Rainey Endowed
School
Prospectus
January 2014
RAINEY ENDOWED SCHOOL
PROSPECTUS
ADDRESS:
79 Rainey Street
MAGHERAFELT
BT45 5DB
Tel No:
Fax No:
E-mail:
URL:
028 7963 2478
028 7963 4545
head@rainey.magherafelt.ni.sch.uk
http:// www.raineyendowed.com
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday - Thursday
Friday
8.30 am - 4.45 pm
8.30 am - 3.45 pm
HEADMASTER:
D M McCullough, BA PGCE NPQH
CHAIRMAN OF GOVERNORS:
Mr S Corry, BDS
CURRENT ENROLMENT:
721
ADMISSIONS NO:
100 (Form 1/Year 8)
AGE RANGE:
11 - 18 years
NUMBER IN SIXTH FORM:
211
TYPE OF SCHOOL:
Voluntary Co-educational Grammar School
OPEN EVENINGS:
Wednesday 15 & Thursday 16 January 2014
Parents of prospective Form 1/Year 8 pupils should read this prospectus in conjunction with
information contained in the NEELB booklet Transfer Information and Admissions Criteria
for Post Primary Schools. Copies of this booklet are available from the Transfer Officer,
County Hall, 182 Galgorm Road, BALLYMENA, BT42 1HN. Telephone 028 2565 3333
RAINEY ENDOWED SCHOOL - BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Chairman
Mr S Corry
Vice-Chairman
Mrs B I Hunter
Honorary Secretary
Rev T J Conway
Members:
Mr J Barfoot
Mr J Clayton
Rev J A Curry
Mrs R Ferson
Mrs D Francis
Dr F S Graham
Mr D Henry
Mrs A Laker
Mrs A Matterson
Mr J C Palmer
Miss S Purvis
Canon T Scott
Mr J Smyth
Mr D M McCullough
ACADEMIC STAFF – 2013/2014
Mr D M McCullough
Mr J C Healy
Mr N McClements
Headmaster
Deputy Headmaster
Vice-Principal
Mrs M Allen
Mrs K G Beggs
Miss C Bingham
Mr M J Boyd
Mrs C Burns
Mr C Campbell
Mrs P Cooke
Mrs S Crawford
Mrs M K Curran
Mrs C Drennan
Mrs F Ferguson
Mrs D Francis
Mr I Francis
Mrs R Frew
Mrs L Glenn
Mr B Graham
Mr R G Henderson
Mrs R M Hutchinson
Mrs K Irwin
Dr H Kane
Mr R Kirkpatrick
Mrs J Knox
French, Spanish
Head of Physics
Head of Religious Studies, History
Technology
Head of PE, Art
PE
English, Drama
French, Spanish
Art
English
Mathematics
Religious Studies, English
Head of Business Studies
Business Studies
Head of Music
Religious Studies, ICT
Mathematics
Art, Technology
Mathematics, ICT
Chemistry
Head of Biology
Head of ICT
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Mr D W G Laughlin
Mrs L Lubwama
Mrs W McAlister
Miss C A McClelland
Miss S McCracken
Mr C T McDonnell
Mrs D McGurk
Miss D McIlwrath
Miss N McKay
Miss J McLaughlin
Mr S Murray
Mrs K O’Neill-Skelly
Mr J C Palmer
Mrs C Patterson
Mr J Robinson
Dr L Peggs
Mrs J L Quigley
Mrs S Service
Mrs C P Simpson
Mr C R A Simpson
Ms M Smith
Mrs C Spence
Mr S Staples
Dr C Steen
Mrs M Watson
Mrs P Wharry
Mr J A Winters
Head of Mathematics
History
Biology
Head of English
Head of Art, Technology
Head of Geography
Business Studies
Geography, ICT
English
Physics
Music
Home Economics, Health & Social Care
Head of Technology, ICT
Head of Modern Languages
Physics, Mathematics
Head of Chemistry
PE
French, Spanish, ICT
Home Economics, Health & Social Care
PE
Chemistry
Geography, ICT
Biology
Chemistry
Head of Home Economics
Religious Studies, English
Head of History
LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANTS
Miss V Hawthorne
Mrs L Leslie
Mrs D Henry
Mrs J McMullan
YEAR HEADS - 2013-2014
Mrs S Service
Mr M Boyd
Mr C R A Simpson
Mrs C Drennan
Mrs F Ferguson
Mr R Henderson
Mrs W McAlister
Mr B Graham
Year 8 (Girls)
Year 8 (Boys)
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
Year 13
Year 14
SENCO
Mr C R A Simpson
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Visits to the School
Two Transfer Open Evenings will be held for P7 pupils and their parents. These will take
place on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 January 2014 from 7.00 pm. Parents unable to
attend on either evening may visit the school by arrangement with the Headmaster. A
booklet outlining the admissions criteria and subject specific entry requirements for post-16
study at the school is provided at an Information Afternoon held later in the year and is also
available on request, from the school office.
The School Day
The school day commences at 8.50 am with Assembly followed by Registration. The school
operates a 6 x 50 minute period day, Monday to Friday with 20 minutes for break and
45 minutes for lunch. School finishes at 3.30 pm.
Proposed Term Dates for 2014 – 2015 (all dates are inclusive)
Autumn Term
Half Term
Spring Term
Half Term
Summer Term
May Day
28 August – 19 December
27 October – 31 October
5 January – 27 March
16 - 20 February
13 April – 30 June
4 May
Meals
The school operates a cashless cafeteria system, which is open at break-time and lunch-time,
serving hot meals, sandwiches and snacks. Each pupil receives a personalised card for use in
the canteen and money can be added to the card when required. Pupils entitled to Free
School Meals will have money added to their card on a daily basis. Lunch rooms are
provided for those pupils who bring packed lunches to school.
Statutory School Documentation
Rainey Endowed School endeavours to fully comply with the Department of Education
regulations. The policies and procedures operated by the school may be downloaded from the
school website – www.raineyendowed.com. The following are available from the school
office upon written request (SAE should be provided).
 any published inspection report
 curriculum details
 Handling Complaints Policy
Complaints Procedure
A policy “Handling Complaints – A Common Approach” is available, on request, from the
school office. This has been agreed by all schools in the Magherafelt Learning Partnership.
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Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)
The aims of the Careers Department are to enable young people to:
(i) have an understanding of themselves
(ii) have a knowledge of their opportunities
(iii) take action on career decisions
This is achieved through timetabled provision for all Year Groups.
