Starting Secondary School in September 2009

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Contents School Terms and Holdays 2009/10 Open evening dates 3 Applying for a school place on-line 4Bank Holidays 2009/2010 How to apply 5Good Friday 2 April 2010 Important points to note 7Easter Monday 5 April 2010 Information on admissions criteria 8May Day 3 May 2010 Application Form 9 Spring Bank Holiday 31 May 2010 Frequently asked questions 11 Assistance for children who live in Hillingdon 15 Autumn Term 2009 72 Days Secondary schools in Hillingdon 17 Term Starts Thursday 3 September 2009* Questionnaire 37 Half Term Holiday 26 - 30 October 2009 Statistical information 39 Term Ends Friday 18 December 2009

Further information Spring Term 2010 59 Days Further information and advice is available Term Starts Monday 4 January 2010 during normal office hours on 01895 556644 Half Term Holiday 15 - 19 February 2010 www.hillingdon.gov.uk Term Ends Thursday 1 April 2010 [email protected] Summer Term 2010 61 Days Admissions Team Term Starts Monday 19 April 2010 4E/09 Civic Centre Half Term Holiday 31 May - 4 June 2010 Uxbridge Term Ends Friday 23 July 2010 Middlesex UB8 1UW Total 195 Days

Application form can be found *NB: Thursday 3 September and Friday 4 September 2009 – training days; three further training days to be determined by on page 9 of this brochure schools within the dates established.

The term dates for some Voluntary and Foundation schools may vary slightly from those shown above. Starting Secondary School in Hillingdon - September 2009 3

StartingOpen evening Secondary dates Schools in Hillingdon

Each secondary school has an open evening during the Autumn Term for parents and pupils to visit the school. These evenings usually include a talk by the headteacher and a tour of the school.

Often it will be possible to see current pupils at work and meet staff. We suggest you visit the secondary schools on their open evenings if you can:

Date School Time If you are unable to attend an open Monday 15 September Stockley 6.00pm evening, please contact the school for alternative arrangements Tuesday 16 September Bishopshalt 6.30pm Wednesday 17 September Northwood 6.00pm Thursday 18 September The Douay Martyrs 6.30pm Monday 22 September Uxbridge High 6.30pm Tuesday 23 September Vyners 6:30pm Tuesday 23 September 7.00pm Wednesday 24 September Queensmead 6:00pm Wednesday 24 September Abbotsfield 6:30pm Thursday 25 September Swakeleys 6:30pm Thursday 25 September Haydon 7:00pm Wednesday 1 October Barnhill 6.30pm Thursday 2 October High 5:00pm Thursday 2 October Mellow Lane 6:30pm Tuesday 7 October Guru Nanak 5:00pm Tuesday 7 October The 6:30pm Thursday 9 October Harlington 6.30pm Thursday 9 October Bishop Ramsey 6.00pm

These times were correct at time of publication.

Important Dates to Remember To find out the dates of the open September/October 2008 School open evenings evenings for schools outside of Hillingdon, you must contact the local 24 October 2008** Closing date for applications authority in which the schools are 2 March 2009 Offers sent to parents located or alternatively contact the 16 March 2009 Acceptance deadline schools direct (see back cover for LA contact numbers). 24 March 2009 Appeals deadline

** If your child attends a Hillingdon Primary School then you must return the paper application form to the Hillingdon Primary School by noon on 22 October 2008. If you apply on line this must be submitted by midnight on 24 October 2008. 4

Applying for a school place on-line

You can apply for a school place on-line *Internet access is free at your local library, however PCs are Some of the benefits of applying for your child’s Secondary in high demand so it is advisable to book PC access in advance School place on-line for September 2009 are: and you should call the library you wish to visit directly to do this. If you are a library member you can book up to 2 hours • You will receive confirmation that we have received internet access at a time, non-members can book up to 1 hour. your application if you supply an e-mail address. For information on joining your local library you should call into • You can view your application at any time during your local library or visit the website www.hillingdon.gov.uk/ the admission process. libraries. You will be asked to provide two proofs of address one • You can change the details of your application of which should show your signature i.e. driving licence, utility i.e. which school you choose, right up to midnight bill etc. on 24 October 2008. • You can find out which school your child has been offered If you have any questions about applying on-line please visit our from 8:30am on 3 March 2009. The offer letters will be website www.hillingdon.gov.uk or call 01895 556644. posted on 2 March 2009 and not received until 3 March at the earliest. The closing date for Secondary School applications is Friday 24 October 2008 whether you apply on-line or fill in the paper The website to apply on-line for a Secondary School place for application form. September 2009 is: www.eadmissions.org.uk Please note: If you make an on-line application you should not complete a paper application form. You can access this website wherever you have access to a computer • Home • Internet Café • Work • Local Library*

For more information and to apply on-line visit www.eadmissions.org.uk

Use this space to record your unique number, and the username and password you have used to make your application:

Unique number Username Password

It is important that you keep this information to be able to access your application and look up the school offered to your child on-line. If you require further information or assistance call 01895 556644. Starting Secondary School in Hillingdon - September 2009 5

How to apply Hillingdon Residents Only

The Pan- Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme Children normally transfer to secondary school in the Every year around 60,000 pupils living in London transfer to September following their 11th birthday. So if your child was secondary school, many crossing borough boundaries to do so. born between 1 September 1997 and 31 August 1998, he or she The co-ordinated admissions system used to process secondary should transfer in September 2009. school applications is fairer, with more parents being offered one of their preferred schools earlier and fewer getting no initial The Local Authority does not assist with fees for independent offer at all. All parents should list the schools that they want schools. If you wish to apply for a place at an independent to apply for on one form, ranking them in order of preference. school, you should apply direct to the school of your choice. This form should then be returned to the council in which the child lives. All the councils taking part in the Pan-London If you reside outside of the London Borough of Hillingdon you Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme will then pass on details must contact that Authority for details of their procedures of applications for schools in other areas and coordinate the and to obtain an application form. offer of places to make sure that nobody gets offered more than one school place. The decision on whether a place can If your child resides in the London Borough of Hillingdon you will be offered will continue to be made by the admission authority find information on the application process in this booklet. for each school listed. Where a school is over subscribed, its published admission criteria will be used to decide the order You can now apply on-line by visiting the website in which applicants will be offered places. Unless specifically www.eadmissions.org.uk. Many parents will find this a more required to do so by the published admissions criteria of the convenient method of application and you can find details of how school, councils will not pass on details of where the school was to make an application on-line as well as some of the benefits ranked, and no school will be told about other schools a parent of applying online on page 4 of this brochure. has applied for. In the London Borough of Hillingdon each Hillingdon secondary school will consider themselves as a first For information about Secondary Schools in other Boroughs or preference. All offers will be sent out on the same day – 2 March Counties you will need to contact each individual Borough or 2009. If you have made an on-line application the offer made County (see back cover). to your child will be available on the eadmissions website from 8.30am on 3 March 2009 (see page 4 for details of how to make On either the paper or the on-line application you are invited an on-line application). to state up to 6 schools that you are interested in sending your child to including any schools outside of the London Borough The following pages give you details of how to apply to a of Hillingdon. You must put the schools in the order that you Secondary School both within and outside of the London would most wish your child to attend. Unless specifically Borough of Hillingdon. There are 18 state funded schools in required to do so by the published admissions criteria of the the London Borough of Hillingdon. Two are Academies, which school, councils will not pass on details of where the school was are funded by a direct grant from the Department for Children, ranked, and no school will be told about other schools a parent Schools and Families (DCSF), three are voluntary aided has applied for. In Hillingdon each Hillingdon secondary school (faith) schools, one is a community school and the others are will consider themselves as a first preference, your application foundation schools. These schools are maintained and funded will be treated equally and your preference will not be disclosed. by the Local Authority*. If your child attends a Hillingdon primary school the paper The schools are all comprehensive day schools, which provide application must be returned to them by noon on Wednesday education between the ages of 11 and 18, in line with the 22 October 2008. It is very important that your application is National Curriculum. Detailed information is published by each not received after this date, to enable the primary school to school in its prospectus, which can be obtained from the school collate the forms and send them to the Admissions Team. If you at the open evening (please see pages 18 to 36 for brief details do not return a paper form to your child’s Hillingdon primary on each school). then it must be returned to the Admissions Team at the London Borough of Hillingdon, 4E/09 Civic Centre, Uxbridge, Middlesex *Education and Children’s Services, part of Hillingdon Council, is the UB8 1UW by noon on 24 October 2008 or you must submit your Local Authority on-line application no later than midnight on 24 October 2008. 6

Any late applications, either paper or electronic, will only be Sometimes a secondary school requires additional information considered after all those applications received on time. Please in support of the application (see each individual school’s note that the LA cannot be responsible for any delays in the prospectus and pages 18 to 36 which also details each school’s postal system or problems encountered with internet providers criteria). This information must be sent to the school concerned and it is your responsibility to ensure that the application is and not attached to the application form. Unless the additional received on time. information is for in which case you should send it to the Admissions Team. Provided your paper application form is handed into your child’s Hillingdon primary school by noon on 22 October 2008, and you If you need help in filling in the paper application, please ask have a receipt from the primary school or you have submitted your primary school headteacher or call 01895 556644. For help your on-line application by midnight on 24 October 2008 (if and information on completing an on-line application please you provided an e-mail address you will receive confirmation), visit the website www.eadmissions.org.uk, refer to page 4 or call your application will be considered to be on time. You should 01895 556644. keep the receipt issued by the primary school or the electronic confirmation safely in case there is any discrepancy over the Only complete one application. You do not need to complete a date of receipt of the application. paper application if you have submitted an on-line application.

