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Admissions Policy
& Procedure
offered are not wasted because they cannot be taken
up, the School will not make an offer to any student
resident overseas unless they have a right of residence
in the UK or it is clear beyond reasonable doubt (e.g.
evidenced by way of confirmation from a sponsoring
employer) that the parent’s application to enter and stay
in the UK will be successful. It is the parent’s responsibility
to ensure this is the case.
Where school reports are not in English, please provide
an English translation in addition to a copy of the original
report.
For child welfare reasons we will not accept applications
from children under 16 years old whose parents intend to
remain abroad.
iii) Issues of Accommodation
The BRIT School is a day school. It is not responsible for
the supervision of students outside of school hours. It has
a large catchment area and the school day is longer
than other schools'. Students should preferably live within
approximately one hour’s travelling distance from school.
• KS4 students should not move away from home to
achieve a one hour travelling time, except when
accommodation can be found with close relatives,
who must then take on the day-to-day support of the
student at the School.
• Post 16 students may live away from home if
necessary, but parents must take responsibility for
their accommodation being satisfactory, and make
sure that the day-to-day support for the student is in
place.
iv) Terms
The BRIT School year consists of 5 Terms of
approximately 8 weeks, so BRIT School holidays do not
always coincide with other institutions’; The BRIT School
does not give permission for BRIT School students to
take vacations during term time.
v) Offers of Places
• Offers of places at The BRIT School are made
during the preceding academic year. Therefore,
it is important that the applicant, having been
offered a place, does not drop her/his current
standards of work and commitment in the school s/
he will be leaving to join The BRIT School.
• Offers of places at The BRIT School are contingent
on the previous Key Stage having been
completed: i.e. in the case of KS4 applicants,
KS3 must be completed; in the case of Post
16 applicants (including BRIT School internal
applicants) KS4 must be completed.
• If there is doubt as to the student’s medical
capacity to undertake a course, an offer may be
contingent on the results of a medical assessment.
Conclusion of Further Guidelines
It is essential that the above guidelines are understood
and acted upon to enable the student to concentrate
on his/her studies. Failure to do so could result in a
student not being admitted to the School.
The School’s authorised catchment area is all of
Greater London EXCEPT: Postal districts CM13 & 14; EN 4 -
8; HA1 - 8; KT8, RM 1 - 7, 11, 12, 14, 15; UB8 - 10; WD2, 3 & 6.
In addition the following postal districts are included:
BR6 & 8; CR0, 2, 3, 5, 6; DA1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14; KT4, 6, 9, 17
- 21; RH1, 2, 6 - 11; SM2, 3 & 7; TN13, 14, 16; E18 & E20.
A full list of inclusive postcodes can be downloaded
from
In addition, special consideration can be given to
applicants of unusual merit who are out of catchment
area up to a maximum of 10% of the intake; Refer to 3i
for more information.
Admissions Appeals Policy
The objectives of the Admissions Appeals Policy and
Procedure are to ensure that:
a) You can appeal for a second chance
b) the School’s admissions appeals procedures are clear
c) throughout the process of admissions the proper
procedures are followed
Stage 1:
If an applicant appeals against a decision not to be
invited for a workshop/audition and meeting, their
application form will be reviewed by a member
of SLT and another experienced member of staff,
who will either con rm the original decision or move
the application to the next stage. Appeals must
be received in writing within 14 days of the date
of the decision letter. We are unable to produce
written feedback while the application process is still
underway.
If, after the rst meeting/audition/workshop, an
applicant is not offered a place, or a place with special
conditions, or a place on the Reserve list the applicant
may write to ‘Admissions, Student Services’, and can
appeal for a second chance. These letters must refer
to the admissions criteria 1B and should outline the
reasons for the appeal and why they feel they ought
to be offered a second chance. This must be received
within 14 days of the date of the decision letter. Please
note we do not provide feedback on the rst meeting/
