Education Moving to Secondary School Information for parents about children moving to secondary schools in 2018 1 The closing date for all If your child was born between applications is 1 September 2006 and 31 August 2007, 31 October 2017 they will be moving to a secondary school in September 2018. This move is not an automatic process and you will need to apply for the secondary schools you would like your child to go to. If you would like information about applying for a place at secondary school, please come to our information meeting. Speeches begin at 7pm and admission officers will be available afterwards to answer any questions you may have about the admissions process. We look forward to seeing you at 7pm on 12 September 2017 at the Broadway Theatre in Barking. Need help to Help sessions are available at Dagenham Library on Tuesdays. Sessions start at 9am and end at 4.30pm, from 12 September until 31 October 2017. If you try to apply online and you cannot see your exact address in the list provided, or the schools you want to apply for are not listed, you must contact the School Admissions Team by 5pm on 31 October 2017, otherwise your application will be late. Apply online for a secondary school place now: www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions Apply online for a secondary school place: www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions Introduction Introduction Moving from primary or junior To apply, you must use the Applications we receive after this school to secondary school is not common application form provided date are late, and we will an automatic process and you will by the borough you live in. If you not process them until after need to apply for a place at the are applying for a place at our 1 March 2018, once we have dealt secondary school you would like voluntary-aided school (All Saints), with the applications we received your child to go to. This information or schools outside the borough, on time. By this time you will be e-booklet explains the admissions you may need to fill in other less likely to gain a place for your process and you will need to refer forms including (supplementary child at your preferred school. If to it over the next year. information forms). See page 25 you do not fill in and return your for more details. application form, and you live in All schools use admission this borough, we will give your criteria (conditions) to decide The schools on your form are child a place at the nearest school which applications to accept and your preferences – they cannot to your home in Barking and which to turn down. We explain be your choices because we Dagenham that still has a space. the admission criteria for cannot guarantee everyone a Barking and Dagenham schools place at any of the schools they The School Admissions Team will on pages 18 to 21. have listed. If everybody named be happy to answer any questions the same school, we would not you have about the process at the It is important that you read and be able to increase the number public information meeting we are understand the information in of places there. holding for parents. Please see the this e-booklet before you apply. inside front cover for full details of If you don’t follow the process We offer as many places as the meeting. The meeting starts in this e-booklet, you risk not possible in order of the criteria and at 7pm and we hope to see you getting a place for your child whose forms are returned by the there. If you need independent at your preferred school. closing date. The full timetable is advice, you can contact the Family on page 40. You must return all Information Service Team (see applications and documents by the page 42). closing date, 31 October 2017. Print and keep this e-booklet Keep in Applya safe place online: as you www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions will need to refer to it over the next year. 3 Information for parents about children moving to secondary schools in 2018 Contents This e-booklet contains important information about how children move from primary and junior schools to secondary-stage schools. It also gives details about all the secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact the School Admissions Team. Postal Address: School Admissions Team, Town Hall, Barking, Essex, IG11 7LU Phone: 020 8215 3004 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions Introduction 3 The schools and colleges 27 - 39 Welcome 5 All Saints Catholic School 28 Barking Abbey School What you need to do 6 (a specialist sports and humanities college) 29 If you live in Barking and Dagenham Dagenham Park Church of England School 30 If you live outside Barking and Dagenham Eastbrook School 31 What you need to know – 8 - 26 Eastbury Community School 32 The admissions process Goresbrook School 33 Admission criteria 18 - 21 Greatfields School 34 Admission criteria for The Jo Richardson Community School 35 All Saints Catholic School 18 - 19 Riverside School 36 Admission criteria for Goresbrook School 20 Robert Clack School of Science 37 Admission criteria for all our other (a specialist college) secondary schools 21 The Sydney Russell School 38 Statistical information 22 The Warren School 39 Filling in your forms 23 - 25 Timetable of events 40 The common application form 23 - 24 Glossary – Supplementary information forms 25 definition of words used in this e-booklet 41 Returning your forms 26 Useful information and services 42 - 44 The common application form Map of secondary schools in the borough 45 Supplementary information forms Other local authorities’ school admissions sections 46 Options for 14- to 19-year-olds (techical and training schools) 47 - 48 Supplementary information forms (SIFs) 49 - 50 All Saints SIF 4 Apply online for a secondary school place: www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions Welcome Dear parents and carers This guide explains the admissions process and will provide the information you need to apply for a secondary school place for your child. I am very pleased that you are considering sending your child to a Barking and Dagenham secondary school in September 2018. Moving to secondary school is one of the most important changes for a parent to support their child through and I would like to thank you for taking the time to consider this very important decision. As the Cabinet Member for Educational, Attainment and School Improvement, I am particularly proud of the high quality of education offered in our schools. The quality of education we provide has been recognised nationally and new and exciting developments in our schools have contributed to shaping national education policy. I believe that all of the borough’s schools are committed to offering your child the opportunity to achieve their full potential and prepare them for the next phase in their life, whether that is further education, higher education, university or employment. There is rapidly improving examination performance in our schools, with GCSE performance above the national average. The council is continuing to invest considerable resources into education in the borough. The number of local pupils choosing to continue their education in our sixth forms, further and higher education as well as universities is also increasing. I would like to invite you to the admission information meeting that is being held on 12 September at the Broadway Theatre in Barking. Our experienced School Admissions Team will be on hand to help guide you through the process as well as give information and advice. You will also get the chance to meet other parents whose children will be starting secondary school in 2018. Thank you for taking the time to consider this very important decision. By working together we hope to make your child’s move to secondary school as smooth as possible so that they can continue to enjoy learning, develop their talents and abilities, and be successful. Yours sincerely , Councillor Evelyn Carpenter Cabinet Member for Educational Attainment and School Improvement 5 Information for parents about children moving to secondary schools in 2018 What you need to do If you live in Barking and Dagenham or proof that your child is or was in the care of a local authority (pages 9 to 10). 1 Read and make sure you understand the admissions process for our borough, particularly pages 6 to 26. 7 Finally, don’t forget to fill in any extra supplementary information forms (SIF), and provide any documents 2 Go to the admission meeting listed on the inside or information for any schools or local authorities cover. The meeting will give you independent advice that ask you to do this, and send these forms and about the admissions process. You can also contact documents back to them before the closing date. the Family Information Service Team on 020 8227 We will not pass on any extra information or SIF’s to 5395 if you need more help. schools or local authorities (LA) on your behalf. 3 Collect information to help you decide your preferences, which can be any school in Barking Offers will be made on 1 March 2018. If we cannot and Dagenham or another borough. Pages 28 to 39 give your child a place at any of the schools you have in this e-booklet gives you information about Barking applied for, we will give your child a school place in and Dagenham schools. Addresses for information any part of the borough with a space.