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Open Academy
Context
Principal
Mr Jon Ford
Cluster
Age range
11-19
Status
Academy Sponsor Led
Type
Secondary
DfE Number
6905
Contact details
Address
Open Academy
Salhouse Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR7 9DL
Telephone
01603 481640
Fax
01603 403662
Map
Areas
School & Community Zone
LA Area
City & South
Diocese
Councillor division
Crome
District
Norwich
Councillor
Ofsted
Ofsted outcome
Last inspection
28/03/2023
Pupil numbers
Number on Roll (January 2024)
578
Planned admission numbers (2023/24)
110
Planned admission numbers (2024/25)
110
Number on Roll (NOR) detail
NOR January 2024
Yr 7109
Yr 8105
Yr 998
Yr 10103
Yr 11100
Yr 1231
Yr 1331
Yr 13+1
Total578
Admissions policy

School admission policy : 2023/24 (Agreed)

THIS SCHOOL WAS OVER-SUBSCRIBED FOR SEPTEMBER 2022

Where the number of applications for admission is greater than the published admissions number, applications will be considered against the criteria set out below. After the admission of students 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:
(i) Looked after children who are due to transfer
(ii) Children who are due to transfer and have a sibling already at the Academy at the time of admission (not the sixth form)
(iii) Children who are due to transfer, living within the Norwich City boundary, north of the River Wensum
(iv) Children who are due to transfer, living within the Norwich City boundary, south of the River Wensum and attending a feeder school (see below) at the opening date of the admission round as specified in Norfolk's co-ordinated scheme and composite prospectus for parents.
(v) Children who are due to transfer, living within the Norwich City boundary, south of the River Wensum
(vi) Children who are due to transfer living outside the Norwich City boundary.
Area served by the school: All addresses within the Norwich City boundary.
Feeder schools: Primary schools situated within the Norwich City boundary North of the River Wensum - Angel Road Junior, Catton Grove Primary, George White Junior, Heartsease Primary, Lionwood Junior, Magdalen Gates Primary.
If all children within any of the above rules cannot be offered a place, the highest priority will be given to children living nearest to the school within that rule. To determine who lives nearest, distance will be measured on a straight line crow fly basis, from the main school gates, using Ordnance Survey data. The address will be measured from the Post Office address point of the property.

Show School admission policy : 2024/25 (Agreed)

School admission policy : 2024/25 (Agreed)

THIS SCHOOL WAS OVER-SUBSCRIBED FOR SEPTEMBER 2023

Where the Academy is oversubscribed (there are more applicants than places available) places will be allocated in accordance with the following criteria and in the following order of priority.  

1.    Looked after children (children in care) and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted, who are due to transfer.  

2.    Siblings of children already at the school (but not the Sixth Form) living in the catchment area, who are due to transfer 

3.    Children who are resident within the catchment area of the school and due to transfer

4.    Children who are eligible for the service premium and due to transfer.

5.    Siblings of children already at the school (but not the Sixth Form) at the time of admission living out of catchment who are due to transfer  

6.    Children who are due to transfer who live outside the catchment area and attend a feeder school at the opening date of the admission round.

7.    Children of staff

8.    Children who are due to transfer and live outside the area served by the school who attend a school within DNEAT at the opening date of the transfer round

9.    Children who are resident out of the catchment area of the school and due to transfer


Show School admission policy : 2023/24 (Agreed)