1. Secondary Transfer
July 2018

2. Decision Involve son/daughter Visit
Read admissions policies School Admissions link for 2018/19
Distances – vary every year Link to local Secondary Schools
All six!
Other Local Authorities
Independent/Private Schools
Riddlesdown Collegiate – still feeder, but consider all options.
Don’t listen to gossip go and see
List available
Different schools suit different children
Read admissions policies carefully – church schools
Applying to another borough – use Croydon CAF but check with school about criteria
Do not include Independent schools on CAF go direct

3. Secondary Schools Places 2017
Riddlesdown : 61
The Quest Academy : 7
Harris Academy S. Norwood : 1
Archbishop Tenison’s : 7
Harris Invictus : 1
Coloma : 2
Meridian High : 1
Croydon High : 2
Oasis Academy : 1
Shirley High : 2
Thomas More : 1
Charles Darwin : 1
Trinity : 1
Edenham : 1
Warlingham : 1

4. Riddlesdown Collegiate
Feeder school
Admissions criteria
Available for questions
Have to complete the Croydon admissions form and their own admissions form.

5. Sutton/Surrey/Independent/ Grammar
Open Days
Croydon
September/October
Sutton/Surrey/Independent/ Grammar
June onwards

6. Applications open on 1st September 2018 Link to eAdmissions website
All community schools
Applications open on 1st September 2018
Link to eAdmissions website
Supplementary Information Forms (SIF). Some schools may also give you a supplementary information form (SIF) to complete. This form asks for extra information used by the school to assess your application.
Please note. You still need to complete an online application if you have a SIF. The school requiring a SIF must be a preferred school on your application.
Important information
Please ensure that you use your child’s legal name and date of birth on your application – as it appears on your child’s birth certificate or passport.

7. Admissions
Sutton
Wallington County Grammar School - Online registration for selective places to be submitted by 17 August 2018 through the school website
Wallington High School for Girls  - Online registration for selective places to be submitted by 17 August 2018 through the school website
Wilson's School - Online registration for selective places to be submitted by 17 August 2018 through the school website.
Sutton Grammar School for Boys - Online registration for selective places to be submitted by 17 August 2018 through the school website Open evening 26th September 2018

8. Parental Preference
The law requires school admission authorities to meet parental preference of school wherever they possibly can.
You do not have a right to choose a school for your child but you do have the right to express a preference or preferences.
In 2015 in Croydon 66% of parents got their first choice.
89% got one of their top three choices

9. Admissions Criteria Voluntary Aided
Archbishop Tenison's C of E High School
Coloma Convent RC Girls' School
St Andrew's C of E High School
St Mary's RC High School
Thomas More RC School
Virgo Fidelis RC Senior School
Most voluntary aided schools are Roman Catholic or Church of England schools, and usually give priority in their admissions criteria to pupils of their faith.
The governing body employs the staff, sets the admissions criteria and contributes to building and maintenance costs. The school buildings and land are normally owned by a charitable foundation, often a religious organisation.

10. Admissions Criteria Free Schools Harris Invictus Free School
Foundation
Edenham High School
The Archbishop Lanfranc School
Free Schools are all-ability state-funded schools set up in response to what local people say they want and need in order to improve education for children in their community.
Foundation schools are funded by the local authority but the school governors have full responsibility for running the school and are responsible for making their own admission arrangements.

11. Admissions Criteria Academies Oasis Academy Coulsdon
Addington High School
Oasis Academy Shirley Park
Harris Academy Crystal Palace
Shirley High Performing Arts College
Harris Academy Purley
St Joseph's College
Harris Academy South Norwood
The Quest Academy
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Harris Academy Upper Norwood
Woodcote High School
Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College for Girls
Academies are independently managed, all-ability schools.
They are set up by sponsors from business, faith or voluntary groups in partnership with the Department for Education (DfE) and the local authority.
Academies make their own admission arrangements, but applications are coordinated by Croydon Council.
You can obtain full details of the admissions criteria by contacting each of these schools directly.

