- School
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Houstone School
- Open events for parents and carers
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Thursday 12 October 2023
Open from 5pm until 8pm.
Talk by the principal, Elizabeth English, every 30 minutes.
Open morning to see the school in action: week beginning Monday 6 November 2023 (booking required).
- Type of school
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Secondary – Academy
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Parkside Drive
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Houghton Regis
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Bedfordshire
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LU5 5PX
- Email address
- info@houstoneschool.co.uk
- Website
- https://www.houstoneschool.co.uk/
- Headteacher
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Elizabeth English
- Age range
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11 to 16
- Published admission numbers (places available)
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180
- Designated measuring point
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Front gates
- Oversubscription criteria
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- all 'looked after' children or children who were previously 'looked after', including children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see definition below)
- priority will next be given to the siblings of pupils attending the school at the time the application is received
- priority will next be given to the children of staff who have been recruited to fill a skill-shortage area
- other children
If in the last 3 categories above and a tie-break is necessary to determine which child is admitted, the child living closest to the school will be given priority for admission.
Definition of 'children who appear to have been in state care outside of England'
Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose if to benefit society.
- Allocation statistics
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Allocation statistics (entry to reception year) Published admission number (PAN) Requests Places offered Last place offered 180 128 128 At the time of the initial allocation in March 2023, all applicants were offered a place. - In-year admissions
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Information for in-year admission during academic year September 2023 to July 2024
Admission number per year group: Year 7 – 180, Years 8, 150, Years 9&10, 90, Years 11, 60 Capped *until new building has finished*
Oversubscription criteria:
- all ‘looked-after’ children or children who were previously ‘looked-after’. including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted
- priority will next be given to the siblings of pupils attending the school at the time the application is received
- priority will next be given to the children of staff who have been recruited to fill a skill shortage area
- any other children