Application

Entry requirements

It is possible for students from other schools to apply to study at Abraham Darby Academy in the Sixth Form.

The Academy offers a minimum of 20 places at Post 16 to external applicants and these will be accommodated within the total size of 200.

Proposed Oversubscription criteria Students will be admitted to programmes of study subject to meeting course entry level requirements.

Students wishing to enter a level 3 course in year 12 (AS and A level) will be required to have at least 5 GCSE passes at grades A* - C

Students wishing to follow a one year level 2 programme will be expected to demonstrate skills and qualifications appropriate to the proposed course.

In the event of places being oversubscribed the following criteria will be applied. All students must have the required qualifications for the course they wish to study. ( see above )

1. Young people who are looked after by a Local Authority

2. Siblings of pupils within years 7-13 who will be attending the school on the starting date of the post 16 course

3. Young people who live within the attendance area of the school

4. Young people living outside the attendance area of the school

If there are insufficient places for all young people in any of the above categories, places will be allocated on the basis of the distance between a central point in the home and a central point in the school buildings as measured by Straight Line distance using the local authority's computerised mapping system.

How to apply to Abraham Darby Academy Sixth Form

You will find a link to application form below. Please print it off, complete it and return to Mrs. Tudor, the Principal's PA, Abraham Darby Academy, Ironbridge Road, Madeley, Telford  TF7 5HX by the 9th January 2009.

Please note that, while we make every effort to ensure accuracy and to provide the full range of courses on offer, we reserve the right to add, change or cancel courses at any time depending on take up and the availability of resources.

Abraham Darby Academy Sixth Form Application 2009

Student Details

Surname.............................................. First Names ...............................................................

Mentor Group or Current School ............................................................... Date of Birth .../.../....

Home Address .......................................................................................................................

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Name of Parent/Carer  ...........................................................................................................

Telephone number ....................................................

Email address ..........................................................

Please complete

I would like to enter the Sixth Form at Abraham Darby Academy in September 2009. My choice of subjects is as follows:

Provisional Option Blocks

Please indicate below the four subjects you would like to study. You can indicate an order of preference in each option block

Please list the GCSEs you are studying (and include exam results already achieved)

 Please give details of any other exams or awards you have gained or that you are working towards e.g. Music Exams, Duke of Edinburgh award, Arts award, ALAN etc

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 Personal Statement.

Please write a concise statement on why you would like to study in the Academy Sixth Form (What do you hope to gain from it? What do you feel you can offer to the Academy? What are your university/career aspirations?)

 Signature of student ........................................................................ Date: .../.../...

Signature of Parent/Carer: ...................................................................