Croydon Secondary Schools

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Secondary SchoolTransfer to

Children, Young people & Learners, Taberner House, Park Lane, Croydon CR9 1TP

Closing date: 23 October 2009


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apply online: www.croydon.gov.uk/admissions | 1

Foreword ................................................................ 3

Location of Secondary Schools in Croydon ........ 4

List of Secondary Schools in Croydon ................ 5Open Evenings/Open Days ................................... 6

Transfer to Secondary School/How to decidewhich schools to apply for ................................... 7

How to find out about Schools .............................. 8

Admissions Criteria ................................................ 9

How applications are dealt with .......................... 10

- receiving the results of your applications

Switch on to online applications ........................ 11

How to apply ........................................................ 12

- the LA application form

- supplementary application forms

Late Applications .................................................. 13

- appeals- waiting lists

Confidentiality the LA application .................... 14

- order of preferences

- fraudulent applications

- changing your mind

Pupils with Special Educational Needs .............. 15

Summary of what to do and important dates .... 16

Community Schools ............................................ 17

Academies ............................................................ 25

Foundation ........................................................... 36

Voluntary Aided Schools ..................................... 43

Financial support ................................................. 60

Neighbouring Local Education Authorities ....... 62

Disclaimer: The information in this brochure maybe subject tochange following the adjudicators report.

Contents


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Foreword

Here at Croydon we understand thatmaking the right decision for your son anddaughter about their secondary educationis a serious and important decision for you.

This brochure is designed to give you thebest available information to help you reachthis key decision.

On pages 64-65 of this brochure you willalso see how to find out about schools inother local authority areas.

On page 6 of the brochure you will see

the dates of the Croydon schools openevenings or open days and we wouldencourage all parents/carers and their sonsand daughters to attend these dates to findout more details about the schools. Wealways find that you get a better feel for theoffer from the school when you visit andtake time to talk and ask questions aboutwhat is on offer.

Croydon is part of the London admissionssystem, which has been in place since2004 and is a simpler and fairer systemof allocating school places. The systemworks on the parental preference model,this gives you an opportunity to expressyour preferences, but not an absoluteright to choose the school for your son ordaughter. In return Croydon are requiredto meet the preferences of parentswherever they can.

It is, therefore, important that youunderstand how the parental preferencescheme works and that you take accountof the information in the brochure whichdescribes the details of the system and thechoices that lay before you.

Some schools receive very high numbers ofapplications and obviously not every childor young person can get into the schoolof their preference. The full details abouthow to apply are set out on page 13 of thebrochure.

If you require further assistance withadmissions you can contact the CroydonCouncil Contact Centre on 020 8726 6400and translation facilities are also available.

You can apply online or use the paperform. The online facility will be availablefrom 1 September 2009.

Good luck in reaching the right set ofpreferences at this important time.

Dave HillExecutive directorChildren, youngpeople and learners


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Addington High 1

The Archbishop Lanfranc 2

Archbishop Tenisons CE High School 3

Oasis Academy: Shirley Park 4

Coloma Convent R.C. Girls 5

Oasis Academy: Coulsdon 6Edenham High 7

Harris Academy Purley 8

Harris City Academy Crystal Palace 9

Harris Academy South Norwood 10

Norbury Manor Bus. & Ent. College 11

Riddlesdown Collegiate 12

St. Andrews C.E. 13St. Josephs College (Boys) 14

St. Marys R.C. 15

Selsdon High 16

Shirley High 17

Thomas More R.C. 18

Virgo Fidelis Convent (R.C. Girls) 19

Westwood (Girls) 20Woodcote High 21

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Location of Secondary Schools in Croydon

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Norbury ManorBusiness & EnterpriseCollege for Girls

ArchbishopLanfranc

St Marys RC

St Andrews C of E

Archbishop TenisonsCE High School

Thomas More RC

Woodcote

Harris Academy Purley(formerly Hailing Manor)

St Josephs College (RC Boys)

Virgo Fidelis Convent (RC Girls)

Harris City Academy Crystal PalaceWestwood Language College (for Girls)

Harris Academy South Norwood

Oasis Academy: Shirley Park(formerly Asburton Community)

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Coloma Convent (RC Girls)Shirley

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Riddlesdown

Oasis Academy: Coulsdon

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AcademiesHarris City Academy Crystal Palace

(Boys and Girls 11-18)Maberley Road, Upper Norwood, SE19 2JH(Admission No: 180 pupils)

Harris Academy South Norwood(Boys and Girls 11-18)2 Cumberlow Avenue, South NorwoodLondon SE25 6AE(Admission No: 210 pupils)

Harris Academy Purley (formerly Haling Manor)(Boys and Girls 11 - 18)Kendra Hall Road, South Croydon CR2 6DT(Admission No: 180 pupils)

Oasis Academy: Coulsdon(Boys and Girls 11-16)Homefield Road, Old Coulsdon CR5 1ES(Admission No: 180 pupils)

Oasis Academy: Shirley Park (formerly AshburtonCommunity)(Boys and Girls 11-16)(specialist status is English & Performing Artswith Business & Enterprise)Shirley Road, Croydon CR9 7AL(Admission No: 240 pupils)

Community Schools (11-16) Addington High School(Boys and Girls 11-16)Fairchildes Avenue, New Addington CR9 OAA(Admission No: 180 pupils)

Selsdon High School(Boys and Girls 11-16) Farnborough Avenue,South Croydon CR2 8HD(Admission No: 210 pupils)Under consideration for entry to the Academystatus in September 2010

Westwood Girls College for Languages and Arts(Girls 11-18)Spurgeon Road, Upper Norwood, SE19 3UG(Admission No: 180 pupils)

Woodcote High School and Sports College(Boys and Girls 11-18)Meadow Rise, Coulsdon CR5 2EH(Admission No: 210 pupils)

Foundation Schools

The Archbishop Lanfranc School(Boys and Girls 11-16)Mitcham Road, Croydon CR9 3AS(Admission No: - 200 pupils)

Edenham High School(Boys and Girls 11-18)(this school has specialist school status as a

Technology College) Orchard Way, Shirley CR0 7NJ(Admission No: 240 pupils)

Norbury Manor Business and EnterpriseCollege for Girls (11-18)Kensington Avenue, Thornton Heath CR7 8BT(Admission No: 196 pupils)

Shirley High School(Boys and Girls 11 - 18)Shirley Church Road, Shirley, Croydon CR0 5EF(Admission No: 180 pupils)

Voluntary Aided Schools Archbishop Tenisons CE High School(Boys and Girls 11-18)Selborne Road, Croydon CR0 5JQ(Admission No: 96 pupils)

Coloma Convent Girls School(Girls 11-18) (this school has specialist school statusas a Music College and Science College).Upper Shirley Road, Croydon CR9 5AS(Admission No: 150 pupils)

Riddlesdown Collegiate(Boys and Girls 11-18)Honister Heights, Purley CR8 1EX(Admission No: 320 pupils)

St. Andrews C. of E. High School(Boys and Girls 11-16)Warrington Road, Croydon CR0 4BH(Admission No: 140 pupils)

St. Josephs College(Boys 11-18)(Maths and Computing Specialist School)Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood, SE19 3HL(Admission No: 180 pupils)

St. Marys Catholic High School(Boys and Girls 11-18)Woburn Road, West Croydon CR0 2AB(Admission No: 180 pupils)

Thomas More R.C. School(Boys and Girls 11-18)Russell Hill Road, Purley CR8 2XP(Admission No: 150 pupils)

Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School Girls(11-18) (Maths and Computing Specialist School)Central Hill, Upper Norwood, SE19 IRS(Admission No: 120 pupils)

List of Secondary Schools in Croydon


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Timetable of School open evenings/daysSecondary schools will be open to parents on the dates and times set out below. Please attendthe open evenings or open days of the schools in which you are interested as this will help you todecide whether or not the schools are suitable for your child and whether an application made byyou for a particular school might be successful.


