Education Moving to Secondary School Information for parents about children moving to secondary schools in 2016

1 The closing date for all If your child was born between applications is 1 September 2004 and 31 August 2005, 31 October 2015 they will be moving to a secondary school in September 2016. This move is not an automatic process and you will need to apply for the secondary schools you would like your child to go to. If you would like information about applying for a place at secondary school, please come to one of our information meetings. Speeches begin at 7pm and admission officers will be available afterwards to answer any questions you may have about the admissions process.

We look forward to seeing you at 7pm on: 8 September and 6 October 2015 at The Broadway Theatre in Barking.

Need help to Help sessions are available at Dagenham Library on Tuesdays. Sessions start at 9am and end at 4.30pm, from 8 September until 27 October 2015.

If you try to apply online and you cannot see your exact address in the list presented, or the schools you want to apply for are not listed, you must contact the School Admissions Team by 5pm on 30 October 2015. Please see page 25 for our contact details. Apply online for a secondary school place now: www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions

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Introduction Introduction

Moving from primary or junior To apply, you must use the Applications we receive after this school to secondary school is not common application form provided date are late, and we will an automatic process and you will by the borough you live in. If you not process them until after need to apply for a place at the are applying for a place at our 1 March 2016, once we have dealt secondary school you would like voluntary-aided school (All Saints), with the applications we received your child to go to. This information or schools outside the borough, on time. By this time you will be booklet explains the admissions you may need to fill in other forms less likely to gain a place for your process and you will need to refer (supplementary information forms). child at your preferred school. If to it over the next year. See page 24 for more details. you do not fill in and return your application form, and you live in All schools use admission The schools on your form are this borough, we will give your criteria (conditions) to decide your preferences – they cannot child a place at the nearest school which applications to accept and be your choices because we to your home in Barking and which to turn down. We explain cannot guarantee everyone a Dagenham that still has a space. the admission criteria for place at any of the schools they Barking and Dagenham schools have listed. If everybody named The Admissions Team will be on pages 18 to 20. the same school, we would not happy to answer any questions be able to increase the number you have about the process at the It is important that you read and of places there. public information meetings we are understand the information in holding for parents. Please see the this booklet before you apply. We offer as many places as inside front cover for full details of If you don’t follow the process possible in order of the criteria and the meetings. The meetings start in this booklet, you risk not whose forms are returned by the at 7pm and we hope to see you getting a place for your child closing date. The full timetable is there. If you need independent at your preferred school. on page 38. You must return all advice, you can contact the Family applications and documents by the Information Service Team (see closing date, 31 October 2015. page 40).

DO NOT THROW THIS BOOKLET AWAY Keep in a safe place as you will need to refer to it over the next year. Apply online: www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions

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Contents

This booklet contains important information about how children move from primary and junior schools to secondary-stage schools. It also gives details about all the secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact the School Admissions Team. Postal Address: School Admissions Team, Town Hall, Barking, Essex, IG11 7LU Phone: 020 8215 3004 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions

Introduction 3 The schools and colleges 26 - 37 Welcome 5 All Saints Catholic School 27 Barking Abbey School What you need to do 6 (a specialist sports and humanities college) 28 If you live in Barking and Dagenham Dagenham Park Church of England School 29 If you live outside Barking and Dagenham Eastbrook School 30 What you need to know – 8 - 17 Eastbury Community School 31 The admissions process Goresbrook School 32 Admission criteria 18 - 20 The Jo Richardson Community School 33 Admission criteria for our voluntary-aided school Riverside School 34 (All Saints Catholic School) 18 - 19 Robert Clack School of Science 35 Admission criteria for all our other (a specialist college) secondary schools 20 The Sydney Russell School 36 Statistical information 21 The Warren School 37

Filling in your forms 22 - 24 Timetable of events 38 The common application form 22 - 23 Glossary – Supplementary information forms 24 definition of words used in this booklet 39

Returning your forms 25 Useful information and services 40 - 42 The common application form Map of secondary schools in the borough 43 Supplementary information forms Other local authorities’ school admissions sections 44

Supplementary information forms (SIFs) 45 - 46 All Saints SIF

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Welcome

Dear parents and carers This guide explains the admissions process and will provide the information you need to apply for a secondary school place for your child. I am very pleased that you are considering sending your child to a Barking and Dagenham secondary school in September 2016. Moving to secondary school is one of the most important changes for a parent to support their child through and I would like to thank you for taking the time to consider this very important decision. As the Cabinet Member for Education and Schools, I am particularly proud of the high quality of education offered in our schools. The quality of education we provide has been recognised nationally and new and exciting developments in our schools have contributed to shaping national education policy. I believe that all of the borough’s schools are committed to offering your child the opportunity to achieve their full potential and prepare them for the next phase in their life, whether that is further education, higher education, university or employment. There is rapidly improving examination performance in our schools, with GCSE performance above the national average in 2014. The council is continuing to invest considerable resources into education in the borough. The number of local pupils choosing to continue their education in our sixth forms, further and higher education as well as universities is also increasing. I would like to invite you to the admission information meetings that are being held on 8 September and 6 October 2015 at the Broadway Theatre in Barking. Our experienced School Admissions Team will be on hand to help guide you through the process as well as give information and advice. You will also get the chance to meet other parents whose children will be starting secondary school in 2016. Thank you for taking the time to consider this very important decision. By working together we hope to make your child’s move to secondary school as smooth as possible so that they can continue to enjoy learning, develop their talents and abilities, and be successful.

Yours sincerely ,

Councillor Evelyn Carpenter Cabinet Member for Education and Schools

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What you need to do If you live in Barking and offered a place at your preferred If you live outside Barking Dagenham school increase the closer you and Dagenham live to that school. Previous 1 Read and make sure you editions of this booklet and understand the admissions statistical information for the Each local authority (LA) is process for our borough, past five years are published on responsible for educating children particularly pages 6 to 25. our website. Booklets published aged five to 16 living in their before 2014 are called ‘the right borough or county. Each LA is 2 Go to one of the admission secondary school’. also responsible for making sure meetings listed on the inside that children receive education cover. These meetings will give If you are applying for schools or training from age 16 to 18. If you independent advice about outside the borough, study the you do not live in Barking and the admissions process. You information the relevant local Dagenham, please make sure you can also contact the Family authority and school have read the admissions booklet Information Service Team on have provided. from your borough or county. 020 8227 5395 if you need more help. 6 Fill in and submit the common You will need to fill in the common application form online by the application form (CAF) provided 3 Collect information to help closing date. List the six schools by your borough or county. You you decide your preferences. in the order you prefer. Please can list Barking and Dagenham Pages 26 to 37 in this booklet make sure you attach all the schools on that form. You must gives you information about other information we ask for. return the CAF to your borough or Barking and Dagenham schools. This may be proof that you are council by their closing date. Addresses for information about the child’s guardian (page 9), schools in other boroughs are proof of your and your child’s You must also fill in any other shown on page 44. address (pages 9 to 10), or relevant forms (supplementary proof that your child is or was information forms) that may apply. 4 Visit the schools to see for in the care of a local authority The admission criteria for Barking yourself what they can offer. (page 10). and Dagenham schools are on The times of open days and pages 18 to 20. It is important evenings in Barking and 7 Finally, don’t forget to fill in any that you read and understand the Dagenham schools are shown extra supplementary information criteria and admissions process on page 38. forms (SIF) for any schools or (pages 6 to 25) before you apply. local authorities that ask you to 5 Study the information on do this, and send these forms It is important that you rank the page 21, which shows statistics and documents back to them schools in your true order of from last year’s applications for before the closing date of preference. Potential offers are Barking and Dagenham schools. 31 October 2015. We will not exchanged between councils until This information should give pass on any extra information your own borough can make a you an idea of what happened or SIF’s to schools or local single best offer (including any last year and the chance that authorities (LA) on your behalf. schools you may have applied you would have had of getting a for in other boroughs). The local place at your preferred Barking If we cannot give your child a authority that you live in will offer and Dagenham school. This place at any of the schools you a place on 1 March 2016, for information also shows the have applied for, we will give applications they have received by number of parents who were your child a place at the school the closing date. You have a right successful in getting one of their nearest to your home which to appeal if we turn down your preferences and the popularity has a vacancy. application (see page 16). Please of each of our schools. We make sure you have read about recommend that you consider how your local authority handles including your local school as admissions before you fill in your one of your preferences. The application form. chances of your child being

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Need help to Help sessions are available at Dagenham Library on Tuesdays. Sessions start at 9am and end at 4.30pm, from 8 September until 27 October 2015.

If you try to apply online and you cannot see your exact address in the list presented, or the schools you want to apply for are not listed, you must contact the School Admissions Team by 5pm on 30 October 2015. Please see page 25 for our contact details. Apply online for a secondary school place now: www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions

Receipt details Use the space below to record the username, email address and passwords you have used to make your application. Without these details you will not be able to go online and see which school place we have offered your child. Your application is only valid when you press the ‘Submit’ button at the end of the ‘Submit your application’ page. You will then be issued with an application reference number (ARN). The eAdmissions Team will then send you a confirmation email which will include all the details of the application you have just made along with your ARN. In the case of twins, triplets and so on, make sure you have a different ARN for each child.

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What you need to know What are co-ordinated It is important that you rank Why are there six admissions? the schools in your true order preferences? I want to of preference. This is important Every year, thousands of pupils because if we can offer your child choose one school. living in London transfer to a place at two or more of the secondary schools, crossing schools you have listed, we will Under section 86 (1) of the borough boundaries to do so. In give your child a place at the one Schools Standards and Framework the normal round of admissions, you ranked the highest out of these Act 1998, we must make all councils co-ordinate admissions schools, and release all other lower arrangements so that parents of to their schools. Under the co- preferences. These places are then children in our area can express ordinated admissions system, you offered to other parents who do not a preference for the schools they can only receive one offer from have a school place for their child. would want their child to go to. your borough or council. You must Councils will inform parents (who Every year, more people apply for list the schools you want to apply applied by the closing date) on places at our schools than we have for on one form, known as the 1 March 2016 and tell them the places available. In that situation, common application form (CAF), results of their application. not everybody will be given a place ranking them in your true order of at the schools they have asked for. preference. The co-ordinated process will end We need information to help us on 31 August 2016. After this date offer you another school, and You must return the common you will need to follow the application form to the council in the more schools you list the ‘in-year’ admissions process which greater the chance of this. the area where you and your child is published on our website. live. All the councils will then use a computerised process to: The schools on your form are Where can I get help and your preferences – they cannot be • pass on details of applications advice about applying for a your choices because we cannot for schools in other council school place? guarantee everyone a place at any areas; and of the schools they have listed. • co-ordinate the offer of places If everybody named the same to make sure that nobody gets The local authority holds two meetings to offer advice to parents school, we would not be able to offered more than one school increase the number of places place. about how the admissions process works. Admissions officers will be there. available to answer any questions The admission authority for each Simply naming one school or you have and the date of these school you have listed on the repeating the same school does meetings are printed on the application will decide whether or not increase your child’s chance of not to offer your child a place. If a inside front cover of this booklet. getting a place there, and may lead school is oversubscribed (receives An adviser will also be available us to giving your child a place at a more applications than available at each of the schools’ open school you have not listed. places), the admissions authority evenings. will use its published conditions The admission number of (admission criteria) to decide the You may also get advice from each school and the number order in which to offer places. We the Family Information Service will not tell the schools where you (FIS Team) and their advice of applications made for those ranked them in order of preference is independent of the School places last year are shown on on your application form or tell a Admissions Team. They will the statistical information on school about other schools you explain how the admissions page 21. This information will show have also applied to. However, if procedures affect your individual you which schools are likely to you appeal for a place, we will pass circumstances and will also help be oversubscribed (receive more this information to the admission you fill in the necessary forms applications than there are places authorities (the school or the local to make sure your application is available). authority) at the appeal stage. complete. There are contact details for the FIS Team on page 40.

