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Westminster Your Choice for Primary Education a Guide for Parents with Children Starting Primary School from September 2017 Westminster Your choice for primary education A guide for parents with children starting primary school from September 2017 APPLY ONLINE FOR YOUR CHILD’S PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACE westminster.gov.uk/admissions Westminster City Council Westminster City Hall westminster.gov.uk 64 Victoria Street London SW1E 6QP APPLY ONLINE AND SAVE TIME CONTENTS If your child was born between 1st September 2012 and 31st August 2013, you will need to CONTACTING THE ADMISSIONS TEAM 4 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 21 apply for a primary (reception) school place by 15th January 2017. INTRODUCTION TO WESTMINSTER’S PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN WESTMINSTER 22 Applying online can be done in five easy steps. PRIMARY SCHOOLS 4 Common definitions 22 Types of state schools 4 Why apply online? Admission criteria for community schools 24 • It is quick and easy to do. Admission criteria for Academies, PAN-LONDON SYSTEM 5 Free Schools and voluntary aided schools 34 • It’s more flexible as you can change or How the system works 5 delete preferences on your application up until the application deadline of 11.59pm ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 75 on 15th January 2017. KEY DATES 6 In-year admissions 75 • You’ll receive an email confirmation once Support for school attendance 75 you submit the application. GATHERING INFORMATION 7 Children with Disabilities Team 75 • You can receive reminder alerts to your mobile Considering the facts 7 to make sure your application gets in on time. Special Educational Needs and Education, Applying for schools outside Westminster 7 Health and Care needs assessments 75 • You will receive your outcome by email Private fee-paying schools 7 during the evening of 18th April 2017. Paper Educational Psychology Service 75 applicants will not receive their outcome Assistance with home-to-school travel 76 until the following morning. THE APPLICATION PROCESS 8 Family Information Service 76 Closing date for applications 8 Free school meals 76 Proof of address 8 Change of address 8 APPLYING FOR A NURSERY PLACE 78 Exceptional Need 10 Nursery schools 78 Additional forms to complete 10 Nursery classes at Westminster Applications for children living abroad 10 primary schools 78 Members of the UK Armed Forces Nursery children transferring to and Crown Servants 10 reception class 78 westminster.gov.uk/admissions Requests to apply for reception How to apply 78 in the following year 10 Admissions criteria for community Late applications 11 schools and maintained nursery schools 79 Change of preferences 11 Voluntary aided schools and Academies 79 Full-time nursery places 79 GUIDANCE ON COMPLETING YOUR Early years education and childcare 79 APPLICATION (PAPER OR ONLINE) 12 Step-by-step guide to applying online 14 CONTACT DETAILS FOR The information provided in this brochure NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS 80 is correct at the time of going to print in HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE 16 August 2016. The admissions process and school admission arrangements are set out The process 16 MAP OF WESTMINSTER’S in accordance with the current Admissions EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS 82 Notifying you of the outcome 17 Code (issued December 2014), Section 84 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. Waiting lists 18 Your choice for primary education 2017 Apply online at 2017 Apply online at primary education choice for Your Appeal arrangements 18 Any corrections, updates and additions will be published on our website: Making final arrangements orf starting school 19 westminster.gov.uk/admissions Cover image Pupil from Hallfield Primary School Westminster 3 CONTACTING THE ADMISSIONS TEAM PAN-LONDON SYSTEM Westminster City Council Admissions Team CONTACT DETAILS Every year around 100,000 applications across to make sure no child is offered more than one works in partnership with the Royal Borough of London are made for primary school reception school place. The decision on whether a place [email protected] Kensington and Chelsea and the London Borough places. All 33 London boroughs, together with can be offered will continue to be made by the of Hammersmith & Fulham as a joint service. westminster.gov.uk/admissions councils bordering the capital, coordinate Admission Authority for each school. When a admissions to their primary schools. school receives more applications than places The Admissions Team is based at Kensington 020 7745 6432 / 6433 / 6434 available (also referred to as oversubscribed), Town Hall, Hornton Street, W8 7NX and can be The coordinated admissions system is fairer its published admissions criteria will be used contacted between 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday. and means more parents are offered one to decide the order in which applicants will of their preferred schools at an earlier stage be offered places. and fewer parents receive no initial offer at all. It is also easier for parents to manage, Schools will not be informed of where a school