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Transfer to Secondary School 2010

Every year approximately 80,000 pupils living in Londontransfer to secondary school, many crossing boroughboundaries to do so. All 33 London Boroughs and 7

councils which border the capital are now signed upto a new system to co-ordinate admissions to theirsecondary schools. It is based on governmentregulations, but it is specifically designed for London.

The new co-ordinated admissions system is fairer.By eliminating the multiple offers of places received bymany pupils under the previous system, many more

parents receive offers of places at preferred schoolsearlier and far fewer parents receive no initial offer at all.However, the system cannot guarantee that everyparent will receive an offer of a place at one of theirpreferred schools. It is therefore very important tofollow the advice in this brochure.

Full details of the scheme and how it works areincluded on pages 10.

How to decide which schools to apply for

Secondary Schools in Croydon There are 16 schools, and 5 Academies, covered bythis booklet. They are listed on page 5 and shown on amap on page 4. Some basic information about each of these schools is included in the booklet but you shouldcontact the schools themselves for more details.

All the schools are comprehensive, teaching pupilsof all abilities.

Most schools take boys and girls. Croydon has oneboys school and four girls schools and in 2010 moreschools will be offering post 16 places as well as theopportunity to transfer to college at the age of 16.

There are two Church of England schools and fiveRoman Catholic schools in the borough of Croydon.

Schools in the areas of other Local Authorities (LAs)

For information about schools not covered bythis booklet you should contact other LAs.

Schools which are situated within three milesof Croydons boundary are listed at the back of this brochure.

Independent Schools Applications for places at independent schoolsare not covered by the arrangements outlined in thisbooklet. If you are interested in applying for placesat independent schools, you should find out aboutthe application arrangements by contacting theschools concerned.


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Check the school pages later in this booklet for basicinformation.

n Are there any special requirements, for example,Church attendance.

At your childs primary school

n The headteacher and class teacher may be able toadvise you about suitable schools and about theapplication process.

n Other parents may have older children already insecondary school and will be able to tell you aboutthe school.

Visit the schools on their open evening or open day,collect their information booklets, and visittheir websites.

n What you find out on the visit, by talking to theteachers and some pupils already at the school is farmore useful than information from other sources.

n At the open evening or open day there will bemore information about special requirements andspecial features.

n Study the admissions criteria for the schools inwhich you are interested (see the paragraph headedAdmissions Criteria on page 9).

n Most schools will have maps showing the locationof homes of pupils offered places at the school lastyear (these should be on display at open evenings).

Ask whether pupils living near you have been offeredplaces before. (The maps on the school pages laterin this booklet show the location of the schools inCroydon and not the area of intake).

How to find out about Schools

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All schools must provide information which explains how they decide which pupils will be offered placesif they receive more applications than they have places available. This information is normally calledadmissions criteria. The admissions criteria will vary from school to school.

Schools situated outside Croydon These applications will be dealt with under the different arrangementsmade by the out-borough schools and/or other LAs.

Admissions Criteria

Voluntary Aided Schools, Foundation Schools and Academies

Each of these schools makes its own admissions arrangements. A description of the different admissions criteria for these schools is included on the school pagesin this booklet. For example, you will note that church schools give priority topupils whose parents have active church involvement.

You can obtain full details of the admissions criteria for the voluntary aided and

foundation schools and academies in Croydon by contacting each of them direct.

Community Schools

The Council is responsible for admissions to the four community schools listedat the top of page 17. Decisions on the admissions to these schools are takenby Croydon local authority and not by the schools. A brief description of theadmissions criteria for all community schools is set out below:

Priority in the allocation of places is given in the following order:

looked-after children (i.e, children in public care at the date of application)

siblings

medical cases

geographical - those pupils living nearest to the school. (See page 18-19 for thefull Community Schools admission criteria).

Note: The first 18 places at Westwood Language College for Girls (ie 10% of the

intake) will be allocated on the basis of performance in a test which demonstrates an aptitude for languages.


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n The home LA (in whose area you live) will managethe co-ordination process to ensure that you receiveno more than one offer.

n Applications for community schools within the areaof the home LA will be considered by the home LA.

n Details of applications for foundation and voluntaryaided schools and academies within the area of thehome LA will be passed to the schools concerned.

n Details of applications for schools in other boroughswill be sent to the LAs which maintain thoseschools (maintaining LAs). This will be done viaa computerised system called the Pan- LondonRegister. These LAs will ensure that the applicationdetails reach the admission authorities for the

schools in their areas.n Decisions on whether places can be offered will be

taken by the admission authorities for each of theschools on your list. How they decide which pupilswill be offered places at their schools is explained intheir admissions criteria.

n Each school admission authority will produce a listof applicants for the school which will be ranked inpotential offer order, i.e., ranked in the order inwhich the applicants should be offered places at theschool. Schools then send their offer lists to theirmaintaining LA.

n Each maintaining LA identifies which children arepotentially in a position to be offered a place atmore than one of its schools. In such cases, the

LA will only hold the offer of a place at the schoolthe parent has ranked highest on their form. Otherlower ranked offers will be released, allowing furtheroffers to be made to children who are next on theschools lists.

n Via the Pan-London Register, maintaining LAs willinform the home LA (where different) of the highestranked offers for its schools.

n The home LA will then determine the highest offer tobe made to its resident pupils from all the schoolsapplied to. Lower preference offers will be releasedfor allocation to other pupils who are next on theschools lists.

n The outcome of the above process will be passedback to each maintaining LA, via the Pan-LondonRegister, allowing more released places to beoffered to other children who are next on the list.

n This process of the home LA allocating the highestpreference offer and releasing lower offers forreallocation by the maintaining LA will continuebetween LAs until there are no further changes andall places have been allocated.

How applications are dealt with

n Letters notifying the outcome of all applications willbe posted to parents by their home LA on 1 March2010. If you have applied online, the outcome of yourapplication(s) can be accessed online on the morningof 2 March 2010. If you have been successful you willreceive a single offer of a school place and this willbe for the highest ranked school for which you have

made successful application.n Parents must accept or decline the offer of a place

by returning the reply slip direct by 15 March 2010 .If the parent/carer is resident in Croydon and theoffer of a place is for a Croydon school, the replyslip must be sent direct to the school; if the offerof a place is for a school which is not located inCroydon, the reply slip must be returned to CroydonLA. Where the 15 March 2010 deadline is not met,the procedure to be followed will be a matter fordetermination by the Croydon admissions authoritiesconcerned.

n If all your applications are unsuccessful and you area resident of Croydon you will receive a formal offerof a school place between 15 April - 31 August2010. You will be advised to make sure that yourchilds name is included on the waiting lists for yourpreferred schools and for any other school in whichyou might be interested. The LA will support you in

identifying schools in Croydon with vacancies. Allvacant places at these schools will be allocated inaccordance with the schools published admissionscriteria.

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Applying for a school place?Did you know that you can now apply for a schoolplace online? Croydon is part of the Pan Londoninitiative that is encouraging parents/carer to apply fortheir school places online.

