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Is your preferred school a selective school?
As with non-selective schools, when the LA (Local Authority)
names a selective school in your child's Statement, the school must
admit him or her. However, the LA needs to determine whether the
school is suitable in terms of your child's ability and aptitude,
as well as their age and special needs. In Kent this is normally
determined through the child sitting the Kent Test.
If you want your child to attend a selective school, you can do
this in the normal way by letting the LA know when you complete the
preference form at the end of your child's Year 5. Your child's
primary school will be able to provide information about the test
and will make arrangements for your child to sit the test. When the
test results are known, these are advised to your Area AEN
Team.
What happens if your child's special needs mean that he or she
might need some special arrangements so that they can sit the
test?
If your child has special needs that mean some special
arrangements might need to be made (for example, if your child has
a visual impairment), your school and the Area AEN Team will
identify these difficulties. Your Area AEN Team will liaise with
the school, the Area Admissions Team and other relevant
professionals as necessary to determine what arrangements, if any,
need to be put in place to make it possible for your child's
suitability for a selective place to be assessed.
If you child is not successful in securing a place in a
selective school and you wish to appeal this decision when the
Final Amended Statement has been sent to you naming a non-selective
school, you will have a right of appeal to the SEN and Disability
Tribunal. An appeal needs to be made within 2 months of the LEA's
issue of the Final Statement. |