The Guide to Primary Schools 2013-14

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Schools at the heart of the community

20132014

HARROW

a guide to

PrimarySchools


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Online applicationswhy not apply onlineand save time

Further details of the online admissions process including the link to

the online admissions portal are available on Harrows website

From 1 September 2012 you can apply online

www.harrow.gov.uk/schooladmissions

Or contact the School Admissions Service PO Box 22, Harrow Council,

Station Road, Harrow HA1 2UW Tel: 020 8901 2620

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Its simple, convenient and time-saving.

You get an instant acknowledgement that

your application has been received andyou will be sent an email with the outcome

of your application telling you which school

you have been offered.

(see further details on page 6)


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Contents

Online applications 2

Timetable of applications to reception 5

How to apply 6-11

How places were allocated last year 12

List of primary schools in Harrow 13-16

How the system works 17

Appeals 18-19

Transfer to junior school 20

Community School admission arrangements 21

Academy School, Free School and Voluntary Aided Schoolsadmission arrangements 22-51

In year applications for 2012-2013 52-53

Applying for schools in other areas 54

Applying for nursery school in Harrow 55

Education provision in Harrow 56

Year groups and term dates 57

Pupil support/travel options 58

Primary curriculum 59Glossary 60-61

Useful Information 63

Map showing primary schools in Harrow Back cover

WelcomeThis booklet has been produced by the council to give you information about Harrows primary schools.

It provides details mainly relating to the school year that starts in September 2013. It also gives general

information on education in Harrow.

The procedure to follow to get a place in a Harrow school is explained, as well as what to do if you dont get

a place in the school that you want. There is a map of Harrow Primary Schools showing their locations on

the back cover.


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Introduction

Dear parent or carer

Starting primary school is an exciting time for children and their families. The

information in this booklet explains how you apply for a reception school place for

your child. From September 1, parents are able to submit their applications online by

visiting www.harrow.gov.uk/schooladmissions

Applications for reception will be co-ordinated by Harrow Council. Parents applying for

a reception place for September 2013 should only complete one form. For families who

live in Harrow this means you should only complete Harrows Common Application

Form (CAF). You can list up to six state maintained schools, whether in Harrow and/orany local authority area, ranked in order of preference. Harrow will share information

about applications with other admission authorities. The outcome will be co-ordinated

to ensure that applicants only receive one offer, which will be the single best offer that

can be made.

It is important that you find out as much as possible about the schools you are applying

for before completing your application form. It is very important that you read the

information in this booklet carefully so that you can make informed decisions about

how to rank your preferences.

Harrow Council is committed to providing excellent learning opportuities and high

quality education for all pupils. We are proud of all of our schools and believe that your

child will have every opportunity to succeed at whichever school he or she attends.

We hope that you will find the information in this booklet helpful and should like to

wish your child every success at their primary school.

Brian Gate Catherine Doran Adrian Parker

Portfolio Holder Corporate Director Head of Education Strategy

Children, Schools Children and Families and School Organisation

and Families

Apply today at:www.harrow.gov.uk/schooladmissions


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Timetable of

applications to reception

The timetable for applications to school for children who live in Harrow

born between 1 September 2008 and 31 August 2009 due to startreception in September 2013 is as follows:

You can apply online at www.harrow.gov.uk/schooladmissions or you can

request a form from Access Harrow

Application forms and booklets will be sent to all Harrow primary schools,

and are available from Access Harrow for Harrow residents.

If you live outside of Harrow you must apply to your own council. Parents

applying for a Voluntary Aided (VA) school must complete and return asupplementary information form (SIF) direct to the school by 15th January

2013. If parents do not complete a SIF, the school will not have the

information about how well the child meets their admission rules. SIF forms

for Harrow VA schools are available from the school or www.harrow.gov.uk/

schooladmissions

Closing Date for applications

By this date you must have submitted an online application or completed a

paper application form and returned it to a Harrow Primary school or to

Access Harrow/Admissions Service.

