STARTING YOUR GUIDE TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NEWHAM

Year 7 admissions in September 2018. Information relating to Pan co-ordination and In Year admissions 2017/18

AUTUMN 2017 EDITION

Closing date for applications 31 October 2017 @NewhamLondon www.newham.gov.uk/ schooladmissions A summary of the steps you need to take to apply for a place in Year 7, starting in September 2018. This applies to children born 1 September 2006 to 31 August 2007. REMEMBER – your chances of getting the school of your preference are better if you apply by Tuesday 31 October 2017.

Understand what you need to do to apply for a secondary school place. 1 You can do this by reading through this booklet.

Take time to find out all the academies and schools located in Newham. You can do this by attending 2 as many open days/evening as you can and viewing their website.

Read and understand how places are offered at the schools you are interested in. You do this by reading their admissions criteria and reviewing the placements for September 2017 which are published in this 3 booklet. This will help you understand the likelihood of your child being offered a place.

Decide the academies or schools you are gong to name as your preferences. Don’t forget to check that you know their location so you know where your child will be travelling 4 to each day. Submit your online application via eadmissions.org.uk by Tuesday 31 October 2017 no later than 11.59pm. You may wish to apply earlier to avoid the risk of technical issues close to the deadline. If you apply using the paper Common Application Form (CAF) you will need to: • hand the form in by Friday 20 October 2017 to a Newham , or • post the form to Pupil Services, PO Box 69972, London E16 9DG. It must arrive no later than 5 5pm on Tuesday 31 October 2017. Read the back cover to apply online.

If you are naming a faith school (voluntary aided) as any of your preferences and want to be considered under the faith based criterion you must complete and submit their Supplementary Information Form (SIF). For Newham Catholic schools your SIF must be received by the school no later than Tuesday 31 October 2017. If the school you preference is outside Newham you must check 6 the closing dates.

If you are applying for a school outside of Newham you must submit your proof of address to 7 Pupil Services, PO Box 69972, London E16 9DG by Tuesday 31 October 2017. See pages 56-57 Thursday 1 March 2018 National Offer Day • If you applied online via eadmissions.org.uk you will be able to log in and see which school you have been offered from that evening. • If you applied using the Common Application Form (CAF) your offer for a school will be sent to 8 you via first class post. Welcome

Dear parent/carer

Welcome to Newham’s secondary schools

This guide will help you find the Newham secondary school where your child can flourish.

We work with schools, and they in turn work with each pupil, to give them all the support they need to achieve the very best they can. Newham secondary schools have high aspirations for our young people and the majority of our secondary pupils currently attend a school rated either good or outstanding by Government inspectors ().

We are proud of our GCSE results and our pupils now gain grades to match those from the top schools in the country. These solid academic foundations enable Newham’s young people to progress and succeed in their next steps in education or training.

Our schools are making stronger links with employers and business, while more pupils are choosing post-16 education on their path to fulfilling their employment aspirations. These achievements are the result of years of hard work by schools, parents and carers as well as continued investment in young people by Newham Council.

Newham’s secondary schools provide a range of learning opportunities that go far beyond those provided in other boroughs. Funded by the council and delivered with the support of schools, Newham’s innovative and unique Every Child programme sits alongside wider extra-curricular activities at all our secondary schools – so our young people have a range of opportunities to pursue their interests and develop their learning inside and outside the classroom.

The health and well-being of our young people is essential and Newham’s Every Child a Sports Person gives young people an opportunity to get active in ways they may not have experienced before. Our partnerships with , Theatre Royal Stratford East, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and the National Theatre enable us to deliver our Every Child a Theatre Goer programme. Pupils in Newham secondary schools now have opportunities to experience – for free – world-class theatre on their doorstep in Newham as well as in central London.

We recommend that you visit schools on their open days and take the opportunity to meet teaching and support staff, see the school in action, view the facilities and hear about the school’s achievements. Open day dates are also included in this guide.

We also strongly encourage you to apply online for your child’s school place – this means you will be automatically entered into our prize draw to be in with a chance of getting help purchasing school uniform.

We are justifiably proud of our schools, whose staff work tremendously hard to support Newham’s young people to meet their aspirations and ambitions so they are ready for their first steps into adult life.

We look forward to welcoming your child to one of our secondary schools and to supporting them in achieving their potential.

Sir Kim Bromley-Derry Councillor Quintin Peppiatt Mayor of Newham Chief Executive Cabinet Member for Children and Young People

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Do you need help deciding which school to apply for? The School Fact Finder can help you.

You can use the Newham School Fact finder to find: • the six secondary schools closest to your home located in Newham • the home to school distances to any or school located in Newham • if your home address is in the Newham Catholic Deanery • facts and figures about schools in Newham. www.newham.gov.uk/schoolfactfinder

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Directory of secondary schools in Newham 6 Section 1 Secondary education in Newham Page 9 Bobby Moore Academy 10 11 12 13 East London Science School 14 Community School 15 Kingsford Community School 16 17 18 Little School 19 Oasis Academy 20 School (Girls Only) 21 (Boys Only) 22 St Angela’s Ursuline School (Girls Only) 23 St Bonaventure’s Catholic (Boys Only) 24 (Girls Only) 25 School 21 26 Academy 27 The 28 The Community School 29

Section 2 How to apply for a secondary school place Page 30 Important dates for admission to Year 7 in September 2018 31 Transition from primary to secondary school 32 ‘On time’ offer information at 1 March 2017 36 In Year admissions 38 Changing secondary schools within Newham 41 Section 3 Determined admissions arrangements Page 43 How places are offered 44 secondary community schools 53 admissions oversubscription criteria Applying online 60 Voluntary aided schools’ admission criteria for September 2018 62 Academy and free schools admission criteria for September 2018 68 Section 4 How to apeal Page 76 Independent school admission appeals 77 Section 5 Education options for 14-16 year olds Page 81 London Design and Engineering UTC 82 Section 6 Supporting schools Page 86 Improving Newham secondary schools 87 School meals 88 Special Educational Needs (SEN) and physical access needs 89 Travelling to secondary school 91 School attendance matters 94

All information in this brochure is correct at time of publishing – August 2017. Applying online is quick, safe and secure – see page 60 for more details

Front cover and general internal photos: The Cumberland School

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Secondary school Headteacher School details Open evening Open day

Bobby Moore Academy Stuart Burns Bobby Moore Academy Tuesday 3 October 23 Marshgate Lane London E20 2AA 4-7pm Phone: 020 3146 8000 F Email: [email protected] Website: www.bobbymooreacademy.co.uk

Brampton Manor Academy Dr D. Olukoshi, Brampton Manor Academy Thursday 28 September OBE Roman Road 5-7.30pm E6 3SQ A 6 Phone: 020 7540 0500 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bramptonmanor.org

Chobham Academy Michael Whitworth Chobham Academy Wednesday 40 Cheering Lane 20 September East Village E20 1BD 4-7pm A 6 Phone: 020 3747 6060 Email: [email protected] Website: www.chobhamacademy.org.uk

Eastlea Community School Stephen Gillatt Eastlea Community School Tuesday 10 October Pretoria Road 4.30-6.30pm C E16 4NP Phone: 020 7540 0400 Email: [email protected] Website: www.eastlea.newham.sch.uk

East London Science David Perks East London Science School Thursday 5 October Saturday School* BA (Hons) Oxon The Clock Mill 5-8pm 23 September Three Mill Lane 10am-12noon F London E3 3DU Phone: 020 8981 2680 Email: [email protected] Website: eastlondonscienceschool.co.uk

Forest Gate Simon Elliott Forest Gate Community School Wednesday 4 October Wednesday 11 Community School Forest Lane 4.30-7pm and Thursday 12 Forest Gate E7 9BB October Phone: 020 8534 8666 9am-12noon A Email: [email protected] Website: www.forestgate.newham.sch.uk

Kingsford Community Joan Deslandes Kingsford Community School Monday 9 October Tuesday 10 October School B.Ed (Hons) MA Kingsford Way 4.30-7.30pm 9-10am OBE E6 5JG Wednesday 11 October C Phone: 020 7476 4700 9-10am Email: [email protected] Website: www.kingsfordschool.org.uk

Langdon Academy Peter Whittle Langdon Academy Wednesday 27 September Sussex Road 4.30-6.30pm East Ham E6 2PS A Phone: 020 8471 2411 Email: [email protected] Website: www.langdon.newham.sch.uk

Lister Community School Anthony Wilson Lister Community School Wednesday 13 September Monday 18 to St Mary’s Road 5-6.30pm Friday 22 September C Plaistow E13 9AE 9-10am Phone: 020 8471 3311 Email: [email protected] Website: www.lister.newham.sch.uk

Little Ilford School Ian Wilson School Wednesday 1 November Browning Road 4-6.30pm C Manor Park E12 6ET (Tours of the school can be arranged Phone: 020 8478 8024 from 18 September to 1 November by Email: [email protected] calling 020 8478 8024). Website: www.littleilford.newham.sch.uk *State funded independent schools within Newham. 6 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE 6 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE Secondary school Headteacher School details Open evening Open day

London Design and Geoffrey Fowler London Design and Engineering - Tuesday 10 October Engineering - University University Technical College Tuesday 14 November Technical College Docklands Campus Tuesday 5 December 15 University Way E16 2RD Wednesday 10 UTC Phone: 020 3019 7333 January 2018 Email: [email protected] 6-9pm Website: www.ldeutc.co.uk

Oasis Academy Silvertown Johanna Thompson Thursday 21 September Friday 22 September Rymill Street 5-7pm Tuesday 26 September London E16 2TX (Principal’s talk at 9-11.30am F Phone: 020 7059 2500 5pm & 6pm) (Principal’s talk at 9am) Email: [email protected] Website: www.oasisacademysilvertown.org

Plashet School Rachel McGowan Wednesday Monday 2, Girls only Plashet Grove 27 September Tuesday 3, East Ham E6 1DG 4-7pm Wednesday 4 and Phone: 020 8471 2418 (Head’s address at Thursday 5 October C Email: [email protected] 4pm, 5pm and 6pm) 8.45-10.15am Website: www.plashet.newham.sch.uk

Rokeby School Charlotte Robinson Rokeby School Saturday 7 October Boys only Barking Road 10am-12noon Canning Town E16 4DD Phone: 020 7540 5620 C Email: [email protected] Website: www.rokeby.newham.sch.uk

The Cumberland School Gillian Dineen The Cumberland School Thursday 12 October Tuesday 3, Oban Close 4-7pm Wednesday 4 and Plaistow E13 8SJ Thursday 5 October C Phone: 020 7474 0231 9-10am Email: [email protected] Website: www.cumberland.org.uk

The Royal Docks Wendy Bower The Royal Docks Community School Monday 18 September Monday 18 September Community School BA Hons, NPQH Prince Regent Lane Monday 2 October Monday 2 October Custom House E16 3HS 4-6.30pm 10am-2.30pm Phone: 020 7540 2700 C Email: [email protected] Website: www.royaldocks.newham.sch.uk

St Angela’s Ursuline School Mark Johnson BSc St Angela’s Ursuline School Thursday 5 October Girls only St George’s Road Entrance between Forest Gate E7 8HU 6-7pm Phone: 020 8472 6022 V 6 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stangelas-ursuline.co.uk

St Bonaventure’s Catholic Paul Halliwell St Bonaventure’s Catholic Thursday 5 October Monday 9 October - Comprehensive School Comprehensive School, Boleyn Road 6-8.30pm Friday 13 October Boys only Forest Gate E7 9QD 9am onwards Phone: 020 8472 3844 V 6 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stbons.org

Sarah Bonnell School Rae Potter Sarah Bonnell School Wednesday 11 October Thursday 21 and Girls only Deanery Road 4.30-7pm Friday 29 September Stratford E15 4LP Friday 13 October Phone: 020 8534 6791 9-10am C Email: [email protected] Website: www.sarahbonnellonline.co.uk

School 21 Peter Hyman School 21 Tuesday 3 October Pitchford Street 5-7pm Stratford E15 4RZ F Phone: 020 8262 2121 Email: [email protected] Website: www.school21.org

Stratford School Academy Andrew Seager MA Stratford School Academy Upton Lane Building Grosvenor Road Tuesday 19 September Forest Gate E7 8JA 4.30-7.30pm A Phone: 020 8471 2415 Grosvenor Road Building Email: [email protected] Tuesday 26 September Website: www.stratfordschoolacademy.com 4.30-7.30pm

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 7 APPLY ONLINE FOR A SAFE AND SECURE APPLICATION PROCESS The easiest way to apply for your child’s secondary school is to do it online at www.eadmissions.org.uk

• It’s quick, safe and secure – your child’s details are safe

• There is no risk of your application getting lost or delayed in the post

• If you want to change your application, it’s easier and quicker to do this online

• You will be sent an email confirming that we have received your application (you do not get a confirmation with paper- based forms)

• You can view or change your application 24 hours a day until the closing date. For full details, visit eadmissions.org.uk

8 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE 1 Secondary education Section | 01 in Newham DfE number Bobby Moore Academy F 3169991

passionate belief that by offering towards each other at all times and young people an outstanding range never seek to contribute to, or ignore, of opportunities, whether that be the unhappiness of others. sporting, cultural, academic or Curriculum and achievement artistic, they will discover what they excel at. Our offer will include all of the We will bring together the best that traditional core subjects, and an the independent education sector extensive range of co-curricular offers, and the state education sector activities including performing arts, provides. This ethos will be delivered sports clubs/teams, creative arts, through three core values, the rules debating, entrepreneurship and by which our community will thrive: Outward Bound expeditions. Introduction by the Principal Academic Ambition: we will strive to We will be ambitious for all our Stuart Burns learn and support learning to the best young people and support them of our ability, completing tasks to the whole-heartedly. full and never impeding the learning Students will have a caring tutor Vision and ethos of others. within a house system to foster Our vision is to operate a superb Wider Contribution: we will a culture of mutual respect and through school in the heart of the endeavour to draw inspiration from teamwork. This will ensure that Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The all the wider sporting, cultural, they develop a sense of ownership, secondary site will educate young adventurous and leadership responsibility and pride in their people from 11-18 (180 places in opportunities that are offered. academy and their community. As year 7). We will also have a primary Where we cannot excel, we can part of this, all of our pupils will be school alongside. always play a part and support the given their first school uniform by The inspirational setting of our efforts of others. the Trust. stunning new buildings gives us Mutual Respect: all who study and We will also offer scholarships and the unique opportunity to deliver work in our community are equal. bursaries in sport, music and drama unrivalled experiences. We have a We will be kind, polite and thoughtful to support our most gifted students.

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to suit the needs of each child right • Design and Technology up to A Level. Sixth Form Following our school motto ‘success Our Sixth Form is selective with a through effort and determination’ we focus on academic A level subjects treat each child as an individual and which will enable our students to gain work extremely hard to ensure that places at Oxbridge and other Russell their progress and happiness go hand Group Universities. in hand. Our highly-qualified staff have Achievements a simple mission – to ensure that no child is left behind. We are a high attaining school rated outstanding in all categories Specialism/curriculum by Ofsted. Our students make Introduction by the Principal We are an Outstanding school with outstanding progress in their Dr D. Olukoshi, OBE an innovative, engaging and flexible learning because we focus on what curriculum, tailored to the needs of matters: good behaviour; discipline; each student. Literacy, Numeracy excellent teaching. Our GCSE Ethos/aims and Lifelong skills are paramount in results have consistently been in Choosing a secondary school for enabling our students to become the top 1% of all schools nationally. your child is perhaps one of the confident and active citizens. Our At ‘A’ level, we are the best school most important decisions you will curriculum is as follows: in Newham/East London and have ever make. At Brampton Manor, Key Stage 3 the highest progression rate to the we care deeply about each student • English Russell Group Universities. Our and do our utmost to ensure that • Mathematics outstanding academic achievement all children achieve, succeed, make • Biology, Chemistry and Physics is underpinned by our equally progress and are happy so that they • Computer Science impressive learning resources, well- can fully benefit from the high quality • History and Geography equipped classrooms, purpose built education we provide. • French, German and Spanish drama theatre, dance studio and We are a very successful mixed, • Art, Drama, Dance and Music music suites and excellent sporting multicultural comprehensive school with • Physical Education facilities. We are the lead school high academic and social standards • Religious Studies for rowing in East London. What and are fortunate to enjoy outstanding • Citizenship/PHSE your child will get from our school specialist facilities in all curriculum areas • Design and Technology is a well-rounded and personalised including our purpose-built Sixth Form Key Stage 4 programme to support, nurture and Centre and canteen. All subjects from KS3 plus further bring out the very best in him/her. As an 11-18 Academy we provide options in: Pastoral care a balance of challenge and support to • Business Studies ensure that children of all abilities and • Economics At Brampton Manor, we are very from all backgrounds excel and fulfil • Sociology proud of the quality of care we their potential. Pathways are tailored • Psychology provide for our pupils. Our dedicated teams of Form Tutors, Progress Leaders, Learning Support staff and Behaviour Support Managers provide targeted support to all of our students. In addition we have our own Educational Welfare Officer and Counsellor who work alongside our pastoral staff to ensure that the safety and emotional well-being of each child is our highest priority. Behaviour at Brampton Manor is excellent. We never tolerate or ignore poor behaviour and have a clear behaviour policy which all students sign up to. We expect and receive the support of our parents in working together to ensure that standards of discipline remain outstanding.

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as Mandarin. Our 2 Year KS3 model We expect every child to exceed places the importance on preparing expectations, surpassing aspirational students for their terminal GCSE targets and contributing to Academy exams as the KS4 programme runs life in a positive and meaningful over three years. We cater for the manner. The pride our students take needs of every individual, making in being part of our Academy extend sure that every child is offered the to our local community and beyond. appropriate level of support and We already have a thriving sixth stretch to enable them to exceed form with close to 100% applying their potential. to university, the majority to Russell Group Universities. As part of the Achievements , we ensure we make Expectations are high across every the most of our links to UCL, Harris Introduction by the Principal strata of Academy life, as defined by Manchester College and Oriel College Michael Whitworth our pillars of Excellence, Respect, (both Oxford University). As part of the Integrity, Innovation, Collaboration very successful Harris Federation, we Ethos and aims and Trust. These values form the will continue to build on the remarkable ethos of our Academy, instilling reputation and achievements of Chobham Academy is an excellent crucial values within our young this chain of Academies, aiming for educational provider, with a unique people to prepare them for the ‘Outstanding’ in all that we provide for all-through status from primary to demands of 21st century life. our students, staff and stakeholders. sixth form. Located in the very heart of East Village, we have sporting facilities which comprise tennis courts, all weather 3G pitches, netball and hockey courts as well as a vast sports hall. The inspiring Olympic Park is clearly visible from our stunning roof terrace, providing a splendid motivator to further engage our students to excel in sports. Specialism/curriculum Our specialisms are English and the Performing Arts and we use these to offer countless opportunities for our students to excel within these disciplines. From phonics to A level teaching we ensure our students have outstanding communication skills; all of our staff are dedicated to teaching literacy and this ensures our students are confident, fluent and accurate readers, writers, speakers and listeners. Our state of the art facilities offer our students real life theatre, dance and music training; this not only directly improves their proficiency in these disciplines, but creates a vibrant, creative and innovative school atmosphere. Our curriculum is broad and rich, ensuring a focus on the vital core subjects as well as offering a wide range of performing and creative arts classes and specialist subjects such

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Students follow a broad and world of business, working with our balanced curriculum at Eastlea. We More Able Students (MAS). They are have a two-year Key Stage 3, where provided with high quality enrichment students study a range of subjects opportunities that support their including the core of: Maths, English aspirations towards the Russell Group and Science. We also offer History, Universities. Our students studying Geography, Computer Science, Mandarin visited China in both 2014 French, Spanish, Drama, Music, and 2016. Art, D&T, and PE. We have fantastic Pastoral care/discipline sporting facilities and an abundance of safe outdoor space for our students to Eastlea is a caring community that enjoy. At Key Stage 4, students follow values the individual learner. We three different pathways depending operate a pastoral system based on Introduction by the Principal on their prior attainment and Progress ‘families’ of 16-20 students, led by Stephen Gillatt 8 considerations. We offer all of the a Mentor who knows and supports subjects studied at Key Stage 3, in them in a clear and structured way. “High achievement always addition to: Mandarin (enrichment The school’s families are grouped takes place in the framework class), GCSE ICT, Citizenship, into our four learning communities, Graphics, Catering, Electronics, each led by an Assistant Principal and of high expectation.” Business Studies, Sociology, RE, supported by a non-teaching Student Charles F. Kettering GCSE PE and Health & Social Care. Services Manager. At Eastlea, we We also offer extra Literacy and have very high expectations for all of Numeracy for those students who our students. Ethos and aims need it. Our school policies reinforce clear Our aim is for all students, regardless and fair discipline procedures that Achievements of their starting point, to achieve are designed to support the needs their full potential. We ensure At Eastlea, standards have been of our diverse student population. that all students are academically increasing steadily in the last few The school strives for excellence in challenged in a safe, supportive and years. In March 2014 we achieved a all areas. Like all good parents, we fully inclusive environment. We care ‘good’ grade in an Ofsted inspection. want our students to be happy and deeply about every child in our care. We have strong partnerships with successful, we provide high quality This is reflected in our motto: ‘being top independent schools that provide challenge and support that make this successful and feeling successful’. our students with the opportunity a reality. We demand outstanding All of our dedicated staff work for scholarships. We offer GCSE behaviour from our students through together to ensure that our students Computer Science and have been positive reinforcement and consistent are successful individuals that enter recognised by the DfE for excellence implementation of simple rules. into their future careers with their in the teaching of this subject. At Eastlea, we create a safe and understanding deepened, their minds We are extremely proud of our caring environment where all students enriched, and their hearts inspired. very active Student Voice who are can learn, thrive and be successful. We embed a love of learning in our involved with Amnesty Youth Group, We expect the very best for, and from, students, as well as equip them with LGBT Group, Eco- Champions our students. We will always go above the resources they will need to face the and News Reporters. We have a and beyond to provide an outstanding challenges of the 21st century. To help dedicated professional, from the learning experience for your child. us achieve our purpose, we are guided by our values of: respect, integrity, aspiration, curiosity and enjoyment. Specialism/curriculum Eastlea is a specialist technology college. As a result of the Building Schools for the Future programme, we have excellent facilities. These include a fully refurbished technology suite, enabling us to deliver a breadth of technology subjects, including: electronics, textiles, resistant materials, graphics and catering.

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New Year. We have welcomed many We demand a lot of our pupils. new staff and look forward to many But education is about more than more joining us in September. We achieving good grades. We want have specialist teachers in subjects to create intellectually robust pupils from mathematics and economics who have the ability not only to to computer science and physics criticise the ideas of others but their joining our brilliant team. own thought as well. We expect all Pupils have enjoyed a fantastic our pupils to develop the ability to range of opportunities outside the speak in public. Formal debating classroom over the last twelve is taught in ethics. Regular whole months. Year 9 raised £1800 for school debating competitions the London Air Ambulance charity provide opportunities for pupils to Introduction by Headteacher in a single day as part of our Young find their voice. Apprentice competition. David Perks Specialism/curriculum A particular highlight for me was BA (Hons) Oxon taking Year 7 to Oxford University. It It is our commitment to deliver a was a delight to sit on Christ Church high quality academic education to “We raise the bar higher meadow talking to pupils about all pupils, regardless of background in order that all our their aspirations to study at a top or ability that sets us apart. pupils can aspire to university. We believe in the importance of a achieve more.” Another extraordinary opportunity science education grounded in the was taking a group of Year 10 pupils disciplines of mathematics, physics, to China. They visited 10 schools chemistry and biology taught by Ethos and aims in Beijing and central China. The subject specialists from Year 7. I look back on last year as one experience is one they will never We offer a rigorous academic of rapid change and growth. We forget. curriculum including the arts, opened our second site at Lock Our unique enrichment curriculum humanities, languages and classics. Keepers which will accommodate provides visits on a weekly basis for There is a big emphasis on Year 10 and 11 next year. We hope pupils in Year 7 and 8 with a wide computer science from Year 7 with to see work begin on our permanent range of external speakers and pupils studying coding, robotics and site at Stephenson Street in the opportunities in Year 9, 10 and 11. web design. Pastoral care/discipline We expect our pupils to expect a lot of themselves, not only academically but also in how they project themselves at school, to their families and the community through their outward appearance and behaviour. We expect all our pupils to exhibit the best scholarly behaviour. Homework is replaced by ‘prep’ completed at school for Year 7 and 8 pupils. We celebrate the achievements of pupils and take a great pride in progress made through hard work. When pupils experience difficulties we work hard to resolve problems and ensure that every pupil can make the best progress possible. We have high standards of punctuality and dress. Our uniform is an outward expression of the pride we have for ourselves and our school.

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ICT mean we now have amongst the Achievements best facilities in the borough. At FGCS we believe greatness is Our sporting facilities, which include within the grasp of every one of our a new fitness suite, sports hall, indoor pupils. This is a place in which your and outdoor climbing walls, are also top child will fulfil their potential. notch. We have teachers who use tried The school has run a scholarship and tested traditional methods, along programme over the previous four with fresh and exciting developments in years that has seen pupils win places education, to constantly challenge our at top independent sixth forms in the children academically. country, including two students who We have small class sizes, and a have won places at Eton and another low staff to student ratio, meaning at Westminster. A total of 8 students your child can learn in a disciplined Introduction by the Headteacher have left FGCS on scholarships. and caring environment. Simon Elliott Most importantly, we have Pastoral care “The best performing committed, well-behaved students Though extremely important, we also school in Newham.” who understand the value of discipline realise education is not just about and respect. exam results. That is why we actively Ofsted Outstanding Specialism/curriculum encourage our pupils to take part in a wide range of extra-curricular activities. Last year’s GCSE results saw We ensure the support and challenge These include numerous sports teams, us become the best performing provided to our pupils is tailored. music lessons, drama classes, school community school in Newham. A All Year 7 students are allocated concerts and plays. We also have a remarkable 75% of pupils achieved a Progress, Core or Accelerated breakfast club, offering free meals to all, English and Maths at grades A* - C, pathway on arrival, and they are where students can complete homework and our Progress 8 score was 0.81 suitably challenged and stretched. and interact with their teachers. making us 14th best secondary Students who fall behind are taught We also ensure our pupils take school in the UK. extra Maths and English in small advantage of the wide-ranging cultural In March 2016, we were rated groups so they catch up quickly. activities in the capital and beyond “Outstanding” following an inspection High achieving students can follow with residential and day trips to art by Ofsted. They gave us the top Pathway ‘X’, allowing them to sit their galleries, museums and historical sites. marks for leadership, quality of exams early. Above all, our staff care about high teaching and academic outcomes. At the end of Year 8, in addition to standards, care about your child as an Our teachers were described as studying the core subjects such as individual and go the extra mile. “passionate and knowledgeable”. English, Maths, Science, Statistics, PE They said “achievement was and RE, students choose three subject Come and see for yourself excellent” among pupils. preferences from GCSEs in Art, We encourage you to visit at any time, To achieve an outstanding Business, Drama, French, Geography, and not just during our open evening. ICT, Product Design, History, Media judgement is an extremely difficult Contact us at info@forestgate. Studies, Music, and Spanish. task. It could only have been achieved newham.sch.uk if you would like to by some of the very best teachers and Some of our particularly academic see us in action and we will arrange a leaders in the country and the support students have chosen to study triple tour of the school with one of our senior from our wonderful local community. Science and Further Maths. members of staff. The challenge we face now is probably our greatest - to improve. Forest Gate has built on its successes and is relentless in improving the life chances of our students. We see it as part of our job to get our pupils ready not just for college and university applications but to meet the challenges they will face beyond education. Investment in state of the art learning spaces such as specialist areas for Science, Technology and

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 15 Kingsford Community School C DfE number An International School and Confucius Classroom 3164037

rated pupil behaviour, leadership and to meet pupils’ individual needs. At management as outstanding. These Kingsford, challenging and engaging judgements are evidenced via our lessons encourage collaboration pupils’ consistent academic excellence alongside strong individual and regular demonstrations of their engagement and achievement. intellectual and sporting prowess in Tailored learning for girls: national competitions including for • Adopting leadership roles debating and rowing. • Being engaged in STEM Specialism/curriculum • Building self-esteem Kingsford is a centre of excellence for • Visits from female role models and the teaching of Mandarin, a Centre of businesswomen. Excellence for Inclusion and member Introduction by the Headteacher of the National Association for Able Tailored learning for boys: Joan Deslandes OBE Children in Education, an accreditation • Lessons are experiential and B.Ed (Hons) MA received for “consistent commitment kinaesthetic to provision for more able pupils in • Nurturing healthy competition Aspire, Succeed, school”. Kingsford’s pathway for more • Male mentors and TAs serve as Be excellent! able pupils attracts admiration from all behavioural role models. corners and enables many pupils to Ethos and aims attend Russell Group universities and The Most Able - aspiration is the Oxbridge. We work hard to ensure that expectation: Kingsford Community School is a no child is left behind and every pupil • Challenging lessons and homework high-achieving international school receives the support needed to reach • High expectations – pupils and Confucius Classroom. Kingsford their full potential. expected to provide extended recognises that education must answers and aim for A*/A GCSE be collaborative and our teaching Business links grades and learning is strengthened We are proud of our links with through rewarding partnerships businesses which allow our pupils to • Extended day clubs such as with higher education, alongside a meet and network with accomplished debate, music, language stretch range of partners including leading business people. Links with blue clubs – including Latin businesses, prestigious universities chip companies – including Morgan • Partnerships with universities and and independent schools. Through Stanley, Barclays and HSBC – allow leading academic institutions these we offer work experience, pupils to gain practical, inspirational • Science and Maths master classes. careers advice and extensive links with insight into high-powered corporate leading , the London environments via structured career Global outlook We are a proudly international school. Academy of Excellence. insight days and learning opportunities Our students receive a world class tailored to specific pupil groups. Progress and Achievement education and benefit from frequent Among the top 10% of schools Every child, every lesson, every visits to the United States, China, nationally for Pupil Progress, we are day Spain and France – including work described by Ofsted as “a harmonious Kingsford’s highly qualified staff body experience. There are nearly 70 community in which everyone lives and use a range of tailored approaches to languages spoken by the school breathes aspiration, achievement and teaching. Learning is differentiated community and our effectiveness in excellence”. Ofsted has repeatedly placing the international dimension at the heart of our curriculum has reaped a British Council International School Award. Our foresight in being the first school in the country to introduce Chinese as a compulsory curriculum subject, and our pioneering international work experience opportunities and foreign language immersion opportunities, have set the tone for our established status as an internationally renowned hub of teaching excellence.