If your child attends a primary school outside of Hillingdon You must apply for a school place even if you have an older then you should return your paper application by noon child already attending a secondary school. on Friday 24 October 2008 to the Admissions Team at the London Borough of Hillingdon, 4E/09 Civic Centre, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1UW. (If a receipt is required please send a stamped, self addressed envelope).

If you are making an on-line application this must be submitted by midnight on Friday 24 October 2008. Starting Secondary School in Hillingdon - September 2009 7

Important points to note in making your application

• Complete an application, either on paper or on-line and state • Your child’s name will be held on the waiting list for any up to 6 Schools, including any schools outside of the London school that is a higher preference than the one offered. Borough of Hillingdon, in the order that you would like your Acceptance of a place offered will have no bearing on any child to go to. waiting lists. • Ensure that any additional information required by the You may wish to use the tick list below, which could help to schools is sent directly to them (e.g. birth certificates, ensure you have completed your application correctly: evidence of faith forms, medical evidence and any Have you read the booklet: Starting Secondary School 2009? supplementary information – please check the bottom of Have you read the prospectus for each school you wish to apply the page for the school(s) concerned on pages 18-36 of this for, so that you understand how they will apply their criteria? brochure for details) unless the additional information is for Do any of the schools you wish to apply for require additional Ruislip High School in which case you should send it to the information? Admissions Team. In the case of some schools (i.e. banding, For example: faith, selective schools), failure to provide the additional • Schools may require birth certificates if you have applied information will mean that these schools will be unable to under their sibling criterion – please check the bottom of consider the preference under their criteria and procedures. the page for the school(s) concerned on pages 18-36 of this • Return the completed paper application to your child’s brochure for details. primary school to be received by noon on 22 October 2008 (if • Schools may require additional information if you have your child attends a primary school in Hillingdon). applied under their medical criterion – Please check the • Or, return the completed application form to The Admissions bottom of the page for the school(s) concerned on pages 18- Team at the London Borough of Hillingdon, 4E/09 Civic 36 of this brochure for details. Centre, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1UW to be received by • Schools may require additional information if you have stated noon on 24 October 2008 (if your child attends a social or philosophical reason for your child to attend. a primary school outside of Hillingdon). • Faith (VA) Schools will require you to complete a • Or, submit your on-line application by midnight on 24 ‘commitment to faith’ form in addition to your paper or on- October 2008 (whether your child attends a Hillingdon line application. primary or a primary outside of Hillingdon). • Schools that require your child to take a test – please check • Letters will be posted on 2 March 2009 giving the result the bottom of the page for the school(s) concerned on pages of the application. 18-36 of this brochure for details. • Offers will be available to view on-line from 8:30am All of the above mentioned information must be sent to the on 3 March 2009. school(s) directly. Please check the page for the school(s) • If a place cannot be offered at any of your preferred concerned on pages 18-36 of this brochure for address details. schools then a place will be offered at the nearest school Have you supplied all of the mandatory information requested? in Hillingdon to your home address with a vacancy. This includes: • Acceptances should be sent to the London Borough of • DCSF number Hillingdon by 16 March 2009 along with your proof of • Your postcode address documentation. Even if you have submitted an on- • Your child’s current (primary/junior) school line application you must return the tear off slip from the • Your address details if different from your child’s letter you will be sent and return it with proof of address • Your contact telephone number(s) documentation. • The school(s) that you wish to apply for (including schools • Appeals documentation must be requested by 24 March outside of London Borough of Hillingdon) 2009 from the secondary school concerned, except if the Finally, have you completed the correct form? You must apply appeal is for Ruislip High School in which case you should to the Local Authority that you live in? This will be the Authority call 01895 556644. You must write to the schools concerned, that you pay your council tax to. Please see back cover for individually stating that you wish to lodge an appeal, contact details of neighbouring borough and counties. enclosing a stamped, self addressed envelope. If you wish to lodge an appeal with a school outside of the London Borough If you are not a resident of the London Borough of Hillingdon, of Hillingdon you must contact that school for full details and you should contact your home LA (where you pay your Council procedures, as this may vary from Authority to Authority. Tax) to obtain an application form and details of the application procedures. 8

Information on Admission Criteria

You will be able to obtain an individual prospectus, at each of Confirmation of Address the schools’ open evenings (see page 3) or by contacting Hillingdon Residents will be asked to provide proof of address the school direct, after the open evening. This will give you the at the time of acceptance of the school offer. This will be in the criteria in full. This information may be subject to changes form of: following any adjudicator’s report. • a copy of your current council tax schedule* or a copy To obtain the published criteria for schools outside of of the page of your tenancy agreement that shows your Hillingdon you must contact the Authority in which they are address and the date you moved (the moving date is located (see back cover for LA contact details). required if you moved within the last 6 months)** and Additional information to be returned to schools. • a copy of your child benefit schedule or a copy of the front page of your child benefit book.** Siblings You may have to send birth certificates to your preferred Failure to provide adequate proof of address may result in schools to satisfy the governors that the child is a valid sibling. the offer being withdrawn by the school.

Sibling refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, As distance from home to school is a main criterion, for adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of Hillingdon non-religious secondary schools, it is important the parent/carer’s partner, and in every case, the child should that you apply to your nearest secondary schools, as well as be living in the same family unit at the same address. others further afield.

Medical Additional/supplementary forms You may have to send medical evidence to your preferred All parents who list their preferred schools on the Local schools in order for the governors to consider the medical Authority’s Common Application Form are regarded as having condition cited. made valid applications. An additional or supplementary form may also have to be completed for faith schools, selective and Each school will state in their prospectus if any additional partially selective schools and schools that use banding as information is required to support the application. For part of their criteria. Hillingdon Secondary Schools you will find this at the end of each school’s details on pages 18 to 36. Parents/ Family Members A parent is any person who has parental responsibility or Distance care of the child. ‘Family members’ include only parents and Distance will be measured in a straight line from the point set siblings. by Ordnance Survey at the child’s home address (including flats) to a fixed point at the Hillingdon school as agreed by A summary of each school’s criteria can be found on pages 18 each school’s Governing Body, using the Local Authority’s to 36. More detailed information about schools’ criteria can be computerised measuring system, with those living closer obtained from each secondary school at their open evening. to the school receiving the higher priority. Please note that schools outside of Hillingdon may use an alternative means of * Please note, a copy of your card or the letter regarding your agreeing the point of measurement. card is not sufficient, it must be your Council Tax Schedule. ** If you don’t have these items, please see back cover for

Selective Schools (Schools requiring an 11+ test) details of where to obtain them. Hillingdon Residents Only There are selective schools in some Authorities (there are none in Hillingdon). You must ensure that you complete any necessary documentation required by the date set by them. Secondary School For office use only AC Application Form FE (Only for pupils resident in the London Borough of Hillingdon) DE

Before completing this form it is very important that you read the brochure Starting Secondary School – September 2009 which is available from your child’s Hillingdon primary school. If your child attends a primary school outside of Hillingdon you can obtain this brochure by calling 01895 556644. You should complete only one form for your child. If you have completed an on-line application you should not complete this form. The deadline for receipt of this completed paper application is noon on 22 October 2008 to your child’s Hillingdon primary school where a receipt will be issued. If your child attends a primary school outside of Hillingdon, you should return this form to the Admissions Team at the address given in the brochure by noon on 24 October 2008. No acknowledgement will be sent unless you include a stamped, self addressed envelope. Your Child’s Details

Surname First name Gender Male Female

DOB Day Month Year Current Primary/Junior School

House No/Name Street Name

Town County Postcode

Your Details

Mr Mrs Miss Ms First name Surname

Address (if different from child’s)

If you have recently moved to the address plesae give the date you moved

Home Work Telephone numbers Mobile Other

Name of Authority to which you pay your Council Tax

Preferences Please write below, in your order of preference up to six schools.

DCSF No _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ 1st Preference Name of sibling Sibling DOB Year Group

DCSF No _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ 2nd Preference Name of sibling Sibling DOB Year Group

DCSF No _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ 3rd Preference Name of sibling Sibling DOB Year Group

DCSF No _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ 4th Preference Name of sibling Sibling DOB Year Group Hillingdon Hillingdon Residents Only

DCSF No _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ 5th Preference Name of sibling Sibling DOB Year Group

DCSF No _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ 6th Preference Name of sibling Sibling DOB Year Group Further Information

Looked After Children If the child is in public care/looked after by the Local Authority please give the following details

Name of Authority Name of Social Worker

Statement of Special Needs If your child has a statement of special educational needs, please tick the box

Medical condition If you wish your application to be considered under the medical criterion please give the following details

Name of medical condition School(s)

Please note: You should send supporting evidence in accordance with details given at the bottom of each school’s individual page in the Starting Secondary School – September 2009 brochure.