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Who can fill in the What if my child lives List A – (proof of child’s name, application forms? with both parents at two date of birth and address) different addresses? • HM Revenue & Customs The person or people with parental documents such as a letter responsibility for the child must fill showing your entitlement to When a child lives with their in the application forms. Parental Child Benefit letter, Working Tax natural parents, legal guardian or responsibility for the child as Credit or Child Tax Credit defined by the Children Act 1989 foster parent, we will consider that and amended by the Adoption address to be the child’s normal, • Your child’s medical registration and Children Act 2002. Please permanent home. However, card remember to provide proof that when a child has parents who • Your child’s IND card (issued you are the child’s legal guardian if are separated, the parents may by the Home Office with photo you are not their natural parent. name only one address for the attached) application process, but the A child’s mother is automatically other parent can be named and given parental responsibility provided with copies of information List B – (proof of the parent’s or when a child is born and this we issue. If one parent has carer’s address) remains in force until a court order parental responsibility, we must determines otherwise. For births receive documents to prove this • Your Council Tax bill for 2015-2016 registered in England and Wales, a and that parent’s address must be • Your Council Tax Benefit letter or child’s father will also have parental used. If both parents have parental notice for 2015-2016 responsibility if: responsibility, we must receive • A solicitor’s letter showing the • he was married to the child’s documents to prove this. We completion details if you have mother when the child was born will normally accept the parents’ just bought your home (the letter (even if they later divorce or address used by the child’s must be dated within the last separate); primary or junior school as the three months) • the child was born after child’s permanent home. 1 December 2003, and he is named on the birth certificate; or Do I need to send proof of List C – (proof of the parent’s or • he has a parental responsibility my address? carer’s address) agreement from a court or We check addresses to prevent • Your utility bill (gas, electricity by agreement with the child’s fraudulent applications. To do this, or water) from the last three mother. we need to check where you and months (we will not accept a your child are living. We already mobile-phone bill or bills for What does guardianship have these details if your child is at internet connection). mean? a Barking and Dagenham primary • A statement from your bank, If a child is not living with their or junior school. However, we will building society or a credit-card natural parents and another adult need proof of you and your child’s company from the last three is looking after the child, we need current address if: months. documentary evidence that you • your child’s address on the are the guardian and have parental application form is different from If your current address means you responsibility for that child. the address your child’s Barking are residing with someone who Evidence includes a will or a court and Dagenham primary or junior lives in either privately rented or order and Child Benefit payments. school has on their records (as council property, we need their Guardianship only applies if you of 9 July 2015); or 2015-2016 Council Tax bill or Council can prove that you have full care • your child goes to a primary Tax Benefit letter or notice with and the normal, permanent home or junior school outside the written confirmation from the legal is not at their parents’ address. borough. landlord, of all those people who are Guardianship does not apply when authorised to live at the premises and picking up children to and from In either of these cases, we will need for what period of time. school, or looking after them until to see one document from each of their parents collect them. the three document lists below.

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The letter must contain the What happens if my child What happens if my following information. has additional needs? child is or was in the care • The address of the property of a local authority • The names of all legal tenants All Barking and Dagenham (A looked-after child)? and authorised residents schools, including those with specialist services, offer an We consider applications for • A statement confirming that the environment in which everyone is children who are or used to be in people applying for a school treated fairly and equally. Pupils the care of a local authority before place are entitled to stay as with special educational needs, we consider all other applications. permanent residents. disabilities or any other needs are A looked-after child is a child who encouraged and supported to is or was: If you are not able to provide proof make the most of the curriculum of your address when you make and all the available facilities. • in the care of a local authority; or your application, we may be able to give you a conditional offer as long For children with a full statement • being provided with as you can show us proof of the of special educational needs or an accommodation by a local address listed on your application Educational Health and Care Plan authority under their social by 1 March 2016. However, if the (EHC), the local authority’s EHC services functions (see the school we offer you a place at is Team will write to you during the definition in Section 22(1) of the oversubscribed, and we do not 2015 school summer break. If you Children Act 1989). receive proof of your and your are not sure whether your child For admission purposes we child’s address by 1 March 2016, has a final statement of special consider a ‘looked-after child’ to be we will withdraw our offer. educational needs or EHC plan, fill a child who is currently in care or in the common application form a child who was in care previously If your child lives in Barking and and tick the box in section 2 of at any point in their life and then Dagenham, we will then offer them the form which asks ‘Does your became subject to an adoption, a place at the nearest school to child have an EHC plan or a final residence, or special guardianship your home with a vacancy. statement of special educational order immediately after leaving needs?’. The admissions service care. If you live outside the borough, will consult with the EHC Team you will need to contact the local and tell you if they will be If your child is in the care of a local education authority of the borough processing your application. authority, you must also include you live in for a school place. with the common application form If your child has an EHC plan, or a letter from the social worker Please check that both your and statement of special educational confirming the legal status of the your child’s name and address needs or is having an assessment child and the local authority which matches the information you give to find out whether they need one, the child is in the care of. The letter on your application form and on and you need further help with the should also provide the reasons the documents in list A. Similarly, secondary transfer process, please for the preferred schools you have the guardian named on the contact the EHC Team by phoning listed. application must be listed on the 020 8227 2400. documents you provide from lists If your child is in the care of a local B and C. authority and you would like to discuss the secondary transfer of If you change your address at any your child with a member of Virtual time in this process, you must give School for Looked After Children, us proof of your new address by please phone 020 8227 2691. sending us the above documents. If the child used to be in the care If we discover that we have given of a local authority and you want your child a place based on to apply under this priority, we will false, inaccurate or misleading need to see evidence that the child information, we will withdraw the was in the care of a local authority. place and may take legal action.

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How do I apply for a Can I change the Although you can use any email school outside Barking information on my address, we recommend you use ‘Google Mail’ or ‘gmail’. This is and Dagenham? application form? because other email providers may treat the email we send you If you live in this borough and would If your information changes, you as spam (electronic junk mail). like your child to go to other schools must alter the relevant sections If this happens you will need to in another borough (not private on your online application form check your ‘spam’ or ‘junk mail’ schools), you must list those schools by the closing date. If you cannot box for our email, and then follow on your Barking and Dagenham make these changes to your online the instructions to add us to your common application form. Please application, you must tell us in safe senders list. After doing this, apply online, checking that the writing and include supporting all future emails from us will go school you want to apply for is on documents if necessary. straight into your inbox. the list of schools. If it is not on the list of schools please contact the The new details that you give us If you need to create an email School Admissions Team by 5pm on will replace those on your previous address you need to have a mobile 30 October 2015 on how to apply, form. phone number and have that same otherwise we will not consider your After the closing date, changes mobile phone with you when you application in the first round of should be made in writing to the create the email address. Keep a offers. School Admissions Team or a note of your new email address paper form must be filled in. If and the password to access the It is important that you know the email you have now created. admission criteria for the schools we receive any of your changes you are asking for, and you may after the closing date, we will Making an application is easy once need to fill in supplementary treat your application as ‘late’ you have a valid email address, information forms and provide as we offer places based on and should take no more than further information for these all information available on the 10 minutes. The site gives full schools. Please contact the closing date. However you tell us instructions on its guidance pages, admissions authority (school or about changes, your most recent to help you make your application. LA) of the school you have in mind application is the one that we for more information. It is your use to process your preferences. responsibility to give the school Please see the question ‘What if or LA the information they need. my application is late?’ on Important note page 15 for more details. Page 44 lists the contact details If you apply online and you for all London local authorities. For cannot see your exact address details of other local authorities How do I return the forms? in the list presented, or if the that are not listed, please see the schools you want to apply for Department for Education (DfE) Supplementary information are not listed, you must contact website at www.gov.uk/dfe. forms (SIFs) the Admissions Team before Please see pages 24 to 25. If you live in this borough and 5pm on 30 October 2015, you do not fill in the Barking and Common application form (CAF) otherwise your application will Dagenham common application Applying online is reliable and be late. Our contact details are form, you will not be considered secure. All local authorities in on page 25. for any schools, either inside or London have worked together outside the borough, even if you fill to make it possible for parents to in their supplementary information apply online for a school place forms. in London and its surrounding counties. This service is available through the ‘eAdmissions’ website. If you don’t already have an email address, you will need to create one before you apply online.

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Step 1 – Where to begin If you don’t already have an email address, you will need to create one before you apply online. Once you have this, go to the link on the Barking and Dagenham website at www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions or you can go straight to the eAdmissions site at www.eadmissions.gov.uk to make your application. If you have already registered to make an application using the eAdmissions site, please go to step 4. If you are applying for the first time select ‘Create a new account’ and follow steps 2 to 5.

Step 2 – Registration The person with parental responsibility for the child named must register to use the ‘eAdmissions’ site by setting up an account. Please give your full name, contact details and email address. To select your address, enter your postcode and press the ‘Find your address’ button. Move up or down to select your door number then press the ‘Add address to form’ button to enter your address on your online form. Only tick crown service if you are part of the service personnel (UK armed forces) or crown servants returning from oversees. When you have finished this page, press the ‘register’ button. You should now see a page thanking you for ‘starting your registration’ and giving you further instructions on how to finish the process by going to step 3.

Step 3 – Validating your email The eAdmissions Team will send you a ‘validation’ email to check that your email address is correct. Log in to your email account and click on the ‘validation link’ in the email you have received from the eAdmissions Team. When you click on the validation link, the eAdmissions Team will send you a second email, giving you a username and password.

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Step 5 – Confirmation of your application You will be issued with an application reference number (ARN) when you have submitted your form. The eAdmissions Team will then send you a third email which will include all the details of the application you have just made along with your ARN. You should make a note of your application details on page 7 of this booklet as you will need to refer to it when checking your results. You can phone us to check that we have received your online application, but not paper applications. If you have any technical difficulties while making your application online, the online admissions helpdesk is available from 9.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday. Please phone 020 8255 5555 and select option 1. For all other non-technical queries, please contact the School Admissions Team.

Important notes: will open to give you an • Please carefully read all explanation or advice about dialogue boxes. These the question you have boxes explain information selected. about the question you have • If you have twins, triplets just been asked. Ignoring and so on, make sure you these boxes could mean tick ‘yes’ to the ‘multiple your application will not birth’ question so that be processed under the you can fill in a new form relevant admission criterion. for each child. Each child • Help is available if you have must have a separate ARN problems at any stage of number. the application process. • If you are not sure of any Just click on any text that is stage of the process, please underlined and highlighted get advice from the School in purple, and a new page Admissions Team. Apply online for a secondary school place now: www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions 13 Information for parents about children moving to secondary schools in 2016

Is my information We then process all other Warren School is an academy protected? applications using the equal- governed by The Loxford Trust. preference model. This is These four schools are their own We will deal with your personal explained below. admissions authority, but they information in line with the Data • We consider each of your will follow the same admission Protection Act 1998. For security preferences as if it were your criteria for Barking and Dagenham purposes we ask you for a only preference. community schools and we will offer places on behalf of the password. If you apply online, • For each of your preferences, school. your application reference number the admission authority will use (ARN) will be your password. If the admission criteria to see if All Saints Catholic School and you apply on a paper form, we will they can offer your child a place. need you to give us a password Technology College is our only between 8 and 12 letters long. • If we can then offer your child voluntary-aided school and, for Without your password or ARN a place at two or more of the that school, the governing body we cannot give out information schools you have listed, we will are the admissions authority who on your application if you visit give your child a place at the set their own admission criteria or phone us. We may pass the one you ranked the highest of (pages 18 to 19). these schools. information you give on your Before you make your application forms to schools either We do not make decisions to application, please make sure inside or outside the borough or to offer places based on the date we you read and understand these other local authorities as part of the received the applications. Instead, criteria and notes and check admissions procedure. We will also we group all the applications how places were distributed pass the information to the school we receive on time and process at each school. See our website your child finally goes to, where it them together. If there are more for copies of previous editions will form part of the pupil database places available than there are of this booklet (those published maintained by that school. applications for those places, we before 2014 were called ‘The right agree all the applications. However, secondary school’). The booklets How are places given? if there are more applications for include statistics for previous years. a school than there are places The current School Admissions available in that school (that is, What is the timetable? Code says that schools are the school is oversubscribed), ‘required to admit children with we will use the admission criteria Online applications close at statements of special educational to decide which applications are midnight on 31 October 2015. need or EHC plans, where the successful. The notes that follow Do not wait until the last minute school concerned is named on the admission criteria, are there to to make your application in the statement or plan’. As a result, explain particular points about the case your computer crashes or we process these children’s criteria we use. your address or the schools you applications first. If the school are applying for are not available has been named in the child’s In Barking and Dagenham, the on the online system. Our offices statement, we must take places local authority is the admissions close for enquires at 5pm on off the school admission number authority for the six community 30 October 2015. If we receive for that year group. The admission schools and for Dagenham Park your application after this, it will authority then issues the rest of the Church of England Voluntary- be treated as a late application. places using the admission criteria. Controlled School. The criteria There is a full timetable of events For example, if the admission for these schools are listed on on page 38. number for a school is 180 and page 20. three places have been given to Goresbrook School is an academy children whose statements or EHC governed by The United Learning plans name that school, we will Trust. Riverside School is a free issue the other 177 places in line school with academy status and with the admission criteria. Sydney Russell is an academy. Both Riverside School and Sydney Russell School are run by the Partnership Learning Trust.

