Year of Creativity 2002

Admissions

Arrangements for 2016 transfer

The Admissions Process

One common application form (CAF) Applications are made online If you do not live in Redbridge then you must apply

via the LA you reside in If your child has a statement of special educational

needs then you do not apply online but you contact the Redbridge Special Services Team

The target is for parents to be given the offer of one maintained school place only

To achieve this, all maintained allocations are to be co-ordinated by the LA

Everyone follows the same timetable This should help parents to have a clearer picture of process

all the way along London Schools Admissions System

What is the timetable?

September & October – secondary school open sessions Apply between 1 September and 31 October online If you cannot access the Internet then you should go to the One

Stop Shop at Lynton House to obtain a paper application 31 October – Final deadline After 11 December–exchange of information between LA’s re

applications

Timetable - continued Selective tests – September 2015 Outcome of tests (ranking) given on 16 October .This will not be an offer of a

place. Only boys and girls with the top 180 scores will be offered a place. 1 March –letter posted to parents from LA with single offer 1 March – email for online applications 15 March- deadline to accept/decline place 29 March– deadline for lodging appeals May/June/July –appeals heard

How will the system work?

Parents can ask for (that is “name”) up to 6 schools – including selective, catchment area, out of borough, voluntary, foundation, academies and other community comprehensives

All schools to be named on the Redbridge form, or borough in which you live, no matter in which LA they are situated

Applying Online

Parents/carers can apply online www.redbridge.gov.uk/eAdmissions First you must register You must have a dedicated email address

because you will be sent links to verify the address.

You will be given a unique number starting with 317-2015… which you should make a note of and use in any further correspondence

Applying Online

Deadline –October 31, 2015 11:59PM Online validation means mistakes will be

picked up immediately You will be told if a school needs a

supplementary application form Offers e-mailed out on 1 March 2016 Remember to SUBMIT

How should “named” schools be listed?

Parents will have to “rank” their named schools Sibling priority means those children currently in years 7 -10

therefore any that are in years 11,12 and 13 will not be counted as siblings (siblings must live at the same address)

If, once the criteria has been applied, a child qualifies for more than one school, the offer made will be the school that is ranked most highly

All applications are considered equally Parents are advised to rank the grammar schools or

denominational schools higher than community schools Parents are advised to list their catchment school Parents should use their ranking wisely

Sibling Priority

Please note that for the majority of Redbridge Schools, siblings come lower than distance.

Exceptions are: Chadwell Heath Academy, City Gates School, Isaac Newton Academy, King Soloman, Mayfield, Trinity.

Siblings generally mean in years 7-10

Chadwell Heath Academy

If a parent wishes CHA to be their first preference it must be placed above the catchment school

Parents must place the catchment school on the list whatever the preference to gain a place at the catchment school

Supplementary Information Forms (SIF)

A SIF may be required in addition to the common application form

Redbridge schools-, King Soloman Canon Palmer,Ilford Ursuline,Trinity require Priest’s

Reference Form and/or SIF’s for non-catholics Applications to these schools will not be considered if

you do not submit a form with the required documentation

Example Pupil 1 (male)

Ranking Named school Offer possible1st Ilford County no – unsuccessful test

2nd Trinity RC no - oversubscribed

3rd Seven Kings (distance) no – oversubscribed

4th Palmer Catholic Academy yes – places available

5th Loxford no – oversubscribed

6th Valentines (sibling) yes places available

Single offer = Canon Palmer as ranked highest

Example Pupil 2 (female)

Ranking Named school Offer possible1st Beal (distance) no – oversubscribed

2nd Woodford County yes – successful test

3rd Ilford Ursuline RC no – oversubscribed

4th Chadwell Heath no – oversubscribed

5th Oaks Park (distance) no – oversubscribed

6th Caterham (catchment) yes - places available

Single offer = Woodford County as ranked highest

Example Pupil 3 (male)

Ranking Named school Offer possible1st Chadwell Heath (sibling)yes – places available

2nd Mayfield (catchment) yes – places available

3rd Seven Kings (distance) no – oversubscribed

4th Ilford County yes – successful test

5th Trinity (sibling) yes – places available

6th Caterham (distance) no - oversubscribed

Single offer = Chadwell Heath as ranked highest

Example 4

Offer not possible 1st West hatch (Essex) – no (distance)

No other school selected. Parents live in Ilford, child doesn’t qualify for West Hatch.

No offer made

Example 5

Parents living in Barking & Dagenham 1st Chadwell Heath Academy - yes (sibling) 2nd Warren High School - yes (Distance) 3rd Seven Kings- no (over-subscribed)

Qualified for places at both 1st and 2nd ranked schools.

Offer made for Chadwell Heath Academy as 1st ranked school.

Example Pupil 6 (female)

Ranking Named school Offer possible1st Seven Kings (distance) no – oversubscribed

2nd Woodford County no – unsuccessful test

3rd Chadwell Heath (sibling)no – oversubscribed

4th Valentines (distance) no – oversubscribed

5th Loxford (distance) no – oversubscribed

6th Caterham (distance) no - oversubscribed

Single offer = None

What if I don’t get my first choice?

You will be offered a place according to the criteria

If you are offered your first choice, all other schools will be removed

If you are offered a lower ranked school then your child’s name will be placed on the waiting lists of all schools ranked above the school you have been offered.

What if no offer can be made?

Parents can appeal for schools where places are not offered

You will be asked if you wish to be placed on a waiting list Movement will still take place – so vacancies might still

arise and applicants offered from waiting lists If still no place by mid-April – place will be offered either

at school with vacancies or if there are no vacancies through “Fair Access Protocol”

Good luck !