Moving from primary to secondary school Your guide to Newham’s secondary schools Autumn 2012 edition for Year 7 admissions in September 2013 Information relating to Pan London co-ordination and In Year admissions 2012/13 To make sure you apply apply online. on time, www.eadmissions.org.uk Apply Online Back Contents Next A summary of the steps you need to take to apply for a Welcome place in a Year 7 class in a Newham secondary school REMEMBER – your chances of getting the school To make sure you apply apply online. of your preference are better if you apply on time. on time, www.eadmissions.org.uk STEP 1 Understand what you need to do to apply for a secondary school place. You can do this by reading through this brochure. STEP 2 Find out more about the secondary schools available in Newham. See pages 6-39 STEP 3 Understand what the admissions criteria are. See pages 37-53 Dear parent/carer, STEP 4 Submit your online application via eadmissions.org.uk by 31 October 2012. Welcome to Newham’s secondary schools. If you apply using the Common Application Form (CAF) you will need to: Read the back cover This guide will help you find the Newham Secondary School where your child • hand the form in by Friday 26 October 2012 to a Newham primary school, or to apply online or can flourish. • post the form to reach Pupil Services, PO Box 69972, use the form in the Schools in Newham work with each pupil, to give them the individual and group London E16 9DG no later than 5pm on 31 October 2012. back of this brochure. support they need to achieve the very best they can. Each year sees pupils in ‘The Mayor of STEP 5 Submit your Supplementary Information Form (SIF) for any See pages 45-49 Newham schools achieve ever higher standards at GCSE. Last year Newham Newham has now Newham Voluntary Aided (VA) or faith schools you have applied for school children celebrated their best ever GCSE results with many more by 3 December 2012. pupils achieving A* - C grades than the average number expected for the local authority. extended ECaM STEP 6 Submit your proof of address to Pupil Services, PO Box 69972, See page 41 to the majority London E16 9DG by 31 October 2012 Our schools are making stronger links with employers while more pupils are choosing post-16 education to fulfil their work aspirations. These achievements of Year 7 pupils STEP 7 1 March 2013 National Offer Day have not come about by accident. They are the result of years of hard work by schools, parents and carers and continued investment in pupils by Newham and schools in • If you applied online via eadmissions.org.uk you will be able Council. to see which school you have been offered during the evening. the borough’ • If you applied using the Common Application Form (CAF) your Following the success of Every Child a Musician (ECaM), our groundbreaking offer for a school will be sent to you via first class post. free music tuition and instrument programme for children in Year 5 and 6, the Mayor of Newham has now extended ECaM to the majority of Year 7 pupils and schools in the borough. We recommend that you visit schools during their open days, which are an opportunity to meet the teachers, see the facilities and hear about the schools’ CHECKLIST - use this checklist to keep a note of key activities and information. achievements. The open day dates are included in this guide. 1 Application submitted online via eadmissions.org.uk Yes No We look forward to welcoming your child to one of our secondary schools and 2 Online user name: supporting them to achieve their potential. 3 Online password: Yours sincerely 4 Email address used: 5 Unique eAdmissions reference number: 6 Have you submitted your SIF forms to the correct schools? Yes No 7 Have you written your child’s name and date of birth or unique Yes No eAdmissions reference number on all your supplementary documents? 8 Have you kept a record of any emails received in regard to your application? Yes No Sir Robin Wales Kim Bromley-Derry Councillor Quintin Peppiatt Mayor of Newham Chief Executive Executive Member for 9 Have you taken photocopies of any hardcopy forms you have submitted? Yes No Children and Young People 2 | MOVING FROM PRIMARY TO SECONDARY SCHOOL MOVING FROM PRIMARY TO SECONDARY SCHOOL | 3 Apply Online Back Contents Next Contents Directory of Newham secondary schools 6 Go to Map of secondary schools in Newham 8 Go to Section 1 Secondary schools in Newham Page 9 Go to Brampton Manor Academy 10 Go to Chobham Academy 11 Go to Cumberland School 12 Go to Eastlea Community School 13 Go to Forest Gate Community School 14 Go to Kingsford Community School 15 Go to Langdon School 16 Go to Lister Community School 17 Go to Do you need help Go to