School Admissions Consultation 2019-20 List of schools consulting

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by  Alan Crawley

School Admissions Consultation 2019-20
List of schools consulting
DfE Code School Name School Town School Phase *Consulting on Rule 5 **School-run consultation Page
9192028Alban City School St Albans Primary Y 3
9193981Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery Watford Primary Y 9
9193329All Saints C E (VA) Primary (Datchworth) Datchworth Primary 31
9192454Applecroft School Welwyn Garden City Primary Y 42
9192043Ascot Road Community Free School Watford Primary Y 44
9195406Ashlyns School Berkhamsted Secondary 52
9193308Barkway C of E (VA) First School Barkway First 57
9192071Bedmond Village Nursery and Primary School Abbots Langley Primary Y 61
9194200Birchwood High School Bishop's Stortford Secondary 63
9193371Bishop Wood C of E Junior School Tring Junior 70
9195405Bishop's Stortford High School (The) Bishop's Stortford Secondary 78
9192003Bovingdon Primary Academy Bovingdon Primary Y 91
9192385Bromet Primary School Watford Primary Y 93
9192169Broom Barns Primary School Stevenage Primary Y 115
9193344Broxbourne CE Primary Broxbourne Primary 121
9195408Bushey Meads School Bushey Secondary 127
9192235Camps Hill Primary School (Stevenage) Stevenage Primary Y 135
9192210Chambersbury Primary School Hemel Hempstead Primary Y 144
9195419Chancellor's School Brookmans Park Secondary 152
9192036Chaulden Junior School Hemel Hempstead Junior Y 167
9193349Chipperfield St Paul's VA C of E Primary School Kings Langley Primary 169
9195201Christ Church Chorleywood C of E School Chorleywood Primary Y 173
9192390Crabtree Infants' School Harpenden Primary Y 177
9192344Crabtree Junior School Harpenden Junior Y 177
9192980Cranborne Primary (Potters Bar) Potters Bar Primary Y 185
9192384Cranbourne Primary (Hoddesdon) Hoddesdon Primary Y 192
9194025Croxley Danes School Croxley Danes Secondary 199
9195205Cuffley School Cuffley Primary 210
9195407Dame Alice Owen's School Potters Bar Secondary 211
9194004Elstree University Technical College (The) Borehamwood UTC Y 216
9192110Fairlands Primary School and Nursery Stevenage Primary Y 223
9192001Flamstead End School (Cheshunt) Cheshunt Primary Y 231
9192094Fleetville Infant & Nursery School St Albans Infant Y 233
9192093Fleetville Junior School St Albans Junior Y 233
9192068Grange Academy School (The ) Letchworth Junior Y 236
9194145Greneway School (RSAT) Royston Middle Y 256
9192035Grove Academy (The) Watford Primary Y 263
9192337Hammond Academy Hemel Hempstead Primary Y 265
9192060Harpenden Academy Harpenden Primary Y 272
9192004Hatfield Community Free School Hatfield Primary Y 280
9195420Hertfordshire And Essex High School and Science College (The) Bishop's Stortford Secondary 287
9193304Hertsmere Jewish Primary School Radlett Primary 299
9193404Holy Family RC Primary School Welwyn Garden City Primary 310
9195413John Henry Newman RC School Stevenage Secondary 318
9192042Jupiter Community Free School Hemel Hempstead Primary Y 334
TBCKatherine Warington School Harpenden Secondary 342
9192049Lanchester Community Free School Watford Primary Y 345
9192398Laurance Haines School Watford Primary Y 353
9195207Little Heath Primary School Little Heath Primary 360
9195208Little Reddings Primary School Bushey Primary Y 364
9193373Long Marston Voluntary Aided C of E Primary School Long Marston Primary 368
9194620Loreto College St Albans Secondary 376
9192099Mandeville Primary (St Albans) St Albans Primary Y 383
9192080Manor Fields Primary School Bishop's Stortford Primary Y 385
9194140Meridian School (RSAT) Royston Upper 390
9195412Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School St Albans Secondary Y 394
9194104Nobel School (The) Stevenage Secondary 403
9195209Northaw C of E Primary School Northaw Primary 419
9192009Northgate Primary School Bishop's Stortford Primary Y 425