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What happens if my any supporting evidence. We will When will I know the result circumstances change? make a decision on each case of my application? individually and let you know the outcome within 10 working days of You will need to contact the receiving your request. If you apply online, you can find Admissions section in your out the results of your application borough if your circumstances If we receive your application on 1 March 2016. We will send you change. We offer places based late, we will deal with it after we an email late that evening letting on the information available at the have dealt with the applications you know the outcome of the closing date and you may change that we received on time. We will application. You can also log in to your preference or the order of deal with late applications in the the eAdmissions website after 7pm your preferences up until that date. order we receive them (in line to see your results. If you were not able to apply online but applied If we have given your child a with the admission criteria). We direct to the Admissions Team by place, we will not withdraw it if will deal with the first round of the closing date, we will send you your circumstances change (such offers and send decision letters the results by first-class post on as your address), as long as you on 1 March 2016. We will have 1 March 2016. Please allow up can show that the information was given most places to pupils to two days for your letter to be correct on the closing date. whose applications we received by the closing date. Thereafter delivered. We cannot tell you the However, if we discover that we applications will be processed results of your application over the have given a place based on within 10 working days of the phone. If you have not received false, inaccurate or misleading School Admissions Team receiving your letter by 4 March 2016, please information, we will withdraw it and your form. contact us and we will send you may take legal action. We will treat another copy. as late any changes to preferences If we have not received your or their ranking, conditions, application form by 14 March If you do not want the place we circumstances or applications we 2016 and your child lives in the have offered, you will need to receive after the closing date. borough we will automatically give write and let us know what other your child a place at the nearest arrangements you are making for What if my application is school to you which has a place your child’s education. If you want late? available. If we have to offer your to change your preferences or the child a school because we have order of your preferences, you will If we receive your application after not received an application form need to send a new application the closing date (after 31 October from you, we will have given form to your local authority’s 2015) we will treat your application most places to pupils whose Admissions section. as late. applications we received by the closing date. We send letters to tell The local authority you live in In exceptional circumstances, parents who have not applied for will make offers of places at All senior officers may consider a school place which school we Saints School on 1 March 2016. whether we can process a late have allocated their child on The last date for accepting an offer application as ‘on time’ in the first 29 March 2016. of a place at that school will be round, if there is enough time to 15 March 2015. If you applied after process the application. These If you then want to apply for the closing date we will process circumstances include the death a school place after we have your application after 1 March 2016. of a close relative, or a family offered your child the nearest recently moving into the area school to your home with a place (in which case we need proof). available, you will need to fill in an If you send us your application application form listing the schools after the closing date but want us you would like for your child. to consider it in the first round of offers, please send a letter with your application explaining the exceptional circumstances you want us to consider, together with

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What happens after my turned down but rather have people will have any connection child is given a school been withdrawn based on how with the school or the School you have ranked the schools on Admissions Team. The appeal place? your application form. As a result panel will accept comments in Once we have given your child a you cannot appeal for a lower writing or in person at the appeal school place, we tell the relevant preference or a school that you hearing. school. They will contact you later have not listed on your form. If you want to apply for a school that If you made your application on in the summer term to tell you time, we will hear your appeal about the admission arrangements you did not list on your original application form or you want to within 40 school days of the and the uniform you need for deadline of 27 March 2015. If your your child. Some schools will change the ranking of the schools on your original application form, application was late, we will hear want to interview your child, your appeal with the appeals for either with you by appointment you need to confirm this in writing to us by filling in a new application applications we received on time at the school given, or at your if possible. If this is not possible, child’s current primary or junior form which you can get from your local authority. If you change your we will hear it within 30 school school. Some schools will invite days from the deadline for making your child to spend a day at their preferences and do not reselect schools which you are appealing appeals (as shown on your offer offered Barking and Dagenham letter). secondary school on 24 June for, your appeal will be withdrawn. 2016. None of these visits are part All the available places for Year Schools outside the borough of the application process. It is to 7 at your preferred school will If you want to appeal against not make sure your child can move have been distributed in line with being offered a place in a school to secondary school as easily as the local authority’s published outside Barking and Dagenham, possible. admission criteria. No places you will need to contact the are left unfilled for any reason, relevant admission authority (local What happens if my including appeals. authority or school) for more child is not offered a details about how to appeal. If you decide to appeal for a place place at the schools at a Barking and Dagenham Further appeals I have listed? school (including All Saints We can only consider one Catholic School, Goresbrook, application for each child, at If you live in Barking and Riverside, Sydney Russell and each school within the same Dagenham and it is not possible Warren School), please take school year. If we turn down your to offer your child a place at one of your results letter or email to the application, you have the right your preferred schools, we will give Dagenham one-stop shop and ask to appeal. The appeal panel’s your child a place at the school for an appeal form. If you applied decision is final and both the LA which is nearest to your home with on time, and would like your case and you must accept it. a space. to be heard in the first round of In normal circumstances, you appeals, you must return the cannot make a second appeal for Do I have the right to appeal form by 27 March 2016. appeal? the same school within the same Fill in the appeal form and send it school year. However, if there has Barking and Dagenham schools to the independent appeal panel been a significant change in your You have a right to appeal to an clerk, whose address is printed family’s circumstances which you independent appeal panel if we on the front of the form. For late think changes your application’s do not offer your child a place applications the deadline for priority level, for example if your at the Barking and Dagenham appealing is 21 school days from family has moved house, we may schools on your application the date of our offer letter. consider a second application form which are listed as a higher Once you send your form, the as long as you can prove your preference than the one we have independent appeal panel clerk circumstances have changed. If offered you. For example you can will write and tell you the date of we accept your second application appeal for preference 1 and 2 if your appeal. The appeal will be but a place is still not available at we have offered you preference heard by an independent appeal the school for your child, you will 3. Any schools listed lower than panel, which will be made up be able to make a second appeal. the school offered have not been of three people. None of these

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Can I go on an We delete the interest lists for What happens if my child interest list? these schools at the end of each starts a Barking and term (December, April and July). If places become available before Dagenham secondary All Saints school this date, we offer them to children school but wants to All Saints will automatically put on the interest list using only the your child on the school’s interest transfer to another school admission criteria. If at the end of list with other children whose in the borough? the term you have not received applications were turned down but an offer from the interest list, you are listed higher than the school First, make an appointment to will need to write to us at that time your local authority offered you. discuss the matter with the pupil’s to place your child’s name on If places become available, we current head teacher, as many the fresh interest list for the next then offer these using the schools’ situations can be dealt with without term. If you still want to stay on the admission criteria. Your child will the disruption that a change of interest list after July 2017, you will stay on the interest list for a school school can cause. If your child still need to fill in an in-year common year (until August 2017). If you still wants to transfer and you have application form (ICAF) for the new want to stay on the interest list after not put your child’s name on the academic (school) year and you this date, you will need to fill out a interest list for another school, will have the opportunity for a new new application form for the new please follow the guidance in the appeal. academic year and you will have information booklet ‘Finding a the opportunity for a new appeal. We do not take into account the school place’. From 1 September date we received your application. 2016, applications or transfers for All other Barking and Dagenham If you want to apply for a school year 7 school places fall under the schools you did not list on your original in-year admissions process and We will automatically put your application form or you want to for more information about this child on an interest list for any change the ranking of the schools please see our website or phone other preferred Barking and on your original application form, 020 8215 3004. You must make Dagenham schools that we turned you need to confirm this in writing sure that your child continues down but are listed higher than to us by filling in a new application to regularly attend their current the school we have offered you. form which you can get from your school while we are considering For example, if we have offered local authority. Forms received your transfer request. you preference number 3, your after the closing date will be child will automatically be placed processed as a late application. on the interest list for preference 1 and 2, if these are Barking Schools outside the borough and Dagenham schools. The You will need to contact the school interest list will be updated on or the local authority concerned to a weekly basis and your child follow their procedure for offering may therefore move up or down any places that become available. the interest list according to the If places become available at criteria and other children applying those schools for our residents, for oversubscribed places. We the school will tell us who to offer maintain the interest list for each of those places to. these oversubscribed schools until 23 December 2016.

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Admission criteria

Admission criteria for the voluntary-aided school in Barking and Dagenham (All Saints Catholic School)

Before you apply, please read The school is expanding from Admission criteria the admission criteria on this page six to eight classes and its as well as the procedures for published admission number The school will offer places by filling in and sending in the (PAN) varies between the years as applying the criteria below in supplementary information form, the expansion works though the numerical order. documents and the priest’s school. In September 2016 the 1. Baptised Catholic children reference on pages 24 and governing body proposes a PAN of who are in the care of a local 45 to 46. 240 children into Year 7. authority or children who were ‘looked after’ but who left local If you have any questions about the In the criteria, ‘Catholic’ refers to authority care because they admission criteria or appeals, or if someone who: were adopted or became the you need more information, please subject of a residence order or contact the school. • is a baptised Catholic (a person who has been baptised or special guardianship order. See All Saints Catholic School is received in communion with the important note B. a voluntary aided, Catholic See of Rome); and 2. Practising Catholics who will Comprehensive School for boys have a brother or sister in the • has a Catholic ‘certificate and girls ages 11 to 18. school in any of Years 7 to 11 on of baptism’ or ‘certificate of the day the child starts school in In recent years we have been reception’ which shows that they September 2016. able to offer places to all Catholic are members of the Catholic children who have applied, so we Church. You can get copies of 3. Practising Catholics. advise Catholics to list All Saints as these from the parish where the 4. Catholics who will have a one of their top preferences on the baptism or reception took place. brother or sister in the school Common Application Form (CAF). in any of Years 7 to 11 on the A ‘practising’ Catholic refers to day the child starts school in We have a distinctly Catholic ethos someone who: September 2016. and approach to education, which is what underpins our success. • is confirmed by their parish 5. Catholics. Families should want this Catholic priest to be practising, according 6. Other children who are in the education if their children are to to regulations set by the Catholic care of a local authority or flourish in the school. The school Church (that is, attending Mass children who were ‘looked after’ is run by the Diocese of Brentwood every Sunday and Holy Day of but who left local authority care and draws Catholic children from a Obligation) and to have been because they were adopted wide geographical area of Catholic practising for the past three or became the subject of a parishes. Although we want to years. residence order or special support the parishes of our local guardianship order. See deanery, we have no specific important note B. catchment area. The main aim and 7. Other baptised children who will purpose of our school is to support have a brother or sister in the the academic, spiritual and moral school in any of Years 7 to 11 on education of practising Catholic the day the child starts school in children. These criteria are written September 2016. to give priority to Catholic children and greater priority to practising 8. Other baptised children. Catholic children. 9. Other children.

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Tie-breaker Important notes

If there are two or more children A. We cannot consider other is defined in section 8 of the in the same criterion with a circumstances that are not Children Act 1989 as an order claim for a school place and not listed in the admission criteria. settling the arrangements enough places are available, It is essential that we are regarding who the child will the governors will give priority consistent in our judgement live with. ‘Special guardianship to those who live closest to the and only use the criteria that order’ is defined under section school site at Becontree Heath, have already been agreed. 14A of the Children Act 1989 as measured in kilometres in a as an order appointing one or straight line (as the crow flies). All B. ‘Looked after child’ has the more individuals to be a child’s distances are measured using same meaning as in Section special guardians. ESRI’s Geographical Information 22 of the Children Act 1989, System, from the centre of the C. If you submit your CAF, SIF and and means any child who is any documents we ask for after child’s home to the school’s or was in the care of a local main gate. Some addresses have the closing dates, we will class authority or provided with your application as late. different entry points and so we accommodation by them (for will use the co-ordinates provided example, children with foster D. We will not deal with any late from Local Land and Property parents). ‘Adopted’ has the application until after 1 March Gazetteer (LLPG). If the distance same meaning as in section 46 2016. We will then place your for two or more children is the of the Adoption and Children child on the school’s interest list same (for example, from a block of Act 2002, and means to take with any other children whose flats), we will use a lottery system on the legal responsibilities as applications were late. If places (random allocation) to offer places parent towards a child who is become available, we will offer to children. London Borough of not normally biologically your them by applying the admission Barking and Dagenham will run own. ‘Residence order’ criteria in order. both processes and details of the processes are available from their school admissions officer.

Need help to Help sessions are available at Dagenham Library on Tuesdays. Sessions start at 9am and end at 4.30pm, from 8 September until 27 October 2015.

If you try to apply online and you cannot see your exact address in the list presented, or the schools you want to apply for are not listed, you must contact the School Admissions Team by 5pm on 30 October 2015. Please see page 25 for our contact details. Apply online for a secondary school place now: www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions

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Admission criteria for all other secondary schools in Barking and Dagenham in order of priority

Priority 1: Children who are or were in the care of a local authority. Priority 2: Children who live closest to the school, measured in kilometres in a straight line (as the crow flies).