The online facility opens at midnight on 1 September2009 and closes at midnight on 23 October 2009

The online application is divided into four steps

Step 1. Register to apply online

Step 2. Add a Child

Step 3. Apply for Schools

Step 4. Check & submit application

Each page of the application has a dedicated helppage, which can be accessed by selecting the helpbutton.

Registration The Registration page provides the information for theParent/Carer (applicant details)

Email address You must have an email address to register with thePan London eAdmissions system. This is so thatyou can receive email confirmation of your submitted

application(s) as well any reminders sent by the system. You can register for a free email account with, forexample, MSN or Google.

Editing applicant detailsIf you wish to change any of the details you registeredwith, e.g. your address, email or phone numbers,please do this by going to the Update Profile page.

To go to your Update Profile page, you must first Login and then select the Update Profile link located onthe left hand menu.

Completing an application You do not have to complete the whole applicationin one session. You can complete part of it and thenreturn later to finish your application. Your informationis saved whenever you select the save & continue orsave & exit button at the bottom of each page.

The check & submit application page allows youto preview your application before you make a formalsubmission.

You must formally submit your application by acceptingthe declaration on the check & submit application page and selecting the submit application button,before the application closing date. If you do not dothis, your application will not be considered.

The final confirmation page is proof that yourapplication has been successfully submitted. This pagewill show your application reference (e.g.306-2010-09-E-123456), which you must quote if you need tocontact Croydon LA The application reference will alsobe displayed on your my school admissions page.

You will be sent email confirmation upon submissionof your completed application. You can also, if youwish, print a copy of the submitted application for yourrecords.

Making changes to a submitted applicationIf necessary you can make changes to your applicationonce you have submitted it by selecting the edit linkon the my school admissions page.

You must resubmit any changes made by selectingthe submit application button at the bottom of thecheck and submit application page in order forCroydon LA to receive your changes.

Please ensure you keep Croydon LA informed ofany changes in circumstance. After the closingdate you must contact Croydon LA to inform usof any changes, e.g. change of address or contact

details.From 7am on the morning of 2 March 2010 you canlogin to view the outcome of your application(s)

Switch on to the online LA common application form


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It is very important that you follow the instructionsset out in this brochure, on the LA application formand on the supplementary forms issued by individual

schools. Please pay particular attention to the factthat application to the majority of schools requires thecompletion of two forms, ie, the LA application formand the supplementary form. Last year some parentsfailed to secure a place at their preferred schoolsbecause they did not complete the application processcorrectly.

The LA Application Formn You must complete the LA application form issued

by the LA in whose area you live if you are applyingfor a place at one or more maintained secondary

schools, even if you are applying for schools whichare in the areas of other LAs. (You do not need tocomplete this form if you are applying only toindependent schools).

n On the LA application form, list the schools to whichyou wish to apply and make sure that the schoolsare listed in your order of preference. You can applyfor up to six maintained secondary schools.

n You do not have to apply for six schools butlimiting the number of schools you apply forwill not increase your chances of securing theoffer of a place at your first preference school.

n You are strongly advised to include in your listof preferences at least one school at which yourchild is likely to qualify for a place.

n If you live in the Borough of Croydon and yourchild attends a Croydon primary school, you mustcomplete the Croydon LA application form. This

form may be returned to your childs primary school.It must be received by the LA by 23 October 2009at the latest. If you live in the Borough of Croydonand your child does not attend a Croydon primaryschool, you must return the form, by 23 October2009, to Croydon LA at the address on the form.If you wish, you can apply online see page 11.

n If your name is not included on the ElectoralRegister at the address of your childs ordinaryplace of residence, you must provide a writtenexplanation for this.

n If you live outside Croydon, check the arrangementsfor return of the LA application form with yourhome LA.

n You must not submit more than one LA application.

n If you apply online, you must not submit apaper form.

Supplementary application forms

In addition to applying on your home LAs applicationform or online, some schools require that you complete

and return direct to them a supplementaryapplication form.

How to apply


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n If you submit an application or change your existingpreferences, or order of preferences, after 23October 2009 but before 11 December 2009,

without good reason for doing so, the wholeapplication will be treated as late, and this may jeopardise the possibility of your child being offereda place at one of your preferred schools.

n Applications which are late for no good reason andthose that are received after 11 December 2009but before 1 March 2010 will not be consideredin the initial allocation round but will be allocatedavailable places after all on time preferences havebeen processed. Where a place cannot be offeredat a preferred school, the parent will be invitedto apply for places at the schools which have

indicated that they have places available.

n This LA will accept late applications within thecoordinated process only if they are late for a goodreason. Examples of what will be considered as

good reason include: when a single parent hasbeen ill for some time, or has been dealing withthe death of a close relative; a family has justmoved into the area or is returning from abroad(proof of ownership or tenancy of a property withinthis LA will be required in these cases). Othercircumstances will be considered and each casedecided on its own merits.

n The latest date that an application that is late forgood reason, can be accepted for a Croydonresident will be the 11 December 2009.

Late Applications

n You do have a right of appeal against any decisionnot to offer a place at a preferred school. Theschool or the LA for (community schools) will notifyyou of their appeals arrangements. The appealsare heard by an independent panel. The schoolwill explain to the panel why a place could not beallocated for your son/daughter.

You will need to persuade the panel that there arespecial reasons why your son/daughter should begiven a place despite the fact that the school is full.

Special arrangements apply to children withStatements of Special Educational Needs see page 15.

Appeals

n Oversubscribed Croydon schools will maintainwaiting lists. Parents who wish their childs nameto be included on the waiting lists for voluntaryaided, foundation schools, Academies, i.e. Harris

Academy South Norwood, Harris City AcademyCrystal Palace, Harris Academy Purley, Oasis

Academy: Coulsdon and Oasis Academy: ShirleyPark are required to communicate this in writing, tothe establishments concerned. Parents who wishtheir childs name to be included on the waitinglists for community schools must communicate thisin writing to Croydon LA (see page 19).

n Waiting lists will be ordered in accordance withthe priorities identified in the published admissionscriteria of the admissions authorities concerned.

n Individual admission authorities will determinethe period for which their waiting lists will be

maintained.

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n The list of schools you include on your LAapplication is confidential. The schools youhave applied to will not be informed of the other

applications you have made.n The order of preference of each school on your list

will not be released, with the application details, tothe schools concerned. (For a detailed explanationof this, please see the paragraph headed Order of Preferences below.)

n The ranked position of schools which are situatedoutside the home LA will be released to the LAwhich maintains the school(s) (in order that the

highest ranked preference can be determined incases where a child is eligible for a place at morethan one school in that LAs area).

n The LA application may be released for admissionappeals purposes.

Confidentiality - LA Application

Changing your mindn After the closing date of 23 October 2009, it will

not be possible for you to add new schoolpreferences to the Croydon LA application form.

These will be regarded as late applications - seepage 12.

n If you are applying online, you can amend yourapplication at any time until final submission.Please remember to submit by 23 October 2009.

Fraudulent applicationsCroydon takes very seriously any attempt to gainan advantage in the admissions process, by givingfalse information. The local authority will investigateapplications where there are any doubts aboutinformation or where information has been receivedfrom another source.

Make sure that you include the correct informationin your application. Your address will be checked,

i.e. by reference to primary school records, ElectoralRegister, Child Benefit Record(s) and if necessary bya Council Officer visiting the address.