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Brampton Manor, with bespoke right across the school. pathways for all learners and In addition to their impressive privileged access to Brampton Manor academic and sporting achievements, Sixth Form. our students also develop personal Langdon is also a Sports College qualities of reliability, integrity, honesty with highly-skilled teachers and and leadership with many showing coaches and impressive facilities on these through their involvement our 43-acre campus. as Prefects, or Sports Leaders, In addition we have a specialist or through schemes such as ‘The ‘resourced provision’ for students Franklin Scholars’ or ‘The Anne Frank with ASD. Ambassadors’. Achievements Pastoral care/discipline Introduction by the Principal Last year’s GCSE results have already Visitors to Langdon always comment Peter Whittle placed Langdon above the national on the politeness and courtesy of our average for student progress; a long students and on the calm ethos that way above for academic achievement exists in classrooms and around the Ethos/aims in the English Baccalaureate; and, in school. Langdon Academy is part of the top 6% of schools nationally for We expect all students to embrace Brampton Manor Trust. Our motto Science! the values and standards of our ‘Progressio Cum Populo’ (Progress But we are not complacent. Since Academy and believe that strong with the People) expresses our then, we have made important discipline and high expectations unswerving focus on achieving additions to our teaching staff and provide the foundation for academic progress by working in partnership leadership team to enable us to success. with our students, their families, our achieve smaller class sizes and to Our form tutors, pastoral leaders staff and our community. cement effective learning for every and support staff build excellent We expect all students and staff student, regardless of their needs. relationships with families and work in to show outstanding effort and These measures, and the strong partnership with them to ensure that determination in all they do, knowing progress being made by our current each child is supported in all aspects that this is the recipe for progress and students, are now bringing success of their development. success. Langdon is a happy and harmonious academy where strong discipline underpins high expectations and positive outcomes for students, and where our academy values – respect, equality, honesty, community, fairness and inclusion – are strongly promoted. In a caring environment, we develop the talent and potential of each student and offer the challenge and support to achieve the highest standards. Specialism/curriculum Langdon is an ‘All Through Academy’ for students aged 4-16, enabling us to ensure progression and continuity for all students because of the expert Primary perspective which informs our Secondary offer. There is a strong academic tradition in the school which underpins our excellent success rate in the English Baccalaureate. Our curriculum and timetable is created in parallel with

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 17 Lister School C DfE number A specialist Science and Music school 3164025

‘positive relationships which links with University teaching through pervade the school’ and our the Brilliant Club. Students can also ‘culture of learning and high access programmes such as the aspirations’. Ofsted also noted Access Project, which provides one- that students at Lister ‘feel very safe’, to-one tuition for those planning to a result of our promotion of the core apply to top universities. This targeted values of kindness, respect and work has helped us to greatly increase consideration. the proportion of our students Since our very positive Ofsted achieving As and A*s at GCSE. report in 2013 we have made further Music is a great success story at improvements, and will continue to Lister. As the first school to be chosen do so. We are extremely proud of our as a partner in the Music Introduction by the Headteacher school, and proud of the fact that in Secondary Schools Trust, we Anthony Wilson increasing numbers of parents are have one of the best-resourced making Lister their first choice! music departments in London. All students in Years 7 and 8 have Specialism/curriculum their own instruments, we have a Ethos/aims Lister aims to provide a broad and school orchestra and our students At Lister, our motto is ‘Always Aiming rich curriculum for our students, take part in a host of exciting for Excellence’. Our aim is to provide ensuring rigour for all. We have performances each term. Our Lower a world class education for the young excellent teaching in the traditional School Baccalaureate ensures that people of Newham – equipping academic subjects, alongside students are challenged and enthused them for life, and challenging them opportunities to study Computing, during the first two crucial years of to work hard and to excel. We are an Dance, Drama, Enterprise, Mandarin, their secondary education. inclusive school which values each Photography, Pottery and more. Pastoral care/discipline member of our community. Every child Science is a particular strength. We gets individual support, tailored to have achieved outstanding results New students are warmly welcomed their needs. Our results, which have in Biology, Chemistry and Physics, into the school and participate in an improved each year in the last four, helping us support those students Induction Week which allows students highlight the effectiveness of with aspirations to study medicine. to familiarise themselves with the our approach. Our more able students have school, meet their teachers and get In 2013, Ofsted rated the school as special enrichment opportunities to to know other members of the school ‘Good’ in all areas, particularly noting extend and challenge them, including community. the ‘mutual respect’ and visits to hear leading authors, and Lister operates a House system, where students are placed in mixed age groups for tutor time and House activities. Older students welcome the chance to support and advise younger students, and younger students gain advice and guidance from the older students. Our House system means that even in this large school, every student feels at home in their House, and parents can always contact someone in the House team who really knows their child. Please feel free to contact the school to arrange a visit and meet the Headteacher.

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they are well placed to gain entry to Achievements the best sixth form provisions. We celebrate our pupils’ achievements Years 7 and 8 as part of our daily practice and in a • English, Mathematics and Science variety of ways, always recognising • History, Geography and RE personal as well as academic • Art, DT, Drama, Music success. We send texts to your and PE phone whenever a teacher praises • Information Communication your child. Parents’ evenings are just Technology (ICT) one opportunity for you to discuss • French or Spanish and recognise your child’s work and • Citizenship/PSHE. accomplishments. There are regular • Careers school – where the concerts, plays and celebration students can follow a passion Introduction by the Headteacher evenings throughout the year. Ian Wilson (e.g. robotics, songwriting, printmaking etc.) Pastoral care/discipline “Learning together, Years 9, 10 and 11 Your child will be assigned a Form Our Key Stage 4 curriculum takes Tutor and Pastoral Year Team who will achieving together, into account the strengths and nurture and guide your child’s progress succeeding together.” interests of our pupils. Your child will throughout their five years at Little Ilford be able to study a range of GCSE School. You will be regularly updated subjects including some or all of about your child’s progress with termly Ethos and aims the subjects studied at Key Stage reports. We endeavour to give our 3 (listed above) as well as GCSE parents and carers an insight into how Little Ilford is an inclusive school courses in Media Studies, Sociology we support your child with targeted which seeks to ensure that its and Sports Studies, depending on parents’ evenings and workshops students have the knowledge their individual needs and abilities. for you to attend. We offer you the and skills to prosper in the 21st Most students will be encouraged to opportunity to be more informed about Century. We expect high standards complete the English Baccalaureate, school life and its curriculum by joining of achievement and conduct. which includes English, Maths, our well-established Friends of Little Our students are encouraged to Science, a modern foreign language Ilford School (FLIS), an active parent be polite and articulate, able to and History or Geography. and carer group. hold their own in any company. We seek to foster students’ aspirations through our links to the City, trips to Russell Group universities, educational visits and our comprehensive extra- curricular programme. We aim to recruit knowledgeable teachers with a passion for their subject and a commitment to the Newham community. We place considerable emphasis on outstanding attendance and punctuality so that our students can maximise the learning opportunities that are available to them. Specialism/curriculum Little Ilford School provides a broad and balanced curriculum for all of our students. Those who enter the school with below average attainment are given carefully tailored support to help them to close the gap on their peers. Gifted students are stretched through a range of programmes to ensure that

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 19 DfE number Oasis Academy Silvertown F 3164006

those with special educational needs Alliance, Barclays Bank and others and disabilities, through creative 2. Access a broad and stimulating teaching methods and the effective range of enrichment activities use of technology. linking with exciting opportunities in the local area such as watersports, Specialism/curriculum on the dock, enterprise projects, Our ethos and curriculum prepare “The Brilliant Club” and termly students to achieve at the highest whole school enrichment days. level and reflect the diversity and 3. Regularly visit a range of vibrancy of the surrounding area. organisations, companies or Oasis Academy Silvertown offers charities in the Docklands area. your child: 4. Experience an annual residential trip Introduction by Principal • A balanced curriculum with a rigorous in Year 7 Jo Thompson focus on literacy and numeracy. For 5. Regularly visit theatres, museums, example all students complete weekly art galleries and concerts. class guided reading sessions with 6. Be given the opportunity, during Ethos and aims their learning coach. lessons and daily extra-curricular Oasis Academy Silvertown is a • The following National Curriculum clubs, to develop and discover growing secondary academy located subjects: English, Maths, Science, talents in a range of areas including south of the Royal Docks. We are Computing (KS4), PE, History, leadership. in our fourth year of opening and Geography, Drama, Art, Music, 7. Receive regular opportunities to by September 2017 we will have Religious Education, Personal Social give back to their local community students in Years 7-10. and Health Education and a modern We aim to raise students’ Our mission is simple: we want foreign language. aspirations, broaden their horizons to ensure every student at the • An opportunity to develop skills in and offer clear pathways into higher academy, regardless of background creative and performing arts. education and fulfilling employment. or ability, is “Ready for university, • An extended school day with Achievements ready to lead.” Our mission is additional lessons, homework club underpinned by our core values: Be and extra-curricular activities running We are proud of the progress and proud, be professional, be nice, be until 4.15pm daily. high standards found within Oasis independent and be resilient. In addition to our broad and Silvertown and the Oasis family of Oasis Academy Silvertown is part balanced curriculum, the enrichment academies. This academic year we of the Oasis family of schools and our opportunities we offer our students have had very positive feedback from students, staff and community benefit are second to none. We call this the , the hugely from being part of this family. commitment “Our Silvertown Seven.” Oasis Trust and Ofsted. Our Ofsted We are a small school, with 3 forms Our students will: visit in May 2017 was very successful of entry in Year 7 for 2017-2018. Our 1. Receive careers advice education and you can read the full report on our small size supports with our “family” and guidance tailored to their academy website. feel, and makes Oasis Silvertown a needs such as an annual whole Our current students are making safe, nurturing, academic environment school “Futures Week”, and weekly progress above national expectations, where our high expectations and compulsory careers enrichment in line with our targets and high community focus allow every student for all students. We also partner standards. Our first exam results will to experience success. with employers, including London be published in 2019. We support all students, including City Airport, East London Business Pastoral care/discipline We offer a holistic approach to pastoral care, and have the highest expectations of our students. All students have an allocated learning coach, who supports them to be the best they can be. We promote and expect excellent attendance (98% and above) at the academy. We continue to work closely with families, so our team can help to provide the nurturing care and support that each student needs to achieve their potential.

20 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE DfE number Plashet School for Girls C 3164032

Achievements level of care and support from both their form tutor and subject teachers. Our last two Ofsted inspections, Our school is well-ordered and in 2005 and 2008, deemed our purposeful. We expect our students school to be outstanding and led us to become independent, mature and to be included in Ofsted’s ‘Twelve empowered, able to make informed outstanding secondary schools – decisions about the lives they lead Excelling against the odds’ report. Our whilst at our school, as well as learning inspectors commented ‘Plashet is a how to be happy and successful in happy and harmonious place’ and the lives they will lead on leaving us. ‘Students’ achievement is outstanding These expectations, when added to because GCSE results are very high the strong partnership into which we compared with the national average’. enter with Plashet families, ensure our Outstanding achievement at Plashet Introduction by the Headteacher students consistently outperform their is in our DNA. The examination results Rachel McGowan peers, making us one of the most achieved by our girls as well as the effective schools in the country. Having progress they make have, for the last achieved their potential at Plashet, the Ethos and aims seven years, placed us in the top 5% majority of our students continue their of schools nationally. We are a highly successful, learning in post-16 education. When oversubscribed comprehensive girls’ Pastoral care they leave us they are confident, proud school situated in the heart of East Young women at our school can of their gender as well as their cultural Ham. ‘Working together to promote and religious backgrounds and ready and celebrate achievement’ underpins expect the most challenging learning experiences and will receive a high to grasp the opportunities life beyond all we do. Our 1,350 students are Plashet offers them. highly motivated and keen to achieve their potential but their success does not happen accidentally. We are a school where everyone has a passion to learn and is encouraged to be inquisitive in their learning. We employ a strategic set of interventions to target learning at the individual level. Your daughter’s learning at Plashet will be designed, analysed and guided by us throughout her five years in a personalised and bespoke way. This means she is happy and successful whilst at our school and in her life beyond Plashet. Specialism/curriculum Our young women receive specialist teaching in all subjects and are offered a modern, diverse curriculum as well as a wide range of enrichment activities to enable them to advance their learning. They are informed about the progress they are making and how to further develop. They work on relevant, challenging home study tasks and know they can approach their teachers for extra guidance. We offer real quality of provision for meeting each child’s specific learning needs. As a specialist girls school we are utterly committed to science and maths being a fundamental part of our curriculum.

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 21 Rokeby C DfE number A mathematics and languages school 3164016

Curriculum there is a collective commitment to improvement.” Ofsted 2013 Our curriculum is based around the At GCSE for the past three years needs of our students and includes our students have made more extension for the most able as well progress than students nationally in as intervention and support when it both English and Maths. We are in is required. the top 5% of schools nationally for Years 7, 8 and 9: All students study progress in maths. Exam success is English, Maths (including personal only one measure of our achievement; finance), Science, French/Spanish, our students have made many Technology, IT, PE, Humanities significant achievements in other (Geography, History, RE, PSHEE areas. These include sport, public and Citizenship), Art, Music, Drama speaking and enterprise initiatives. Introduction by the Headteacher and Dance. Our highest achieving students often Years 10 and 11: All students Charlotte Robinson gain scholarships to study A levels at study English, Maths and Statistics, prestigious independent schools. Science, French/Spanish/Russian, Ethos and aims All students have the opportunity RE, PE and choose from a wide to visit Outdoors in the City, take part Our vision is that when our students range of options including Geography, in an Outward Bound expedition to leave Rokeby, they will be fully History, Sociology, Art, Drama, Music, Wales or the Lake District and may equipped to take the next step, Technologies and Computer Science. choose to take the Duke of Edinburgh either into or the High achieving students are given Award scheme at Key Stage 4. world of work. We strive to have an the opportunity to study for higher outstanding reputation for educating level qualifications in languages, Pastoral care/discipline boys to become accomplished, maths and RE. We set and maintain high standards of ambitious young men of integrity and Achievements discipline. We make our expectations resilience who will be ready to make a clear to students and have a significant contribution to society. “The Headteacher leads with passion, behaviour philosophy policy which They will be multi-skilled, numerate, drive and a steely determination to is implemented consistently. Many literate and most will be multilingual. achieve exceptionally high standards boys take up leadership roles from They will be financially astute, across all areas of the school. year 7 right up until they leave. These enterprising, creative, adventurous Together with her senior and middle include: senior and junior prefects, and keen to play a major part in the leaders, the Headteacher works sports mentors, eco champions and communities where they live and work. tirelessly to ensure that weaknesses peer mediators. Our uniform is smart They will embody our values; are identified and eradicated. As and helps to create a professional Respect, Success, Passion for a result, this is a highly cohesive, atmosphere in which all students Learning, Personal Challenge positive and hard-working school “Dare to be the Best”. and Harmony. where morale among staff is high and

22 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE DfE number St Angela’s Ursuline School V 6 3164000

Specialism/curriculum achieved in nearly all subjects at KS4; achievement in KS3 is The school has a broad and equally impressive. balanced curriculum which helps Our primary focus is the provision students to be highly successful of exceptional teaching and up to GCSE and beyond, in our learning to ensure the highest sixth form. The core subjects achievement for all. We place a of English, Maths and Science strong emphasis on homework and remain paramount in the school on the development of our students but our curriculum also meets as independent learners. the artistic, musical, linguistic, St Angela’s sixth form is also technological and philosophical amongst the most successful post- needs of the students. 16 providers in Newham. Students As a Catholic school, Religious achieve superb A-levels with 50% at Introduction by the Headteacher Education is compulsory up to A and B grade. Mark Johnson BSc GCSE and the majority of our It is no surprise then, with more students study modern than 190 students going on to foreign languages. Ethos and aims university each year that the centre is Our sixth form is mainly an A-level in the top 10 providers in the country In 2012, St Angela’s celebrated provider offering 30 individual for progression to prestigious Russell 150 years of Ursuline educational A-level subjects, with Maths and Group universities. tradition. All through those years, the Sciences amongst the most the ethos of the school has been popular. Our curriculum offering will Pastoral care embodied in the motto of ‘Serviam’. allow your daughter to pursue the St Angela’s is renowned for its The aims of the school are: academic standards demanded by pastoral care. Heads of Year and • To provide a first class education and prestigious universities, including form tutors are fully involved in instil a lifelong love of learning Oxford and Cambridge. • to be warm, welcoming and the academic and pastoral life of respectful of all Achievements their students. This begins with an excellent induction programme • to recognise the talents and needs St Angela’s is one of Newham’s to support transition from primary of every pupil in order to help most successful schools. It regularly school and continues until the day them grow and develop achieves the highest GCSE pass your daughter leaves. • to nurture relationships in our rates. English and Maths pass St Angela’s is a strict and well- school community so that we live rates have been consistently at ordered school - we believe as it together in a spirit of reconciliation 80% or above over a long time is only in such an environment that and forgiveness. period and this standard is now learning can truly flourish. Expectations are high and students are taught standards of behaviour required for their social and working life. The school operates a detention system and uniform is strictly monitored. The standards of St Angela’s Ursuline School are high; we have a ‘high praise’ culture which encourages the girls to achieve those standards. School awards, commendations and end-of term liturgies play a central role in celebrating each individual student’s achievements when she becomes “an Ursuline girl.”

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 23 St Bonaventure’s School DfE number A Teaching School V 6 3164601

life opportunities. We encourage Achievements independence and progress through Our last inspection in March creativity and innovation. Our 2009, led by one of Her Majesty’s teachers strive to be the very best at Inspectors of Schools, stated that what they do. “St Bonaventure’s continues to Key Stage 3 be an Outstanding school.” Since All students follow the national then, results at GCSE and A level curriculum for three years. This have continued to increase. We are gives them the perfect grounding for very proud of our school and our maximum success at GCSE. boys. The Inspectors also support Students are placed in sets according our school mission by saying “St to the KS2 prior attainment and our Bonaventure’s provides a community Introduction by the Headteacher own baseline assessments which are where each individual can grow Paul Halliwell conducted on entry into Year 7. spiritually, academically and socially.” All students are given challenging If you wish to see for yourself the “Live, Love & Learn in attainment targets and we expect all outstanding work that is occurring on The Presence Of The Lord” boys to make good progress. a daily basis at St Bonaventure’s, do Key Stage 4 not hesitate to contact us. We always Ethos and aims All students follow compulsory welcome visitors and prospective St Bonaventure’s has a long English, Mathematics, Science, parents. I delight in allowing others and distinguished history. Our RE, PE and a Language. They will to see the “exceptional care, school has provided the very best also select from a range of option guidance and support” and the education for Catholic boys since subjects. We have a reputation “outstanding teaching and learning” 1877. I am certain that you will want for the manner that we assist our present in our school. your son to be a part of our on- students to achieve their very best. “My Child is blessed to go here.” going success. We are one of the highest attaining (Parental comment to Ofsted Our school motto, “In Sanctitate schools in . Inspectors, 2009.) et Doctrina” symbolises what we Key Stage 5 Pastoral care expect from every member of our Our 6th Form offers an impressive school community. range of courses. We are co- Parental Contact We are a Catholic school founded educational and accept boys We are able to do all that we do, on Christian gospel values and our and girls from a variety of feeder because of the support of our school is an important part of the schools. Academic success is parents. Full cooperation between Newham Catholic faith community. hugely important to us and we school and home is paramount. We Christian principles are at the very provide the best opportunities will contact parents on a regular heart of all that we do. either at university, further training, basis; if at any time you need us, we We expect everyone in our apprenticeships or employment. make ourselves available for you. school to make the most of their opportunities, to learn something new each day, to reflect upon their experiences and to show respect to all that they meet, inside and outside of school. We expect our students to work hard and try their best at all that they do. We assist them by providing the very best learning environment and outstanding teaching. This is all underpinned by an atmosphere of good order, discipline and love. Specialism/curriculum Your Child’s Learning At St Bonaventure’s we provide a balanced curriculum that will set the foundations for increased

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As a result, Sarah Bonnell School is • Results across a number of subjects buzzing with positive attitudes and exceed the national average for girls. behaviour and is a place where girls can • We have been awarded an SSAT learn and achieve in an environment award this year for being in the where they feel safe, valued and top 20% of schools nationally for encouraged to try new things. progress. • Alongside academic success, Specialism/curriculum students have a history of winning We offer a broad and balanced prestigious competitions. Recently, curriculum which meets the needs a Year 7 team won the Faraday of all students. Developing high level Challenge for creating a prototype literacy, numeracy and communication solution for an engineering problem Introduction by the Headteacher skills are core to our lessons. using the BBC micro:bits. • English, Maths and Science have Rae Potter Behaviour smaller class sizes to ensure Ethos and aims learning is tailored to meet each Behaviour at Sarah Bonnell has been student’s needs. judged as Outstanding by Ofsted. Sarah Bonnell has achievement and • We have a vibrant linguistic offer; ‘Students have excellent relationships well-being at the centre of everything during their time here students with staff. Students feel well we do in the school. Our motto, which have opportunity to study: French, supported and cared for. They told was developed by the students, sets Spanish, Arabic, Urdu, Italian and inspectors they were highly valued, out our school values and provides a German alongside a GCSE in a felt their voice was heard and they clear framework for all members of the home language. were encouraged to do the very best school community to follow: • In expressive arts we offer whole they can’. • Be Proud - every student is a unique class instrumental lessons; each • We have clear high expectations of member of our community; we student masters an instrument of behaviour; these are supported by a celebrate our history and diversity. their choice. range of rewards and sanctions. • Aim High - we have high aspirations • Learning outside the classroom • The structure of support for each and instil a ‘can do’ attitude. enriches our curriculum; every year year group consists of a non- • Work Hard - ‘Figure it out’, our students experience visits abroad teaching Year Leader in addition to a music single which was written by and active outdoor residentials. Progress Leader; this ensures each students; the chorus line includes • We encourage participation in student’s progress is monitored ‘what you put in is what you get out’, extracurricular activities; our wide and their emotional and educational a mantra we live by on a daily basis. range has something for everyone! welfare is supported effectively. • Be Nice - our school environment • Our successful Business Action Group • Our Student Leadership Team is spacious and well equipped. promotes aspiration through visits, support as ‘Big Sisters’ to Year Respect for ourselves, each other inspirational speakers and opportunities 7 students. and our surroundings is at the heart to enhance students’ understanding of • We ensure effective partnerships of our ethos. the world beyond education. and regular communication between • No excuses - we always give 100% “From careers insight days to working parents/carers and the school. to everything we do. closely with the school council, I have always been impressed with the level “Becoming Head Girl was just a of engagement from the students. The dream for me, and it is only through school has a lot to offer prospective the wide range of opportunities that students.” Nicola King (Lawyer, have been available to me here, that Pinsent Masons). have enabled this dream to become reality. Sarah Bonnell is filled with so Achievements many challenges that not only help Our results are going from strength to develop young women that will to strength and we have seen a 10% excel academically, but also in the improvement over the last four years. outside world. Here, our community • In 2016, 65% of our students works hard to build the confidence achieved A*-C English and Maths. in young women to attain their • English results are significantly highest potential.” above the national average for girls placing Sarah Bonnell in the top 5% Miriam Okotie-Tomas, of the country. Headgirl 2016/2017.

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 25 DfE number School 21 F 3164001

kind to others). School 21 students School 21 is opening a are well-behaved and thoughtful. They groundbreaking sixth form, Six 21, this support each other, help each other year which will prepare students for and respect each other. top universities and great careers. Specialism/curriculum Achievements Our brand new facilities and great We believe in supporting the growth teachers ensure that all students get of every child. Students at School the best possible opportunities: 21 make rapid progress in all their • high quality reading and writing subjects. Our Ofsted inspectors • a unique speaking curriculum described the outcomes of students • well-being lessons to develop grit as “stunning”, “extraordinary” and and resilience “exceptional”. Our aim is for all Introduction by the Executive • science lessons in state of the art our students to have the choice of Headteacher science labs going to a top university and having Peter Hyman • art lessons that stretch the imagination a great career. • drama lessons that develop the Pastoral care/discipline Ethos and aims well-being of every child • music lessons and the chance to We have very high standards of Everything we do is aimed at play a musical instruments conduct and behaviour at School 21. making sure our students grow into • Spanish lessons and visits to learn Our students are polite, respectful extraordinary young people ready Spanish in Spain and care for each other. We expect to make a difference to the world. • a variety of sports to develop every student to follow the five Ps of We believe in developing the head leadership, fitness and team work professionalism – punctual, polite, (academic success), heart (your • projects that allow these subjects to positive, prepared, presentable. It is character) and hand (your creativity and come alive. these high standards that allow all our ability to solve problems) of every child. We want every child to find their students to achieve results that are School 21 has been judged voice and find their passion. truly impressive. ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. The inspectors commented that students make “exceptional progress”. What is different about School 21? We are a small school – with 75 rather than the usual 200 in a year group – so every child gets special attention. Every child is in a coaching group of 12 or 13 – their school family – so that they have a sense of belonging, friendship and support. We believe in every child learning to read, write and speak to an incredibly high level and we have lessons designed to do exactly that. We have hand-picked teachers who are outstanding at what they do. We believe that teaching should be memorable which is why we have developed project based learning where students produce incredible outcomes that are of real value to the community. We say that the aim of the school is to create “beautiful work”, work that has a purpose and a value beyond the classroom. We have at our core two values that mean a lot to every student: integrity (being true to your word) and humanity (being

26 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE DfE number Stratford School Academy A 3165400

become authors of their own life Challenge, Rugby and Music. These stories. So our curriculum is designed help our pupils build the ‘cultural to make sure that everyone can leave capital’ they need to compete for the us with the qualifications they need to best colleges and universities and the follow their chosen career route. best jobs. As part of our emphasis Achievements on Science, Technology and Mathematics we offer GCSEs in On our website you can see how, Statistics and Computer Science. over the last few years, our results All students can take the English have steadily improved. And here Baccalaureate, that is GCSEs in are two quotes from our May 2017 English, Mathematics, Double (or OFSTED report: Triple) Science, Geography or History Leaders have worked effectively to Introduction by the Headteacher and a Modern Language. ensure that lessons are well planned Andrew Seager MA For more details of what we and meet the needs of all pupils and teach see our website. teachers typically deliver lessons that Ethos/aims How well we teach makes all the engage and motivate pupils to learn. difference to how well our pupils do. We are a mixed, all ability, non-faith Pastoral care school. By learning together we So this is where we focus our efforts. In May 2017 OFSTED wrote: come to understand each other We have comprehensive guidelines You have shaped an inclusive and and learn how to be good citizens covering most aspects welcoming school environment where in a multicultural, multi-faith society. of teaching – lesson planning, pupils are safe and feel safe. Stressing what we have in common marking and homework - and we All pupils belong to a ‘vertical’ tutor is as important to us as celebrating have systems for checking that we group made up of pupils from Years 7 our diversity. are all doing the right things. And, to 11. Older pupils ‘look after’ younger We have a very strong focus on because we can all improve, we ones, and younger pupils can learn academic achievement. As an 11 have training programmes to help us from older ones. Tutors, with help from to 16 school the most important become more expert in our teaching. the older pupils, induct new pupils thing that we can do for our pupils This is why our Ofsted report was (Y7), advise on options (Y9) and on is to make sure that when they leave so good (you can read it on our moving on to further education (Y11). us they have the best exam results website). The tutor groups are organised into they can get. If we can do this then We expect our pupils to become Houses each run by a Head of House. our pupils will have a wide range of independent learners. We set We have our own Educational choices open to them in the next homework every day and we expect Welfare Officer, who deals with stage of their education. it done: pupils who want to can go to attendance and lateness. We have Our parents are very supportive of our after school homework sessions. a clear behaviour policy that sets the school - visit our website to see We run a good range of extra- out what pupils, parents and staff the results of our parent surveys. curricular activities (including the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme) from should expect of each other. Year Specialism/curriculum Art to Trampolining and everything 11 prefects help to make sure the We want all our pupils to go on to between: Chess, Debating, Maths school runs smoothly. For more information about our behaviour policy and school uniform see our website. We are an expanding school, now admitting 300 pupils per year. Our rebuilding programme is complete and we have two new, well- designed, buildings which we are running as ‘mini schools’. So, from the pupil’s perspective, they go to a small school where everyone knows and can look out for each other whilst at the same time they benefit from the resources available to a much bigger school.

