Education, Childrens Services and Leisure

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Education, Childrens Services and Leisure

• Transfer to Secondary School, 2010

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Types of Schools

• Community the Local Authority (elected
  Councillors) is responsible for deciding the
  admission arrangements for pupils
• Foundation the Schools Governing Body is
  responsible for deciding the admission
  arrangements for pupils

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Types of Schools

• Voluntary Aided - the Schools Governing Body is
  responsible for deciding the admission
  arrangements for pupils
• Academy independently managed schools set up by
  sponsors in partnership with the DCSF and LAs.
  The Academy is responsible for deciding the
  admission arrangements

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Schools in Enfield

• Bishop Stopfords CE VA)
• Chace Community (C)
• Enfield County ( C)
• Highlands (C)
• Lea Valley High School and Sports College (C)
• Oasis Academy, Hadley (A)
• (formerly Albany)
• St. Ignatius RC College (VA )
• The Gladys Aylward ( C)

• Broomfield ( F)
• Edmonton County ( C)
• Enfield Grammar ( F )
• Kingsmead ( C )
• Oasis Academy, Enfield(A)
• St.Annes RC ( VA )
• Southgate ( C )
• Turin Grove( C)
• The Latymer (VA)
• Winchmore ( C )

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Admission Criteria

• Rules may differ between local authorities and
• types of schools.
• Check websites in case there are any changes
• to the information given in LA booklets
• Published rules used to decide which children
• are offered places.

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Community School Admission Criteria(summary)

• children in public care
• children for whom a particular school is
• appropriate on exceptional medical grounds
• children with a brother or sister attending
• the school at the time of admission (living
• at the same address)
• children living nearest to the school
• measured as the crow flies

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Exceptions

• Chace Community and
• Southgate Schools - priority
• zones for nominated roads
• Enfield County has a quota
• system of allocation
• Full details are given in the Your Guide to
  Secondary Schools in Enfield brochure.

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PAN - London Admissions

• The application process in London -
• All London LAs have agreed to work together to
  
• co-ordinate admissions across London
• Five counties (including Hertfordshire and
• Essex) also participate in the PAN London
• scheme and share information about
• applications and allocations

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What can Enfield parents expect?

• one local authority application form provided by
  Enfield to be used for all maintained schools
  (community, foundation, voluntary aided, academy)
  regardless of where the school is located
• common closing date for the submission of forms
  23rd October 2009
• 6 preferences
• equal consideration given to each school asked
  for

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• if you ask for schools outside the Borough,
  Enfield will apply to the relevant local
  authority on your behalf.
• late applications or changes of preference can
  only be accepted after closing date in
  exceptional circumstances
• If your child is eligible for more than one
  place, the preference order on the form will be
  used to decide which school become the firm offer
  
• single
  offer of one London school
• sent on
  the same day 1st March
• 2010

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Apply Online

• London parents can make an online application for
  schools in London and surrounding counties
• Search facility for schools and links to other
  relevant sites
• Go to Enfields website www.enfield.gov.uk/admis
  sions for further information

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Community Schools - What happened this year

• The furthest distance the LEA offered places for
• admission in September 2009 on national offer
  day.
• Chace Community - 1.363 miles
• Edmonton County -1.208 miles
• Highlands - 1.252 miles
• Kingsmead - 1.113 miles
• Southgate 1.355 miles
• Winchmore - 1.450 miles

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Things to remember

• Visit all the schools you are interested in,
  especially those in your local area.
• Look at the written information, including the
  schools prospectus, pattern of admissions in
  previous years and also the admissions criteria.
• Distance counts for many schools and will often
  be a deciding factor

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If you are considering schools outside
Enfield get hold of a copy of the relevant
information booklet. Check how you
apply for a place. You may need to
complete a supplementary information
form Complete all forms in full

Nominating only one school
or the same school six times
will not improve your
chance of getting
a place.
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• Make an informed decision on the basis of
• first hand accurate and up to date information
• Ask for advice and comments from
• - your childs Primary
  Head teacher
• - the Admission Service
• - other parents with
  children
• attending the Secondary
  School
• Be realistic

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