A Guide to Secondary Schools
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How to apply Harrow a guide to Admissions secondary schools Map Apply now 2022-20231 Contents Your application How places were offered 2021 Open days How to apply How the application process works Hints and tips on choosing a school Late applications Admissions arrangements Schools information Applying for schools in other boroughs Children with Special Educational Needs University technical colleges and studio schools Appeals Sixth form education LGBT pupils Schools map 2 Your application Your application must be received by 31 October 2021 To avoid any last-minute problems, we strongly recommend you submit your Home application by 22 October 2021. This is the Friday before the half-term holiday If your child does not live in Harrow, but you wish to apply for a Harrow school, please contact your child’s local authority to make an application. If your child lives in Harrow, and was born between 1 September 2010 and 31 August 2011, and is due to start secondary school in September 2022, the full timetable for applications is: Map 1 September 2021 Website opens, and you can apply online at http://www.eadmissions.org.uk September / October 2021 Parents applying for a Voluntary Aided school must complete Admissions and return a supplementary information form direct to the school. These forms are available from the school or www.harrow.gov.uk/schooladmissions 22 October 2021 Last Friday before the half-term holiday. We strongly recommend that you submit your application by this date to avoid any delay. Apply now 31 October 2021 Closing date for applications. Parents applying for a Voluntary Aided school must complete and return a supplementary information form direct to the school. 1 March 2022 Emails sent to parents with the outcome of their application. Please wait until you have received the email before logging on to the e-Admissions website. In some cases, letters will be sent through the post 15 March 2022 Deadline for acceptance or decline of offer. 30 March 2022 Closing date for receipt of appeals. If your child lives in Harrow, and is due to start secondary school in September 2022, but was not born between 1 September 2010 and 31 August 2011, please do not fill out an application form. Instead, email [email protected] 3 How places were offered in 2021 This table shows how places were allocated to in the table below change from year to year. children starting at Harrow’s secondary schools Please do not assume that because children in in September 2021. your area attend a particular school that your It shows how many places were available, how child will also be offered a place. many people applied for those places and how Harrow schools do not have catchment areas as those places were then allocated. part of their admission arrangements1. Schools These are the statistics for last year, and while in Harrow use distance as part of their admission this year’s statistics may be similar, the level arrangements. All schools in Harrow measure Home and pattern of demand for schools changes distances from home to school in a straight line every year. This means that the distances cited from the home address to the school. Map Admissions School name Number of applications receieved Number of places available Special Educational Needs - EHC Plans Looked-after children Medical/Social needs child Medical parent Sibling Children of staff school Feeder Random allocation Hindu children with a practising Hindu parent* Distance criteria distance Furthest offered in miles** Avanti House 705 180 6 0 0 0 56 1 80 n/a 9 28 0.387 Bentley Wood 664 224 3 3 1 0 51 1 15 90 n/a 60 1.352 Canons High 416 210 2 0 0 0 64 0 N/A N/A N/A 112 N/A Harrow High 435 180 0 1 0 0 31 0 N/A N/A N/A 92 N/A Apply now Hatch End 479 210 3 1 0 0 56 0 N/A N/A N/A 146 N/A Nower Hill 1491 324 6 4 0 0 116 4 N/A N/A N/A 194 0.989 Park High 793 270 6 0 0 0 111 1 N/A N/A N/A 152 0.842 Pinner High 1200 180 10 3 1 1 71 2 N/A N/A N/A 92 0.629 Rooks Heath 345 210 2 0 0 0 48 0 N/A N/A N/A 107 N/A Salvatorian 186 150 2 Information for Salvatorian College and The Sacred Heart Sacred Heart 347 150 2 Language College can be obtained directly from the school Whitefriars 236 60+ 1 0 0 0 19 0 N/A N/A N/A 66 N/A Whitmore 1461 270 7 2 0 0 95 0 N/A N/A N/A 166 0.792 * Hindu children with a practising Hindu parent who worships at the ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor temple ** Distance is measured in a straight line from the home address to the centre point