Little Ilford School 18 Plashet School (Girls Only) 19 Go to Rokeby School (Boys Only) 20 Go to deciding which The Royal Docks Community School 21 Go to St Angela’s Ursuline School (Girls Only) 22 Go to St Bonaventure’s Catholic Comprehensive School (Boys Only) 23 Go to school to choose P Go to Sarah Bonnell School (Girls Only) 24 School 21 25 Go to Stratford School Academy 26 Go to ? Section 2 How we offer school places Page 27 Go to Important dates for admission to Year 7 in September 2013 28 Go to Transfer from primary to secondary school 29 Go to ‘On time’ offer information at 1 March 2012 32 Go to In Year admissions 34 Go to Changing secondary schools within Newham 36 Go to Pupil admission arrangements for community and trust secondary schools 37 Go to from September 2013 Newham community and trust secondary schools admissions criteria 39 Go to from September 2013 (including Brampton Manor Academy) School Finder can help you. Voluntary-aided schools admissions criteria for September 2013 42 Go to Academy and free schools admissions criteria for September 2013 47 Go to You can use the Newham School Finder to: S Independent school admission appeals 54 Go to • find the six secondary schools closest to Section 3 Supporting schools Page 57 Go to your home in Newham Improving Newham secondary schools 58 Go to Healthy eating 59 Go to the distance from your home to your Special Education Needs (SEN) and physical access needs 60 Go to • see Travelling to secondary school 62 Go to six closest secondary schools in Newham Promoting good school attendance and limiting absence 65 Go to Applying online 68 Go to • find out if your home is in the Newham Roman Catholic Deanery. All information in this brochure is correct at time of publishing – August 2012. www.newham.gov.uk/schoolfinder Front cover and internal photos: Cumberland School 4 | MOVING FROM PRIMARY TO SECONDARY SCHOOL MOVING FROM PRIMARY TO SECONDARY SCHOOL | 5 Apply Online Back Contents Next Directory of Newham secondary schools Secondary school Headteacher School details Open evening/morning Secondary school Headteacher School details Open evening/morning Brampton Manor Academy* Dr Dayo Olukoshi Brampton Manor Academy 1 October 2012 between 5–7.30pm Plashet School Bushra Nasir CBE Plashet School 2 October 2012 between 2–3.15pm Roman Road BSc (Hons) Plashet Grove and 5–7pm East Ham E6 3SQ East Ham E6 1DG Phone: 020 7540 0500 Phone: 020 8471 2418 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.bramptonmanor.org Website: www.plashet.newham.sch.uk Chobham Academy* Jason Baigent Chobham Academy 8 and 9 October 2012 from 5.30pm Rokeby School Charlotte Robinson Rokeby School 26 September 2012 29-35 West Ham Lane Barking Road between 3.30–6pm Stratford, London E15 4PH London E16 4DD Phone: 020 8253 7777 Phone: 020 7540 5620 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.chobhamacademy.org.uk Website: www.rokeby.newham.sch.uk Cumberland School John Bradshaw Cumberland School 3 October 2012 between 5–7pm The Royal Docks Ruth Martin The Royal Docks Community School 26 September 2012 from 6pm Oban Close Community School BA (Hons) Prince Regent Lane Plaistow E13 8SJ Custom House E16 3HS Phone: 020 7474 0231 Phone: 020 7540 2700 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.cumberland.org.uk Website: www.royaldocks.newham.sch.uk Eastlea Community School Chinye Jibunoh Eastlea Community School 20 September 2012 between 5–7pm St Angela’s Ursuline School Mark Johnson St Angela’s Ursuline School 4 October 2012 from 6pm BSc (Hons) NPQH Pretoria Road St George’s Road Canning Town E16 4MP Forest Gate E7 8HU Phone: 020 7540 0400 Phone: 020 8472 6022 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.eastlea.newham.sch.uk Website: www.stangelas-ursuline.co.uk Forest Gate Community Simon Elliott Forest Gate Community School 20 September 2012 from 5.30pm St Bonaventure’s Catholic Paul Halliwell St Bonaventure’s Catholic 11 October 2012 from 6pm School Forest Street Comprehensive School Comprehensive School, Boleyn Road Forest Gate E7 0HR Forest Gate E7 9QD Phone: 020 8534 8666 Phone: 020 8472 3844 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.forestgate.newham.sch.uk Website: www.stbons.org Kingsford Community Joan Deslandes Kingsford Community School • 24 September 2012 between 5–7pm Sarah Bonnell School Sarah Jacobs Sarah Bonnell School 3 October 2012 between 6–8pm School B.Ed (Hons) MA Kingsford Way • 25 September 2012 between Deanery Road Beckton E6 5JG 9.30–10.30am Stratford E15 4LP Phone: 020 7476 4700 • 26 September 2012 between Phone: 020 8534 6791 Email: [email protected] 9.30–10.30am Email: [email protected] Website: www.kingsfordschool.com Website: www.sarahbonnell.net