Transfer to Secondary School in September 2020 PRESENTATION WILL BE UPLOADED TO THE SCHOOL WEBSITE AND PARENTS NOTIFIED
Chase Bridge 2011-2019 Year 6 destinations 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Total 604 50 56 56 58 61 85 60 91 87 children School total percentage percentages confirmed confirmed confirmed confirmed confirmed confirmed confirmed confirmed confirmed chld s 2011-19 2011-19 2019 destinations destinations destinations destinations destinations destinations destinations destinations destinations Orleans Park 146 24.2% 8.8% 22 35 19 19 20 9 9 5 8 Twickenham School 112 18.5% 8.8% 4 6 11 19 14 36 6 8 8 Others* (inc. selective grammar & Independent) 78 12.9% 11.0% 10 5 10 7 8 12 7 9 10 Waldegrave 32 5.3% 0.0% 5 3 5 3 1 4 6 5 Turing House 39 6.5% 5.5% 9 12 6 7 5 Tiffin Boys 22 3.6% 3.3% 1 2 3 5 2 3 3 3 Isleworth & Syon 20 3.3% 2.2% 5 1 4 1 1 2 2 2 2 St Richard Reynolds 21 3.5% 2.2% N/A N/A 3 3 2 3 5 3 2 The Richmond Upon Thames School 94 15.6% 47.3% 12 39 43 The Heathland 14 2.3% 3.3% 3 1 2 1 1 3 3 Green School for Girls 14 2.3% 1.1% 3 1 2 5 2 1 Tiffin Girls 3 0.5% 0.0% 1 1 1 Gumley House School 5 0.8% 1.1% 2 1 1 1 Green School for Boys 4 0.7% 1.1% 3 1 *Others includes: St. Paul's Girls, Lady Eleanor Hollis, Hampton Grammar, Kingston Grammar, Wallington Grammar, Upton Court Grammar, Slough Grammar, Grey Court, Latymer, Teddington, Gunnersbury, Christ's School
Admission to Secondary Schools 2020 brochure OUT SOON! Key information http://www.richmond.gov.uk/school_admissions.htm http://www.richmond.gov.uk/secondary_admission.pdf
Pan London Co-ordinated Admissions System • All 33 London boroughs and 5 surrounding local authorities co-ordinate admissions with the aim of enabling a single offer per child (wherever possible) • One Common Application Form for all Richmond residents (Home LA) • Single offer of a school place is made by the child’s Home LA
Applying for a place at a secondary school for September 2020 • Apply online: easy, quick, secure, reliable – about 98% of parents applied on line last year; or • Complete the paper Common Application Form • List up to 6 preferences for maintained schools or academies in or out of the borough • Submit by the closing date of 31 October 2019
Key dates (provisional) • mid-September 2019 – start of Richmond secondary schools’ open evenings • 31 October 2019 – closing date for applications • 25 October 2019 – ideally submit before half term • 1 March 2020 – National Offer Date. Online applicants receive outcome by email and your LA sends you a letter giving outcome of your application
Collect information about schools • Likelihood of being offered a place – check the admissions criteria and pattern of admissions from previous years – any changes that may affect your application? • Open evenings/Open days • LA brochures and individual school prospectuses • Richmond Council’s website – www.richmond.gov.uk • Performance tables/Ofsted reports
Order of preference • List the schools you wish to apply to in the order that you prefer them • Each school will consider your application against their admissions criteria only and not the order you place them on your form • If your child qualifies for more than one school you will be offered the highest preference you qualify for
Deciding on the order of preference Example 1 Preference School Qualify Outcome for place? 1 st The Tiffin Girls No Waiting list 2 nd The Richmond upon Yes Offered Thames School 3 rd Twickenham Academy Yes Withdrawn 4 th Waldegrave School Yes Withdrawn 5 th Grey Court School Yes Withdrawn 6th Orleans Park No Withdrawn
Deciding on the order of preference Example 2 Preference School Qualify Outcome for place? 1 st Grey Court School Yes Offered 2 nd Tiffin School Yes Withdrawn 3 rd The Richmond upon No Withdrawn Thames School 4 th Christ’s School Yes Withdrawn 5 th Richmond Park No Withdrawn Academy 6th Twickenham Yes Withdrawn Academy
Order of preference • If your child qualifies for only one school you will be offered that school • If you want a selective school option you need to consider carefully your order of preference • Waiting lists – automatically on for higher preference schools
Supplementary Forms • Christ’s School requires you to complete a supplementary form in addition to the common application form if you are applying for a Foundation (Church) place • St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School requires all applicants to complete a supplementary form in addition to the common application form. • Check which schools located in other boroughs that you apply for require a supplementary form (if any) • Closing date for all forms is 31 October 2019
Completing the Application • Admission to Richmond’s Secondary Schools brochure • Sibling (brother/sister) at time of admission • ‘Exceptional reasons’ priority and why only one school is suitable • ‘Children of staff criterion’ • Up to 6 preferences • No priority for single sex • 31 October 2019 – closing date for all forms
Summary • Visit schools to gather information and make an informed decision • Apply online at www.richmond.gov.uk where there is a link via the school admissions page or direct via www.eadmissions.org.uk • Submit your application by 31 October 2019 • Submit supplementary forms direct to the schools • Order of preference in which you place schools is very important
Being offered a place • Email will be sent on 1 March 2019 to all those who apply online • Letter will be posted on 1 March 2019 if you are not offered a place at your first preference school • You will have two weeks to reply: by 15 March 2019 (TBC) • After 25 March, your Home LA will make further offers • 91% of LBR applicants were made an offer of one of their preferences on 1 March 2019
Queries and Further Information • Richmond’s Schools Admissions Team Tel: 020 8547 5569 • Email: richmond.admissions@achievingforchildren.org.uk
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