Letters posted to parents with the outcome of their application. If you

have applied online you will be sent an email with the outcome of your

application. Please wait until you have received the email before logging on

to the eadmissions website.

Deadline for acceptance or decline of offer (you can accept/decline your

offer online).

Closing date for receipt of appeals.

Appeal hearings.

1 September 2012

September 2012

15 January 2013

17 April 2013

1 May 2013

17 May 2013

Summer Term 2013

If you do not live in Harrow but wish to apply for a Harrow school, please contact your council to make an

application.



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How to apply

Making your application for a reception class in a Harrow school to start inSeptember 2013

There are two ways to apply, online or by

completing the Common Application Form (CAF).

We recommend you complete your application

online. Please only use one method of application.Do not complete a Common Application Form

(CAF) if you intend to apply online. If you send

more than one application, we will only use the

most recent one.

Only Harrow residents should complete a Harrow

CAF.

You cannot apply for private or independent

schools through this process.

If your child has a statement of special educational

needs, please do not complete an application

form. The Special Educational Needs Assessment

and Review Service (SENARS) on 020 8966 6483

will manage your childs admission to school. For

further information please see page 56.

Please only complete an application for a

reception class place if your child is born between:

1 September 2008 and 31 August 2009.

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facility to help you identify schools in the local

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register your details and will be sent a user

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application before the closing date of 15 January

2013 and to keep track of the progress of your

application after the closing date

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form in order for it to come through to us. Failure

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not been sent to us, and your application will not

be considered. If in doubt please call the Harrow

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or email [email protected] to

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with the outcome of your application during the

evening of 17 April 2013.

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Completing your application online or in writing

tChilds details: Complete your childs name as

it appears on their birth certificate. Do not use

shortened names or nicknames.

tAddress: If you are applying in writing please

check that your address falls within Harrow

before completing the form. The address usedmust be the childs home address on

15 January 2013. Applications must be made to

your council. If you change your address after

completing the form, you must tell the council

straightaway.


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Please do not list an address of someone who

provides a temporary care arrangement for

your child, a business address, childminders

address, a relatives address or any other

address other than the childs home address.

If a school place is offered on the basis of an

incorrect address, the place may be withdrawn.

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responsibility, each for part of a week, the

address where the child lives is determined

using a joint declaration from the parents

stating the pattern of residence. If a childs

residence is split equally between both parents,

then parents will be asked to determine which

residential address should be used for the

purpose of admission to school. If no joint

declaration is received where the residence is

split equally by the closing date for applications,

the home address will be taken as the address

of the parent who receives child benefit. In

cases where parents are not eligible for child

benefit the address will be that of the parents

where the child is registered with the doctor.

If the residence is not split equally between

both parents then the address used will be the

address where the child spends the majority

of the school week.

tCurrent school: Complete the details of thepre school your child is attending. If your child

changes pre school after you submit your

application it is really important that you

notify us.

tPreferences: On your application form you

will be asked to list six schools, ranked in order

of preference. Each of your preferences will

be treated as a separate application. You must

name the schools that you wish to apply for,

wherever they are in the country, in the order you

prefer them. This is important because we can

only make one offer. If more than one school

that you have listed on your application form can

offer your child a place, then we will refer to the

rankings on your application form and offer the

school you have ranked highest. For example,

if the school you named as your second

preference and the school you named as your

fourth preference can offer you a place, we will

offer you a place at the school you ranked as

your second preference. Lower preferences willbe discarded.

With a paper application you can apply to any

maintained school anywhere in the UK. Once

you have decided on the order in which to rank

your school preferences, please complete the

school preference section listing the names of

the schools (preference one being your highest

ranked school). When filling in each preference

you must include the full name, Department for

Education (DfE) number and postcode of each

school. The DfE numbers for Harrow schools

can be found on the relevant school pages in

this guide.

You should try and use all the preferences

available to you. You do not have to apply to

six schools however initially you will only be

considered for the schools that you list on the

form. We recommend that you apply to at least

one school which is near your home, as distance

is used by many schools to decide which

children are offered places.