In addition, individual careers guidance is provided for all pupils making decisions for
GCSE, AS, A2 and third level education. Guidance interviews are carried out by members
of the Careers Department and also, in Years 10 and 12, by the Careers Officer from the
Department of Employment and Learning.
CEIAG information is available in the Careers Library through books, prospectuses,
CD Roms, the Internet and a variety of Careers computer programmes. For pupils in Year
12, advice is offered on courses provided via the Magherafelt Learning Partnership (MLP).
Lower Sixth pupils have a one-week Work Shadowing Programme, an Interview Skills Day
and visits are arranged to Open Days as well as to the UCAS Careers Convention in Belfast.
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RAINEY ENDOWED SCHOOL
As a caring school, committed to excellence in all areas of its service to the whole
community, Rainey Endowed School desires to educate its pupils to be Global Citizens of the
21st Century.
At Rainey Endowed, we seek to:
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promote a caring community based upon mutual respect, tolerance and concern for
others
provide a safe and secure environment where pupils and staff can work and learn
together
recognize and encourage the development of individual talents in academic and extracurricular activities
provide a supportive environment to cater for the physical, intellectual, emotional and
social needs of our pupils
provide a broad and balanced education which meets the requirements of the Northern
Ireland Curriculum
be a self evaluating school aspiring to the highest quality of learning and teaching
maximize the use of ICT to enhance the quality of learning and teaching
develop effective home/school partnerships to enable our pupils to attain their full
potential
encourage educational and cultural links with the local and wider communities and
outside agencies
When Hugh Rainey drew up his will in 1707 he left an endowment to found a school - one
which, he hoped, would be a place where Christian values, irrespective of religious
denomination, would be taught, and where the education provided would be of benefit to all
young people of the district. The school he founded is proud to be known as the Rainey
Endowed School and the ideals which he defined as important are just as relevant today as
they were 300 years ago. The Rainey Endowed School has been and continues to be a school
where young people from differing religious and cultural backgrounds can meet, grow up and
learn together and be prepared to give back to their community the benefits of such an
education.
Excellence in education is not simply about success in examinations and while Rainey
Endowed School is justifiably proud of its academic successes over the past century in
particular, it has never viewed such results as the sole measure of success in school. The best
type of education enables young people to develop morally, socially, spiritually and
physically, as well as academically. Through a wide variety of curricular, cross-curricular
and extra-curricular activities we seek to educate its students as European citizens of the
future, endowed with a clear vision of their own worth and potential. This is the true goal of
excellence in education as we move forward in the twenty-first century. At Rainey Endowed
School we believe all pupils are capable of achieving excellence in their education.
Academic achievement at the highest level has been one of the hallmarks of education at
Rainey Endowed School. Places are regularly gained at Oxford, Cambridge, Trinity, Queen’s
University and the University of Ulster, as well as other universities and colleges throughout
the UK and Ireland. Former Rainey pupils hold lectureships, readerships and professorships
at Universities throughout the British Isles and in the United States and Canada. All of them
testify to the high level of scholarship which characterised their education at Rainey
Endowed School.
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SUMMARY OF GCSE RESULTS FOR PUPILS IN YEAR 12 – 2012/13
YEAR
No of pupils in
Year 12
12
% entered for
% achieving Grades A* - C
7 or more
5 or more
100
100
95
7 or more
5 or more
97.9
100.0
GCSE PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS 2010/2013
2010/11
20011/12
School NI Grammar
School NI Grammar
Average
Average
2012/13
School NI Grammar
Average
% achieving 7+ GCSE Grades A* - C
including English and Mathematics
96.2
90.4
95.2
90.0
93.7
91.6
% achieving 5+ GCSE Grades A* - C
including English and Mathematics
97.1
93.9
97.1
92.9
94.7
93.9
GCSE SUMMARY OF SUBJECT RESULTS – 2013
% of pupils entered achieving Grades
SUBJECT
No
entered
A*
Additional Mathematics
33
24.2
Art & Design
12
41.7
Biology
38
15.8
Business Studies
35
Chemistry
A
B
D
E
F
G
U
21.2
6.1
18.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
8.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
42.1
39.5
2.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
17.1
34.3
31.4
11.4
5.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
38
18.4
47.4
26.3
7.9
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Drama
9
0.0
33.3
66.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
English
95
11.6
40.0
30.5
17.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
English Literature
22
45.5
40.9
13.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
French
59
16.9
18.6
27.1
35.6
1.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Geography
55
16.4
30.9
21.8
10.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
History
39
25.6
33.3
30.8
7.7
2.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Home Economics
31
22.6
16.1
41.9
19.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
ICT
23
8.7
69.6
17.4
4.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Mathematics
95
27.4
28.4
24.2
14.7
5.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
7
0.0
71.4
28.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Physical Education
20
40.0
20.0
30.0
10.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Physics
38
28.9
55.3
15.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Religious Studies
(Full Course)
29
27.6
31.0
31.0
6.9
3.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Religious Studies
(Short Course)
66
16.7
21.2
21.2
19.7
19.7
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
Science (DA)
57
12.3
31.6
45.6
10.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Spanish
46
8.7
17.4
39.1
26.1
8.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Tech & Design
15
0.0
33.3
13.3
40.0
13.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Music
30.3
C
16.7
7
20.0
0.0
SUMMARY OF GCE 'A' LEVEL AND AVCE RESULTS FOR PUPILS IN YEAR 14 – 2013
YEAR
No of pupils in Year 14
14
% achieving 3 or more at A*–C
% achieving 2 or more at A*–E
78.7
100
94
GCE ‘A’ LEVEL PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS 2010/11– 2012/13
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
School
NI
School
NI
School
NI
Grammar
Grammar
Grammar
Average
Average
Average
% achieving 3+ ‘A’
79
77
80
77
79
77
Levels at Grades A*-C
% achieving 2+ ‘A’
Levels at Grades A*-E
100
99
99
100
100
100
A2 SUMMARY OF SUBJECT RESULTS - 2013
% of pupils entered achieving Grades
SUBJECT
No
entered
A*
A
B
C
D
E
U
Applied Business
11
54.5
36.4
9.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Applied ICT
23
0.0
47.8
30.4
17.4
4.3
0.0
0.0
Art & Design
9
33.3