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 27 The Cumberland School DfE number Determined, ambitious learners C 3164033

• develop skills in literacy, numeracy The strong foundations and skills we and computing as keys to success build in KS3 lead to Pathways in KS4 • promote an inclusive school with that ensure that all pupils are stretched equality of opportunity for all and challenged to achieve their best. regardless of race, religion, gender, They will follow an appropriate route to colour, sexuality or disability success, either the EBacc, Progress • maintain a school ethos and climate 8 or Nurture pathway. Our ambition of care and commitment to one is that our pupils make better than another, where individuals are expected progress in the five years they valued, feel safe, are happy and are with us. have their achievements celebrated Achievements • support pupils with additional needs or talents and provide Most recent achievements: Introduction by the Headteacher mentoring, counselling and support • The most significant rise in A to C Gillian Dineen for those pupils and families to English and Maths GCSE in the borough in 2016 “Determined, ambitious remove barriers to success • promote good citizenship with the • Leadership and management and learners.” values of responsibility, courtesy, pupil behaviour judged as good by The Cumberland School is excited to co-operation and respect at the core. Ofsted in 2016 • Winner of the 2017 Lend Lease announce that they are currently in Curriculum discussion with Forest Gate School Challenge concerning joining the Community Preparing pupils for the workplace in • Second in the Jack Petchey Speak School’s Trust. the 21st century requires more than Out Challenge in 2017 just knowledge and skills. Pupils need • Winners of a wide range of sporting Ethos and aims to learn how to take responsibility and competitions including football, Our aim is to ensure that all build confidence, solve problems and tennis and basketball. work collaboratively, communicate Cumberland pupils reach and then Pastoral care/discipline exceed their potential. We equip our ideas and be creative innovators. The pupils with the knowledge and skills to Cumberland School’s Year 7 project “Students behave extremely well in develop as individuals, to contribute as based learning curriculum is designed lessons and show positive attitudes to citizens and to build happy and fulfilling to develop these traits, ensuring all learning”. Ofsted 2016. lives. To achieve this, we: of our pupils have an exciting and We promote a real sense of inclusivity • Promote learning as an exciting, successful learning journey. and community within the school. independent and lifelong activity The curriculum is delivered by We see transition from primary to and broaden pupil horizons and teachers who are motivated and secondary school as vitally important aspirations passionate about their subjects and and we place great emphasis • allow pupils to excel: academically, who are committed to The Cumberland on ensuring that this process physically, artistically, creatively and School and its wider community. A happens as smoothly as possible. emotionally high priority is given to literacy and From the moment pupils arrive at • provide a curriculum that motivates numeracy in order to access essential The Cumberland School they are and meets the needs of all pupils areas of knowledge and understanding. supported by a strong welfare and guidance system. Pupils are placed in a form group with a form tutor who moves with them through years 7 to 11. Heads of Year support, guide and challenge pupils as they progress through the school, supported by a learning mentor. Attendance and behaviour is monitored closely and parents are contacted promptly if there are any concerns. Cumberland knows that working in partnership with parents is the key to success for our pupils and ensures that they live up to our motto: Determined, ambitious learners.

28 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE The Royal Docks Community School C DfE number Part of the The Royal Docks Co-operative Trust 3164036

support us in fostering aspiration and prestigious Independent schools ambition. The East London Business (including Felsted, Warminster and Alliance (made up of many corporate Christ College) for the next phase partners) will have brought, by of their education. In 2016, our the end of this academic year, a outcomes were in line with national corporate or business opportunity to average, and exceeding national all pupils in all years. All year groups average for the most able pupils. sit formal Summer Progress Exams Pastoral care/discipline each year and these are reported to parents/carers as GCSE results. Our We have very high expectations and partnership with The Outward Bound standards of behaviour; with pupils Trust is now embedded within our being motivated to succeed through curriculum: all pupils in KS3 will be an innovative rewards programme. Introduction by the Headteacher invited to take part in a fully funded We have a dynamic and proactive Wendy Bower residential expedition to an Outward pupil leadership team, mirroring the BA Hons, NPQH Bound centre. school’s senior leadership team, Mr Andrew Overton, Governor, and which actively contributes to our London Livery Company member, respectful and aspirational school. Ethos and aims has brought, and continues to bring Our ethos is supportive and caring opportunities for our pupils to visit and demands the very highest levels The Royal Docks Community the Livery Companies within the City of respect for self, others and our School is a special place, with high of London. community. standards and expectations We welcome visits from parents and Achievements for all members of our community. families to tour our exciting and vibrant We are proud to be a member of We are utterly determined to secure school in action. Come and see why the Co-operative Trust. The Royal Docks Community 99% of our parents would recommend Within our safe, positive and School as a truly inspirational centre us and why the number of pupils and family-centred environment our of learning and excellence. Currently parents choosing The Royal Docks pupils are keen to work hard we have six pupils studying at KS5 Community School has increased over and do well. I would like to take who have earned scholarships in recent years. this opportunity to recognise the devotion and commitment of staff at our school who go beyond the call of duty to support the ‘relentless pursuit of excellence for our pupils (Ofsted 2015). Bringing confidence and ambition to our students is one of our key priorities and has led us to successfully build partnerships with the East London Teaching School Alliance, SCITT, British Council International Links, Vanquis Bank, The National Literacy Trust, Outward Bound, Felsted School in , Warminster School and links with Livery Companies in the City. Curriculum We provide a traditional academic curriculum with high levels of challenge to encourage and support students to aspire to further and higher education and the world of work. Our school has secured a good number of exciting partnerships to

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 29 2 How to apply for a Section | 02 secondary school place Important dates for admission to Year 7 in September 2018 For children born 1 September 2006 to 31 August 2007 1 September 2017 acknowledgement email as soon as If you do not meet this deadline your The Pan London eAdmissions your application is received. If you do application will only be treated as ‘on portal opens for secure online not get an email your application will time’ if your CAF was received by 31 applications. You can find this via not have been successfully submitted October 2017. However a school’s your local council’s website. The so you must log in again before governing body may be unable to ‘Starting Secondary School’ guide is 11.59pm on 31 October 2017 to rank your application correctly as the published at www.newham.gov.uk review your application and submit. SIF holds the information they need to do this. 1-12 September 2017 31 October 2017 – national closing day 1 November 2017 Paper copies of this guide are delivered to junior and primary The Pan London eAdmissions online Applications (CAF’s) received from schools. Schools then issue a copy to application portal closes for new this date will be processed as late the family of each Year 6 pupil. Most applications and changes on 31 applications. This means they will not schools keep records of who the October 2017 at 11.59pm. This is be considered until all the on time guides are issued to and when. the deadline for applications to be applicants have been given their places. processed as on time. For Newham families whose Year 14 November 2017 6 child attends a primary school This deadline also applies for those If you have named out of borough outside of the borough, Newham who wish to change their school school(s) on your application form, Council makes every effort to preferences or rank order. If changes Pupil Services will inform the local establish who these families are and are submitted and received after 31 authority (LA) of those applications by their contact details so the guide can October 2017 they will be considered this date via secure data exchange. be sent directly to their home. As as late applications and the 1 March 2018 – national offer day we cannot guarantee that the local application received by the closing authority has each child’s current date will be used. Families who applied online can log home address, all parents/carers Any other change, such as address into the eAdmissions site during the should visit www.newham.gov.uk/ or preferred school, notified after evening of 1 March 2018 with your secondaryadmissions this date will be treated in the same offer details. Offer letters are sent way as late applications. by 1st class post to all Newham September – October 2017 residents who applied by 31 October. Applying online gives you the Secondary school ‘open evenings’ Applications received from 1 maximum amount of time to are detailed on pages 6-7. November 2017 to 16 February 2018 complete and submit your will be processed as ‘late’ applications Families should try to attend every application. You can do this at open evening, even if you think you but they will receive their offer letter on www.eadmissions.org.uk If the same day as ‘on time’ applicants. know the schools you will be naming you do not receive a confirmation on your form. The information given at receipt from eAdmissions, your Mid May 2018 open evenings may change your mind. application has not been accepted Independent admission appeal Deadlines and this may be as a result of hearings start for parent/carers who • For handing in your application to missing information. All you need lodged an appeal for a place at their to do is log into eAdmissions again your child’s Newham primary school preferred school(s) and were refused. using your password and review Friday 20 October 2017 To appeal for an out of borough the application you created, then by close of school office school, you will need to check submit it again. • Postal applications to have arrived their website or the other council’s website where the school is situated at Pupil Services Tuesday 31 31 October 2017 to find out the process. October 2017 5pm GMT If you are naming a voluntary • For applying online Tuesday 31 aided faith school as one of your May 2018 onwards October 2017 11.59pm preferences you will be required to Offers and alternative allocation submit a Supplementary Information continue for late applicants with The application is known as a Form (SIF) as well as your main outcomes being issued usually Common Application Form (CAF). If application if you want your child within a maximum of 10 days of you have submitted by 31 October to be considered under any of receipt by Pupil Services. 2017 but it is not received by Pupil the faith based criterion. For the Admission appeal hearings are held. Services until after this date it will two Catholic schools in Newham be treated as a late application (see all SIF’s must be delivered to the Induction days for the majority page 33). We can only back date school no later than the close of of Year 6 children will take place your application if we have proof school on 31 October 2017. For at the secondary school they of receipt from your child’s current voluntary aided faith schools outside have been offered for September school. No other proof of postage of Newham you need to check with 2017 entry on Thursday 29 June will be accepted. the school for the closing date for 2017, if the secondary school is If you apply online, you will receive an the SIF. in Newham.

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 31 Transition from primary to secondary school Applying for Year 7 starting in September 2018 for children born from 1 September 2006 to 31 August 2007 Information and application process

Pan London admission scheme for children authorities using a secure encrypted data exchange. moving from primary to secondary school Every school has their own admission authority who determines the rank order (priority order based on their Every year over 60,000 pupils living in London admission criteria). For community schools this is the transfer to secondary school, many crossing borough local authority but many own admission authority schools boundaries to do so. All 33 London boroughs, together devolve their responsibility back to the local authority. with some councils bordering the capital, coordinate admissions to their secondary schools. Using the rank information from the admission authorities Pupil Services determine the highest single offer that can What this means for you be given to each child. All families who have applied will If you are a Newham resident, you only need to apply receive notification of the school from their preferences to Newham Pupil Services (even if you want to apply they have been offered or the alternative being allocated for an academy or a secondary school place outside on national offer day 1 March 2018. The paper outcomes Newham). You can put these schools on the application will be posted on this day and the online outcomes will form we provide, as one or more of your named be available to view that evening for families who applied schools. You must find out about the out of borough online through eAdmissions. schools by contacting those boroughs and giving us the Every child in the country who has applied by the details of the school on the application form. national closing date of 31 October, will be notified of We will pass your information onto the other local their school on national offer day 1 March.

We need to work with other boroughs, so the deadline dates for you to apply are even more important. Please see the important dates on page 31.

Applying for a secondary schools you name on your If you apply online your education common application form (CAF). application will not be complete until you receive an email receipt You can name up to six schools you We strongly recommend you of successful submission from would prefer your child to attend; if you name your local secondary the eAdmissions system. Please want to name more you must contact school as one of your six be aware that if you do not Pupil Services. Please remember preferences. Unless your child receive an email receipt it means the more schools you name, the has a sibling at the school, your your application has not been more your child will be considered local school will be where they submitted, which means your for. Before naming any schools, we have the highest priority for a child will not be offered a school recommend you visit them and read place except where this is a faith place. If you tried to apply but their prospectuses. If you wish, you school. Please note: this does did not receive an email receipt, can write on the form the reasons you not guarantee you will get a you will need to go online to prefer each school you have named. place at your local school. apply again and ensure you For example these might include your recieve a receipt - see page 59. religious and philosophical views. Do How do I apply? as much research as possible or you You need to complete an application Parent/carers responsibilities want to. Please remember for schools form (CAF). The easiest way to apply is in Newham we cannot take medical online at www.eadmissions.org.uk – As a parent or carer of a Year 6 child, reasons or religious and philosophical see page 8 for more details. it is your responsibility to ensure you follow the application process views into account at this stage of the If you do not want to apply online processing as they do not form part correctly. For example your child may copies of the paper application forms not get offered a place in the school of our admissions oversubscription are available: criteria. If you apply using a paper you were hoping for if you miss the • from Newham Council on application form, check, sign and return deadline for ‘on time’ applications or 020 8430 2000 the form to your child’s primary school. you do not fill in all the information After 23.59 on 31 October 2017 the required by forgetting to put in the Please note that we cannot eadmissions online portal will close for name of their older sibling who attends automatically reserve a child a on time applications but will continue to the school. place in any establishments, not be open for late applicants. If you apply If you are worried about the process or even your local school or the late you will not receive your outcome how to apply please ask staff at your school where your other children online on national offer day. child’s primary school to assist you. attend. We can only consider

32 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE Late applications are processed in well, just in case your child does Faith Schools’ Supplementary the same way as those received on not get a place at an out of borough information forms (SIF) time. Late applicants will be offered school. If the school is in another • It is your responsibility, as the the remaining school places after we London borough or one of the parent/carer to obtain, complete have placed all ‘on time’ applications. county councils next to London, for and return any supplementary From the table on pages 36-37, example, Kent, you should apply information forms (SIF) for the faith you will see that the majority of our for that school by naming it on the establishments you have named school places are offered to ‘on Newham application form. Please as preferences on your application time’ applicants and some schools state which borough or council form, whether the schools are had places remaining that could be the school is in, and we will pass located in or outside Newham. offered to late applicants. on your information to them. You • If you name one of Newham’s cannot apply to those boroughs or The majority of ‘late’ applicants councils direct. Catholic secondary schools, do not gain a place at any of their (St Angela’s or St Bonaventure’s) preferred schools and are then If you are a Newham resident and as one of your preferences, you allocated an alternative place at the you only apply for schools outside MUST complete and submit a SIF, closest school to their home that has of Newham and none of your if you want to be considered under a place available - in some cases applications are successful, we will the faith based criteria. If your this school may be on the other side allocate your child an alternative child goes to a Newham Catholic of the borough to their home as the place at the closest school to your primary school, that school will schools closer were full. home address that has a place give the form to you. If not, you available. This may not be a school We strongly recommend that if your must obtain the SIFs you need that is close to your home as all child attends a Newham primary from the school, www.newham. their places may have already been school and you do not want to gov.uk/secondaryadmissions offered to other children. apply online, you should return or by calling calling the school. the application form directly to the • If you are applying online, you school rather than using the postal If you live in Newham but your must not attach your SIF to system as this is not guaranteed child goes to a primary school your application as it will not delivery. When we have processed outside Newham be considered. SIFs must be all the ‘on time’ applications we ask Complete the online application completed and returned to the our primary schools to check our form or request a paper form from school you are applying to by post files against their lists. This means if a Newham primary school or by or by hand. your application form has not been calling 020 8430 2000. We strongly • Many schools outside Newham processed they will be able to tell us recommend that you apply for your also expect you to fill in an extra immediately it should have been so local Newham school as one of your form. Please check with those we can take the necessary action. preferences. If you prefer a secondary schools about how they do their school outside of Newham, as a admissions and if you need to The home address we use to Newham resident you should still complete additional forms. You also determine offers follow the process outlined in this need to check when you have to The borough where you live will guide but should read the composite get those forms back to the school. notify you of the outcome of your prospectus of the borough you are We are sorry that we cannot obtain application. applying to see how the schools you this information for you. are interested in offer their places. The address we use to determine offers will be the child’s home If you live outside Newham Late applications received after address as at national closing Tuesday 31 October 2017 date 31 October 2017. It is the If you live outside Newham but If we receive your completed applicant’s responsibility to notify want your child to go to one of application form after the national Pupil Services of any home move our schools, you must apply for closing date - 31 October 2017 - it during the process. Failure to notify our school through your home will be a late application. If you are us of a home move could result local authority. They will pass applying by post your application will in a place being withdrawn as the your information to us using a be considered as late if it is received offer may have been made using government approved secure by Pupil Services any time after the incorrect information. computer system. We will treat last post they receive on Tuesday 31 your request in the same way October 2017. If you do not want a Newham as applications from Newham secondary school residents. However we will not Late applications cannot be back offer you another Newham school dated and treated as on time, even We would like all Newham children place if we cannot offer you a place if you made a mistake or you believe to attend a secondary school in in one of your preferred schools they were lost in the post. We will not Newham but if you are interested as this is the responsibility of your accept recorded or registered delivery in schools outside the borough we home local authority. numbers as these cannot prove what strongly recommend that you apply was included in the envelope. for your local Newham school as

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 33 If you move out of Newham place available at that time. Where well as up a school’s waiting list. the child has a sibling at a Newham If you move out of Newham and As waiting lists must be organised school, in the first instance we will try your child leaves their Newham in accordance with our admissions to allocate a place at the same school primary school before they start criteria, late applicants are not if a place is available at the time. secondary school and after we have disadvantaged. This means they do offered a school place, you must All children must receive suitable not automatically go to the bottom of let Newham Pupil Services know education, even if you think they the list. On the day the waiting lists in writing your new address and if are too young or you are unhappy are created the date you applied is no you want to keep their place in a with the school offered. It is the longer relevant, so each child is added Newham secondary school. responsibility of the parent/carer to in their rightful place irrespective of make sure this happens, not the when their parent/carer applied. If you change your address local authority. School attendance Your child will automatically be added We will use your address at the matters - if you fail to arrange suitable to the waiting list for any schools national closing date 31 October education for your child you could that you have named as a higher 2017. If you change your permanent face a fine or possible imprisonment. preference than the school your child was offered, until the last school day address before Monday 31 October Acceptance or refusal of offer 2017, we will use the new address – in December 2018. if you provide the required proof (see If you have been offered a place at To be included on the waiting list for pages 58-59). After 31 October 2017, a school in Newham, we will update any school after December 2018, you we will use the previous address our database to show you have should check the website for the local to determine which school place accepted the place – this means you authority where the school is located we offer/allocate. If you move after don’t have to take any action. For to find out the procedure. submitting your application, you must schools outside Newham you must notify Pupil Services in writing of your tell us if you want to accept the place The waiting list for Newham maintained new address. If you want to change using eAdmissions or by emailing schools are cleared on the last day of your school preference because of [email protected] school each term (autumn, spring and summer). Each application form you the move, this will be treated as a If you have made alternative late application. You must provide the submit replaces the last. If you are on a arrangements for your child’s waiting list for a school and you submit necessary proof of address. We will education or you are unhappy with the only consider a child’s new address a fresh form without naming that school offer or alternative allocation, even if as one of your current preferences, your when they have actually moved in. you have refused via the eAdmissions If have applied online and move to child’s name will be withdrawn from that portal you must return the refusal slip school’s waiting list. So for your child’s another borough you must contact notifying us why you do not want the the borough you were living in when first year in secondary school, the first place and what action you will take to time you would need to reapply to be you created your admissions online ensure your child is suitably educated. account to make the change. on a waiting list is December 2018. To remain on the waiting list, you must If we cannot offer your child What the law says about complete a Newham secondary school a place at any of your named schooling transfer form and then ensure your preferred schools child’s current school, if in Newham, Compulsory school age is set out If we are unable to offer a Newham completes their section and returns it to in section 8 of the Education Act child a place at any of your preferred Pupil Services. 1996 and The Education (Start of schools because all the available For information on waiting lists for Compulsory School Age) Order places were offered to other children academy, free schools and voluntary- 1998. A child reaches compulsory with a higher priority for those places, aided schools check their websites or school age on the prescribed day (see pages 53-56) we will allocate pages in this guide. following their fifth birthday (or on his your child an alternative place at the fifth birthday if it falls on a prescribed closest available school to your home day). The prescribed days are 31 How to use the offer that has a place. This may not be December, 31 March and 31 August. information table on pages close to your home and may be on From this date, parent/carers must 36-37 the other side of the borough. ensure their child receives suitable The table is provided to help you education until the last Friday in June Waiting lists consider whether your child is likely of the year they become 16, provided to be offered a place at a school in their birthday is before the beginning Waiting lists are created for all schools Newham. The table tells you about of the next school year. in Newham on 2 March 2018, after the number of applications made to the ‘on time’ applicants’ offer letters In Newham, if parents/carers of a each secondary school for admission have been posted. school aged child who is residing in in September 2017. this borough fail to provide suitable Admission Authorities are required by Please use this information as a guide education and refuse to complete a law to organise school waiting lists in as the application rates may not be CAF, we reserve the right to allocate accordance with their own admissions the same for this year. Information on their child a place at the closest criteria, they are not first come first home to school distances is provided school to the child’s home with a served, so your child can go down as on page 55.

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Apply for your child’s school place online and be in with a chance to get help in buying your child’s school uniform (*terms and conditions apply). There will be 5 prize draws in total.

When you apply online: • your child’s details are safe and secure • you will receive a confirmation email as soon as you have successfully submitted your application • you can log in and change your school preferences any time right until 11:59 on 31 October 2017 • you will receive an email during the evening of 1 March 2018 informing you of your child’s offer. after 1 September 2017 to To apply online you need to register at www.eadmissions.org.uk create a password and start your application.

To make sure you apply on time, apply online www.eadmissions.org.uk

Prize draw terms and conditions:

• x4 long sleeve buttoned shirt • All online applications will be automatically entered into the prize draw • x4 polo shirts • One entry to the prize draw per application • There is no charge for entering OR • There is no cash equivalent for the prize (vouchers will not be provided) Package 2: • Decision of the award of prizes by the council is • x1 School blazer (purchased from selected uniform final store) • Winners will be required to take part in PR and have their photograph taken The winners will be chosen at random after the national offer date of 1 March 2018. Winners will be notified within 28 days of the draw. The uniform will be purchased by Newham Winners will need to provide the correct size of Council. The uniform will consist of the following: the uniforms when requested. Package 1: Schools which do not have a required blazer • x4 plain trousers OR plain skirts (black or grey) have the option of receiving Package 1. • x4 short sleeve buttoned shirt Primary to secondary transfer for September 2017 Offer information for on time applicants at National Offer Day 1 March 2017 This section shows the breakdown of offers and alternative allocations for each secondary establishments in Newham for year 7 in the 2017/18 school year. It may help you to decide which schools to name as your preferences. For information for past years visit the Newham website.

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

School Actual Places On Time Applications EHCP or Statement Looked After SEN Other Staff Child Link & Sib Link P/A & Sib P/A Sib All Other LA ALT Total Distance of Final Offer

Bobby Moore Academy 120 436 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 0 120 3.194

Brampton Manor Academy 384 2291 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 227 0 384 0.794

Chobham Academy 180 1172 95 N/A See page 74 for ‘On time’ offer categories East London Science School 125 448 See page 69 for ‘On time’See page offer categories 123 N/A

Eastlea Community School 240 319 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 33 68 10 118 N/A

Forest Gate Community School 241 987 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 167 0 241 1.156

Kingsford Community School 330 792 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 218 45 330 N/A

Langdon Academy 360 941 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 88 234 18 344 N/A

Lister Community School 270 901 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 85 178 0 270 1.184

Little Ilford School 300 888 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 78 216 0 300 0.679

Oasis Academy Silvertown 90 196 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 56 2 68 N/A

Plashet School 300 917 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 227 0 300 1.024

Rokeby School 180 331 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 64 1 82 N/A

St Angela’s Ursuline School 186 505 See page 186 3.517 See page 62 for ‘On time’ offer categories St Bonaventure’s Catholic 210 478 See page 210 1.688 Comprehensive School See page 65 for ‘On time’ offer categories

Sarah Bonnell School 270 780 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 75 25 149 0 270 2.979

School 21 80 792 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 54 0 80 0.75

Stratford School Academy 330 1095 See page 70 for ‘On time’See page offer categories 330 N/A The Cumberland School 310 797 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 56 124 43 229 N/A

The Royal Docks 240 428 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 270 89 5 124 N/A Community School

Totals 4746 15499 22 16 22 0 0 0 20 75 850 2508 158 4204

These figures do not include the offers made to Newham residents in out of borough schools. KEY 4. Education Health Care Plans (EHCP) and decide that only a particular school 2. Places – the number of places available & Statements – children with statutory can meet the child’s special educational at the school for Year 7 for September SEN or EHCP, those where a school is needs 2017 receiving ‘exceptional resource funding’ 5. Looked after or previously looked after– and those who access physical access children in the care of a local authority 3. ‘On Time’ applications – the number of difficulties or other partial disability that families who applied by the closing date requires a particular placement. This 6. SEN other - SEN without a statement and named the school as one of their priority is only given when local authority 7. P/A & Sib (Sarah Bonnell School only) – preferred schools (LA) officers carry out a formal assessment children offered a place who live in the

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School Actual Places On Time Applications EHCP or Statement Looked After SEN Other Staff Child Link & Sib Link P/A & Sib P/A Sib All Other LA ALT Total Distance of Final Offer

Bobby Moore Academy 120 436 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 0 120 3.194

Brampton Manor Academy 384 2291 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 227 0 384 0.794

Chobham Academy 180 1172 See page 74 for ‘On time’ offer categories 95 N/A

East London Science School 125 448 See page See page 69 for ‘On time’ offer categories 123 N/A

Eastlea Community School 240 319 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 33 68 10 118 N/A

Forest Gate Community School 241 987 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 167 0 241 1.156

Kingsford Community School 330 792 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 218 45 330 N/A

Langdon Academy 360 941 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 88 234 18 344 N/A

Lister Community School 270 901 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 85 178 0 270 1.184

Little Ilford School 300 888 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 78 216 0 300 0.679

Oasis Academy Silvertown 90 196 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 56 2 68 N/A

Plashet School 300 917 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 227 0 300 1.024

Rokeby School 180 331 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 64 1 82 N/A

St Angela’s Ursuline School 186 505 See page 186 3.517 See page 62 for ‘On time’ offer categories See page 62 for ‘On time’ offer categories St Bonaventure’s Catholic 210 478 See page 210 1.688 Comprehensive School See page 65 for ‘On time’ offer categories See page 65 for ‘On time’ offer categories

Sarah Bonnell School 270 780 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 75 25 149 0 270 2.979

School 21 80 792 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 54 0 80 0.75

Stratford School Academy 330 1095 See page 330 N/A See page 70 for ‘On time’ offer categories See page 70 for ‘On time’ offer categories The Cumberland School 310 797 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 56 124 43 229 N/A

The Royal Docks 240 428 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 270 89 5 124 N/A Community School

Totals 4746 15499 22 16 22 0 0 0 20 75 850 2508 158 4204

school’s priority area and have a sister 10. All Other – children offered a place 12. Total – the total number of ‘on time’ on roll at the school or a brother on roll who are not in any higher priority applicants offered a place at the at Rokeby School in Years 7-10 group, based on their home to school school on National Secondary School 8. P/A (Sarah Bonnell School only) – walking distance measurements Offer Day (1 March 2017) children offered a place who live in the (closest first) 13. Distance of final offer – the home to school’s priority area but do not have a 11. LA ALT – children who were allocated school distance of the child who was sibling on roll at the school an alternative placement at this offered the last place. 9. Sib – children offered a place who have school because they could not be offered a place at any of their families’ a sibling on roll at the school who is N/A – does not apply to this school. reasonably expected to be on roll in preferred schools (closest school with year groups Sept 2017 a vacancy)

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 37 In Year admissions (also known as casual, term or mid phase admissions)

Finding a secondary school school age (5-16 years) are suitably For admissions for September educated. The local authority (LA) 2012 onwards, the governing place in Newham for: must make sure there are enough bodies of state funded • new arrivals from abroad places across Newham for all school independent schools have the • new arrivals from elsewhere in the UK aged children resident in the borough. legal right to withdraw from the ‘in year’ co-ordination process at Between all the secondary schools, • children returning to Newham any time. Check the website for of there are enough places for all the school you are interested in for • children living in Newham but children resident in the borough. the latest information at the time educated in another borough who However, each secondary school has when you are applying. At present now want a place in Newham a limit on how many children it can for all schools except Chobham take in each year group. This limit is Academy you apply through the Information and application called the admission number. Newham Pupil Services. For process Chobham Academy you must As a parent or carer, you must make apply direct to the school. sure all your children of compulsory

Summary of the ‘In Year’ admission system for 2017/2018 school year Every year Newham Pupil Services receives over 1500 new ‘In Year’ admission applications from parent/carers for their children who have recently moved into or returned to Newham or just want their child to attend secondary school in Newham for the first time. In additions we have over 800 applications from families who want to change their child’s school because, for example, they have moved address. What this means for you If you are a Newham resident, you only need to apply to Newham Pupil Services (unless you want to apply for a school outside Newham or Chobham Academy). For applications for schools outside of Newham, contact the local authority the school is in, or visit their website, for information on the application process. If you are not a Newham resident but want to apply for any schools located in Newham you can name up to six state funded schools (non fee paying) on our application form. Visit www.newham.gov.uk/inyear for more information and apply online. Alternatively, call 020 8430 2000 to request a Common Application Form (CAF). The governing bodies of Newham’s academies, free school and voluntary-aided faith school (see page 9 for details) are Own Admission Authority Schools and will make decisions on their own offers, but will advise us and we will let you know the results. To apply for a place at a voluntary-aided faith school you must complete a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) as well as a CAF if you want to apply under the Faith based criteria. You have the right to name any schools as your preferences. We strongly recommend that you use at least one of your six preferences to name your non-faith local secondary Newham school where most children will have the highest priority for a place. If you apply using the online form you will receive an automatic acknowledgment to confirm that your application was successfully submitted. If you apply using a paper form you should receive an acknowledgment letter within five working days. Remember if you do not receive an acknowledgment it might mean that Pupil Services have not received your application so it is important to call and check 020 8430 2000. We aim to start processing all applications with three working days of receipt, so you should receive an acknowledgment within five working days. If you do not receive this by the sixth day please call us for advice. Through this co-ordinated process, you will now receive the highest of your named preferences available. This offer will usually be made within ten school days of your application being received in Pupil Services.