Social or Philosophical Consideration If you believe there may be other religious, philosophical or particularly difficult social circumstances you wish to draw to a school’s attention please name the school(s) and give details below. If you wish to give more detailed information please send a separate letter to the school(s) concerned

School School

School School

Supplementary Forms Make sure you have completed an additional supplementary form for faith schools, selective and partially selective schools and schools that use banding as part of the allocation procedure. You must obtain this form from the school concerned and return the completed form to the school by the date they state. You can obtain one of these forms at the school(s) open evening, please see the Starting Secondary School – September 2009 brochure for open evening dates.

Declaration I declare that all the information I have given on this form is correct

Signed Parent/guardian Date

Please note: You will be asked to provide proof of address documentation at the time of acceptance of your offer. This will be in the form of: u a copy of your council tax schedule or a copy of the page of your tenancy agreement that shows your address and the date you moved and u a copy of your child benefit schedule. Please refer to the Starting Secondary School - September 2009 brochure for details of how to obtain this proof of address if you do not have it readily available.

IN THE EVENT THAT FALSE INFORMATION IS DISCOVERED AFTER A PLACE HAS BEEN OFFERED THEN THIS PLACE WILL

BE WITHDRAWN AND THIS COULD LEAD TO PROSECUTION Hillingdon Residents Only

Please return this completed form to your child’s Hillingdon primary school by noon on 22 October 2008, where a receipt will be issued. If your child attends a primary school outside of Hillingdon, you should return this form to the Admissions Team, 4E/09 Civic Centre, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1UW by noon on 24 October 2008. No acknowledgement will be sent unless you include a stamped, self addressed envelope. Starting Secondary School in Hillingdon - September 2009 11

Frequently asked questions

Please see below for answers to frequently asked questions an additional information form directly from each school which may help you in making your application. you list as a preference. In some cases, schools require the child’s birth certificate. This must be sent to the school directly What if I want a place at a school outside Hillingdon? whether you are making a paper or electronic application. You can apply to schools in other authority areas by including Selective schools will require you to have completed a form to the school(s) on your application. Remember to include the enable your child to take the 11+ test. DCSF number obtainable from the school. Telephone numbers of neighbouring authorities can be found on the back cover. Can I put just one school on the application? Other boroughs cannot give priority to their residents and It is advisable that you state more than one school although places are offered on the basis of their published admission you do not have to choose six. These must be in the order criteria. that you would prefer your child to attend. Some parents only consider other schools after the offers have been made and Selective and partially selective schools and schools that are surprised that they are then unable to obtain a place at use banding as part of their criteria will require your child to their nearest school which has been filled with applications take a test and you will need to contact them directly for the received by the closing date. procedure (NB: There are no selective schools in Hillingdon). Will the schools know what order I have put them on the How do I decide which is the best school for my child? application? Visit the schools on their open evening and obtain a prospectus In Hillingdon the order of your preferences is confidential and which will tell you all about the school. Speak to other parents will not be released to any Hillingdon school. Unless specifically who already have a child at the school. Have you read the required to do so by the published admissions criteria of the OFSTED Inspection Report? You can ask the school for sight of school, councils will not pass on details of where the school was the report or alternatively details can be found on the website; ranked, and no school will be told about other schools a parent www.ofsted.gov.uk. has applied for.

Look at schools’ exam results which will be published Each Hillingdon school you state as a preference will be in their prospectus or telephone the Secondary Exams treated equally (i.e. each Hillingdon secondary school will Information Line on 0800 242322 or visit www.dcsf.gov.uk/ consider themselves as a first preference), however, the order performancetables of your preferences will enable the Authority to make an offer of one school place at the highest preference school where you Will my child have an interview? meet their criteria. This will avoid any duplication and ensure Schools or admission authorities must not interview parents or that every child is offered a secondary school place on pupils as any part of the application or admission process. 2 March 2009.

What additional information will schools require? I think my child or a member of the immediate family has a You will need to look at each school’s prospectus and pages 18 medical or psychological condition? to 36 of this brochure where the list of additional information If you would like your preferred schools to take any exceptional required is clearly stated. medical circumstances into consideration, if it is one of their criterion, then the appropriate box on the paper application This information must be forwarded to the schools concerned form should be ticked or if you are making an on-line and not attached to a paper application, unless the additional application ensure that you indicate this where appropriate.

Hillingdon Hillingdon Residents Only information is for Ruislip High School in which case you should Evidence relating to the medical information may be required send it to the Admissions Team. For example, Faith Schools, at the time of application by schools as additional information schools that use banding and selection on ability. The paper (see each school’s details in pages 18 to 36). If you wish to application form you return to your child’s primary school apply to schools outside of the London Borough of Hillingdon will not be regarded as complete unless you have returned you must find out from that Authority the procedure for the additional information to the school concerned. If you are additional information. making an on-line application you must ensure that you obtain 12

Can I use an address other than my own to make an When will I hear about my application? application? Letters will be posted on 2 March 2009 giving the result of Child minder or grandparent addresses cannot be taken the application. If you have made an on-line application this into account. The address on the application must be where information will be available to you from 8:30am on 3 March the parent and child normally lives and will be taken as the 2009, you will need to supply your unique reference number to address of the parent who is in receipt of child benefit, or for access this information. those not eligible for this benefit, the address registered with the doctor. Each school will publish full details relating to this What should I do when I have an offer? in their prospectus. In the event that false information is You must accept the place by completing the slip provided and discovered after a place has been offered then that place send it back to the Admissions Team at the London Borough will be withdrawn and could lead to prosecution. When you of Hillingdon by 16 March 2009 along with your proof of return your acceptance to the Admissions Team at the London address documentation. Even if you have submitted an on- Borough of Hillingdon you should enclose proof of address line application you must return the tear off slip from the documentation in the form of a copy of your Council Tax letter you will be sent and return it with proof of address Schedule* or Tenancy Agreement and a copy of child benefit documentation. Failure to do so may result in the place schedule or the front cover of your book. Please make sure being withdrawn. Remember if you are not offered your first that you enclose copies of this documentation as originals preference, your child’s name will remain on the waiting lists cannot be returned. Please see back cover for information on for any schools which were a higher preference. Please note: If obtaining this documentation if you do not think you have it. you receive an offer from a higher preference school at a later stage you may be required to provide this school with proof of I think I have religious or philosophical reasons for my address documentation. preferences. Please give details on the paper application or if you are What if I am not satisfied with the school offered? making an on-line application ensure that you indicate this You should accept the place offered to ensure that your where appropriate. child has a place reserved for September 2009 and your child’s name will be held on the waiting lists for your higher What is a sibling? preference schools. You have the right of appeal and full Each school will define this in more detail in their prospectus. information can be obtained by writing to each individual Generally a sibling means a child’s brother or sister, school requesting appeals documentation and enclosing a self stepbrothers or stepsisters and foster children. A cousin or addressed, stamped envelope. Appeals documentation must other family members, even if living in the same household, be requested from the schools by Thursday 24 March 2009 do not qualify as a sibling. to ensure that the appeal is heard before the end of term. To lodge an appeal for a school outside the London Borough of How are decisions made about places? Hillingdon you must contact that school for full details and The LA will forward your details to each of your preferred procedures as this may vary from Authority to Authority (see schools using a computerised system (as explained on back cover for contact details). page 5). Where a school is oversubscribed, its published admissions criteria will be used to decide the order in which If you wish to reapply for a school that was a lower preference applicants will be offered places. The LA will co-ordinate than the one offered you will need to contact the school the arrangements and a place will be offered at the highest directly and complete the school’s own application form. If the possible preference. In Hillingdon one of the main criteria for school is Ruislip High School or a school outside of Hillingdon, admissions is the distance from home to school (except faith please call 01895 556644. schools). If your only preferences are schools some distance from your home, you may find that children living nearer take How do waiting lists work for on-time applications? up all the places at these schools and you may fail to secure Your child’s name will be held on the waiting list for any school a place at your local school if it is not one of your preferences. that is a higher preference than the school offered. Please note that the last dated form submitted and received by the Admissions Team by the closing date of 24 October 2008, Preference 1 = School A On waiting list either on-line or paper application, will be the one processed. Preference 2 = School B On waiting list Will I definitely be offered one of my named preference Preference 3 = School C On waiting list schools? Preference 4 = School D School offered Where possible one of the schools named on your application Preference 5 = School E Not placed on waiting list will be offered. If it is not possible to offer one of these schools for your child, you will be offered the school closest to your Preference 6 = School F Not placed on waiting list home with a place available. (If you have applied for schools near your home, this is unlikely to happen).