44.4
11.1
11.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
Biology
39
7.7
28.2
25.6
15.4
20.5
2.6
0.0
Business Studies
18
5.6
44.4
27.8
22.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
Chemistry
25
12.0
40.0
36.0
8.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
Design & Technology
7
28.6
28.6
28.6
0.0
0.0
14.3
0.0
English Literature
9
11.1
55.6
11.1
11.1
11.1
0.0
0.0
French
4
0.0
0.0
25.0
75.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Further Mathematics
3
0.0
66.7
33.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
21
4.8
9.5
47.6
38.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3
0.0
0.0
33.3
66.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
15
13.3
26.7
40.0
13.3
6.7
0.0
0.0
9
11.1
44.4
33.3
0.0
11.1
0.0
0.0
26
23.1
42.3
26.9
3.8
3.8
0.0
0.0
2
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
Physical Education
15
0.0
13.3
26.7
40.0
13.3
6.7
0.0
Physics
19
0.0
52.6
31.6
5.3
10.5
0.0
0.0
4
0.0
0.0
25.0
25.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
16
6.3
31.3
56.3
6.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
6
0.0
33.3
33.3
16.7
16.7
0.0
0.0
Geography
Government & Politics
History
Home Economics
Mathematics
Music
Psychology
Religious Studies
Spanish
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS FOR PUPILS IN YEAR 13 – 2012/2013
CERTIFICATE COURSES - 2013
No entered
Young Enterprise (OCR)
% of pupils entered achieving Grades
20
Distinction
Merit
Pass
25
50
25
Level 2 Certificate in Enterprise
PERCENTAGE OF YEAR 10 PUPILS ACHIEVING KS3 LEVELS OF PROGRESSION 2012/2013
Subject/ Level
Communication
Using Mathematics
4
1.0
5
1.0
2.0
6
39.8
43.9
7
59.2
53.1
DESTINATION OF LEAVERS IN YEARS 12, 13 AND 14 - 2013
Number of leavers going to
No of
leavers
HE
FE
Transfer to
Another
School
Jobskills
Modern
Appenticeship
Employment
or Seeking
Employment
1
2
Year 12
11
4
3
1
Year 13
4
1
1
1
Year 14
100
1
95
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SCHOOL ATTENDANCE – 2012/13
Attendance
No of possible attendance sessions
No of sessions attended
265329
249066
% attendance
94
The following contextual paragraph was issued by DE on 17/12/2013:
Please note that from the 2012/12 school year, all schools assess pupils using the more
challenging Levels of progression. Due to the more demanding nature of the levels of
Progression, the outcomes for some pupils are likely to seem lower than might have been
the case if assessment had been carried out using the previous system of assessment.
2012/13 outcomes are not therefore directly comparable with results in previous years.
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Other/
Unknown
ASSEMBLY AND THE TEACHING OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AT
RAINEY ENDOWED SCHOOL
The pupils at Rainey Endowed come from differing religious traditions and the school
policy towards Assembly, Religious Education and Holy Days of Obligation is designed to
take account of parents' wishes with respect to these matters.
ASSEMBLY
The 1986 Education Order placed a requirement upon schools to hold religious assemblies.
This is in keeping with the long-standing traditions of Rainey Endowed. Assemblies are of
a Christian nature, taking the form of hymns, scripture readings and prayers. The assembly
is not distinctive of any one church or tradition.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Since 2006 there has been an agreed core syllabus of Religious Education approved by the
Department of Education and agreed by representatives of the four main churches. This
syllabus forms the basis of the work covered in R.E. in Rainey Endowed. In Form 1 the
classes are split into the two main denominations. Classes are then mixed in Form 2 and
Form 3. Pupils opting in Forms 4 and 5 to take GCSE Religious Studies (Full Course) are
taught in mixed classes, as are those opting for AS and A level. Pupils not taking GCSE
Religious Studies (Full Course) continue to receive RE teaching in mixed classes and take
the short course in GCSE Religious Studies provided by CCEA.
It is the legal right of any parent to request that their child be excused from religious
education or from attendance at school assembly and the school will comply with such
requests that are made in writing to the Headmaster.
HOLY DAYS
On Church Holy Days which occur in term-time, Catholic pupils attending the Rainey are
expected to attend Mass, accompanied by members of staff, when this provision is
available. Although the school does not require Catholic pupils to attend, it does, however,
encourage them to do so.
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
The school identifies those pupils with special educational needs and places them on the
school’s Special Educational Needs Register. These pupils are monitored and supported in
accordance with the Code of Practice and in consultation with parents and, where
necessary, other support agencies. The school seeks to provide appropriate provision with
regard to classroom teaching and examination arrangements for pupils with special
educational needs, should this be required. A copy of the School’s Policy on Special
Educational Needs is available on request from the School Office or can be downloaded
from the school website.
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THE CURRICULUM
The programmes of study which pupils follow fall under three main headings - Key
Stage 3 (Forms 1 - 3), Key Stage 4 (Forms 4 and 5) and Sixth Form (Lower and Upper
Sixth). The following is the proposed structure for 2014/2015:
1.
Key Stage 3
Throughout Key Stage 3, pupils are taught in mixed ability classes. In the Year 2014/2015
pupils in Forms 1-3 will be taught according to the specifications of the Revised
Curriculum. All pupils take:
English
Mathematics
Science
Technology
French
Geography
History
Home Economics
Art & Design
Music
Games
ICT
Religious Education
PE
Learning for Life and Work
All pupils take Spanish in Forms 2 and 3 and Biology, Chemistry and Physics in Form 3.
Careers Guidance is provided as part of the Learning for Life and Work programme in
Form 3.
2.
Key Stage 4
Pupils follow a two-year course leading to the sitting of CCEA GCSE examinations in
9 subjects. Their programme is divided into CORE and OPTIONAL subjects.
CORE subjects are:English
Double Award Science or
Biology + Chemistry + Physics
Mathematics
Religious Education2
Modern Language
(French1 or Spanish)
Physical Education and Games
Learning for Life and Work
In addition, 3 or 4 subjects (dependent on Core choices in Science) are selected from the
following list of OPTIONAL subjects:Art & Design
Applied Business
Business Studies
Drama
English Literature
French
1
2
Further Mathematics
Geography
Health & Social Care
History
Home Economics
ICT
Music
Physical Education
Religious Studies (Full Course)2
Technology & Design
Triple Award Science
Also available as options
A short course in GCSE Religious Studies is taken by pupils who do not select
Religious Studies Full Course as one of their optional subjects.
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3.
Sixth Form
At present Sixth Form study includes the four elements below and has been designed in the
light of Government changes to the Post-16 Curriculum.
1)
All pupils in Lower Sixth will take ONE of the following options:(a) 4 AS Level subjects;
(b) 3 AS Level subjects;
Pupils taking (a) or (b) above will proceed to take their chosen subjects at A2 Level
in Upper Sixth.
