Islington Schools: Inspiring Learning and Achievement Your guide to the school application process for children born between: 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014 Offer day: Closing date: 15 January 2018 16 April 2018 www.islington.gov.uk/admissions Location map Key 2 44 Primary Schools Municipal Offices/Town Hall Rail Stations 33 Haringey Underground Stations Parks and open space 10 Major roads Minor roads 14 5 Rail lines 32 36 23 1. Ambler Primary School and Children’s Centre 47 2. Ashmount Primary School 3. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School 19 1 4. Canonbury Primary School 12 5. Christ the King Primary School 22 11 6. City of London Primary Academy (COLPA-I) 7. Clerkenwell Parochial Primary School 42 31 8. Copenhagen Primary School 9. Drayton Park Primary School 29 10. Duncombe Primary School 11. Gillespie Primary School Hackney 12. Grafton Primary School 15 9 13. Hanover Primary School 17 27 14. Hargrave Park School 15. Highbury Quadrant Primary School 21 16. Hugh Myddelton Primary School 37 17. Hungerford School and Children’s Centre 18. Laycock Primary School 25 34 19. Montem Primary School 4 20. Moreland Primary School and Children’s Centre 18 21. Newington Green Primary School 22. Pakeman Primary School 45 23. Pooles Park Primary School 41 24. Prior Weston Primary School and Children’s Centre 28 38 25. Robert Blair Primary School and Children’s Centre 3 26. Rotherfield Primary School 40 26 8 27. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 43 28. St Andrew’s Primary School 29. St Joan of Arc Primary School 46 30 30. St John Evangelist Primary School 31. St John’s (Highbury Vale) Primary School 13 32. St John’s (Upper Holloway) CE Primary School 33. St Joseph’s Primary School 34. St Jude and St Paul’s Primary School 7 Camden 16 35. St Luke’s Primary School 20 36. St Mark’s CE Primary School 37. St Mary Magdalene Academy 35 38. St Mary’s Islington CE Primary School 39 39. SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School 40. The New North Academy 6 24 41. Thornhill Primary School 42. Tufnell Park Primary School 43. Vittoria Primary School 44. Whitehall Park School 45. William Tyndale Primary School 46. Winton Primary School 47. Yerbury Primary School City of London This brochure is for reference only. All the hyperlinks that you see are clickable in the digital 2 version of the brochure that can be found online at www.islington.gov.uk/admissions Welcome Welcome In Islington, we are passionate about If you need any help or advice supporting children and young about making an application, our people to have the best start in Schools Admissions team is on hand life. This year we launched the Fair to guide you through each stage of Futures Commission, to help us build the process. a community that really listens to children and is a great place to grow Finally, I’d like to take the opportunity up, learn, work and have fun. to wish your child every success as they embark on the first stage of their With creative teaching and supportive school journey. staff, Islington’s primary schools provide a nurturing environment for their pupils. Every child is given the attention they need to develop and thrive, whatever their background or ability. Councillor Joe Caluori All of our schools offer a range of Executive Member for Children, after school clubs, breakfast clubs Young People and Families and extra-curricular activities. From sport, to music and computing, they give young children the opportunity to explore their interests whilst developing social and interpersonal skills. Many of our primary schools are now equipped with micro: bit computers, aiming to give our young people the skills to be digitally confident in a modern world. This brochure outlines key admissions information about Islington’s primary schools, including how to apply online, and provides links to each school’s website to enable you to explore the school in more detail. 3 Contents Section 1: Before you apply Section 4: Islington’s schools About schools in Islington 7 Ambler Primary School and Children’s Centre 35 Dates to remember 8 Ashmount Primary School 36 Top tips before you apply 9 Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School 37 Our pledge to you 11 Canonbury Primary School 38 Christ the King Primary School 39 Section 2: How to apply City of London Primary Academy (COLPA-I) 40 Apply online 13 Clerkenwell Parochial Primary School 41 About school applications 15 Copenhagen Primary School 42 Admission criteria for community schools 20 Drayton Park Primary School 43 Criteria flowchart 24 Duncombe Primary School 44 Table of school places 25 Gillespie Primary School 45 Grafton Primary School 46 Section 3: What happens next Hanover Primary School 47 What happens to your application? 