9194154Onslow St Audrey's School Hatfield Secondary Y 432
* School is also proposing to change Rule 5 - Nearest School in line with HCC's consultation on primary admission arrangements.
** School is undertaking its own consultation outside of HCC's timeline. Please check school website for details.
School Admissions Consultation 2019-20
List of schools consulting
DfE Code School Name School Town School Phase *Consulting on Rule 5 **School-run consultation Page
9193399Our Lady Catholic Primary (Hitchin) Hitchin Primary 439
9193382Our Lady Catholic Primary (Welwyn Garden City) Welwyn Garden City Primary Y 447
9192137Oxhey Wood Primary School Watford Primary Y 458
9195202Parkside Community Primary Borehamwood Primary Y 480
9192198Peartree Spring Primary School (Stevenage) Stevenage Primary Y 488
9194013Presdales School Ware Secondary 496
9193366Puller Memorial C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School High Cross Primary 506
9195410Queens' School Bushey Secondary 513
9194146Ralph Sadleir School Puckeridge Middle Y 527
9194007Reach Free School (The) Rickmansworth Secondary Y 530
9194006Richard Hale School Hertford Secondary 538
9192024Roebuck Primary School and Nursery Stevenage Primary Y 550
9192429Roselands Primary School Hoddesdon Primary Y 557
9194149Roysia Middle School (RSAT) Royston Middle Y 564
9193415Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School & Nursery (Bushey) Bushey Primary Y 571
9194003Samuel Ryder Academy All Through St Albans All Through Y 581
9194197Sandringham School St Albans Secondary Y 589
9193389St Adrian's RC Primary School & Nursery St Albans Primary 600
9193362St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Infant & Nursery School St Albans Infant 607
9193385St Andrew's C of E VA Primary School & Nursery (Hitchin) Hitchin Primary 613
9193428St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Watford Primary 620
9193416St Bernadette RC Nursery and Primary School London Colney Primary 631
9195211St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Watford Primary 639
9193408St Cross Catholic Primary School Hoddesdon Primary 653
9193386St Cuthbert Mayne RC Junior School Hemel Hempstead Junior 664
9194614St George's School (Day Place) Harpenden Secondary Y 674
9193379St Helen's Church of England Primary School Wheathampstead Primary Y 701
9193413St John's Catholic Primary and Nursery School (Baldock) Baldock Primary 710
9193376St John's CE VA Primary (Digswell) Welwyn Primary 719
9192051St John's Primary School (Watford) Watford Primary 722
9193318St Joseph's Catholic Primary (Bishop's Stortford) Bishop's Stortford Primary 731
9193341St Joseph's Catholic Primary (Hertford) Hertford Primary 741
9193383St Joseph's Catholic Primary (South Oxhey, Watford) South Oxhey Primary 749
9193397St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School Stevenage Primary 763
9195422St Mary's Catholic (Bishops Stortford) Bishop's Stortford Secondary 774
9195200St Mary's Catholic Primary (Royston) Royston Primary 793
9193319St Michael's C of E VA Primary (Bishop's Stortford) Bishop's Stortford Primary 803
9195417St Michael's Catholic High School Garston Secondary Y 808
9193336St Nicholas C of E VA Primary (Harpenden) Harpenden Primary 815
9193333St Nicholas Elstree C of E VA Primary School Elstree Primary 822
9193423St Paul's Catholic Primary School Cheshunt Primary Y 830
9193388St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School Hatfield Primary 843
9193400St Thomas More Catholic Primary (Letchworth) Letchworth Primary 852
9193367St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Puckeridge Primary Y 864
9193977St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School Stevenage Primary 874
9194014Stanborough School Welwyn Garden City Secondary 883
9193986Summercroft Primary School Bishop's Stortford Primary Y 890
9193370Tewin Cowper C of E VA Primary School Tewin Primary 893
