school’.  Merchants’ Academy will use the services of the Local Authority’s computerised mapping system to identify the home to school distance as measured in a direct line form a point on the home address, as held by the Local Authority to a central point within the main school building.

Admissions arrangements reviewed following the statutory guidance from the Department for Education – School Admissions Code 2021.

See full details for Merchants' Academy here

Sixth Form (V6)

Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS6 5RD

Proposal

Remove reference to the partnership agreement with Fairfield High School.

Remove priority entry for applicants from Fairfield High School in the event of oversubscription.

Admissions arrangements reviewed following the statutory guidance from the Department for Education – School Admissions Code 2021.

See full details for V6 here

Who is being consulted?

This consultation is for the specific attention of:

  • Parents of children between the ages of two and eighteen;
  • Other persons in the relevant area who have an interest in the proposed admissions;
  • All other admission authorities within the relevant area
  • The local authority
  • Adjoining neighbouring local authorities

 

How to Respond 

The consultation will run from 13th December 2021 – 28th January 2022 and you are invited to submit comments in writing about the proposals above to the Chair of Trustees Mrs Gail Bragg by email to info@venturerstrust.org or written response to Chair of Trustees, Venturers Trust, Gatehouse Avenue, Bristol, BS13 9AJ.  Please indicate which academy your comments refer to.

Following the consultation period Venturers Trust will consider any comment received and how to proceed.  Admission arrangements for 2023 will be determined by 28th February 2022.  Any subsequent objections will need to be made to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator by 15th May 2022.