*Please note, a copy of your card or the letter regarding your card is not sufficient, it must be your Council Tax Schedule. Starting Secondary School in Hillingdon - September 2009 13

If your child’s name has been included on a waiting list, the best for your child. Wherever possible any extra help school will advise you, if/when a vacancy arises. Please note: will be given in the mainstream school. After 2 March 2009, any late applications received, that have a higher priority under the school’s individual published Pupils with statements of special educational needs admissions criteria will supersede your child on that waiting If your child has a statement of Special Educational Needs, it list. This is in accordance with paragraph 3.26 of Admissions is subject to an Annual Review. This enables the LA to monitor Code of Practice. your child’s progress and to ensure that the provision remains appropriate. In addition, when your child approaches the age of London Borough of Hillingdon secondary schools: transfer to secondary school a suitable placement is discussed Each individual school will hold the waiting lists and you will at the annual review and you have the opportunity to express be able to obtain details directly from them with the exception which secondary school you would like your child to attend. of Ruislip High School whose waiting list will be held and Therefore, a pupil with a statement of special educational maintained by the LA. It is recommended that you contact needs does not follow the usual secondary admissions schools after 1 April 2009 to enable the offers made on 2 procedures. However, if your child is to attend a main stream March 2009 to be processed (this only applies to the London school in September 2009 parents should still apply on the Borough of Hillingdon). Waiting lists should be maintained in application form you receive from your child’s primary school accordance with the schools’ published admission criteria. to ensure accurate information is recorded on file.

Secondary schools outside of the London Borough of To find out more information on this procedure and your child’s Hillingdon: Secondary School place please contact the Special Needs You must contact the Authority that the school is in for full Team in Education Services on 01895 250492 or 250466. details and procedures as this may vary from Authority to Authority (see back cover for contact details). School Attendance Attending school regularly is vitally important for pupils. Without What if my application is late? it the best efforts of teachers and schools come to nothing. If your child attends a Hillingdon primary school: Pupils need to attend regularly to take full advantage of all a) If you have completed a paper application and it is not the educational opportunities open to them. If they do not, returned to the primary school by noon on their education suffers and their behaviour may deteriorate. 22 October 2008 you can bring it to the Civic Centre by Repeated unauthorised absence could lead to prosecution, noon on 24 October 2008. If you have completed a paper which may result in a £2,500 fine for each parent or 3 months application it is strongly recommended that you return imprisonment together with parenting or community orders or a this to the primary school where you will be issued £50 fixed penalty notice to be served. with a receipt. b) If you have completed an on-line application this must be Parents should contact the school immediately if a child is submitted by midnight on 24 October 2008. too ill to attend, followed by a note when the child returns to After the dates above, applications will not be considered until school. Parents may not authorise absence, only schools can after those applications which were received on time, whether do this after they are satisfied that the explanation given for they are paper or electronic. This may mean that you will not absence is appropriate. get a place at your preferred school or schools, as the places will have been allocated to other children whose applications The law requires parents to make sure their children go were received on time. Please ring 01895 556644 for more to school on time. If a parent has any problems regarding information. attendance or lateness the Education Welfare Service can be contacted in office hours on Telephone 01895 250858 or email What if my child has special educational needs? [email protected]. Most children’s special educational needs will have been identified at primary school. However, if you think your child may have Family holidays during term time special educational needs please discuss this with your child’s It is important that pupils attend school for as many days as form tutor, Special Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) or Head of Year. possible each term. Wherever possible, family holidays should be taken during school holidays. You should not expect the Most special educational needs can be met by the class or school to automatically agree to a holiday during term time. subject teacher who can adapt the way the curriculum is You will find that most schools will only authorise holidays in taught for individual pupils. term time in extenuating circumstances and will also take into account your child’s attendance record for the past two years. Occasionally a pupil may have extreme difficulties which If your child’s school decides not to authorise a holiday request require more help than is usually available from the school’s in term time and you do still take your child on holiday, the own resources. The school and the local education authority absence will be recognised as unauthorised and may result in have a legal duty to identify and meet these needs, so an the Local Authority issuing you with a Fixed Penalty Notice or assessment may be necessary to help everyone decide what is prosecuting. 14

Can I choose to educate my child at home? young.Hillingdon.gov.uk You may choose to educate your child at home and you should There is a dedicated youth website which promotes activities inform the education department in writing. However, the LA and services within Hillingdon for young people aged 11-19. still has a duty to ensure appropriate provision is made in This site is an all-encompassing centre point for information, these circumstances. Full details of your arrangements will be offering details on a range of activities, including sports, youth requested and monitoring visits will be made. service activities, cultural opportunities such as drama, dance and music and recreational facilities, such as swimming pools, Removing your child from the school roll leisure centres and local open spaces. If, at any point in your child’s education you no longer wish him/her to attend their present school he/she can only be There will be core information on areas that will help your taken off the school roll if you write to express this decision to child to learn and develop with a focus on the transition the Head of the school. However, should you do this you will be between primary and secondary school, as well as careers responsible for finding a new school, or educating your child guidance at the touch of a button. yourself. Users of the site will be able to send ideas back to the council You should never agree to the school removing your child from to tell us more about what they want so we can ensure we are roll, unless you have an alternative school or are going giving them what they need. Log on to young.Hillingdon.gov.uk. to provide Elective Education. ACE Elective home education You may also find it useful to contact the Advisory Centre for All parents have the right to educate their own child at home. Education (ACE) – an independent national advice centre for However, there is no assistance from the local authority. parents of children in state schools. They offer information and advice on state education, including on admissions appeals. Further information is available from They can be contacted from 2 March by visiting the website www.parentscentre.gov.uk www.ace-ed.org.uk or for T-Mobile and Virgin customers by texting ‘APPEAL’ to 68809, or telephoning 0808 800 5793, Removal from the school roll by the school Monday-Friday 10 am – 5 pm. Your child can be removed from the school roll by the school, for various reasons; but the main ones are: a) You move away or cannot be contacted b) You take an extended holiday and do not return when expected c) Your child is permanently excluded

School exclusion Your child could be excluded from school on either a temporary (fixed term) or permanent basis. Children cannot be asked to remain out of school without an exclusion.

Parents can contact an Education Welfare Officer on Duty Line 01895 250858 for advice or email [email protected]. Starting Secondary School in Hillingdon - September 2009 15

Assistance for children who live in Hillingdon

Free school meals Low income is defined as those in receipt of a maximum working Free school meals are available to children if their parents/ tax credit or free school meals. carers are in receipt of Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance (income-based) and Child Tax Credit (with an annual The type of travel assistance provided will be at the discretion of income of less than £15,575) and the Guarantee Element of London Borough of Hillingdon. To obtain the complete Home to State Pension Credit. You can obtain an application form from School Transport Policy, write to 4E/05 Civic Centre, High Street, the school directly. Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 1UW or call 01895 250008.

Home to School Transport Policy for School Admissions Student Progress Reports London introduced free travel on all London buses. As from Parents of pupils at secondary schools will receive a written September 2006, there is free travel for pupils up to the age of report by 31 July each academic year. These will include 18. No new applicants since that time have been awarded any comments on your child’s general progress, achievements in assistance toward travel. every National Curriculum core and foundation subject studied and a summary of attendance during that year. Our Transport Policy changed in September 2004. Any parent choosing a school more than 3 miles away from their home At the end of each key stage (years 9 and 11) you will also regardless of whether it is a religious or grammar school is receive: unlikely to qualify for assistance. If you already have a child in • Details of your child’s assessed level of attainment receipt of assistance then any future siblings will not qualify. • Information comparing the levels of attainment of other pupils in the school at the same stage. Please note: If a child does not have an existing Oyster Card you must apply for one at least a month prior to their 16th birthday so Each school’s governing body must publish a school they can travel free on the buses to the end of that school year. profile on-line each year. These can be viewed at www.schoolsfinder.direct.gov.uk All parents are Every child who needs to purchase travel now has to have an invited to attend. Oyster Card, you can obtain an application form from your local Post Office. Religious Education The LA is advised upon matters of Religious Education and If you have not already been given information on Oyster Collective Worship by a Standing Advisory Council (SACRE) cards and how to make an application, or you require further which includes representatives from local faith groups. assistance, you should call 01895 556644. Religious education will cover Christianity (or the religion specified by it’s trust deed) and the other principal religious From September 2007, children aged 8 but under 11 from low traditions of Great Britain. Its aims are to teach children about income families may be eligible for travel assistance where they religion and to enable them to learn from religion. Parents live more than two miles from their nearest qualifying school. may exercise their legal right to withdraw their children from From September 2008, if a secondary aged child from a low Religious Education and/or Collective Worship. In this case income background attends one of the three nearest suitable they should consult the headteacher of the school. Should secondary schools within a six mile radius of their home they parents seek further help, they can contact Gill Brace on may be eligible for travel assistance provided the school is more 01895 250457. than 2 miles away.

Additionally, from September 2008 if a child from a low income family attends a school over 2 miles but under 15 miles from home he/she may be eligible for travel assistance if their parents have expressed a wish for them to be educated at a school which is based on the parent’s religion or belief and there is no nearer suitable school. 16

Complaints procedure Most complaints are best dealt with by talking through the issue with the people concerned. The following procedure is intended to cover general complaints.

