Applying for a secondary school: key facts 2019/2020 Introduction We understand that moving from primary to secondary school can be an anxious time for you and your child. We know that you want to choose the school that is right for your child and that enables them to reach their true potential. This short booklet aims to help you to do that by giving you key information about local secondary schools, how to make an application and what happens once you receive your offer of a school place. You will also need to read the Applying for a secondary school guide, this can be found online at www.leicester.gov.uk/admissions. It is important that you take the time to read this as it contains information about the way that places are allocated. It also includes details of how we check your home address, details of free school transport and free school meals, what happens if you move house during the application process and what happens if your application is late. At the back of this booklet you will find a useful checklist that will help guide you through the application process. Apply at www.leicester.gov.uk/admissions Before applying for a school place 1 Visit the schools and have a look on their 3 Consider how many places are available 4 Consider how your child will travel to websites at each school and who these are and from school offered to Arrange to visit schools during their open It is your responsibility as a parent/ carer days and evenings. The dates for these Each school has a limited number to get your child to school. You must think can be found in the ‘details of schools in of places and this is known as the very carefully about the distance and the area’ section in this booklet. published admission number. This how your child will travel to school. The number takes into account how many majority of children are not eligible for 2 Read useful reports about the schools pupils each school can accommodate free transport to school. You can find information on school and how many children in Leicester need a school place. The policies that apply to school performance at www.education.gov.uk/ admissions and transport to school schools/performance. To view the most Read the admissions criteria for each operate separately. In particular, if a pupil recent Ofsted report for a school, please school and look to see the priority that is offered a place in a preferred school visit www.ofsted.gov.uk. applies to your child. This will give you this does not in any way guarantee that an idea of how likely it is you will gain transport will be available. If transport to a place at a preferred school. Further school is an issue for you when applying details of these can be found in the for a school, you are strongly advised to Applying for a secondary school guide at contact us before stating your preference. www.leicester.gov.uk/admissions. Within this guide, you can also find out how 5 Do use all three of your preferences places were allocated last year and the Carefully consider three different lowest admission criterion met. schools to list. If you only list one school, you may end up with one that is much further away. Don’t forget to apply by the closing date - midnight 31 October 2018 Important dates to remember From 12 September Application process begins 2018 Online system opens for applications to be submitted. Schools hold open events so that you can visit and look round – the dates for these can be found in the ‘details of schools in the area’ section in this booklet. Midnight 31 October Closing date for applications 2018 Please ensure that you apply ahead of this date as leaving it until the last minute may mean you miss the closing date if there are any technical issues. If you miss the deadline, this will significantly reduce your chances of getting a place at the school you want. 24 November 2018 If you have missed the deadline we may still accept your application as on-time but only if there are good reasons for this and if it is submitted up to this date. January and All on-time applications are processed February 2019 1 March 2019 Offers of school places are sent out for all on-time applications We will send you an email with your application outcome. We will also send offer letters by second class post. Please be aware that some email providers may delay sending the messages to account holders – applicants will need to check with their own email service suppliers in this regard. Leicester City Council has no control over email delivery times once they have left our servers. Apply at www.leicester.gov.uk/admissions 29 March 2019 If you want to appeal for a place at one of the schools we manage the appeals process for, you will need to do so by this date to ensure that it can be considered by an independent panel before the start of the new term. The appeals will usually be heard between early May and late June each year. 1 April 2019 We will start to make further offers from the waiting list to those who were considered as applying on time. 8 April 2019 First round of late applications will be considered (new applications received between 1 November 2018 and 1 March 2019). 