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Southmoor Academy Mathematics and Computing College ADMISSIONS POLICY (SIXTH FORM) Capacity and admission number Southmoor Academy operates a Sixth Form for a total of 260 students. 130 places overall will be available in Year 12 (the Year 12 capacity), and 130 places overall will be available in Year 13 (The Year 13 ‘capacity). The admission number for both Year 12 and Year 13 is 20. This is the number of places which will be offered on an annual basis to eligible external applicants. If fewer than 110 of the Academys own Year 11 pupils transfer into Year 12, additional external pupils will be admitted until Year 12 meets its capacity of 130. Oversubscription criteria The Academy will admit any statemented pupils whose statement names the Academy. To be eligible for entry into the Sixth Form both internal and external pupils will be expected to have met the minimum academic entry requirements of 5 A*-C at GCSE. In addition to the Sixth Forms minimum academic entry requirements, pupils will need to satisfy minimum entrance requirements to the courses for which they are applying. If either internal or external applicants fail to meet the minimum course requirements they will be given the option of pursuing any alternative courses for which they do meet the minimum academic requirements. Course requirements are published annually on the Academy’s website. When the Sixth Form is undersubscribed all applicants meeting the minimum academic entry requirements will be admitted. When there are more external applicants that satisfy any academic entry requirements, priority, will be given in the following order: a. Eligible looked after children and former looked after children; b. Eligible children other than those admitted under category a eligible for the service or pupil premium* living within 4 miles of the school; c. Eligible pupils on the basis of proximity to the school using straight line measurement from the main entrance of the