KING HENRY SCHOOL DATA & ADMISSIONS 2020-2021 King Henry School Address Avenue Road, Erith, Kent DA8 3BN King Henry School is part of a Multi-Academy Trust, known as the ‘Odyssey Trust For Telephone number 01322 348231 Education’ with Townley Grammar. Fax number 01322 351528 King Henry School reflects the fact we serve Email address [email protected] a thriving, vibrant and diverse community and that we value all children irrespective of ability. We aim to provide all of our Website www.kinghenry.org.uk students with the best possible education within a safe and caring Headteacher Ms Z Tippey environment so that when they leave King Henry School, they will be fully prepared for a successful future. Admissions contact [email protected] This school has been serving families in our local community Type of school Academy for over 100 years and believe in working closely with our local Age range 11-18 community stakeholders to ensure that our students are fully supported throughout their school careers. Specialisms Sport, Mathematics, Computing and Applied Learning We strive to improve year on year in everything we do and our curriculum offer has been designed to meet the individual needs School DFE number 303/4005 of our students and to provide them with a broad and balanced Y7 places available Sept 360 programme of study. We have introduced a grammar stream 2020 within our banding system to make sure that all our students are academically challenged at whatever level they are currently Preferences (1st-6th) for 687 working at and follow an appropriate curriculum pathway. Sept 2019 Our 6th form is part of the ‘Partnership 6th’. This is an Total pupils on roll now 1627 arrangement which allows us to share courses with two other Bus route(s) 89, 99, 229, 428, 469, B12, (Note: local schools to further increase the offer to our students. there is an end of school 229 school bus service specifically for King Our students have enjoyed considerable success within this Henry student on school days). partnership and many have continued their studies at University or Colleges of Further education. In addition, our partnership Nearest station Barnehurst and Erith stations with Townley Grammar, will provide our students with improved access to quality career guidance, higher and further education. Open days and evenings Open Evening: Thursday 26 September 2019 We aim to enhance the life chances of every student which go 6pm to 8pm beyond exams and which cannot be measured by league tables. Open Mornings: We have a strong pastoral system which surrounds every child 9-11am (by appointment only) with a number of significant adults who provide guidance and Tuesday 1, Thursday 3, support to students at every stage in their education. Wednesday 9, Friday 11 October 2019 We believe in high standards of behaviour and attitudes to 9am to 11am learning from all our students. Discipline is strict and we expect the support and co-operation from parents to help us reinforce Supplementary form No our School Policies and our high expectations of politeness, good required manners and respect for other people and property. All students from Year 7 to Year 11 wear full school uniform and those in the 6th form follow a smart office dress code. Good behaviour and positive attitudes are always recognised and rewarded through regular assemblies and celebration events. It is an expectation that all our students have 100% attendance and arrive to both school and lessons on time. Further information about King Henry School can be found on the website. 42 Note: If you wish to request this priority you must do so, and provide any supporting evidence, at the time of application including confirmation of the relevant condition from a registered medical practitioner. Medical conditions consequential from a failure to obtain the preferred school, for example emotional distress (whether or not leading to a recognised medical condition), do not fall within this priority. “Significant hardship” will be interpreted as being greater than inconvenience, financial disadvantage or emotional upset. The Governors’ Admissions Committee will determine whether the evidence provided is sufficiently compelling to meet the requirements of this criterion. Priority 3 – Sibling This is given to a child with a brother or sister attending the Admission arrangements for September 2020 school at the time of admission, other than where the older Erith School has a published admission intake number sibling started at the school in the sixth form. Note: For this priority, of 360 pupils. brother/sister includes a full brother/sister or step/half brother/sister living at the same address. Please be aware that you must provide Responsibility for Admissions the necessary details when you apply. The ‘Admissions Authority’ is the Governing Body of King Henry School. The admission number is 360. The parents of all applicants