Parents should initially bring their complaint to the attention of the teacher/Headteacher who will investigate the complaint quickly, fairly and efficiently. If parents are not satisfied with the outcome they may make a formal complaint to the Chair of Governors of the school, who will if necessary hold a special meeting to consider the complaint.

Complaints about the curriculum (what is taught) must be dealt with by the Headteacher/governing body. If these routes have been exhausted then the complaint can go to the LA and, ultimately, to Ofsted.

Parents who would like advice on complaints procedures should telephone 01895 556644 or visit the website www.hillingdon.gov.uk/education/education/schools/ complaints

Need assistance? Applying for secondary schools can be a confusing time. If you are having problems understanding the secondary school admissions process, why not ? contact the School Transfer Adviser?

The School Transfer Adviser is available to assist anyone who may feel they need the extra help. Perhaps: • English is not your first language • You need extra help completing the forms • You have recently moved to Hillingdon • You are just feeling a little confused and need impartial advice

If you require general information or assistance call 01895 556644, but if the help you need is more specific, please ask to be referred to the School Transfer Adviser.

School Transfer Adviser Julia Breuer Starting Secondary School in Hillingdon - September 2009 17

Secondary Schools in Hillingdon

The following pages show a summary of each 1 Abbotsfield School Hillingdon school’s criteria. This information is subject to 2 Barnhill Community High School change following any adjudicator’s report. Hayes

3 Ruislip

11 4 Hillingdon

5 9 8 Northwood 3 6 Guru Nanak Sikh School 12 Hayes Harefield Ruislip 14 7 Harlington Community School 5 Hayes 18 8 2 9 Harefield Academy M40/A40 17 1 16 Harefield Uxbridge 10 Hayes Yeading 4 10 11 Northwood School 13 6 Northwood 15 12 7 South Ruislip Hayes 13 Rosedale College Hayes

14 Ruislip High School M4 Ruislip Manor 15 Stockley Academy Heathrow Yiewsley

16 Swakeleys School Hillingdon

17 Uxbridge High School Uxbridge

18 Ickenham 18

Abbotsfield School Boys

DCSF Number: 312/5409

Abbotsfield School Summary of the Admissions Criteria Clifton Gardens 1. Looked After Children; Hillingdon UB10 0EX 2. Children who suffer from a confirmed medical and/or psychological condition which Tel: 01895 237350 necessitates attendance at Abbotsfield; the Governing Body will require written Fax: 01895 271995 evidence from a doctor, educational psychologist or other professional; Email: [email protected] 3. Children with a member of the immediate family who suffers from a confirmed Headteacher medical or psychological condition; the Governing Body will require written evidence Mr D Henderson from a doctor, educational psychologist or other professional;

Type & Number on Roll 4. Children who have a sibling in attendance at either Abbotsfield or Swakeleys School Foundation (Boys) 590 at the time of application;

Contact Details 5. All other applicants according to distance from the school measured in a straight Mrs A Hare line from the pupil’s home to the school.

Available Places for Year 7 in September 2009 194

Total applications received for Year 7 in September 2008 stated as preference 1 to 6 309

No additional information required at the time of the initial application Starting Secondary School in Hillingdon - September 2009 19

Barnhill Community High School

DCSF Number: 312/5412

Barnhill Community High School Summary of the Admissions Criteria Yeading Lane 1. Children in public care. Hayes UB4 9LE 2. Those who have a brother or sister in attendance at the school at the point of Tel: 020 8839 0600 admission. Admissions: 020 8839 0672 Fax: 020 8839 0661 3. Children with a proven medical need. The medical need should be supported (at Email: [email protected] the time of application) by a doctor’s certificate, at least indicating how the medical Admissions Email: condition relates to the school. Determination of medical need will be made by the [email protected] Governing Body.

Headteacher 4. Children living closest to the school by the distance measured in a straight line from Robert Lobatto M.A. Oxon the home to the main entrance of the school.

Type & Number on Roll Foundation (Mixed) 1450

Contact Details Admissions Manager

Available Places for Year 7 in September 2009 240

Total applications received for Year 7 in September 2008 stated as preference 1 to 6 569

Additional information required which must be sent to the school by 24 October 2008: Full Birth Certificate to support sibling application (see 1 above) Medical Certificate (see 2 above)

Where asked for supporting documentation this needs to be sent directly to the school, clearly marking the envelope with your child’s forename, surname, address and date of birth. Please also supply a stamped addressed envelope for return of documentation. 20

Bishop Ramsey School

DCSF Number: 312/4600

Bishop Ramsey School Summary of the Admissions Criteria Hume Way 1. Looked after children, ie children in public care. Ruislip, HA4 8EE Tel: 01895 639227 2. Children living with parents*, at least one of whom attends worship at least Fax: 01895 622429 three times a month in an Anglican Church or church or chapel of a Christian Email: [email protected] Denomination affiliated nationally to ‘Churches Together in Britain and Ireland’ or the Evangelical Alliance and has done so for at least the past three years with Headteacher siblings who entered the school prior to Year 12 and who are themselves attending A. Wilcock M.A. the school at the time of application. This regularity of worship to be certified by the Parish Priest or Minister. Type & Number on Roll VA (Mixed) 1207 3. Children living with parents*, at least one of whom worships at least three times a month in an Anglican Church or chapel, and has done so for at least the past three Contact Details years without siblings who entered the school prior to Year 12. This regularity of Headteacher worship to be certified by the Parish Priest or Minister.

Available Places for Year 7 4. Children living with parents*, at least one of whom worships at least three times in September 2009 a month in a church or chapel of a Christian Denomination affiliated nationally to 180 ‘Churches Together in Britain and Ireland’ or the Evangelical Alliance, and has done so for at least the past three years without siblings who entered the school prior to Total applications received Year 12. This regularity of worship to be certified by the Parish Priest or Minister. for Year 7 in September 2008 stated as preference 1 to 6 5. Children living with parents’, * at least one of whom worships at least three times 714 per month in a church or chapel of a Christian Denomination that is not affiliated nationally to ‘Churches Together in Britain and Ireland’ or the Evangelical Alliance and has done so for at least the last three years. This regularity of worship to be certified by the Parish Priest or Minister.

6. Children, not covered by criterion 2 with siblings who entered the school prior to Year 12 and who are themselves attending the school at the time of application.

7. Children living with parents*, at least one of whom attends worship at least monthly in an Anglican Church or church or chapel of a Christian Denomination and has done so for at least the past three years. Frequency of worship must be certified by the appropriate clergy. Starting Secondary School in Hillingdon - September 2009 21

8. Children living with parents*, at least one of whom attends worship at least monthly in the tradition of a non-Christian world faith, and has done so for at least the past three years. Frequency of worship must be certified by the appropriate authority, and will be used to establish priority within this criterion.

9. Children of families who do not meet any of the above criteria but have chosen Bishop Ramsey School for the type of education it provides.

* ‘Parents’ includes legal guardians and carers

Important Note • Governors reserve the right to offer places to children from families with documented acute medical or social needs, who can demonstrate that this is the most suitable school for their needs. • Priority within each category, as appropriate, will be given in the following order: • Firstly to children whose parents attend an Anglican Church or Chapel who also live or worship in the Anglican Deanery of Hillingdon. • Secondly to children whose parents attend an Anglican Church or Chapel who also live or worship in the Anglican Deaneries of Harrow or Brent. • Where two children meet the same criteria, distance from the school will be the deciding factor. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the Upper School office to their permanent home.

Additional information required which must be sent to the school by 24 October 2008: Supplementary Information Form: Declaration, on a form provided by the school, relating to the parents’/carers’ attendance at Church, chapel or other place of worship. Name and address of vicar, minister or other religious leader to whom reference can be made by the School regarding the attendance of the parents/ carers. 22

Bishopshalt School

DCSF Number: 312/5400

Bishopshalt School Summary of the Admissions Criteria Royal Lane 1. Children in public care. Hillingdon Uxbridge 2. Children who have a brother or sister at Bishopshalt School at the date of UB8 3RF application. Tel: 01895 233909 Fax: 01895 273102 3. Children who have a Doctor’s certificate to prove to the governors satisfaction that Email: there are medical grounds sufficient to necessitate their attendance at Bishopshalt [email protected] School. www.bishopshalt.hillingdon.sch.uk 4. Children living nearest the School, measured in a straight line from the school to Headteacher their parents’ permanent home. Mr D Bocock

Type & Number on Roll Foundation (Mixed) 1255

Contact Details Mrs Z Bermingham (Office Manager) Mrs S Paisley (Admissions Officer)

Available Places for Year 7 Additional information required which must be sent to the Admissions Officer in September 2009 at the school by 24 October 2008: Criterion 2: Children who have a brother or sister at Bishopshalt School at the date of application 181 Parents are required to provide on the Application Form sufficient details of the brother or sister (who forms the basis of the application under this criterion) to enable the governors to satisfy Total applications received themselves that a valid qualifying relationships exists. for Year 7 in September 2008 i. In addition the applicant must send to the Admissions Officer at the school the FULL stated as preference 1 to 6 version of the birth certificates (photocopies will not be accepted) for the child for whom the place is sort and the brother or sister who forms the basis of the application. 1284 ii. Please note that the Shortened form of the birth certificate is NOT sufficient. Failure to provide the required birth certificates by the time of the published closing date (24/10/08) for applications will invalidate an application on sibling grounds.

