Moving On 2013

Information for parents with children in year 5 at primary schools and year 7 at middle schools. School open events and key dates for secondary/ upper transfer

For further information about your child’s move to secondary or upper school in September 2013, please visit www.hertsdirect.org/admissions

What happens when? The timetable below gives you an idea of what will happen over the next few months.

Admissions information is available online First week of September 2012 for parents to read or download

Online admissions system opens and Monday 3 September Moving On leaflet given to parents

September and October Schools hold their open events

Wednesday 31 October Closing date for applications (online and paper)

Open Events at secondary and upper schools The following pages give details of the open events at secondary and upper schools which take place in the autumn term. Schools are listed in alphabetical order. If you have any queries about any of the information, please contact the schools direct.

Children’s Services Secondary / Upper Schools Dame Alice Owen’s School – Potters Bar Open Afternoon: 19 July, 2.00pm - 5.00pm. Tours of the Adeyfield School – Hemel Hempstead school and speeches by Head teacher. Open Evening: Monday, 8 October, 7.00pm. Open Mornings: 2 - 5 October at 9.30am only. Tours Open Mornings: Tuesday, 9 October, 9.00am and of school. Wednesday, 10 October, 9.00am. Maths and Computing College – – Berkhamsted Letchworth Thursday, 4 October, 7.00pm - 9.00pm. Thursday, 20 September, 6.00pm - 8.30pm. Talks 6.30 & 7.15pm Please see school website for further details. Monday, 24 September, 9.00am - 10.45am. Astley Cooper School (The) – Hemel Hempstead Francis Combe Academy – Garston Open Evening: Tuesday, 9 October, 6.45pm - 9.00pm. Tuesday, 16 October, 5.00pm - 8.30pm. Headteacher’s speech 7.00pm. The Principal will speak at 5.15pm, 6.30pm and 7.45pm. Open Mornings: Thursday, 11 October and – Buntingford Monday, 15 October, 9.15am - 11.00am. Wednesday, 3 October, 6.30pm - 8.30pm. Barclay School (The) – Stevenage Tours running until the Headteacher speaks at 8.00pm. Thursday, 20 September, 6.30pm - 9.00pm. Working day tours in September and October The Headteacher will speak at 6.45pm and 7.45pm. by appointment – Stevenage Goffs School – Cheshunt Tuesday, 25 September, 6.30pm - 9.00pm. Tuesday, 25 September, 5.00pm - 8.00pm. The Headteacher will speak at 6.30, 7.15 and 8.00pm. Hemel Hempstead School (The) – Hemel Hempstead Beaumont School – St Albans Open Evening Thursday, 11 October, 6.30pm - 9.00pm. Wednesday, 10 October, 5.45pm - 8.45pm. & Essex High School and Science College The Headteacher will speak at 6.00pm, 6.40pm, 7.20pm and (The) – Bishop’s Stortford 8.00pm by ticket on arrival. Thursday, 27 September, 5.30pm - 8.30pm. – Bishop’s Stortford – Borehamwood Thursday, 4 October 4.30pm - 8.00pm. The Headteacher will Monday, 24 September, 6.00pm - 9.00pm. The Headteacher speak at 5.00pm, 6.00pm and 7.00pm. Parking limited. will speak at 6.30pm and 7.30pm. Working day tours in the Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School – Hatfield two weeks following Open Evening. Open Evening: Tuesday, 2 October, 6.00pm - 9.00pm Highfield School (The) – Letchworth Open Mornings: 8, 9, 10 and 11 October. Open Evening : Monday, 1 October 6.00pm - 8.30pm. We offer two slots during the Open Mornings 9.20am Open Morning: Tuesday, 2 October 9.00am - 10.45am. and 11.20am. Headteacher talks 7.00pm and 8.00pm on Monday and at Bishop’s Stortford High School (The) – 10.00am on Tuesday. Bishop’s Stortford Hitchin Boys’ School – Hitchin Tuesday, 25 September, 6.00pm. Tuesday, 25 September and Thursday, 27 September, Presentations at 6.15pm, 7.00pm and 7.45pm. 9.15am - 12.15pm. Broxbourne School (The) – Broxbourne Tuesday, 25 September, 6.45pm - 8.30pm. Tuesday, 11 September, 5.45pm - 9.00pm. Headteacher talks 7.00pm and 7.45pm. Tours of the school. Headteacher speaks at 6.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets are Year 6 students welcome and refreshments available. available on arrival and guided tours during the evening. Hitchin Girls’ School – Hitchin Working day visits available in the three weeks following the Open Evening: Tuesday, 25 September, 5.30 - 8.00pm. Open Evening by appointment. The Aptitude for Languages Headteacher talks 6.30pm and 7.30pm. test will take place on Saturday 6 October 2012. Open Mornings:Thursday, 27 September and Bushey Academy (The) – Bushey Tuesday, 2 October 9.30am - 11.30 am. Thursday, 20 September, 6.45pm - 9.30pm. Hockerill Anglo-European College (Boarding Place) and – Bushey (Day place) – Bishop’s Stortford 13 September, 6.30pm - 9.00pm. No parking for visitors on Saturday, 29 September, 8.45am - 12.00 noon. the school site. The first presentation by the Headteacher is Aptitude tests 22 September. Closing date for submission of at 6.45pm. test application form 3 September. For further details please see college website. Cavendish School (The) – Hemel Hempstead Open Morning: Saturday, 29 September, 9.30am - 12.30pm. John F Kennedy Roman Catholic School – Hemel Hempstead Chancellor’s School – Brookmans Park Open Evening: Tuesday, 2 October, 6.30pm - 9.00pm. Thursday, 20 September, 6.00pm - 9.00pm. Headteacher talks 6.30pm and 8.00pm. Tours from Car parking available. The Headteacher will speak at 6.30pm onwards. 6.15pm, 7.00pm and 7.45pm. Wednesday, 10 October, 9.30am - 12.00 noon. (The) – Ware Open morning talk from the Headteacher at 9.30am followed Wednesday, 10 October, 6.15pm - 9.15pm. by guided tours. Cheshunt School – Cheshunt Limited parking. Visits available on any other working day, Thursday, 4 October, 6.00pm - 9.00pm. by appointment. Headteacher’s speech 7.00pm.