If there are more applications 3 The child’s home must be the 6 We will use the distance from than there are places available permanent address where they home to school for pupils who at a school, we will use the live with their legal guardian. have equal claim for a place. above criteria, in priority order, This should be the address for Those children living nearest to for deciding which applications the parent’s or carer’s Council the school will be given priority to accept. Dagenham Park, Tax bill and where Child Benefit when deciding on places. When Goresbrook, Riverside, Sydney is addressed. measurements are the same (for Russell and Warren School will example from a block of flats), also use these admission criteria. 4 All distances are measured we will use a lottery system using ESRI’s Geographical (random allocation) to offer Important notes Information System from the places to children. centre of the child’s home to 1 Children with statements of the school’s main gate. Some 7 We are unable to consider other special educational needs are addresses have different entry circumstances not listed in the dealt with under the terms of the points and so we will use the criteria. It is essential that we are Education Act 1996 and are not co-ordinates provided from consistent in our judgement and referred to in the criteria above. Local Land and Property use only the criteria that have Children with a statement of Gazetteer (LLPG). If you live been agreed. special educational needs or an outside the area, we will use EHC plan will go to the school the same system to work out 8 If we discover that we have given that is named on their statement. distances. your child a place at a school based on false or misleading 2 A looked-after child is a child 5 The distance measured from information, we will withdraw the who is or was: the child’s home to secondary place and may take legal action. • in the care of a local authority; schools with split sites will be or measured to the main site. The main site is the entrance through • being provided with the main door at the upper site accommodation by a local where the head teacher’s office authority under their social is. This measurement affects services functions (see the Barking Abbey and Robert definition in Section 22(1) of Clack schools. the Children Act 1989). For admission purposes we consider a ‘looked-after child’ to be a child currently in care or a child who was in care but became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order immediately after leaving care.

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Statistical information information Statistical

The following information gives statistics about entry to Barking and Notes Dagenham secondary schools in September 2015. It includes the number of people who sent us their application forms by the closing date, 1 The information is based on and the distance the child given the last place at each of our schools applications received by last year’s lived from that school using our 2015 admission criteria. Distances are closing date for pupils starting measured in kilometres in a straight line (as the crow flies). secondary school in September 2015. This information is useful The number of applications for each school and the addresses from because it shows the number of which children are applying will be different from year to year. pupils given a place under each Plain English Campaign’s Crystal Mark does not apply to the category of the 2015 admission following table. criteria. 2 Please contact the school for more information on how the 240 places at All Saints Catholic School were given. 3 Of the offers made for applications received by the closing date: • 72% received their first- preference school; • 13% received their second- preference school; • 6% received their third- preference school; • 2% received their fourth-

School name School Number of applications naming the school as a preference Standard the school admits (admission number) number of children with full statementsNumber of children of SEN or EHC plan naming the school the LAC a place due to given Number of children criterion the distance a place due to given Number of children criterion Distance the the last from the child given place lives (in kilometres) school 4) (see note applications received Number of late 5) (see note Number of appeals received 5) (see note Number of appeals allowed preference school; Community schools • 1% received their fifth- Barking Abbey 1,368 279 0 2 277 1.3626 166 50 1 preference school; Dagenham Park 374 240 0 0 118 9.555 79 1 0 • 1% received their sixth- Eastbrook 343 300* 0 0 54 8.4863 73 0 0 preference school; and Eastbury 799 300 0 1 299 1.511 109 39 4 • 5% were given the nearest Jo Richardson 909 300 0 0 300 3.0647 110 20 1 school to their home with a vacancy. Robert Clack 1,441 360 0 3 357 2.0348 152 37 2 4 The statistics for late applications Own admission authority schools refer to applications received All Saints 688 240 0 0 37 2.33 68 9 0 between 1 November 2014 and 31 July 2015. Riverside 378 120 0 0 120 1.2814 56 24 2 Sydney Russell 1326 360 0 5 355 1.5729 159 58 5 5 The appeals information is based on the appeals heard between Warren 351 240 0 0 105 11.1717 151 1 0 April and July 2015.

SEN or EHC – Special educational needs or EHC plan LAC – Looked-after children in the care of a local authority Criterion – Individual admission criteria * The school’s admission number has been changed to what was published in the 2015 booklet.

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How to fill in your forms The common application form

Moving from primary to secondary Child’s address – This must be Preferences for school is not an automatic process. the permanent address where the secondary school If you do not fill in the common child lives with their parents or application form, we may not be legal guardians and where Child School name able to give your child a place at Benefit is addressed. Please see the school of your preference. pages 9 to 10 for full description. Please select the name and borough (if outside the London • Please use all your six Child’s current school – Please borough of Barking and preferences and rank them in select the name of your child’s Dagenham) of up to six different the order you prefer. primary or junior school from the secondary schools you want menu. If the school is not listed, to apply for. You must list the The information you need to put you may type this information in schools in the order you prefer on your form is as follows, but the the space given. them. Number 1 is the school you order of the information is different most prefer and number 6 is the on the online form. Please see Children with school you least prefer. You must page 25 for details of how to send additional needs list all state-maintained schools or us any documents we ask for if academies (not private schools) you cannot attach your documents • Please select the relevant box you are applying for, including any online. to show if your child has a final schools outside the borough of Details we ask for statement of special educational Barking and Dagenham. Please need or an EHC plan. make sure you select the correct Whether you fill in an online or school as there are many schools paper form we need the following • Please select the relevant box with the same or similar names. details. You need to fill in a to show if your child has any separate form for each child. In additional needs and give Siblings (brothers and sisters) the case of twins, triplets and so details in the box provided. See page 10 for more details. If you are applying to a school on, make sure you have a different outside this borough for your child ARN for each child when you Children in care and they have a brother or sister apply online. To do this, make sure (sibling) at the school you name you tick ‘yes’ to the ‘multiple birth’ Please select the relevant box to as a preference, please give the question so that you can fill in the show if your child is or was ‘in name, date of birth and sex of any extra online forms for each child. the care’ of a local authority. If brother or sister who is already at so, please attach a letter from the that school. This includes a full, Child’s details social worker confirming the legal half, step, adopted or long-term Child’s name – This should be status of the child and the local fostered brother or sister living at your child’s legal name given on authority the child is in the care of. the same address and currently their birth certificate or passport. The letter should also provide the at the school. Please give the You are responsible for making reasons for the preferred schools details of the sibling that is relevant sure that you have used the same listed. to the admission criteria for the schools you are applying for. They name on all forms needed for your If the child was in care but is no child’s application. If you do not, will not consider siblings who are longer being cared for by a local not named in the correct section we may not be able to process authority, tick ‘yes’ and provide your child’s application. on your CAF. In Barking and documents to show the child was Dagenham we do not consider Child’s date of birth – Please select previously in the care of a local siblings; our criteria are listed on the day, month and year. authority. See page 10 for more page 20. details. Child’s sex – Please select the relevant box to show if your child is male or female.

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Children of staff at the school The online form automatically ticks If you post any information to us, the box to show that you and your proof of posting is not proof that If you are applying to a school child share the same address. the School Admissions Team outside this borough for your child If your address is different from has received your documents and that school gives priority to the child’s address (for example as neither you nor we can children of staff members, please parents share custody), please prove what was included in include the name and job title of un-tick the question box ‘Use the envelope. You are also the staff member employed by the your home address?’ and enter responsible for making sure school and the number of years your and your child’s address you pay the correct postage they have worked at the school. details. If you fill in a paper form, charge. We cannot accept any Children of staff are not considered please explain why your address responsibility for underpaid under the admission criteria for is different from the child’s and packages. Barking and Dagenham schools. give both addresses on a separate Our criteria are listed on page 20. sheet of paper. If we ask for proof If you want us to let you know that we have received information Reasons for your preference of address, please make sure you send us the information listed on you have posted to us, you must Some local authorities consider pages 9 to 10. enclose a stamped self-addressed social and medical reasons as envelope. If you do not hear from part of their admission criteria. Password – We need a password us within 14 days of posting your We do not do this for our schools. for security purposes only. When information, it is likely that we If you are applying for a school you apply on a paper form, we will did not receive it. In that case, outside the borough, it is very need you to give us a password we strongly recommend that you important that you check the between 8 and 12 letters long. take the items to our Dagenham admission criteria of each school Without this information we cannot one-stop shop. If you hand in your you are applying for to see if their give out information on your information there, they will give you admission criteria take account application if you visit or phone us. a receipt. of exceptional medical or social If you apply online, we will need reasons. These might include your application reference number Providing us with religious, philosophical or any for security purposes. extra information other reasons. If you are providing extra If you think there are exceptional Declaration information or evidence to support medical or social reasons why The person with parental an online application, you may do your child should go to a particular responsibility for the child named this online. If you choose to provide school, you must fill in the relevant in section 1 must tick the box in paper evidence either by handing part (section 4 of the paper form) the declaration to confirm that it in at our Dagenham one-stop of the application form and provide they have read and understood shop or by posting it to us, please proof to the relevant school or LA the information in this booklet and remember to include your child’s that is supported by a professional that the information they give is name, date of birth and application (such as a doctor’s report). accurate. reference number. This will make sure that we can match your extra Parent’s or carer’s details Getting a receipt information to your application. In most cases you will need to This should be the person or If you apply online and successfully send any extra information to the people with parental responsibility submit (make) your application, relevant school or LA. Please for the child named. Please give you will get an email confirmation check carefully with the relevant your full name and contact details, and be given an application school or LA what you need to and tick the relevant box to show reference number. This is your provide and who needs to your title and relationship to the receipt. Please make a note of your receive it. child named (for example, tick application reference number and ‘other family member’ if you are a keep it in a safe place as you will sister caring for the child). Please need to tell it to us if we have any remember to provide documentary questions we need to ask you. evidence of legal guardianship if you are not the child’s natural parent.

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Extra forms – supplementary information forms (SIFs) All Saints Catholic School

All Saints Catholic School is a direct to All Saints Catholic School. Important notes voluntary-aided secondary school Include with your form a photocopy and there are extra steps which of your child’s baptism certificate • If you miss our deadlines, Catholics or baptised applicants (or certificate of reception into the we will class your must take. Do not attach your SIF Catholic Church) by 30 October application as late. or PRF and other documents All 2015. If you want to be categorised Saints ask for online − you must as a practising Catholic, your local • If you are applying through send them direct to the school. priest must also fill in section B another borough and miss on your SIF form. Please see the deadlines, we will class Common application form (CAF) ‘Priest’s reference’ section below your application as late. – you must fill in the CAF and before sending us your SIF form. list All Saints Catholic School as • We will not deal with any one of you preferences. You must Priest’s reference (PR) – late applications until after return the form to your home local If you want to be considered as 1 March 2016. We will then authority by the closing date. a practising Catholic (under our place your child on the admission criteria 2 and 3), the school’s interest list along The co-ordinated admissions Diocese of Brentwood rules that a with other children whose system operated by all local parish priest must decide whether applications were late, and authorities in England works by an applicant is a practising if places become available offering an applicant one place Catholic (not the school). You must we will offer them using only, which, if available, will be at arrange to meet with your parish the admission criteria. Your the highest preference school on priest in time for him to confirm local authority will tell you your CAF that has a place to offer to the school by 30 October 2015 which school has offered your child under its criteria. If you that your child is a practising your child a place. want to have a Catholic education Catholic. He will take section B of for your child, you need to put this SIF and will fill it in and return All Saints high up on your list of it straight to All Saints Catholic preferences to avoid being offered School to confirm whether your a place at a higher preference child meets the definition of a school that is not Catholic. practising Catholic. If your priest Supplementary information is not local and is unfamiliar with form (SIF) – If you want your child these requirements, please ask to be recognised as a Catholic him to contact the All Saints’ (under our admission criteria 1 to Admissions Officer on 5) or as being baptised (under our 020 8270 4247. admission criteria 7 and 8), you should fill in the SIF and return it SIFs for schools outside Barking and Dagenham

If you are applying to schools each school has asked for direct to Important note outside Barking and Dagenham, the relevant school or LA. you need to fill in the common • We will not pass on any If a school or LA asks for application form from your child’s forms and documents you a supplementary form and home borough and then check attach to your online form documents but you do not send whether the school needs you to to the school or LA on your it direct to them, your application fill in a supplementary form and behalf. You must be send will not be considered under the provide any other documents. If these direct to the school or correct criterion for that school. so, you must send the information LA.

24 Apply online for a secondary school place: www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions

Returning your information Important notes Common application form • If you try to apply online and you cannot see your If you live outside Barking and Dagenham you must fill in the common exact address in the list application form available from the borough or county council area that you presented, or the schools live in and return that form, to that council by their closing date. you want to apply for If you live in this borough apply at www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions no later than are not listed, you must midnight on 31 October 2015. Do not leave it until the last day to apply. contact the School Admissions Team by 5pm Contacting us on 30 October 2015. Our contact details are on By phone: this page. You can call us for information on 020 8215 3004 • Please make sure you attach all other forms and By email: documents we ask for. This may be proof that you are Email us for information at [email protected] the child’s guardian (page 9), proof of your and your By post: child’s address (pages 9 to 10), or proof that your child Please allow time for written information to be delivered if you send is or was in the care of a it by post. We must receive it no later than 30 October 2015. You are local authority (page 10). responsible for making sure you pay the correct postage charge. We cannot accept any responsibility if you do not pay the correct postage. • Make sure you read Postal address: School Admissions Team, MSS 2016, Town Hall, page 23 of our admissions Barking, Essex, IG11 7LU. booklet for details of how to get a receipt and how to send us additional In person: information. Please bring your written information to our Dagenham one-stop shop no • It is your responsibility to fill later than 31 October 2015. We are open Monday to Friday from 9am to in any extra supplementary 5pm and Saturdays from 9am to 1pm. information forms (SIF) Dagenham Library, 1 Church Elm Lane, Dagenham, Essex, RM10 9QS for any schools or local authorities that ask you to do this and send these Supplementary information forms forms and documents back to them before the closing Please see page 24 for details of how to return your forms. date. We will not pass on any forms and documents you attach to your online form.