Schools you apply for will have no knowledge of

where they are ranked in your list of preferences. All applications received by these schools receiveequal consideration and, therefore, you need not beconcerned about what will happen if you failto put one of the schools first in your list. All youneed to do is to list the schools in your exact orderof preference.

You should check the admissions criteria for anymaintained school outside Croydon (i.e not coveredby this booklet) for which you are applying. Where afirst preference application is a requirement you will

need to give very careful consideration to your order of

preference. For instance, if the school is genuinely yourfirst preference, then you have no difficulty. If morethan one of the schools you are applying to operatethe first preference requirement, you will need todecide which of the schools you really want but also,of course, at which of the schools you are most likelyto be successful. If one of these schools is not yourgenuine first preference school and you identify it assuch, you run the risk of failing to secure a place at apreferred school which you have identified as alower preference.

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Pupils with Special Educational Needs

The majority of children who have special educationalneeds have their needs met within local mainstreamschools and receive additional resources via School

Action or School Action Plus provisions. Childrenwho receive these additional provisions should followthe normal admission procedure identified withinthis booklet.

A small number of children have undergone Statutory Assessment and have been issued with Statementsof Special Educational Needs. If your child has aStatement you should have already received a letterfrom Preeya Chopra in the Special Educational Needs

Team advising you of the admissions process. If yourchild has a Statement you should not complete theonline application form.

If you are not sure if your child receives supportfrom School Action, School Action Plus or hasa Statement you should contact the SENCO inyour childs primary school to clarify this beforeinforming the Local Authority of yourschool preferences.

All mainstream schools provide resources for childrenwith special educational needs and every school willhave a special educational needs co-ordinator whohas specific responsibility for pupils with SpecialEducational Needs.

Statemented pupils:If your child has a statement of special educationalneeds you will have already completed the schoolspreference form sent to you by the special educationalneeds team. In which case your child is likely to beprioritised for a place at the school you have chosenunless the school is unable to meet your childs needsin full, or the LA has not agreed to your preference.If you have not returned this form you must do soimmediately.

Special schools: A small number of children with a Statement mayrequire a specialist secondary school placement.

The type of school your child requires should bediscussed at the Year 5 annual review and notedin the recommendations arising from that meeting.If you require further information about this youshould contact your childs school.

Appeals process:If you are not satisfied with the secondary schoolyour child is allocated and your child does not havea Statement you should follow the normal appealprocess identified on page 13 of this booklet.

If your child has a Statement and you are not satisfiedwith the school that the Local Authority has determinedfor your child you will be able to appeal to the SpecialEducational Needs and Disability Tribunal (SENDIST).

You will be given details about the appeal procedurewhen your child is issued with an amended Statementidentifying the allocated secondary school.

Advice: You can seek independent advice from CroydonParent Partnership Service on 020 8688 8288

If your child has a Statement you can contact SaskiaFraser and Preeya Chopra at Croydons SpecialEducational Needs team on 020 8686 4433 ext.63187 or email [email protected] [email protected]


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by 11 December 2009

by 23 October 2009for schools in Croydon

1 March 2010

Summary of what to do and important dates

10 Septemberto 15 October 2009

(for schools in Croydon)

by 23 October 2009

Find out about schools and take the opportunity to attendsome open evenings/open days.

Complete your home LAs application form, listing in preferenceorder the maintained schools you wish to apply to.

Send your LA application form to your childs primary school or homeLA (see page 12), together with supporting evidence where necessary.(Remember, if you wish you can apply online - see page 11).

Complete and return supplementary application forms direct to theschools which require them. Some of these forms can be accessedby visiting www.croydon.gov.uk/admissions or they can be obtainedfrom the schools themselves. If you are applying for schools outsideCroydon check the return date with the schools concerned.

Latest date that an application that is late for good reason canbe accepted. Reasons must be presented with the application bythis date.

National Offer Day(the date on which the outcome of your applications will be despatched)

Only online applications: Results will be available to view online 2 March 2010 - from 7am


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Community Schools Addington High School

Selsdon High School

Westwood Girls College

Woodcote High School



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Secondary schools

Croydon participates in the Pan London Co-ordinated Admission Scheme. Please see Croydons Pan LondonScheme on the Councils website. For further details regarding applications, processing, offers, late applications,post offer and waiting lists.

This document sets out the admissions for community secondary schools in croydon for entry in 2010/2011.

Admission Numbers for entry into Year 7 for Community Secondary Schools in 2010 / 2011

Addington High School 180

Selsdon High School ** 210

Westwood Girls College 180

Woodcote High School 210

** under consideration for entry to the Academy sector in September 2010

Croydon community schoolsAdmission arrangements for entry in 2010 / 2011

Admission criteria

If the number of applications for a school is higher thanthe number of places available, the allocations will bemade in the following order

1. Looked after Children (see Note 1)

2. Siblings: Children with a brother or sister whowill be in attendance at the school at the time of enrolment of the new pupil. (see Note 2)

3. Medical: Pupils with serious medical reasons forneeding to attend the particular school. (see Note 3)

4. Distance: Priority will be given to pupils livingnearest to the school as measured in a straight line.(see note 4 and note 5).

Subject to the requirement to offer a place to a ChildLooked After, the first 18 places at Westwood GirlsCollege for Languages and Arts will be allocated onthe basis of aptitude for languages (see Note 6)

Distance will be used as a tiebreaker for each over-subscription criterion (see note 7).

The Local Authority will use the equal preferencemodel for deciding which school is offered. This meansthat all school preferences are considered togetherand the admissions criteria administered equally. Therank or order of preference will only be used if it ispossible to offer more than one of the preferences.

The highest ranked potential offer will be offered.


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Note 1

Children in public care at the date on which theapplication is made. If an application is made underthe looked after criterion, it must be supported by aletter from the relevant Local Authority (Social ServicesDepartment.

Note 2 A sibling is defined as a brother or sister, half brotheror sister, step brother or sister or adopted brother orsister whose main residence is at the same address.

Note 3 The medical reasons must be verified by a doctor orconsultant and declared at the time of application if known at the time. Claims for priority of admission onmedical grounds will not be considered if submittedafter a decision on the original application has alreadybeen made. Decisions on priority of admissionon medical grounds will be made on the basis of recommendations of the Authoritys Medical Advisor.

The Application must be supported by a letter from ahospital consultant and/or the Familys GP.

Note 4Home is defined as the address where the child

normally resides as their only or principal residence. Addresses involved in child minding (professionalor relatives) are excluded. Parents will be asked toprovide documentary evidence to confirm an addressand parental responsibility. The Authority should benotified of changes of address immediately. Failure todo so, could result in the child being denied a place ata preferred school.

Note 5Distance will be measured in a straight line from thecentre of the pupils main home to the designated mainentrance, nominated by the school using the Local

Authoritys computerised measuring system with thoseliving closer to the school receiving higher priority. Forshared properties eg. flats, the centre will be takenfrom the centre of the building.

Note 6 - Westwood Girls College The test to demonstrates an aptitude for languagesis based on a test originally produced by the Centrefor Information for Language Teachers and which hasbeen adapted for use by a least one other establishedLanguage College.

(parents will be required to complete a separate

supplementary form if they wish their daughters to sitthe Aptitude Test. Subsequently, they will be notifiedof the dates on which their daughters should attend atthe school in order to sit the test).

Note 7 - Tiebreaker

Distance will be used as a tiebreaker for each over-subscription criterion. Where distance is the same forpupils; the Authority will use random allocation.