If you do not include a local Harrow school on

your list of preferences you will have no say in

which school your child is offered. This could

mean you may be offered a place a considerable

distance from your home as local schools will

have filled from applicants who named them on

the application form.

Consider the admissions arrangements of each

of the schools you are applying to and, using the

information about how places were offered in the

past, consider how successful your application

might be. You will find the statistics on page

12 which show how places were allocated at

Harrow schools last year.

How to apply (cont.)


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The level and pattern of demand for schools

changes every year. This means the distance

to which we can offer places also changes. The

table on page 12 shows the distance offered for

last year. This will change every year depending

on where children live. Please do not assume

that because children in your area attend aparticular school that your child will also be

offered a place.

Where a school is oversubscribed, its published

admission criteria will be used to decide the

order in which applicants will be offered places.

Councils will not pass on details of where the

school was ranked, and no school will be told

about other schools a parent has applied for.

To find out which are your local Harrow schools,

you can go to www.harrow.gov.uk/distancetool.

tReasons for preference: For each preference

we have provided you with some space to note

why you have selected a school. This box does

not need to be completed. Any information you

do provide will be passed to the school. Please

note that unless the information you provide

relates directly to the schools oversubscription

criteria it will not have a bearing on your

application.

tSiblings: A sibling is a childs brother or sister,

half brother or sister, adopted foster brother

or sister, step brother or sister living in the

same family unit at the same address. It does

not include cousins or other extended family

members who live in the same household. This

may vary from school to school, please see

individual schools oversubscription criteria for

further information as to how this criterion will be

applied and what information you will need to

provide.

In the case of twins, triplets and other multiple-

birth children, if one child can be offered a

place in a preferred school, other multiple-birth

children will be allocated a place in the same

school. Where twins are concerned and one

twin has a Statement of Special Educational

Needs that names a specific school the other

twin will be treated as having a sibling link for

that academic year.

tSocial/medical needs: Some schools give priorityto children with social or medical needs. If you

state a preference for a particular school because

of the medical, social or special educational needs

of your child, you must demonstrate how this

school meets your childs special circumstances.

Along with your application you should submit

supporting evidence which sets out the particular

reasons why the school is the most suitable and

the difficulties that could be caused if your child

has to attend another school. This will normally

be in the form of a report from a suitably qualified

professional, like a consultant. Please see

individual schools oversubscription criteria for

further information as to how this criterion will

be applied and what information you will need

to provide.

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who was previously looked after but immediately

after being looked after became subject to an

adoption, residence, or special guardianship

order. A looked after child is a child who is (a)in the care of a local authority, or (b) being

provided with accommodation by a local

authority in the exercise of their social services

functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of

the Children Act 1989).

An adoption order is an order under Section

46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.

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arrangements to be made as to the person with

whom the child is to live under Section 8 of the

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tChildren of Staff: Some schools may give

priority to children of staff at the school. Please

see individual schools oversubscription criteria

for further information on how this criterion will

be applied.

tParent/carer details: Please enter details ofthe person with parental responsibility for the

child. All correspondence will be sent to the

address details provided. If your address is

different to the childs address, you will need to

write to the Harrow School Admissions Service

explaining why.

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in writing or by email and give both addresses,

quoting your childs application reference

number. We will only discuss the application with

the persons listed in this section.

tSupplementary Information Forms (SIF):

If you are applying to a voluntary aided school

e.g. faith schools, Academy school, Free

school, boarding school or selective school

you will be required to complete an additional

Supplementary Information Form (SIF). These

can be obtained directly from the school and

for Harrow schools are available on the Harrow

website www.harrow.gov.uk/schooladmissions.

The SIF should be completed in addition to youronline or written application. Failure to complete

a SIF may result in your application to that

particular school being unsuccessful.