There is no guarantee that we will be able to offer a place at any of your preferred schools as many of our schools will be full at the time you apply. If this happens and your child is not already being educated in Newham or been offered a place in Newham, an alternative placement will be made but this will be within the borough.

The admission arrangements for the 2017/18 school year can be found at www.newham.gov.uk/ changingschools or call 020 8430 2000. Do not refer to the admission arrangements in this guide as these are for the 2018/19 school year.

38 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE Apply online for a place at • We aim to add your application to have named as your preferred www.newham.gov.uk/inyear our database within three working schools within ten school days of or call Newham Council on 020 days of receipt by Pupil Services, receiving it. Remember this is school 8430 2000 to ask for an in year which may be a few days after days so, if you apply just before or common application form. Then use it is received in a council office. during a school holiday, the school the process below to make your This means, if you use first class will not be available to consider your application. post, it should be on our database application until they return to work • Decide which school(s) you within five working days of you after the break. would like your child to go to. We posting it. We will send you an Your child can only be offered a place recommend you visit the school(s) acknowledgment explaining what at the school you prefer if there is a you are considering - make an happens next; this will be by email place. If your child has lost their place appointment before you go. if you apply online or if you supplied at a Newham school because of an you email address on a paper form. • If you want to apply for a school extended or unauthorised visit or If you do not receive this within holiday abroad, there is no guarantee outside of Newham, visit their seven working days of sending your website for details. that your child will be offered a application call us on 020 8430 place back in that school when you • Although you have the right to 2000 for advice. return to Newham, even if you apply for schools that are outside of • By law all school places must be name it as one of your preferences Newham, we strongly recommend offered in accordance with each on your application form. that you also apply for your local school’s own admissions over Newham school as this will be the If there is a suitable vacancy for your subscription criteria. For admissions child at your preferred school we school where your child has the arrangements for the school year highest priority for a place. will offer you a place. If not, we will starting 2017, visit www.newham. then consider the school you have • If you have applied using a paper gov.uk/secondaryadmissions for named as your second preference. form, return it to: all schools located in Newham. If that school does not have a suitable Pupil Services, PO Box 69972, • Pupil Services aims to have a vacancy, we will consider your third London E16 9DG decision from all the schools you preference and so on until your final

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 39 preference named on the application If you are unhappy with the school The Human Rights Act allows form. If we cannot offer a place at offered because it is not your 1st parents/carers to give religious any of your preferred schools, we will preference or is an alternative allocation and/or philosophical reasons allocate an alternative place at the you do not have to accept it but we for wanting a particular school closest school to your home address strongly recommend that you visit the place. The local authority is that has a suitable vacancy. It is school and speak to the head teacher required to take these into possible that this may be on the other before making your final decision. In account when it can. In practice, side of the borough as all schools most instances after visiting a school this means we can only take this closer may be full. and finding out more, families are into account if the school has We will automatically put you on the happy to accept the place even if they enough places. In cases where waiting list at your preferred schools didn’t think they would like it. we have more applications than (see page 51). If you still chose not to accept the places for a school, we will If you are applying for more than one place you must notify Pupil Services in follow our admissions criteria child to attend a Newham secondary writing at [email protected]. to decide which children are school and we are unable to offer uk of the alternative arrangements you offered a place. them both a place at your preferred have made for your child’s education. Please remember that under school, we may contact you to ask if Human Rights legislation, your priority is for all the children to be Appeals we are only required to offer in the same school or if your priority is If your child does not get a place at education, not a particular type for your preferred school and for any your preferred school you have the of education. of your children to be offered a place. legal right to an independent appeal This would mean you agree for them hearing (see page 77). to be in different schools.

40 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE Changing secondary schools within Newham Information and application process to change your child’s secondary school within Newham

Think carefully before you transfer! Think about the impact on your child’s education. Please think very carefully before you decide to apply to move your child from one school to another. You could be damaging your child’s chances of doing well at school. You will know that stability in your child’s life is important. Remaining in the same school is part of your child’s stability. Moving to another school means that your child may be worried about trying to get used to new routines, new rules, new teachers and making new friends. This means they may find it harder to concentrate on their schoolwork. If you are trying to change your child’s school because they are having problems, please speak to staff at the school before applying for a transfer as they may be able to resolve the problem and stop your child having to go through the upheaval of changing schools. If your child is studying for their GCSEs, it is possible that the new schools you prefer do not offer the same options/ subjects as their current school. If they do offer the same options/subjects they may use a different examining board and therefore be following a different syllabus so any work they have already done may not be relevant. Changing GCSE courses can have an adverse effect on your child’s exam results. Please think very carefully before requesting a transfer to another school. Is moving school really in the best interests of your child’s education?

Changing schools is a big step to take for any child whatever their ability. You need to consider carefully if this will really benefit your child both academically and for their social well being and development. We recommend that before you ask for a transfer, you discuss your reasons with senior staff at your child’s current school. They will be happy to talk over any concerns and help put matters right. If you are thinking of changing schools because you think they are being bullied or seem very unhappy you must talk to their school immediately. If you have taken these steps but still want to apply to change their school, you must: • Decide which school you would like your child to go to. We recommend that you visit any school you are considering, and make an appointment before you go. • apply at www.newham.gov.uk/inyear or by calling Newham Council on 020 8430 2000. • take the Common Application Form (CAF) to your child’s current school. This will give you another chance to discuss the issue with school staff and consider whether the move is in your child’s best interests. The school will send the form back to us. Pupil Services will send you an acknowledgement of your transfer application, if they are unable to offer your child a new school place within five days of receiving the form. If you do not get a letter offering your child a new school place or an acknowledgement letter within seven working days of you giving the form to your child’s current school, please call Newham Council on 020 8430 2000 for advice. Remember, applying for a transfer does not guarantee a place at your preferred school. We will meet your preference for a different school as long as that school has a place in your child’s year group. If that school does not have a place available, your child will be put on its waiting list and MUST continue at their current school in the meantime. How we offer places For admission for the school year starting September 2017, visit www.newham.gov.uk/changingschools or call 020 8430 2000 for the admission arrangements for all schools located in Newham.

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 41 Waiting lists Schools outside of Newham The Human Rights Act allows Please see waiting list information If you want to apply for a school outside parents/carers to give religious on page 51. of Newham, you must visit the website and/or philosophical reasons for wanting a particular school If your child is already in school in for the borough where the school is place. The local authority is Newham, or you have been allocated located for the application process. required to take these into a place and your child has not yet account when it can. In practice, started at the named school, we will For admissions for September 2012 onwards, the governing this means we can only take this only make another offer if one of your into account if the school has preferred schools has a reported bodies of the state funded independent schools within enough places. In cases where vacancy and your child has the we have more applications than highest priority of those waiting. Newham have the right to withdraw from the ‘in year’ co- places for a school, we will ordination process at any time. follow our admissions criteria to Academies and free schools Check their website for the latest decide which children are offered a place. located in Newham information at the time when you If you want to apply for your child are applying. Please remember that under to move from their current Newham Human Rights legislation, we are only required to offer school to an academy or free Appeals school, you must name them on education, not a particular type your Newham application form. If your child does not get a place at of education. your preferred school, you have the legal right to an independent appeal hearing (see pages 77).

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Determined School Admission Arrangements for Secondary Schools

For entry from September 2018

The Governing Body of each Own Admission Authority School located in Newham, has the option to adopt part or all of these arrangements.

See Appendix 3 for full details London Borough of Newham How places are offered: Determined Admission Arrangements and Over-subscription Criteria For entry from September 2018 onwards

Introduction and overview which establishments have fully or in Failure to comply with this duty can part adopted these arrangements and lead to prosecution For the purpose of this document, the oversubscription criteria can be the universal term ‘school’, will be To ensure all children of compulsory found on Appendix 2 used when referring to all state funded school age receive suitable education academies, community schools, free Where the applicants exceed the their parent/carers must apply for schools, studio schools, university Published Admission Number (PAN) a school place or notify the local technical colleges, voluntary aided for a school, the Local Authority or the authority in writing of the alternative faith schools and voluntary controlled governing body of an own admission arrangements they have made. Where faith schools. authority school, will strictly apply their this does not occur or the alternative published arrangements to determine arrangements are found to be All admissions authorities for state which applicant’s children will be unsatisfactory the child will be officially funded schools in England must offered the places available. recorded as missing education and comply with the current Schools action will taken against the person(s) Admissions Code which is produced These admission arrangements with parental responsibility. by Department for Education and sets have been formulated to ensure out the law and guidance relating to they comply with the Equality Act In Newham if parents/carers of a school admissions. Local authorities 20101 and therefore do not unlawfully school aged child who is residing in have an important role in monitoring discriminate against pupils, parents the borough fail to provide suitable compliance with the Admissions Code or carers because of their sex, race, education and refuse to complete and are required to report annually religion or beliefs, disability, sexual a ‘common application form’ within to the Schools Adjudicator on the orientation or pupils who are pregnant, 15 days of our request we reserve fairness and legality of the admissions undergoing gender reassignment or the right to apply on their behalf and arrangements for all schools in their school age parents. allocate their child a place at the closest school to the child’s home with area, including those for whom they The exception to the above a place available at that time. Where are the admissions authority. discrimination provisions, which the child has a sibling at a Newham As the Admissions Authority for existed under previous legislation, school, in the first instance we will try the community and voluntary permits gender discrimination for to allocate a place at the same school controlled infant, junior and primary admissions to single-sex schools. if a place is available at the time. If the schools located in Newham, the Determined admissions arrangements school is full we will then allocate a local authority is required to draft, for all state funded educational place at the closest school to the child consult on and determine their establishments can be found on their home where a place is available. admission arrangements including the own website and for those located in oversubscription criteria for each new the borough on the Newham website. Special Educational Needs academic year. They are also available upon request from Children with an Education Health Admission arrangements for state the relevant school/academy and the Care Plan (EHCP) or statutory funded non fee paying independent local authority where they are situated. Statement of Special Educational academies, free schools, university Needs will be placed under the latest technical colleges (UTC) and Whilst not all school are maintained by SEND regulations. voluntary aided faith schools located the local authority, LB Newham has All places in special schools and in Newham are set by their own the duty to provide a school place or resource units located in Newham are Academy Trust/Governing Body, education otherwise for all children placed outside of these arrangements who are the Admission Authority. of compulsory school age resident using the SEN published protocols. They are responsible for drafting, in the borough irrespective of their consulting and determining their own immigration status including those Associated regulations, statutory admission arrangements. However, from families with no recourse to all of the state funded independent public funds. guidance and information academies, free schools, UTC’s and All parent/carers of children of This document should be read in voluntary aided faith schools located compulsory school age (5 to 16) are conjunction with: in Newham are given the option to required by law to ensure that they • School Standards Framework Act 1998 adopt these arrangements and/or receive suitable education by regular • School Admissions Code (2014) oversubscription criteria. Details of attendance at school or otherwise.

1 The Equality Act 2010 replaced all previous equality legislation such as the Race Relations Act, Disability Discrimination Act and Sex Discrimination Act. This act provides a single, consolidated source of discrimination law, covering all the types of discrimination that are unlawful. It simplifies the law by removing anomalies and inconsistencies that had developed over time in the existing legislation, and it extends the protection from discrimination in certain areas.

44 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE • Admission Appeals Code (2012) Newham Pupil Services will notify except Chobham Academy must all Newham applicants of the apply direct to LB Newham Pupil • Admission of Crown Servants (2015) outcome and the named school Services www.newham.gov. • Children Missing Education (2016) by letter using 1st class post on uk/admissions Newham Pupil national offer day. The outcome for Services will notify the family • Pan London Scheme for 2018 entry Newham residents will be sent by and their home borough of the Normal Admissions (also Pupil Services even where the offered outcome. school is not located in Newham. known as planned admissions) Parents/carers living in Newham have Where families have applied online the right to name six preferences (or For year 7 entry for the academic year using the Pan London eAdmissions more if they choose to) for the schools 2018/19 starting in September 2018, portal their outcome (named school) they would prefer their child to attend, all families with a children with a date of will also be available electronically on using our common application form birth between 1 September 2006 and the evening of national offer day. 31 August 2007 inclusive must apply to (CAF) which can be obtained at their home authority irrespective of the In Year Admissions (also known www.newham.gov.uk/admissions, location of their preferred school(s). This as late arrivals, mid term or mid requested by phone on 020 8430 2000 or by post from: means families living in Newham must phase admissions) apply to London Borough of Newham, Pupil Services Pupil Services. For ‘In Year’ admissions and from Year P.O. Box 69972, 7 2018 entry, where the application London, E16 9DG For admissions purposes the home is being submitted after 31 August borough is where the child lives and 2018: 1. Compulsory school age and school not where their parent/carer lives if this leaving age is different. In the case of a Looked • Newham residents wanting to apply After Child the application must be for any schools located in Newham Compulsory school age is set out made to the borough where they are expect Chobham Academy must in section 8 of the Education Act living at the time of application and not use LB Newham’s ‘In Year’ common 1996 and The Education (Start of the local authority who is responsible application form (CAF) Compulsory School Age) Order 1998. for the child. www.newham.gov.uk/ A child reaches compulsory school admissions age on the prescribed day following LB Newham’s Pupil Services will their fifth birthday (or on their fifth communicate by a secure method • Newham residents wanting to birthday if it falls on a prescribed with other Admissions Authorities in apply for schools outside of the day). The prescribed days are 31 Newham and outside of the borough, borough must check the website December, 31 March and 31 August. where preferences named are not for the borough where the school From this date parents/carers must Newham maintained schools. This is located to obtain details of the ensure their child receives suitable is to determine the outcome of each application process. education until the last Friday in June application (preference) and offer the • Families from outside of Newham of the year they become 16 provided highest single offer available to each who want to apply for a school/ their birthday is before the beginning family who apply. academy located in Newham of the next school year.

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 45 A child ceases to be of compulsory Department for Education capacity 3. Additional places and capping school age on the last Friday of June formula. In the event of an unexpected and in the school year they become 16. If a For the majority of schools the PAN is significant increases to the school child is educated outside their normal the same for each year group but it is aged population, in a particular year age group (i.e. is in year 10 when this possible for it to be different for some group or year groups that occurs date is reached) the school will continue year groups. too late to be addressed as part of to receive funding for that child but the the Council’s place planning strategy child will no longer be of compulsory To determine the number of forms it may be necessary to introduce school age during the school Year in of entry in a year group (classes) you additional places. Any proposed which most children take their GCSE divide the PAN by 30. increase would be managed by the examinations and cannot, therefore, be In some cases the result may include Council and the admission authorities obliged to attend. 0.5 of a class which is possible where in Newham in joint partnership. A child can leave school on the last the accommodation is in an old These additional places can be Friday in June if they will be 16 by the building with small size rooms. delivered through bulge classes end of the school summer holidays. A child cannot be refused admission for specific year groups that will From the September after they are 16, to the normal year of entry on the continue through the school year all young people must do one of the grounds of prejudice to the provision on year until the bulge expires at following but they are free to choose of efficient education and efficient use Year 11 or temporary over allocation which of these options they take: of resources unless the published being places available for a fixed admission number has been reached. mutually period. • stay in full-time education, e.g. at a college or school sixth form Outside of the year of entry it is Where a school is significantly expected that the PAN will continue undersubscribed in a particular year • start an apprenticeship or to be applied for In Year admissions. group for a prolonged period it is traineeship However, if circumstances at the possible for the admission number • full time employment combined with school have significantly changed to be capped to withdraw places for part-time education or training. since the publication of the admission a fixed period, on the understanding number, a place may be refused even they will be made available at time of 2. Published Admission Number if the admission number has not been increased pressure on places. This (PAN) reached, as a cap on the PAN may action will only be permitted under The Published Admission Number have been introduced. strict controls and with the mutual (PAN) is the number of places agreement of the Local Authority and The admissions numbers (AN) for available in a school for each year the Governing Body of the school. entry in the academic year are shown of entry. This is calculated using a Part of these controls would include in appendix 1.

46 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE determining the potential impact on 5. National closing and offer days OR residents and schools. The UK Government has set • school where their child formerly 4. Children from overseas national closing and offer dates attended; for applications for normal Applications for children who have OR admissions. These dates only apply come from outside the UK are dealt to applications for Year 7 entry in • school where their child attends with in accordance with the latest September of the new academic year. Saturday school or other clubs/ European Union law or Home Office extended services; rules for non-European Economic National closing – 31 October, Area nationals. preceding the year of entry. OR Applications received by LB Newham In accordance with UK Border Agency • school where their siblings or Pupil Services by midnight on this date Public Funds guidance all children relatives are or used to be on roll; will be processed as on time and those and young people of compulsory received after will be processed as late. OR school age resident in Newham It is important to understand that late will be offered a school place or • faith school linked to the place of applications cannot be considered for education otherwise irrespective of worship where they practise; a place until all on time applicants have their immigration status. This includes been provided with places. OR children from families with no recourse to public funds. This means families who apply late • school where their parent/carer are greatly reducing their opportunity works. All applications will be processed to gain a place at one of their using the child’s home address at A child will only be considered for preferred schools. the time of the application, even places at schools where their parent/ if this is outside of the UK (except National offer day – 1 March, or first carer has applied by completing for children of service personnel working day after this date where it and successfully submitting the and crown servants – see below). falls on a weekend or a bank holiday. appropriate common application Future addresses in the UK will not This is the date when outcomes are form (CAF). This does not mean be accepted even if contracts/rental issued to all on time applicants. All we can only place a child at one of agreements have been signed. For applicants are posted an outcome the schools named, as we reserve normal admission purposes, as using 1st class post on national the right to allocate an alternative applications must be made to the offer day. Where the application was placement if we cannot meet parental child’s home borough, to enable made online, via the Pan London preference or the preferred schools an overseas family to apply we will eAdmissions portal the outcome will cannot meet the child’s needs. accept a future address in Newham be available online during the late Newham parents/carers are given the to determine the home borough afternoon/early evening. opportunity to name their preferred but the current home address for Late applicants who apply by the schools as part of their common processing the application. Where an third Friday in February in the year application. The applicant can name application is being made for a child of expected admission will be sent as many school preferences as they who is living overseas at the time of their outcome on national offer day. would like but we recommend at least submission, the application must be Applicants received after this date three and no more than six. made on a paper form not the via Pan will be sent their outcomes within 10 London eAdmissions portal. All of the schools/academies named days of their application – with the by parents/carers on their application Where a place can be offered using first offer day being five days after form will be treated equally to assess the child’s overseas current address, national offer day. whether a school place can be the expectation is that the child will be For In Year admissions there are no offered to their child based on places available to take up the place on the closing or offer dates. Our aim is to available or their oversubscription proposed start date, which could be a send notification of the outcome of each criteria where applications exceed s soon as the day after the place being application within 5 -10 school days. places available. offered. If a child cannot take up the place as they are not in the UK and is 6. School applications. All applicants are given the opportunity to supply their religious, not expected for at least a week the It is the responsibility/duty of place will usually be withdrawn. philosophical, medical, personal or all parents/carers to apply for a social reason for wanting a school For the children of service school place for any school aged place at the time of application. personnel with a confirmed posting child for whom they have parental to Newham, or crown servants responsibility for or arrange suitable Primary to secondary school returning from overseas to live in alternative education and formally transition applications for Year 7 Newham, the Local Authority will notify their home Local Authority of admission in the next academic year allocate a place in advance of the these arrangements. received by the published national closing date will have priority above family arriving in the area provided For normal and in year applicants the application is accompanied those who apply after that date, Newham does not automatically provided their preference for the by an official letter that declares a reserve any child a place at the: relocation date and a unit postal school has not been withdrawn. A address or quartering area address. • school closest to their home; preference will be withdrawn if a

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 47 change of preference is submitted age. However the law does not • Other children living in the same before the deadline and the school is prescribe the year group a child should household who are not included in not included on the new form. be admitted to. There is no statutory the list above, barrier to children being educated Each application form submitted for • Children who share the same child outside their normal year group. a child for the same academic year minder or private fosterer. will supersede the last except where Parents/carers can seek in writing at the The named siblings must be living a change of preference is received for point of application places outside their at the same address as the child on reception after the deadline (see above). child’s normal academic year group. the application, at the time of the In this instance the latest application At point of application the schools application. For normal admissions, received before closing date will be admission committee will consider primary to secondary transition, used to determine the initial allocation any parental representations to the national closing date will be and the change of preference will be support their request for their child to used as the application date for processed as a late application. be educated a year group higher or all applications received from 1 lower than for their age group. In all September to 31 October preceding Applications that have been sent to cases the decision of the admissions the academic year of entry. Sibling Pupil Services but not received will committee is final and there is no connections and addresses will only be back dated if the parent/carer right of appeal for a place outside be verified by Local Authority in has proof of submission from the a child’s academic year group. This partnership with the preferred school, Head Teacher/Business Manager or does not affect a parent/carer’s so it is essential that families ensure Office Manager of their child’s current rights of appeal for a place at their they inform their child’s school of any school. No other proof of postage or preferred school where they have address change. delivery will be accepted. applied and been refused. Any sibling connection will count if To guarantee delivery of your Where a place is not granted outside the sibling is in the sixth form and application the Council recommends of the normal academic year group any reasonably expected to be on roll at that you apply online. If you apply alternative allocation will be based on the time of entry of their sibling but online you will receive an application the child’s age not ability, educational a sibling connection does not count reference to confirm receipt. history or parental representations when the sibling is attending the For in year admissions, applications school’s nursery class, even where 8. Siblings. for internal school transfers within it is an All through school with a Newham are treated the same as For admission purposes a sibling is nursery, irrespective of their age. new arrivals, those returning to defined as: Sibling priority can only be Newham or those wanting to receive Each of two or more children having granted where it forms part of the an education in Newham from outside one or both parents in common; a oversubscription criteria and the of the borough. The only exception brother or sister. applicant has supplied the full name being that if preference cannot be and date of birth of the sibling on the met for a Newham resident who is This includes: application form, in the appropriate a new arrival or a child returning to • Adopted siblings2 section of the form and where the Newham an alternative allocation will sibling is and will be reasonably be made to ensure we fulfil our duty • Step-sibling through marriage, expected to be on roll at the school to provide education for our residents. • Common law step-siblings when the child for whom a place is All school places are offered based • Children subject of a residence being sought is due to start. on the child’s date of birth, their order and foster children (only If a child awaiting a school offer or is academic ability cannot be taken into those “looked after” by any local on a waiting list for a new offer and account at the time of application. authority). has a sibling who has started at the 7. Gifted and talented children and Examples of those who will not be school following the submission of those who have missed part or whole considered as siblings: their application their parent/carer school years. must notify Pupil Services in writing • Cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, ([email protected]) All school places in Newham are offered other family members living in the of the sibling’s enrolment details for for a specific year group based on the same home, the child’s priority for a place from the child’s date of birth not their academic

2 1 An adoption order is an order under Section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. A ‘residence order’ is an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live under Section 8 of the Children Act 1989. Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or special guardians). Note; in order to be given highest priority for admission, a child has to fall within the definition of ‘looked after’ in section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989. As this Act applies to England and Wales, a child has to be looked after by an English or Welsh local authority in order to be given highest priority. In addition, in order to fall within the definition of a previously looked after child, an adopted child must have been adopted under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 but as this Act did not come fully into force until December 2005, it is not possible for a child to have been adopted under that Act prior to then. This means that children adopted between 1989 and December 2005 under the Adoption Act 1976 will not be entitled to be prioritised in Group 1. However, as residence orders and special guardianship orders were brought into force by the Children Act’s 1989 and 2004 and there was no applicable legislation before these Acts all children subject to a special guardianship order or residence order in place immediately after being looked after will be place in priority group 1 above.

48 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE waiting list to be changed to include preceding entry, it will be used to 10. Verification of Home Address their new sibling priority. determine the offer or alternative All offers and alternative allocations allocation for national offer day in Conversely if a child is on a waiting in Newham are conditional on March. If the change is after the list and has sibling priority, if their the information provided on the national closing date it will be used as sibling is removed form the school’s application being accurate at the a correspondence address only until roll following the submission of their time of submission. This means that the day after national of offer day, at application their parent/carer must address and date of birth checks are which point it will then be used as the notify Pupil Services in writing (pupil. not made until the admission meeting, address for admissions purposes. [email protected]) of the at which point they are mandatory. sibling’s leave date so the child’s If Pupil Services are not notified of an See appendix 2 for full details of the sibling priority for a place can be address change, in writing by the family documentation required for admission. withdrawn. to ([email protected]), the Council cannot be held responsible In addition to the conditional offer 9. Change of home address for letters being sent to a child’s scheme we may also operate internal If a child awaiting a school offer or previous address or the child’s priority verification programmes using other on a waiting list changes their home for a placement being incorrect. Council databases such as Council address their parent/carer must Tax, Electoral Register and Licensed If a child changes home address notify Pupil Services in writing (pupil. Landlords. to live temporarily or permanently [email protected]) and with another person other than Where any allegation of false provide Newham approved proof of their parent/carer named on the address is made, a thorough that change. application, even if this person is a investigation using all available Any change of home address will family member Pupil Services will resources will be made. not on its own be considered as a need proof of the change of parental It is an offence to provide false fresh application. responsibility before the address address information when applying for On receipt of any change of address change will be applied. a school place. If a family are found to Pupil Services will recalculate the home If a child is moving address with their have provided a false address or other to school distances for any school family or they are moving to live with information, that was considered as a where they are on the waiting list. another member of their family the deliberate act to mislead, the school place offered maybe withdrawn. If they are applying for a Year 7 address on the application must be In some instances this can lead to class for next September entry, if the address they were living at the prosecution and the child being the address change is prior to the time the application is signed by the removed from the roll of a school. national closing date 31 October applicant, not their future address.