Priority 4 – Distance must complete an application form obtained from their home Local This gives priority to students living nearest the school based Authority. King Henry School will admit students representing all on distance from home to school, measured by radial distance levels of ability from admission applicants. (straight line) from the home address to the nearest official school entrance. The distance will be measured from the front Where the number of applications for admission is greater than the door of the home address (the main entrance in the case of flats published admissions number, children will be admitted from each or multi-occupation dwellings) to the nearest school entrance. band on the basis of the oversubscription criteria set out below. The official pupil entrances, approved by the Governors’ Note: Where a pupil has a Statement of Special Educational Needs Admissions Committee, are on Avenue Road, Ramsden Road and that names King Henry School as the educational provision suitable Limewood Road. to meet the pupil’s SEN that pupil has to be admitted to King Henry School. Therefore for the purposes of allocating places such students Note: Home address is the address at which the child lives with will be treated as having the first priority for admission to the King a parent or registered guardian who is the main carer, defined as Henry School, and will be automatically allocated a place. the parent eligible to receive Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit. In the event of there being two or more applicants at a flat or multi– occupational dwelling vying for a lesser number of remaining places, a Priority 1 – Looked after children random lottery will be used to determine allocation of those places. This is given to Children in Public Care and Children previously in Public Care. Tie-Breaker Note: This is a mandatory requirement from the new admissions code If the number of applicants assigned to one of the above oversubscription February 2012 reference below: criteria exceeds the number of remaining places, a tie-breaker will be All schools must have oversubscription criteria for each ‘relevant age used to allocate those remaining places amongst that group of applicants. group’ and the highest priority must be given, unless otherwise provided in The tie-breaker will be home to school distance as set out in criterion this Code, to Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children. number 4 above. Previously Looked After Children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a Where applications exceed places, a waiting list will be maintained in residence order or special guardianship order). Further references to accordance with the admissions criteria. previously Looked After Children in this Code means such children who were adopted (or subject to residence orders or special guardianship Parents have the right to appeal. In such cases parents should orders) immediately following having been looked after. Oversubscription forward their appeal in writing to the Clerk to the Governors, at the criteria must then be applied to all other applicants in the order set out in school address preferably within 14 days of hearing that their child the arrangements. has not been allocated a place. The Appeals Panel will then listen to the appeal. Priority 2 – Medical In accordance with the Coordinated School Admission This is given where a child, sibling or a parent has a medical Arrangements parents will be sent a letter saying which school their condition, which would cause significant hardship if the child child has been offered. This letter will be posted by first class post on could not attend the school of parental preference. In such cases first working day following 1st March. the school will require confirmation that it is essential, on medical grounds, for the child to attend King Henry School. 43 King Henry School Location Map A206 A220 A22 0 A 206 20 A2 A 2 0 6 King Henry School is situated 0 PA OAD 2 RK CRE RLTON R 2 S in Avenue Road, Erith, just off B CA A R P O ARK O CRE C S K A RL ES S TO R L the A220. T N C E R S R E O K A A R N E V D A D 2 E D P E A A E E A O 0 V R O Y R 6 T V RK E H A U P A P N S A E I E Y E A E V R N A L D N S If using public transport, the nearest K LE E A N E D 0 HOSPITAL D N V K 2 A A 2 I L AD C L O O bus routes to the school are: A BR R O UE C N O D VE O A A K O R S S S B A E E T D V 99 from Bexleyheath & Woolwich A E O U 2 R R R IST R O C X 0 G G E N M HE T LM 6 E D E E O D T N I N A O H R 229 from Sidcup & Thamesmead R E RD A O NU HANET RD SA VENU A E T HOR E RO D V D AD A A RD A 428 from Bluewater ORS O H R D PARK T RLAN S HUMBE RT 469D from Woolwich Common O UR A N TESCO 0 LAR NER RO H 2 2 A AD B12 from Joydens Wood AD O R RO L B MIL N R E O D S T A O S BP EL If coming2 by train, the nearest K LI M N G 0 S RO AD AD A T 6 O R R R E E T stations are Barnehurst and Erith.