2)
Additional Qualifications:All pupils under 1(b) above will take, in Lower Sixth, subject to demand, a 1 year
certificate course in ONE of:European Computer Driving Licence (BCS)
Sage Accounts and Student Finance (Sage Hibernia Ltd)
Community Sports Leadership (Sports Leaders UK)
Survival Cookery
Young Enterprise Examination (OCR)
3)
Enhancement Programme
 Careers
 Work Shadowing
 Study Skills
 Games
4)
Private Study
GCE AS/A2 Levels
The following subjects will be available for study at AS/A2 Levels. Unless otherwise
stated, all subjects follow CCEA specifications.
Applied Business
Applied ICT
Art & Design
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Design & Technology
English Literature
French
Further Mathematics
Geography
Health & Social Care
History
Home Economics
Mathematics
Music
Physical Education (Edexcel)
Physics
Psychology (AQA)
Religious Studies
Spanish
In addition, a range of subjects will be offered, where timetabling permits, via the
Magherafelt Learning Partnership (MLP). Pupils will be given further information about
this at the time of making their subject choices in Form 5. Rainey Endowed School
continually reviews the efficacy of the curriculum it provides to all pupils. Consequently,
changes to the curriculum may occur in light of the publication of new statutory curriculum
proposals by the Council for Curriculum and Examinations.
Please contact the Curriculum Vice-Principal, in writing, if you have any issues relating to
the curriculum.
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SPORT AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
The Rainey offers a wide and varied selection of sporting activities in order to promote the
physical, social and emotional well-being of its pupils. The principal team sports coached and
played in the Rainey are Rugby and Hockey, with practices taking place after school in
preparation for competitive provincial fixtures on Saturday mornings. In addition teams also
compete in Athletics, Cross-Country, Golf, Squash, Swimming, Soccer, Tennis, Show Jumping,
Basketball and Badminton. Our on-site sporting facilities include five rugby pitches, two of
which are international size, four tennis courts, an all-weather cricket square, two all-weather
hockey pitches, gym and fitness suite. Hockey teams also avail of the astroturf facilities at
Meadowbank. Games are part of the timetabled programme for all pupils and unless excused for
medical reasons all pupils are required to participate in team sports from Year 8 to Year 11. In
Year 12 to Year 14 in addition to the sports referred to above there is also the opportunity to avail
of the various activities available at the Greenvale Leisure Centre or to choose indoor activities at
the Rainey eg Badminton, Table-Tennis, Yoga or Aerobics. All pupils at KS3 have a programme
of PE and Games. There is a wide variety of extra-curricular activities available in addition to
sport: choirs, orchestra and traditional music group for those interested in Music; Eco Club; Quiz
Leagues; Junior Librarian Scheme; Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme; Home Economics Club;
Junior European Studies; Drama; Scripture Union and Ichthus; Cupcake Club, Zumba, Craft
Club; Animal Club; Community Visitation Club; ICT Clubs; Horrible Histories; Science Club;
Modellers’ Club; Fusion Dance Club; Lego League; Boxercise; MFL for Primary Schools’ Club;
Beginners German; Girls’ Tag Rugby Coaching Club; Debating Club; Senior Maths Club; Maths
for Fun Club; Connecting Classrooms and Fair Trade Club.
THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION - COMENIUS
Over the past number of years, Rainey Endowed has been involved with a variety of school links
to enhance its pupils' perception and understanding of the wider world. We have a long
established link with Comenius partner schools in France, Spain, Denmark and Germany. The
school has now successfully embarked on its seventh Comenius Project with schools from France
and Germany. AS Level Business Studies and Languages students will undertake a European
based project on “Young people and the Challenging World of Work” and hopefully will make
friends with their European counterparts which can be maintained for years to come. Sixth Form
pupils are preparing to host a visit from French and German pupils in March and will be
attending a meeting in Mulhouse, France in April 2014. The Junior European Studies
Programme is delivered to pupils in Year 10 through Geography.
THE GLOBAL DIMENSON
Rainey Endowed has been involved in a number of activities to enhance its pupils' perception and
understanding of the wider world. School trips have been planned and organised with the view to
better understand our European neighbours. This has included a Sixth Form History trip to
Krakow in which the pupils visited Auschwitz; this complemented an earlier study of the
Holocaust. In addition there is a bi-annual trip to Rome/Naples with the focus on church history,
Italian culture, volcanic impacts and tourism. Further international links are fostered through the
Rainey ASHA Project. Following the tercentenary fundraising events a commitment was made to
ASHA to offer continued support to the work of their organisation in the slums of India. It has
now become a bi-annual event to take 12 pupils from the Rainey to Delhi to work in the
educational resource centre that the school has established in one of the slums there. The work of
ASHA and the Rainey’s contribution has been incorporated into the Citizenship strand of the
school’s LLW programme to raise awareness of the inequalities in Indian society and our
international connection to it. Rainey Endowed has been involved in local cross community links
having been part of the 5 Schools’ Project. While the 5 Schools’ Project no longer remains, the
legacy of the links it fostered between the schools and children involved still continues with a
number of joint ventures among the 5 schools through the Shared Education Programme and the
Magherafelt Learning Partnership. At KS3 Rainey pupils are also involved in a Junior European
Studies link with local schools, schools in the Republic of Ireland, Denmark, Greece and
Romania.
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GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR SCHOOL DISCIPLINE, INCLUDING
ARRANGEMENTS FOR BRINGING SCHOOL RULES TO THE ATTENTION OF
PARENTS
Pupils who are accepted into the school must adhere to the published Pupil Code of Conduct
which expresses the level of behaviour required of pupils together with the range of
disciplinary sanctions applicable in the event of a breach of the Code of Conduct. The Code
of Conduct is included in the pupils’ Homework Diary and the Parents’ Handbook. Copies
of the school’s Code of Conduct, Behaviour and Discipline, Anti-bullying and Child
Protection Policies are available from the school on request or can be downloaded from the
school website. If a parent has any concerns about their child’s safety they should contact the
school to make an appointment to see the appropriate Year Head.
SCHOOL POLICY ON UNIFORM/PUPIL DRESS
In accordance with the Pupil Code of Conduct, pupils who are accepted into the school must
wear the correct school uniform when travelling to and from school and during the school
day. A copy of the published School Uniform Regulations is sent out to parents with the
Headmaster's letter at the end of each Summer Term and is also included in the Parents’
Handbook. A copy of the School Uniform Regulations is available from the school on
request or can be downloaded from the school website.