9194017Thomas Alleyne Academy (The) Stevenage Secondary Y 896
9194011Verulam School St Albans Secondary 911
9192135Warren Dell Primary School South Oxhey Primary Y 921
9192067Wilbury Junior School Letchworth Junior Y 944
9193979Windhill21 School Bishop's Stortford Primary Y 964
9194802Yavneh College Borehamwood Secondary Y 972
* School is also proposing to change Rule 5 - Nearest School in line with HCC's consultation on primary admission arrangements.
** School is undertaking its own consultation outside of HCC's timeline. Please check school website for details.
Alban City School
Oversubscription criteria for the school year 2019/20
Alban City School’s explanatory notes and definitions for the admission arrangements are
compliant with
Hertfordshire’s rules for 2019/20 and can be found below.
The published admission number (PAN) for Reception for 2019 will be 60.
If the school receives more applications than it has places available, places will be allocated under
the
oversubscription criteria rules. These will be applied in the order in which they are printed below.
Section 324 of the Education Act 1996 requires the governing bodies of all maintained schools to
admit a
child with a statement of special educational needs that names their school. Schools must also admit
children
with an EHC (Education, Health and Care) Plan that names the school.
Children in public care (children looked after)
and children who were looked after, but
Rule 1 ceased to be so because they were adopted (or
became subject to a residence order or a
special guardianship order).
Medical or Social: Children for whom it can be
demonstrated that they have a particular
medical or social need to go to the school.
A panel of officers will determine whether the
evidence provided is sufficiently compelling to
Rule 2
meet the requirements for this rule. The
evidence must relate specifically to the school
applied for under Rule 2 and must clearly
demonstrate why it is the only school that can
meet the child’s needs.
Sibling: Children who have a sibling on the roll
of the school or linked
school at the time of application.
This applies to reception through to Year 5 in
infant, junior and primary schools; and from
Rule 3
reception through to Year 3 in first schools; and
from Year 5 to Year 7 in middle schools.
In Year admissions: the sibling may be in the
school’s final year as long as they will still be
in attendance at the time of admission.
Founders: Children of a founder member of
Alban City School*.
*Founder Members are individuals on the
original working party formed in 2010 to establish
the school. Each will have played a major role in
Rule 4
establishing the school; undertaking
activities during the application and pre-opening
stages, and have continued to play a
significant role in the running of the school since
opening.
Nearest School: Children for whom it is their
nearest school or academy. This includes all
Rule 5
schools except those which allocate places on
the basis of faith.
Distance: Children who live nearest to the
Rule 6 school.
If your child does not qualify under Rule 5, they
will be considered under Rule 6.
These rules are applied in the order they are
printed above. If more children qualify under a
particular rule
than there are places available, a tiebreak will
be used by applying the next rule to those
children. Where
there is a need for a tie-breaker where two
different addresses measure the same distance
from a school,
in the case of a block of flats for example the
lower door number will be deemed nearest as
logically this
will be on the ground floor and therefore closer.
If there are two identical addresses of separate
applicants,
the tie break will be random. In the case of
twins & multiple birth children, if one child is
offered the last
available place, further places will be offered to
the remaining siblings.

