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Park Road
Holbeach
Spalding
Lincs
PE12 7PU

Holbeach University Academy

1. Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2. Children with a brother or sister on roll at the time of application.
3. Children for whom University Academy Holbeach is the nearest non-selective school, measured by straight-line distance
4. Straight line distance from home to the school, priority given to those who live closest.

If distance is not sufficient to distinguish between applicants for the last place then a lottery will be conducted. A map of the civil parishes will be published on the Academy’s website.

See the school’s full admissions policy for more information.

All applicants (external and internal) need to meet the Academy’s overall academic standards for admission to the sixth form and any specific requirement for the particular subject.

• Level 1 Courses - 5 GCSE’s 9-2 (A*-E)
• Level 2 Courses - 5 GCSE’s 9-3 (A*-D)
• Level 3 Courses - 5 GCSE’s 9-4 (A*-C) including English and Maths
• A Level Courses - 5 GCSE’s 9-5 (A*-C) including English and Math and 6 or above in their chosen A Level subject

If there are more applicants than places available then applicants will be offered places in the following order. Students with an education health care plan will be allocated before the criteria are used.

1. Looked after Children or previously looked after children.
2. The grade achieved in the relevant subject or subjects, or for those subjects not available at GCSE, a relevant subject specified in the Academy’s sixth form brochure. The student with the highest grade will be admitted first.
3. The higher average points score achieved across all GCSE subjects taken by the applicant.
4. Straight-line distance from the home to the school. Priority will be given to the child living nearest the school.

If two or more students are tied for the last place a lottery will be drawn by an independent person, not employed by the Academy or working in Children's Service Directorate at the local authority.

Further grade requirements can be found in the schools full policy.

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