25 Information for parents about children moving to secondary schools in 2016

The Schools The schools The schools

Barking Abbey – a specialist Dagenham Park All Saints Catholic School sports and humanities college Church of England School

Page 27 Page 28 Page 29

Eastbury Eastbrook School Community School Goresbrook School

Page 30 Page 31 Page 32

Jo Richardson Robert Clack School of Science CommunityPage 33 School – a specialist college

Page 33 Page 34 Page 35

The Sydney Russell School The Warren School

Page 36 Page 37

Your child’s secondary education Each school has a page in this Each of the schools will be able is very important. We believe booklet to provide information for to give you: that the successful education of you. This information along with • the school prospectus; children greatly depends on a the open mornings and evenings good working partnership between listed on page 38 should help • the most recent Office for schools and families. We support you list your preferences (for up Standards in Education (Ofsted) and encourage this partnership to six schools) on your common inspection report for the school and want you to become well application form. Visit as many (www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports); informed about our schools. We schools as you can to help you • the school’s examination and all the schools are committed decide your preferences. results (www.gov.uk/school- to promoting equal opportunities performance-tables); and and opposing all forms of • the governing body’s annual discrimination and prejudice. report.

26 All Saints Catholic School

Head teacher: Kevin Wilson BA, Msc Open evening: Address: Terling Road, Dagenham, RM8 1JT Wednesday 7 October 2015, 5.30pm to 8.30pm Phone: 020 8270 4242 Travel information Fax: 020 8595 4024 Buses: 5, 87, 103, 128, 129, 173 and 175 E-mail: [email protected] Underground: Dagenham East and Dagenham Web: www.allsaintsschool.co.uk Heathway Admission number: 240 DfE number: 301-4703 Rail: Chadwell Heath

This is All Saints We work closely with our main The exciting future Catholic primary schools in an Welcome to All Saints Catholic We are a popular school with a attempt to raise standards of School. We are the only Catholic bright future. We set challenging, achievement and to make the move voluntary-aided secondary school but achievable, academic targets. from primary to secondary school in Barking and Dagenham. We are We also offer a wide range of easier. Our vision sees education proud of our reputation as a warm after-school and outside school as an activity which stretches and safe community, committed activities. We are ready to meet the beyond our own boundaries and to dignity and respect. Every learning needs of all students. student is equally valued. They all has a significant contribution to bring their own special gifts to the help develop a more united and Should I apply? school. We value and encourage successful wider community. For 2015 we received 688 the strong partnership between the applications for the 240 places school and parents, all of whom Care within our community available. If you want a place for we invite to play a full role in the life The pastoral (support and your child at All Saints, it is vital that of the community. As a Catholic guidance) system of our school is you follow all the steps carefully by school, we principally serve the based on gospel values. The worth the deadline dates. Catholic parishes of Barking and of each person is at the heart of all Dagenham. We also have the our policies, including our anti- support of other local deaneries bullying and equal opportunities and parishes. policies. Our in-house mentoring schemes Modern learning and trained counsellors make sure As a National Teaching School, we that students can be given extra are at the forefront of researching emotional and academic support and developing strategies to raise when necessary. the standards of teaching and learning, not only within this school, but across a wider network.

27 InformationBarking for Abbey parents about– a specialist children moving sports to secondary and schoolshumanities in 2016 college

Head teacher: Mark Lloyd BA (Hons) Open morning and evening: Address: Sandringham Road, Barking, Wednesday 30 September 2015, 5pm to 7pm IG11 9AG (Sandringham Road) and Friday 2 October 2015, Phone: 020 8270 4100 9am to 11am (Longbridge Road) Fax: 020 8270 4090 Travel information E-mail: [email protected] Buses: 5, 62, 145 and 387 Website: www.barkingabbeyschool.co.uk Underground: Upney and Barking Stations Admission number: 279 DfE number: 301-4021 Rail: Barking Station

Our school motto ‘Ours is a school where everyone gives and expects the best and where everyone can say I belong’.

Tradition of success • National Lead School for Gifted • National Academy for Sports and Talented. Leadership; We have a long history of academic, cultural and sporting • State School of the Year 2010 – • A range of visits including sports success. awarded by the School Sports tours, skiing, outdoor pursuits in Magazine France, and journeys both in the Success in the classroom • National Sports College of the UK and abroad. Year 2011 – awarded by the • High expectations for all Success in the sixth form students; Daily Telegraph • A large and successful sixth • Key Stage 3 is taught over two • Links with employers, work- form of 650 students; years and Key Stage 4 is taught based learning and flexi- over three years, to increase learning. • 29 A level subjects offered, as opportunities for success for Success with students well as Level 3 BTEC Diplomas; students aged 14 and over; • A support and guidance • High Performance Programme • GCSE results are well above the structure that sees every student for those aiming for Oxbridge national average 84% for five or as an individual in their own and Russell Group universities; more A* to C grades in 2014 and right; • A personal academic mentor; 72% five or more A* to C grades • Active school councils to give • A head boy, a head girl and a including maths and English; students a ‘voice’; prefect system to encourage • An A level success rate that is • A disciplined environment students to develop a sense of graded as ‘Excellent’ with a pass where students feel comfortable, responsibility; rate of 98%; secure and valued; • An outstanding record of • Quotes from Ofsted • A commitment to getting rid of success in progression to higher • In 2008: ‘The school is an all forms of bullying. education; oasis of calm and harmony Success beyond the classroom • 90% of students in 2013 went where students feel very safe.’ • A highly successful record in PE into higher education; • In 2012: ‘Students enjoy the and Sport – National Champions • A structured programme of family community atmosphere in Football in 1994, 2000, 2005, community service to develop of the school, at the core 2010, 2011 and 2013. Winners personal skills and qualities. of which lie the values of and finalists in many county and tolerance and respect. These district competitions across a Our beliefs are central to promoting wide range of sports (boys and • We insist on high standards of exemplary attitudes to learning girls); behaviour, uniform and respect and excellent behaviour.’ • National Basketball Champions for others. • Centres of Excellence for boys’ at several age groups and entry • We believe that it is important to and girls’ football, boys’ and to colleges in the United States; develop children’s personalities, girls’ basketball, golf and netball. • An extensive arts programme, independence, confidence • Sportsmark Gold and Artsmark including dance, drama and and strength of character that Gold Awards. music productions as well as art will allow them to be valued exhibitions; members of society. 28 Dagenham Park Church of England School

Head teacher: Simon Weaver Open evening: Address: School Road, Dagenham, RM10 9QH Tuesday 22 September 2015, 4.30pm to 8pm Phone: 020 8270 4400 Open morning: Thursday 24 September 2015, 9.30am to 12.30am Fax: 020 8270 4409 Travel information E-mail: [email protected] Buses: 129, 145, 173, 174, 175, 287, 364 and 721 Website: www.dagenhampark.org.uk Underground: Dagenham Heathway and Admission number: 240 DfE number: 301-4704 Dagenham East Stations

As a school that has a reputation We actively encourage after-school Head Teacher Simon Weaver said for outstanding pastoral care and activities such as maths, science, “At Dagenham Park Church of improving academic achievement, languages, humanities, sport and England School we aim to produce we are delighted that this summer’s music clubs, and students are confident and well-rounded GCSE results showed the proud to take part in the Duke of individuals. This is achieved outstanding progress our students Edinburgh Award. The library is through high quality teaching are making. The progress that our open until 5.30pm every day. which provides the very best pupils make in English and maths learning environment and enables is above the national average. In We offer a broad and varied all students to achieve their full English, 84% of students made curriculum to meet the needs of potential.” ‘expected’ progress and 35% made all our students and are part of the ‘greater than expected’ progress. Southern Consortium which means In maths, 75% of students made 3 we can provide a wide selection of levels of progress and 35% made 4 courses to students who are older levels of progress. than 16. We follow the traditional value of strong discipline and In April 2012 Dagenham Park expect students to take pride Church of England School moved in belonging to their school by into a brand new building. The new wearing correct school uniform. school building is world class and has been designed to maximise As a community school we aim every student’s learning needs to have our parents, teachers and and cater for all individuals. It is a community members actively building designed and fitted for the involved in our students’ learning. ‘digital age’ with every classroom We believe in Christian values and having all the latest technology embed them in our curriculum available. Each classroom is and in our pastoral and support equipped with 30 computers to programme. Although we are a help students achieve the best Church of England School we are learning outcomes. Sports facilities open to students of all faiths and are of an international standard. those who have none.

29 InformationEastbrook for parents School about – children ‘Together moving We to secondary Learn’ schools in 2016

Headteacher: Valerie Dennis MA Ed Open evening: Address: Dagenham Road, Dagenham, Thursday 17 September 2015, 5.30pm to 7pm RM10 7UR Open morning: For an individual visit at a time to suit you, ring Phone: 020 8270 4567 or 020 8270 4568 020 8270 4568 Fax: 020 8270 4545 Travel information E-mail: [email protected] Buses: 103, 129 and 174 Admission number: 180 DfE number: 301-4023 Underground: Dagenham East Station

We provide an excellent education for all our students.

Our teachers have outstanding subject knowledge and help students to really enjoy learning.

You want your child to be happy at school, to have a broad range of interests and to develop their In-class support, small group or with respect for others, and they talents. At Eastbrook School individual programmes and a high have a voice that is heard and they are able to follow a wide priority placed upon promoting valued. combination of academic and regular reading makes sure that vocational subjects. Our special every student achieves their full We work with our students, and relationship with Barking and potential. their families, to make sure that they Dagenham College provides achieve excellent results and that superb resources for vocational Our students have positive attitudes they enter the adult world confident, study alongside the academic core towards learning, and feel safe in considerate and able to cope with subjects and other popular options school. Our results have improved life’s challenges. taught at the school. consistently, with many students achieving the very top grades at There has never been a better time Our students do not have to choose GCSE and A Level. We encourage to join Eastbrook School, where between an academic or vocational our students to be ambitious and to you choose excellence, safety route; at Eastbrook they can be go on to university, college, sporting and a commitment to working in combined. excellence, apprenticeships, a wide partnership with families. range of work, and careers with Your child may need additional training and overseas opportunities. support. Our inclusive approach to education, excellent Special Your child is unique. Their needs Walk down the corridors, visit Educational Needs team and our and personality are individual. the classrooms, talk to the outstanding support for speakers Schools have different personalities of English as a second language too, and suit different types of students and their families make sure that all students excel learners and young people. At and to the staff – “Eastbrook as valued members of the school Eastbrook School our students School is a good school “ community. learn to express their own opinion – Ofsted 2013

30 Eastbury Community School

Head teacher: Mr David Dickson BSC (Hons), MA, Open evening: NPQH Wednesday 23 September 2015, 5pm to 8pm Address: Hulse Avenue, Barking, IG11 9UW Travel information Phone: 020 8507 4500 Buses: 5, 62 and 387 Fax: 020 8507 4501 Underground: Barking and Upney Stations E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.eastbury.bardaglea.org.uk Rail: Barking Station Admission number: 300 DfE number: 301-4024

‘Eastbury is a good school with outstanding features.’ Ofsted 2013 Making the right decision ‘Good attention is given to Developing success, values and We share your high expectations developing students’ literacy skills. responsibility and ambitions for your child. One Additional support is effective for Our excellent reputation is based of our strengths is that students those students whose skills are on our commitment to provide settle quickly, enjoy school and below that expected.’ Ofsted 2013. a stimulating and safe learning are successful in a caring, safe environment. ‘Students are very Developing creativity and inspir- and supportive environment. All clear that bullying is not tolerated ing ambition students receive guidance and and say that it is dealt with firmly on support at important times in their We have excellent facilities which the rare occasions that it happens.’ school careers. We make sure that promote pride and enthusiasm Ofsted 2013. when students start at Eastbury they within our school. Students and feel comfortable and confident. parents can gain access to the We expect our students to do school’s network from home to track ‘The school represents a harmonious the following. progress, attendance, assessment community. Students are justifiably 4 Respect themselves, other and homework. In September proud of their school and speak people and the environment. 2015 we will become an all-through about how pleased they are that school for children aged four to 4 Work hard in school and at everyone gets along and different 19 and our name will change to home. groups mix together well.’ Eastbury Community School. Plans 4 Be self-disciplined and set Ofsted 2013 are well underway to further improve personal goals. Excellence and achievement the school campus in 2015/2016. 4 Develop leadership skills. “We are always seeking to improve ‘Courses offered are well matched 4 Achieve academic excellence. on our personal best and expect our to students’ needs and aspirations. 4 Take part positively in school and students to do likewise”. ‘The school Courses ensure that students are the local community. has gone from strength to strength. increasingly successful and can We very much look forward to The proportion of students attaining all progress to higher education or meeting you on our open evening five or more good GCSE passes, employment.’ Ofsted 2013 including English and mathematics, so you can find out for yourself is now consistently above the ‘Students have access to a very wide why Eastbury is such a popular, national average. Progress made by range of extra-curricular activities. successful school and how ‘getting students is above that which would The large majority of students attend the best from and for all our be expected and in some cases, at least one activity.’ Ofsted 2013. learners’ is at the heart of our exceptional.’ Ofsted 2013 school community.

