School Admissions September 2020
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School admissions September 2020 School year Children born between Reception 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 Infant and junior transfer 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2013 Year 7 1 September 2008 and 31 August 2009 Year 10 transfer 1 September 2005 and 31 August 2006 www.hillingdon.gov.uk/schooladmissions Foreword Dear parent/carer selection of studio schools and new university Starting a new school is a big milestone for you technical colleges. These establishments still and your child. In Hillingdon, we are committed offer traditional subjects, such as Maths, to ensuring every child has a high quality school English and Science GCSE courses, but are also place as close to home as possible. If your child able to offer additional vocational subjects, as a is due to start primary or secondary school in result of having a longer school day. September 2020, this brochure will help you Our School Placement and Admissions team make an informed choice when deciding which coordinates applications for Hillingdon school is right for your child. residents with all of the other 32 London Hillingdon Council has successfully led the boroughs, as part of the pan-London opening of brand new, modern schools in the coordinated admissions system. The team borough, as well as expanding existing schools works hard to ensure that, as far as possible, on time to ensure there are enough school you are offered your highest-preference places for Hillingdon’s residents. secondary school in London. Like many other At the primary stage, Hillingdon has a range of parts of London, Hillingdon experiences a high schools, including academies, faith and free demand for school places. Despite receiving a schools, to meet all preferences and needs. We high number of applications last year, we have are determined to provide good quality successfully kept well above the London education that sets out a strong grounding for average with meeting parental preference for a your child to thrive and reach their potential school place. through an engaged curriculum. In Hillingdon, we are firmly putting our families At secondary level, to meet the growing first to ensure every child in the borough demand for school places in the borough, we receives the best possible education. Our have invested £12.3 million to rebuild and children and young people deserve nothing expand Oak Wood School (formerly Abbotsfield less. The majority of our schools are School) in Hillingdon; this has provided 1,350 consistently high performing with established secondary school places in the borough. We leadership and have been judged by Ofsted to have also provided an additional 300 places at be good or outstanding. We are a professional- Vyners School in Ickenham, the expansion of led community of high-performing schools, Ruislip High School has created a further 174 where every local child can continuously fulfil extra places and Swakeleys School was their potential, despite the growing number of recently expanded with an extra 300 places in children in the borough. year 7 to year 11. We want the process of making an application Education is a top priority for the council and for a school place to be straightforward and academic attainment for children and young recommend you do this online, where possible. people in Hillingdon continues to be very To ensure you have the best possible chance of positive. You now have more choice than ever securing a place in one of your preferred before about where to educate your child(ren), schools, it is very important that you make your as there are a variety of Hillingdon schools that application by the published closing dates. specialise in subject areas, such as music and I wish you and your child every success in performing arts, sports, languages, science and education in Hillingdon. technology – many of which are taught in 21st century facilities. If your child is entering year 9 Cllr David Simmonds CBE and considering their options for 14-19 Cabinet Member for provision, Hillingdon has a well-sought-after Education and Children’s Services 2 School admissions September 2020 School admissions September 2020 Contents Important dates 4 Choosing the right school for your child 5 Making an application 6 Creating and submitting an online application 8 The application criteria 10 Address information 12 How places are offered 14 Offer day 15 Additional information 17 In-year admissions 20 Primary schools in Hillingdon 21 Additional primary school information 22 Early years education in Hillingdon 23 Where to find primary schools in Hillingdon 24 Primary school information sessions and open days 26 Admissions criteria and arrangements for reception places in community schools 28 Admissions criteria for individual primary schools 30 Admission to a junior school for a place in year 3 69 Admissions criteria and arrangements for junior school places in community schools 70 September 2019 intake for primary schools 75 Contact details for primary schools 78 Secondary schools in Hillingdon 85 Where to find secondary schools in Hillingdon 86 Secondary school information sessions and open evenings 87 Admissions criteria for individual secondary schools 88 Applying for a year 10 place 107 Admissions criteria for year 10 places 109 September 2019 intake for secondary schools 113 Contact details for secondary schools 114 Useful contact information 116 The information provided in this brochure was correct at the time of publication. School admissions September 2020 School admissions September 2020 3 Important dates Reception, infant and junior transfer Reception – children born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 Infant and junior transfer – children born between 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2013 Wednesday 15 January 2020 Applications deadline Wednesday 15 January 2020 midnight Online applications deadline Thursday 16 April 2020 Offer day Thursday 30 April 2020 Acceptance deadline Friday 15 May 2020 Appeals deadline Year 7 and year 10 transfer Year 7 – children born between 1 September 2008 and 31 August 2009 Year 10 transfer – children born between 1 September 2005 and 31 August 2006 September/October 2019 School open evenings Thursday 31 October 2019 Applications deadline Thursday 31 October 2019 midnight Online applications deadline Monday 2 March 2020 Offer day Monday 16 March 2020 Acceptance deadline 4 School admissions September 2020 Choosing the right school for your child Things to do before making your decision Top tips when choosing your • Visit the schools and speak to the preferences headteacher. 1 Be realistic when deciding your • Look at each school’s oversubscription preferences. Your child may end up criteria (page 28 onwards) – if your child without a preference school offer if you do meets some or most of the school’s criteria, not meet a high enough criterion for the they have a much greater chance of being schools you apply for. This may happen, offered a place. for example, if you live too far from the • Look at the school’s key stage test school or if you name a faith school and do results (if not available on their website, ask not meet the faith criteria. the headteacher). 2 Try and use all six preferences, or as • Check the school’s recent Ofsted inspection many as you can. Failure to do so will report, which can be found online at restrict our ability to offer you a place at a www.ofsted.gov.uk school of your choice, if your other • Many schools have their own website – see preferences cannot be met. If you only pages 78 to 84 and 114 to 115. apply to one school, you will only be considered for one school. You are, Primary school admissions therefore, wasting the opportunity to be • Some schools hold open days - see pages 26 considered for other schools should your to 27 for details. preference not be successful. If a place cannot be offered at your preference Secondary school admissions school, an offer will be made for a school • Attend the school’s open evenings – see page that is within a reasonable distance from 87 for details. your address that has vacancies. • Does your child need to take a test? If you are 3 Include your local school in your applying for an out-of-borough grammar preferences. Even if you list the school as school or a school that has a banding criteria, your lowest preference, failure to apply now your child will be required to take a test. may mean the school is full after offer day. Please contact the school for more information – see pages 114 to 115 for contact 4 Do not make decisions based on other details. people’s opinions or experiences. Your situation is different and things change every year. Once you have visited different schools, you will be able to make your own decisions. 5 List your preferences in the order you would like us to consider them. If more than one school is able to make an offer, we recommend putting your favourite school as first preference, even if you think it’s unlikely that that school will be able to make an offer. School admissions September 2020 School admissions September 2020 5 Making an application If you live in the borough of Hillingdon, you will that they want to apply for on one form, ranking need to complete our school admissions them in order of preference. This form must then application form. be returned to the council in which the child lives. All the councils taking part in the Pan If you live in another borough, you must complete London Coordinated Admissions Scheme will the admissions form in the borough that you live, then pass on details of applications for schools in even if you are applying for Hillingdon schools.