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Key Information for Admissions Reception to Sixth Form September 2021 - July 2022 1 General Policy Key Information For Admissions Reception to Sixth Form September 2021 - July 2022 1 General Policy Old Palace of John Whitgift School is an academically selective school which provides for students of above average academic ability. All entrants should be able to benefit from the academic education provided. General points of entry to Old Palace are Pre School, Reception, Year 7, and Year 12. The school does admit students into other year groups if residual places become available. Selection for admissions to fill any residual places is by assessment as and when vacancies become available. Selection for vacancies will be on merit with the highest ranked being admitted. All potential candidates and their families should take the opportunity to attend an Open Event to meet the students and staff and to look around the School. Copies of the Prospectus can be obtained at Open Events, from the Admissions Registrar or the School website: www.oldpalace.croydon.sch.uk A candidate who wishes to be considered for entry into the School is to complete and submit the online Application Form, via the school website, by the date specified in this booklet. To complete the online form, you will be asked to upload a copy of the photo page of your child’s passport and to make payment of the £100 registration fee. The Admissions team will require sight of your child’s original passport, full birth certificate, a proof of home address (for example, a utility or council tax bill), together with a copy of your daughter’s most recent school report (for entry to Year 1 and above). No student will be admitted into the School until all formalities have been completed and all required documentation has been provided and verified. Personal Information and Validity Old Palace respects the privacy rights of parents/carers and is committed to ensuring that it protects personal details and other information made available to the School in line with UK data protection law. It will be assumed that the information provided by the parent/carer is true to the best of the individual’s knowledge and belief. If a parent/carer submits false or deliberately misleading information or deliberately withholds any relevant information, the application becomes invalid and the place withdrawn. For further information on how we process your data and our terms and conditions, please read our Privacy Notices and Data Protection Policy (available on our website) and the John Whitgift Foundation Parent Contract (provided by the School with all offers of places and available on the John Whitgift Foundation website). 2 3 Open Events Open Events Pre School and Preparatory to Year 6 Senior School Year 7 to Year 13 Autumn Term 2020 Autumn Term 2020 Working Open Morning Thursday 17 September 9.30-11.00am Working Lunch Wednesday 23 September 1.00-3.00pm Whole School Open Day Saturday 3 October 2.00-4.00pm Whole School Open Day Saturday 3 October 9.00-11.00am Working Open Morning Thursday 19 November 9.30-11.00am Sixth Form Open Evening Thursday 8 October 5.00-7.00pm Working Lunch Wednesday 4 November 1.00-3.00pm Spring Term 2021 Working Open Morning Thursday 11 March 9.30-11.00am Spring Term 2021 Open Afternoon Saturday 6 February 2.00-4.00pm Summer Term 2021 Working Lunch Wednesday 24 February 1.00-3.00pm Working Open Mornings Thursday 29 April 9.30-11.00am Thursday 10 June 9.30-11.00am Summer Term 2021 Open Afternoon Saturday 5 June 2.00-4.00pm Please be aware that, due to the Covid-19 situation, Open Events may need to be held as virtual events. Please be aware that, due to the Covid-19 situation, Open Events may need to be held as virtual events. Places at Open Events may be booked through our school website: www.oldpalace.croydon.sch.uk/admissions/open-days Places at Open Events may be booked through our school website: www.oldpalace.croydon.sch.uk/admissions/open-days 4 5 Entry into Reception Entry into Year 7 at age 11+ Girls may be admitted into Reception in the September following their fourth birthday. Applications All applicants will be assessed through written and online testing as well as through an interview. The are invited from September for entry into Reception the following September and assessments take most recent school report and a reference from the Head Teacher of the current school will also be place from then onwards. used to assess the suitability of candidates. External candidates and Old Palace Pre School girls are assessed for places. The assessments are held All internal candidates will be contacted by the Admissions Registrar during the Autumn term to in the Reception classrooms where we create a child friendly environment. They are designed to confirm whether or not they wish to be considered for entry into Year 7. The