Criterion 3: Children who have a doctor’s certificate to prove to the governors’ satisfaction that there are medical grounds sufficient to necessitate their attendance at Bishopshalt School. The governors will be prepared to consider applications on medical grounds only if they have been received by the time of the published closing date for applications and the application includes the following information: i. An indication on the application form that the parents of the child concerned intend to apply on medical grounds; and to send to the Admissions Officer at the school ii. Full information about the medical condition iii. An explanation of why the medical condition necessitates admission to Bishopshalt iv. A Medical Certificate in support of the application

Please note: If you are successful in your application for Bishopshalt School under criterion 4 “Distance from home to school” you will have to provide proof of address, which covers the period October 2008 to March 2009. This should be provided to the Local Authority along with your acceptance slip by 17 March 2009 and be in the form of a copy of your Council Tax schedule AND a copy of your Child Benefit schedule. Failure to provide this documentation has led to offers being withdrawn in the past. Starting Secondary School in Hillingdon - September 2009 23

The Douay Martyrs School

DCSF Number: 312/5408

The Douay Martyrs School Summary of the Admissions Criteria Arrowsmith Campus 1. Catholic looked after children (as defined in the diocesan guidance). Edinburgh Drive Ickenham 2. Practising Catholics with letters of recommendation from their parish priest. UB10 8QY Tel: 01895 679400 3. Other Baptised Catholic students with evidence of Baptism (usually a Baptismal Fax: 01895 679401 Certificate). Email: [email protected] www.douaymartyrs.hillingdon.sch.uk 4. Other looked after children.

Headteacher 5. Catechumens and members of Eastern Christian churches (A Catechumen is Mr Martin Rainsford a member of the catechumenate of the Catholic Church. This will normally be evidenced by a certificate of reception into the Order of Catechumens). Type & Number on Roll VA (Mixed) 1332 6. Applicants of other Christian denominations (whose parents wish their child to have a Catholic education) with a letter of support from church or pastor. Contact Details Admissions Office 7. Any other applicants Tel: 01895 679403 1 Please note that siblings will have priority within each category. The definition of a sibling is Available Places for Year 7 a brother or sister attending the school in years 7 to 13. To qualify as a sibling the Admissions Committee need there to be a reasonable expectation that the student currently on roll at the in September 2009 school will still be attending the school at the time of admission of the sibling. Reasonable 240 expectation would exist in the year groups 7 to 10 and in 12 where a student was on the first year of a two year course. In Year 11 expectation could only exist if entry to The Douay Martyrs Total applications received Sixth Form seemed likely and in Year 13 if the student was on the first year of a two year for Year 7 in September 2008 course. Parents need to declare the sibling link at the time of application. 2 The governing body may increase the priority of an application within a category where stated as preference 1 to 6 evidence is provided at the time of application of an exceptional social, medical or pastoral 716 need of the child which can most appropriately be met at this school. To demonstrate this the governing body will require written evidence from an appropriate professional, such as a social worker, doctor or priest.

Within each category if there are more applications than places available then distance from the school will be used as a tie breaker.

Please note applications are not valid unless both forms (Common Admissions Application Form back to your Local Authority and the Additional Information Form with supporting documents back to the school address) have been completed and received at the correct addresses by the closing date.

Additional information required which must be sent to the school by 24 October 2008: Please ensure that you complete and return the Additional information form together with all supporting paperwork (Certificates of Baptism, entry to Order of Catechumens) Letters in support from Priests, Social Workers, Doctors, etc to: Mrs. M. Hayden, Admissions Office, The Douay Martyrs School, Edinburgh Drive, Ickenham, Middlesex UB10 8QY. If you do not send this paperwork to the school in addition to the Common Application Form to your home LA your application will be incomplete. 24

Guru Nanak Sikh School

DCSF Number: 312/4654

Guru Nanak Sikh School Summary of the Admissions Criteria Springfield Road 1. Children in public care. Hayes UB4 0LT 2. Children living with parents, legal guardians, or carers, who demonstrate a deep Tel: 020 8573 6085 commitment to the Sikh faith. Evidence of this commitment will be required such as Fax: 020 8561 6772 completion of a Religious Questionnaire by the parents. Email: [email protected] 3. Children living with parents, legal guardians, or carers at least one of whom attends Headteacher worship at least three times a month in a Gurdwara, and has done so far for at least Mr. R. Sandhu B.Sc (Hons) C.Ed. three years.

Type & Number on Roll 4. Children living with parents, legal guardians, or carers, at least one of whom VA (Mixed) 497 attends worship monthly in the tradition of any faith other than Sikh. The frequency of worship must be certified by the appropriate authorities. This certification will be Contact Details used to establish priority within this criterion. School office 5. Children of families who live in the vicinity of the School. Available Places for Year 7 in September 2009 Within each category, priority will be given to children in the following order: 120 a Children with well documented acute medical needs whom the Governors believe Total applications received would benefit from a place at the school. for Year 7 in September 2008 b. Children with brothers or sisters in the school who were admitted prior to Year stated as preference 1 to 6 12. They should have at least one brother or sister attending the school at the 376 time of admission. c. Distance from home to school.

Additional information required which must be sent to the school by 31 October 2008: Reference Form (Religious Questionnaire) to be completed and submitted by the due date as indicated, obtainable from the school. Medical evidence if applying under priority a). Full sibling details (copy of birth certificate) if applying under priority b). Starting Secondary School in Hillingdon - September 2009 25

The Harefield Academy

DCSF Number: 312/6906

The Harefield Academy Summary of the Admissions Criteria Northwood Way After the admission of pupils with statements of Special Educational Needs where Harefield The Harefield Academy is named on the statement, the criteria will be applied in the Uxbridge order in which they are set out below: UB9 6ET Tel: 01895 822108 Aptitude Fax: 01895 822414 10% of applicants in the relevant age group each year will be admitted by reference Email: [email protected] to aptitude in sport using tests as specified in the published brochure; www.theharefieldacademy.org 1. Children in public care Principal Children in public care (Children who are in the care or interim care of a local Mrs Lynn Gadd MA authority pursuant to S31 & 38 of the Children Act 1989,or children who are accommodated by a local authority, pursuant to S20 of the Children Act 1989); Type & Number on Roll Academy (Mixed) 682 2. Medical/social need Children with professionally supported medical, social or special educational Contact Details need for whom it is essential to be admitted to the Academy as determined under Principal arrangements agreed from time to time and published by the Governing Body;

Available Places for Year 7 3. Siblings in September 2009 Applicants whose siblings currently attend the Academy and who will be attending 150 the Academy on the date of admission; Note: The term ‘sibling’ should be defined in accordance with paragraph 3.65 of the Total applications received Admissions Code of Practice.) for Year 7 in September 2008 stated as preference 1 to 6 4. Distance 289 Applicants living nearest the Academy based on distance from home to the Academy, measured on a straight line in accordance with the LA’s standard method of calculation. The distance will be measured from the front door of the home address to the nearest entrance to the Academy as designated by the Governing Body.

Additional information required which must be sent to the school by 13 October 2008: A completed ‘Harefield Academy Additional Information Form’. This form is available from The Academy if you wish your child’s sporting abilities to be considered. 26

Harlington Community School

DCSF Number: 312/5411

Harlington Community School Summary of the Admissions Criteria Pinkwell Lane Children who have been assessed by the LA as having special educational needs, Hayes which makes it necessary for them to attend Harlington Community School and the UB3 1PB school has been mentioned in the SEN statement are entitled to attend the school Tel: 020 8569 1610 without reference to oversubscription criteria. Fax: 020 8569 1624 Email: [email protected] 1. Children who are in Public Care or children who suffer from a long term medical or psychological condition. These categories will be given the highest priority for Headteacher admission. Mr. N. Sherman 2. Children who will have a brother or sister, having the same parent or parents, Type & Number on Roll living in the same household and who will still be attending Harlington Community Foundation (Mixed) 1260 School, as a full-time student, at the beginning of the term when the applicant is due to start full-time education at the school. Contact Details Kate Franks 3. Children living nearest to the school. Distance from school is measured in a straight line between the home address and the geographical centre of the school site. Available Places for Year 7 in September 2009 Definitions 224 1. The address of the child is considered to be the address to which child benefit for that child is paid. Total applications received 2. A brother or sister is a child having the same biological parent or parents or who for Year 7 in September 2008 has been legally adopted by those same parents and living in the same house as the stated as preference 1 to 6 parent or parents and child currently at Harlington Community School. 415

Additional information required which must be sent to the school by 24 October 2008: Medical evidence Starting Secondary School in Hillingdon - September 2009 27

Haydon School

DCSF Number: 312/5401

Haydon School Summary of the Admissions Criteria Wiltshire Lane 1. Children in public care. Eastcote Pinner 2. Students who have in the judgement of the Governing Body particular medical HA5 2LX grounds requiring their attendance at Haydon School. Tel: 020 8429 0005 Fax: 020 8429 9555 Parents must supply full information about the medical grounds. This information Email: should be submitted in a sealed envelope marked confidential and should include [email protected] the following:- • Details of the medical condition Acting Headteacher • An explanation why the medical condition necessitates the child’s admission to Mr S R Robson MA,NPQH Haydon. This must be with the school by Friday 24 October 2008 • A medical certificate in support of the application Type & Number on Roll The medical condition must be a long-term condition which must have existed Foundation (Mixed) 2040 before the application was made.