12. How applications are dealt with
Home LA will co-ordinate
Applications for schools in other boroughs will be sent to that LA
Each admission authority – list applicants in potential ‘offer’ order. Schools send ‘offer’ lists to their LA.
Offers made according to where parent has ranked the school on application
How are preferences used?
If you have listed 6 schools in parental preference order and all 6 schools are in a position to offer in accordance with their published admissions criteria the system will automatically seek the highest preference i.e. your first preference and make an offer at this school. All your lower preferences are withdrawn as these are no longer required.
If you listed 5 schools in parental preference order and preferences 3, 4 and 5 are in a position to offer in accordance with their published admissions criteria the system will automatically seek the highest preferences i.e. your third preference and make an offer at this school. Your lower preferences 4 and 5 are withdrawn as these are no longer required. Your higher preferences 1 and 2 are automatically placed on the waiting list for reconsideration in the subsequent allocation round should any places become available. These offers will continue to be made in accordance with the schools published admissions criteria.
Will I have a better chance of getting my first preference than someone who lists it as a second or lower preference?
No. Schools you apply for will have no knowledge of where they are ranked in your list of preferences; this is confidential. All applications received by these schools receive equal consideration and are ranked against the schools admission criteria. The preference order will only be used when it is possible for more than one school to offer you a place; this is why it is important that you list the schools in your exact order of preference.
Applying for only one school will not increase your chances of being offered a place at that school.
The Local Authority will always try to match your highest preference, but many schools are frequently oversubscribed and receive more applications than they have places available. To give you the safest chance of getting into a local school, it is very important that you include other schools in your area, in the event that your first preference is not available.
Failing to list other preferences on your form can result in huge disappointment, as the Local Authority can only process applications according to the preferences you have listed on your application form.
Even if you live closer to a school than another family, they could be considered above you unless you have listed that school on your form. If your only preference is not available, you can only be offered a school with places left once all other parental preferences have been considered.

13. FAQ How are preferences used. Only listing one school. Confidentiality
SEN
How are preferences used?
If you have listed 6 schools in parental preference order and all 6 schools are in a position to offer in accordance with their published admissions criteria the system will automatically seek the highest preference i.e. your first preference and make an offer at this school. All your lower preferences are withdrawn as these are no longer required.
If you listed 5 schools in parental preference order and preferences 3, 4 and 5 are in a position to offer in accordance with their published admissions criteria the system will automatically seek the highest preferences i.e. your third preference and make an offer at this school. Your lower preferences 4 and 5 are withdrawn as these are no longer required. Your higher preferences 1 and 2 are automatically placed on the waiting list for reconsideration in the subsequent allocation round should any places become available. These offers will continue to be made in accordance with the schools published admissions criteria.
Will I have a better chance of getting my first preference than someone who lists it as a second or lower preference?
No. Schools you apply for will have no knowledge of where they are ranked in your list of preferences; this is confidential. All applications received by these schools receive equal consideration and are ranked against the schools admission criteria. The preference order will only be used when it is possible for more than one school to offer you a place; this is why it is important that you list the schools in your exact order of preference.
Applying for only one school will not increase your chances of being offered a place at that school.
The Local Authority will always try to match your highest preference, but many schools are frequently oversubscribed and receive more applications than they have places available. To give you the safest chance of getting into a local school, it is very important that you include other schools in your area, in the event that your first preference is not available.
Failing to list other preferences on your form can result in huge disappointment, as the Local Authority can only process applications according to the preferences you have listed on your application form.
Even if you live closer to a school than another family, they could be considered above you unless you have listed that school on your form. If your only preference is not available, you can only be offered a school with places left once all other parental preferences have been considered.
SEN - additional needs normal admissions process speak to SENcO
Statemented – Letter from Preeya Chopra SEN Team.
Special School – Y5

14. Key Dates Online applications start 1 September 2018
Closing date is 31 October 2018
Letters posted from home LA on 1 March 2019
Online and from 5.00pm on 1 March 2019
Single offer for school ranked highest for which you have made a successful application.
Accept or decline by 15 March 2019
Unsuccessful and live in Croydon, receive offer from nearest school with vacancy.
Appeal after 2 March 2019
Need to decline in writing
Not preferred school: name automatically on waiting list of higher preferences
If decline all offers made – LA no longer have responsibility, it is yours
Waiting lists – need to contact school

15. www.croydon.gov.uk www.sutton.gov.uk http://new.surreycc.gov.uk
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