1. Arrangements for the Co-ordination of Admission to Year 7

Croydon will participate in the Pan London Scheme forthe co-ordination of secondary school admissions forSeptember 2010 intake. Details are given on page 10How applicants are dealt with.

For Year 7 entry, applications must be made on thecommon application form (CAF). Croydons CAF willbe issued only to parents of children who are residentin Croydon. Parents in the areas of other LAs andwishing to apply for places in Croydon schools mustdo so on, the CAF issued by their Home LA. Theclosing date for receipt of the CAF is 23 October 2009.

The outcome of applications submitted by the initialclosing date will be dispatched on 1 March 2010.

2. Waiting ListsWaiting lists will be maintained for over-subscribedschools. A childs position on the waiting list will bedetermined in accordance with the admissions criteria

set out above. It will not take account of the date of application. A childs position on a waiting list cango down as well as up, for example if a child on thewaiting list moves nearer the school.

3. In Year Admissions The process described above is adopted forthe purpose of dealing with the large number of applications made at the same time in respect of children transferring from primary to secondary school.However, many applications have to be processedindividually at other times as pupils transfer betweenschools for whatever reason. For these pupils, parent/ carers will be advised which schools are known tohave places and a statement of preference will beinvited. If the preferred school has a place availableit will be allocated. If the school is full, a place will beoffered at the nearest alternative community schoolwith a place available.Unsuccessful applicants will be offered a formal rightof appeal.

4. In Year Fair Access ProtocolIn exceptional circumstances, priority of admissionover other applicants may be accorded to pupils for

whom, for a variety of reasons, it is difficult to securean appropriate school place. Any such decision will betaken in accordance with the LA policy on Fair AccessProtocol.


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Important information relating to the admission criteriafor Croydon Communtiy Schools

Childs permanent address

The childs address should be that of the childspermanent place of residence. A business address,work place address, or childminders address will notbe accepted. A relative or carers address can ONLYbe considered if those person(s) have legal custodyof the child. In these circumstances, evidence of legalcustody/parental responsibility i.e. a Court Order mustbe supplied.

Shared custody

If parents share custody of the child, the addressgiven should be that of the parent with whom the childspends most of the school week, which will normallybe the address where Child Benefit is payable. Onlyone application per child can be accepted. If theaddress of the parent differs from that of the child,a written explanation must be submitted withthe application.

Twins/triplets or other multiple births

n Where a parent applies for entry into the same yeargroup for more than one child and it is not possible tooffer a place to all of them, the names of the childrenwho were unsuccessful will be accorded sibling priorityon the waiting list i.e. the successful child has beenaccepted. A vacancy/vacancies must have arisen

before an offer can be made. Where there is one

school place available and there is more than onesibling who is eligible for a place under the publishedadmissions criteria, the places will be offered to thechildren as the ranked position allows. The parentmust then decide whether to accept or reject thoseplaces on an individual basis.

Change of address

Changes of address will only be considered where the Authority receives the following, independent evidence.

Letter from a solicitor confirming the exchange andcompletion of contract for the new place of residence.

ORCopy of the new tenancy agreement

The Authority should be notified of changes of addressimmediately. Failure to do so, could result in the childbeing denied a place at a preferred school.

Waiting lists

n The waiting lists for community schools in Croydonwill be maintained for oversubscribed schools - Achilds position on the waiting list will be determinedin accordance with the admission criteria and will nottake account of the date of application. The waiting listis not kept on a first - come, first served basis.

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Students: Girls and Boys 830 on roll

Entry Number: 180

Admission criteria - see page 18 & 19

Application should be made by including the nameof the school in your list of preferences on the LAapplication form and returning it to your childs primaryschool or home LA by 23 October 2009. There is nosupplementary application form for this school.

The Head and specialist staff are available for individualmeetings with parents/carers.

At Addington High School we: n Know, look after and have the highest expectations

of every pupil.

n Deliver a broad, balanced and relevant curriculumwith wide choice at KS4, including in-schoolvocational provision and college link courses.

n Develop an active partnership with parents/ carers based around friendly, clear and purposefulcommunication.

n Provide a wide range of additional activities,including visits, residential trips, arts, music andsports and links with universities and colleges.

n Emphasise Human Beingness - that life and alife are special. We value highly pupils personal

development, ambition and confidence.n Listen to our pupils and provide meaningful all

year round opportunities for pupil leadershipand responsibility.

n Provide specialist support to those who need it,including gifted and talented pupils. (NACE Awardfor Excellence in Able, Gifted & Talented Education).

As a Visual & Media Arts College, we emphasisen Learning through investigation and inquiry.

n Visual learning using media in learning.

n Using technology to increase pupils engagementin learning.

We have developed our facilities and provision as weknow that the 21st Century school and 21st Centurylearning need to be different.

Facilities include a new Media Centre, film and soundstudios, outstanding ICT, Fitness Centre, Musictechnology and refurbished classrooms in all subjects.

Addington High School: Ambition, Harmony, SuccessDeveloping Confident, Connected, ActivelyInvolved Lifelong Learners.

OFSTED, February 2009 Addington High School is a good school and the

headteacher and senior leaders have workedextremely hard to successfully embed a culture of improvement in the school.

The best interests of students are firmly at the heartof the school. It has good capacity to improvefurther.

The curriculum is good. Many new courses have

been added to the Key Stage 4 curriculum since thelast inspection.

Good lessons motivate students through well-planned learning that includes group work, discussionand debate.

Progress made by students from Year 7 to Year 11 isgood, and for some students outstanding.

Success through partnership care and qualityfor all

Addington High School (Community) A Visual & Media Arts College DCSF code 306 4042

Fairchildes Avenue, New Addington, Croydon CR0 OAH

t: 01689 842545 f: 01689 843504Headteacher: Tim Davies MA (Hons) Cantab, PGCE, NPQHemail: [email protected]: www.addingtonhigh.croydon.sch.uk

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Pupils: Girls and Boys 850 on roll

Entry number: 210


Application should be made by including the nameof the school in your list of preferences on the LAapplication form and returning it to your childs primaryschool or home LA by 23 October 2009. There is nosupplementary application form for this school. Seepage 11 for online applications.

Vision:

To become a great school where everyone in theschool community is successful.

success for everyone is our motto.

Our Core Values:

n Everyone is important and equally valued.

n Everyone deserves respect.

n Everyone can learn, improve and succeed:achievement is as important as attainment.

Our aim is to transform our learning community intoa place where all children regardless of gender,background, ethnicity, culture, ability have a love forlearning so that they can be successful, fulfil theirdreams and lead exciting lives.

What the students say:

We are expected to work hard and achieve our best.We have lots of opportunities to succeed at our ownpace, for example we can take GCSEs early or workin classes where there is extra support. There arereally good facilities in classrooms and good access tocomputers which make learning interesting and fun.We have brilliant sports facilities especially the Sportshall and Astroturf. There are many different clubs wecan join and because of the facilities we can do a widerange of sports.