INTRODUCTION TO WESTMINSTER’S PRIMARY SCHOOLS reducing anxiety for you and your children. is listed on the application form or other schools that have been applied for. This brochure is for parents of pupils aged between TYPES OF STATE SCHOOL HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS Where a child is eligible to be offered a place at three and 11, but deals mainly with issues for parents more than one school, the local authority will hold In Westminster, there are six community primary Under the Pan-London Coordinated Admissions whose children are due to start primary school in the offer for the highest preference on the parents’ schools and one community junior school, System (PLCAS), all parents must list the schools 2017. It provides information about how and when form and release all other lower preference offers. 26 voluntary aided primary schools, seven primary they want to apply for on their home local to apply for a place, explains how admission These places can then be offered to other applicants. Academies and two primary Free Schools. authority’s common application form, ranking decisions are made and gives information about Potential offers are exchanged between local them in order of preference. This is important, each school to help parents decide which schools The Admission Authority for each school is authorities until they are in a position to make the as potentially only one offer will be made and to apply for. responsible for setting its admission arrangements single best offer to parents using all available places. this will be for the highest-ranked school able and deciding which children are given priority In September 2017 there will be 42 maintained to make the offer. This form (either paper All offers will be made on the same day, for a place, in accordance with the published primary schools, Free Schools and Academies and or online) is returned to the local authority 18th April 2017. admission criteria. For community schools the four maintained nursery schools in Westminster. for the area in which the child lives. Admission Authority is the local council, while The education provided at each of these schools is for voluntary aided schools, Academies and The local authorities taking part in the PLCAS free. Further details about each school can be found Free Schools it is the school’s governing body then use a secure computerised system to pass on pages 24 – 71. In addition, each school issues its or Academy trust. on details of the applications for schools in other own prospectus, available directly from the school. areas. They will also coordinate the offer of places It is important to check the admission criteria for Community schools are financed by public money each school to assess whether your child is likely and maintained by the council, which also sets to be offered a place. their admission requirements. All other schools in Westminster providing Voluntary aided schools are set up by a religious primary or nursery education are either independent or voluntary body but funded through the council. westminster.gov.uk/admissions westminster.gov.uk/admissions (private) schools or run by other organisations Governors have additional responsibilities to those that may charge fees. The council’s Family for community schools, including setting the Information Service provides details of all provision admission arrangements. in the area and can be contacted by visiting Academies and Free Schools are independent westminster.gov.uk/family-information-service, of the local authority and funded directly by emailing [email protected] or calling central government. The governing body for 020 7641 7929. each Academy and Free School sets its admission Further information on independent schools is arrangements in agreement with the Secretary available from the Independent Schools Council at of State and the local council. isc.co.uk and the Independent Schools Directory and Resource at independentschools.co.uk Your choice for primary education 2017 Apply online at 2017 Apply online at primary education choice for Your Your choice for primary education 2017 Apply online at 2017 Apply online at primary education choice for Your Westminster Westminster Image Pupil from St Matthew’s CE School 4 5 KEY DATES GATHERING INFORMATION To make an informed decision about which • Attendance at a nursery class does not guarantee primary schools to apply for, you are advised or give priority for admission to the reception 2016 From 1st September You will be able to apply online at to read the information about the schools in class of that school. It is also important to be westminster.gov.uk/admissions this brochure and research the schools you aware that if you have a younger child attending are interested in applying to. the nursery section of the school you are Paper applications will be available from applying to the connection does not apply. the Admissions Team on request. You are advised to: Only children who will be on the roll of the This brochure will be available online, • Contact schools you are interested in directly main school when the new child starts school at schools and upon request from the to ask for a copy of their prospectus.
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