29 Hargrave Park School 48 School places, waiting lists and appeals 30 Highbury Quadrant Primary School 49 Junior Admissions 32 Hugh Myddelton Primary School 50 Fair Access 33 Hungerford School and Children’s Centre 51 Laycock Primary School 52 Montem Primary School 53 Moreland Primary School and Children’s Centre 54 Newington Green Primary School 55 4 Contents Section 4: Islington’s schools Section 5: Useful information and contacts Pakeman Primary School 56 FIS, free school meals and additional needs 83 Pooles Park Primary School 57 School attendance 85 Prior Weston Primary School and Children’s Centre 58 Transport 86 Robert Blair Primary School and Children’s Centrel 59 Glossary 87 Rotherfield Primary School 60 Key Information 91 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 61 St Andrew’s Primary School 62 St Joan of Arc Primary School 63 St John Evangelist Primary School 64 St John’s (Highbury Vale) Primary School 65 St John’s (Upper Holloway) CE Primary School 66 St Joseph’s Primary School 67 St Jude and St Paul’s Primary School 68 St Luke’s Primary School 69 St Mark’s CE Primary School 70 St Mary Magdalene Academy 71 St Mary’s Islington CE Primary School 72 SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School 73 The New North Academy 74 Thornhill Primary School 75 Don’t forget - Tufnell Park Primary School 76 apply on time by Vittoria Primary School 77 15 January 2018 Whitehall Park School 78 William Tyndale Primary School 79 Winton Primary School 80 Yerbury Primary School 81 5 Section 1: Before you apply 6 Section 1: Before you apply About schools in Islington Top of the class! you should discuss this with the Did you know that 95% of Islington head teacher of the offered school primary schools have been judged before coming to a final decision. as good or outstanding by Ofsted? Parents of summer born children can That is well above the national figure opt to delay their child’s admission of 89%. to reception class until the following The aim of this brochure is to school year when the child reaches help you make an informed compulsory school age. If you are decision about which school will considering this option, please let best suit your child. If you do need the School Admissions team know any extra information, please as soon as possible. You will need email us with your query at to submit a written request asking [email protected] or to delay your child’s admission to call us on 020 7527 5515. reception class. You will also need to submit a new admissions When does my child start school? application the next year, and your All children will be offered a full-time existing application (or school place school place for the start of the if already offered) will be withdrawn. school year in which they turn five. The expectation is that the place is Islington’s Community of Schools taken up in September at the start Islington’s Community of Schools of the school year. work closely with one another to meet the diverse needs of children Can I defer or delay my child’s living or going to school in the start in reception class? borough. You can opt to defer your child’s The Community of Schools is made start in reception class until later up of academies, community, in the school year. Your child must foundation, free, trust, and however be in full-time education voluntary–aided schools. For details by the time they reach compulsory of how these schools operate, please school age (the term after their fifth refer to the glossary. birthday). If you are thinking of deferring your child’s school place, 7 Section 1: Before you apply Dates to remember Date What happens? September 2017 You can apply online from 1 September 2017 to 15 January 2018 12 January 2018 Recommended application return date: submit your online application by this date. If you miss the deadline, your application will not be processed until after all on time applications 15 January 2018 Application deadline: this is the final date for you to submit your application online. We strongly recommend that you submit your application by 12 January 2018 15 January 2018 Exceptional social/medical application deadline: you must submit your application and supporting documentation by this date in order for it to be considered alongside all on time applications 16 April 2018 Offer day: you will receive your result by email in the evening of 16 April 2018 30 April 2018 Acceptance deadline: you must accept (or decline) your school place by this date. You can do this online. 16 May 2018 Appeal deadline: submit your online appeal for an Islington community school by this date. For other types of schools, please refer to the school’s website.