Prospective Families Should Sign up to Receive More Information About the School and Admissions Process

2nd October 2020 Dear Parents and Carers,

Many parents and carers were able to join our recent Zoom meeting where we explained the process and deadlines for applying to secondary school for your Year 6 child. If you were unable to join us, here is a reminder of some of the information discussed:

 You must apply for a place at secondary school for your Y6 child BEFORE 31st October.  However, please try and complete your application before Tuesday 20th October as this will allow us to provide you with support, if needed.  Click HERE for the Haringey Secondary Admission booklet, which is a detailed version of the slides that Mr Baptiste took you through during the recent Zoom information meeting. This information is also on the main page of the school website - www.stmarysn8.co.uk.

We have also been in contact with local schools in Haringey regarding what they are organizing in terms of information events for parents and children. Below is a summary of the information we have received so far. Please do carefully check the websites of every school you may be interested in applying to, as dates and times of events may well change at short notice due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions that schools face. Please note that the list below is not an exhaustive list and you should check the website of other schools, out of the borough, that you may be interested in.

School Date Information

Alexandra Park School n/a Prospective families should sign up to receive more information about the school and admissions process. Please sign up here (ctrl+click) Duke’s Aldridge w/c 5th Oct Virtual tours and some small group tours in w/c 5th Oct. See Academy website for details http://www.dukesacademy.org.uk/

Fortismere School From 5th Oct From Monday 5th Oct, information and virtual tours will be onwards available on the school website. https://www.fortismere.haringey.sch.uk/

Greig City Academy Various Holding open mornings for prospective Yr6 parents. To attend a small tour please book through their website or directly through the Eventbrite link. Eventbrite link: Book an open morning appointment Website link – Open mornings - website announcement Gladesmore Community n/a Virtual tours and information can be found on the school School website - https://www.gladesmore.com/news/?pid=0&nid=1&storyid=63

Harris Academy n/a Please refer to school website Tottenham https://www.harristottenham.org.uk/139/academy-admissions/

Heartlands High School n/a All transition forms, events and information can be found on the ‘Join Us’ tab on the school website. https://heartlands.haringey.sch.uk/vacancies/transition/transition- forms-events-and-information/

Highgate Wood 13th October Virtual Open evening – webinar with HT and a live Q&A. Please Secondary School 15th October refer to the school website where they will post more information (new date) about the event soon. 6pm-7.30pm https://hws.haringey.sch.uk/about-us/join-us/admissions/

** New info: Early morning tours 19th – 22nd October only ** Hornsey School for Girls 7th October Virtual Open Evening. Please refer to the school website early next 5pm – 7pm week for more information http://www.hsg.haringey.sch.uk/

Park View School 8th Oct Virtual open evening – registration required 4.30pm – 7pm Virtual Open Evening will feature live talks and Q&A with our staff, where your questions will be answered in real time, plus a video presentation of our curriculum and facilities. See website http://www.parkview.haringey.sch.uk/ Register now to secure your place – Sign up here St Thomas More n/a Virtual tours of the school can be found on their website Catholic School https://www.stthomasmoreschool.org.uk/news/?pid=126&nid=1&storyid=127

Woodside High School n/a Virtual tours and information can be found on the website https://www.woodsidehighschool.co.uk/Open-Mornings-Open- Evening/ St Ignatius 13th October Virtual open evening 6pm – 8pm Joining instructions: please see our Open Evening section on our with live website for further details. Headteacher http://www.st-ignatius.enfield.sch.uk Q&A at 7pm

We hope that you find this information useful, and please do let us know if you need any more information and support to make your application on time.

Warmest regards

Calvin Henry Headteacher