The Quest Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked After Children — Priority will be given to students in the care of a local authority at the time of application and also students who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order, immediately after being looked after; this includes 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. An application made under this category must be supported by a letter from the relevant Local Authority's Children's Department and/or relevant documents including a copy of adoption, residence or special guardianship order where applicable.
2. 2Medical Reasons — Places may then be offered to children whose parents are able to provide medical evidence, from a registered health professional, that entry to The Quest Academy rather than any other school or academy is essential. This evidence should be sent, with an accompanying letter from the parent, which provides the child's name, address and date of birth to: Admissions, The Quest Academy, Farnborough Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 8HD. It is important that the medical evidence outlines why The Quest Academy is the only school or academy that can meet your child's needs; this evidence must, other than in exceptional circumstances, be from a GP or Consultant. It will be reviewed carefully by an appointed Trust panel, with a decision on whether to accept the medical need notified in writing.
3. 3Children of staff at The Quest Academy — A member of staff is defined as: a) Someone who has been employed by The Collegiate Trust at The Quest Academy for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to The Quest Academy is made, or b) Someone who has been recruited to fill a vacant staff post at The Quest Academy for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4. 4Sibling — Children with a brother or sister who will be in attendance at the Academy at the time of enrolment of the new pupil. A sibling is defined as a brother or sister, half brother or sister, step brother or sister, foster-brother or sister, or adopted brother or sister whose main residence is at the same address.
5. 5Primary School Attended — Priority will then be given to students transferring from Quest Primary School.
6. 6Proximity — Priority will be given to pupils living nearest to the Academy as measured in a straight line from the child's home address to the designed entrance(s) of the Academy. "Home" is defined as the address where the child normally resides as their only or principal residence. Addresses involved in child minding (professional or relatives) are excluded. Parents will be asked to provide documentary evidence to confirm an address and parental responsibility. The Quest Academy should be notified of changes of address immediately. Failure to do so could result in the child being denied a place at Quest. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child's home address to the designated entrance(s) of the Academy using a computerised measuring system (GIS) and geographical reference points as provided by the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG). If a child lives in a shared property such as flats, the geographical references will determine the start point within the property boundaries to be used for distance calculation purposes. If the distances are the same for two or more candidates, the order of ranking will be determined by random selection independently scrutinised.

If two applications tie: If the distances are the same for two or more candidates, the order of ranking will be determined by random selection independently scrutinised.

Document also contains separate Year 12 (Quest6) admission criteria which are not part of the main Year 7 ordered list captured above.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.