31 InformationGoresbrook for parents School about children − the movingbest into secondaryeveryone schools in 2016

Principal: Clare Darley MSC (Cantab) Open evening: Address: Ripple Road, Dagenham, RM9 6XW Wednesday 16 September 2015, 5.30pm to 7.30pm Phone: 020 3597 6666 Open morning: Thursday 1 October 2015, 9am to 10.30am Email: [email protected] Please ring us for an individual appointment. Website: www.goresbrookschool.org.uk Travel information Buses: 62, 145, 173 and 287 Admission number: 120 DfE number: 301-4003 Underground: Becontree Station

A unique journey The Goresbrook Guarantee State-of-the-art building Goresbrook School opened in The Goresbrook Guarantee is In 2016 we will move into our response to significant demand our commitment to help children exceptional new school building from the local community for more develop with a range of different and, as one of our founding Year- high-quality school places for activities and real-life experiences. 7 students, your child would be children aged 3 to 18. We are the Our secondary students should among the first to experience it. Our first all-through school in Barking expect, as a minimum, to: secondary wing will be stacked with and Dagenham and aim to provide state-of-the-art technology, science • read for pleasure daily; seamless education from the labs, sports facilities and a library. moment children join us until they • play a musical instrument; It will be bright and welcoming head off to university. Our primary with plenty of space for us to get pupils have made an exceptional • attend clubs and try out new together for whole-school events. start to school life, and we are ones; excited to welcome our first Year 7s Dedicated care and attention • meet inspirational people; in September 2016. As a new school, we have been To university and beyond • go on cultural and activity trips in able to hand-pick a team of London and beyond; outstanding staff to teach and Our curriculum is broad and deep, support our students. So, as well as offering a full range of aspirational, • visit universities; testing out our brand new building, academic courses. From music • take on leadership and our first students will have a superb to computer science, French and volunteering roles; opportunity to receive truly focused maths, we aim to develop students’ care and attention that is not often knowledge of subjects that • gain work experience; and available elsewhere. Our priority universities and employers are really is making sure that our students looking for. When they leave us, our • give presentations to real make a happy, successful start to students will have the knowledge, audiences in real-life situations. secondary school. skills and attributes they need to earn places at the top universities and be successful in rewarding careers.

32 Jo Richardson Community School

Head teacher: Ges Smith BA (Hons) Open evening: Address: Castle Green, Gale Street, Thursday 10 September 2015, 6pm to 9pm Dagenham, RM9 4UN Travel information Phone: 020 8270 6222 Fax: 020 8270 6223 Buses: 62, 145, 173 and 287 E-mail: [email protected] Underground: Becontree Station Website: www.jorichardson.org.uk Admission number: 300 DfE number: 301-4029

‘The school offers an exceptionally caring and challenging education to enable all its students to ACHIEVE.’ Ofsted

Why Jo Richardson Community We expect our students to set students consider that bullying School? themselves the highest standards is extremely rare and believe the At JRCS we are committed to in every aspect of their school lives. school deals with it quickly and reaching the highest standards in We also expect our students to successfully when any incidents everything we do. We want all our pass those high standards onto our occur’; and local community. students to achieve the best possible • ‘the support and care offered to examination results as well as have The school places great emphasis students by all the staff are a real the opportunity to take part in a wide on the pastoral care and social strength of the school’. range of extra-curricular activities. education of the students. This is We strongly believe this can only based on traditional values that All these comments support our happen in a well-ordered and encourage responsibility, self-respect commitment to making sure that respectful environment where only and a commitment to hard work. every student achieves their full the highest standards of behaviour potential while attending our school. are acceptable, and where teachers We have developed a modern are fully committed to making sure uniform that promotes the positive Our systems are set up to regularly these goals become a reality. image and reputation of the JRCS, monitor students’ achievements while reflecting the practical needs to make sure everyone is reaching Our £30 million building on Castle of the students. the expected academic standards. Green offers outstanding facilities, We offer an extensive range of and we would encourage all In May 2013, Ofsted judged that extra-curricular activities, including students and parents to come and JRCS was a good school with many foreign trips, to build on our see the site. With the excellent outstanding leadership and students’ educational and social reputation we have already created, governance. experience at school. and the facilities available, there could not be a more exciting time to Ofsted also commented that: Our sixth form is part of the highly be joining the school. successful Southern Consortium • ‘the head teacher is relentless in which offers our students access his drive for high standards and ‘Success for All’ to an extensive range of academic provides strong leadership’; Central to our work is the motto and vocational courses. ‘Success for All’, supported by our • ‘relationships between staff and ‘ACHIEVE’ agenda, a commitment students are very positive and Jo Richardson was Barking’s MP to student progress that is supportive’; for 20 years and gave great service highlighted by positive, effective to the borough. We are determined support systems and productive • ‘students feel very safe and that this school will continue to partnerships between all members secure. The school has a strong provide a lasting reminder of her of the school community. approach to anti-bullying. All contribution to the area.

33 InformationRiverside for parents School about children moving to secondary schools in 2016

Head teacher: Andrew Roberts BSc Open evening: Executive head teacher: Roger Leighton BA Wednesday 9 September 2015, 7pm Address: Thames Road, Barking, Travel information: Essex, IG11 0HZ Bus: 387, EL1 and EL2 Phone: 020 8270 6981 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.riversidecampus.com Admission number: 120 DfE number: 301-4001

Excellence for all We regularly review each student’s Riverside School is a new school progress to make sure they are which will have 120 students in in the correct band. Students of each of Year 7, 8 and 9 in 2014 but exceptional ability are placed in will grow to have an intake of 300 one of our ‘gifted and talented’ students a year by 2017. Riverside tutor groups. is a Free School and has a range of freedoms over the way it organises Traditional values learning, but the school will use We follow the traditional values of the same admission criteria as strong discipline, school uniform community schools (as listed on and a demanding classroom page 20). environment. Our first priority is to develop every child’s academic Riverside has a close partnership potential to the maximum. We set with The Sydney Russell School high standards and we expect full – an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ school backing from parents. – and organises its learning and teaching in similar ways, to provide an outstanding experience for all Best classrooms and computer students. facilities in the country Riverside’s brand-new building in Grouping by ability Thames Road already provides superb facilities for learning. Clubs, activities, sports, We have no mixed-ability classes However, in 2017 the school arts and music – we believe students learn best will move to a large, newly-built A wide range of clubs and when they work with students of campus on Renwick Road which activities is on offer, including similar ability to themselves. We will boast exceptional facilities: science, architecture, computing, place students in one of three every general classroom will be drama, dance, debating, football, ability bands and all lessons take 50% bigger than the norm with netball, athletics, basketball, choir place within these bands. Teachers 32 computers in every single and brass group. We strongly are able to develop every child one - so that all students have encourage individual music tuition. at the right pace, with high-ability computer access at all times - students moving ahead very and all subjects will benefit from quickly and those who need extra outstanding new accommodation. support getting the help they need.

34 Robert Clack School of Science – a specialist college

Head teacher: Sir Paul Grant DLitt, DL, MA Open evening: Address: Gosfield Road, Dagenham, RM8 1JU Thursday 24 September 2015, 6pm to 8.30pm Phone: 020 8270 4200 Travel information Fax: 020 8270 4210 Buses: 5, 87, 103, 128, 129, 173, 175 and 499 E-mail: [email protected] Underground: Heathway Station Website: www.robertclack.co.uk Rail: Chadwell Heath Station Admission number: 360 DfE number: 301-4027

Robert Clack School is a mixed Continued success This can be seen as part of on- comprehensive school for 11 to going investments we make to ‘The head teacher, leaders and 19 year olds with around 2000 ensure our students have access staff set very high expectations for students, including a thriving and to the best resources available. students’ learning and behaviour. successful sixth form of over 400. Outstanding behaviour and On-going developments in attitudes to learning help students The school is on two sites, which information and communications enjoy their learning and achieve allows us to offer Year 7 pupils a technology (ICT) across the well.’ Ofsted 2013 warm and welcoming environment curriculum will make sure that our on the Green Lane site (this site students are taught in a modern ‘Students of different ethnicities, serves pupils in Years 7 to 9), learning environment and have faiths and with different as well as sixth formers. Parents access to high-quality equipment educational and social needs always comment favourably on the and software. get on really well together. The educational advantages that this school is an extremely inclusive arrangement offers by allowing We want your child to be a community. A positive ethos children to move to a site where successful and active citizen in a permeates all aspects of the children are aged between 11 complex and ever-changing world. school’s work.’ Ofsted 2013. and 14. The Gosfield Road site We look forward to welcoming you at our open evening. is where the older students are The school has a national reputation based, including the sixth form. for sport, extra-curricular activities such as debating, and educational Our motto of ‘Forti Difficile Nihil’ visits at home and abroad. (‘for the brave, nothing is difficult’) supports our commitment to work Continued investment with all members of the school community to make sure that all We were pleased to receive The prestigious Good students achieve only the very significant investment in 2011 Schools Guide comments best. The school prides itself on to improve the Green Lane site that ‘Robert Clack is one and build new state-of-the-art its calm and ordered learning of the smartest and well environment built on the traditional classrooms. As a result the site has values of respect, hard work and been significantly updated in 2012 ordered schools we have discipline. and students now enjoy superb ever visited’. new facilities.

35 InformationThe Sydney for parents Russell about children School moving to secondary schools in 2016

Head teacher: Roger Leighton BA Open evening: Address: Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham, Monday 21 September 2015, 7pm RM9 5QT Open mornings: Phone: 020 8270 4333 Wednesday 23 September 2015, 9am Thursday 24 September 2015, 9am Fax: 020 8270 4377 Travel information E-mail: [email protected] Buses: 5, 62, 87, 145, 364, 129, 173, 175 and 499 Website: www.sydneyrussellschool.com Underground: Admission number: 360 DfE number: 301-4028 Becontree and Dagenham Heathway Station

Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ 2013 Traditional values • “Teaching at the school is We follow the traditional values of outstanding” strong discipline, school uniform and a demanding classroom • “Students make outstanding environment. Our first priority is to progress” develop every child’s academic • “Students’ GCSE attainment potential to the maximum. We set is high because the school high standards and we expect full encourages all students to be backing from parents. aspirational” Best classrooms and computer • “Students take their learning facilities in the country very seriously” • “Relationships between staff Sydney Russell has been entirely and students are positive and rebuilt or refurbished at a cost respectful” of £25 million. Every general classroom is 50% bigger than Grouping by ability normal with 32 computers in every single one, so that all students We have no mixed-ability classes have access to a computer at all – we believe students learn best times. All subjects benefit from when they work with students of superb facilities. similar ability to themselves. We place students in one of three Clubs, activities, sports, ability bands and all lessons take arts and music place within these bands. A wide range of clubs and activities As a result, teachers are able to is on offer, including chess, develop every child at the right science, humanities, mathematics, pace, with high-ability students computers, languages, art, football, moving ahead very quickly and cricket, netball, rugby, basketball, those who need extra support volleyball, athletics, choir and getting the help they need. We orchestra. We strongly encourage regularly review each student’s individual music tuition, and we progress to make sure they are have one of the highest take-ups in in the correct band. Students of the borough. exceptional ability are placed in one of our ‘gifted and talented’ tutor groups.