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 49 11. Equal Preference - Single Offer For normal admission being primary If a parent/carer of a compulsory Scheme to secondary transition up to 1 school aged child is unhappy with September in the year of entry offers the school offer school they must still The Local Authority operates an will be made under the Pan London ensure their child is admitted to and equal preference system in line with co-ordinated scheme. regularly attends that school unless the School Admissions Code. This they can provide evidence they have means all schools (up to a maximum Newham will make every effort to offer suitable alternative education for their of six) named by the parent/carer on every child a place at one of a parent/ child or they no longer need a school their common application form (CAF) carer’s preferred schools; where this place in Newham as they have moved will be treated equally to assess is not possible and the child is out of away and can prove they are in the whether a school place could be education because they are not on process of securing education for offered to their child based on the roll at a school or where no previously their child outside of Newham. published admissions criteria for allocated placement is available to each school named. In cases where them, an alternative placement will 13. Acceptances and refusals more than one school place could be be allocated unless the child does For both normal and In Year admissions offered to a child, the ranked order not live in Newham. This alternative where a place is offered in Newham (the preference order) on the CAF will will be the closest to their home we will automatically register your be taken into account and the school address that had a place available acceptance on our records – unless place offered will be in the school at the time of their application. If the you fully complete and return the refusal that was ranked highest of those that child does not live in Newham their section of the offer letter. This means could be offered. home borough will be responsible parent/carers can be confident that for providing a suitable alternative If a child was not initially offered a their offered place is secured. placement. If the closest school to place at the school named as their their home address with a vacancy Where a place has been offered in parent/carer’s first preference and a is a state funded independent an school outside of Newham, as place can be offered from the waiting school it can only be allocated if part of Pan London coordination for list at a school that was ranked the Admissions Committee for that Year 7 entry the place will not be higher than the school currently establishment have agreed in writing automatically. Acceptance must be offered the existing offer will be to participate in the Local Authority’s made by the published closing date automatically withdrawn even if it alternative allocation process. either online via the Pan London was previously accepted unless the eAdmissions portal for applicants who child has started at the school or the Newham cannot guarantee that any applied online or by email to pupil. parent/carer has notified Newham in alternative allocation will be close to [email protected] writing that they no longer want their the family’s home, but it will be within child to be considered for places the borough boundary. If a parent/carer completes and at schools ranked higher than the submits the refusal form, if a The Authority will not allocate a school offered. This notification will satisfactory reason is supplied the second alternative placement, as mean that the child will be removed place will be withdrawn and Pupil a result of a placement becoming from the waiting list for those schools Services will write confirming the available at a school closer to their and the child can only be considered place will no longer be available home unless they are number one for a place if the parent/carer for their child. Where the reason is on that school’s waiting list. The only submits a fresh application. unsatisfactory and indicates the child exception to this is where Newham may be missing education an officer 12. School offer and alternative parents/carers secure education for the named school or the Local allocations otherwise and later want a school Authority will contact the family to place. It is possible that subsequent Where a school has places available seek further information and provide alternative allocation may be further applicants will automatically be advice on next steps. from the child’s home address than offered a place unless they have the last and each allocation will be for been permanently excluded in the 14. Start dates the closest school to their home at last year or have an Education Health The normal month for admission the time of application. Care Plan or Statement of Special for secondary school is September. Educational Needs and these have The Authority cannot guarantee that Children usually start of the first day different admissions procedures. siblings will be placed in the same of term as published on the school’s school. If this is the case and an website or at a date agreed with the All school places are offered on alternative allocation is required for all head teacher. the condition that the information of the children as parental preference provided on the application form is ‘In Year’ applicants, being those cannot be met or the parent has accurate at the time of submission. outside the normal admission agreed via their application form, rounds, usually start within five If at any time a school has more the Authority will attempt to place school days of the parent/carer’s applications than places available all the siblings or the majority of the contact with the named school their oversubscription criteria will be siblings in the closest school that can following receipt of the conditional applied to determine which children accommodate the maximum number offer/allocation letter. can be offered a place or the child’s of the children even if individually they waiting list position where the school could have been placed in separate For children changing schools within is full. schools closer to their home address. Newham the usual start date will be

50 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE the first day of the new academic term rightful place based on their priority When any school officially reports a unless there are exceptional reasons for a place and not automatically at vacancy, the place will be offered to where the Local Authority and the the bottom. the child who is at the number one Admission Authority of the new school position on the waiting list for that As a result of waiting lists being and their current school agree that an year group on the day the vacancy organised in accordance with earlier date must be agreed. was reported. published criteria it is possible for a Parents/carers must contact the child to move down a list as well as Where a school has a Resource named school to arrange admission up. This can be on a daily basis for Provision, children requiring a place in within three school days from schools which have high numbers of that unit will be added to the waiting receipt of the school offer letter application and/or high mobility. list as detailed above but will also be to arrange an admission meeting. added to the separate waiting list for A child added to a waiting list will At this meeting parents/carers the Provision. Only children identified remain on that list until: must provide acceptable proof by the High Needs Funding Panel can of their child’s date of birth and The child is offered a place at a be added to the Resource Provision address which must correspond school ranked higher waiting list. If a place becomes with the details supplied on available in the Resource Provision OR the application form. If a child’s the child who is number one on the address has changed since the The child is offered a place at the Resource Provision will be offered the form was completed, the school school and the place is refused place and not the child who is number will require proof of the address on OR one on the main school waiting list. the application form and the new 16. Independent admission appeals address. The parent/carers request their child to be removed from the list, in writing. A parent/carer whose child has not If the parent/carer is unable to provide been offered a place at a school the required documents, the school OR named on their application form will may arrange an unannounced home The parent/carer submits a fresh be notified in writing of their right to visit to confirm residence. application and has not named an independent admissions appeal 15. Waiting lists the school as one of their current hearing under the School and preferences Standards Framework Act 1998. For Year 7 entry in the next academic Irrespective of the ranked order of year waiting list will open on the day OR the school offered parents/carers still following national offer day in March. The application was found to have the right of appeal for a place For all other year groups waiting be fraudulent or completed to ranked lower than the school offered. lists open on the first day of the new deliberately mislead. Parent/scarers do not have a right academic year in September and are OR of appeal if they have been offered a closed and cleared on the last school place and it is not in the year group day of each school term, except where The last school day of each term, they would like. However, they may the application was received in Pupil where the application was received make a complaint in accordance with Services on or after the first day of in Pupil Services on or after the first the relevant published complaints the month in which the school holiday day of the month in which the school procedure. If a parent/carer has had starts then the application will be holiday starts, at which time the an unsuccessful appeal, a second automatically rolled forward to the same application will be automatically rolled appeal application for a place in school waiting list for the new term. forward to the same school waiting list for the new term the same academic year, for the If a child cannot be offered a place at same school, will not be considered any of their parent/carer’s preferences Where a child has been removed unless there have been significant as detailed on their application, a from a waiting list to be added again changes in circumstances relevant child’s name will be automatically their parent/carer must complete and to the application. The LA will make added to the waiting list for each of submit a fresh application form. their decision as to whether to grant the schools named (unless one of their For all schools who participate in the second appeal based on the preferences is an academy or UTC the Council’s waiting list scheme, significance of the change. and their admission arrangements Pupil Services will send an automatic 17. Fair Access Protocol state a different process). weekly email advising the applicant The Council is legally required to The offer of a preferred school will of the child’s waiting list position. This have a fair access protocol. This automatically result in lower ranked service can only be provided if we explains that children who come schools being withdrawn unless the have a current valid email address under certain vulnerable groups, applicant notifies Pupil Services of and the applicant has not opted out for example, children: in the care of their requirements. of the emails. a local authority; without a school All waiting lists must be organised For those families who have a child place; who are the main carer in their in accordance with the published on a waiting list for whom we have a family; with physical disabilities; and criteria (below), not on a first come, current valid email address, we will those who are from traveller families, first served basis. This means children send notifications when the waiting will be given priority admission to a new to a waiting list are added in their lists are closed and cleared each term. school if necessary.

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 51 These children will be given priority b) Children who have been out of Newham also considers the over the children on a school’s education for two months or following vulnerable groups under waiting list. You can see the full fair more; this protocol: access protocol at www.newham. c) Children of Gypsies, Roma, • Children identified by their Head gov.uk Where a Newham child Travellers, refugees and asylum Teacher or the Police as being cannot be placed in any school in seekers; victims of recent serious crimes or the borough due to a shortage of major school incidents; school places, a place will be offered d) Children who are homeless; in accordance with this protocol. • Children who have been identified e) Children with unsupportive family by the Police or the criminal As specified in the Department of backgrounds for whom a place justice system who cannot return Education’s School Admissions has not been sought; to their current school; Code - February 2012 consideration f) Children who are carers; is given to all vulnerable and hard to • Children of UK Service Personnel. place pupils, which must include: g) Children with special educational A copy of this protocol is available needs, disabilities or medical a) Children from the criminal justice on the Newham website or by conditions (but without a system or Pupil Referral Units calling 020 8430 2000. Statement or Education Health who need to be reintegrated into and Care Plan). mainstream education;

52 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE London Borough of Newham Secondary Community Schools Admissions Oversubscription Criteria For entry from September 2018 onwards This criteria has been adopted by Bobby Moore Academy, Brampton Manor Academy, Forest Gate Community School, Langdon Academy, Oasis Academy Silvertown and School 21.

Children with Statements of Special Priority 4: All other children, whether Twins and children from multiple Educational Needs or Education or not they live in Newham. births Health and Care Plans will have a For Year 7 for the following September school named in their statement/ If we have to decide between twins and children from multiple births plan before other applicants are applicants in any of the above will be admitted over the 30 class considered. admissions criterion the tie break will be: home to school shortest walking limit if one of the children in the sibling If we have more applications under distance, starting with the nearest group is the final child offered a place. the above considerations, than we address (page 33). For ‘In year’ admissions outside have places available, we will apply the normal admission round twins or the admissions criteria below to For Sarah Bonnell only: if we have child from a multiple birth may not be decide which applicant gets priority. to decide between applicants in any allocated a place over the school’s Children in a lower priority group will of the above admissions criterion admission number if only one sibling not be offered a place unless all the the tie break, in the first instance can be offered. Random allocation children in the group or groups higher priority in each group is given would be used to determine which have been offered. to those children who live in the schools priority area and then home of the children will be offered Priority 1: Looked after children to shortest walking distance. the place available. An officer and children who were looked after, independent of Children’s Services but ceased to be so because they Priority area/local schools and the admissions processes were adopted (or became subject For Sarah Bonnell School admissions will be responsible for drawing the to a residence order or special the borough has determined a priority name of the successful applicant guardianship order1) area. This has fixed boundaries and the draw will be overseen by an independent adjudicator who will not And then determined by the Council and approved via formal consultation. work in Childrens Services or have Priority 2: Children who have been Although this school is located on the any involvement with the admissions assessed by Newham Council’s borough boundary to comply with the process. Special Educational Needs Service law the priority area does not follow Sibling (brother or sister) as requiring a particular named the borough boundary it follows school to meet their special natural and manmade features. No For admission purposes a siblings is educational needs and/or physical other Newham maintained non faith defined as: access. In addition the child must be secondary school has a priority area. Each of two or more children having on the Special Educational Needs one or both parents in common; a Code of Practice and be in receipt Residing in the priority area does brother or sister. of ‘high needs funding’ and/ or have not guarantee a child a place at the physical access difficulties. school but it does mean they have This includes; priority over children who live outside 3 And then the priority area who do not have • Adopted siblings , Priority 3: Children who are siblings on roll at the school. • Step-sibling through marriage, reasonably expected to have Parent/carers can find out which • Common law step-siblings a sibling on roll at the time of school(s) catchment area you live in admission (see below) in the school. by visiting our School Finder located • Children subject of a residence on the Newham website order and foster children (only those And then “looked after” by any local authority).

1 An adoption order is an order under Section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. A ‘residence order’ is an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live under Section 8 of the Children Act 1989. Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or more individuals t o be a child’s special guardian (or special guardians). Note; in order to be given highest priority for admission, a child has to fall within the definition of ‘looked after’ in section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989. As this Act applies to England and Wales, a child has to be looked after by an English or Welsh local authority in order to be given highest priority. In addition, in order to fall within the definition of a previously looked after child, an adopted child must have been adopted under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 but as this Act did not come fully into force until December 2005, it is not possible for a child to have been adopted under that Act prior to then. This means that children adopted between 1989 and December 2005 under the Adoption Act 1976 will not be entitled to be prioritised in Group 1. However, as residence orders and special guardianship orders were brought into force by the Children Acts 1989 and 2004 and there was no applicable legislation before these Acts all children subject to a special guardianship order or residence order in place immediately after being looked after will be place in priority group 1 above.

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 53 Examples of those who will not be the school following the submission OR considered as siblings: of their application their parent/carer • A PO Box address must notify Pupil Services in writing • Cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, ([email protected]) OR other family members living in the of the sibling’s enrolment details for same home, • Second or other additional the child’s priority for a place from property’s owned by the child’s • Other children living in the same the waiting list to be changed to family, which do not have other household who are not included in include their new sibling priority. tenants and where the child is not the list above, Conversely if a child is on a waiting resident for at least 6 months of • Children who share the same child list and has sibling priority, if their the academic year. minder or private fosterer. sibling is removed from the school’s OR roll following the submission of The named siblings must be living their application their parent/carer • Future addresses even if contracts at the same address as the child on must notify Pupil Services in writing have been exchanged or the the application, at the time of the ( Council have offered the property application. For normal admissions, [email protected]. ) of the sibling’s leave date so the in writing. primary to secondary transition, uk child’s sibling priority for a place can the national closing date will be And these will not be used for the be withdrawn. used as the application date for purposes of allocating school places. all applications received from 1 At some of our secondary schools Where a child’s natural parents September to 31 October preceding we reserve a small number of are not living together and the the academic year of entry. Sibling places for children with particular child spends a few days in both connections and addresses will special educational needs. Their households on week days, then be verified by Local Authority in younger brothers and sisters will be the address that will be used for partnership with the preferred considered under criterion 3 above. measurement purposes will be the school, so it is essential that families Home address one from which the child goes to ensure they inform their child’s school in the morning most often on school of any address change. An address supplied as the week days. child’s home address will not be Any sibling connection will count if considered if it is: Tie Break the sibling is in the sixth form and reasonably expected to be on roll at • An address registered with the If we have to decide between the time of entry of their sibling but Council as commercial property, applicants in any of the above a sibling connection does not count admissions criterion the tie break will OR when the sibling is attending the be: home to school shortest walking school’s nursery class, even where • An address registered with the distance, starting with the nearest it is an All through school with a Council as empty or derelict address. In the event of two or more nursery, irrespective of their age. children living equidistant from the OR school, the place will be decided by Sibling priority can only be • A tenant’s address, where the drawing lots, the first name drawn granted where it forms part of the property is owned by the parent/ will be offered the place. oversubscription criteria and the carer and rented to a third party, applicant has supplied the full name The Local Authority uses an Industry and date of birth of the sibling on the OR Leading and Council approved Geographical Information System application form, in the appropriate • Another family member’s/ (GIS) to calculate shortest walking section of the form and where the friend’s address who does not distance measurements. This sibling is and will be reasonably have parental responsibility for system provides distances in miles expected to be on roll at the school the child, even if the tenant is and yards to three decimal places when the child for whom a place is responsible for the child’s daycare using a routing database system, being sought is due to start. arrangements, based upon two dimensional maps. If a child is awaiting a school offer OR Contour, elevation or terrain is or is on a waiting list for a new offer not taken into account when the and has a sibling who has started at • Their child-minder’s address, distances are measured.

3 An adoption order is an order under Section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. A ‘residence order’ is an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live under Section 8 of the Children Act 1989. Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or special guardians). Note; in order to be given highest priority for admission, a child has to fall within the definition of ‘looked after’ in section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989. As this Act applies to England and Wales, a child has to be looked after by an English or Welsh local authority in order to be given highest priority. In addition, in order to fall within the definition of a previously looked after child, an adopted child must have been adopted under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 but as this Act did not come fully into force until December 2005, it is not possible for a child to have been adopted under that Act prior to then. This means that children adopted between 1989 and December 2005 under the Adoption Act 1976 will not be entitled to be prioritised in Group 1. However, as residence orders and special guardianship orders were brought into force by the Children Act’s 1989 and 2004 and there was no applicable legislation before these Acts all children subject to a special guardianship order or residence order in place immediately after being looked after will be place in priority group 1 above

54 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE For Sarah Bonnell School only, within, each criterion priority is given to those girls whose main home address is within the school’s priority area, then the home to school distance tie break is applied. Home to school distance calculations Shortest walking distance and straight line measurement Start point of calculation (home address) For calculation purposes the local authority uses the best address database available to determine the location of the address start point. This start point is the centriod point of within the property building boundary. The property buildings used are based upon the UK’s definitive map base supplied by centroid, links to the nearest point The route starts and is measured the UK’s national mapping agency on the Ordnance Survey MasterMap from the pupil’s home address Ordnance Survey (OS). Integrated Transport Network (ITN), centroid, links to the nearest point then follows the shortest available on the Ordnance Survey MasterMap This means if a child lives in a block walking route (see below) to link to Integrated Transport Network (ITN), of flats where a communal entrance the nearest ITN point to the school’s then follows a straight line as the used as an entry point the LA will use nominated entrance and then crow flies route to the end point at the centroid of the block and not the ends at that nominated entrance. that nominated entrance. Doglegs are individual flat for these calculations. Doglegs are added to the start and added to the start and end points to All calculations are based on the end points to join the centroid point join the centroid point of the property child’s home address supplied on of the property to the start point to the start point of the ITN route to the application form being correct of the ITN route to give a full and give a full an accurate measurement. accurate measurement. at the date of parental/carer’s All routes are measured using data signature and the address being All routes are measured using data from Ordnance Survey, the officially classified as a residential property from Ordnance Survey, the officially recognised national mapping on the Council’s database. recognised national mapping agency. Where necessary we have Shortest walking distance and agency. Where necessary we have enhanced this dataset to reflect the straight line measurement enhanced this dataset to reflect characteristics that aim to best deliver End point of calculation (school the characteristics that aim to best our adopted local standards. deliver our adopted local standards. nominated entrance) Second stage tie break The following are excluded from our The school’s nominated entrance If the LA’s system calculates that two calculations (this is not an exhaustive (nominated gate) used for or more pupils applying for the same list and may be subject to change calculation purposes is the main school in the same year group have the depending on conditions outside the gate at the official postal address of same home to school distance (to three control of the Admissions Service) the school unless their Governing decimal places) the following criteria is Body has officially notified the Parks/recreational areas (The Greenway used to determine their priority. LA by 31 August every year of a is included in our calculations) different entrance for measurement For pupils who live in a flat, whether purposes. No other entrance will be Unofficial crossing points of the they are within a block or a house, used to calculate the distance. A12/3 and Newham docks priority will be given based on the floor the child lives, with the lowest Footpaths not approved by the LA Route (shortest walking distance floor having priority over higher floors. only) Route (straight line distance only In all other cases random allocation for Chobham Academy and East The shortest walking route is would be used to determine which London Science School) calculated using the LA’s adopted of the children will be offered highways and approved footpaths The straight line distance is calculated the place available. An officer available to the best of our knowledge using the LA’s adopted highways and independent of Children’s Services at the time of the calculations. approved footpaths available to the and the admissions processes The route starts and is measured best of our knowledge at the time of will be responsible for drawing the from the pupils’ home address the calculations. name of the successful applicant

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 55 and the draw will be overseen by then follows the shortest available - Our Lady Of Compassion (Upton an independent adjudicator who walking route (see below) to link to Park) will not work in Children’s Services the nearest ITN point to the schools St. Bonaventure’s Catholic or have any involvement with the nominated entrance and then ends at Comprehensive School - Our Lady Of admissions processes. that nominated entrance. Compassion (Upton Park) For applications from outside of Gates and entrances Note: to ensure continuity for all Newham Note: the entrance (gates) used for applicants only the LA council The route starts and is measured home to school distance tie break approved system can be used to from the pupil’s home address, links purposes, is the entrance for the calculate home to school distance tie to the nearest point on the Ordnance official postal address except for breaks. Survey MasterMap Integrated the following schools which use Other GIS systems such as Google Transport Network (ITN), then follows alternative entrances as requested by Maps or personal Satellite Navigation a straight line measurement (as the their Governing Body. Systems will not necessarily calculate crow flies) to the nearest point on Brampton Manor Academy – the same route as the LA approved the Ordnance Survey MasterMap Boundary Lane system as they may not be able to Integrated Transport Network (ITN) accommodate our approved routes. on the Newham borough boundary, St. Angela’s Ursuline Convent School

56 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE Appendix 1 Published Admission Numbers

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Bobby Moore Academy 180 120 N/A N/A N/A Brampton Manor Academy 300 300 300 300 300 Chobham Academy 180 180 180 180 180 East London Science School 120 120 120 N/A N/A Eastlea Community School 240 240 240 240 240 Forest Gate Community 210 240 240 210 210 School Kingsford Community 330 330 330 300 300 School Langdon Academy 360 360 360 360 360 London Design and N/A N/A N/A TBC TBC Engineering UTC Lister Community School 270 270 270 270 270 Little Ilford School 300 300 270 270 270 Plashet School 300 300 270 270 270 Rokeby School 180 180 180 180 180 Sarah Bonnell School 270 270 240 240 240 School 21 75 75 75 75 75 Stratford School Academy 330 330 330 300 300 The Cumberland School 300 300 300 300 300 The Royal Docks Community 210 210 210 210 210 School

Note: for Chobham Academy, only 90 of the places are available for open application for primary to secondary transition. The first 90 are taken by the Academy’s year 6 pupils moving into the secondary phase of their education.

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 57 Appendix 2 Documents for Admission All school offer and alternative If a person has been granted leave to and the address on the application allocations for educational study at an independent fee-paying form must be provided. Pupil establishments for compulsory school school but studies at a local education Services must be notified of any aged children are conditional. This authority (LEA) funded address change since the Common means they are made on the condition instead, they may have breached Application Form CAF was completed that the information provided on the their conditions of stay in the UK. The in case the place may have been application was accurate at the time Local Authority must consider refusing secured by fraudulent means. of signing and submission. If it is on general grounds. If a child’s parents are not living found to be fraudulent or deliberately This means even if a Passport or Visa together and the child spends a misleading the school place made is stamped ‘No Recourse to Public few days in both households on be withdrawn. For a child to be Funds’ the child must still be admitted week days, then best practice is to admitted their parent/carer must by the named school, if all other take proof of both addresses, but provide Newham acceptable proofs admission requirements are met. for admission as a minimum, they as specified below. Where these must provide proof of the address documents cannot be provided Proof of the child’s legal name and registered on the CAF which should further action may be required before date of birth: be the one from which the child goes admission can take place. This does • UK Birth Certificate – short or long to school in the morning most often not mean any child will be refused a versions (non UK birth certificates on week days. school place, but it does mean they cannot be accepted as they may be may not be offered a place at an OR in a language other than English) oversubscribed school where they • Current Housing Benefit cannot prove they have priority. OR Entitlement Letter (financial details Only original copies of documents • Valid Current Passport (the child should be deleted on the copy in can be accepted at the school may be included on their parents’ their presence) admission meeting, photo copies valid current passport) OR are not permissible. Both sides of OR the documents will be checked for • Current Tenancy Agreement authenticity as photo-copies and • European Economic Area* (EEA) for Council Housing or Housing scanned images can now capture Identity Cards Association Property watermarks. OR OR Certified, dated photo/scanned • Official Documentation from the • Tenancy Agreement for Private copies will be taken in all cases of all National Asylum Seeker Service Accommodation from Newham documents and added to pupil files. indicating they are supporting Accredited Landlord (acceptable School admissions - children the family e.g. ARC application to December 2012) or Tenancy from overseas registration card Application Agreement from a Newham registration card (ARC) ARC is a Licensed Landlord (accepted from Parents who have moved from credit card sized document issued January 2013 onwards) overseas to reside in England to asylum applicants after screening OR with their children may express a to show that they have applied for preference for their children to attend a asylum. It is also used as evidence • Letter from the National Asylum maintained school or academy under of identity, immigration status and Support Service (NASS) Team the normal admission arrangements Note: only Adoption or Deed Poll informing the family of the address described in this Code regardless of documentation can be accepted of the accommodation being their immigration status. This includes as proof of a child’s official name provided for the family. the children of asylum seekers; parents change following the issue date of OR who have limited leave to enter or any of the above documents. remain in the UK; and teachers • A letter from Adult/Children’s Proof of the child’s main address: coming to the UK with their children on Services Asylum Team informing a teacher exchange scheme. Documentation to confirm the the family of the address of the Extract from UK Border Agency child’s current home address must accommodation being provided for Public Funds Guidance - be addressed to at least one of the family the parent/carers detailed on the April 2013 Note: Tenancy Agreements from Common Application Form (CAF) landlords who are not accredited The law requires all children of who must live at the same address (licensed from January 2013) by compulsory school age to have as the child. access to education. Because of this, Newham and documents relating compulsory school age education If the child has moved since the to house/flat purchase must not be does not count as public funds for the application form was completed, accepted. If you are provided with a purposes of the Immigration Rules. proof of both their new address child’s home address that is Private

58 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE Sector Housing and the property is OR Emergency Contacts unlicensed, the case must be reported • Water Bill/Payment Schedule/ For all children you must hold at least by the school via the Private Sector Reminder – dated for the current two Emergency Contacts who must Housing – Report an Unlicensed financial year be aged 18 or over (If possible at least Private Rented Property page of the one of the contacts should be able Newham website. OR speak English). AND one of the following Utility • Telephone Bill/Reminder – dated Full Name Bills (this is not required for families for the current financial year Address supported by NASS or a Social Care OR Language Asylum Team). In all cases the amount Relationship to the Child due and their balance should be • Mobile Phone Bill/Reminder – Home Number deleted from the copy in the parent/ dated for the current financial year Mobile Number carer’s presence). Medical Contacts Proof of parental responsibility: • Gas Bill/Payment Schedule/ Doctor’s Surgery Name, Surgery Reminder – dated for the current Address and Telephone Number, GP Documents should be provided by financial year Name (optional) the person living with child to confirm their parental responsibility and OR AND details of other persons with parental • Electricity Bill/Payment Schedule/ Dentist’s Surgery Name, Surgery responsibility for this child. Reminder – dated for the current Address and Telephone Number, financial year Dentist’s Name (optional)

Appendix 3 Admission Arrangements for September 2017 onwards Own Admission Authority Schools (Year Groups 7 to 11)

Adopted Local Adopted Local Authority Responsibility for Home Authority Admission Waiting List Arrangements Adopted Local Authority to School Distance Establishment Arrangements excluding and Delegated Oversubscription Criteria Calculations to Local Oversubscription Criteria Responsibility for Waiting Authority Waiting Lists List to Local Authority Bobby Moore Academy Yes Yes Yes Yes

Brampton Manor Yes Yes No Yes Academy

Chobham Academy No No No Yes

East London Science Yes No No Yes School

Forest Gate School Yes Yes Yes Yes

Langdon Academy Yes Yes No Yes

London Design and No No No Yes Engineering UTC

Oasis Academy Yes Yes No Yes Silvertown

St. Angela's Ursuline Yes No No Yes Convent School

St. Bonaventure's Catholic Comprehensive Yes No No Yes School

School 21 Yes Yes No Yes

Stratford School Yes No No Not Applicable Academy

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Apply for your child’s school not have one. You can sign up for a • We will send you an email with your place online free Google mail email account on username and a new password. the eAdmissions site. Use these to log in to your account. Applying online for a school • It is important that you register well • You must check your personal place is quick and easy. Follow before the deadline, in case there details – your home address, email, the steps below to start your child’s are any problems making your telephone numbers. To make any online application. application. The closing date is 31 changes select ‘Edit your details’ and • Each screen will explain what you October for secondary applications enter the new details but make sure need to do; there are guidance • We recommend Google Mail. you press the ‘Save and continue’ notes on the left hand side of the However, if you already have an button to record these changes. screen to help you. email address you should set your Step 4: Adding your child’s details • You can select any text that is junk mail filter to ‘Standard’ so that • The next page is ‘My school underlined (usually a question/ emails from eAdmissions go straight admissions.’ If your child’s name section of the form that needs to be to your inbox. You should check is not listed here, select the ‘Start completed) and this will open in a your junk email folder now and then application for new child’ button. new window with an explanation of to make sure that messages from what is required. eAdmissions Team are not sent there • If you can see your child’s name on by mistake. your ‘My school admissions’ page, Step 1: Getting started select the ‘Start new application’ • Before you start your online application, • Once you have registered on the button below the child’s name. you will need do some research. eAdmissions site, we will send you This button will only be available for an email with your username and children whose date of birth falls • See your local authority’s website instructions to follow. for details about how applications within a relevant age range. are processed. • Follow the instructions and you Enter the details requested about will be sent a second email with • Visit schools. the child you are making the your password. application for on the ‘Child details’ • Check schools’ websites. • Please keep these safe as you will page or check existing details and • Read the admissions criteria for the need them to log in and apply for select the ‘Save & continue’ button. schools you are interested in. any other children you have, and to • Fill in all the questions on this page see the outcome of your application • Check how places were offered in and press the ‘Save and continue’ in March for secondary applications. previous years. button at the end of the page. • The email will also contain a • You should check transport policies Please remember link which will take you to the for local authorities (outside London). eAdmissions login page to start • Council tax account number: Step 2: What to do if this is the your application. Some local authorities will ask you to first time you are applying online list this information for the address Step 3: What to do if you have using eAdmissions where your child lives. For more applied before using eAdmissions details select ‘Local Authority details’ If you have used the eAdmissions or you have just registered and button on the left hand side bar to system before to apply for a received your username and see your council’s policy on this. school place for any of your password children, you do not need to • Child’s current school: Please • On the home page select ‘login to register again. Instead please go select the school from the drop an existing account’ and enter your to Step 3. down list. Only type the name of the username and password. school in the box if your child is at • If this is the first time you are using • If you have forgotten your username a nursery school or you cannot see the eAdmissions website you must or password we can re-send the school name listed. register to apply online. them to you when you select •  If you have • You will need an email address to Twins or triplets: the ‘Forgotten your username or twins or triplets you must make an register, but don’t worry if you do password?’ link. application for each child and tick the multiple birth box.

60 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE Step 5: Adding school preferences • Add your preferences in the order you prefer them. You can select up to six schools. • Make sure you include the details of any brothers or sisters who may be attending one of the schools you have applied for. If you do not tell us, you may lose out on the sibling criterion. • If you would like your child to be considered under medical or social criteria for any of the schools you have applied for, you must tick the relevant box and attach supporting evidence. You can attach documents once you have submitted your application. If you do not provide the evidence to support your application, your Step 7: Attaching documents Important information request cannot be considered Many local authorities need you to If you have ticked any of the under that criterion. send them information to support categories above and do not provide • Some schools ask you to fill in your application. You can find out evidence to show this, your local extra forms called Supplementary what each local authority needs by authority is unlikely to take account of Information Forms (SIF). If you do reading their information booklet this when making allocations. not fill in these forms and send them about applying for school places. What happens next? direct to the relevant school, you Select ‘Local Authority details’ button • If you submitted your application by risk your chance of getting a place on the left hand side bar. Documents the closing date, you will be sent at these schools. you may need to attach: the outcome of your application on • It is your responsibility to check • Confirmation of your child’s address the published offer day. that your online application is fully and their date of birth. • You should respond within 14 completed and that you have • Information to support your days. To accept or decline your entered all details correctly. If you application such as doctors’ letters offer you should log back in to your do not tick certain boxes or enter if you have applied under the eAdmissions account and select the relevant information (for example medical criterion. ‘View outcome of application and sibling box) your application will not • Information to confirm your child respond’ button. be considered under that criterion. was looked after or previously • Some local authorities do not send • Each time you fill in the information looked after. letters if you have applied online. on a page, make sure that you select • Information to confirm that you are Check your local authority’s details ‘Save and continue’ button or the a crown servant. on the left hand side of the ‘My information will not be registered. school admissions’ page. Step 6: Submitting your application • You can make changes to your online application up until the closing date. Each time you make a change Receipt details you must resubmit your application. Use the space below to record the username, email address, passwords • Select the ‘Submit application’ and application reference number you have used to make your application. button on the last page. Without it you will not be able to go online and see which school place your • After you have submitted your child has been offered. See ‘What happens next’ section for the results date. application you will receive an email confirming details of your online Username: application. The email will list an application reference number similar to this: 123-2017-09-E-123456. Password: If you do not receive a number it means your application was not submitted successfully and you Application Reference Number: must log in and select the ‘Submit application’ button again.