1 John Henry Newman RC School – Stevenage Parmiter’s School – Garston Thursday, 27 September 6.00pm. Headteacher’s speech Thursday, 27 September, 1.30pm - 3.30pm and at 7.30pm. 5.30pm - 9.00pm. The Headteacher will speak at 1.45pm, John Warner School (The) – Hoddesdon 6.00pm, 7.00pm and 7.45pm. 20 September, 6.00pm - 9.00pm. – Ware The Headteacher will speak at 6.00pm and 7.30pm. Monday, 22 October, 7.00pm - 9.30pm. – Kings Langley Tuesday, 23 October, 4.30pm - 7.00pm. Open Evening: Wednesday, 3 October, 7.00pm - 9.00pm. Priory School (The) – Hitchin Open Morning: 9 October and 17 October from Open Evening: Monday, 24 September, 6.30pm - 8.30pm. 11.00am - 12.15pm. Headteacher presentations at 6.45pm and 8.00pm. Open Afternoon: 11 October 2.00pm - 3.15pm. Open Morning: Monday, 1 October, 9.15am - 11.00am. Morning and afternoon strictly by appointment only. Queens’ School – Watford Knights Templar School (The) – Baldock Wednesday, 3 October, 3.00pm - 5.00pm and Wednesday, 3 and Thursday, 4 October, 9.00am - 12.00 6.45pm - 9.15pm. noon. – Hertford Leventhorpe – Sawbridgeworth Monday,15 October, 6.30pm - 9.00pm and Wednesday, 26 September, 6.00pm - 9.00pm. Tuesday, 16 October, 4.30pm - 7.00pm. Mr Locke will speak at 6.00pm, 6.40pm, 7.20 and 8.00pm. The Headmaster will speak at 8.30pm on Monday and Visits during the school day available by appointment. 6.30pm on Tuesday. Visits during the working day from – Hemel Hempstead Wednesday 17 to Friday 19 October at 9.15am please book. Open Evening: Tuesday, 2 October, 6.00pm - 9.00pm. Please note there is no wheelchair access other than to the Open Mornings: 8, 9 and 10 October, 9.45am - 11.00am. Main Hall. Loreto College – St Albans – Rickmansworth Tuesday, 25 September, 6.00pm – 9.00pm. Tuesday, 9 October, 5.30pm - 9.00pm. The Headteacher will speak at 6.15, 7.15 and 8.15pm. – Harpenden Marlborough School – St Albans Thursday, 27 September, 6.00pm - 9.00pm. Thursday, 20 September, 3.00pm - 5.00pm and Tickets for the Headteacher’s talk will be available on 6.00pm - 9.00pm. The Headteacher will speak at 3.45pm, the evening. 6.15pm, 7.15pm and 8.15pm. – St Albans – Stevenage Thursday, 27 September from 6.00pm - 9.00pm. Thursday, 4 October, 6.00pm - 9.00pm. – St Albans Acting Headteacher (Geraint Edward) will speak at 6.30pm Open Evening: Monday, 1 October, 5.45pm - 8.45pm. and 7.30pm. The Headteacher will speak at 6.00pm, 6.45pm, 7.30pm Meridian School (The) – Royston and 8.15pm. Tuesday, 2 October, 6.30pm - 8.30pm. The Headteacher Open Mornings: Wednesday, 3 October, 9.00am - 10.30am will speak at 6.30pm. Tours of the school are available by and Friday, 5 October, 9.00am - 10.30am. appointment from 24 September - 5 October. Sele School (The) – Hertford Monks Walk School – Welwyn Garden City Thursday, 27 September, 6.00pm - 9.00pm. Headteacher’s Thursday, 4 October, 6.00pm - 8.30pm. talk at 6.30pm and 7.30pm. Car parking available. Tours available each morning from Tuesday 9 October - Sheredes School – Hoddesdon Friday 19 October. No appointment necessary simply Open Evening: Thursday, 13 September, 5.30pm arrive at reception at 9.00am. If you wish your child to Headteacher talks 6.30pm and 7.30pm. accompany you on the tour please ask permission from Open Mornings: Wednesday, 26 September, their Headteacher. Thursday, 4 October, between 9.00am and 1.00pm by – Potters Bar appointment only. Thursday, 27 September, 5.00pm - 8.00pm. – Hertford Open mornings 2 and 4 October, 9.15am by appointment Wednesday, 3 October, 6.30pm - 9.00pm. only please ring the school. Thursday, 4 October, 4.00pm - 7.00pm. Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School – St Albans Please note there is no parking on the school site. Wednesday, 19 September, 6.00pm - 9.00pm. Please park in the town car parks and walk to Parking available on site. Headteacher talks 6.00pm and the school. 7.15pm. Refreshments. Open mornings 24-26 Oct please ring Sir Frederic Osborn School – Nobel School (The) – Stevenage Welwyn Garden City Tuesday, 2 October, 6.00pm - 9.00pm. Headteacher talks Thursday, 20 September, 6.15pm - 8.30pm. 6.30pm, 7.15pm and 8.00pm. – Harpenden Onslow St Audrey’s School – Hatfield Tuesday, 2 October, 6.00pm - 9.00pm. Open Evening: Monday, 24 September, 6.00pm - 9.00pm. St Albans Girls’ School – St Albans Headteacher’s talk 7.30pm Main Hall. Open Evening: Thursday, 4 October, 6.00pm - 9.00pm. Open Mornings: 26 and 27 September, 9.15am.

