Welcome to Churston Ferrers Grammar School

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Welcome to Churston Ferrers Grammar School
Learning to create a better world
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Churston Ferrers Grammar School
The choice of secondary school for your child
ranks amongst the most important decisions you
will make in life
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Churston Ferrers Grammar School
Ofsted Inspection Feb 2009 Churston was
designated as outstanding in every one of the 36
categories assessed by inspectors
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Churston Ferrers Grammar School

• Academic Excellence
• 74 of A Level entries achieved A or B
• 53 of GCSE entries achieved A or A

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• A co-educational ethos and culture
• Rounded, balanced education
• Emphasis on the whole person
• Relationships and teamwork vital
• Strong focus on developing learning

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Churston Ferrers Grammar School
11-18 co-educational selective school
890 pupils on roll 640 pupils in years
7-11 250 students Post 16
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Churston Ferrers Grammar School
ADMISSIONS 5 Form Entry of 130 pupils Each tutor
group 26 pupils
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TEACHING GROUP SIZES Maximum class size 26
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• EXTRA CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES
• Sports teams
• Creative
• Business enterprise
• Travel and residential experiences

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• DECISION MAKING
• School Parliament
• School Forum

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• CARING FOR OTHERS
• Prefects
• Listeners
• Charities
• Force for Change
• Partner Schools (Local and international)

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Churston Ferrers Grammar School

• SPECIALIST COLLEGE STATUS
• Since September 2005 we have been a Specialist
  College for Humanities and the Environment
• We were designated a Lead School for
  Sustainability in 2008
• We are the Lead School for a Comenius Project on
  climate change

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It is my personal approach that creates the
climate It is my daily mood that makes the
weather As a teacher, I possess a tremendous
power to make a childs life miserable or
joyous I can be a tool of torture, or an
instrument of inspiration I can humiliate, hurt
or heal. In all situations, it is my response
that decides whether a crisis will be escalated
or de-escalated, and a child humanised or
de-humanised
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Churston Ferrers Grammar School

• THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS
• 130 places decided by tests
• Applications by October 23rd
• Tests taken on
• November 14th and 21st 2009
• Results distributed on 1st March 2010

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Churston Ferrers Grammar School

• APPLICATIONS
• Must complete the
• Common Application Form for Torbay
• Should complete
• A Churston Ferrers Grammar School Registration
  Form registers your intention of taking the 11
  tests.

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Churston Ferrers Grammar School

• THE TESTS
• SATURDAY, 14 NOVEMBER
• Verbal Reasoning (1)
• English
• SATURDAY, 21 NOVEMBER
• Verbal Reasoning (2)
• Mathematics

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NATURE OF THE TESTS

• ENGLISH TESTS
• READING
• 45 MINUTES
• 2 PASSAGES FICTION and NON FICTION
• WRITING
• 35 MINUTES
• CHOICE OF ONE FROM TWO TASKS

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NATURE OF THE TESTS

• VERBAL REASONING TESTS
• FAMILIARISATION PAPER (Week 1)
• 80 QUESTIONS IN 50 MINUTES
• MATHEMATICS TEST
• 34 QUESTIONS IN 1 HOUR
• NOT ALL QUESTIONS OF EQUAL
• MARK ALLOCATION

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• Special arrangements
• What arrangements do we need to make to ensure
  your child has full access to the tests?
• Information is requested on the Churston
  Registration Form.
• Absence from the Examination mop-up day(s)
• Special consideration
• Was your child disadvantaged on the day of the
  test?
• Advise the school in writing within 14 days of
  taking the test.

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• ASSESSMENT - AUTOMATIC ENTRY
• Best Verbal Reasoning test to count
• (standardised for age) then
• Be in the top 100 candidates for Verbal
  Reasoning paper
• 2. Score 50 or more in English paper
• 3. Score 50 or more in Mathematics paper

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• BORDERZONE
• Success in 2 of the 3 tests
• Primary Headteachers then consulted

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• DECISIONS
• Panel of Governors and Senior Staff
• Very careful consideration by the panel
• Results to parents on March 1st 2010

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Review of papers Parents can request a meeting to
look through the 11 papers with the school.
Requests must be made by March 10th 2010
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APPEALS Parents can appeal to the Torbay
Independent Appeal Panel. The deadline for
appeals is 30th April 2010
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PREFERENCES

• EQUAL PREFERENCE SYSTEM
• Replaced first preference first
• Schools not told your order of preference
• Students ranked by the schools admissions
  criteria
• Local Authority are the Clearing House to
  allocate places

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PREFERENCES

• WHERE TO PUT CHURSTON IN YOUR RANK ORDER
• Put Churston first if you propose taking the test
  at this school.
• Dont place Churston second if your first choice
  is a non-selective school.
• TIPS Booklet for advice and guidance.