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 61 Voluntary-aided schools’ admission criteria for September 2018 St Angela’s Ursuline Convent School St Angela’s Ursuline School is an 11-18 voluntary-aided girls’ school founded by the Ursuline Sisters in 1862 and now under the trusteeship of the Diocese of Brentwood. The primary aim of the school is the education of Catholic children in accordance with its trust deed. St Angela’s seeks at all times to foster the growth of pupils’ understanding and appreciation of their faith. The Governors of St Angela’s Ursuline School intend to admit 192 pupils into Year 7 for the academic year 2018/2019. Applications for places to In the event of over-subscription St Angela’s for admission in September 2016 were 510. applicants will be considered in By naming St Angela’s as a preference, it is assumed that parents/carers the following order of priority wish their child to receive a Catholic education and unreservedly support groups: the aims and ethos of the school as described in the school prospectus. 1. Looked After Catholic Children Wherever there are more applicants than places available, priority will or Catholic ‘previously Looked After always be given to Catholic applicants in accordance with the over- Children’ who have been adopted subscription criteria for 2018/2019 listed below. 2. Baptised Roman Catholic girls whose permanent residence Catholic as that sibling, currently attending is within one of the following Roman the school in Year 7-10 at the time ‘Catholic’ means a member of the Catholic parish boundaries of the of application and who will still be Church in communion with the See Newham Deanery, and who with their attending the school in the Academic of Rome. This includes the Eastern family practise regularly as confirmed Year 2018/2019. Catholic Churches. (See school by the Diocese of Brentwood’s website for complete list) Looked After Children and Priests Reference Form. Practising Catholic Previously Looked After Children 3. Baptised Roman Catholic girls, who are resident in Newham, A ‘looked after child’ is a child The Governors will determine practice but whose level of practice cannot who is (a) in the care of a local of the Catholic Faith with reference to be supported by the Diocese of authority, or (b) being provided with the following criteria: Brentwood’s Priests Reference Form. accommodation by a local authority • evidence that the child has been in the exercise of their social services 4. Any other baptised Catholic girls. baptised in accordance with functions at the time of making an 5. All other Looked After Children or the disciplines and rites of the application to a school. ‘Previously Looked After Children’ Catholic Church ‘Previously Looked After’ are children who have been adopted • a certificate of reception into the who were looked after, but ceased to 6. Children of families of another Catholic Church, or letter from the be so because they were adopted or Christian denomination in the parish priest is required for all those became subject to a residence order following order of priority: baptised in other faiths who are or special guardianship order. • Christians who have been now practising Catholics Children with Statements of Special baptised or have a ‘service of • a copy of the Child’s Baptismal Educational Needs and Education dedication’ and whose minister can certificate is to be attached to the Health and Care Plans (EHCP) will be confirm their level of practice as at Priest’s Reference Form admitted to their named school before least monthly. • the practice of the faith is confirmed any other applicants are considered. by the Diocesan Priest’s Reference Form. Parish in Newham Deanery District Christian denominations Our Lady of Compassion Upton Park Christian churches that are members St Anne’s Custom House of ‘Churches together in England’. A St Mark’s list of member churches can be found St Antony of Padua Forest Gate at www.churches-together.net St Francis of Assisi Stratford Siblings St Margaret and All Saints Canning Town Sibling refers to sister, half-sister, adopted sister, step sister, foster St Mary and St Edward Beckton/Silvertown/ sister or the child of the parent/carer’s with St John partner where the child for whom St Michael’s East Ham the place is sought is living in the same family unit at the same address St Stephen’s Manor Park

62 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE • All other Christians whose minister application within each category. 2018/2019 available from St Angela’s Ursuline Sixth Form. St George’s can confirm their level of practice as 2. Where the offer of places to all at least monthly. Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 8HU. the applicants in any of the sub- Telephone Number: 020 8475 7329. • Any other Christians. categories listed above would still lead to over subscription, the 7. Children of families of other faiths Timescales residing in Newham whose religious places up to the admission number leader can confirm in writing that will be offered to those living Parents will be advised of the they are practising at least monthly. nearest to the school. The distance outcome of their application on measurement has been agreed 8. Any other applicants, including 1 March 2018, National Offer Day. by the Governors as the distance those who have not provided proof from home to the nominated of residence and/or a recent utility Late applications central point of Newham, which bill as stipulated in part ‘c’ of the is the Front Entrance of Our Lady Late applications received after the Admissions Criteria. of Compassion Catholic Church, closing date will be considered in Tie Break Green Street, London E13 9AX. accordance with the Admissions Criteria from the date of receipt but not Where the offer of a place to all 3. In the event of the tie break so as to prejudice decisions already applicants in any of the categories proving unable to decide between taken after the closing date regarding listed above would lead to over two applicants, a unbiased random the allocation of places. subscription the following provision allocation will be used to decide will be applied. the tie break. Accuracy 1. The attendance of a sibling at St Angela’s Ursuline school on the Sixth form admissions All offers are made on condition that the school roll at the time of enrolment information received by the Governing For admissions to the sixth form (years 7 – 11) becomes the highest Body is entirely accurate. If at any stage please refer to St Angela’s Ursuline priority (in distance order) of an this is proved to be otherwise, the offer Sixth Form Admission Criteria of a place may be withdrawn.

Places offered using St Angela’s oversubscription criteria for entry for September 2017 Places available Education Health Care Plan or Statement of SEN 1 - 0 Priority Group 2 with Priority group sibling 2 Priority group 3 with Priority group sibling 3 Priority group 4 with Priority group sibling 4 Priority group 5 with Priority group sibling 5 Priority group 6 with Priority group sibling 6 Priority group 7 with Priority group sibling 7 Priority group All other applicants Distance of final offer

186 0 0 31 110 1 1 4 13 0 0 1 25 0 0 0 3.517

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 63 Appeals procedure form. The closing date for the • letter from the National Asylum forms is 31 October 2017. Support Service (NASS) telling you Parent/carers wishing to appeal of your housing address should read pages 77-80 or visit b) Catholic applicants will be required www.newham.gov.uk for more to support their application with • letter from Adult or Children’s information. a Parish Priest’s Reference Form, Services Asylum Team, telling you of which will confirm practice.The your housing address. Waiting lists Priest’s Reference Form is Section 2 obtainable only from the Parish In addition to the right of appeal, church/Parish Priest. • gas bill, payment schedule or unsuccessful candidates will be reminder Non Catholic applicants must also offered the opportunity to be placed arrange for their minister/faith leader • electricity bill, payment schedule or on a waiting list. The waiting list to send a letter confirming that they reminder will be maintained in order of the are practising at least monthly. • water bill, payment schedule or over-subscription criteria set out reminder above and not in the order in which c) The Governors require parents to applications are received or added to submit TWO proofs of residence, • telephone bill or reminder the list. one from section 1 AND one from • mobile phone bill or reminder. section 2. All waiting lists will be maintained only for the academic year 2018-2019. If Section 1 Applicants who do not produce parents wish the application to join • Council Tax bill for this financial year a parish priest’s reference or or remain on the waiting list for the • Current housing benefit entitlement minister’s or religious leaders following academic year 2019-2020, letter supporting letter with their they need to contact the school in writing to request this in early • tenancy agreement for your council application will not qualify September 2019. housing or housing association within their respective category property and should not assume an offer Applications • tenancy agreement for your housing of a place. a) Pink SIF forms for St Angela’s privately rented from a landlord (obtained from Newham accredited by us (for tenancies Online admissions eadmissions website or from which started before 1 January If you are applying online via the St Angela’s directly) should be 2013) or eadmissions website you must still returned only to the school. A copy • tenancy agreement from a landlord send your completed SIF directly to of Baptism Certificate must licensed by us (for tenancies which the school. You MUST NOT attach it be attached to this application started from 1 January 2013) to the online form.

64 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE advised of their right of appeal to an St Bonaventure’s Catholic Comprehensive School independent appeal panel. St Bonaventure’s School was founded by the Catholic Church 7. Parents wishing to appeal must to provide education for boys of Catholic families. The school is do so in writing 20 days after they conducted by its governing body as part of the Catholic Church in have received confirmation of their accordance with its trust deed and instrument of government, and offer from Pupil Services. seeks at all times to be a witness to Jesus Christ. Whenever there are more applications than places available, priority will always be given to Catholic applicants in accordance with the Over subscription criteria over subscription criteria stated. At any time where there are The Governors of St Bonaventure’s School intend to admit 186 boys more applications for places into Year 7 in the school year which begins in September 2018. than the number of places Applications for places at St Bonaventure’s for Year 7 starting available, places will be offered September 2016 were: 623 according to the following order of priority:

Application procedures and a Certificate of Catholic Practice, 1. Adopted, ‘Looked After’ and timetable – what you have which will confirm practice as a previously ‘Looked After’ to do regular member of the Catholic faith. children from Catholic Families. The Certificate of Catholic Practice 1. The Common Application Form 2. Practising Catholic children, as can be obtained from your Parish (CAF) for Year 7 application must determined by a Catholic Priest Priest. This must be returned to St be returned to Pupil Services using the Certificate of Catholic Bonaventure’s by 31 October 2017. Section by 31 October 2017. Practice and who are resident The St Bonaventure’s School 4. Non-Catholic applicants will in the Deanery of Newham. Supplementary Information Form need to obtain a Non-Catholic 3. Practising Catholic children, as (SIF) (obtained from London Borough Faith Leader Reference Form, determined by a Catholic Priest of Newham; downloaded from the this will be available on the school using the Certificate of Catholic school’s website: www.stbons. website www.stbons.org and Practice and who are resident org or collected from the school’s arrange for this to be returned to St outside of the boundary of the reception) together with a photocopy Bonaventure’s by their Faith Leader Deanery of Newham. of the Baptismal Certificate should be by 31 October 2017. 4. Baptised Catholic children returned to St Bonaventure’s School, Applicants should note that unless as determined by a Catholic who will provide a receipt if requested. the SIF described above has been certificate of baptism. A photocopy of the Baptism completed and returned on time Certificate must be firmly attached to to the school, the Governors 5. Any other Adopted, ‘Looked this Supplementary Information Form. will be unable to determine the After’ and previously ‘Looked The closing date for the SIF to be criteria and so the application after’ children who are not handed directly to St Bonaventure’s is will be placed under Criterion 9: Catholic. 31 October 2017. “Other Applicants” by default. If 6. Members of an Eastern 2. Non-Newham residents must the Common Application Form is Christian Church, whose apply through their own Local not completed and returned to the application is supported by a Authority using the appropriate appropriate Education Authority appropriate Minister of religion Common Application Form (CAF). as explained above the application using the Reference Form for They can either obtain the St will be invalid and the Education Non-Catholic Faith leaders. Bonaventure’s School Supplementary Authority will not offer a place in 7. Members of other Christian Information Form (SIF) from the St Bonaventure’s school. denominations that are school’s reception; download from 5. The Admissions Authority of St members of “Churches the school’s website: www.stbons. Bonaventure’s will inform parents of Together in England”, whose org or contact Newham’s Pupil the outcome of the determination of application is supported by an Services Section to be sent one. applications following an admissions appropriate Minister of religion Non-Newham residents should meeting held in December 2017. using the Reference Form for return their own borough’s CAF to This letter will inform applicants of Non-Catholic Faith leaders. their Local Authority by the specified the criterion in which their application deadline. The St Bonaventure’s has been placed. This will not be an 8. Children of other Faith School Supplementary Information offer of a place at St Bonaventure’s. traditions, whose application is Form (SIF) together with photocopies supported by an appropriate of the Baptismal Certificate must 6. Parents will be advised of the religious leader using the be completed and returned to St. outcome of their application by Pupil Reference Form for Non- Bonaventure’s by 31 October 2017. Services Section (not the school) Catholic Faith leaders. on 1 March 2018 National Offer 3. Catholic applicants will be required Day. Unsuccessful applicants will be 9. All other applicants. to support their application with

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 65 Places offered using St. Bonaventure’s oversubscription criteria for entry for September 2017 2 4 with sibling Priority group 4 Priority group 5 with sibling Priority group 5 Priority group 6 with sibling Priority group 6 Priority group 7 with sibling Priority group 7 Priority group 8 with sibling Priority group 8 Priority group All other pupils Distance of final offer 3 with sibling Priority group Priority group Priority group 3 Priority group Education Health Care Education Health Care Plan or Statement of SEN 1 Priority Group 2 with sibling Priority group Places available 210 1 1 25 110 4 14 1 11 0 1 0 2 1 14 8 17 0 1.688 miles

Definitions which states that the faithful are up in 1990. CTE is a visible sign of obliged to participate in Sunday Mass the Churches’ commitment as they ‘Adopted’ Subject to an adoption and Holy Days. Ref: www.vatican. seek a deepening of their communion order as described in section 46 of va/archive/ENG1104/_P4N.HTM It with Christ and with one another, the Adoption and Children Act 2002 is up to the applicant to identify and and proclaim the Gospel together or Section 12 of the Adoption Act approach a priest who will complete by common witness and service. Its 1976. the standard diocesan reference strength comes from people from ‘Looked after child’ A child in which is obtained from your parish different traditions finding new ways care is defined as a child who is priest or your ethnic chaplain. If you to work and worship together. A list of in the care of a local authority or attend mass outside of the Newham member churches belonging to CTE provided with accommodation by Deanery please obtain the Priest can be found on the website www. that authority. This can also mean a reference from a Catholic Church cte.org.uk/Groups/234690/Home/ kinship arrangement whichhas been in Newham. About/Member_Churches_of/ facilitated by the local authority. ‘Sibling’ Each of two or more Member_Churches_of.aspx ‘Previously Looked After’ means a children or offspring having one ‘Deanery Boundaries’ For the child has a special guardianship order or both parents in common, or by purposes of this policy, deanery appointing one or more individuals adoption, who is resident at the same boundaries as laid down by the to be their special guardian(s), under address as the child for whom a Diocese of Brentwood) are as shown section 14A of the Children Act place is being sought. on the map in the school reception.. 1989, a child arrangement/residence ‘Brother’ A brother includes a order settling the arrangements to Admission to sixth form half-brother, or by adoption who is be made as to the person withwhom resident at the same address at the The 6th Form is available for all the child is to live under section 8 of school as the child for whom a place existing students in Year 11 at St the Children Act 1989 or an adoption is being sought. Bonaventure’s School, if they should order under section 46 of the fulfil the individual entry requirements ‘Catechumen’ means a member Adoption and Children Act 2002 or for courses, details of which can be of the catechumenate of a Catholic Section 12 of the 1976 Adoption Act. found in the 6th Form Prospectus. Church preparing for Baptism. This ‘Catholic’ means a member of the Remaining places in the 6th Form will normally be evidenced by a Church in communion with the See will be distributed in accordance certificate of reception into the order of Rome. This includes the Eastern with the school’s over-subscription of catechumens. Catholic Churches. This will normally criteria, subject to applicants fulfilling be evidenced by a certificate of ‘Eastern Christian Church’ includes the individual entry requirements baptism in aCatholic Church or a Orthodox Churches, and is normally of the courses for which they have certificate of reception into the full evidenced by a certificate of baptism applied. It is important that 6th Form communion of the Catholic Church. or reception from the authorities of applicants follow the application that Christian Church. The list of ‘Practicing Catholic’ It is the role procedures below, the dates will be churches recognised as belonging of a priest to determine whether published separately. to the Eastern Christian Churches applicants meet the criteria for The Published Admission Number can be found on the school website qualification as practicing Catholic for additional applicants into Year www.stbons.org families. The definition of a practicing 12 from schools other than St Catholic is defined by ‘Canon Law’ ‘Churches Together In England Bonaventure’s is 20. (CTE)’ CTE is a national body set

66 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE Appeals procedure parties in writing or in person at This Waiting List will be updated on the appeal hearing. a termly basis. Parents may appeal against the decision of the Governors to • The names of unsuccessful Applicants that wish to remain on the offer their son a place, in the first candidates will be placed onto waiting list must contact the school instance by writing to the Chair of the waiting list, which will be at the start of each new term. Governors (Admissions Appeals) c/o organised in accordance with the school within 20 days, stating St Bonaventure’s Admissions SEND Applications the grounds for the appeal. Criteria. The admission of students with an Education, Health Care (EHC) • The appeal will be heard by Waiting Lists an independent appeal panel, Plan is dealt with by a completely which will be made up of three In addition to their right of appeal, separate procedure. people, none of whom have any unsuccessful candidates will be Any applicant that has an EHC Plan connection with the school and offered the opportunity to be placed and places St Bonaventure’s as their one of whom will be a lay person. on a waiting list. The waiting list highest preference for secondary The lay person is someone who is will be maintained in order of the education will automatically be aware of educational issues but is oversubscription criteria set out allocated a place in Year 7, even if not directly involved with it. above and not in the order in which this means that the Governing Body applications are received or added will admit beyond the Published • The Appeals Panel will accept to the list. representation from any interested Admission Number.

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 67 Academy and free schools’ admission criteria for entry from September 2018

Admission criteria for Oasis Academy Silvertown for entry from September 2018

Background to school a) Looked After Children and ‘high needs funding’ and/or have Oasis Academy Silvertown Previously Looked After Children. physical access difficulties. opened in the A looked after child is a child in Applications under this criterion will areas in September 2014. The the care of a Local Authority or be assessed by the Academy and academy is currently in temporary provided with accommodation evidence will be required to show accommodation, with a reduced by a local authority (as defined how the child meets this criterion, intake of 90 students. Once the in Section 22 of the Children Act e.g. letter from the current school academy is in its permanent site 1989) at the time of application. or local authority. Evidence will also on the North Woolwich Road, the Previously looked after children are be required to show why the child’s intake will rise to 120 students. The children who were looked after, needs can only be met at the academy is inclusive, non-selective but ceased to be so because they Academy as opposed to another and co-educational. were adopted (or became subject mainstream setting. to a residence order or special c) Children who at the time of Over subscription criteria guardianship order). admission will have a sibling as Oasis Academy Silvertown is b) Children who have been defined by London Borough of committed to straightforward, assessed by Newham Council’s Newham’s published admissions open, fair and transparent Special Educational Needs criteria for community schools at admissions arrangements, and Service as requiring a particular Oasis Academy Silvertown. will act fully in accordance with named school to meet their d) Other children living closest to the School Admissions Code special educational needs and/ Oasis Academy Silvertown, using (as revised February 2012), the or physical access. In addition the method of measurement School Admissions Appeals Code the child must be on the Special defined in the London Borough of and admissions law as they apply Educational Needs Code of Newham’s published admissions to academies. Practice and be in receipt of criteria for community schools.

Waiting lists Oasis Academy Silvertown will maintain a waiting list for an academic term. The waiting list will be coordinated by the London Borough of Newham on behalf of the Academy and applications should be made to the London Borough of Newham who will liaise on the applicant’s behalf with Oasis Academy Silvertown. Priority on the waiting list will be determined in accordance with the oversubscription criteria. Tie break info a) Where there are more applications satisfying any category a) to d), places will be offered in order of proximity to Oasis Academy Silvertown at the date of application. Those living closer will be given higher priority. Measurement of those living closer will be calculated using the method defined in the London Borough of Newham’s admissions criteria for community secondary schools.

68 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE Admission criteria for East London Science School for Note: Distances from the pupil’s home address to the main school entry from September 2017 entrance will be measured by Background to school using Ordnance Survey data to or more years at the time at which plot the applicable distance using East London Science School is an the application for admission to the London Borough of Newham’s 11 – 18 mixed free school for pupils of the school is made, and/or the home-school distance service. all abilities and backgrounds with 120 member of staff is recruited to fill places available in Year 7. We accept a vacant post for which there is a In the event of a tie between two or pupils from across London. Our pupils demonstrable skill shortage. more children following the above criteria, places will be allocated live almost equally in Newham and d) After places have been filled by by random selection which will be Tower Hamlets with some coming the first three criteria, 1/3 of any independently supervised. from even further afield. This is remaining places will be offered something we are keen to maintain as to children who live between 0 Waiting list it gives the school a uniquely diverse and 1.499km from the school, pupil intake. We do not operate any measured by straight-line 1. On 1 September 2018 applicants form of aptitude or academic selection distance from the main school on the Reserve List and applications in pupil admissions. However, the entrance of the current school received after 31 October 2017 will education we offer is unashamedly location (as specified in the be placed on the waiting list. academic and this is something that school prospectus or on the 2. All applications on the waiting we know our pupils and parents will school website) to the child’s list will be considered for any value highly. home address being the home vacancies occurring during the address of the main carer as Over subscription criteria period 1 September and 31 set out on the application form. December 2018 in accordance Children with a statement of Where the number of applicants with the admission criteria. Special Education Needs that in this category exceeds the named the East London Science number of places, offers will be 3. The waiting list will not be maintained School (subject to the school’s right determined by random allocation. after 31 December 2018. of appeal to the Secretary of State) e) After places have been filled will be offered a place before all under the first four criteria, 1/2 of other applications are considered. Primary to Secondary any of the remaining places will a) Children who are in the care be offered to children who live Transition for September of a Local Authority including between 1.500km and 2.999km 2017 Entry - National those that have been previously from the front gate of the school. Offer Day On Time looked after but ceased to be so Where the number of applicants because they were adopted or in this category exceeds the Applicants East London became subject to a residence number of places, offers will be Science School or special guardianship order. determined by random allocation. b) Children who will have a sibling f) After places have been filled Banding First Totals Distance attending the East London under the first five criteria, any Band A 1 3.1832 Science School at the time remaining places will be offered Band B 18 5.2162 of admission. A “Sibling” is to children living a distance of Band C 0 N/A defined as children who live as 3.000km or beyond from the Band D 27 2.7849 brother or sister in the same front gate of the school. Where Band E 4 6.0936 house, including natural brothers the number of applicants in this Band F 13 9.0908 or sisters, adopted siblings, category exceeds the number of Band G 1 4.8381 stepbrothers or sisters and foster places, offers will be determined Band H 0 N/A brothers and sisters. Where by random allocation. Totals 64 applications are received from g) After places have been filled under twins, triplets or same year the first six criteria, any remaining siblings, if one child is selected places will be offered to any other for a place the twin/triplet/same children making an application, year sibling will be ranked in their where children live closest to the own priority group immediately school, measured by straight-line below children in the care of a distance from the main school Local Authority. The sibling rule entrance of the current school does not apply to students with location (as specified in the school a place in Year 12 or 13. prospectus or on the school APPLY c) Children of staff at the East website) to the child’s home London Science School where address being the home address ONLINE the member of staff has been of the main carer as set out on the www.eadmissions.org.uk employed by the school for two application form, are given priority.

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 69 household as an employee or, if Admissions criteria for Stratford School Academy living in a different household, then with effect from September 2017 the employee is the natural parent or guardian of that child. A General Principle Portway School, Stratford Road, 16. For Stratford School Academy to London E13 0JW consider the child of an employee 1. Stratford School Academy is an then one or other of the following 11-16 mixed comprehensive Selwyn School, Cecil Road, circumstances must apply : a) the school. We do not have any London E13 0LX employee has been employed requirement for aptitude from Shaftesbury School, at the school for two or more prospective students. Shaftesbury Road, Forest Gate, years at the time at which the 2. There is no guarantee of a place London E7 8PF application for admission to the for children who have a brother St Stephen’s School, Whitfield school is made, and /or b) the or sister who attend the school or Road, East Ham, London E6 1AS employee is recruited to fill a who attend a linked primary school. William Davies School, Stafford vacant post for which there is a 3. Admission to our school is not Road, Forest Gate, demonstrable skill shortage. dependent on any ‘voluntary’ London E7 8NL 17. Home Address: proof of contribution. 12. By sibling we mean brothers residence will be required by the 4. The school will endeavour to and sisters, adopted siblings, co-ordinated scheme. The offer of provide places for students who step-children, common law a place may be withdrawn if proof do not have a brother or sister in step-children, half-siblings, of residency is not met or a place the school and who do not attend children subject of a residence has been offered under fraudulent a link primary school provided order or special guardianship or intentionally misleading that they can be accommodated order and foster children (only grounds. within the admission limits. those “looked after” by any local 18. Where a child lives part of the 5. Pupils will be admitted at the age of authority) who permanently live in week with one parent and part of 11+ without reference to ability or the same household the week with another member aptitude using the criteria below. 13. For Stratford School Academy of the family the ‘home address’ to take a sibling into account the will be considered to be the 6. The admission number for residence where the child spends September 2018 will be 300. sibling’s name must be correct on the application form and the sibling at least three nights of the school 7. Stratford School Academy must be on roll of Stratford School week each week. participates in the Local Authority Academy at the time of application. 19. Looked after: A looked after co-ordinated scheme and all 14. By an employee of the Stratford child is a child who is (a) in deadlines within that scheme the care of a local authority, must be adhered to by applicants. School Academy we mean someone who is on the payroll of or (b) being provided with 8. Children with a statement of the Academy. accommodation by a local Special Educational Needs or an authority in the exercise of their Education Health and Care Plan 15. By child of an employee of social services functions (see naming Stratford School Academy Stratford School Academy we definition in Section 22 (1) of the will be admitted. mean a child living in the same Children Act 1989). 9. As required by the Education (Admission of Looked After Children) (England) Regulations 2006 the school will give priority to applications on behalf of children in public care (looked after children). 10. The Board of Governors of Stratford School Academy has determined that the criteria for admissions from September 2018 will be as follows.

Definitions and Details 11. Our linked primary schools are: Elmhurst School, Upton Park Road, Forest Gate, London E7 9PG Park School, Mathews Park Avenue, Stratford, London E15 4AE

70 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE Admissions criteria Tie Breaker Applications made outside the 20. Children with a statement of normal admissions round If there are more applications than Special Educational Needs or places available, then all applicants 26. Admissions for all other year an Education Health and Care will be allocated a number via groups will be dealt with in Plan that names Stratford School a random allocation (lottery) accordance with this policy and Academy will be admitted before process. This number will decide in accordance with the Local any other applicants and these a child’s priority within each of the Authority scheme as adopted. admissions will count toward the admission criterion set out above. admission number. Example It will only be used if there are not 27. By the deadline set, Stratford 21. If there are fewer applications enough available places left to School Academy receives 1174 made than places available, then accommodate all the applicants Year 7 applications for 300 places. every child will be offered a place. falling under that criterion. Places will then be offered to applicants Separately 3 children have a Oversubscription criteria in accordance with the randomly statement of Special Educational allocated number, starting with the Needs or an Education Health 22. In the event of over subscription and Care Plan that name Stratford we will offer places to applicants lowest number first. This process will be independently verified. School Academy and so they in this order: are offered places. This means Waiting Lists there are 1174 applicants for the Criterion 1. A ‘looked after child’ or remaining 297 places. a child who was previously looked 23. The school will hold separate after but immediately after being waiting lists for each Therefore each of the 1174 looked after became subject to oversubscribed year group. applicants is randomly allocated a an adoption, residence, or special number from 1 to 1174. 24. In regard to applicants for Year 7 guardianship order places, all children whose Year 7 One applicant falls into category 1. The school can offer the applicant And then applications were unsuccessful2 in the normal admission round will a place and so does. This leaves Criterion 2. Children of employees 296 places available. of Stratford School Academy (see be placed on our Year 7 waiting definitions above) list on 1 March 2017 in addition Two applicants fall into category to all children whose parents 2. The school can offer both And then have applied unsuccessfully for applicants places and so does. Criterion 3. Children who attend Year 7 places outside the normal This leaves 294 places available. a linked primary school and who admissions round. 46 applicants fall into category have a sibling at Stratford School 25. When place(s) becomes available, 3. The school can offer all 46 Academy who is on our school roll at if there are more children in the applicants places and so does. the time of application. relevant year group(s) on the This leaves 248 places available. And then waiting list than the number of 21 applicants fall into category Criterion 4. Children who have a places available, then all those on 4. The school can offer all 21 sibling at Stratford School Academy the waiting list in the relevant year applicants places and so does. who is on our school roll at the time group(s) will be allocated a number This leaves 227 places available. of application. via a fresh random allocation (lottery) process3. This number will 122 applicants fall into criterion 5. And then decide a child’s priority within the The school can offer places to all Criterion 5. Children who go to a highest relevant oversubscription 122 applicants and so does. This linked primary school. criterion set out above which they leaves 105 places available. And then meet. It will only be used if there 982 applicants fall into category 6 but are not enough available places the school now only has 105 places Criterion 6. Other children left to accommodate all those on available. So the numbers allocated the waiting list in the relevant year under the random allocation group(s) falling under that criterion, procedure will be used to decide in which case places will be offered which of these applicants will be to children in order of the randomly offered places. The 982 applicants allocated number, starting with the who fall into category 6 will each APPLY lowest number first. have been randomly allocated a number between from 1 to 1174 at ONLINE the start of the process, so it will be www.eadmissions.org.uk the 105 applicants with the lowest numbers who will be offered a place.