36 The Warren School

Head teacher: Richard Micek, BSc (hons) Arch, Open evening: PGCE, MA, NPQH Tuesday 29 September 2015, 5pm to 7pm Address: Whalebone Lane North, Chadwell Travel information Heath, RM6 6SB Phone: 020 8270 4500 Buses: 62, 66, 86, 173, 251, 362 and 551 Fax: 020 8270 4484 Rail: Chadwell Heath Station E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.thewarrenschool.net Admission number: 240 DfE number: 301-4004

On the 1st September 2014 of skills which will prepare young Education, PSHCE, Religious The Warren School became an people for the competitive scientific Studies and Science. Academy governed by The Loxford and technological demands of the There is support within lessons Trust which has been recognised new century. for second language learners and by the government as a High students with special needs. The Performing School and judged Aims school’s SEN Local Offer can be to be an ‘Outstanding’ all-through We aim to deliver: found on the School’s website. school in their most recent Ofsted Exam success – we want our In Year 10 and 11 all students inspection in April 2013. students to get the best possible study for GCSEs. The compulsory Everything we do at The Warren qualification; subjects are English (double GCSE School is centred on ensuring that including English Literature), Challenge, relevance and each individual student is educated Mathematics, Science and RE. All engagement – we want all our and supported to succeed in the students also have access to a wide students to be fully involved in their world today as an individual, as a variety of other examined courses learning; partner, as a member of a team and and are offered a choice of GCSE as a citizen. With excellent facilities • Appropriate skills for living, for courses in other areas. work and for happiness. and high quality teaching, the These subjects are: Art, Business students at The Warren School are • The skills to make our students Studies, Computing, Design & happy, challenged and motivated. active citizens. Technology, Drama, Engineering, The school is committed to the • An environment in which French, Spanish and other success of each of our students. children enjoy their childhood. community languages, Geography, We provide an education • Self-identity and a feeling of History, Media, Music, Photography, experience for learners between self-worth. Religious Studies, Sociology and the ages of 11 – 19. Our nature Textiles. Time is also allocated for • Opportunities and experiences is the platform from which we Physical Education and Careers that engage our students. further improve learners’ academic Guidance. achievements and raise their • Healthy habits that are aspirations, confidence and self- embedded for life. Sixth Form esteem. Curriculum We offer a full range of ‘A’ level The Warren School is a specialist courses in the majority of subjects. We aim for a broad, balanced school in Engineering and Sport, We also offer BTEC National relevant learning programme for all whilst still being committed to Certificate courses and Applied students. In Years 7 to 9 students providing a broad and balanced advanced courses in Sport, follow courses in Art and Design, curriculum for all. Business, Engineering, Science Computing, Drama, Design & and ICT. Our Sixth Form Centre has It is our belief that the future of the Technology, English, French or ICT facilities, including private study country, and of our students in Spanish, Geography, History, area, as well as a common room. particular, lies in the development Mathematics, Music, Physical

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The timetable of events Date What happens 8 September 2015 or Information meeting for parents to explain how the admissions process 6 October 2015, 7pm works. Speeches will begin at 7pm. The meeting is open to all parents, Broadway Theatre, Barking and admission officers will be available to answer your questions.

9 September 2015, 7pm Riverside School, open evening

10 September 2015, 6pm to 9pm Jo Richardson School, open evening

16 September 2015, 5.30pm to 7.30pm Goresbrook School, open evening and open day 1 October 2015, 9am to 10.30am 17 September 2015, 5.30pm to 7pm Eastbrook Comprehensive School, open evening

21 September 2015, 7pm Sydney Russell School, open day and evening 23 and 24 September 2015, 9am

22 September 2015, 4.30pm to 8pm Dagenham Park School, open day and evening 24 September 2015, 9.30am to 12.30pm 23 September 2015, 5pm to 8pm Eastbury School, open evening

24 September 2015, 6pm to 8.30pm Robert Clack School, open evening 29 September 2015, 5pm to 7pm Warren School, open evening questions, see the school and meet the staff. the and meet school see the questions, 30 September 2015, 5pm to 7pm Barking Abbey School, open day and evening. Please note the open evening on 30 September will be on the 2 October 2015, 9am to 11am Sandringham Road site and the open day on 2 October an opportunity you give ask and evenings to The open days will be on the Longbridge Road site 7 October 2015, 5.30pm to 8.30pm All Saints School, open evening. 30 October 2015, 5pm Deadline for written documents to arrive at the School Admissions Team, Town Hall, Barking, Essex, IG11 8LU. If we receive any documents after this date and time, we treat them as late. 30 October 2015 Deadline for the supplementary information form, documents and priest reference to arrive at All Saints Catholic School, Terling Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 1DS. 31 October 2015, 12 midnight Deadline for online applications. You cannot apply online after this date.

1 March 2016 We send results to parents to tell them our decisions on applications. We cannot tell you decisions over the phone. If you have applied online, you can see the results of your application after 7pm on 1 March 2016, otherwise you must wait up to two days for your letter to be delivered if you filled in paper form.

15 March 2016 Deadline for accepting the offer of a school place at All Saints Catholic School. 31 March 2016 Deadline for receiving completed appeal forms for Barking and Dagenham schools (including All Saints School) for the first round of appeal hearings. 31 March 2016 We send letters to parents who have not applied for a school place to tell them what school has been allocated to their child.

April to July 2016 Appeals will be heard for all schools. Parents are invited to these appeals.

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Glossary – definitions of the words used in this booklet

Term Definition Academy and Free Schools that receive funding directly from central government, but have independence from Schools day-to-day local authority (LA) and government control. They may receive extra support from personal or corporate sponsors, either financial or other types of support. The school is its own admission authority and governors are responsible for setting the admission criteria and arranging appeals. Admission Entry to a school. Admission authority The organisation that draws up the admission arrangements and sets out the admission criteria for the schools that it maintains. The LA is the admission authority for community schools, and each voluntary aided school is its own admission authority. All admission authorities within an LA must link together to co-ordinate their admission arrangements. Admission criteria Conditions set by the admission authority which are used to decide whether or not a place can be offered to a child. Admission number The maximum number of children that may go to the school within a school year. Appeals procedure The process for questioning a decision not to offer your child a place at the school you have applied for. Common application The name of the LA form used by anyone applying for a school place. form (CAF) Community schools Schools within an LA which are maintained by the LA. The LA is responsible for admitting children to these schools. Department for The central government department responsible for making appropriate laws and developing Education (DfE) guidance to help the education of children and young people in England and Wales.

English baccalaureate Certificate for students who achieve grades A*- C in English, mathematics, two sciences, a foreign language and history or geography. Governing bodies Responsible for making sure that the school is managed in line with laws and follows policies in line with the conditions set by the DfE. Infant, junior or ‘Infant schools’ provide education for children aged four to seven, ‘junior schools’ for children primary schools aged seven to 11 and ‘primary schools’ for children aged four to 11. Interest list A list containing the names of every applicant who has been declined a school place but who is still interested in a place at that school. Some LA’s will call these waiting lists. Local authority (LA) The council is responsible for many services and this includes providing education across schools within the council’s boundaries. Office for Standards The central government department responsible for inspecting the quality of education and in Education (Ofsted) welfare provided by schools and organisations that provide childcare. Preference The list of schools you would like your child to go to. You write these schools on your CAF. Prospectus A booklet or document which contains information describing a school, its day-to-day life and its way of teaching and learning. Priest’s reference The form that the priest signs to confirm your commitment to your faith as shown by your links (PR) with your local church. It is used by voluntary-aided schools to apply their admission criteria. This form is only valid if you also fill in the CAF, and give that school all the information they need. Sibling Either a full, half, step or long-term fostered brother or sister living at the same address.

Statement of special The statement prepared for children who have special educational needs. The statement is educational needs prepared in line with the Education Act of 1996 and gives details of the child’s special needs and (SEN) and EHC plan what should be done to meet these needs. This process is now called the EHC plan (Educational Health Care). Voluntary aided (VA) LA schools run in partnership with ‘voluntary bodies’ (usually religious organisations). schools The voluntary sector (the Catholic or Church of England Diocese) are responsible for maintaining the buildings, and the governors of the schools are responsible for setting the admission criteria and arranging appeals (the schools’ admission authorities). Voluntary controlled Can be called a religious or faith school, but the LA is responsible for running the school. schools The LA is responsible for setting the admissions criteria and arranging appeals.

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Useful information and services

The Advisory Centre for Choice advice from the Family Council Tax Section Education (ACE) Information Service (FIS) If you live in the borough of Barking ACE is an independent registered Moving from primary and and Dagenham and you need a charity which offers advice for secondary school can be one of copy of your recent Council Tax parents, and gives information the most difficult times for families bill, please apply in plenty of time about state education in England and children. The choice adviser before the closing date to get the and Wales for children aged five is independent of the Admission documents you need. to 16. They offer free advice over Team and will be able to: Address: PO Box 48, RM10 7DE the phone on many subjects such • offer you help, advice and Phone: 020 8227 2926 as exclusion from school, bullying, support in understanding the E-mail: [email protected] special educational needs and admissions process when you Website: school admission appeals. make an application for your www.lbbd.gov.uk child’s secondary school; and General advice line: • access information on your Phone: 0300 0115 142 behalf and explain how the Department for Education (DfE) (Open Monday to Wednesday procedures affect your individual 10am to 1pm, term time only). You can get useful information, circumstances. such as performance tables and Website: www.ace-ed.org.uk This should make sure you have information on the curriculum, on enough information to help you their website. Phone: 0870 000 2288 Child Benefit Agency make a realistic decision about your preferences. Website: www.education.gov.uk If you need to contact this agency for a copy of your Child Benefit The Family Information Service also allowance, please give yourself provides information and advice Eaststreet (information shop for plenty of time before the closing to help people make informed young people) date to get the documents you choices about finding and paying need. for childcare, after-school and This offers valuable advice, information and support for people Address: Child Benefit Office, holiday activities for children and in the borough aged 13 to 25. PO Box 1, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, young people, and a range of other NE88 1AA extended services in and through Address: 20 East Street, Barking, schools. It offers professional, IG11 8EU Phone: 0300 200 3100 impartial information and advice Phone: 020 8270 4646 Website: on services for children and young www.gov.uk/contact-child-benefit- people aged 0 to 19. office Address: Room 112, Town Hall, Barking, Essex IG11 7LU Phone: 020 8227 5395 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lbbd.gov.uk/fis

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Education and training EHC Team Housing Benefit Service Useful information and services opportunities from age 14 (previously known as Special The service provides free school Educational Needs Assessment There have been changes in the meals and clothing grants for and Review Team (SENART) law which mean that Year 7 pupils children who live in Barking and Dagenham. starting school in September 2016 The team works closely with must stay in education or training parents, schools, the Community Phone: 020 8227 2970 until they are 18. Educational Psychology Service Free school meals – If you are Year 9-pupils may apply for a place (CEPS) and the Education Inclusion receiving Income Support, income- at a university technical college Team. Requests for Special based Jobseeker’s Allowance, the or studio school. Please see our Educational Needs Assessments guaranteed part of Pension Credit website about how to apply for and placements in mainstream or Child Tax Credit, you can apply places. schools or specialist schools (if for free school meals. For information, applications and needed) are carried out by the EHC appeals about further education in Team. They also provide advice Clothing allowance – Families who our schools’ sixth forms or colleges, to parents, school staff and other receive benefits such as Income apprenticeships, or employment professionals within the assessment Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance with training, please contact our 14 and review process. You can or Child Tax Credit, or who are on -19 Careers Advice Service. contact the team by phoning our a low income, may be entitled to If the child is refused a place in duty line on 020 8227 2400, or you a clothing allowance. We provide further education, you have the right can write to: clothing allowances for school to appeal. We can accept appeal EHC Team children in Reception and Years 3, forms separately from parents and Level 5, Roycraft House, 5, 7, 8 and 9. students above 16 years old. 15 Linton Road Careers Guidance & Barking, Essex, IG11 8HE. Information Service Barking Learning Centre – Room G06 2 Town Square Barking IG11 7NB Monday 9:30am – 5.00pm Thursday 9:30am – 12:30pm Dagenham Library – Meeting Room 3, 1st Floor and Room FO2 Need help to 1 Church Elm Lane Dagenham Help sessions are available at RM10 9QS Dagenham Library on Tuesdays. Tuesday 9:30am – 12.30pm Meeting Room 3, 1st Floor Sessions start at 9am and end Wednesday 9.00am – 12 noon at 4.30pm, from 8 September Room FO2 until 27 October 2015. Wednesday 2.00pm – 5.00pm If you try to apply online and you cannot see your exact address in the list presented, or the Meeting Room 3, 1st Floor schools you want to apply for are not listed, you must contact the School Admissions Team Thursday 2.00pm – 5.00pm by 5pm on 30 October 2015. Please see page 25 for our contact details. Room FO2 Apply online for a secondary school place now: Phone: www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions 020 8724 3763 020 8724 3764 020 8724 2629