Features:

n Focus on students developing a love for learning sothat they can become effective learners and achievehigh standards.

n Progress regularly monitored to ensure that everystudent reaches his or her potential.

n High standards of behaviour, uniform andpositive relationships.

n An emphasis on cooperation where each person isrespected equally and valued as an individual witha strong pastoral system supporting personaldevelopment and academic achievement.

n Striving for excellent attendance and punctuality.

n An exciting and diverse curriculum, which meetsthe needs and aspirations of all our students.

n Close links with colleges, subjects include webdesign, performing arts, statistics, law andpsychology. Young apprenticeships also available.

n An active student voice giving students opportunitiesto have a real voice in the way the school is run.

n Celebrating attainment and achievement at everyage and every level.

n Strong parental involvement with Parent Focusgroups working in partnership to improve the quality

of education. The most successful schools are those with the closestlinks with Parents. We maintain contact through:

n Newslettersn Parents eveningsn Open daysn Parent governorsn Questionnaire to parentsn Focus groups.

And of course you may phone at any time to make

an appointment.

Selsdon High School (Community)DCSF code 306 4033Farnborough Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 8HD

t: 020 8657 8935 f: 020 8651 6065Headteacher: Mrs Karen Bentonemail: [email protected]: www.selsdonhighschool.org.uk

Bus Routes: 64, 130, T31, T32, 466, 654 Tramlink: Gravel Hill stop

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Pupils: Girls only 900 on roll

Entry Number: 180


18 places (10% of the intake) will be awarded on thebasis of performance in an aptitude test for languages.

Features:n Continually improving standards of progress and

achievement.n High expectations of uniform, discipline and work.n Excellence in Modern Foreign Languages including

French, German, Spanish and Japanese.n Optional classes in Urdu and other community

languages.

n Excellence in creative arts including Art, Drama andFashion Design.

n Outstanding student support, care and individualguidance.

n Numerous clubs, activities and outings.n Excellent ICT facilities.n Wide range of academic and vocational courses.n Programme of university visits including

Roehampton, Sussex and Cambridge

The Future:

Westwood Girls College is at an exciting stage in itsdevelopment. An application has been submitted tothe DCSF for a 6th Form from September 2010 andcreative partnerships are being developed with anoutstanding 11-18 training school, universities and aLanguage College.

School Aims:

Westwood aims to ensure that all of its studentsbecome confident and fulfilled young women with highaspirations and the skills and motivation to becomelifelong learners and active citizens.

We provide excellent teaching and vibrant learningopportunities in a pleasant, stimulating and safeenvironment, with the widest possible range of extraactivities to encourage the enjoyment of learning.

We take every opportunity to value and celebrate ourdiversity and to enable our students to understand theirrole in local, national and global communities.

We ensure that students feel valued and that theirindividual progress is monitored and supported. Weencourage every student to give of her best to ensurethat her gifts and talents are fully developed. We workin close partnership with parents and families to thisend.

Westwood Girls College forLanguages and Arts (Community)

Bus Routes: 450, 196, 468, 249 run along Beulah Hill

Spurgeon Road, Upper Norwood, London, SE19 3UG

t: 020 8653 1661 f: 020 8771 6573Executive Headteacher: Colette Singletonemail: [email protected]: www.westwood.croydon.sch.uk DCSF code 306 4024

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Pupils: Girls and Boys 11-18

Entry Number: 210

Applications received for 2009 intake: 867

Admission criteria - see page 18 & 19 Application should be made by including the nameof the school in your list of preferences on the LAapplication form and returning it to your childsschool or home LA by 23 October 2009. There is nosupplementary application form for this school.

See page 11 for online applications

Features:n High achievement-focused standards

(77% 5A*-C grades in 2008 GCSEs).n A special Year 7 Learning Conference at the start

of term to ease transition to secondary school.n Wide range of out-of-hours activities including

sports, music, art, drama and ICT.n Vocational courses offered in Key Stage 4 in Leisure

and Tourism, Health and Social Care, Performing Arts, Media, Creative Arts and Sports Studies.

n Strict uniform policy. (including no jewellery andmobile phones)

n Specialist Sports and Maths & Computing College.n

Major building programme opened recently.n Surrounded by a pleasant green field site.n Large dynamic Sixth Form offering a wide range of

A level subjects.n Designated by the DCSF as a High Performing

Specialist School.

Aims:

Our vision is to create a learning community where allwho work here - students and staff are committed toincreasing their knowledge and developing their skills.

We emphasise:n Achievementn Participationn

Partnershipn Equality

Ofsted:In 2008 Ofsted made the following comments:

Students show respect for each other and olderstudents look after younger ones

Results are good and show improvement over time

Participation rates for the extremely wide range of extra-curricular sporting activities are very high

Students, including the most vulnerable, say they feelsafe in school.

Learning is enhanced by the mutual respect shown byteachers and students in the classroom.

The school benefits from good leadership andmanagement at all levels.

Open Events:Wednesday 16 September 2009. 9.00am 10.30am

Thursday l7 September 2009. 7.00am 9.00pm.Wednesday 30 September 2009. 9.00am 10.30am

Woodcote High School (Community)Specilaist Sports And Maths & Computing CollegeDcsf Code 306 4031

Meadow Rise, Coulsdon, CR5 2EH t: 020 8668 6464 f: 020 8660 9038Headteacher: Mr. Mark Southworth, C.Chem, MRSCemail: [email protected]: www.woodcote.croydon.sch.uk

Bus Route: 434, 463, A walk from bus routes 60, 166, 405, 466

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AcademiesHarris Academy: Crystal Palace

Harris Academy: Purley

Harris Academy: South Norwood

Oasis Academy: Coulsdon

Oasis Academy: Shirley Park

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Students on roll: 1,200

Entry Number: 180

Applications received for 2009 intake: 1944

We are an outstanding school, delivering a high qualityeducation for each one of our students. Harris City

Academy Crystal Palace has been officially recognisedby the government as a High Performing School and

judged to be an outstanding school in the recent Ofstedinspection. The Academy is currently undertaking a10 million investment in new facilities making analready excellent school even better. New facilities forMusic and Drama, a dedicated Post 16 lounge areaand an Academy wide ICT system.

Applications for places will be made in accordance withLocal Authority admission arrangements and will bemade on the Common Application Form provided andadministered by the Local Authority. The Academy willwork to the common admissions timetable agreed byCroydon Local Authority.

Additionally, a Harris supplementary form should onlybe completed by those needing a concession in thetest (A concession is related to a student having SEN)and will only be used in deciding accessibility issues forthe banding test and will not be considered for broaderadmissions issues.

The supplementary form can be obtained on request

(also via the website www.harriscrystalpalace.org.uk ) and returned to the Academy along with proof of residence. NB completion of a supplementary form forHarris City Academy does not constitute an applicationto the Academy. You MUST complete the Local

Authority Common Application Form.

Applicants will take a standardised non-verbalreasoning test and a test to measure Technological

Aptitude. 10% of places will be reserved for studentsbased on their aptitude for Technology, which is one of the Academy specialisms.

The remaining places will be allocated by placingstudents based on the results of their non-verbalreasoning test into one of 9 ability groups. Theassessment is not a pass or fail test. It is designed

to ensure that students of all abilities have an equalchance of gaining a place at the Academy. Where thenumber of applications for admission is greater thanthe published admission number, applicants will beconsidered against the criteria set out below. Afterthe admission of students with statement of SpecialEducational Needs, where the Academy is named onthe statement, criteria will be applied in the followingorder.

1. Looked After Children

2. Admission of students whose siblings attend the

Academy in year 710 and who will continue to doso on the date of admission.

3. Remaining places in each ability band will beallocated by drawing lots in geographical zones.Zone A will be a zone up to a 2 mile radius fromthe fixed point shown on the map available inthe prospectus, on display at the Academyand on the website (the website allows youto calculate your distance using postcode);Zone B will be a zone over 2 miles radius fromthe point on the map. (90% of places will beallocated to Zone A and 10% to Zone B).