Contact Details 3. Students who currently have an older brother or sister at Haydon. Mrs M Hicks • Copies of both birth certificates are required for sibling currently at Haydon and the sibling applying. Available Places for Year 7 in September 2009 4. Students who live nearest to the school measured in a straight line from the school 300 to the front door of their parents’ permanent home.

Applications received for Year 7 in September 2008 914

Additional information required which must be sent to the school by 24 October 2008: Full information about the medical grounds (see 2 above) Copy of birth certificates if sibling connection claimed. 28

Mellow Lane School

DCSF Number: 312/5407

Mellow Lane School Summary of the Admissions Criteria Hewens Road 1. Children in Public Care/Looked After. Hayes UB4 8JP 2. Children who suffer from a medical and/or psychological condition which Tel: 020 8573 1039 necessitates attendance at Mellow Lane. Fax: 020 8813 7058 Email: [email protected] 3. Where the student has a brother or sister currently attending the school. www.mellow-lane.co.uk 4. The proximity of the student’s home to the school (measured by a straight line), Headteacher with those living nearer being accorded the higher priority. Ms M K Lewis BA (Hons)

Type & Number on Roll Foundation (Mixed) 1138

Contact Details Mrs. R. A. Hazeldine B.A.

Available Places for Year 7 in September 2009 224

Total applications received for Year 7 in September 2008 stated as preference 1 to 6 560

Additional information required which must be sent to the school by 24 October 2008: Medical evidence Starting Secondary School in Hillingdon - September 2009 29

Northwood School A Business & Enterprise College

DCSF Number: 312/5405

Northwood School Summary of the Admissions Criteria Potter Street 1. Pupils in public care/looked after. Northwood HA6 1QG 2. Children who have a brother or sister as a pupil at Northwood School. Tel: 01923 836363 Fax: 01923 836010 3. Pupils who have a Statement of Special Educational Needs where Northwood is the Email: [email protected] named school. www.northwood.hillingdon.sch.uk 4. Where the LA has assessed the pupil as having Specific Learning Difficulties Headteacher in Language and Communication which necessitates attendance at Northwood Tim Westrip Special Resource Provision rather than an alternative.

Type & Number on Roll 5. Children who have a doctor’s certificate to prove to the governors’ satisfaction that Foundation (Mixed) 857 there are medical grounds sufficient to necessitate their attendance at Northwood School. Contact Details Mrs J. Cooper, Admissions Officer 6. Children living nearest the school (measured in a straight line from the school to their parents’ or carers’ permanent home). Available Places for Year 7 in September 2009 150

Total applications received for Year 7 in September 2008 stated as preference 1 to 6 215

Additional information required which must be sent to the school by 24 October 2008: Medical certificate (see 1 above) 30

Queensmead School

DCSF Number: 312/5403

Queensmead School Summary of the Admissions Criteria Queens Walk 1. Children in public care. South Ruislip HA4 0LS 2. Children who have evidence to prove to the Governors’ satisfaction that there are Tel: 020 8845 6266 medical grounds that make it essential that they are admitted to Queensmead Fax: 020 8845 8331 School. Email: [email protected] 3. Children who have a sibling attending the School at the time of application and Headteacher who would reasonably be expected to still be attending Queensmead School in N. McLaughlin M.A. September 2009.

Type & Number on Roll 4. Children whose homes are nearest the School measured in a straight line from the Foundation (Mixed) 1146 School.

Contact Details Clerk to the Governors c/o Queensmead School

Available Places for Year 7 in September 2009 180

Total applications received for Year 7 in September 2008 stated as preference 1 to 6 630

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Additional information required which must be sent to the school by 24 October 2008: Full evidence if medical grounds are being claimed. Starting Secondary School in Hillingdon - September 2009 31

Rosedale College

DCSF Number: 312/5406

Rosedale College Summary of the Admissions Criteria Wood End Green Road 1. Children in Public Care/Looked After. Hayes UB3 2SE 2. Children who have, a brother or sister who is currently a student registered Tel: 020 8573 2097/7103 at this College. Fax: 020 8573 0280 Email: 3. Children who have a doctor’s certificate to prove to the Governors’ satisfaction, [email protected] that there are sufficient medical grounds to necessitate acceptance.

Principal 4. Children living nearest the College, measured in a straight line from the College, to C. Neathey M.A. the home of the parents, guardians or carers; the address given on the application form. Type & Number on Roll Foundation (Mixed) 663

Contact Details Mrs H Hancox – Administrative Officer Mrs S Neave – Administrative Officer

Available Places for Year 7 in September 2009 180

Total applications received for Year 7 in September 2008 stated as preference 1 to 6 215

No additional information required at the time of the initial application. 32

Ruislip High School

DCSF Number: 312/4023

Ruislip High School Summary of the Admissions Criteria Sidmouth Drive 1. Children in public care. Ruislip Manor Middlesex HA4 0BY 2. Children who suffer from a long term medical or psychological condition which Tel: 01895 464064 makes it necessary for them to attend Ruislip High School. Fax: 01895 675331 Email: [email protected] 3. Children who have a member of the immediate family whose medical or psychological condition makes it necessary for them to attend Ruislip High School. Principal Mr John Goulborn 4. Children who have a brother or sister living in the same household and attending Ruislip High School at the time of application with at least one parent in commin. Type & Number on Roll Community 5. Children living nearest the school, measured in a straight line from the school the home address. Contact Details Mrs D Keohane

Available Places for Year 7 in September 2009 150

Total applications received for Year 7 in September 2008 stated as preference 1 to 6 813

Additional information required which must be sent with the application form by 24 October 2008: Criteria 2 & 3: Only medical conditions stated on the Common Application Form will be considered. Documentary evidence must be supplied. Starting Secondary School in Hillingdon - September 2009 33

Stockley Academy

DCSF Number: 312/6905

Stockley Academy Summary of the Admissions Criteria Park View Road 1. All children applying for admission in Year 7 to Stockley Academy will be required to Hillingdon UB8 3GA take a Non-Verbal Reasoning Test (NVRT) Tel: 01895 430066 www.stockleyacademy.com 2. All applicants will then be placed in one of nine bands, based on their performance in the NVRT. Within each band children will be allocated a place on the basis of the Principal oversubscription criteria detailed under 6 (a), (b) and (c). The number admitted from Ian Storey each band will be such that the intake is representative of the national ability range.

Type & Number on Roll 3. Where the number of applications for admission in a band is greater than the Academy (Mixed) 746 percentage to be allocated within that band* applications will be considered against the criteria set out below. Contact Details Lynne Ayres 4. Where the Academy as a whole is oversubscribed but there are too few pupils to fill a particular ability band, pupils will be admitted alternately from the band below, Available Places for Year 7 and then the band above, until the band is filled. In allocating children the Academy in September 2009 will give priority in the order set out below. 180 5. After the admission of pupils with statements of Special Educational Needs where Total applications received Stockley Academy is named in the statement, the criteria will be applied in the for Year 7 in September 2008 order in which they are set out below: stated as preference 1 to 6 546 a. Children in public care b. Pupils whose siblings currently attend the school and who will continue to do so on the date of admission; (i.e. a natural brother or sister, or half-brother or sister, or a legally adopted brother or sister or half-brother or sister; who will be living with them at the same address at the date of their entry to the Academy) c. Pupils on the basis of proximity to the school using the shortest straight line distance, as measured by the Hillingdon Local Authority GIS, from the main pupil entrance of the Academy to the centre of the child’s home.

* For example, if the national ability profile shows that 10% should be allocated to the highest ability band that will mean the academy should admit 18 into this band. If 20 pupils fall into this ability band the Academy will apply its oversubscription criteria to ascertain which 18 children have priority for admission.

Additional information required which must be sent with the application form by 24 October 2008: Applications for places at Stockley Academy will be made on the Common Application Form. Stockley Academy also require a supplementary application form to be completed, and this can be obtained from various places: -student’s primary school -Stockley Academy -via the website www.stockley academy.com The supplementary application form must be returned to Stockley Academy by 12.00 noon on Friday 24 October 2008. If you do not complete the supplementary form and/or if your child does not take the NVRT then they will only be considered after all those children who did take the test. 34

Swakeleys School Girls

DCSF Number: 312/5410

Swakeleys School Summary of the Admissions Criteria Clifton Gardens 1. Priority will be given to children in Public care. Hillingdon UB10 0EJ 2. Children who suffer from a confirmed medical and/or psychological condition. Tel: 01895 251962 The Governing Body will require written evidence from a doctor, educational Fax: 01895 235027 psychologist or other professional. Email: [email protected] 3. Children with a member of the immediate family who suffers from a confirmed Headteacher medical or psychological condition. The Governing Body will require written Mrs Sue Pryor M.A. NPQH evidence from a doctor, educational psychologist or other professional.