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Library services Office for Standards in Virtual School Education (Ofsted) It costs nothing to join the public The local authorities’ Virtual School library service in Barking and Ofsted is a government department is for Looked After Children is Dagenham. The library service is set up under the Education committed to working with others for all ages and young children are (Schools) Act 1992. It is responsible to: welcome. Children do not have to for inspecting all schools in • overcome disadvantage; know how to read to benefit from England, whether they are funded • provide equal access to joining the library. Public libraries by the Government or independent. learning, and better educational offer all sorts of books for children To see the most recent report of opportunities; from board books and picture a school’s inspection, please visit books to books for advanced Ofsted’s website. • raise levels of achievement; and readers. Toy libraries will be based Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk. • promote the health, wellbeing in the Central Library and several and life chances for all children in other libraries in the borough. A care. toy library is a toy equipment and Parents in Partnership Service If you require any information or loan service where parents, carers If your child has special educational assistance please contact the virtual and children can play together needs, you may contact the Parents school for looked after children. and borrow toys. There are also in Partnership Service (PIPS). Contact details below. cassettes, CDs, DVDs, videos and PIPS is part of ‘Carers of Barking Address: 5th Floor, Roycraft House, free access to the internet. Most and Dagenham’, which offers 15 Linton Road, Barking, Essex, libraries have collections of books information and support to carers. IG11 8HE for parents and carers. They also The service is independent from us. Phone: 020 8227 2691 provide learning activities during Address: 334 Heathway, school holidays. The School Library Dagenham, RM10 8NJ Service provides schools with loans Youth Support and of books and audio-visual material. Phone: 020 8593 4422 Development Service The addresses for each of our libraries are listed below. School Attendance Service This service provides a range The opening and closing times of educational and personal are different for each branch. The School Attendance Service development programmes for Phone 020 8724 8735 for details. provides advice, guidance and young people between the ages of Barking Library – support to schools, parents, carers 11 and 19. Barking Learning Centre, 2 Town and children on how to improve Address: The VIBE, 195-211 Square, Barking, Essex, IG11 7NB school attendance. Good school Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, Dagenham Library – attendance is linked to good Essex, RM8 2UT educational achievement. The 1 Church Elm Lane, Dagenham, Phone: 020 8227 5891 Essex, RM10 9QS service enforces the laws relating Marks Gate Library – to school attendance. The service Marks Gate Community Centre, is responsible for working with Rose Lane, Marks Gate, Chadwell families where the children are Heath, RM6 5NJ home-schooled, and those missing Robert Jeyes Library – from education. The service issues High Road, Chadwell Heath, entertainment licences for children RM6 6AS involved in entertainment, and work Rush Green Library – permits for children (between the 181 Dagenham Road, Romford, ages of 13 and 16 only) taking up Essex, RM7 0TL part-time employment. Thames View Library – Address: 5th Floor, Roycraft House, Sue Bramley Community Centre, 15 Linton Road, Barking, Essex, Bastable Avenue, Barking, IG11 8HE IG11 0LG Phone: 020 8227 2711 Valence Library – Fax: 020 8227 3104 Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, E-mail: RM8 3HT [email protected] 42 Apply online for a secondary school place: www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions

Map of secondary schools in the borough Map of secondary schools in the borough Map of secondary

Key 1 All Saints Catholic School 2 Barking Abbey School – a specialist sports college (lower site) 2a Barking Abbey School – a specialist sports college (upper site) 3 Dagenham Park Church of England School 4 Eastbrook School 5 Eastbury Community School 6 Goresbrook School 7 Jo Richardson Community School 8 Riverside School (temporary site) 8a Riverside School (permanent site) 9 Robert Clack School of Science – a specialist college (lower site) 9a Robert Clack School of Science – a specialist college (upper site) 10 The Sydney Russell School 11 The Warren School

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Other London authorities’ school admissions sections

London Borough of London Borough of Hammersmith London Borough of Newham Barking and Dagenham Admissions and Fulham Education Department Admissions Town Hall, Barking, Essex, IG11 7LU Kensington Town Hall, Horton Street, Newham dockside, 1000 Dockside Phone: 020 8215 3004 London, W8 7NX Road, London, E16 2QU Phone: 020 8753 3643 Phone: 020 8430 2000 London Borough of Barnet Admissions Haringey Education Authority London Borough of Redbridge Building 2, North London Business River Park House, 225 High Road, Admissions Park, Oakleigh Road South, N11 1NP London, N22 8HQ 255-259 High Road, lIford, Phone: 020 8359 7651 Phone: 020 8489 1000 Essex, IG1 1NN Phone: 020 8708 3562 Bexley Council Admissions Harrow Council Admissions Civic Offices, 2 Watling Street, PO Box 22, Civic Centre, Harrow, London Borough of Richmond upon Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7AT Middlesex, HA1 2UW Thames Admissions Phone: 020 8303 7777 Phone: 020 8901 2620 44 York Street, Twickenham, TW1 3BZ Phone: 020 8891 7514 Brent Education Authority London Borough of Havering PO Box 1057, Wembley, HA9 1HJ Education Service London Borough of Southwark Phone: 020 8313 4044 Town Hall, Main Road, PO Box 64529, London, SE19 5LX Romford, RM1 3BD Phone: 020 7525 5337 London Borough of Phone: 01708 434 600 Bromley School Admissions London Borough of Sutton Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, London Borough of Hillingdon Admissions Bromley, Kent, BR1 3UH Admissions Civic offices, St Nicholas way, Phone: 020 8313 4044 Civic Centre, High Street, London, SM1 1EA Uxbridge, UB8 1UW Phone: 020 8770 5000 Camden Education Authority Phone: 01895 556 644 Town Hall, Jude Street, WC1H 9JE Tower Hamlets Education Authority Phone: 020 7974 1625 London Borough of Hounslow Pupil services, Mulberry Place, Clove Admissions Crescent, London, E14 2BG City of London Education Service Civic Centre, Lampton Road, Hounslow, Phone: 020 7364 5006 PO Box 270, Guildhall, TW3 4DN London Borough of Waltham Forest London, EC2P 2EJ Phone: 020 8583 2711 Phone: 020 7332 1750 1a Harvey Road, Leyton, London Borough of Islington School London, E11 3DB Croydon Council Admissions Section Phone: 020 8496 3000 Education Department 222 Upper Street, London, N1 1XR Wandsworth Council Admissions Bernard Weatherill House, 8 Mint Walk, Phone: 020 7527 5515 Croydon, CR0 1EA Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street, Phone: 020 8726 6400 Royal Borough of Kensington and London, SW18 2PU Chelsea Phone: 020 8871 7316 Ealing Council Admissions Kensington Town Hall, Horton Street, Perceval House, 14-16 Uxbridge Road, London, W8 7NX Westminster Education Authority London, W5 2HL Phone: 020 7745 6432 / 6432 / 6434 Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, Phone: 020 8825 5522 London W8 7NX Royal Borough of Kingston upon Phone: 020 7745 6432 London Borough of Thames Admissions Enfield Admissions 44 York Street, Twickenham, TW1 3BZ PO Box 56 Civic Centre, Silver Street, Phone: 020 8547 4610 Enfield, EN1 3XQ Neighbouring authorities’ Phone: 020 8379 5501 London Borough of Lambeth school admissions Admissions London Borough of 10th Floor, International House, sections Greenwich Admissions Canterbury Crescent, SW9 7QE Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, Phone: 020 7926 9503 Essex County Council London, SE18 6HQ PO Box 4261, Chelmsford, CM1 1GS Phone: 020 8921 8043 London Borough of Lewisham Phone: 0845 603 2200 Admissions Hackney Education Authority 3rd Floor, Laurence House, 1 Catford Thurrock Council The Learning Trust (Hackney), Road, SE6 4RU PO Box 118, Civic Offices, Grays, Essex, 1 Reading Lane, London, E8 1GQ Phone: 020 8314 8282 (9am-12pm) RM17 6GF Phone: 020 8820 7000 Phone: 01375 652 883 London Borough of Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, SM4 5DX Phone: 020 8274 4906

44 Apply online for a secondary school place: www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions Brentwood Diocese Catholic Schools Supplementary Information Form (SIF) for All Saints Catholic School September 2016 entry

Why you must fill in this form If you want to apply for a place at All Saints under the faith criteria, you need to fill in this SIF form. We set out the admission criteria for our school (see pages 18 to 19 and page 24) in the ‘Moving to secondary school in 2016’ admission booklet. If we do not receive this filled-in form with the relevant documents, we will consider your child under criterion 9. If we discover that we have offered your child a place based on false information, we will withdraw the place. What you need to do • The common application form (CAF) – If you want to apply for a place at this school you need to fill in, by 31 October 2015, the CAF provided by the borough you live in. • The supplementary information form (SIF) – If you want your child to be recognised as a Catholic (under our admission criteria 1 to 5) or as being baptised (under our admission criteria 7 and 8), you should fill in this SIF and return section A direct to the school. Include with your School office stamp form a photocopy of your child’s baptism certificate (or certificate of reception into the Catholic Date received Church) by 30 October 2015. • The priest’s reference (PR) – If you want to be considered as a practising Catholic (under our admission criteria 2 and 3), the Diocese of Brentwood rules that a parish priest must decide whether an applicant is a practising Catholic (not the school). You must arrange to meet with Staff initials your parish priest in time for him to confirm to the school by 30 October 2015 that your child is a practising Catholic. He will take section B of this SIF and will fill it in and return it direct to All Saints Catholic School to confirm whether your child meets the definition of a practising Catholic.

Where to send your filled-in form (for the parent or carer) Remember you will need to use one SIF form for each child. You should fill in section A over the page and return it to our school’s admissions officer, with photocopies of either of the documents below, by 30 October 2015. Please tick which document you have included with your form. The child’s baptism certificate. Crystal Mark The child’s certificate of reception into the Catholic Church. 19395 Admissions Officer, All Saints Catholic School, Terling Road, Dagenham RM8 1JT

Where to send the form (for the priest)

• If you are unfamiliar with the requirements above, please contact the All Saints’ Admissions Officer on 020 8270 4247. • Do not return section B to the parents once you have filled it in. • As soon as you have met with the parents, please fill in and send this section B of the SIF to: Admissions Officer All Saints Catholic School Terling Road Dagenham School office stamp RM8 1JT Date received

Staff initials

45 Information Section A for (to parents be filled about in by children the parent moving or carer)to secondary schools in 2016

Child’s legal first names:

Child’s legal last name:

Date of birth: Day Month Year

Home address and postcode: (The child’s home is the permanent address where they live with their legal guardian.)

Borough you live in:

Does the child have any siblings (brothers or sisters) at All Saints School? Yes No If yes, you must give the relevant sibling’s name on the CAF provided by your home borough.

Parent’s or carer’s full names:

Home phone number: Daytime phone number:

Email address:

Your signature: Date:

If you want your child to be recognised as a practising Catholic (under our admission criteria 2 and 3), give details below of the priest who you have asked to confirm to the school that your child is a practising Catholic.

Name of priest:

Name of church: Church address if outside Barking and Dagenham:

Section B (please give this section to your priest and ask him to fill it in and return it to the school)

Child’s legal first names:

Child’s legal last name:

Date of birth: Day Month Year I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, this child is a practising Catholic. Yes No Daytime phone number: (if you are a priest outside the local deanery)

Your name (the priest):

Your signature: Date:

Parish seal to be applied over the priest’s signature • If you are unfamiliar with the requirements above, please contact the All Saints’ Admissions Officer on 020 8270 4247. 46 46 Apply online for a secondary school place: www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissionsThe closing date for all forms and information Checklist we ask for is 31 October Please read the checklist below before you return your form. 2015 Read the admission process on pages 6 to 25 in this booklet.

Fill in and submit your common application form (CAF) online. If you try to apply online and you cannot see your exact address in the list presented, or the schools you want to apply for are not listed, you must contact the School Admissions Team by 5pm on 30 October 2015 or your application will be late.

Your online application is only valid when you press the ‘Submit’ button at the end of the ‘Submit your application’ page. You will then be issued with an application reference number (ARN). The eAdmissions Team will then send you a confirmation email which will include all the details of the application you have just made along with your ARN. In the case of twins, triplets and so on, make sure you have a different ARN for each child.

Please make sure you attach all other forms and documents we ask for. This may be proof that you are the child’s guardian, proof of address, or proof that your child is or was in the care of a local authority.

Enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope with your written documents if you want a receipt.

Fill in and return the supplementary information forms if you are applying for schools in or outside the borough, if those schools have asked for them.

Give all relevant documents that have been asked for directly to the school or LA concerned. We will not pass on documents on your behalf.

Please make sure you tell us if any of your or your child’s details change.

Need help to Help sessions are available at Dagenham Library on Tuesdays. Sessions start at 9am and end at 4.30pm, from 8 September until 27 October 2015. If you try to apply online and you cannot see your exact address in the list presented, or the schools you want to apply for are not listed, you must contact the School Admissions Team by 5pm on 30 October 2015. Please see page 25 for our contact details. Apply online for a secondary school place now: www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions

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London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Phone. 020 8215 3000

Out of hours emergencies only Phone. 020 8215 3024 Fax. 020 8227 3470 E-mail. [email protected] Website. www.lbbd.gov.uk

We have tried to make sure that this information is correct at the time of going to print. However, information may change from time to time.

You must not copy this document without our permission. © 2015 London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

Publication reference number: MCxxxxx Date: August 2015

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