Where individual school admissions

arrangements do not provide explicit definitions

of sibling, distance, additional/supplementary

forms and parents/family members the following

definitions will apply:

tDistance: Distance will be measured in a

straight line from the address point of a home to

the centre point of the school site. Each centre

point factors in on-site buildings only and is

agreed by the school.

Distance is calculated using a computerised

mapping system based on Ordnance Survey

and address data. To find distances to

schools in Harrow go to www.harrow.gov.uk/

distancetool.

In cases where applicants live equidistant from thepreferred school and places cannot be offered to

both children, the available place will be allocated

using a random computer selection.

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parental responsibility for or is the legal guardian

of the child. Where admission arrangements

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members include only parents, as defined

above, and siblings.

Submitting your application

tPlease ensure you note your application reference

number as you will need to quote this number

before we can discuss any details of your

application over the telephone. If you apply online

you will be issued with an application reference

number once your application is submitted. If you

apply in writing your application reference number

will appear on the acknowledgement letter that

Harrow sends you. Email correspondence will onlybe accepted from the email address provided on

your application.

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remember to sign and date the form. If the form

is returned without being signed, we are unable

to accept it as a completed application form.

Your completed form can be returned to your

childs Harrow primary school or by post. Make

sure you use the correct postal charge. Harrow

Council cannot be held responsible for postal

delays, lost forms or non receipt of forms.

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contact us on 020 8901 2620 or email

[email protected]


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Proof of address

We do not require proof of address to be sent in

with your application form.

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your council tax reference number, if you know

your council tax reference please complete this

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databases in order to verify your address

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or you have recently moved we will write to you

asking for two proofs of address

False information

Harrow Council reserves the right to verify any

address given as the childs permanent address

in order to ensure that it is allocating places

appropriately and fairly. If you deliberately give

false address information to obtain a place at a

school you must expect the offer of the place to be

withdrawn.

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documentation which is false or deliberately

misleading may also lead to any place offered

being withdrawn

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applications are not fraudulent

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What you should expect after you have sent us

your form

Online applications will receive an automatic

acknowledgement once the form is submitted.

Once we have received your paper application we

will send you an acknowledgment. If you do not

receive an acknowledgement within 20 workingdays please contact us.

Late applications and changes to your

application

You will need to submit your application to Harrow

Council by 15 January 2013. It is vital to get your

application in on time. There is considerably less

chance of getting a place at a preferred school if

the application is late.

Closing date

Applications received by 15 January 2013 will

be processed first. Applications received after

15 January 2013 will not be considered until all

other applications have been dealt with, unless

there is supporting evidence to say why the

application is late. This information must be

received by 17 February 2013.

Changes to preferences and the order of

preferences will only be accepted up until the

closing date of 15 January 2013. After this date any

changes you make to your preferences will not beadded to your application without a genuine reason

for doing so, for example, if you have recently

moved address proof will be required. After 17

February 2013 any changes to your application

will be administered as a late application and will

therefore not be considered until after the offer day

of 17 April 2013.


Harrow takes very seriously any attemptto gain an advantage in the admissionsprocess by giving false information and willinvestigate possible fraudulent claims. If weoffer a place at a school and then discoverthat the offer was made on fraudulentor misleading information (for example,a false claim to living at an address) wewill withdraw the place offered. This hashappened in previous years. Where a placehas been offered based on false information,we can withdraw the offer even after yourchild has started at school. This will causeconsiderable distress, particularly for yourchild. Providing false information could leadto legal action being brought against you,including a criminal prosecution.


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The following are examples of exceptions that

will be considered.

If your family moved house after the closing

date you will be asked to provide either:

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February 2013.

If you are returning from living abroad you will

need to provide either:

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your property before 17 February 2013 if your

property has not been occupied or

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February 2013 and that you will re-occupy

your property if it has been rented during your

absence or

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return to live in Harrow on or before 17 February

2013 if you were seconded abroad.

If you are a single parent who has been ill for

some time you will need to provide:

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If there has been a recent death of an immediate

family member you will need to provide:

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If you cannot provide the evidence required for

any of the above circumstances or similar, or it is

received after 17 February 2013, your application

will be treated as a late application.

