The Right Secondary School 2009

Admissions process

How we use your preferences

We process all applications using the equal-preference model. This is explained below.

We consider each of your preferences as if it were your only preference
For each of your preferences, we use the admission criteria to see if we can offer your child a place
If we can then offer your child a place at 2 or more of the schools you have listed, we will give your child a place at the one you ranked the highest of these schools

Using the admission criteria

If there are more applications than there are places available at a school, the admissions authority will use their admission criteria to decide which applications to accept.

In Barking and Dagenham, the local authority is the admissions authority for the 8 community schools.

The governing body of All Saints Catholic School and Technology College is the admissions authority for All Saints Catholic School and Technology College.

Please make sure that you understand the admission criteria that the schools listed on your form will use. The notes are provided to explain particular points about the criteria they use.