1 An adoption order is an order under Section 46 of guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or preference or for which they had expressed a the Adoption and Children Act 2002. A ‘residence more individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or preference that was lower than that expressed for order’ is an order settling the arrangements to be special guardians). Stratford School Academy. made as to the person with whom the child is to live 2 That is, children who were allocated a place 3 Any number allocated in a previous random under Section 8 of the Children Act 1989. Section at a school for which they had not expressed a allocation will be discounted. 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a ‘special

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 71 available, then every child will be Example The school receives 1174 applications for 300 places offered a place. 30. Children with a diagnosis of Places autism who have a statement of remaining Special Educational Needs or Children with a statement of Special an Education Health and Care Educational Needs or an Education Plan naming Stratford School Health and Care Plan that names Academy’s Resourced Provision Stratford School Academy; then 3 3 297 for Children with Autism. 31. Children with a diagnosis of Category Applicants Offer Places autism who do not have a satisfying places to remaining statement of Special Educational criteria Needs or an Education Health 1. Children who are in the care and Care Plan but are in receipt of a local authority 1 1 296 of high needs funding as determined by their home local 2. Children of staff in either or both authority and who would benefit of the following circumstances: from placement in the Academy’s a) where the member of staff has Resourced Provision for Children been employed at the school for with Autism. Suitability for two or more years at the time at admission under this criterion which the application for will be determined by Governors admission to the school is made, having taken into consideration and /or the recommendation and b) the member of staff is recruited supporting evidence of the to fill a vacant post for which child’s home local authority. there is a demonstrable skill shortage. 2 2 294 32. If a place is available at the Resourced Provision 3. Children who attend a linked Governors will be entitled to primary school and who have leave that place unfilled if, a sibling at Stratford School having carefully considered Academy who is on our school the recommendations and roll at the time of application. 46 46 248 supporting evidence provided by the home local authorities of the 4.Children who have a sibling at applicants or of those children Stratford School Academy who on the waiting list, they reach the are on our school roll at the time following conclusion: that none of application. 21 21 227 would benefit from attending the Resourced Provision more 5. Children who go to a linked than some other educational primary school. 122 122 105 establishment or that were they to do so, their attendance would 6. Other children.105 of these The process have a detrimental effect on 982 applicants will be is complete, the education of those already offered places by the process of all places attending the Provision. have been random allocation. 982 105 offered 33. In such circumstances the Governors will fill the place at the earliest opportunity. Please remember this is just an example and that the figures will vary from year to year. Waiting Lists The Academy’s Resourced Provision is 20 pupils and the 34. When place(s) becomes available, if there are more Provision for Children Academy would expect that these pupils are divided roughly children in the relevant year with Autism equally between Years 7, 8, 9, 10 group(s) on the waiting list than 28. The Academy has a Resourced and 11 with no more than 6 the number of places available, Provision for Children with in any year group. then the Governors will go Autism. Places in the Resourced through the process described Provision are reserved for Admissions Criteria in paragraphs 30 to 34 and offer place(s) to those children children with a diagnosis of 29. Subject to paragraphs 30 and it judges will most benefit autism. The maximum planned 34, if there are fewer suitable from attending the Academy’s capacity of the Resourced applications made than places Resourced Provision.

72 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE The Ethos of Stratford School 38. We believe that the one thing that 40. Stratford School Academy Academy Stratford School Academy, as believes its students are a school, can uniquely offer its members of its community and 35. Stratford School Academy is a students is a good education. represent the School from the non selective, mixed non-faith So the school will take very time they leave home to come to school that believes in the equality seriously behaviour that school until the time they return. of all peoples, whatever their faith, interrupts our student’s learning. Stratford School Academy ethnicity or sexual preference: we expects all its students to wear believe that what unites us as a 39. We expect any student whose behaviour interferes with their its uniform whilst at school and human race is more important on the way to and from school. than what divides us. learning or the learning of others to take responsibility for their 41. We ask all parents applying for a 36. To the extent that it does not behaviour and work with us to place here to respect this ethos conflict with this principle, or with change it and to put matters and its importance to the school the law, or with our obligation right. We will not accept community. to educate our students for the continued poor behaviour. We 21st Century, we will do our best expect parents to support us to accommodate the religious and their children in this work. and cultural practices of the communities we serve. Places offered using Stratford School Academy’s 37. So, for example, in almost all cases, including some PE oversubscription criteria for entry for September 2017 lessons, students are taught in mixed classes; but at the same time Stratford School Academy has sought and been granted by the Local Authority a ‘Determination’ which allows us to organise our daily acts Local Authority Alternative Allocations All Other Pupils Staff Children Staff Sibling Link with sibling Link Education Health Care Plan or Statement of SEN Child Places available of collective worship as times Looked After Children of reflection that have the right flavour for our school and setting Stratford 330 1 1 0 33 105 32 125 33 and do not have to be wholly or mainly Christian.

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 73 These criteria will be applied to candidates as they are allocated to each group as a result of the tests until the correct number in each group as identified in paragraph 1.4 above is reached. If at the end of this process there are unallocated placesin any group these will be filled by the applicants next in line for admission to the groups above and below, alternating between the group above and below, using the same allocation criteria set out above (e.g. if the group 4 has vacancies but all the applicants in the group 4 ability band have places, the place(s) will be offered to unallocated applicants next in line for Admission arrangements for Chobham Academy for places in group 3, then group 5, then group 3 etc.) Statemented children, 2018/19 academic year only Looked after children and former to be for the Academy will also be looked after children will always be Secondary (11 – 16 years) aged allocated the first places in any group. provision asked to complete a Supplementary Application Form which should be Then followed by children of staff at 1.1 The Academy has an admission submitted to the Academy to allow the school where the member of staff number of 90 in Year 7. The full age arrangements to be made for the has been employed at the school group is 180 but 90 pupils are present test and any special requirements for two or more years at the time at in Year 6 and transfer automatically allowed for. which the application for admission into Year 7. Where less than 90 to the school is made, and/ or the transfer from Year 6 additional places Oversubscription criteria for member of staff is recruited to fill will be made available to create a Year Year 7 a vacant post for which there is a Group of 180 (casual year 7 places). 2.1 When the Academy is demonstrable skill shortage. 1.2 The Academy will accordingly oversubscribed, after the admission 2.2 Other than children with provide for the admission of 90 pupils of pupils with Statements of Special Statements of Special Educational (plus any casual year 7 places) to Educational Needs or Education Needs and Looked after children, Year 7 in the academic year 2017/18 Health Care Plans where the school those who apply via the CAF and if sufficient applications for entry are is named in the Statement (who will then do not turn up for the test will be received. Where fewer applications be tested to determine which band considered for a place after all those than the published admission number they are in but this will not affect their children who have sat the test. for the relevant year groups are admission), the following criteria is received, the Academy Trust will offer applied to the children placed within Waiting lists places at the Academy to all those each ability band to determine which 3.1 The Academy will operate a who have applied. children will be offered the places in waiting list for Year 7. Where in any 1.3 The Academy will admit students that band, in priority order: year the Academy receives more representing all levels of ability a) Children who are looked after or applications for places than there among applicants for admission former looked after children as defined are places available, a waiting list to the Academy. For Year 7 all in the Admissions Code and any child will operate until the end of the first applicants will take a standardised adopted prior to December 2005; term after the beginning of the school non-verbal reasoning test, which will year. This will be maintained by the b) Children of staff at the school be standardised against the national Academy and it will be open to any where the member of staff has been distribution of ability. Then students parent to ask for his or her child’s employed at the school for two or will be placed in rank order and will name to be placed on the waiting list, more years at the time at which the be allocated to one of nine groups following an unsuccessful application. application for admission to the school (with the number of places in each is made, and/or the member of staff is 3.2 Children’s position on the waiting group determined by the national recruited to fill a vacant post for which list will be determined solely in distribution of ability). There is no there is a demonstrable skill shortage. accordance with the oversubscription pass or fail to the assessment but criteria (i.e. not including banding). the process produces valid and c) Children who live in East Village Where places become vacant they reliable scores so that places can e) Nearness to the Academy, as will be allocated to children on the be allocated from each of the nine calculated (see page 53-54). Proof waiting list in accordance with the groups to produce a balanced and of residence will be required (council oversubscription criteria. Where in- equitable intake. Applicants who tax bill, utility bill). See page 56-57 for year or late applications are made and complete the common application more details. a request made to be added to the form showing one of the preferences

74 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE waiting list the rank order of children applicants living closest being given applied for has a place available, on the waiting list will be recalculated priority. Distance will be measured in admit the child. If more applications using the oversubscription criteria. accordance with the method set out are received than there are places in paragraph 2.1c above. available, the place will be allocated Appeals using the criteria set out in para 4.1 5.5 There will be a right of appeal to for Year Reception to Year 6 (“Moving 4.1 The school will offer an appeal to an Independent Appeals Panel for from Primary to Secondary School anyone refused admission. The appeal internal pupils refused transfer and Guide”) and para 2.1 for Years 7 will be before an independent appeals external applicants refused admission. panel constituted in accordance to 11, and para 5.4 for post 16 with the School Admission Appeals Arrangements for admitting admissions. If a place is not available Code. If refused admission you should pupils to other year groups, parents may ask for their child to be added to a waiting list. contact the school to lodge an appeal. including replacing any pupils Oversubscription criteria for who have left the Academy 6.2 Children’s position on any waiting list will be determined solely in Year 12 6.1 The Academy does not participate accordance with the oversubscription 5.1 The Chobham Academy in the Newham coordinated admissions criteria. Where places become vacant operates a sixth form for a total of process for in-year admissions. they will be allocated to children on 350 students. 180 places overall will Applications will need to be submitted the waiting list in accordance with the be available in year 12 (the year 12 direct to the Academy, although oversubscription criteria. Whenever ‘capacity’). The admission number for they will accept applications on the applications are made and a request year 12 is 180. Newham application form if this is made to be added to the waiting list the rank order of children on the 5.2 To determine eligibility for forwarded to them. The Academy will waiting list will be recalculated using admission, the Academy will publish consider any applications for other the oversubscription criteria. specific criteria in relation to minimum year groups and if the year group entrance requirements for Year 12 based on GCSE grades or other measures of prior attainment, which will be consulted upon alongside its other admission arrangements whenever a change is proposed. The Chobham Academy will also publish academic Places offered using Chobham Academy’s entry requirements for each course available based upon GCSE grades or oversubscription criteria for entry for September 2017 other measures of prior attainment. These criteria will be the same for internal and external transfers and will Banding Totals Distance be published in its prospectus and on Band 1 in East Village 2 N/A its website. Band 1 2 3.8371 5.3 Young people failing to meet Band 2 in East Village 3 N/A the grades for their preferred course option will be offered alternative Band 2 3 0.4492 courses if available. Young people Band 3 in East Village 1 N/A already on the Academy roll are Band 3 10 0.6172 entitled to transfer to Year 12 if they meet the published standards of entry Band 4 in East Village 2 N/A to the sixth form. Band 4 13 0.8366 5.4 If Year 12 is oversubscribed Band 5 in East Village 4 N/A then, after the admission of students with Special Educational Band 5 14 0.9686 Needs or Education Health Care Band 6 in East Village 1 N/A Plans where Chobham Academy is Band 6 14 0.8692 named on the statement, the criteria will be applied in the order in which Band 7 in East Village 0 N/A they are set out below: Band 7 11 1.0916 a. Looked after children and former Band 8 in East Village 0 N/A looked after children Band 8 6 0.9729 b. Students who live within East Band 9 in East Village 0 N/A Village Band 9 4 0.4100 c. Distance of the applicant’s home from the Academy with those Totals 90

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If you have been refused a place at You must send your appeal to: If you withdraw your application for the any school that you have named on Newham Independent School school you are appealing for before the your most recent school admission Appeals Service (NISAS) hearing, your appeal will be cancelled. application you have the legal right to 1000 Dockside Road You do not have a right of appeal if appeal against the decision and have London E16 2QU you have been offered a place that is your case heard by an Independent not in the year group you would like Appeal Panel. Our appeals process To appeal for Chobham Academy or for a place in resourced provision. is fully compliant with the Department or a school that is in another However, you may make a complaint for Education School Appeals Code. borough you must check their in accordance with the relevant website for details of their published complaints procedure. If your child has a Statement of application process. Special Educational Needs or How do I appeal? an Education, Health and Care Your school application outcome Plan (EHCP) you cannot use the letter will tell you how to appeal if you Before deciding whether to appeal, process outlined in this section. wish to do so. you will probably want to think Parents/carers whose children about the school’s published policy have special educational needs When will my case be heard? for admitting pupils, your reasons with a Statement or EHCP they for wanting your child to attend the can appeal to the First-tier Statutory timetable school, your child’s view of what Tribunal (Special Educational For ‘on time’ school applications school they should attend and how Needs and Disability) against made in the normal admissions strong your case is. decisions made by Local round, appeals will be heard within If you are not offered a place at the Education Authorities in England 40 school days of the deadline for school you have named as your first about their children’s education. lodging appeals. preference, or any other schools To lodge the appeal you must you named as preferences on your contact the Council’s Special For ‘late’ school applications, appeals most recent application, visit www. Educational Needs (SEN) section. should be heard within 40 school days from the deadline for lodging newham.gov.uk/schoolappeals or call 020 8430 2000 for details. You can only appeal for a place at a appeals where possible. school where you have expressed a If you lodge your appeal after the If you decide to proceed and lodge preference and been refused a place. relevant deadline your appeal will be an appeal, upon receipt of your You cannot appeal for a school if you heard within 30 school days of the appeal, NISAS will send you an have not made an application for it. appeal being lodged. acknowledgement which will also outline the next steps. You can normally only appeal for the ‘Normal’ admissions are applications same school once for each academic for reception, primary to secondary, year. In exceptional circumstances infant to junior and 14-19 transition What happens next? you may be able to appeal more than for entry in September 2018. Ten working days before your once, if there are significant changes To be considered as ‘on time’ for hearing: to your personal circumstances. primary to secondary and 14-19 A change or significant change to You will receive a letter from transition your common application your personal circumstances does NISAS who are independent of the for entry in the next academic year not mean you will automatically be admission authority, telling you where must be received by the national given a second appeal. The school’s and when your appeal will be heard. closing day 31 October 2017 admission authority will decide if a It will usually be during office hours at second appeal can be granted. The deadline for lodging appeals Newham Dockside, Newham Town for September 2018 entry will be Hall or another suitable venue. If you want to appeal for a place Friday 23 March 2018 for primary to at any secondary school located You will also be sent a statement from secondary and 14-19 transition. in Newham (except Chobham the admission authority explaining why Academy) you must complete For in-year admissions, appeals will your child could not be offered a place the Council’s online appeal be heard within 30 school days of at the school you are appealing for. form www.newham.gov.uk/ the appeal being lodged. There is no From when you lodge your appeal schoolappeals or send in a letter closing date for lodging an ‘in year’ up to the day of the hearing you of appeal detailing all your reasons application, the only requirement is should be preparing your own – these are known as your written that you have not withdrawn you case; this is known as your written representations. application for the school yor are representations. This should include appealing for. any documents that can verify the facts, such as medical evidence.

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 77 The clerk’s role is to provide an its own decision independently. A To be guaranteed for consideration independent and impartial service. panel hearing multiple appeals must by the Independent Panel you must They will provide an independent not make decisions on any of those submit any written representations source of advice (or to seek appeals until all the appeals have for receipt by NISAS at least 24 appropriate advice) on procedure been heard. hours before the hearing. Any and on admissions law; keep an new evidence received after this Multiple appeals may be heard either accurate record of proceedings by date or presented as oral (spoken) individually or in groups. Hearing taking detailed notes; and provide representations during the hearing multiple appeals individually means the parties with written notification of may not be considered or may holding a series of consecutive the panel’s decision. result in a fresh date being set appeal hearings. The panel must before your hearing starts or an The Presenting Officer’s role is to ensure that the presenting officer adjournment on the day. present the admission authority’s does not produce new evidence in decision not to admit the child and later appeals that was not presented to provide detailed answers to any in earlier appeals as this would mean Who is present at an questions about the case being that appellants whose cases were Independent Appeal Panel? heard and about the school. heard earlier in the process would not The school’s admission authority, At some appeals there may be have the opportunity to consider and or the clerk acting on behalf of the an observer, who could be there respond to the new evidence. If new admission authority, must appoint for training purposes to ensure evidence comes to light during the an independent appeal panel that is proceeding are being carried out questioning of the presenting officer, comprised of a chair and at least two correctly – they will play no part in the clerk must ensure that the panel other panel members. In Newham the the hearing. considers what bearing that evidence panel is made up of three independent may have on all appeals. people and our panels will consist of What happens at the hearing? the following persons, with at least one The order of the hearing (non from each category: The hearing is quite informal. You grouped appeals) is normally: are strongly advised to attend. You a) Lay people (someone without can take a friend or relative if you 1. Introductions. personal experience in the wish, but remember that the hearing management of any school or 2. The chair of the appeal panel is informal and legal representatives provision of education in any school explains the process to you. are rarely needed. A friend, relative (except as a school governor or in 3. The Presenting Officer from the or representative could be a locally another voluntary capacity); admission authority explains why elected politician, or an employee your child could not be admitted b) people who have experience in of the local authority, such as an to that school. education, who are acquainted with educational social worker, SEN educational conditions in the local advisor or learning mentor, provided 4. You have the opportunity to ask authority area. this will not lead to a conflict of questions on the Admission Members of the panel will have no interest. Admission authorities Authority’s statement to the officer link to your child’s current school or cannot allow an employee of the from the parent, carer, friend or the school you are appealing for or school you are appealing for or a representative. any other school that forms part of member of the admission authority 5. You or your friend or your case. concerned to attend as your representative explains why they representative. If you know one of the panel think the child should be admitted members you must declare this to If it is not possible for you to attend, to the school. You may give any NISAS before the hearing starts, you may make your case in writing evidence that may help your case. advising them of how you know them. to be considered in your absence. 6. The Presenting Officer can ask If you do not attend, your case will Admission authorities will ensure that you questions. be presented for you using your panel members are independent exact words from your written 7. The Presenting Officer from the and retain their independence for the representations. admission authority will sum up duration of their service. their case. One of the panel members will be Multiple ‘Group’ Appeals 8. The panel members can ask the chair. They are responsible for questions at any time throughout the conduct of the hearing including Multiple appeals are when a number the hearing. introducing the parties and explaining of appeals have been received 9. You are given the opportunity to the roles of the clerk and the panel, in relation to the same school. sum up your case. explaining how the hearing will be Admission authorities must take conducted, and ensuring that the all reasonable steps to ensure that 10. If the Chair is happy that parties have sufficient opportunity to multiple appeals for a school are everyone has had an opportunity state their case. heard by one panel with the same to sum up their case you and members. Where more than one the Presenting Officer from the Also in the room will be an panel has to consider appeals for the admission authority will be asked independent clerk and the Admission same school, each panel must make to leave. Authority’s Presenting Officer.

78 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE 11. For group appeals the order of the hearing is the same but the Presenting Officer will state his case to a group of parents/ carers all appealing for the same school, in the same year group. As a group you will then have an opportunity to question the Presenting Officer. All parties will hear the questions and the answers. Following this grouped stage each parent/carer will then have a private hearing where they present their own case.

How does the panel make its decision? Apart from appeals to reception and Year 1 and 2 classes (see below), the panel has to go through a two- stage process: Stage 1: The panel finds that the admission arrangements did not comply with admissions law or had not been correctly and impartially applied, and the child would have been offered a place if the arrangements had complied or had been correctly and impartially applied; OR The panel finds that the admission of additional children would not prejudice the provision of efficient education or efficient use of children could be admitted without Local Government Ombudsman in Stage 2: If the appeal panel causing prejudice, the panel must respect of maintained schools. is satisfied with the admission uphold the appeals of at least that If the Ombudsman agrees with authority’s case, it then looks at the number of children. case presented by the parent/carer. your complaint, they may make When multiple appeals are grouped, recommendations for a suitable The panel must balance the prejudice the presenting officer’s case is remedy. For example, they may to the school against the appellant’s usually heard in the presence of all recommend that an appeal is reheard case for the child to be admitted to the appellants at the beginning of by a different panel and with a different the school. It must take into account the hearing (or sometimes at the clerk. The Ombudsman is not able to the appellant’s reasons for expressing start of each day when a hearing overturn the appeal panel’s decision. a preference for the school, including runs over a number of days). The Appellants considering making a what that school can offer the child appellants’ cases are then heard that the allocated or other schools complaint can contact the individually without the presence of Local Government Ombudsman: cannot. If the panel considers that other appellants. the appellant’s case outweighs the Call 0300 061 0614 prejudice to the school, it must In multiple appeals where a number Visit www.lgo.org.uk uphold the appeal. of children would have been offered Email [email protected] a and to admit that number would Write to them at: In multiple ‘group’ appeals, the panel seriously prejudice the provision of must not compare the individual The Local Government Ombudsman efficient education or efficient use of PO Box 4771, Coventry, CV4 0EH cases when deciding whether an resources, the panel must proceed to appellant’s case outweighs the the second stage. The Secretary of State cannot review prejudice to the school. However, or overturn an appeal decision where the panel finds there are more The decision of the Independent relating to a maintained school. An cases which outweigh prejudice Appeal Panel is binding on the appeal panel’s decision can only be than the school can admit, it must admission authority. overturned by the courts where the then compare the cases and uphold However, if you feel that the correct appellant or admission authority is those with the strongest case for procedures for your appeal were not successful in applying for a judicial admission. Where a certain number followed, you may complain to the review of that decision.

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Education Funding Agency Primary to secondary transfer appeals for September 2017 If you have appealed for a place at Appeal Establishment Heard Upheld Not Upheld an academy located in Newham and Booby Moore Academy 0 0 0 you are concerned that the appeal Brampton Manor Academy 90 0 90 did not comply with the Code or was set up incorrectly, and this Chobham Academy 17 2 15 affected the outcome of the appeal, East London Science School 0 0 0 you can complain to the Education Eastlea Community School 0 0 0 Funding Agency (EFA) within six Forest Gate Community School 15 1 15 months of the date of the appeal hearing. The EFA will investigate the Kingsford Community School 2 0 0 complaint on behalf of the Secretary Langdon Academy 0 0 0 of State if it considers there are Lister Community School 6 0 6 sufficient grounds to do so. Little Ilford School 16 0 16 You can submit your completed Oasis Academy Silvertown 0 0 0 complaint form by email to: Plashet School 15 1 14 academyquestions@efa. education.gov.uk or by post to the Rokeby School 0 0 0 following address: Sarah Bonnell School 7 0 7 Academy Admission Appeal School 21 7 0 7 Complaints, Academies Central St Angela’s Ursuline Convent School 6 0 6 Unit, Education Funding Agency, 8th floor, Earlsdon Park Butts Road, St Bonaventure’s Catholic 5 0 5 Coventry CV1 3BH. Comprehensive School Stratford School Academy 0 0 0 The Secretary of State for Education has no power to review The Cumberland School 0 0 0 the decisions of individual appeal The Royal Docks Community School 0 0 0 panels. Total 186 4 181

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Education options for 14-16 year olds Year 9-10 transition

If your child is in Year 8 or 9 in the by a sponsor university. The university provide an alternative place at one of 2017/18 academic year they will supports the curriculum development this type of establishments if you do usually remain at their current school of the UTC, provides professional not get offered a place at one of your until they leave at the end of year 11, development opportunities for preferred schools. Your child will be but you now have the option to apply teachers, and guides suitably required to continue to attend their for a place at a Studio School or a qualified students to foundation and current school. University Technical College (UTC). full degrees. The sponsor university For information on all the Studio appoints the majority of the UTC’s For most young people staying on Schools and UTCs within a governors and key members of staff. their current school will be best for reasonable distance from your their educational development but if If you are interested in this as an home please visit https:// they are interested in developing a educational route for your child you studioschoolstrust.org/ and http:// career in a specific field they might do have the opportunity to apply www.utcolleges.org/. want to move at the end of the year. for any of these establishments that If you are interested in applying for are located across London and the any of these please visit the Studio Studio School South East. School’s or UTC’s website for details Studio schools are an innovative As this is a big step we strongly of the application process including new model of 14 to 19 year-old recommend that you do thorough the closing dates. This process can educational provision. They are research before deciding and if you still be different for each school so you small schools - typically with around think it’s the best route for your child must get information from each you 300 pupils - delivering mainstream apply online at eadmissions.org.uk. are interested in applying for. qualifications through project based For schools, Studio schools and UTC’s The London Borough of Newham learning. Students work with local you may need to apply direct. Check will be contacting all families employers and a personal coach, their website for application information. and follow a curriculum designed to attending school in the borough give them the employability skills and Remember there are only a limited with further information on the qualifications they need in work, or to number of places for young people Studio Schools and UTCs within take up further education. in Studio Schools and UTCs. If a reasonable distance within your they have more applicants than home by 12 September 2017 for University Technical College (UTC) places available they will use their admission in September 2018. published Determined Admissions A university technical college (UTC) Some UTCs offer places in Year 9. Arrangements to decide who to is a type of secondary school in This information will also be available offer. As your child will already have England for 14-19 year olds that is led on their website. a school place, there is no duty to

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employer partners include Thames The curriculum is enriched with Water, Costain, Skanska, Thames many clubs and societies where you Tideway Tunnel, the University of East will take part in events across the London and many more. academic year. If you are interested in a career Achievements in design and engineering then our practical and academic approach, LDE UTC has some of the most combined with the strength of our innovative and advanced teaching world class employer partners, then technology in the UK like a LEGO the LDE UTC is the place for you. innovation studio, the most advanced We also offer a unique pledge to all humanoid robots and the latest virtual of our students to help them move on reality technologies. Introduction by the Principal to a degree course at university of their Students will work for much of Geoffrey Fowler choice, an offer of employment or an the time in mixed groups on cross apprenticeship with one of our many curricular employer led projects. partner when you leave the UTC. They will have access to portable Ethos and aims technology, allowing flexible learning at Specialism/curriculum LDE UTC is an industry led, hi- school, at home and in the workplace. tech school, providing educational LDE UTC offers a new kind of All students will be supported by excellence for the students of personalised learning based on a employers who will provide great today. Students choose to come challenging curriculum with clear opportunities to experience the to us because they have a passion progression into employment, higher world of work and help students to to pursue a career in design and education or apprenticeships. Like be successful in the next stages of engineering. They will with the latest any school, our broad and balanced your development. Employers will industry standard technologies curriculum will enable you to attain provide support on how to write a enabling them to become confident, national qualifications, including the good CV, rehearse interview skills independent, work-ready individuals. Ebacc. You will also be able to study and support project work. Each The curriculum is delivered through more in the technical design and student will work with a personal interesting and exciting employer- engineering areas that you are excited mentor to help link all aspects led projects, enabling learning by about. Pioneering technical projects of school life, including work doing. Learning content is relevant incorporate our subject specialisms experience. The mentor will help and memorable, boosting our which include: Engineering, Built students focus on achieving their students’ academic achievement. Environment & Art and Design. full potential and enjoying their time Students receive expert advice from A range of qualifications are on offer at school. alongside the core curriculum; you will our employer partners and university Pastoral care/discipline sponsor, coupled with mentoring, develop skills in finance and enterprise site visits and work placements. Our through setting up your own ventures. Each student at the LDE UTC is an individual with different interests and needs. We will ensure all students achieve their potential and succeed and have a personalised learning programme matching their talents, skills and interests, working closely with employer partners As well as having access to the UEL SportsDock, (a £21m sports facility built for the American Olympic Team), all students will either create or join a society of their choice. By creating their own societies students will be fully engaged and passionate about their chosen activities. Students will learn transferable skills such as leadership, financial, secretarial and public speaking.