The school uses HCC for appeals administration. Parents wishing to appeal who applied online
should log on to their online application and click on the link “register an appeal”. For those who did
not apply online, please contact the Customer Service Centre on 0300 123 4043 to request an
appeal pack.
Explanatory notes and definitions for the admission arrangements for community and
voluntary-controlled schools in Hertfordshire for 2019/20
The following definitions apply to terms used in the admissions criteria:
Children in public care (children looked after):
Places are allocated to children in public care according to Chapter 7, Section 2 of the School
Admissions (Admission Arrangements and Co-ordination of Admission Arrangements) (England)
Regulations 2012.
These children will be prioritised under rule 1.
Highest priority will also be given to children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because
they were adopted, or became subject to a residence order or a special guardianship order.
A “child looked after” is a child who is
a) in the care of a local authority, or
b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services
functions (section 22(1) of The Children Act 1989).
Adopted – under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 202 (section 46) The Adoption and
Children Act was not enacted until December 2005, therefore children adopted before December
2005 are not eligible.
Residence Order – under the terms of the Children Act 1989, section 8 defines a residence order
as an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live.
Special guardianship order – under 14A of The Children Act 1989, an order appointing one or more
individuals to be a child’s special guardian or guardians.
Children in the process of being placed for adoption are classified by law as children looked after
providing there is a Placement Order and the application would be prioritised under Rule 1.
Children who were not “looked after” immediately before being adopted, or made the subject of a
residence order or special guardianship order, will not be prioritised under rule 1. Applications
made for these children, with suitable supporting professional evidence, can be considered under
rule 2.
Rule 2: Children for whom it can be demonstrated that they have a particular medical or
social need to go to the school:
Rule 2 applications will only be considered at the time of the initial application, unless there has
been a significant and exceptional change of circumstances within the family since the initial
application was submitted.
All schools in Hertfordshire have experience in dealing with children with diverse social and
medical needs.
However in a few very exceptional cases, there are reasons why a child has to go to one specific
school.
Few applications under Rule 2 are agreed.
All applications are considered individually but a successful application should include the
following:
a. Specific recent professional evidence that justifies why only one school can meet a child’s
individual needs, and/or
b. Professional evidence that outlines exceptional family circumstances making clear why only
one school can meet the child’s needs.
c. If the requested school is not the nearest school to the child’s home address clear reasons
why the nearest school is not appropriate.
d. For medical cases – a clear explanation of why the child’s severity of illness or disability
makes attendance at only a specific school essential.
Evidence should make clear why only one school is appropriate. Applications under Rule 2 can
only be considered when supported by a recent letter from a professional involved with the child or
family, for example a doctor, psychologist or police officer. The supporting evidence needs to
demonstrate why only one named school can meet the social/medical needs of the child.
Applications for children previously “looked after” but not meeting the specific criteria outlined Rule
1, may be made under this rule.
Further details on the Rule 2 process can be found in the “Rule 2 protocol” available at
www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/admissions
Definition of sibling:
A sibling must be on the roll of the named school at the time the younger child starts.
A sibling means the sister, brother, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, or child of the
parent/carer or partner, and in every case living in the same house from Monday to Friday.
Where a place is obtained and the child admitted to the school and it is subsequently identified that
this place was gained fraudulently, there will be no sibling connection available to subsequent
children from that family.
Multiple births:
Hertfordshire County Council (HCC), as the admission authority will admit over the school’s
published admission number when a single twin/multiple birth child is allocated the last place at a
school. Where we are not the admitting authority we would request the school take in the
subsequent child(ren) in line with the chool’s own admission arrangements.
Home address:
The address provided must be the child’s current permanent address at the time of application. ‘At
the time of application’ means the closing date for applications. “Permanent” means that the child
has lived at that address for at least a year and/or the family own the property or have a tenancy
agreement for a minimum of 12 months.
The application can only be processed using one address. If a child lives at more than one address
(for example due to a separation) the address used will be the one which the child lives at for the
majority of the time. If a child lives at two addresses equally, the address of the parent/carer that
claims Child Benefit/Child Tax Credit will be considered as the child’s main residence.
If a family is not in receipt of Child Benefit/Tax Credit alternative documentation will be requested.
If a child’s residence is in dispute, parents/carers should provide court documentation to evidence
the address that should be used for admission allocation purposes.
Fraudulent applications:
Hertfordshire County Council will do as much as possible to prevent applications being made from
fraudulent addresses. Address evidence is frequently requested, monitored and checked and
school places will be withdrawn when false information is deliberately provided. Hertfordshire
County Council will take action in the following circumstances:
• When a child’s application address does not match the address of that child at their current
school.
• When a child lives at a different address to the applicant.
• When the applicant does not have parental responsibility.
• When a family move shortly after the closing date of applications when one or more of the
following applies:
o The family has moved to a property from which their application was less likely to be
successful
o The family has returned to an existing property
o The family lived in rented accommodation for a short period of time (anything less than a