2 – Chorleywood Watford Grammar School for Boys – Watford Monday, 1 October, 3.30pm - 8.30pm. Open Morning: Saturday, 6 October, 9.30am - 12 noon. Restricted parking. Headteacher talks 5.00pm, 6.00pm, Watford Grammar School for Girls – Watford 7.00pm and 8.00pm. Following the Open Evening there will Open Evening: Wednesday, 10 October, be morning tours by appointment only. 6.00pm - 9.00pm. St George’s School – Harpenden Westfield Community Technology College – Watford Friday, 5 October, 6.15pm - 9.30pm. Headteacher talks Thursday, 11 October, 6.00pm - 8.00pm (There is no entry 6.30pm, 7.30pm, and 8.30pm. before 6.00pm). Principal’s speech 6.20pm and 7.20pm. St Joan of Arc Catholic School – Rickmansworth Car Parking available. Open Evening: Thursday, 4 October, 6.00pm - 9.00pm. Yavneh College – Borehamwood Headteacher talks 6.30pm and 7.30pm. Open Evening: 20 September, 6.00pm - 9.00pm. Open Morning: Friday, 5 October 9.00am and 11.30am. Booking is essential for security purposes. Please see The Headteacher will speak at 10.30am. website, www.yavnehcollege.org for full details. St Mary’s Catholic School – Bishops Stortford Thursday, 20 September, 6.00pm - 8.30pm Headteacher speaking in Main Hall at 6.15pm and 7.15pm. Refreshments available. Guided tours start from both Main Middle Schools Reception and the Roundabout Entrance. If you wish to apply for a Year 7 place at a Middle School St Mary’s Church of High School – Cheshunt you will need to apply on an In Year application form which Thursday, 27 September from 6.00pm - 9.00pm. is available on www.hertsdirect.org/admissions Headteacher’s presentation at 7.00pm and 7.45pm. Allsorts Creche available. To reserve a space call 01992 633761. Car parking available. Bridgewater School – Berkhamsted Open Evening: Thursday, 29 November, 7.00pm. St Michael’s Catholic High School – Garston Open Mornings: Tuesday, 4 December and Open Evening: Wednesday,19 September, Tuesday,15 January, 9.15am. 6.00pm - 9.00pm. Talk from the Head Teacher followed by tour. Please phone if Open Morning: Friday, 21 September, you intend to come to a morning event. No parking for the 9.15am - 11.15am. open mornings. Stanborough School – Welwyn Garden City Edwinstree C of E Middle School – Buntingford Thursday, 27 September, 6.00pm - 9.00pm. Thursday, 4 October, 6.45pm for 7.00pm start. Headteacher’s speeches at 6.30pm and 7.30pm. Open Morning: Tuesday, 9 October, 10.30am - 11.30am. Thomas Alleyne School (The) – Stevenage Greneway School (The) – Royston Tuesday, 18 September, 6.00pm - 9.00pm. Open day and evening: Wednesday, 10 October The Headteacher will speak at 6.30pm and 7.15pm. 9.00am -10.30am tour of school. Visits to school: Monday 8 to Friday 12 October. 6.30pm - 8.00pm Headteacher’s talk followed by Townsend C of E (VA) Secondary School – school tours.