6 May 2019 Second round for late applications to be considered (those received between 2 March 2019 and 30 April 2019) including change of preference requests. 29 August 2019 Children start at their new school. Don’t forget to apply by the closing date - midnight 31 October 2018 Details of school locations 32 24 28 Please refer to the map for details of where schools are located both within Leicester City 27 and just across the border in Leicestershire County. All of these schools are within a reasonable travelling distance from the centre 2 19 22 of the city and there are good public transport 6 4 links that will enable your child to travel to 1 13 and from school safely. 10 In your application to Leicester City Council, 18 you are entitled to apply for schools both 7 17 within Leicester City and those in the 9 20 surrounding area. 15 25 11 14 We will then send your details to the relevant 29 authority and will let you know if they can offer your child a place. 21 We recommend that you visit the school’s 26 16 individual websites where you can find more information that will help you decide which 30 3 schools to apply for. You can also visit the 5 12 schools on their open days - the dates for 31 these can be found in the ‘details of schools 23 in the area’ section in this booklet. 8 Apply at www.leicester.gov.uk/admissions 1 Avanti Fields Secondary School* 21 Sir Jonathan North Community College 2 Babington Academy 22 Soar Valley College 3 Beauchamp College 23 South Wigston High School 4 Beaumont Leys School 24 The Cedars Academy 5 Brockington College 25 The City of Leicester College 6 Brookvale High School, Groby 26 The Lancaster Academy 7 Castle Mead Academy 27 The Martin High School, Anstey 8 Countesthorpe Leysland Community 28 The Roundhill Academy College 29 The Winstanley School 9 Crown Hills Community College 30 Tudor Grange Samworth Academy 10 English Martyrs Catholic School 31 Wigston Academy 11 Fullhurst Community College 32 Wreake Valley Academy 12 Gartree High School * Until Avanti Fields move to their permanent 13 Hamilton Academy site in Hamilton, their temporary site will 14 Judgemeadow Community College be at the Bede Island Campus, Narborough Road/Upperton Road, Leicester, LE3 0BT 15 Madani Boys / Madani Girls 16 Manor High School 17 Moat Community College 18 New College Leicester 19 Rushey Mead School 20 Saint Paul’s Catholic School Don’t forget to apply by the closing date - midnight 31 October 2018 Details of schools in the area Admission Oversubscribed Map ref School name Age range School open days Contact details limit for 2018 entry no. Avanti Fields 3-16 Tel: 0116 2419880 Free school (boys and girls) (NEW school Wednesday 180 opened from 26 Email: [email protected] No 1 Principal: Mrs E Taplin Sept 18 - currently September 2018 admitting into 5:30pm Web: www.avanti.org.uk/avantifields Address: 147 Narborough Road, Leicester, LE3 0BT years 7 and 8 only) Babington Academy Thursday Tel: 0116 222 1616 Academy (boys and girls) 210 11-16 20 September Email: [email protected] No 2 Principal: Ms Sara Fletcher 3pm - 6pm Web: www.babington.leicester.sch.uk Address: Strasbourg Drive, Leicester, LE4 0SZ Beauchamp College Tel: 0116 271 5454 Academy (boys and girls) Wednesday 240 11-19 Email: [email protected] Yes 3 Principal: Ms Kelly 19 September 2018 Web: www.beauchamp.org.uk Address: Ridge Way, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 5TP Beaumont Leys School Thursday Tel: 0116 234 4480 Community school (boys and girls) 210 11-16 27 September Email: [email protected] Yes 4 Headteacher: Mrs D Parkinson 6pm – 8pm Web: www.beaumontleys.leicester.sch.uk Address: Anstey Lane, Leicester, LE4 0FL Brockington College Tel: 0116 286 3722 Academy (boys and girls) Please check directly 240 11-16 Email: [email protected] Yes 5 Headteacher: Mr Southall with school Web: www.brockington.leics.sch.uk Address: Blaby Road, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 4AQ Brookvale High School Groby Tel: 0116 287 9921 Academy (boys and girls) Thursday 240 11-14 Email: [email protected] Yes 6 Headteacher: Ms Rush 4 October 2018 Web: www.brookvalegroby.com Address: Ratby Road, Groby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE6 0FP Castle Mead Academy Thursday 11 Academy (boys and girls) Tel: 0116 268 9739 September 6pm - 8pm Not Address: City Centre 240 11-16 Email: [email protected] 7 (Held at Rushey Mead applicable *NEW SCHOOL DUE TO OPEN FROM SEPTEMBER 2019 - Web: www.castlemead-rmet.org.uk Academy) PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL DIRECTLY FOR APPLICATION DETAILS Countesthorpe Leysland Community College Academy (boys and girls) Tel: 0116 277 1555 Thursday Headteacher: Mrs Aitcheson 300 11-19 Email: [email protected] No 8 20 September 2018 Address: Winchester Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, Web: www.clcc.college Leicestershire, LE8 5PR Apply at www.leicester.gov.uk/admissions Admission Oversubscribed Map ref School name Age range School open days Contact details limit for 2018 entry no.