SUMMARY OF THE BOARD'S CHARGING AND REMISSION POLICY
Tuition in the School is free to all pupils who are ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland and
who are EU or British Commonwealth nationals. All text books and a supply of such
stationery as the school considers necessary will be provided free of charge. Pupils who are
first time candidates for public examinations for which the school has provided tuition will be
entered free of charge.
Every pupil in the school pays an annual School Fee, currently £150.
All fees in connection with applications for admission to higher education must be paid by
the pupil. The cost of sports tours, summer camps, holiday trips and visits other than those of
a curricular or regular school games-related nature will be charged to pupils. A charge will
be made for individual tuition in the playing of a musical instrument and/or for the loan of
instruments belonging to the school. Pupils will be required to pay for lost or damaged
textbooks and for any damage to school property resulting from careless or bad behaviour.
A copy of the school’s Policy on Charging is available from the school on request or can be
downloaded from the school website.
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ARRANGEMENTS FOR PASTORAL CARE
The general aim of the school's pastoral care provision is to ensure that all pupils have the
opportunity, in an orderly and secure environment, to develop to the full, socially and
academically, as independent individuals, responsible for their own actions and respectful of
the rights and needs of others.
While all members of the academic staff have responsibility for general pastoral care, a
structured system of Year Heads supported by Form Tutors ensures that the pastoral welfare
of each pupil is the specific responsibility of one particular member of staff to whom the
pupil can turn for help or guidance. Year Heads' wider pastoral responsibilities include
monitoring pupils' general progress, giving advice where necessary, ensuring that pupils
adhere to the Pupil Code of Conduct and liaising with parents. The school operates a
Mentoring programme offering support and guidance to pupils in the Junior school. Parents
will have the opportunity to speak to their child’s teachers at Parents’ Nights, the dates of
which are published in the school calendar circulated to all parents. In addition, parents may
make an appointment to speak to their child’s Year Head to discuss academic progress or
matters of a wider pastoral nature. Appointments may also be made with the Headmaster,
Deputy Headmaster or Vice Principal if this is deemed necessary and appropriate.
The taught pastoral curriculum comprises:
(i)
A programme of Personal Development, part of Learning for Life and Work,
delivered by Class Tutors
(ii)
A programme of subject-related Personal Development including health education,
sex education, drug education and religious/moral education delivered by subject
teachers as part of the academic programme
(iii) Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) is delivered by the
Careers Department both through timetabled periods and individual guidance.
Copies of the school’s policies on Pastoral Care, Child Protection and Special Educational
Needs are available from the school on request or can be downloaded from the school
website.
SCHOOL POLICY ON ABUSE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
As required by DENI the school has a policy on the abuse of controlled substances including
'drugs'. It can be summarised as follows:
(i)
The bringing into school of alcohol, tobacco or any prohibited or illegal substances, or
their use within school, on school visits, when travelling to and from school or when
wearing school uniform, is forbidden. Failure to comply with the above may result in
exclusion and subsequent expulsion.
(ii)
There is a programme of preventive education provided through Learning for Life and
Work, Home Economics, Biology and Religious Education.
(iii) The school has a duty to ensure that legal substances which are open to abuse are
strictly controlled and stored.
(iv)
The Deputy Principal has management responsibility for co-ordinating arrangements
and notifying the appropriate authorities when necessary.
(v)
The school will co-operate with parents and the appropriate agencies in offering
support to any pupil found 'abusing' substances.
A copy of the school’s Drugs Policy is available from the school on request or can be
downloaded from the school website.
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SCHOOL POLICY ON HOMEWORK
The Board of Governors acknowledges the importance of homework as an integral part of the
learning experience and the development of sound study habits. The Board requires that homework
be set according to the following practice:
Each pupil in Key Stages 3 and 4 shall be provided with a structured programme of homework
relating to the curriculum which the pupil is following. Each post GCSE pupil shall be provided
with home study tasks relating to the needs of the pupil's subjects or course.
Year Heads after consultation with the relevant Heads of Department shall devise a suitable
homework timetable for each pupil in Key Stages 3 and 4.
Homework should be set regularly and in accordance with the homework timetable, should be
checked, marked or tested as appropriate, and, where necessary, attainments should be recorded.
Where homework is marked it will be done so fairly, consistently, providing positive feedback to
pupils regarding achievement and how this could be improved. Guidance will be provided for
pupils on the standard and presentation of homework expected. Each pupil is provided with a
Homework Dairy. Homework should be recorded in the dairy for the day which the homework is to
be completed. Advice on how to complete homework is included in the Homework Dairy. Members
of staff are asked to ensure that pupils make effective use of homework diaries and these will be
monitored regularly by subject teachers and Form Tutors.
Pupils are encouraged to make use of ICT in completing certain homeworks and assignments.
An evaluative comment on the standard of homeworks at Key Stage 3 will be included in pupils'
reports to parents.
The homework timetable should express an equitable allocation of homework time to each subject
on the curriculum and should meet the following criteria:
(i)
In Form 1 the time required to be spent on homework should not normally exceed one and
one half hours each day. The time required to be spent on an individual homework should
not normally exceed twenty minutes.
(ii)
In Forms 2 and 3 the time required to be spent on homework should not normally exceed
two hours each day. The time required to be spent on an individual homework should not
normally exceed twenty-five minutes.
(iii)
In Forms 4 and 5 the time required to be spent on homework should not normally exceed
two and one half hours each day. The time required to be spent on an individual homework
should not normally exceed thirty minutes.
(iv)
Pupils in Forms L6 and U6 should be set home study tasks of a duration appropriate to the
needs of the pupil's subjects or course.
The role of parents in checking and monitoring homework and in providing a suitable environment
in which homework can be done most effectively is acknowledged, valued and encouraged by the
Board. A copy of the school’s Policy on Assessment, Recording and Reporting is available from
the school on request or can be downloaded from the school website.
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RAINEY ENDOWED SCHOOL ICT POLICY
Acceptable Use of the Internet Policy
The Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is a contract between pupils and their parents, guardians or carers, and
the School. It describes the ways in which the Internet can and cannot be used. It provides a framework
for safe and appropriate use of the Internet in school and guidance for pupils, parents, guardians or carers
about use of the Internet at home. In developing this AUP, we have sought to balance the desirability of
our pupils having full access to all resources, with protecting them from unacceptable materials. The
following sections detail how all three parties must work together in order to make the policy work.
What is the school doing?