Any changes to the application, (e.g. change of

address, change of linked school) received or

that come into effect, after the closing date will be

treated in the same way as a late application.

Change of circumstances

You must keep us informed of any change in your

circumstances in relation to your application (e.g.

sibling leaving the school, change of address, etc).

If you move in or out of Harrow

If you move into or out of Harrow after 15 January

2013 and have completed a Common Application

Form (CAF) in your previous borough, you will

need to contact both your previous council and

Harrow with details of your new address. You

will be given an opportunity to change yourpreferences as long as this is before 17 February

2013.

Starting in reception class

In Harrow all children start school in September.

There is no provision for children to go in to

reception class before September. Any request

for earlier admission to reception class will be

refused.

Delaying entry into reception

You may feel your child is young for their age or

there may be educational reasons why you wish to

consider delaying your childs entry into school.

You will need the schools agreement for your

child to start school at a later date. You must

discuss this with the headteacher before making

your application so that the full implications of de-

layed entry can be explained to you. If you and the

school agree to delay your childs entry to school,

this place will be held for you but your child must

start before the end of the school year or the term

after their fifth birthday, whichever comes first. Youwill need to provide written confirmation with your

application of the agreement to delay your childs

entry to reception.


Even if you wish to delay your childs

entry to school you must still apply for

a place for your child in the normal way.

Your application must be received by

the deadline for receipt of applications.


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Reception allocation for 2012

The following table gives information about the number of applications received by community schools for

children entering reception in September 2012, and how places were allocated.

Aylward Primary School 60 174 1 28 31 (0.919) 0 60

Belmont Primary School 60 240 31 29 (0.326) 0 60

Camrose Primary School and Nursery 60 136 12 27 (2.395) 21 60

Cannon Lane First School 120 520 45 75 (0.993) 0 120

Cedars Manor School 90 152 1 25 35 (1.726) 14 75

Earlsmead Primary School 60 133 12 15 (1.057) 7 34

Elmgrove Primary and Nursery School 120 242 2 1 36 65 (4.246) 16 120Glebe Primary School 90 243 1 29 60 (0.756) 0 90

Grange Primary School 60 170 26 30 (5.777) 4 60

Grimsdyke School 60 313 16 44 (0.545) 0 60

Heathland School 90 279 39 51 (0.922) 0 90

Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery School 90 247 34 52 (2.056) 4 90

Longfield Primary School 90 410 1 31 58 (0.608) 0 90

Marlborough Primary School 90 339 17 73 (0.516) 0 90

Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School 30 518 17 13 (0.140) 0 30

Norbury School 60 303 34 27 (0.205) 0 61*

Pinner Park Infant and Nursery School 120 538 1 39 80 (0.836) 0 120

Pinner Wood School 60 268 1 33 26 (0.611) 0 60

Priestmead School and Nursery 90 374 1 43 46 (0.427) 0 90

Roxbourne Infant School 90 236 32 58 (1.710) 0 90

Roxeth Primary School 60 292 20 40 (0.457) 0 60

Stag Lane Infant and Nursery School 90 201 46 44 (0.340) 0 90

Stanburn First School 120 449 1 43 76 (0.933) 0 120

Vaughan Primary School 90 281 1 30 59 (0.618) 0 90

Weald Infant and Nursery School 90 145 36 18 (2.793) 26 80

Welldon Park Infant School 90 170 17 50 (1.746) 23 90

West Lodge Primary School 90 493 27 63 (0.530) 0 90

Whitchurch First School and Nursery 90 475 43 47 (0.783) 0 90Whitefriars Community School 60 116 20 33 (3.108) 7 60

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List of Primary Schools

in Harrow

Avanti House School

The temporary site for the Avanti House School is

the Harrow Teachers Centre, Tudor Road,

Wealdstone HA3 5PQ.

Currently Avanti House is also proposing the

Harrow Teachers Centre as a permanent site for

the school.

