School admissions September 2018 School year Children born between Reception 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014 Infant and junior transfer 1 September 2010 and 31 August 2011 Year 7 1 September 2006 and 31 August 2007 Year 10 transfer 1 September 2003 and 31 August 2004 www.hillingdon.gov.uk/schooladmissions Foreword Dear parent/carer you are offered your highest-preference Starting a new school is a big milestone for you secondary school in London. In line with the and your child. In Hillingdon, we are committed rest of London, Hillingdon is experiencing a to ensuring every child has a high quality growing demand for school places. Despite school place as close to home as possible. If receiving a high number of applications last your child is due to start primary or secondary year, we have successfully kept well above the school in September 2018, this brochure will London average with meeting parental help you make an informed choice when preference for a school place. deciding which school is right for your child. In Hillingdon, we are firmly putting our families Hillingdon Council has successfully led the first to ensure every child in the borough opening of brand new, modern schools in the receives the best possible education. Our borough, as well as expanding existing schools children and young people deserve nothing on time to ensure there are enough school less. The majority of our schools are places for Hillingdon’s residents. consistently high performing with established leadership and have been judged by Ofsted to At the primary stage, Hillingdon has a range of be good or outstanding. We are a professional- schools, including academies, faith and free led community of high-performing schools, schools, to meet all preferences and needs. We where every local child can continuously fulfil are determined to provide good quality their potential, despite the growing number of education that sets out a strong grounding for children in the borough. your child to thrive and reach their potential through an engaged curriculum. We want the process of making an application for a school place to be straightforward and At secondary level, you now have more choice recommend you do this online, where possible. than ever before about where to educate your To ensure you have the best possible chance of child(ren). There are a variety of Hillingdon securing a place in one of your preferred schools that specialise in subject areas, such schools, it is very important that you make your as music and performing arts, sports, application by the published closing dates. languages, science and technology – many of I wish you and your child every success in which are taught in 21 century facilities. If your education in Hillingdon. child is entering year 9 and considering their options for 14-19 provision, Hillingdon has a well-sought-after selection of studio schools and new university technical colleges. These establishments still offer traditional subjects, such as Maths, English and Science GCSE Cllr David Simmonds courses, but are also able to offer additional CBE vocational subjects, as a result of having a Cabinet Member longer school day. for Education and Our School Placement and Admissions team Children’s Services coordinates applications for Hillingdon residents with all of the other 32 London boroughs, as part of the pan-London coordinated admissions system. The team works hard to ensure that, as far as possible, 2 School admissions September 2018 School admissions September 2018 Contents Important dates 4 Choosing the right school for your child 5 Making an application 6 Creating and submitting an online application 8 The application criteria 10 Address information 12 How places are offered 14 Offer day 15 Additional information 17 In-year admissions 20 Primary schools in Hillingdon 21 Additional primary school information 22 Early years education in Hillingdon 23 Where to find primary schools in Hillingdon 24 Primary school information sessions and open days 26 Admissions criteria and arrangements for reception places in community schools 27 Admissions criteria for individual primary schools 33 Admission to a junior school for a place in year 3 66 Admissions criteria and arrangements for junior school places in community schools 68 September 2017 intake for primary schools 73 Contact details for primary schools 76 Secondary schools in Hillingdon 83 Where to find secondary schools in Hillingdon 84 Secondary school information sessions and open evenings 85 Admissions criteria for individual secondary schools 86 Applying for a year 10 place 105 Admissions criteria for year 10 places 107 September 2017 intake for secondary schools 111 Contact details for secondary schools 112 Useful contact information 114 The information provided in this brochure was correct at the time of publication. School admissions September 2018 School admissions September 2018 3 Important dates Reception, infant and junior transfer Reception – children born between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014 Infant and junior transfer – children born between 1 September 2010 and 31 August 2011 Monday 15 January 2018 Applications deadline Monday 15 January 2018 midnight Online applications deadline Monday 16 April 2018 Offer day Monday 30 April 2018 Acceptance deadline Tuesday 15 May 2018 Appeals deadline Year 7 and year 10 transfer Year 7 – children born between 1 September 2006 and 31 August 2007 Year 10 transfer – children born between 1 September 2003 and 31 August 2004 September/October 2017 School open evenings Tuesday 31 October 2017 Applications deadline Tuesday 31 October 2017 midnight Online applications deadline Thursday 1 March 2018 Offer day Thursday 15 March 2018 Acceptance deadline 4 School admissions September 2018 Choosing the right school for your child Things to do before making your decision Top tips when choosing your • Visit the schools and speak to the preferences headteacher. 1 Be realistic when deciding your • Look at each school’s oversubscription preferences. Your child may end up criteria (page 27 onwards) – if your child without a preference school offer if you do meets some or most of the school’s criteria, not meet a high enough criterion for the they have a much greater chance of being schools you apply for. This may happen, offered a place. for example, if you live too far from the • Look at the school’s key stage test school or if you name a faith school and do results (if not available on their website, ask not meet the faith criteria. the headteacher). 2 Try and use all six preferences, or as • Check the school’s recent Ofsted inspection many as you can. Failure to do so will report, which can be found online at restrict our ability to offer you a place at a www.ofsted.gov.uk school of your choice, if your other preferences cannot be met. If you only • Many schools have their own website – see apply to one school, you will only be pages 76 to 82 and 112 to 113. considered for one school. You are, Primary school admissions therefore, wasting the opportunity to be • Some schools hold open days - see page 26 considered for other schools should your preference not be successful. If a place for details. cannot be offered at your preference Secondary school admissions school, an offer will be made for a school • Attend the school’s open evenings – see page that is within a reasonable distance from 85 for details. your address that has vacancies. • Does your child need to take a test? If you are 3 Include your local school in your applying for an out-of-borough grammar preferences, even if you list the school as school or a school that has a banding criteria, your lowest preference. Failure to apply your child will be required to take a test. now may mean the school is full after offer Please contact the school for more day. information – see pages 112 to 113 for contact 4 Do not make decisions based on other details. people’s opinions or experiences. Your situation is different and things change every year. Once you have visited different schools, you will be able to make your own decisions. 5 List your preferences in the order you would like us to consider them if more than one school is able to make an offer. We recommend putting your favourite school as first preference, even if you think it’s unlikely that that school will be able to make an offer. School admissions September 2018 School admissions September 2018 5 Making an application If you live in the borough of Hillingdon, you will that they want to apply for on one form, ranking need to complete Hillingdon’s school admissions them in order of preference. This form must then application form. be returned to the council in which the child lives. All the councils taking part in the Pan If you live in another borough, you must complete London Coordinated Admissions Scheme will the admissions form in the borough that you live, then pass on details of applications for schools in even if you are applying for Hillingdon schools. other areas and coordinate the offer of places to When to apply make sure that nobody gets offered more than one school place. The decision on whether a You can apply online from 1 September 2017 at place can be offered will continue to be made by www.hillingdon.gov.uk/schooladmissions, the admissions authority for each school listed. where you can continue to make changes to your application up until the closing date. Closing dates are shown on page 4 of the brochure. Last year, 96% of If you have submitted a paper application, please applications were be aware that Hillingdon Council cannot be held made online.