 C2K and the school provide a filtered and monitored service to the Internet, which will prevent
access to materials of an unsuitable nature. This filter is constantly updated. However, neither the
school nor the Internet service Provider (ISP) can guarantee complete safety from inappropriate
materials.
 Pupils in Forms 1-5 will be supervised in their use of the Internet. Only pupils in 6th Form will be
allowed to access the Internet without supervision.
 All pupils are treated with equality of access to the Internet irrespective of race, gender, ability,
religion, ethnic group or culture.
 Each pupil will be briefed on the contents of this document within the first month of their attendance
at the Rainey, through their timetabled IT lessons. This will ensure that they fully understand the
level of behaviour that is expected of them whilst using the Internet.
 Access to the Internet is a privilege and not a right. It is given to pupils who act in a responsible and
considerate manner, and will be withdrawn if they fail to maintain acceptable standards of use as
detailed below.
 The school and C2K maintain the right to check computer files and will monitor the Internet sites
visited by pupils. Access or attempts to access unacceptable sites will be reported to the C2K
Manager who will forward the relevant information to School Management.
 When pupils are using the Internet they will be restricted by C2K to a limited number of search
engines.
Responsibilities of Pupils
 Read, understand and adhere to the AUP and follow all safe practice guidance
 Take responsibility for their own and others’ safe and responsible use of technology wherever it is
being used, including judging the risks posed by the personal technology owned and used by them
outside of school
 Ensure they do not to share their password with any other person
 Name their USB memory pen so that ownership can be established in the event of loss
 Back-up copies of any files which they generate
 Ensure they respect the feelings, rights, values and intellectual property of others in their use of
technology in school and at home
 Understand what action should be taken if they feel worried, uncomfortable, vulnerable or at risk
whilst using technology, or if they know of someone to whom this is happening
 Report all e-Safety incidents to appropriate members of staff
 Discuss e-Safety issues with family and friends in an open and honest way
Responsibilities of Parents and Guardians
 Help and support the school in promoting e-Safety
 Read, understand and promote the Pupil AUP with their children
 Discuss e-Safety concerns with their children, show an interest in how they are using technology, and
encourage them to behave safely and responsibly when using technology
 Be aware of those sites which can offer advice and support to children who receive uninvited or
unwelcome attention or are presented with inappropriate materials as a result of their use of
technologies
 Consult with the school if they have any concerns about their child’s use of technology
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RAINEY ENDOWED SCHOOL
79 Rainey Street, Magherafelt
Co Londonderry BT45 5DB
Telephone: (028) 79632478
Fax: (028) 79634545
Email: head@rainey.magherafelt.ni.sch.uk
Website: www.raineyendowed.com
Voluntary Grammar School
(Non-denominational)
Co-educational
Age Range of pupils:
11-18
Admissions Number:
100
Enrolment Number:
700
Current Enrolment:
720
Office Hours:
8.30 am – 4.45 pm
Headmaster: Mr D M McCullough, BA PGCE NPQH
Chairman of Governors: Mr S Corry, BDS
Visits to the School
Open Evenings will be held on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 January 2014 from 7.00 - 9.30 pm. Parents, P6
and P7 pupils will be welcome to visit the school to meet staff and pupils. There will be a talk at 7.00 pm by the
Headmaster, Mr McCullough. Parents unable to attend may visit the school by arrangement with the Headmaster.
Prospective pupils for entry other than Form 1 should discuss visiting arrangements directly with the Headmaster.
To Parents/Guardians naming Rainey Endowed School as a Preference on your child’s Transfer Form:
Entrance Assessment Results:
Rainey Endowed School intends to use the combined standardised age score obtained by pupils completing the
GL Entrance Assessments in English and Mathematics on 16 November 2013 or the supplementary GL
Entrance Assessments in English and Mathematics on 7 December 2013.
Please ensure that you provide the following information in Section C of your child’s Transfer Form:
1. The name of the Assessment Centre where your child sat the GL Entrance Assessments.
2. The combined standardised age score provided by GL Assessment for your child.
Please attach to your child’s Transfer Form, the original copy of the GL Assessment Results Slip, provided by
the Assessment Centre where your child sat the GL Entrance Assessments.
Claim for Special Circumstances or Special Provision:
Special Circumstances
Registration of a claim for Special Circumstances MUST be submitted to the Assessment Centre where the pupil
took his/her Entrance Assessments by 2.00 pm on Friday 13 December 2013 using the SCR Form contained in
the Special Circumstances Pack which is available from Rainey Endowed School or from its website.
It is the responsibility of parents/guardians claiming Special Circumstances to ensure that all appropriate
independent, verifiable, supporting documentary evidence to corroborate the claim for Special Circumstances,
along with the completed Claim for Special Circumstances Form, SC1 Form, are attached to the pupil’s Transfer
Form in February 2014 at the time when an application is being made to Rainey Endowed School.
Special Provision
For those pupils currently in P7 in Primary Schools in Northern Ireland, claims for Special Provision should be
made on Form SP1 and attached to your child’s Transfer Form. Form SP1 is available from Rainey Endowed
School or from its website. Parents/Guardians wishing to claim Special Provision should also forward a copy of
Form SP1 directly to Rainey Endowed School by 4.00 pm on Wednesday 5 March 2014.
After this date, claims for Special Provision should be made directly to Rainey Endowed School and the NEELB
Transfer Department should be notified.
General Information
Rainey Endowed School is situated in the heart of Magherafelt where it has grown and flourished for 300 years. The
Tercentenary of the School was held in 2013. The Rainey takes great pride in serving the whole community of MidUlster and is a caring school providing academic excellence. In order to provide suitable accommodation and
resources for the educational needs of 21st Century pupils, up to date ICT facilities, modern science laboratories and
outdoor sporting facilities are available. The school has installed five computer suites and extensive mobile learning
technology, coupled with an ICT based Music Classroom. The Sixth Form Centre and Drama Suite were extensively
refurbished recently and a Fitness Suite was also added in the spring of 2010.
The School is proud of the academic success it enjoys. Details of examination results can be found in the School
Prospectus. Last year, 91% of all entries at A2 Level were passed at grades A*- C (50% at grade A*/A). At GCSE Level,
50% of grades were A*/A with almost half of the pupils scoring 6A*/A or above. In accordance with our regulations, pupils
are required to wear school uniform at all times during the school day, on journeys to and from school, and for official
school events. Pupils are expected to take pride in their uniform and appearance and high standards of neatness are
expected.
