Secondary School 11+ Admission guide 2015 Contents Brent Council’s secondary school 11+ admission guide 2015 Contents Important information for parents and carers ................................................................................ 3 Apply for your child’s school place online ...................................................................................... 4 Timetable for applying .................................................................................................................. 8 Additional offer rounds ................................................................................................................. 9 Brent secondary schools’ open days/evenings – 2015 intake ........................................................ 10 Your questions answered ............................................................................................................ 12 How places were allocated .......................................................................................................... 14 Brent secondary schools map ...................................................................................................... 15 Alperton Community School ....................................................................................................... 16 Ark Academy .............................................................................................................................. 19 Ark Elvin Academy ...................................................................................................................... 25 Capital City Academy .................................................................................................................. 31 Claremont High School ............................................................................................................... 34 Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Language College........................................................................ 37 Gateway Academy ......................................................................................................................40 Gladstone School ........................................................................................................................ 43 JFS ..............................................................................................................................................46 Kingsbury High School ................................................................................................................ 49 Michaela Community School ....................................................................................................... 52 Newman Catholic College ...........................................................................................................54 Preston Manor High School ......................................................................................................... 57 Queens Park Community School .................................................................................................60 St Gregory’s Catholic Science College .......................................................................................... 62 The Crest Academies .................................................................................................................. 65 Wembley High Technology College ............................................................................................. 67 Special Educational Needs (SEN) .................................................................................................. 70 Other school information ............................................................................................................ 71 Useful contacts ........................................................................................................................... 73 2 BRENT SECONDARY SCHOOL 11+ ADMISSION GUIDE 2015 Important information for parents and carers There is considerable pressure and competition for secondary school places in Brent and it is important to think about this when making your application. You should always put down your preferred school as your number one preference, although this does not guarantee that you will be offered a place there, as it will depend on how many other parents apply. If a school has more places available than applications Questions or queries? received, then every child who applies will be offered Contact Brent School Admissions Service on: a place. However, most secondary schools in Brent are 020 8937 3110. heavily oversubscribed which means they get many more applications than they have places. If this is the case, schools will use their oversubscription criteria to decide which pupils to offer places to first. Children will be ranked in a list depending on how closely they meet the criteria. Some children will have higher priority than others; the further down the list you are, the less likely you are of being offered a place at the school. Oversubscription criteria can include: • How far you live from the school • Whether you already have other siblings at the school • If you follow a particular faith • Any medical or social needs your child may have • Whether your child has attended a nearby primary school, referred to as a ‘feeder’ school. Therefore it’s very important to read and consider the oversubscription criteria for the school/s you are thinking of applying for to see if you stand a realistic chance of being offered a place. Last year we were able to offer 65 per cent of parents their first choice secondary school. Everyone will be told of the outcome of their application on 2 March 2015. Not all parents will accept the school that is offered to them, so places will continue to be offered to other applicants up until the end of August 2015. So if you don’t get the school you want in April there may be further chances in the following weeks. BRENT SECONDARY SCHOOL 11+ ADMISSION GUIDE 2015 3 Apply for your child’s school place online From September 2014 you can apply online for your child How do I apply online? to transfer from Year 6 to secondary school (Year 7) at To begin your application visit: www.eadmissions.org.uk. You can only apply online www.brent.gov.uk/admissions where you will if your child was born between 1 September 2003 and be able to get lots of information about schools in Brent. 31 August 2004. You can then apply online to your preferred schools at The deadline for online applications is 31 October 2014. www.eadmissions.org.uk. However, we would encourage you to submit your • The eAdmissions website contains basic information application no later than 24 October 2014, the Friday about all schools in London, as well as those in Brent. before half term, to allow sufficient time for processing There is also a search facility that will help you to and checking. identify schools that are closest to where you live. If your child has a Statement of Special Educational Needs • You will need to register your details on the site first. (SEN), please do not complete an online application You will then automatically be sent a user name and form. Please contact Brent Special Educational Needs password. Once you have these you can start the Assessment Service (SENAS) on 020 8937 3229 which will process of applying online. manage your child’s admission to school. • The eAdmissions website will allow you to make Applications to private or independent schools can also changes to your application before the closing date of not be made through this online process. 31 October 2014 and to keep track of the progress of your application after the closing date. What are the advantages • You can save your application and return to it later if of applying online? you are unable to complete it in one session. Every • You do not need to complete the paper time you update it you will receive an email confirming application form. the status of your application. You can also check your status when you log onto the system. • It is quick and easy to do and you will get an email confirmation that your application has been received. • At the end of the process you must ‘submit’ your form in order for it to come through to us. Failure to do this • The system helps you by checking for errors. will mean that your application has not been received • There is no risk that your application will get lost by us and will not be considered. If in doubt please call in the post. Brent Council’s Customer Services on 020 8937 3110 • You can change the details on your application up until or email [email protected]. the closing date of 31 October 2014. • Remember, you can apply for up to six schools for your child. We recommend that you use all six • www.eadmissions.org.uk is a secure and safe preferences, including your nearest schools, as limiting system, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week up your choices will reduce your chances of being offered until the closing date of 31 October 2014. a school place. • You will receive an email with the outcome of your • To read a helpful step-by-step guide to applying online application on 2 March 2 2015. click on www.brent.gov.uk/admissions. • www.eadmissions.org.uk is a faster process – you will be able to track the progress of your application and get quicker feedback on whether it has been successful. • It is more environmentally friendly. • You can accept or decline online your child’s offer online. • You can attach supporting documents to your application. 4 BRENT