of the school + Offered over PAN as an all through school and some current year 6 will be leaving 1 Catchment area for the purposes of admissions is a defined geographical area set out in the admission arrangements. Total places available: This is the “PAN” or Published Admissions Number. SEN: These are children with a statement of Special Educational Needs or an Educational, Health and Care Plan. Random Allocation: These are places allocated by random computer selection from the applications received. All applications inside this distance were accepted. Distance is measured in a straight line from the home address to the centre point of the school site as defined by the school using a computerised mapping system based on ordnance survey data. Tables for previous years are available on our website 4 School open days Harrow’s secondary schools will be holding open events in September and October to help parents and children decide on their applications. Many schools begin their sessions with a short presentation. If you cannot make these dates and times, please contact schools for alternatives – all schools welcome visitors at other times. Please note, due to Covid, these details are subject to change. Home Avanti House Bentley Wood High School Evening: Wednesday 22 Evening: Thursday, 16 September September 2021 6pm-8.30pm; 2021 6.30pm-9pm; Mornings: Map Mornings: Monday 27 September Friday, 17 September to Friday 24 to Thursday 30 September 2021 September 2021 9am-12 noon. 9.30am by appointment with the school. Harrow High School School Canons High School Evening: Tuesday 21 September Open Day: Saturday 25 2021 6.30pm; Morning Tours September 2021 8.30am – 12pm; from 9.15am from Thursday 23 Mornings: Tuesday 5 October, September 2021 (by appointment Wednesday 6 October 2021 and – please contact the school) Apply now Thursday 7 October 2021 9am – 11am Nower Hill High School Hatch End High School Open Mornings: All week Monday Evening: Tuesday 28 September 27 September to Friday 1 2021 5.30pm – 8.30pm; Mornings: October 2021. Information, Thursday 30 September and presentations and tours for Friday 1 October 2021 9.15am parents/carers and children to see – 10.30am the school in the normal working day commence at 9am and finish at 11am each day. Places for any of the five Open Mornings can be booked via the link on the school website from the start of September. Confirmation of your Open Morning booking will be emailed by return. 5 Park High School Pinner Wood High School Evening: Thursday 23 September Days & Evening: Wednesday 6th 2021 6pm-8.00pm (last admission October 2021 9am, 10am; 7.30pm); Mornings: Tuesday Thursday 7th October 2021 9am, 28 September – Thursday 30 10am, 4.30pm, 6pm September 2021 9am-10.15am Bookings are essential and (by appointment – please contact must be made from the start of the school). Subject to change September via the school website: pending COVID restrictions. www.pinnerhighschool.org Please check school website at Home the start of term. Sacred Heart Language College Rooks Heath College Evening: Wednesday 15 Evening: Tuesday 14 September September 2021 6.30pm-8.30pm; 2021 6.45pm. Map Evening: Thursday 23 September Tours and information are available 2021 2021 4pm-6pm on request. Appointments can be made by contacting the school reception. Whitefriars School School Evening: Wednesday 6 October Salvatorian College 2021 6pm – 8.30pm; Morning: Open Evening: Monday 4 October Thursday 7 October 2021 – 2021 5.30pm – 7.30pm Tours start at 9am and 9.50am Tours for parents/carers to see Apply now Salvatorian College during a normal school day can be booked Whitmore High School from 4th October and will take Open Day/Evening: Monday 20 place on most days from September 2021 3.30pm – 5.30pm 9am-10am. & 6.30pm – 8.30pm Special Schools Alexandra School Shaftesbury High School, Open Day: Wednesday 29 and Woodlands School September 2021 10am – 11.30am Open Day: Thursday 30 and 1.30pm to 2.30pm September 2021 9.30am – 2.30pm Kingsley High School Open Day: Tuesday 12 October 2021 9.30am-11.30am 6 How to apply Apply using our online form Home We ask everyone to apply using secondary school in September 2022 the online form with the following but was not born between exceptions: 1 September 2010 and 31 August 2011, please do not complete an 1. If your child has a statement application form. Please email Map of Special Educational Needs [email protected] to or Educational, Health and Care apply. Plan, please do not complete an 3. You cannot apply for private or application form.