Every pupil in the School pays an annual school fee, currently £150, preferably by direct debit. Fees are reviewed each
year. This is the basis of the School Fund which is used for the benefit of all pupils.
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Curriculum Summary
In Form 1 all pupils follow a broad common curriculum consisting of English, Mathematics, French, Geography, History,
Science, Art, Home Economics, Music, Religious Education, Technology, Information Technology, Learning for Life and
Work, Games and Physical Education. In Form 2 all pupils also study Spanish and in Form 3 pupils study Biology,
Chemistry and Physics.
In Forms 4 and 5 all pupils study at least 9 GCSEs chosen from the twenty-two available subjects. In addition to
Mathematics and English, the school offers Additional Mathematics, English Literature, Drama, French, Spanish, Physical
Education, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Double Award Science, History, Geography, Business Studies, Information
Technology, Home Economics, Health & Social Care, Religious Studies (Full Course and Short Course), Music, Art &
Design and Technology. All pupils also follow courses in Games and Learning for Life and Work which includes careers
guidance.
All of the subjects available for GCSE are also offered at A Level and in addition a course is offered in Psychology
through a link with Northern Regional College (NRC). Applied A Levels in ICT and Business are also available through
this link. Along with the NRC and other Post-Primary Schools in Magherafelt, Rainey Endowed School is part of the
Magherafelt Learning Partnership (MLP) which seeks to broaden the curriculum provision for pupils in Sixth Form. The
breadth of the curriculum offered through the MLP is extensive and is best accessed through the School website.
Religious Education
All pupils, irrespective of denomination, attend a short religious assembly each morning. Religious Education is provided
for all pupils up to and including Form 5 as part of the weekly timetable. It is also available as a GCSE and A Level
subject.
For further details on the School including Careers Guidance, Pastoral Care, Behaviour and Discipline, Extra-Curricular
Activities, School Uniform, Charging Policy and other statutory policies, parents of prospective pupils are referred to the
School’s Prospectus which is available from the School Office on request and is supplied to all parents at the Open
Evenings. It is also on the School website www.raineyendowed.com
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA FOR ENTRY INTO FORM 1 (YEAR 8)
School Year 2014/2015
Respective functions of the Board of Governors and Headmaster in relation to Admissions to the School
1. General Information
Rainey Endowed School (“the School”) is a Non-Denominational, Co-educational Voluntary Grammar School seeking to
preserve the established character and academic ethos of the School.
The Board of Governors draws up the Admissions Criteria and delegates to an Admissions Sub-Committee, which
includes the Headmaster and Deputy Headmaster, the responsibility for applying these Criteria. Any reference herein to
the term the Board of Governors includes any Committee or Sub-Committee appointed by the Board of Governors for the
purposes of applying the Admissions Criteria set out herein.
The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or
verify information written on or submitted with any applicant’s Transfer Form. Parents/Guardians should note that they will
be asked to produce documents verifying information pertinent to the School’s Admissions Criteria. Original documents
are required; facsimiles or photocopies are not acceptable.
The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide information within the deadlines set by the School
may result in either the withdrawal of a place or the inability of the School to offer a place.
2. Eligibility and Priority
For a pupil to be eligible for admission to Form 1 (Year 8) in the School in September 2014, an application in his/her
name must be submitted according to the requirements of the Transfer Procedure conducted through the appropriate
ELB or successor body.
The agreed Admissions Number for entry to Form 1 (Year 8) in September 2014 at the School is 100 (subject to DE
review to increase this Admissions Number).
In selecting pupils for admission, children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission to the
School will be selected before any child not so resident and proof of residency will be required before completion of the
admissions process in September 2014.
Please note that the Board of Governors will initially consider applications for a place at the School for entry to Form 1
(Year 8) in September 2014 from pupils who have completed the GL Entrance Assessments in English and
Mathematics as provided by the Post Primary Transfer Consortium (PPTC), in an approved PPTC Assessment Centre.
The list of approved PPTC Assessment Centres is included in the Parental Information Pack which is available on the
School's website, www.raineyendowed.com or directly from the School.
The GL Entrance Assessments will incorporate a validated standardised paper in English and a validated standardised
paper in Mathematics. Further information on the GL Entrance Assessments is available directly from the School or on
the School’s website www.raineyendowed.com.
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3. Admissions Procedures
After the GL Entrance Assessments are completed, pupils will be placed in a single list based on their performance in
terms of a combined standardised age score in the GL Entrance Assessments. Those with the highest combined
standardised age score will be at the top of the list, which will therefore be in rank order of merit. On the basis of the
combined standardised age score, pupils will be admitted in rank order of combined standardised age score, up to the
School’s Admissions Number. (See Section 6 below)
Where two or more children have an identical combined standardised age score and insufficient places remain to admit
both or all of them, then the following Admissions Criteria will be applied in the order set down:
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
Children who have a child of the family currently enrolled at the School;
Children who have a child of the family previously enrolled at the School for 2 or more years;
Children who are the eldest child or only child of the family;
Children who are enrolled in one of the contributing Primary Schools listed at Section 7 below.
Children who have a parent currently employed in a permanent capacity by the Board of Governors of the School
If children are still tied after the application of Admissions Criteria 3.1 – 3.5 above, then priority will be determined
amongst them by a method of computerised random selection. Each child to be considered at this stage will be
allocated a random number electronically generated within ‘Microsoft Excel’; the children will then be ranked in order
of the random number, with higher numbers having preference.
In the event that places remain, after those who have taken the GL Entrance Assessments have been admitted, then
remaining places will be allocated using the above admissions criteria (3.1 – 3.6) in the order set down, until the final
place has been allocated. This includes children who have not taken the GL Entrance Assessments.
When considering which applicants should be selected for admission, the Board of Governors will only take into
account information which is detailed on or attached to the Transfer Form. It is the sole responsibility of
parents/guardians to ensure that all information relevant to the Admissions Criteria of the School is included in
Section C on the Transfer Form and/or is attached to the Transfer Form at the time of submission to the School
for admission.
4. Special Circumstances
Special Circumstances refer to the claim that, as a result of medical or other problems, a pupil’s performance in the GL
Entrance Assessments was affected. Special Circumstances must be supported by independent, verifiable, documentary
evidence of a medical and/or other appropriate nature in keeping with the PPTC’s ‘Access Arrangements and Special
Circumstances Policy’ which is available on the School’s website, www.raineyendowed.com or directly from the School.