82 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE balanced intake of students when oversubscribed, children will then be admitted as follows: 2. Girls. Up to 50% of the remaining places will be allocated to girls in the following priority order: a. Children with a social or medical reason whose needs will be best met by the UTC. (The LDE UTC can only give priority to children under this criterion if it is supported by written evidence from a medical professional or social worker, saying why the LDE UTC is the most suitable school for the child and that their medical or social grounds are such that they cannot be met sufficiently at another school.) b. Siblings of children who will still be attending the UTC in the academic year of admission. (Siblings include step, adopted or foster brothers and sisters living in the same family unit Admission criteria for the London Design and on 1September in the year of admission.) Applications for Engineering UTC for entry from September 2018 children of multiple births (twins, triplets etc.) will be treated as a single application. This might take Background Oversubsciption criteria the UTC above its PAN. The Design and Engineering UTC All Students with an Educational c. Children of Staff: Children of (LDE UTC) is a practical response to Health and Care Plan will be admitted current permanent members the pressing needs of engineering to the LDE UTC when it is named in of staff who: have been directly employers and young people in East the statement. All applicants will be employed at the school for a London for an outstanding technical admitted if fewer applications than minimum of two years at the education that enables seamless the PAN are received. Where the LDE time that the application is made progression into higher education and UTC receives more applications than (this rule cannot be applied until fulfilling employment. The LDE UTC is a it has places available, the following staff have been employed at the mixed ability and mixed gender school criteria will apply. school for two years), or have and welcomes students from across a been recruited to fill a vacant post broad range of abilities. The Admissions Oversubscription criteria for for which there is a demonstrable Policy reflects these aspirations. Year 10 skills shortage. The absolute The LDE UTC will provide a total of When the LDE UTC is oversubscribed authority of the Board of Trustees 250 new places for young people priority will be given to: of the LDE UTC will determine this aged 14 and 16 for September 2018. 1. Looked after children and shortage. The child in question There will be 100 places for entry previously looked after children. must reside permanently with the into Year 10 and 150 places for entry (Looked-after children and previously member of staff and must have into Year 12 in September 2018. Full Looked-after children: previously been doing so for two years by details of the admissions policy is Looked-after children are those who the time of application. available on the LDE UTC website at: have been adopted, or have become d. Random allocation using www.ldeutc.co.uk subject to a residence order or Catchment Area Bands. As its own admissions authority, the special guardianship order. A Looked- The remaining places within LDE UTC Trust, in order to fulfill the after child is a child who is a) in the the PAN will be allocated by vision and purposes of the UTC, will care of a local authority, or b) being random allocation for each of administer a fair, transparent and provided with accommodation by a three concentric circular bands objective policy that complies with the local authority in their exercise of their measured from the main gate of School Admissions and Admissions social services functions) the LDE UTC site in 50%, 40%, Appeals Codes as they apply to To address the gender imbalance 10% proportions. Band A is less University Technical Colleges. in engineering and to encourage a than 4.5 miles distance, Band B

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 83 less than 10.5 miles and Band C Tiebreak procedure for a minimum of one LDE UTC term. all areas beyond that. A person Where parents have submitted a In the event of two or more applicants independent of the LDE UTC transfer form before the closing date, that cannot otherwise be separated, will supervise the random but then change their preference to a process overseen by someone allocation process. another school or college after the independent of the LDE UTC will closing date, this will be treated as allocate priority for places randomly. Band A – within 4.5 miles radius of a “late” application. Waiting lists will London Design and Engineering UTC Application process be re-ordered in accordance with the oversubscription criteria whenever a Band B – within 10.5 miles radius of Year 10 application for the 2018 child joins or leaves the waiting list. London Design and Engineering UTC cohort – Application Deadline Band C – Other boroughs of London for September 2018 entry is 15 Appeals December 2017. and beyond Any parent or student refused the For entry into Year 10 of the UTC in offer of a place in the LDE UTC has A student’s home address is the September 2018, parents will need to the right of appeal to an independent address at which he or she lives on apply directly to the UTC using the LDE appeals panel established by the 1 September in the year of admission UTC Year 10 application form (available LDE UTC. Parents and/or students for the majority of the time or in the from the LDE UTC office or the LDE can lodge an appeal by writing within case of equally shared addresses UTC website) www.ldeutc.co.uk 20 school days to the LDE UTC the address at which the student is Admissions Clerk, who will give them registered with their GP. Notification of admission at least 10 school days’ notice of their In the case of all students’ residences, decisions appeal hearing. The appeals timetable (houses, flats or multiple occupancy For students entering on 1 September is published on the LDE UTC website. buildings), measurement will be taken 2018 at age 14 decision letters will Appeals will be coordinated and from the main entrance of the building to will go to parents on or before managed by an independent person. of residence to the main entrance 1 March 2018. of the LDE UTC in a straight line. 2017 Applications Distances will be measured using the Where it is found that the LDE UTC Any parent or student refused the local authority’s protocol. has made an offer as a result of a offer of a place in the LDE UTC has fraudulent or intentionally misleading the right of appeal to an independent 3. Boys. Remaining places will application, which has denied a place appeals panel established by the be allocated to boys. Boys will be in the college to a student with a LDE UTC. Parents and/or students admitted in the same priority order as legitimate claim, the offer of a place can lodge an appeal by writing set out above under the Girls criteria. will be withdrawn. within 20 school days to the LDE If the places allocated to one gender Waiting lists UTC Admissions Clerk, who will are undersubscribed, then they will be give them at least 10 school days’ allocated to the other gender. Waiting lists complying with the notice of their appeal hearing. The LDE UTC’s admissions criteria will appeals timetable is published on be applied to all oversubscribed the LDE UTC website. Appeals will years and not based on the date of be coordinated and managed by an application. Waiting lists will be held independent person.

Places offered using LDE UTC’s oversubscription criteria for entry for September 2017 were: EHCP Looked After Children Social or Medical Reasons Siblings Eligible Children for Pupil Premium of Staff Children Random Allocation using Bands Total

LDE UTC 3 1 0 5 5 0 66 80

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65 | Section Supporting schools Playing a musical instrument can enhance a child’s learning experience at school in many ways. Research shows that musical training can have positive impacts such as improving literacy, creativity and general intellectual development. Through ECaM, children have been shown to be healthier, happier and performing better at school. ECaM is the largest free music tuition programme in the country. Newham’s Every Child a Theatre Goer (NECaTG) - Delivered in partnership with Stratford Circus, Theatre Royal Stratford East and Shakespeare’s Globe and the National Theatre, children and young people in Newham secondary schools have the opportunity to attend a live theatre performance free of charge. The benefits of the initiative include: • Introduction to the magic of the theatre and the potential for developing learning (including literacy, literature, curiosity, creativity, issue based learning, citizenship) • specific learning opportunities in the skills of theatre-going (such as understanding dramatic convention, or learning specialist vocabulary • support at school to take part Improving Newham secondary schools in activities that offer lifelong participation in adult life and raise confidence in terms of the process Standards in Newham Newham’s Every Child of attending the theatre secondary schools programme in secondary schools • inspiration to take up further A new set of GCSE measures Newham Council works in partnership opportunities in terms of performing were introduced in 2016. Two key with our schools to deliver Newham’s arts, stage craft or wider creative measures are Attainment 8 (based Every Child programme to help our industries. on a pupil’s best eight grades young people and their families Newham’s Every Child a Sports across three subject categories) and to boost their enthusiasm for Person (NECaSP) - Newham Progress 8 (based on how much learning new skills, imagination and Council is helping our young people progress pupils have made since achievement. Here is just a taster of to take part in sport and become leaving primary school). the great opportunities available in our more physically active through schools. Attainment 8: Newham’s overall Newham’s Every Child a Sports score was 50.9, which is equivalent to Newham’s Every Child a Musician Person programme (NECaSP). In an overall average grade between a (ECaM) - Throughout primary partnership with activeNewham B and a C. Newham was ranked 48th school, Newham children have and the University of East London, nationally (out of 152 Local Authorities the opportunity to learn how to we enable every Year 7 pupil in a in England) and 18th in London. play an instrument through weekly Newham secondary school to access instrumental tuition at no cost to more than 20 exciting sports that are Progress 8: Newham’s overall parents. The tuition and the musical not usually delivered as part of the progress 8 score was +0.23 (meaning instrument are provided free of curriculum in schools. that, on average, Newham students charge by Newham Council and achieved almost a quarter of a NECaSP is part of the council’s wider the children keep their musical grade more progress across all their commitment to building community instrument as a gift from the subjects than pupils with similar resilience and ensuring young people programme. These children will bring primary school results nationally). in the borough have the same their musical skills and instrument Newham was ranked 14th nationally opportunities as children in more with them into secondary school. and 12th in London. affluent areas.

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 87 School meals Lunchtime meals are available at Newham secondary schools. The recommended cost of a school meal in September 2017 is £2.10. We have one of the lowest selling prices of a school meal in London. The majority of our secondary schools have either a breakfast service and/ or healthy snacks served during mid morning break. Nutritional guidelines All our school menus should follow the standards laid down by the Department for Education’s School Food in England Standards 2015. Newham’s in-house catering supplier, Cashless school meals If your child has a place at any of Juniper Ventures, also follows the Soil these schools, they will provide you The following schools operate a Association Food for Life Standards with details on how this works. Free cashless payment system: Brampton as well as using as many fair Trade school meal pupils will receive their Manor, The Cumberland, Forest products as is viable. entitlement automatically. If your child Gate, Kingsford, Langdon, Lister, is a paying customer they will need to Secondary school meals Little Ilford, Rokeby, Sarah Bonnell, put money into their account. Pupils are able to choose from a wide St Angela’s and St Bonaventure’s. selection of hot meals. A pasta-based or rice-based main meal choice is usually available, in addition to takeaway options. Help your child’s school Daily menu choices are displayed at get extra funds point of sale to assist pupils with their meal choices. If you apply for free school meals for your Secondary school served by Juniper child(ren) and you are assessed as being Ventures will have a range of exciting in receipt of one of the qualifying benefits, themed days and “meal deals” available throughout the academic year to your school will receive an extra £935 encourage the uptake of healthy from the government called Pupil Premium. nutritious meals and healthy lifestyles.

Free school meals Children whose parents are in receipt of one of the following will be entitled to receive free school meals: • Income Support • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance • an income-related employment and support allowance • support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 • Child Tax Credit (provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income that does not exceed £16,190 as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs*) • the guarantee element of State Pension Credit *Note: From 1 May 2009 where a parent is entitled to Working Tax Credit during the four-week period immediately after their employment ceases, or after they start to work less than 16 hours per week, their children are entitled to free school lunches. Children who receive a qualifying benefit in their own right are also eligible to receive free school meals. If you do not apply your child will not receive free school meals. To apply, visit the Newham website and complete the online form. You only need to complete one form for all your children and this form will be used for the entire time they go to school in Newham. Although we recheck all claims every week, if you stop receiving the qualifying benefits, you must notify us immediately as it is an offence for your child to take free school meals if you are no longer eligible.

88 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE Special Educational Needs (SEND) and physical access needs Special needs The Royal Docks Community Places are offered to pupils with School – pupils with complex needs. profound and multiple learning If your child has been identified as difficulties, severe learning difficulties having special educational needs, The Cumberland School – pupils or pupils with complex needs on the teachers at your child’s school can with severe communication autistic continuum. provide extra help if they need it. This difficulties. We always try to meet parental supports the inclusion of your child. Places in resourced provision are preference but when there are more All our mainstream secondary schools allocated through the SEN section suitable applicants for resourced have children with special educational following assessments and reviews provision places in a school than the needs. We also reserve a small of the child’s needs. Most children number available, we use the following number of places for children in our can have their needs met in local oversubscription criteria (tie break): resourced provision schools or in our secondary schools without needing special schools. to attend resourced provision or • children who have a sibling at the special schools. school, who is reasonably expected Resourced provision in schools to still be on roll when the child is Through our funding arrangements, due to start We also prioritise places in five pupils with complex needs are also secondary schools for a small number able to access appropriate provision • the shortest home to school of pupils with special educational in local schools. walking distance (see page 52 needs. These are as follows: for a full explanation of how these Special schools Eastlea Community School are calculated). – pupils with complex needs. Eleanor Smith School Annexe All places in special schools are Lawson Close Langdon Academy – pupils with allocated by the SEN section London E16 3LU severe communication difficulties. following assessments and reviews Places are offered to pupils with of the child’s needs. Lister Community School – pupils complex emotional and behavioural who are deaf. The SEN section can be contacted difficulties and pupils are usually on 020 3373 1810 or by post SEN Stratford School Academy – pupils linked to a mainstream school. section, Newham Dockside, 1000 with severe communication difficulties John F Kennedy Academy Dockside Road, London E16 2QU Little Ilford – pupils with severe Pitchford Street or by emailing edu.sen@newham. communication difficulties London E15 4RZ gov.uk

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Bobby Moore Academy 1 Brampton Manor Academy 1 Has lift access in main block only. Some areas adapted to exclude ultra violet light. Chobham Academy 1 Cumberland School 1 Also has life skills suite (kitchen, bedroom, study). Eastlea Community School 1 Has a large site – could be hard for someone who has difficulty walking and does not use a wheelchair. East London Science School 4 Forest Gate Community School 1 Has lift access in one block only. Kingsford Community School 1 Langdon School 1 Fully wheelchair accessible and has physio and hygiene space. Stair lifts are used which are unsuitable for a high volume of traffic due to slowness. Lister Community School 1 Has hygiene room jointly with physio space (limits numbers of dependent wheelchair users to 3 or 4.) Has a small lift in the main block – the upstairs of the old block is only accessible by climbing stairs. Little Ilford School 1 Oasis Academy Silvertown 3 This Academy will have full physical access when they are located in their permanent site. Plashet School (girls) 3 Lift access to part of one block only, stairs to other upper floors. School is spread over a large area making it difficult for pupils with limited mobility. Rokeby School (boys) 1 The Royal Docks Community School 1 Also has a life skills suite St Angela’s Ursuline School (girls) 3 St Bonaventure’s Catholic 3 Has wheelchair stair lift to one floor only; upper floor and basement Comprehensive School (boys) have stair access. Sarah Bonnell School (girls) 1 School 21 1 Stratford School Academy 1 Has some very narrow corridors and stairs – difficult for people using walking aids.

SPECIAL SCHOOLS

John F Kennedy (Post 16 Beckton) 1 Eleanor Smith Special School 3 John F Kennedy Academy 1

Key to table of physical accessibility toilet or physiotherapy exercise Note: 1. Full physical access – physical space but no hygiene room. • A hygiene room is a space with a access to whole curriculum and 3. Partial physical access – physical shower, toilet with grab rails and the building. In addition this would access into premises for meetings, a height adjustable changing bed/ include a physiotherapy exercise limited access around premises physio bed and hand basin. space and a hygiene room. and no physiotherapy space or • Physical access means accessible 2. Significant physical access – hygiene room. to wheelchair users and people who physical access to the majority of 4. No physical access – no significant use walking aids. the curriculum, may have accessible access.

90 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE Travelling to secondary school School travel plans Recognised Accreditation Scheme look at the journey (STARs) pupils take to and • road safety advice and working from school each day with schools, their staff, students, and promote more parents and wider community active and sustainable modes of travel like • walking and cycling events. walking, cycling, In the transition to secondary public transport or school, pupils are now travelling car sharing. independently and often greater School travel plans are documents distances than when at primary written by school communities school. All pupils aged 11-15 years and set out a range of actions that are entitled to an Oyster photo card encourage sustainable travel. They which enables them to travel for free also look at aspects of safety around on buses and trams. Application school sites and aim to make routes forms for Oyster cards are available at post offices and more information to school safer. School travel plans For more information or advice about are whole school approaches that on the Oyster scheme can be found at www.tfl.gov.uk school travel plans and sustainable look to involve pupils, parents, staff travel, contact Newham’s school and governors in finding solutions to travel plan advisors: the transport problems of a school. More information Traffic Management and Road Safety Why walk to school? There are several benefits of walking Unit, Newham Dockside, 3rd floor, and cycling to school for your child There are many benefits. Here are West Side, 1000 Dockside Road and the school: just some of them: London E16 2QU • less congestion around school sites 1. Fitness and wellbeing Phone: 020 3373 1294 Email: schooltravelplan@newham. • pollution is three times higher in a Most of us are very aware that obesity gov.uk car than if your child is walking or is rising fast in young people. cycling to school [email protected] They need at least an hour of • walking and cycling puts physical physical activity per day, and walking Zip Oyster activity into a pupil’s daily life. 30 to school is a great way to get some The Zip Oyster is for students aged minutes of walking or cycling can of that exercise. reduce the risk of coronary heart 11-15. It allows them to travel for When planning their walking journey disease by over half, diabetes free on journeys made at any time to school, it may be possible to find in adulthood by 50 per cent, obesity by bus or tram. It also charges child a route which is quiet, as walking by 50 per cent, hypertension by 30 fares on the Tube, DLR, London through green spaces such as per cent Overground and National Rail. parks can make you feel calmer and There is a behaviour code to follow • improved road safety knowledge. happier. and if broken there is a risk of the There are many barriers that prevent 2. Concentration at school Zip Oyster being revoked. It can be pupils from travelling to school by Evidence shows that young people given back through the Earn Your sustainable modes of travel and a who are physically active on the Travel Back Scheme. school travel plan helps to develop way to school burn off some of their actions to overcome these. Details on how to apply for a Zip excess energy, and are more able to Oyster and the Earn Your Travel Some of the school travel initiatives settle down and focus well in lessons. Back Scheme can be found at the Road Safety section run to assist 3. Road safety skills www.tfl.gov.uk schools in delivering their travel plan objectives are as follows: Good habits learned young are Cycle training learned well. Reminding young people • cycle training, which includes off Newham offers free cycle training of road safety will stand them in good road level 1 and on road level 2 if you live, work or study in the stead for the rest of their life. National Standard Training borough. 4. Socialising and independence • assisting schools to apply for the You can be a complete beginner Mayor of London’s Cycle Parking If your child is able to walk to school or want the skills or confidence Programme for free cycle storage with friends, they will have extra time to ride on the road. Or you can so your child’s bike can be kept in the day to build friendships, and advance your road skills for safely at school feel comfortable around other people. commuting and leisure activities. • supporting schools with the Junior 5. It’s better for the environment if For further information Road Safety Officer Scheme young people don’t travel to schools www.newham.gov.uk/cycling (JRSO) and Sustainable Travel and in cars or on buses.

APPLY BY 31 OCTOBER 2017 STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL | 91 Travel assistance for pupils at a state-funded school – the the cheapest form of travel is scheme does not apply to expected to be taken. with complex special children attending: nursery educational needs (SEN) 2.3 Except in the situations described schools, nursery classes in in paragraph 3, a free travel pass primary schools, special schools will only be issued if: A small number of pupils with or fee paying independent special educational needs (SEN) schools or nurseries. • the distance between home and receive assistance with home to school is two miles or more for The nearest suitable school school transport. This may be in the children aged under 8 or three referred to in 2.3, is taken to form of independent travel training, miles or more for children aged mean the nearest suitable school personalised payments, walking escort, 8 or over, as measured by the with places available that is within bus pass or transport. Initial enquiries shortest available walking route; the statutory home to school about this assistance should be made distances for free travel and and by calling 020 3373 1630 or writing to provides education appropriate • no place can be found in a (postal address only): to the age, ability and aptitude suitable school less than two Travel and Independence of the child, and any physical miles away for children under Administrator access or special educational 8 or less than three miles away SEN Section needs that the child may have. for children aged 8 or over. Newham Dockside This scheme is not intended to 2.4 The authority will not regard 1000 Dockside Road provide free travel passes or a school as automatically London E16 2QU travel assistance to children who unsuitable because it does not www.newham.gov.uk/ attend, or are due to attend, a provide the kind of religious transportassistance school for which their parent has education that is preferred by the expressed a preference (named parents/carers or because it does Free bus and travel pass on their application form). This not comply with the parent’s/ policies for schools – does not mean the child will be carer’s philosophical beliefs. So, September 2017 automatically refused. Parents for example, a school would still have the right to apply and not automatically be considered 1. Mayor of London’s free bus for their case to be considered. unsuitable because it is a mixed pass scheme However, if Newham can allocate school when the parents/carers 1.1 The Mayor of London has the child a place within the would prefer a single-gender implemented a scheme whereby statutory distances, (see 2.3 school, or they prefer a mixed all school children up to the age below) the application will be school and the school offered is of 18 years old are eligible for a refused, even if this alternative a single-gender school. However, free bus pass. Children between allocation is not accepted. in considering each application, the ages of 5 and 10 can get free In all cases where a travel pass the authority will consider all travel on the tube, DLR, trams is granted, the child’s eligibility relevant factors and have regard and London Overground as long will be reviewed at the end of to any wish of the parents/carers as they are travelling with an adult each school term to determine if for their child to be educated or using a 5-10 Zip Oyster photo they still qualify for the free travel at a school where the religious card. Therefore the council’s pass or free travel in the next education is that of the religion travel assistance policy below school term. or denomination to which the will not apply unless a pupil falls parent adheres and/or their 2.1 Provided they are not eligible outside of the Mayor of London’s philosophical concerns. under the Mayor for London’s free bus pass scheme. Parents/ bus pass scheme, the policy laid 2.5 Children (in Year 10 or 11) carers wishing to be considered out below will apply. whose family are temporarily re- under Newham Council’s scheme housed in Newham by another for a Free London Transport 2.2 For all pupils, except those who local authority and are within Travel Pass must provide have a statement of educational reasonable daily travelling evidence to show that their child needs, for whom a separate distance of their existing school is ineligible under the Mayor of policy exists, the policy laid out and over three miles away from London’s free bus pass scheme, below will apply. In all instances unless they fall under the exceptions mentioned below. If a free travel pass is issued and then lost, stolen or defaced children 2. London Borough of Newham will not be issued with a new travel pass by Newham in any one term. free travel pass scheme This means it is very important for children to take responsibility for This scheme does not cover free any pass that is issued to them. Parents/carers must immediately travel passes or travel assistance notify Newham Pupil Services of any loss or damage that renders the for parents/carers or escorts. travel pass unusable and it will be expected that the family will fund the child’s travel for the remaining school days of that term. If the To apply for a pass under the child loses their Oyster Card, the travel pass must not be used until a Newham scheme, the child replacement Oyster Card has been issued by Transport for London. must attend or be due to start

92 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE 3.3 Secondary aged children – support with transport costs will be provided to any one of the nearest three suitable schools, where the home to school distance travelled is between two and six miles: • Where the nearest suitable school is preferred on the grounds of religion or belief, support with transport costs will be provided if the school is between 2 and 15 miles from the family home • in this context, based on case law, the DfE suggests that for ‘belief’ to be considered, it must attain a certain level of cogency, seriousness, cohesion and importance; be worthy of respect in a democratic society; and not be incompatible with human dignity or the fundamental rights of the child. Examples of the types of beliefs that are not included are: • A wish to attend a particular category of school e.g. foundation, grammar, etc. • preference for a particular type of management or home will not be considered. This under this policy where this governance which does not is designed to facilitate school is assessed as a significantly affect the curricula or teaching attendance, and avoid disruption quicker way to complete a home at the school to the education of pupils in to school journey. • a belief that a child should be their last two years of secondary 3. Additional support for families educated privately education who may be unable on low income to gain access to a similar range • a wish that a child must be of curriculum subjects, or similar 3.1 Under the Education and taught in a particular language Inspections Act 2006, provided syllabi, in a local school. • objection to having to wear a the pupil does not fall under school uniform 2.6 Children whose family is the Mayor for London’s Free temporarily re-housed in bed Bus Pass Scheme, the local • a wish for single sex or and breakfast accommodation authority (LA) will also take into co-educational education, in another London borough account the following factors for where this is not based on the under the Housing Act 1996, families that are defined as on parent/carer’s religious views. by Newham Housing Services low income. Low income families 4. Appeals will only be considered if they for this purpose are defined by are in years 10 or 11; have been the government’s Department 4.1 Appeals will be considered if attending a Newham school for for Education (DfE) as when the the parent/carer feels that the at least one term; and they have child are entitled to free school above policy has not been a school attendance record of meals or their parents/carers are applied correctly. A Principal at least 90 per cent. If the child’s in receipt of the maximum level of Officer will consider each pupil’s school attendance drops below Working Tax Credit. particular circumstances on their 90 per cent and/or the school merits and take account of any reports problems with lateness, 3.2 Primary aged children – the representations made to them. To the offer of travel assistance will two mile limit for providing appeal, a parent/carer must put be removed. transport costs mentioned in this in writing to Pupil Services, paragraph 2.3 above, is extended PO Box 69972, London, E16 2.7 Children that are temporarily to include children up to the re-housed as detailed in 9DG. There is no independent age of 11 years attending their appeal for free travel pass paragraphs 2.5 and 2.6 will be nearest suitable school. considered for a travel pass unsuccessful applications.

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Newham Children and Young Local authority responsibilities The local authority monitors the People’s Service (CYPS) are attendance rates in schools, and • To take legal action where parents committed to helping children and advises on policy, procedures and fail to secure suitable education young people benefit from their practice to improve attendance. for their children by attendance at education so they have the best Newham Council’s Attendance school, or otherwise chances in life irrespective of their Management team helps schools to race, culture, gender or disability. • to take legal action where parents comply with legal duties in relation to fail to ensure their children attend We aim to work in partnership with attendance and absence. school regularly and punctually families and schools to raise the Important Note: From 1 September (this can include issuing Penalty profile of good attendance and 2015, any child whose attendance is Notices, see below) punctuality. Good habits of attending less than 90% will be considered a school regularly and on time prepare • to make arrangements for the Persistent Absentee and schools may children for life as adults in the world provision of suitable education at initiate attendance proceedings. 10% of work. Children also learn better schools or otherwise for children of absence equates to half a day missed and socialise better when they attend compulsory school age who may every week, which has a significant regularly. They develop confidence not be able to attend school for impact on progress and attainment. and friendships, and are able to feel reasons such as illness or exclusion part of school life. They also achieve • to identify, locate and arrange Penalty notices much better results when they do education for children who may be Penalty Notices can be issued their exams. missing from education (CME). for a range of reasons related to attendance and punctuality. A Penalty Parents’/carers’ legal duty to Monitoring of school Notice requires a fine of £60 to be ensure their child is educated attendance paid by each parent, for each child, within 21 days, as of 1 September when they reach compulsory Schools are required to take 2013. If the fine is not paid within school age attendance registers twice a day. 21 days, but paid within 28 days, If a pupil is absent, schools must Parents of children of compulsory the fine rises to £120 per parent, indicate in their register whether the school age (5 to 17 years, 18 from per child. If the fine is not paid at all, absence is authorised by the school, September 2014) are required to the parents will be prosecuted for or unauthorised. Parents/carers are ensure that they receive a suitable the non-attendance. Please note: responsible in law for ensuring their education by regular attendance at the government has changed the children attend school. Attendance school or otherwise. Failure to comply timescales for payment, to enable should be as near to 100 per cent with this duty can lead to prosecution prosecutions to be brought more as possible. under Section 443 of the Education quickly, when necessary. Act 1996 and a School Attendance Order will be issued.

Parents’/carers’ responsibility in securing regular attendance: what the law says (1) If a child of compulsory school age who is a registered pupil at a school fails to attend regularly at the school, the parent/carer is guilty of an offence. (1A) If in the circumstances mentioned in the above section (1), the parent knows that their child is failing to attend regularly at the school and fails to cause him to do so, the parent is guilty of an offence. If found guilty of an offence the parents/carers can be fined up to £2,500 and/or face a custodial sentence of up to three months. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE MATTERS

94 | STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLY ONLINE – IT’S QUICK, SAFE AND SECURE Holidays during term-time There is no entitlement to leave of absence in term time. Head teachers may, in very exceptional circumstances, authorise a leave of absence, in which case the date of return will be specified.

Children missing from education (CME) Children who are not enrolled in school or in any form of education may be at greater risk from abuse or exploitation. If you are aware of a child who you believe is not attending school, please notify us via www.newham.gov.uk/ attendance, via email at cme@ newham.gov.uk or by telephoning the Attendance Management Service on 020 3373 0390.

Child employment, performance licensing & chaperone licensing If your child wants to take part in performing, entertainment or modelling, their agency must obtain a Performance Licence from the local authority. People who wish to accompany children who are performing are called chaperones. They also must be licenced by the local authority. If school-age children want to do paid work the employer must apply for a Work Permit. Hours of work are strictly limited for school-age children, and they are prohibited from certain types of employment. Children’s Social Care Further information is available Newham Children’s Social Care works with families and partners to from the website or the the ensure the wellbeing and safety of children and young people as well as Attendance Management Team to enable parents to look after their children safely. on 020 3373 0390. Families, neighbours, professionals and members of our communities all play a vital role in supporting children. Most children in our society grow up in a safe protected environment, but a minority do not and need extra help to keep them safe. The aim of the social care service is to maximise capacity in families through support from all staff whether social workers, outreach workers APPLY and family support workers. We focus on keeping children in their families and communities wherever possible. Where this isn’t possible, ONLINE we may need to bring a child into care and ensure they are kept safe www.eadmissions.org.uk throughout their childhood elsewhere – this may include through adoption or in foster care. Working closely with other practitioners in health, schools and the police and other community organisations, we provide a range of services to promote the wellbeing and safety of children in their families.

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The Young Mayor and Youth Council will be supported to deliver an annual programme of initiatives which are important to the lives of young people in the borough.

If you are aged 11-18 and live or attend school in Newham, you can vote in the elections. To find out more visit www.newham.gov.uk/youngmayor APPLYING ONLINE

Applying for your child’s secondary school place online at www.eadmissions.org.uk is easy, secure and fast.

When you apply online: • your child’s details are safe and secure • you will receive a confirmation email as soon as you have successfully submitted your application • you can log in and change your school preferences any time right up until 11.59pm on Tuesday 31 October 2017 • you can log in on the evening of national offer day 31 October 2017 to find out your child’s offer. To apply online you need to register at www.eadmissions.org.uk after 1 September 2017 to create a password and start your application. After you have submitted your application successfully you will receive a reference number that looks like this: 316-2017-09-E- 001234. If you do not receive a reference number your form has not been submitted. You should log in to review your application and submit it again.

You can attach documents to support your reasons for choosing your preferred schools.

For applicants of faith schools You MUST NOT attach Supplementary Information Forms (SIF). ©2017 Newham Council 05074 These must be sent by post or handed in at the relevant school. To make sure you apply on time, apply online www.eadmissions.org.uk

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