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Admission to primary and secondary schools Information for parents 2019/20 www.portsmouth.gov.uk Admission to primary and secondary schools • Information for parents 2019/20 Application Key dates for admissions process information Secondary Transfer 2019 Monday 10 September 2018 – Application process starts Primary Wednesday 31 October 2018 – Applications closing date Friday 4 January 2019 – Any changes to the application e.g. address change and subsequent preference schools changes may be considered up until this date Friday 4 January 2019 – Late applications received after closing date can be requested to be considered on time with evidence of significant and exceptional circumstances for the late application up until this date Friday 1 March 2019 – National Offer Day* Transfer to Junior 2019 Monday 10 September 2018 – Application process starts Tuesday 15 January 2019 – Applications closing date Secondary Friday 1 March 2019 – Any changes to the application e.g. address change and subsequent preference changes may be considered up until this date Friday 1 March 2019 – Late applications received after closing date can be requested to be considered on time with evidence of significant and exceptional circumstances for the late application up until this date schools Tuesday 16 April 2019 – National Offer Day* Starting School 2019 Monday 5 November 2018 – Application process starts Tuesday 15 January 2019 – Applications closing date Friday 1 March 2019 – Any changes to the application e.g. address change and subsequent preference changes may be considered up until this date Useful Friday 1 March 2019 – Late applications received after closing date can be requested to be considered on time with evidence of significant and exceptional circumstances for the late application up until this date information Tuesday 16 April 2019 – National Offer Day* * National Offer Day – Emails sent for online applicants. Letters sent to paper applicants and online applicants requesting a letter. Allocations cannot be notified over the phone. Call the Admissions Team on 023 9268 8008 or email [email protected] 3 Admission to primary and secondary schools • Information for parents 2019/20 Contents information Application Key dates for admissions process .................................................................................................................3 Dear parent or carer .....................................................................................................................................5 How to use this book ...................................................................................................................................6 Transfer to secondary school September 2019/20 open evenings .................................................................7 schools Equal preference flow chart .........................................................................................................................8 Applying for a school place ..........................................................................................................................9 Primary The admissions process ..............................................................................................................................13 Schools and admissions policies .................................................................................................................21 Infant, primary and junior schools admissions policies ................................................................................22 Secondary school admissions policies .........................................................................................................39 Guide to criteria and additional information on admission policies .............................................................52 List of schools (Infant / Junior / Primary) ......................................................................................................55 List of schools (Secondary) .........................................................................................................................59 schools Secondary school catchment areas .............................................................................................................60 Feeder schools chart ..................................................................................................................................61 Infant, junior and primary school allocation breakdown for 2018 intake .....................................................62 Secondary Secondary school allocation breakdown for 2018 intake ............................................................................66 Independent appeal statistics .....................................................................................................................68 Useful information .....................................................................................................................................71 2019/20 Academic year groups .................................................................................................................77 Interpreting support for parents .................................................................................................................78 Useful contacts ..........................................................................................................................................79 Summary of how to apply for a starting school place or a junior school place ................................80 Summary of how to apply for a secondary school place .....................................................................81 information Useful 4 Apply online www.portsmouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions Admission to primary and secondary schools • Information for parents 2019/20 Application Dear parent or carer information Dear parent or carer If you have any questions or concerns, please contact either the school you have applied to We are delighted that you are considering sending Primary or the Admissions Team via the Helpdesk at the your child to a Portsmouth school in September Civic Offices on 023 9268 8008 who will be 2019. happy to help you. Portsmouth City Council is committed to working in schools Your child’s time at school is precious and vital close co-operation with school staff, governors and to their success in life. We wish your child parents to make sure that all children in Portsmouth every success. have an exciting, rewarding and successful experience in school. To this end we are ambitious for Portsmouth’s children and we are working with schools: • to improve exam results for all pupils • to help ensure all schools are rated good and as many as possible rated outstanding Councillor Suzy Horton Secondary Cabinet Member for Education • to improve pupils’ attendance at school As a parent or carer you have an important role to play in your child’s education. Your support is schools crucial to make sure they attend school regularly. Your child’s school will also be keen to help you support your child in their learning. We strongly encourage you to ask questions and make sure Alison Jeffery you have the information you need from the Director of Children’s Services school to help you do this as well as you can. In this booklet you will find: • the application and admission process for infant, primary, junior and secondary schools Useful • the admission policies for infant, junior, primary and secondary schools information • general information Call the Admissions Team on 023 9268 8008 or email [email protected] 5 Admission to primary and secondary schools • Information for parents 2019/20 How to use this book information Application This book contains information for primary and secondary school admission applications. The information has been colour coded to help you find the relevant sections easily. schools Information relevant to all applications is contained in the blue sections titled ‘Application information’. Primary Information relating to primary schools only is contained in the green sections titled ‘Primary schools’. Information relating to secondary schools only is contained in the pink sections titled ‘Secondary schools’. Useful information and contact details. schools Secondary information Useful 6 Apply online www.portsmouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions Admission to primary and secondary schools • Information for parents 2019/20 Application Transfer to secondary school September 2019/20 open evenings information Priory School Mayfield School Thursday 20 September 2018 (secondary section) Primary From 6.00pm to 8.00pm Wednesday 3 October 2018 Castle View Academy From 6.30pm schools (formerly King Richard School) Admiral Lord Nelson School Tuesday 25 September 2018 Thursday 4 October 2018 From 6.00pm to 7.30pm From 6.30pm to 8.30pm Trafalgar School The Portsmouth Academy Wednesday 26 September 2018 Tuesday 9 October 2018 Secondary From 5.30pm to 8.30pm From 6.00pm to 8.00pm Miltoncross Academy Charter Academy Wednesday 17 October 2018 Thursday 27 September 2018 schools From 5.00pm From 5.30pm to 8.00pm UTC Portsmouth St Edmund’s Catholic School (University Technical College) Tuesday 2 October 2018 For entry into Year 10 2019 From 6.00pm to 8.00pm Wednesday 26 September 2018 From 5.00pm to 7.00pm Springfield School Useful Wednesday 3 October 2018 Saturday 29 September 2018 From 6.00pm to 8.00pm From 10.00am to 12.00pm information Open college 1 – 5 October 2018 For infant,