St Albans Ralph Sadlier School – Puckeridge Printed on recycled paper. Design ref: 064815 Wednesday, 26 September, 6.00pm - 9.00pm. Open Evening: Monday, 1 October, 7.00pm - 8.30pm. The Headteacher will speak at 6.15pm, 7.15pm The Headteacher will speak at 8.00pm. and 8.15pm. Open Mornings: Wednesday, 3 October and – Tring Tuesday, 27 November, 10.30am - 12 noon. Open Evening: Tuesday, 25 September, 5.30pm - 8.30pm. Roysia Middle School – Royston Open Morning for parents and guardians only: Thursday, Tuesday, 9 October. 27 September, 9.00am - 11.00am by appointment only. Open Morning: we run 3 tours of the school: 9.15am, Turnford School – Cheshunt 10.15am and 11.45am. Tuesday, 18 September, 6.00pm. Open Evening: 7.00pm - 9.00pm. The Headteacher will speak at 6.00pm and 7.00pm. Thomas Coram C of E VA Middle School (The) – Verulam School – St Albans Berkhamsted Open Morning: 29 September, 9.00am - 12 noon. Open Evening: Wednesday, 28 November, 7.00pm. The school will be open for tours during the mornings Open Mornings: Monday, 3 December and from 2 - 12 October, by appointment. Thursday,10 January, 9.15am.

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