year) over the application period
o Council tax information shows a different residence at the time of application
• When a child starts at the allocated school and their address is different from the address used at
the time of application.
Home to school distance measurement for purposes of admissions:
A ‘straight line’ distance measurement; from the address point of the child’s home to the address
point of the school is used in all home to school distance measurements for community and VC
schools in Hertfordshire. Address point data is supplied by Addressbase.
Definition of “nearest school” for primary/junior/middle admissions
The definition of “nearest school” includes all schools and academies (regardless of status) unless
that school or academy prioritises applications and allocates places on the basis of Faith.
Applications from children from overseas
All children of compulsory school age (5 to 16 years) in the UK have a right of access to education.
However, where a child is in the UK for a short period only, for example less than half a term, it
may be reasonable to refuse admission to a school.
Children who hold full British Citizen passports (not British Dependent Territories or British
Overseas passports), have a passport endorsed to show a right of abode in the UK or are
European Economic Area nationals normally have unrestricted entry to the UK.
An application for a school place will only be accepted for such children currently overseas if, for In
Year applications, proof is provided that the child will be resident in Hertfordshire within two weeks.
In Year allocations are made on the assumption that the child will accept the school place and be
on roll within that timescale.
For the Primary and Secondary transfer processes applications will not normally be accepted from
overseas addresses. Hertfordshire County Council will not allocate a school place to a child that is
not resident in the UK.
The exception to this (for both In Year and transfer processes) is for children of UK service
personnel and crown servants. In these cases HCC will allocate a place in advance of the family
arriving in the area provided the application is accompanied by an official letter that declares a
relocation date and a Unit postal address or quartering area address, for consideration of the
application against oversubscription criteria.
If an applicant owns a property in Hertfordshire but is not living in it, perhaps because they are
working abroad at the time of application, the Hertfordshire address will not be accepted for the
purposes of admission until the child is resident at that address.
Other children from overseas do not generally have automatic right of entry to the UK. An
application for a school place will not therefore be accepted until they are resident in the UK. Proof
of residency such as an endorsed passport or entry visa will be required with the application.
Age of Admission and Deferral of Places
Hertfordshire County Council’s policy is that children born on and between 1 September 2014 and
31 August 2015 would normally commence primary school in Reception in the academic year
beginning in September 2019.
All Hertfordshire infant, first and primary schools provide for the full-time admission of all children
offered a place in the Reception year group from the September following their fourth birthday. If a
parent wants a full-time place for their child from September (at the school at which a place has
been offered) then they are entitled to that full-time place.
Parents can request that the date their child is admitted to school is deferred until later in the
school year or until the child reaches compulsory school age in that school year. In these situations
schools will “hold” a child’s school place until that child starts full-time within the academic year.
Legally, a child does not have to start school until the start of the term following their fifth birthday.
However, once a school place has been allocated parents cannot defer entry beyond the beginning
of the term after the child’s fifth birthday, nor beyond the academic year for which the original
application was accepted.
Parents can also request that their child attends part-time until the child reaches compulsory
school age.
Any parents interested in taking up a part-time place or deferring entry should contact the
individual school(s) to discuss further. When considering requests the school will take into account
the individual circumstances of the child
Where a parent of a ‘summer-born’ child (15 April – 31 August) wishes their child to start school in
the autumn term following their fifth birthday, they will normally need to make an In Year
application for a Year 1 place (see “Children Out of Year Group” below).
Children Out of Year Group
Hertfordshire County Council’s policy is for children to be educated within their correct
chronological year group, with the curriculum differentiated as necessary to meet the needs of
individual children.
If parents/carers believe their child(ren) should be educated in a different year group they must, at
the time of application, submit supporting evidence from relevant professionals working with the
child and family stating why the child must be placed outside their normal age appropriate cohort.
For community and voluntary controlled schools, the county council as the relevant admission
authority, through a panel process, will decide whether the application will be accepted on the
basis of the evidence submitted. There is no guarantee that an application will be accepted on this
basis. If the application is not accepted this does not constitute a refusal of a place and there is no
right to an independent statutory appeal. Similarly there is no right of appeal for a place in a
specific year group at a school. The internal management and organisation of a school, including
the placement of pupils in classes, is a matter for the Headteacher and senior leadership of
individual schools.
The governing body of schools responsible for their own admissions (academies, voluntary aided
and foundation schools) are ultimately responsible for making this decision for applications made
to their school.
Nursery Provision
Some schools have a nursery unit or deliver pre-school nursery education. The admission
arrangements detailed in this document do not apply for those being admitted into any nursery or
pre-school provision.
The responsibility for admission into nursery provision lies with the governing body of the school
where the school offers such provision, although the county council does a host an online system
for nursery applications.
Parents of children who are admitted to a nursery provision at a school must apply in the normal
way for a place at the school if they want their child to transfer to the reception class. Attendance at
the nursery or colocated children’s centre does not guarantee admission to the school.
ALBAN WOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL AND NURSERY