Proof of Residence An original proof of residence in the form of one of thefollowing:

A landline telephone bill, electricity bill or gas bill datesno earlier than 1 June 2009. If gas/electricity is paidby key/meter, you must provide a summary from yoursupplier showing usage and payments dated no earlierthan 1 June 2009.

Harris City Academy Crystal PalaceAn Outstanding School DCSF code 306 6906Maberley Road, Upper Norwood, SE19 2JH

t: 020 8771 2261 f: 020 8771 7531Principal: Mr Steve Kenningemail: [email protected]: harriscrystalpalace.org.uk

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ChecklistIf applying to Harris City Academy Crystal Palaceplease list the Academy on the Common ApplicationForm which is returned to the Local Authority.

Please complete the Harris City Academy CrystalPalace Supplementary Information Form only if yourequire a concession. This form is available from the

Academy. You will then need to return it together withproof of residence, to the Admissions Officer at HarrisCity Academy Crystal Palace, Maberley Road, UpperNorwood SE19 2JH.

Entry Requirements for Post 16 at Harris City Academy Federation P16:Harris operates an open policy for applications made.

Offers conditional upon Year 11 results. The number of places available at Post 16: 350

Features: Outstanding Ofsted Report March 2007.

Outstanding examination results at all levels.

Students of all abilities do exceptionally well.

First Class facilities in all subjects but especially inMaths, Science and Technology.

Superb ICT network including interactive whiteboardsand video conferencing facilities.

Entitlement to progression onto a wide range of Post16 AS/A2 and AVCE courses.

On-site Sports and Leisure Centre.

Excellent behaviour and a secure, high-qualitylearning environment.

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Students on roll: 803

Entry number: 180

Subject to funding agreement

A brand new school with drive and ambitionWe will open our doors to our first Year 7s inSeptember 2009. As the third Harris academyin Croydon, we will be an aspirational and high-achieving community where every student is given theopportunity to achieve their personal best.

Places will be free of charge and open to studentsof all abilities. We are looking for an enthusiastic,motivated and hard-working set of Year 7s who will:

n Enjoy being part of the highly successful andpopular Harris Federation of South London Schools.

n Get the individual care and attention they need tothrive. Every student will have their own learningcoach who will work with them individually to setgoals and encourage progress.

n Receive extra one-to-one tuition if they need it, ortake extra classes in subjects such as Latin, scienceand mathematics if they need to be stretched.

n Take part in a wide range of extra-curricularactivities, from music and drama to sports and

much more. Wherever there is demand for a newactivity, we will always try to make it happen.

n Contribute to a safe, orderly and happyenvironment.

n Be able to stay on for our brand new Sixth Form,broadening their horizons and prospects.

We will have a 20 million investment in spectacularnew and refurbished buildings.

An outstanding track record The Harris Federation has a popular, proven andtrusted way of running schools. It is a registeredcharity with almost 20 years experience in runningschools in South London.

Last year, Harris City Academy Crystal Palace andHarris Academy South Norwood were amongst thethree most oversubscribed schools in the borough.

Across south London, Harris academies are achievingsustained improvement at GCSE and consistentlypositive Ofsted inspections.

A well-rounded educationOur curriculum will offer students a well-roundededucation with a strong foundation in literacyand numeracy. We will combine traditional valuesof discipline, respect and good behaviour withcontemporary best practice in teaching andtechnology.

Whether a child is struggling, needs to be stretchedor is somewhere in the middle, we will always work tomeet their needs and inspire the best in them.

We will provide extra-curricular enrichment to rival thebest schools in the country, so that every student cantake part in an activity they enjoy.

All Harris students get the chance to go on residentialtrips. In recent years, Harris students have travelled toChina to learn Mandarin, rebuilt a school in India andsailed a leg in the world voyage on the Gypsy Moth.

Harris Academy PurleyDCSF code TBCKendra Hall Road, South Croydon, CR2 6DTt: 020 8405 5200 before 1 September 2009

020 8681 1141 after 1 September 2009f: 020 8405 5201 before 1 September 2009

020 8681 1144 after 1 September 2009Principal: Mrs Carol-Anne Alcockemail: [email protected] website: www.harrispurley.org.uk

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Our first Year 7sFrom the day our new Year 7s first arrive at theacademy, we want them to feel welcome, safe andconfident in their new school.

In their first week here, every Year 7 will be allocatedtheir own learning mentor to coach them, set goalswith them and make sure they settle in well. Classsizes will be kept as small as possible. We will alsohave a culture of mutual respect between students andstaff and zero tolerance of bullying in any form.

We want parents to feel involved and informed abouttheir childs education. This is why we will sendreports home every six weeks and regularly welcomeparents to come and meet with their childs teachers.

Please do come along to visit us at our OpenEvening (Thursday 17th September, 5 8pm).

Alternatively, please call the office to make aseparate appointment to see us.

How to apply All 180 Year 7 places will be open to students of allabilities and backgrounds.

To apply, you will need to include the academy inyour preferences on the Common Application Formprovided by Croydon Council, or your home localauthority if you live somewhere else. You shouldalso complete the Harris Federation application formprovided with our prospectus and available on ourwebsite.

A full copy of our admissions policy is available onour website and in our prospectus. Subject to finalconfirmation, however, if we receive more than 180applications our oversubscription criteria are as follows:

Children with statements of Special EducationalNeed (where the academy is named on thestatement) will receive priority.

In order to ensure children of all abilities have a fairchance of getting a place, the remaining places willbe allocated using a banding system. Under thissystem, applicants will undertake the NFER Non-

Verbal Reasoning test on Monday 14th December2009. This test is impossible to either pass or fail;it divides applicants into nine bands according to

their ability and we will take in students from all ninebands.

If any band is oversubscribed, places would begiven to applicants in the following order of priority:

i. Children in public care (looked after children).

ii. Students for whom it is essential that they beadmitted to the academy because of significantmedical or social needs, based on written evidencefrom a professional such as a Doctor or SocialWorker.

iii. The remaining places will be offered to pupilson the basis of proximity to the school using theshortest safe walking distance between the mainentrance to a students home and our front gate inKendra Hall Road, Surrey, CR2 6DT.


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Harris Academy South Norwood is one of the mostexciting, innovative and imaginative ventures ineducation today. This newly built 34 million Businessand Enterprise Academy has state-of-the-art facilities

amongst the best in the country. We have nowestablished ourselves as a very successful Academy,with a culture of high expectations, raising theaspirations of all our students.

Entry RequirementsWhere the number of applications for admissionis greater than the published admission number,applications will be considered against the criteriaset out below. After the admission of students withstatements of Special Educational Needs, Where thenumber of applications is greater than the publishedadmission number, applications will be consideredagainst the criteria set out below:

1. Children in public care.

2. Nearness to the Academy, as calculated by straightline distance, whilst maintaining the correct numberin each ability group.

A waiting list will be maintained until a month after theadmission date.

Applications will be made on the Common ApplicationForm administered by Croydon Local Authority. Inorder to ensure that the Academy admits students

from the full range of abilities, all applicants will takea standardized non-verbal reasoning test. Basedupon this all students will be placed in one of 9 abilitygroups. The assessment is not a pass or fail test, it isdesigned to ensure that students of all abilities have anequal chance of gaining a place at the Academy.

