MOVING ONTO SECONDARY SCHOOL September 2022
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MOVING ONTO SECONDARY SCHOOL September 2022 Religious Education Cooking Humanities Food Technology College Biology Gardening Celebrating Latin Football Qualifications University Sports Hall Pride Physics Sixth Form Achievement Quality ApprenticeshipsEducation Progress Modern Languages Netball Life Theatre Technology Carers Consideration Teaching Physical Education Read Confidence Modern Languages Excellent Behaviour Rugby Mentor Drama Student Literature Graphics Specialist Rooms Learning Expressive ArtsTechnology Art Debating Assessment Courage BTEC ScienceNational Curriculum Business Studies Pupil Teacher Textiles Clubs Enfield HomeworkEnglish Literature Form Values School Fun Proud Raising AspirationsSupportOutstanding French Aspirations Respectful Transition Nurtured Trust Athletics Design and PerformanceDiscipline Community Music Encouraged High Quality Teaching Maths Monitor Careers Orchestra Plan Chess Polite Chemistry Gymnasium Hockey Tennis Ofsted Aspirational Target Expressive Photography German Child Academy Trust Performance Media Studies Spanish Computer Science Parents Governing Body Development Applying for a Secondary School for September 2022 www.eadmissions.org.uk www.enfield.gov.uk/admissions Borough School Map 16 17 21 2 25 9 KEY 1. AIM North London 2. ARK John Keats Academy 6 3. Aylward Academy 4 4. Bishop Stopford’s School 11 5. Broomfield School 10 6. Chace Community School 12 7. Edmonton County – Bury Campus 15 8. Edmonton County – Cambridge Campus 9. Enfield County – Lower School 10. Enfield County – Upper School 22 14 19 11. Enfield Grammar – Lower School 12. Enfield Grammar – Upper School 18 13. Heron Hall Academy 14. Highlands School 15. Kingsmead School 16. Lea Valley High School and 13 Sports College 17. Oasis Academy Enfield 8 18. Oasis Academy Hadley 7 16 19. St. Anne’s – Lower School 1 20. St. Anne’s – Upper School 21. St. Ignatius College 24 22. Southgate School 23 23. The Latymer School 24. Winchmore School 25. Wren Academy Enfield 3 20 5 KEY 1. AIM North London 10. Enfield County School for Girls – 19. St. Anne’s, Catholic High School for 2. Ark John Keats Academy Upper School Girls – Lower School 3. Aylward Academy 11. Enfield Grammar – Lower School 20. St. Anne’s, Catholic High School for 4. Bishop Stopford’s School 12. Enfield Grammar – Upper School Girls – Upper School 5. Broomfield School 13. Heron Hall Academy 21. St. Ignatius College 6. Chace Community School 14. Highlands School 22. Southgate School 7. Edmonton County – Bury Campus 15. Kingsmead School 23. The Latymer School 8. Edmonton County – Cambridge 16. Lea Valley Academy 24. Winchmore School Campus 17. Oasis Academy Enfield 25. Wren Academy Enfield 9. Enfield County, School for Girls – 18. Oasis Academy Hadley Lower School MOVING ONTO SECONDARY SCHOOL Applying for Secondary Schools September 2022 The process for applying for secondary How the system works school for your child is starting now. This leaflet gives you a broad outline of the l You can apply for up to 6 schools timetable and what happens. l The application is submitted to the local The Guide to Secondary Schools in Enfield authority where you live information brochure will be available l You can apply for schools in Enfield or online for all families at the beginning elsewhere of September at www.enfield.gov.uk/ l A computer system is used to exchange admissions. information about Enfield residents applying for schools outside the borough. Which children will Other boroughs tell us about their transfer to secondary residents applying for Enfield schools. school in 2022? l If a school has more applications than places, the published admission criteria is Children born between 01.09.10 and used to decide who should be offered a 31.08.11 will be transferring to secondary place. school in September 2022. If your child has l No child is offered more than one school an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP), place. SEN Services will contact you to explain the l You will get the results of your application process for transfer as the arrangements on 1 March 2022. for your child will be different. For more information contact [email protected] Choosing a school Online Applications l Read the Guide to Secondary Schools booklet which will be available at the We ask that all parents make an online beginning of September online at application for a school place. The online www.enfield.gov.uk/admissions portal can be accessed via this link: l Talk to your child to find out where they www.eadmissions.org.uk. You will be able would like attend. to make an open online application from 1 September 2021 through to 31 October l Do your research, look at exam results, 2021. You can make changes to your Ofsted reports, the school’s website and