Herts for Learning Multi Academy Trust

Draft Admissions Policy for 2019/2020 (for consultation)

Alban Wood Primary School (the “School”) is an academy within the Herts for Learning Multi
Academy Trust (the “Trust”)

The Trust is the admissions authority for the School and is therefore responsible for determining and
implementing the admission arrangements for the School each year in accordance with the School
Admissions Code 2014 (“the Code”) and other legislation.

EQUALITY AND INCLUSION

The School is fully inclusive and welcomes applications for the admission of children of all abilities
and needs, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. The School fully complies
with its responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010.

PUBLISHED ADMISSION NUMBER (“PAN”)

The School will provide for the admission of the appropriate number of children in accordance with
the published admission number (“PAN”). The PAN for Reception Year at the School is 30.

This means that the School will admit up to that number of children in the September of the school
year to which this policy applies.

Where fewer applications are received than the PAN, the School will offer places to all those who
have applied.

Applications for places in Reception should be made on the Local Authority’s Common Application
Form. This is accessible on the LA’s website and must be submitted in accordance with the LA’s
published deadlines for applications, namely Tuesday 15th January 2019.

Late applications will be accepted but will not be considered until all applications received on or
before the application deadline have been processed, which will reduce the chance of achieving a
place for the child.

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CHILDREN WHO CURRENTLY HAVE A NURSERY PLACE AT THE SCHOOL

The School has an on-site nursery. Where a child attends the School’s nursery, an application for
admission into Reception Year must still be submitted. There is no automatic transfer from the
nursery to Reception Year at the School.

CHILDREN WITH AN EDUCATION HEALTH AND CARE PLAN

There are separate statutory procedures in place which govern the admission of children with special
educational needs (“SEN”) for whom an education health and care plan (“EHC plan”) has been issued
by their Local Authority. This means that the parents of children who have an EHC plan should not
apply for admission of their child to the School under this Admission Policy. If parents have a
preference for the School to be named as the provider in their child’s EHC plan, the Local Authority
needs to be made aware of this so that they can consider whether the School is suitable in
consultation with the child’s parents and the School.

Where a child’s EHC plan names the School as the provider, the child will be admitted to the School
even if this will result in the published admission number (“PAN”) for that year group, or the
statutory maximum infant class size, being exceeded. Where admission is to Reception Year in
September (i.e. in the normal admission round), the number of places available within the PAN for
other children will be reduced.

Where a child is in the process of being assessed by the Local Authority to establish whether an EHC
plan should be made, parents should speak to the Local Authority before applying for admission
under this Admission Policy, to check the stage the assessment has reached and whether a decision
to make an EHC plan will be made before the application deadline as, if it has, an application under
this Admission Policy will not be necessary.

OVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA

After the admission of pupils with Statements of Special Educational Needs and where the School is
oversubscribed, priority for admission will be given to those children in priority order below:

1. Looked after children and previously looked after children (or became subject to a child
arrangements order or a special guardianship order) with those living nearer receiving higher
priority.

A “looked after child” is a child in public care at the date on which the application is made. A
“previously looked after child” is a child who was in public care, but ceased to be so because
they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order
immediately after being in public care.

To be included in this category, the application for admission must be supported by the
relevant Local Authority’s Children’s Services Department. In the case of a previously looked
after child, a copy of the adoption or special guardianship order must also accompany the
application for admission.

2. Children who the Trust accepts have an exceptional medical or social need for a place at the
school with those living nearer receiving higher priority.

This category gives priority to children for whom Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery is
the only school that is appropriate for the child to attend because of the child’s exceptional
medical or social need.
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