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Starting Secondary School 2004 How to apply for a place Copy of original 2 Starting Secondary School 2004 London Borough of Hillingdon OpenOpen eveningsevenings Each secondary school has an open evening during the Autumn Term for parents and pupils to visit the school. These evenings usually include a talk by the headteacher and a tour of the school. Often it will be possible to see current pupils at work and meet staff. We suggest you visit the secondary schools on their open evenings if you can: Date School Time Thursday 18 September Bishophalt School 7:30pm Thursday 25 September The Douay Martyrs School (Roman Catholic) 6:30pm Monday 29 September Uxbridge High School 6:30pm Tuesday 30 September Vyners School 6:30pm Tuesday 30 September Hayes Manor School 7:00pm Wednesday 1 October Abbotsfield School (boys) 6:30pm Thursday 2 October Swakeleys School (girls) 6:30pm Thursday 2 October Haydon School 7:00pm Tuesday 7 October Bishop Ramsey School (Church of England) 6:00pm Wednesday 8 October Northwood School 6:00pm Wednesday 8 October Barnhill School 6:30pm Thursday 9 October Queensmead School 6:00pm Thursday 9 October Mellow Lane School 6:30pm Tuesday 14 October Guru Nanak Sikh School 6:30pm Tuesday 14 October John Penrose School 7:00pm Wednesday 15 October Stockley Academy 7:00pm Thursday 16 October Harlington Community School 6:30pm IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND AN OPEN EVENING, PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL FOR ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS. IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER September/October 2003 School open evenings 7th November 2003 Closing date for applications 1st March 2004 Offers of places to parents 15th March 2004 Acceptance deadline 19th March 2004 Deadline for receipt of appeals London Borough of Hillingdon Starting Secondary School 2004 3 WhereWhere toto findfind ourour schoolsschools A Abbotsfield School (Boys) B Barnhill Community High School C Bishop Ramsey CE School (upper and lower school) D Bishopshalt School E The Douay Martyrs RC School (upper and lower school) F Guru Nanak Sikh School G Harlington Community School H Haydon School J The Hayes Manor School K John Penrose School L Mellow Lane School M Northwood School N Queensmead School P Stockley Academy R Swakeleys School (Girls) S Uxbridge High School T Vyners School Secondary Schools for Children with Special Educational Needs: 1 Chantry School (Emotional & behavioural) 2 Meadow School (Moderate learning difficulties) 3 Moorcroft School (Severe learning difficulties) 4 Starting Secondary School 2004 London Borough of Hillingdon IntroductionIntroduction This booklet gives you a list of secondary schools in Children normally transfer to secondary school in the London borough of Hillingdon and explains how the September following their 11th birthday. So if and when to apply for a place at these schools. your child was born between 1st September 1992 There are 17 state funded schools in the borough. and 31st August 1993, he or she should transfer One is a City Academy, which is funded by a direct in September 2004. grant from the Department for Education and Skills If you wish to apply for a place at a secondary (DFES). One is a community school, three are school outside the borough, you should contact the voluntary aided school and the others are school of the Local Education Authority concerned foundation schools. These schools are maintained to find out how to apply. The Local Education and funded by the Local Education Authority*. Authority does not assist with fees for independent The schools are all comprehensive day schools, schools. If you wish to apply for a place at an which provide education between the ages of 11 independent school, you should apply direct to the and 18, in line with the National Curriculum. school of your choice. Detailed information is published by each school in * Education Youth and Leisure Services, part of its prospectus, which can be obtained from the Hillingdon Council, is the Education Authority. school at the open evening (see pages 13 to 31 for brief details on each school). www.thirdavenue.co.uk London Borough of Hillingdon Starting Secondary School 2004 5 ApplyingApplying forfor aa secondarysecondary schoolschool placeplace You must apply for a school place even if you have an older child already attending the school of your choice. How do I apply? If your child attends a primary school in the London Borough of Hillingdon, you will have received an application form with this booklet. If your child does not attend a primary school in the borough, you will need to contact the Admissions Team on 01895 277205 to obtain a form. On this form you are invited to state 4 Hillingdon schools that you are interested in sending your child to. (N.B. Haydon School and Northwood School must NOT be named on the form and an individual form for each of these schools can be obtained at their open evenings) Yo u must put the schools (excluding Haydon and Northwood) in the order that you would most wish your child to attend. The order of your preferences is confidential and will not be released to any school. Each school you state as a preference will be treated equally (i.e. each secondary school will consider themselves as a first preference). The form must be returned to your child’s primary school, or to the Admissions Team if your child attends a school outside the borough, by noon on 7 November 2003. It is very important that this application is not received after this date, as any late Sometimes a secondary school requires additional application will only be considered after all the information in support of the application (see each applications received on time. A receipt will be individual school’s prospectus and on pages 13 to 31 provided by the primary school which you should which also details each school’s criteria). This keep safely in case there is any discrepancy over the information must be sent to the school concerned date of receipt of the application. and not attached to the application form. If you need help in filling in the form, please ask your primary school headteacher or contact the Admissions Team, at the Civic Centre (see back cover). There are also answers to frequently asked questions on pages 8 and 9 which may help you in making your application. 6 Starting Secondary School 2004 London Borough of Hillingdon Important points to note in making your application • Complete the application form and state 4 Hillingdon Schools in the order that you would like your child to go to. • Haydon School and Northwood School must not be stated as a preference on the application form. Individual application forms for these schools must be obtained directly from the schools. • Ensure that any additional information required by the schools is sent directly to them (e.g. birth certificates). Failure to provide the additional information for Faith schools will make the application for these schools invalid. • Return the completed form to your child’s primary school (if your child attends a primary school in Hillingdon) to be received by noon on 7 November 2003. • Return the application form to the Admissions Team (if your child attends a primary school outside Hillingdon) at the Civic Centre to be received by noon on 7 November 2003. • Parents will receive a letter by 1 March 2004 giving the result of the application. • If a place cannot be offered at any of your preferred schools then a place will be offered at the nearest school in Hillingdon to your home address with a vacancy (if you live in Hillingdon). • Acceptances should be sent to the secondary school you have been offered by 15 March 2004. • Appeals must be received by 19 March 2004 by the secondary school concerned. Appeals received after this date will be allowed at the school’s discretion and may only be allowed under exceptional circumstances. You must speak to the schools concerned for more information. • Your child’s name will be held on the waiting lists for any school that is a higher preference than the one offered. Acceptance of a place offered will have no bearing on any waiting lists. London Borough of Hillingdon Starting Secondary School 2004 7 What if my child’s details on the Can I put just one school on the application form are incorrect? application form? These details have been taken from the data held by It is advisable that you state 4 Hillingdon schools your child’s primary school. Please amend the details that you may wish to consider which must be in the as appropriate. I must remind you that the address order that you would prefer your child to attend. on the application form must be where the child Some parents only consider other schools after the permanently resides. This is normally the address at offers have been made and are surprised that they which the child benefit is paid. Proof of address may are then unable to obtain a place at their nearest be required and the Local Education Authority will school which has been filled with applications investigate possible fraudulent addresses. received by the closing date. What if I want a place at a school Will the schools know what order I outside Hillingdon? have put them on the application You can apply to schools in other education form? authority areas through the admission procedure of The order of your preferences is confidential and that authority. Telephone numbers of neighbouring will not be released to any school. Each school you authorities can be found on the back page. Other state as a preference will be treated equally (i.e. each boroughs cannot give priority to their residents and secondary school will consider themselves as a first places are offered on the basis of their published preference), however, the order of your preferences admission criteria.