Hackney’s Secondary Schools 2019 ADMISSION GUIDE black 11 mm clearance all sides white 11 mm clearance all sides CMYK 11 mm clearance all sides DATA PROTECTION The London Borough of Hackney is a data controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act 2018. The London Borough of Hackney will handle any personal data provided during an admissions application in accordance with this information legislation. Your personal data will be processed for the purposes of handling your school admission application, school admission appeals, sending you questionnaires, and assessing pupils’ eligibility for various pupil benefits and services as appropriate. The London Borough of Hackney also has a duty under the Children’s Act 2004 to work with partners to provide and improve services for children and young people in the borough. 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Hackney’s CONTENTS Secondary INTRODUCTION 04 Welcome & key information Schools 05 Important dates HOW TO APPLY 2019 ADMISSION GUIDE 05 Documentation For children transferring to secondary school 05 Children with Special Educational Needs in September 2019. 06 Before you apply 07 Myth busters – get the facts ! 08 Applying online – step-by-step guide 10 Map of secondary schools & transport links 11 Open events PROCESSING YOUR APPLICATION – HOW DOES IT WORK? 13 Banding & Cognitive ability tests (CAT) 13 Home-to-school distance 13 Twins, triplets and multiple birth 14 Children educated out of normal age group 14 Late applications 14 Home address & moving house 14 Applying from overseas 15 Fraudulent applications 15 Exceptional medical or social needs 15 Looked after children NATIONAL OFFER DAY – WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? 16 Your school place and responding to your offer 16 Unsuccessful applicants 16 Waiting lists 17 Appeals HACKNEY SECONDARY SCHOOLS 18 Cardinal Pole Catholic School 20 City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park 22 Clapton Girls’ Academy 24 Hackney New School 26 Haggerston School 28 Lubavitch Senior Girls’ School 30 Mossbourne Community Academy 32 Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy 34 Our Lady’s High School 36 Skinners’ Academy 38 Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form 40 The Bridge Academy 42 The City Academy Hackney 44 The Petchey Academy 46 The Urswick School 48 Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School FURTHER INFORMATION 50 Neighbouring local authorities 50 Free school meals 50 Clothing grant 50 Home to school travel 52 Explanation of terminology WELCOME This guide is produced in partnership with all the Hackney maintained secondary schools to help you make an informed decision about your child’s future. Choosing the next step in your child’s education is a huge responsibility for any family, so it’s important that you read the guide carefully and look closely at each school’s admissions criteria in order to make the right choice for your child. We’re pleased that you, like so many other local parents/carers, have made Hackney your preferred choice. We have excellent schools in Hackney offering a rich curriculum and 93% of schools inspected are rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted. In 2017, the Progress 8 measure in Hackney was 0.38, an improvement on the previous year, making the borough the 12th best performing local authority in the country. Hackney Learning Trust is committed to supporting the best possible education for our young people. We work closely with schools to ensure they keep improving and that they give all children the best possible start in life. As your child makes the step from primary to secondary school, we hope you’ll continue to be involved in encouraging their learning and maintaining excellent levels of work, motivation and behaviour. Whichever school your child moves on to, they are guaranteed excellent opportunities. We wish you and all pupils starting secondary school in Hackney the very best for the future. Annie Gammon Cllr Anntoinette Bramble Director of Education, Deputy Mayor Head of Hackney Learning Trust of Hackney KEY INFORMATION WHO SHOULD APPLY? If your child was born between 1 September 2007 and 31 August 2008 CONTACT US you must apply for them to start secondary school in September 2019. Telephone enquiries 020 8820 7000 (Option 3) IN YEAR ADMISSIONS & YEAR 10 OPPORTUNITIES 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday If your child does not currently have a school place or you want to Email enquiries transfer them to a different school, you need to make an In Year General enquiries application. Go to www.learningtrust.co.uk/inyear for more information. [email protected] If your child is due to start year 10 in September 2019 you can Secondary transfer (Year 6 to apply for a place at University Technical Colleges (UTCs) and Studio Year 7) Schools. UTCs and Studio Schools commonly have links to universities y6sectransfer@learningtrust. and/or businesses and specialise in technical subjects focusing on developing the skills needed for employment. Further information co.uk about UTCs and Studio Schools in London is available online at In-Year admissions www.learningtrust.co.uk/yr10opportunities inyear@learningtrust. co.uk VISIT HACKNEY LEARNING TRUST In Person HLT 2nd Floor Reception Visit the Hackney Learning Trust reception counter on the second floor on Tuesdays from 9am to 1pm and on Thursdays from 1pm to 5pm. You Tuesdays from 9am to 1pm and can speak to an Admissions and Pupil Benefits Officer in person for Thursdays from 1pm to 5pm advice and support and access a computer to apply online. Outside these times you will need to telephone or email for support. 4 success in the making IMPORTANT DATES Monday 3 September 2018 Online applications open From Wednesday 12 September to Open days and evenings at Hackney secondary schools Thursday 18 October 2018 (see page 11 for more information) From Monday 1 October to Cognitive ability tests for children attending Hackney primary schools Friday 19 October 2018 Friday 19 October 2018 Closing date for Hackney residents Wednesday 31 October 2018 Statutory deadline Saturday 24 November 2018 and Cognitive ability tests for children attending Saturday 1 December 2018 primary schools outside Hackney Last date to explain why your application was late; request changes to Friday 7 December 2018 your application submitted on-time or provide evidence of a change of address. See page 14 for further information Friday 1 March 2019 National offer day. See page 16 for further information Friday 15 March 2019 Last date to respond to your offer. See page 16 for further information September 2019 Children start school HOW TO APPLY Applications open on 3 September 2018. You should these dates. There are no alternative test dates complete Hackney Learning Trust’s Common and if your child does not sit the banding test your Application Form online at www.eadmissions.org.uk application will be disadvantaged. See page 13 for (see page 8 for step-by-step instructions). You can list further information. up to six state-funded secondary schools, academies or free schools anywhere in London. List your favourite WHAT DOCUMENTS DO I NEED school as the first preference, then your next favourite TO SEND WITH MY APPLICATION? school as your second preference and so on. You do not need to send any additional documents with your application. You should apply by Friday 19 October 2018. To confirm your address we will check your details Religious schools require you to complete a against council tax and other council records. If it is Supplementary Information Form (SIF) to be given not possible to confirm your address we will contact priority under their faith based criteria. SIFs are you directly to request further evidence. available from Hackney Learning Trust or directly from the school. The following religious secondary schools If you have changed address in the last year you may in Hackney will ask you to complete a supplementary be asked to complete a questionnaire to prove that form: you live permanently at your current address. • Cardinal Pole Catholic School, Catholic Failure to provide proof of your child’s address, • Lubavitch Senior Girls School, Orthodox Jewish if requested, may cause delays in processing your application. See page 15 for further information. • Our Lady’s High School, Catholic • The Urswick School, Church of England CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WHO HAVE AN EDUCATION, HEALTH AND CARE PLAN BANDING TESTS There is a separate transfer process for pupils who Most Hackney secondary schools require applicants have an Education, Health and Care plan. If your child to sit a cognitive ability test (CAT). If your child has a plan or has been issued with a draft plan by attends a Hackney primary school (in Year 6) they 19 October 2018 then your child should not apply will take the CAT at their school between Monday 1 through the general admission process explained in October to Friday 19 October 2018. this guide. You will get a separate application form to If your child attends a school outside Hackney they complete from the Education, Health and Care Plan will be invited to sit the CAT at a Hackney secondary (EHCP) team. You should use this form to list the school on Saturday 24 November or Saturday 1 schools you prefer for your child.