How to apply - Secondary Phase

Oasis Academy Shirley Park is a non-selective Academy open to students of all religious faiths and those of no faith.

If you are a parent/carer of a student currently in Year 6 and wish to apply for a place at Oasis Academy Shirley Park (Secondary Phase) in Year 7 for the following September, you will need to complete the Common Application Form online or in hard copy and return it to Croydon Council (contact details below) - see also Key Dates section on 'Year 7 Intake' page within this section of the website.  PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN YEAR 6 AT OASIS ACADEMY SHIRLEY PARK PRIMARY PHASE SHOULD NOTE THAT TRANSFER TO THE SECONDARY PHASE IS NOT AUTOMATIC.  THE LOCAL AUTHORITY COMMON APPLICATION FORM MUST BE COMPLETED.

In line with the DfE's Admissions Code, all applications are processed by the Local Authority.  However, we welcome initial enquiries regarding our waiting list, and you may do this by contacting the Admissions Department at the Secondary Phase, contact details below.  For further information please click here to download the Oasis Academy Shirley Park Admissions Policy. If you require large fontsize documents, please do not hesitate to contact the Admissions department.

Admissions Department - Secondary Phase - Oasis Academy Shirley Park
a: Oasis Academy Shirley Park, Shirley Road, Croydon CR9 7AL
Admissions Officer: Fiona Brown  t: 020 8656 0222   e: fiona.brown@oasisshirleypark.org  

Admissions Department, Croydon Council
a: Department for Children, Young People and Learners, Taberner House, Park Lane, Croydon CR9 1TP
t: 020 8726 6400 ext 63673
http://www.croydon.gov.uk/education/schools/secondary/

 
How places will be allocated at Oasis Academy Shirley Park - Secondary Phase

Where the number of applications for admission is greater than the published admission number, applications will be considered against the criteria set out below. After the admission of students with statements of Special Educational Needs where the Academy is named on the statement, the criteria will be applied in the order in which they are set out below:

1. Children in public care;
2. Children for whom the Academy is appropriate on genuine medical grounds. Such applications will be decided by the Academy Council or nominated panel. (Applications on medical grounds will only be considered under this criterion if they are supported by an attached written statement from a doctor. This must demonstrate that there is a very specific connection between the child’s medical need and the Academy requested).
3. Admission of students whose siblings currently attend the Academy and who will continue to do so on the date of admission. The term “sibling” means a full, half, adopted or fostered brother or sister, or other child living permanently within the same household. The Academy reserves the right to ask for proof of relationship;
4. Admission of students on the basis of proximity to the Academy using straight line measurement from the main entrance of the Academy to the main entrance to the child’s home. The distance used to determine how close the child lives to the Academy will be the direct line measurement from the front door of the permanent home address to the main entrance to the Academy site. The child’s permanent home address is where he or she normally lives and sleeps and goes to school from. Proof of residence can be requested at any time throughout the admissions process. If false or misleading information is used to gain entry to the Academy, the offer of a place will be withdrawn.

If there are more applicants than there are places remaining within a particular category and where there is no difference in distance from home to school for two or more children, random allocation will be used to allocate the final available place(s) and to establish priority on the waiting list.