Additionally, a Harris supplementary form should onlybe completed by those needing a concession in thetest (A concession is related to a student having SEN)and will only be used in deciding accessibility issues forthe banding test and will not be considered for broaderadmissions issues.

The supplementary form can be obtained on request(also via the website www.harrissouthnorwood.org.

uk ) and returned to the Academy along with proof of residence. NB completion of a supplementary form forHarris Academy does not constitute an application tothe Academy. You MUST complete the Local Authority

Common Application Form.

Proof of Residence An original proof of residence in the form of one of thefollowing:

A landline telephone bill, electricity bill or gas bill datesno earlier than 1 June 2009. If gas/electricity is paidby key/meter, you must provide a summary from yoursupplier showing usage and payments dated no earlierthan 1 June 2009.

Key Features of the New Academy

Our aim is to create a World-Class Academy for SouthNorwood. Key features will include:

n An 11-18 Academy with a Sixth Form of 300offering a full range of academic and vocationalsubjects.

n A state-of-the art new building with unrivalledfacilities in an unparalleled range of subjectsprovided in conjunction with Harris City AcademyCrystal Palace.

n A motivating, modular curriculum with shortterm targets, useful feedback to students onhow to improve their work, and regular reportingto parents.

n Enterprise related curriculum with a dedicatedEnterprise centre.

n ICT rich environment with whiteboard technologyused across the curriculum and broadband internet.

n Extensive community involvement in the Academy including community educationalprovision, community use of the Academysite and community mentoring and role models.

n The Academy benefits from the Sponsorshipand support of Lord Harris of Peckham and frompartnership with Harris City Academy Crystal Palace.

Harris Academy South Norwood(A brand new 11-18 Academy for Girls and Boys)

DCSF code 306 69052 Cumberlow Avenue, South Norwood SE25 6AE t: 020 8405 5070Principal: Ms C English, BSc Hons (Maths)website: www.harrissouthnorwood.org.uk

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ChecklistIf applying to Harris Academy South Norwood pleaselist the Academy on the Common Application Formwhich is returned to the Local Authority.

Please Complete the Harris Academy South NorwoodSupplementary Information Form only if you require aconcession. This form is available from the Academy.

You will then need to return it together with proof of residence, to the Admissions Officer at Harris AcademySouth Norwood, 2 Cumberlow Avenue, London SE256AE.

Entry Requirements for Post 16 at Harris City Academy Federation P16:Harris City operates an open policy for applications

made. Offers conditional upon Year 11 results. Thenumber of places available at Post 16: 300



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Students on Roll: Girls and Boys rising over timeto 1,150

General Information

Oasis Academy Coulsdon opened in September2008 and has already brought about transformationalchange to the lives of students, parents, staff and thelocal community it serves. One of the most talkedabout, exciting and innovative Academies in thecountry, this fully inclusive Academy provides academicand vocational qualifications coupled with extensiveenrichment opportunities for girls and boys in the 11-18age range.

The multi-million pound investment in new buildingsincluding a post-16 centre from 2011, will ensurethat students can enjoy their learning in first-class

facilities. State of the art ICT equipment will enhanceteaching in the classroom and facilitate independentlearning by students in Academy study areas. Eachstudents education is a careful balance betweenacademic learning and practical training: stretchingand challenging the academically able and supportingstudents learning needs. Students study all theNational Curriculum core subjects and chooseindividual pathways to success at the end of Key Stage3. The Academys policy of stage not age ensuresthat students study at the right level based on theiracademic ability and achievements.

The Academy has two specialisms: Science & Technology with Business & Enterprise which providesa perfect balance between academic and vocationallearning, inspiring our students to fully participate in thethriving business and IT-based globalised economyof the 21st century thus improving their educationaloutcomes and life chances.

Oasis Academies work to transform communities bypromoting inclusion and confronting injustice in the UKand overseas with the aim of bringing transformation socially, spiritually, emotionally, educationally,physically and environmentally helping people live

life to its fullest. Since 1985 Oasis has grown into aninternational family made of 10 country bases withpeople serving across 5 continents.

Admissions:

The Admissions Policy for Oasis Academy Coulsdonis totally inclusive. Students are accepted irrespectiveof ability or faith. Those with disabilities and learningdifficulties are also welcome. All places at the Academywill be free and available to the local community withinthe Admissions Policy that mirrors the admissionarrangements for community schools in Croydon.

Application forms:

In addition to including the Academy on the LAapplication form, applicants must also complete the

Academys supplementary application form. This formis available from the Academy and must be returneddirect to the Academy by no later than 23 October2009.

If you are a parent/carer of a student currently in Year6 and wish to apply for a place at Oasis AcademyCoulsdon in Year 7 for September 2010, you will needto complete the Common Application Form and returnit to Croydon Council.

If you are seeking a place in any other year group orfor a Year 7 place post-National Offer Day, you mustcontact the Academy directly.

Homefield Road, Old Coulsdon Surrey, CR5 1ESt: 01737 551161 f: 01737 557410Executive Principal: Mr John Murphy

Associate Principal: Mr David Millarwebsite: www.oasisacademycoulsdon.orgemail: [email protected]

Bus Routes: 466, 404, 60

Oasis Academy CoulsdonOur Partnership for Success DCSF code 306 6907

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How places will be allocated at Oasis AcademyCoulsdon

Where the number of applications for admissionis greater than the published admissions number,applications will be considered against the criteriaset out below. After the admission of students withStatements of Special Educational Needs where the

Academy is named on the Statement, the criteria willbe applied in the order in which they are set out below.

1. Children in public care (Looked after Children) at thetime of application.

2. Siblings of students who will be members of Years7 to 11 at the Academy on the date when theapplicant would be admitted. The term siblingmeans a full, half, adopted or fostered brother orsister, or other child living permanently within thesame household. The Academy reserves the right

to ask for proof of relationship.3. Children who have specific medical and/or special

needs where the application is supported by writtenspecific professional advice as to why admissionto the Academy is necessary. The definition asto what constitutes medical and special needswithin the scope of this provision will be agreed byOasis Community Learning and will be available inwriting to parents in the prospectus as part of theadmissions policy.

4. Places are allocated on a geographical basis tochildren who live nearest to the Academy. Thedistance used to determine how close the child livesto the Academy will be the direct line measurementfrom the front door of the permanent home addressto the main entrance to the Academy site. The

childs permanent home address is where he orshe normally lives and sleeps and goes to schoolfrom. Proof of residence can be requested at anytime throughout the admissions process. If false ormisleading information is used to gain entry to the

Academy, the offer of a place will be withdrawn andthe application cancelled.

If there are more applicants than there are placesremaining within a particular category and where thereis no difference in distance from home to Academy fortwo or more children, random allocation will be usedto allocate the final available place(s) and to establishpriority on the waiting list.

Please note: There is an appeals process and allOasis Academies follow the nationally agreed guidancefor admissions appeals.

Open Evenings:Friday 11th & Monday 28 September 5.30 8pm

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Students on Roll: Girls and Boys, 1051 - Rising to1250 by 2011

Entry Number: 180

General InformationOasis Academy Shirley Park has some of the finestacademic, leisure and enrichment facilities in theBorough including: sports hall, fitness gymnasiumand dance studio; a concert and assembly hall, fullyequipped drama studio; Astroturf pitch and landscapedgrounds. Our students enjoy their education in a state-of-the-art learning environment which is ecologicallyand environmentally sympathetic. A new post-16centre will open in 2011 to enhance our educationaloffer and raise student

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