Admissions
The CPA may accommodate up to 120 Full Time Equivalents. Admission is on a referral basis from schools (Dual Registration-DR) or Local Authorities (LA) (Permanently Excluded pupils PEX).
Children and young people aged 11-18 attending a school or living in the Worcestershire County Council (WCC) defined geographical area of the Wyre Forest and Hagley, may be referred to the ContinU Plus Academy, either from those schools or the Local Authority. Out of area commissioning arrangements may also take place within the admissions criteria. The founding school partners are listed immediately below and include all academies and state schools in the Wyre Forest and Hagley area:
- The Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centre - https://www.bewdley.worcs.sch.uk/sixth-form/
- King Charles 1 School - https://www.kingcharlesschool.co.uk/
- Baxter College - https://baxtercollege.co.uk/
- Haybridge High School & Sixth Form - https://haybridge.worcs.sch.uk/
- Hagley Catholic High School - https://www.hagleyrc.worcs.sch.uk/
- The Stourport High School & VIth Form - https://shs.worcs.sch.uk/
- Wolverley CE Secondary School - https://www.wolverley.worcs.sch.uk/
- Wyre Forest School - https://www.wfs.worcs.sch.uk/
Referral periods to the CPA are at termly windows and coincide with meetings of the Fair Access and Admissions Panel (FAAP). There is 6th day access all year round for permanently excluded (PX) pupils where contract arrangement exists with local authorities. Every effort will be made to provide educational provision within 6 days but Safeguarding and adequate background information on students is a pre-requisite.
Referral process documentation for PX (LA) and non PX pupils (DR) is available for all commissioners via the school website. For more detailed information please refer to the full schools admissions policy.
All accepted pupils will undergo a rigorous induction and initial assessment process, as part of the procedure for identifying baselines and the appropriate programme and support needed for a successful placement. Pupils will all be classed as undergoing a trial induction for the first half term of the placement. Failure to adhere to the pupil code of conduct and/or pupils who demonstrate a complete unsuitability for an AP placement which was not disclosed at point of referral will have the placement terminated.
