A Peak 11 protocol for the admission and recruitment of students

Admission at 11

Acceptable Practice

  • Liaison over dates of open days/recruitment evenings with neighbouring schools
  • Advertising open days/recruitment evenings through local press/media
  • Placement of promotional literature in public buildings within local cluster
  • Placement of promotional literature in estate agents within local cluster
  • Placement of promotional literature in primary schools within local cluster
  • Organisation of promotional events in primary schools within local cluster
  • Indication of available spaces to speculative parent visitors

Peak 11 schools agree not to

  • Advertise deliberately beyond their local cluster
  • Cold call by letter or phone parents in primary schools in their local cluster
  • Offer a firm place to speculative parent visitor
  • Offer places based on selection for school designated specialism

Admission at 11-16

Acceptable practice

  • Always contact Headteacher of current school prior to negotiations
  • Refer case to Pastoral Panel for info or managed movement
  • Allow a trial visit or stay prior to acceptance
  • Only accept transfer after face to face visit

Admission at 16+

Acceptable practice

  • Liaison with neighbouring schools over dates of open days etc.
  • Advertising open days/recruitment evenings through local press/media
  • Make recruitment material available in other schools
  • Market Sixth Form through Connexions literature
  • Market Sixth Form at Route 16 events
  • Market Sixth Form offer at school based events, if appropriate

Peak 11 schools agree not to

  • Offer transport (or other) inducements to potential students

Examination Results Publicity

In publishing their examination results Peak 11 schools agree not to seek to make ‘league table’ advantage of their own achievements at the expense of, or to the detriment to, fellow Peak 11 schools. As a general code, Peak 11 schools will release headline stats (5+ A*-C % figures etc.) and single out human interest stories with accompanying pictures. Peak 11 schools agree not to list the names of all students and their individual attainments.