Registration of a claim for Special Circumstances MUST be submitted to the PPTC Assessment Centre where the pupil
took his/her Entrance Assessments by 2.00 pm on Friday 13 December 2013 using the SCR Form contained in the
Special Circumstances Pack which is available on the School’s website or directly from the School. It is the
responsibility of parents/guardians to ensure that all appropriate independent, verifiable, supporting documentary
evidence, to corroborate the claim for Special Circumstances, along with the completed Claim for Special Circumstances
Form, SC1 Form, are attached to the pupil’s Transfer Form in February 2014 at the time when an application is being
made to the School.
Special Circumstances allow for a post-assessment adjustment to the combined standardised age score of a pupil who is
eligible for consideration. Any adjustment to a standardised age score will be based on the nature of the Special
Circumstances applicable at the time of the Entrance Assessments using the standardised age score attained on that
day. Supporting documentary evidence such as medical or other professional reports concerning the Special
Circumstances should show that medical or other problems directly influenced the outcome of the GL Entrance
Assessments and that the pupil’s ability is genuinely higher than that indicated by the combined standardised age score.
Where a problem is a medical one of short term duration which affected the pupil only at the time of the GL Entrance
Assessments, the School will require evidence that the pupil was examined by a medical practitioner in relation to the
illness, that the medical problem was as described, and that pupil’s health and well-being were impaired at or about the
time of the GL Entrance Assessments. Where the problem is of a non-medical nature, the parents/guardians must set out
the precise details of the problem and provide appropriate independent evidence such as a written statement from an
appropriately qualified individual who knows and/or works with the pupil in a formal and professional context and is able
to give independent confirmation of the nature of the problem, when it occurred and its impact on the pupil.
Supporting documentary evidence should also include details of the pupil’s educational attainment with special reference
to English and Mathematics. This should include scores obtained in all standardised tests in English and Mathematics
taken by the pupil since the start of Key Stage 2. Such information should be provided on the Claim for Special
Circumstances Form, SC1 Form.
Parents/guardians should note that a pupil who applies for Access Arrangements for the Entrance Assessments
cannot then apply for Special Circumstances for the same reason.
Please note that judgement of the importance of Special Circumstances will be at the absolute discretion of the
Admissions Sub-Committee of the Board of Governors.
5. Special Provisions
Special Provision will be made by the Admissions Sub-Committee for:
• Children who have received more than half of their primary education outside Northern Ireland;
• Children whose parents/guardians wish them to transfer to the School from schools outside Northern Ireland;
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• Children who because of an unforeseen and serious medical or other problem, which is supported by appropriate
independent, verifiable, documentary evidence, were unable to take the GL Entrance Assessments.
Parents/Guardians wishing to claim Special Provision should complete and return to the School by 4.00 pm on
Wednesday 5 March 2014, the Application for Special Provision Form, SP1 Form, stating the case for eligibility under
this category. This SP1 Form is contained in the Special Provision Pack which is available on the School’s website or
directly from the School. It is the responsibility of parents/guardians to provide precise reasons why the applicant did
not sit the GL Entrance Assessments and to submit, along with the completed SP1 Form, appropriate independent,
verifiable, supporting documentary evidence to assist the Admissions Sub-Committee in its deliberations. The
Admissions Sub-Committee of the Board of Governors will require an assessment of an applicant’s abilities to be carried
out in order to provide a combined standardised age score for the applicant using a suitable form of standardised
Assessment provided by GL Assessment and administered by the School under the same conditions as the GL Entrance
Assessments.
6. Use of Special Circumstances or Special Provision in the Admissions Process
Application Forms from applicants claiming that Special Circumstances or Special Provision exist will be considered first.
In the case of applicants claiming Special Circumstances and in the light of the independent documentary evidence
submitted, the Admissions Sub-Committee of the Board of Governors will decide whether the applicants should be
considered under the combined standardised age score actually achieved in the GL Entrance Assessments or allocated
a higher combined standardised age score. Once a decision has been made the applicant will then be considered along
with all other applicants with the same combined standardised age score, for the purpose of applying the School’s
Admissions Criteria.
In the case of applicants claiming Special Provision and in the light of the assessment of the applicant’s ability as
specified in Section 5 above, the Admissions Sub-Committee will then consider this assessment in relation to the
standard of pupils gaining admission to the School and a decision will be made as to whether or not to offer the applicant
a place based on such comparative assessment.
7. Feeder Primary Schools
The following is a list of contributing Primary Schools to be used in the Admissions Criterion 3.4 above:Ampertaine
Derrychrin
Millquarter
St Mary’s Bellaghy
Anahorish
Desertmartin
Moneymore
St Mary’s Draperstown
Ballylifford
Donaghey
Moneynick
St Mary’s Greenlough
Ballynease
Duneane
Mount St Michael’s
St Mary’s Portglenone
Ballytrea
Garvagh
New Row
St Oliver Plunkett’s Toome
Bellaghy
Groggan
Orritor
St Patrick’s Glen
Carhill
Holy Family
Phoenix Integrated
St Patrick’s Loup
Carlane
Holy Trinity
Portglenone
St Patrick’s Moneymore
Castledawson
Kilrea
Randalstown Central
St Patrick’s Mullinahoe
Churchtown
Kilross
Rathenraw Integrated
St Peter’s Moortown
Coagh
Knockloughrim
Roundtower Integrated
St Trea’s
Cookstown
Knocknagin
St Brigid’s Gulladuff
Spires Integrated
Creggan
Lissan
St Columb’s Desertmartin
Stewartstown
Crievagh
Maghera
St Columba’s Straw
Tobermore
Crossroads
Magherafelt
St Joseph’s Killeenan
Windmill Integrated
Culnady
Maine Integrated
St Malachy’s Drumullan
Woods
8. Procedures regarding the operation of a Waiting List for Admissions to Year 8 (Form 1)
Rainey Endowed School retains a Waiting List for admission to the School where a place becomes available in Year 8
(Form 1). From 1 June 2014, parents who wish to have their child considered for admission to the School, in the event of
a place becoming available in Year 8 (Form 1), should write to the Headmaster clearly stating this request. In the event of
a vacancy arising, the above Admissions Criteria will be applied, in the order set down, to these applications only. The
School will contact parents in writing if their child gains a place in the School by this method. This Waiting List will be in
place until 30 June 2015 at which time all names on the Waiting List will be removed.
Year 8 Applications and Admissions
Total Applications
Total Admissions
All Preferences
Year
Admissions No.
2011/12
100
125
100
2012/13
100
120
102
2013/14
100
140
103
This table does not include children who were admitted to the School with a statement of special educational needs.
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