Type & Number on Roll 4. Children who have a sibling in attendance at either Swakeleys or Abbotsfield School Foundation (Girls) 1008 at the time of application.

Contact Details 5. All other applicants according to distance lived from the school measured in a Mrs Gilly Hare straight line from where the front of the pupil’s home/property meets a public right of way to the front door of the school’s main entrance. Available Places for Year 7 in September 2009 180

Total applications received for Year 7 in September 2008 stated as preference 1 to 6 567

Additional information required which must be sent to the school by 24 October 2008: Full information regarding a medical condition being claimed must be sent to the school in an envelope marked confidential. Starting Secondary School in Hillingdon - September 2009 35

Uxbridge High School A technology college

DCSF Number: 312/5404

Uxbridge High School Summary of the Admissions Criteria The Greenway 1. Children in public care as defined by the Children Act 1989. Uxbridge UB8 2PR 2. Children who currently have a brother or sister* as a student on roll at Uxbridge Tel: 01895 234060 High School. Fax: 01895 256738 Email: [email protected] 3. Children who have a doctor’s certificate to prove, to the Governors’ satisfaction, www.uhs.org.uk that there are medical grounds sufficient to necessitate their attendance at Uxbridge High School. Headteacher P. Lang M.A. 4. Children living nearest the School (measured in a straight line from the School to their parents’ permanent home**). Type & Number on Roll Foundation (Mixed) 1150 * This does not include cousins or other family members who live in the same household, but will include stepbrothers, stepsisters and foster children. Contact Details Mrs A James ** This must be that of the child’s permanent home with his/her parents or legal guardians. Available Places for Year 7 in September 2009 210

Total applications received for Year 7 in September 2008 stated as preference 1 to 6 582

Additional information required which must be sent to the school by 24 October 2008: Medical certificate, if applying on medical grounds. 36

Vyners School

DCSF Number: 312/5402

Vyners School Summary of the Admissions Criteria Warren Road 1. Children in public care. Ickenham UB10 8AB 2. Children who have a sibling attending the School at the time of application Tel: 01895 234342 and who would reasonably be expected to still be attending Vyners School Fax: 01895 237955 in September 2009. Email: [email protected] 3. Children who have evidence to prove, to the Governors’ satisfaction, that there are Headteacher medical grounds that make it essential that they are admitted to Vyners School. Mrs S. A. Gould B.Sc 4. Children living nearest to the school when measured in a straight line from a Type & Number on Roll central point in the school building to the parents’ home. Foundation (Mixed) 1135 Exceptional Contact Details The Governors will be prepared to admit pupils as of right over the admissions limit Manny Kalsi if the applicant has a statement of Special Educational Needs (Hearing Impaired or Vyners School is named on the statement) and is recommended by Hillingdon Local Available Places for Year 7 Authority. in September 2009 180

Total applications received for Year 7 in September 2008 stated as preference 1 to 6 1015

Additional information required which must be sent to the school by 24 October 2008: Full evidence if medical grounds are being claimed. Starting Secondary School in Hillingdon - September 2009 37

Questionnaire

Starting Secondary School Are you We would like to know what you think about this booklet. Tell us what you like, Male Parent Head Teacher what you found useful and whether we Female Carer Teacher can improve the information printed here Are you a resident of London Borough of Hillingdon Yes No for you. When this booklet is updated next year, we intend to incorporate some of Did you choose a Hillingdon School? Yes No your ideas. Your ethnic origin Thank you for taking the time to Asian or Bangladeshi Pakistani Indian complete this questionnaire. Asian British Other Asian background (please specify)

Please return the completed Black or African Caribbean Somalian Black British questionnaire to your child’s primary Other Black background (please specify) school or the Admission Team at the Chinese or London Borough of Hillingdon Chinese Chinese British Other Chinese background (please specify) 4E/09 Civic Centre Mixed Heritage Asian & White Black Caribbean & White Uxbridge Middlesex Black African and White (please specify) UB8 1UW White or British Irish European Tel: 01895 556644 White British Other White background (please specify) Any other group Please specify

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Statistical information

September 2008 Published Received Successful Received Successful Received Successful Total Received Intake Admission Applications Applications Applications Applications Applications Applications Applications Number (PAN) Pref 1 Pref 1 Pref 2 Pref 2 Pref 3 Pref 3 Prefs 1-3 Abbotsfield 194 77 77 52 20 62 8 191 Barnhill 240 224 195 114 30 92 8 430 Bishop Ramsey 180 223 157 171 14 129 4 523 Bishopshalt 181 341 161 438 14 243 4 1022 Douay Martyrs 240 137 123 200 51 153 37 490 Guru Nanak 120 180 105 49 6 42 5 271 Harefield Academy 150 102 102 40 8 52 13 194 Harlington 224 117 117 87 32 66 8 270 Haydon 300 283 224 231 42 185 16 699 Mellow Lane 224 95 95 140 28 140 7 377 Northwood 150 27 27 50 9 44 7 121 Queensmead 180 190 133 149 27 107 5 446 Rosedale 180 32 32 49 8 44 5 125 Ruislip High 150 193 135 256 11 181 0 630 Stockley Academy 180 173 140 96 21 102 10 371 Swakeleys 180 157 123 135 26 117 16 409 Uxbridge High 210 72 72 123 32 151 26 346 Vyners 180 231 164 200 6 222 4 653

Published Received Successful Received Successful Received Successful Grand Total Admission Applications Applications Applications Applications Applications Applications Received Number (PAN) Pref 4 Pref 4 Pref 5 Pref 5 Pref 6 Pref 6 Applications Abbotsfield 194 41 7 40 3 37 2 309 Barnhill 240 49 2 48 3 42 1 569 Bishop Ramsey 180 90 1 65 0 36 0 714 Bishopshalt 181 133 1 71 0 58 8 1284 Douay Martyrs 240 85 10 76 10 65 1 716 Guru Nanak 120 38 1 42 0 25 1 376 Harefield Academy 150 33 7 40 8 22 2 289 Harlington 224 58 3 50 5 37 4 415 Haydon 300 107 12 59 5 48 1 913 Mellow Lane 224 76 3 66 2 43 1 562 Northwood 150 38 3 31 3 25 3 215 Queensmead 180 86 7 56 2 42 4 630 Rosedale 180 37 3 22 0 31 0 215 Ruislip High 150 6 1 56 1 35 0 727 Stockley Academy 180 82 6 54 2 39 1 546 Swakeleys 180 83 9 36 3 39 3 567 Uxbridge High 210 110 7 71 8 55 3 582 Vyners 180 180 2 113 1 69 3 1015 Useful contact information

Admissions Team Contact Centre 01895 556644

Neighbouring Local Education Authorities You may wish to apply to a school maintained by another education authority. The telephone numbers given here are for Admissions Sections in neighbouring authorities where you can get advice on the admissions process for individual schools.

Buckinghamshire County Council Harrow Council London Borough of Hounslow Admissions Team Admissions Service School Admissions Team Achievement and Learning Civic Centre The Civic Centre County Hall Station Road Lampton Road Alyesbury Harrow HA1 2UW Hounslow TW3 4DN Buckinghamshire HP20 1UZ Tel: 020 8424 1680 Tel: 020 8583 2649 Tel: 01296 383250 www.harrow.gov.uk www.hounslow.gov.uk www.buckscc.gov.uk Hertfordshire County Council Slough Borough Council Ealing Council Local Admissions and Transport Admissions and Access Team High School Admissions Team West Education Department Percival House Apsley One Town Hall 14-16 Uxbridge Road Brindley Way Bath Road London W5 2HL Hemel Hempstead HP3 9BF Slough SL1 3UQ Tel: 020 8825 5522 Tel: 01923 471500 Tel: 01753 875 728 www.ealing.gov.uk www.hertsdirect.org [email protected] www.slough.gov.uk

Other useful contact information

Department for Children, Independent Schools Council (ISC) Ofsted Schools and Families Tel: 020 7766 7070 08456 40 40 40 Sanctuary Buildings www.isc.co.uk www.ofsted.gov.uk Great Smith Street London SW1P 3BT Transport for London Secondary Exams Information Line Tel: 0870 000 2288 Information Line 0800 242 322 www.dfes.gov.uk 020 222 1234 www.dfes.gov.uk/performancetables (where you can also download www.tfl.gov.uk a guide for parents) Uxbridge Bus Garage Connexions 01895 236598 0808 001 3219 www.connexions-direct.com

Proof of Address If you do not have the required proof of address documentation please contact the departments listed below:

Child Benefit Council Tax Tenancy Agreement Child Benefit Office (GB) London Borough of Hillingdon Contact your landlord for details. PO Box 1 Council Tax Department Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE88 1AA (Schools Intake) Tel: 0845 302 1444 1S/02 Civic Centre Uxbridge UB8 1UW

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