020 8381 3344

Principal: Mr Gareth Jones

Places Available: 60

www.avanti.org.uk/avantihouse

DfE No. 310 4000

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Aylward Primary School

Pangbourne Drive, Stanmore, HA7 4RE

020 8958 9202

Headteacher: Mrs Moira Arnold


www.aylwardschool.org.uk

DfE No. 310 2099

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Belmont School

Hibbert Road, Harrow Weald, HA3 7JT

020 8427 0903

Headteacher: Mrs Lindsey Shaw


www.belmont.harrow.sch.uk

DfE No. 310 2055

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Camrose Primary School and Nursery

St Davids Drive, Edgware, HA8 6JH

020 8952 3272

Headteacher: Mrs Elena Evans


www.camrose.harrow.sch.uk

DfE No. 310 2053

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Cannon Lane First SchoolCannonbury Avenue, Pinner, HA5 1TS

020 8866 3536

Headteacher: Dame Reena Keeble


www.cannonlanefirst.org

DfE No. 310 2073

C 4-11

Cannon Lane Junior School

Cannonbury Avenue, Pinner, HA5 1TS

020 8868 7809

Headteacher: Mr Richard JohnsonPlaces Available: 90

www.canonlanemiddleschool.ik.org

DfE No. 310 2056

C 4-11

Cedars Manor School

Whittlesea Road, Harrow, HA3 6LS

020 8428 5845

Headteacher: Mrs Heather Lace


www.cedarsmanor.ik.org

DfE No. 310 3514C 4-11 -LG

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Earlsmead Primary School

Arundel Drive, S. Harrow, HA2 8PW

020 8864 5546

Headteacher: Mrs Emma Billington


www.webfronter.com/harrow/earlsmead

DfE No. 310 2092

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Elmgrove Primary and Nursery School

Kenmore Avenue, Kenton, HA3 8LU

020 8907 0162

Headteacher: Mr Darren Aisthorpe


www.elmgove.harrow.sch.uk

DfE No. 310 2082

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Glebe Primary School

DArcy Gardens, Kenton, HA3 9JU020 8204 6564

Headteacher: Mrs Donna Barratt


www.glebe.harrow.sch.uk

DfE No. 310 2098

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Grange Primary School

Welbeck Road, Harrow, HA2 0RJ

020 8422 5070

Headteacher: Mrs Annette Szymaniak

Places Available: 90www.grangeprimary.org

DfE No. 310 2071

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Grimsdyke School

Sylvia Avenue, Hatch End, HA5 4QE

020 8428 1324

Headteacher: Mrs Gwenda Caroli


www.grimsdyke.harrow.sch.uk

DfE No. 310 2052

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Heathland School

Eastcote Lane, S. Harrow, HA2 9AG

020 8422 4503

Headteacher: Mr Chris Spruce


www.heathlandschool.net

DfE No. 310 2072

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Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery School

Moorhouse Road, Kenton, HA3 9JA020 8204 8759

Headteacher: Mrs Rutinderjit Mahil-Pooni


www.kpins-harrow.org.uk

DfE No. 310 2083

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Kenmore Park Junior School

Moorhouse Road, Kenton, HA3 9JA

020 8204 6294

Headteacher: Mr Michael Baumring


www.kenmoreparkjunior.ik.org

DfE No. 310 2059

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Krishna-Avanti Primary School

Camrose Avenue, Edgware, HA8 6ES

020 8381 3344

ExecutiveHeadteacher: Mrs Pauline Edwards


www.krishna-avanti.org.uk

DfE No. 310 3513

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Longfield Primary School

Dukes Avenue, N. Harrow, HA2 7NZ020 8866 7331

Headteacher: Mrs Pam Virdee


www.longfieldprimaryschool.co.uk

DfE No. 310 2066

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Marlborough Primary School

Marlborough Hill, Harrow, HA1 1UJ

020 8427 3087

Headteacher: Ms Julia Drozdowskij

Places Available: 90www.marlboroughschool.ik.org

DfE No. 310 2051

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Moriah Jewish Day School

Cannon Lane, Pinner, HA5 1JF

020 8868 2001

Headteacher: Mr Alan Shaw


www.moriahschool.co.uk

DfE No. 310 3509

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Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School