preferences throughout the application read the school prospectus. period but please ensure you follow the l Consider how your child will get to school, instructions to resubmit any amendments public transport, walking or cycling? made. l Don’t listen to gossip, what’s right for other children may not be the same for your child. l Think about how realistic your choice is, most schools get more applications than they have places available. Fact or fiction – Answers to playground questions: Fiction My child has a right to a place at one of my choices Fact The schools listed on your application are preferences. We will offer your child the highest preference possible but if your child does not qualify for a place at any of your preferred schools, we will allocate a place at the nearest school that still has a vacancy. Fiction It does not matter if my application is late Fact Yes it does. Most applications submitted after 31 October will not be processed until after all those submitted on time. It is very unlikely that your child will be offered one of your preferred schools. Fiction Listing one school will give me a better chance of getting that school. Fact No. If you only list one school and your child does not qualify for a place we will offer a place at the nearest school with a vacancy. Fiction I can only apply for Enfield Schools Fact You can apply for schools in Enfield and out of borough schools by listing them on your online application Fiction Children in my road go to the school so my child will too Fact The number of children offered a place under each criterion changes every year so just because you know children living near you go to a certain school, this does not mean that your child will be offered a place. Fiction If I apply to a school in another borough, their residents will have priority over my child Fact An admissions authority cannot give priority to its own residents. Fiction I have an older child already at the school so my other child will automatically get a place Fact Everyone must apply for a school place even if there is an older child at the school. Many schools give priority to siblings, but this does not guarantee a place if there are other children who qualify under a higher criterion. Fiction Listing the same school six times will improve my chances of being offered a place. Fact No. Fiction I live nearer to the school than the last child offered under the distance criterion last year, so my child is guaranteed a place. Fact Information is published to let you know the furthest distance that has been offered in the past, but the furthest distance changes every year. We cannot guarantee that any child will be offered a place at any school. l Your child will still be considered for How to Apply any schools that you listed as a higher l You will apply online at www. preference. eadmissions.org.uk. We suggest you l All online applicants will receive an email register your details as early as possible during the evening of 1 March 2022. in September. You can submit your l application once you have had the Most parents will be offered a place at a opportunity to learn more about the school they are happy with. However, this schools. The closing date is 31 October is not always the case and some families 2021. are disappointed with the outcome of their application. If this is the case, l Make sure you register on time if you further information will be sent to you in want your child to sit for schools with March. selection tests. In Enfield the schools this affects are Enfield Grammar, It is important that you understand the way Kingsmead and The Latymer. Details of in which places are allocated. If you have the arrangements are published on each any queries, please either: school’s website. l Talk to your child’s primary school; l If you are applying for a school that l Read the Guide to Secondary Schools requires you to complete a supplementary brochure which will be available online in information form these must be returned September. to the school directly by the specified l Contact the Admission Service in Enfield date. The Enfield schools that require – email [email protected] a supplementary form are: Bishop Stopford’s, Enfield Grammar (sport or Visiting Secondary music applications only), Kingsmead (performance only) St. Anne’s Catholic Schools High School for Girls, St. Ignatius College, It is likely that schools will be holding open The Latymer and Wren Academy Enfield. evenings for parents to visits in September/ October 2021. How offers will be made This will however be reviewed again in l All the preferences (schools) listed will be September 2021. considered by the relevant admissions authority. It is therefore important that parents/ carers check the websites of schools l If the number of applications received for you are interested in for further details.