process is then the same enable your daughter to relax and feel at ease. as for external candidates although the registration fee is not required. At 4+ we are looking for potential rather than what has already been learnt, and assessing readiness Areas to be assessed Method of assessment to learn in a more formal context. The assessment covers language and social skills, mathematics, physical and creative skills, as well as understanding the world. English Written test Parents/carers are also required to attend an interview with the Head of Preparatory. Mathematics Written test Key dates Reasoning Online test Entrance Assessments and Parent Interviews Ongoing through Autumn and General knowledge, academic Spring terms strenghths, creativity and Interview Closing date for written acceptance of places Tuesday 20 April 2021 wider interests Induction Morning Monday 21 June 2021 Parental support Interview The written and online tests occur in the January of the year of entry. Places for students who meet the minimum requirements for entry will be offered based on ranking in the entrance examinations and assessments. Interviews Interviews will be scheduled for parents/carers and students throughout the Autumn term. Students must bring to the interview a piece of work of which they are particularly proud and should be prepared to discuss the work with the interviewer. Candidates are interviewed by the Head or a member of the Senior Leadership Team for about 15 minutes. Parental support and alignment with the ethos and values of Old Palace are crucial for academic success. All parents/carers will be interviewed. 6 7 Key dates Year 7 Entry Residual Places Subject to the availability of residual places, students may be admitted to the School. Further Key dates information may be obtained from the Admissions Registrar (please note that no financial awards are Interviews Throughout the Autumn term available for individual places). Closing date for the receipt of application forms Friday 27 November 2020 A candidate who wishes to be considered for entry into Years 1 to 6, and Years 8 to 10 will be assessed as follows unless the child is in Reception and applying for a residual place in Year 1. In this case, they Closing date for the receipt of Music will be assessed against the Early Years Foundation Stage Goals. Friday 27 November 2020 Scholarship and Music Award application forms The most recent school report and a reference from The Head Teacher of the current school will also Closing date for submission of bursary be used to assess the suitability of candidates. Friday 27 November 2020 applications In addition, candidates for Years 1 to 6 will be required to spend time in School. Where appropriate, older students may also be required to spend a day in School. Entrance Examinations Tuesday 5 January 2021 Music Scholarship assessments Thursday 7 and Areas to be assessed Method of assessment Friday 8 January 2021 English Written test Offers of places posted Tuesday 2 February 2021 Mathematics Written test Palace Group Information Meeting Tuesday 9 February 2021 Reasoning Written test (by invitation only) Communication skills, general Closing date for acceptance of places Thursday 4 March 2021 knowledge, academic strengths, Interview Year 7 Induction Evening (by invitation only) Tuesday 8 June 2021 creative skills and wider interests Induction Day (for students) Monday 21 June 2021 Parental support Interview 8 9 10 11 Entry into the Sixth Form Key dates Sixth Form Entry An external candidate who wishes to be considered for entry into Year 12 must complete the online Key dates/Sixth Form application form and submit it by the specified date. Should a candidate, external or internal, wish to apply for a Sixth Form Scholarship or Exhibition, an additional Scholarship Application Form is Sixth Form Open Evening – 5.00pm-700pm Thursday 8 October 2020 available from the school website and must be submitted by the specified date. Closing date for receipt of application forms Entry to Old Palace Sixth Form is dependent upon GCSE results. All candidates and their parents will Thursday 29 October 2020 from external candidates be interviewed by the Head. If subsequently offered a place, the following Sixth Form entry criteria will need to be met: Closing date for receipt of applications for Sixth Wednesday 4 November 2020 • an OP entry score of 6 or more(1) Form Academic Scholarships and Exhibitions a grade 6 or above in English and Mathematics • Sixth Form Scholarship General Paper – (2) Saturday 7 November 2020 • a viable programme of Sixth Form study aptitude test (1) The OP entry score is calculated using the GCSE 9 point scale and using the best 8 GCSE or iGCSE results of the Outcome of Scholarship General Paper posted Thursday 11 November 2020 applicant. Only GCSEs taken in the Summer of Year 11 will be included.
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