Moving to Secondary School 2016
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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 2 Apply online for a secondary school place: www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions 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 3 Information for parents about children moving to secondary schools in 2016 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 4 Apply online for a secondary school place: www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions 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 5 Information for parents about children moving to secondary schools in 2016 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.