Ravenswood Crescent, S. Harrow, HA2 9JU

0208 864 8081

Headteacher: Mrs Rekha Bhakoo C.B.E.


www.newtonfarm.harrow.sch.uk

DfE No. 310 2045

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Norbury School

Welldon Crescent, Harrow, HA1 1QQ020 8863 8769

Headteacher: Ms Louise Browning


www.norbury.harrow.sch.uk

DfE No. 310 2096

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Pinner Park Infant and Nursery School

Melbourne Avenue, Pinner, HA5 5TL

020 8863 2191

Headteacher: Miss Karen Disspain


DfE No. 310 2076

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Pinner Park Junior School

Melbourne Avenue, Pinner, HA5 5TJ

020 8863 1239

Headteacher: Miss Katrina Mildner


www.pinnerparkjuniorschool.co.uk

DfE No. 310 2060

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Pinner Wood School

Latimer Gardens, Pinner, HA5 3RA

020 8868 2468Headteacher: Mrs Deb Spruce


www.pinnerwood.harrow.sch.uk

DfE No. 310 3512

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Priestmead School and Nursery

Hartford Avenue, Kenton, HA3 8SZ

020 8907 5434

Headteacher: Ms Jackie Treacy


www.priestmead.harrow.sch.ukDfE No. 310 2061

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Roxbourne School (amalgamating January 2013)

Torbay Road, Harrow, HA2 9QF

020 8422 9207

Acting Headteacher: Miss Jane Frankau


www.roxbourneinfantschool.co.uk

DfE No. 310 2084 DfE No. 310 2084

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Roxeth Primary School

Brickfields, Byron Hill Rd, Harrow, HA2 0JA

020 8422 1344

Headteacher: Mrs Carole Tobin


www.roxethschoolharrow.org

DfE No. 310 2050

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St Anselms Catholic Primary School

Roxborough Park, Harrow-on-the-Hill HA1 3BE

020 8422 1600Headteacher: Mrs Anne Monahan


www.st-anselms.harrow.sch.uk

DfE No. 310 3501

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St Bernadettes Catholic Primary School

Clifton Road, Kenton, HA3 9NS

020 8204 8902

Headteacher: Mr David OFarrell


www.st-bernadettes.co.uk

DfE No. 310 3500

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St Georges Primary Catholic School

Sudbury Hill, Harrow, HA1 3SB

020 8422 1272

Headteacher: Mr Patrick Morrissey


www.stgeorgesprimary.org

DfE No. 310 3508

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St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

Melrose Road, Pinner, HA5 5RA020 8868 2961

Headteacher: Mrs Anne Lyons


www.stjohnfisherschool.co.uk

DfE No. 310 3505

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St Johns C of E School, Stanmore

Green Lane, Stanmore, HA7 3FD

020 8954 3978

Headteacher: Mrs Jo Hester

Places Available: 60www.stjohns.harrow.sch.uk

DfE No. 310 3511

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St Josephs Catholic Primary School

Dobbin Close, Harrow, HA3 7LP

020 8863 8531

Headteacher: Mr Philip Sutton


www.stjosephs.harrow.sch.uk

DfE No. 310 3507

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St Teresas Catholic Primary School

and Nursery

Long Elmes, Harrow Weald, HA3 6LE

020 8428 8640

Headteacher: Mrs Jane Faint


www.st-teresas.harrow.sch.uk

DfE No. 310 3504

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Stag Lane Infant and Nursery SchoolCollier Drive, Edgware, HA8 5RU

020 8952 1475

Headteacher: Mrs Nina Will


www.staglaneinfant.harrow.sch.uk

DfE No. 310 2079

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Stag Lane Junior School

Collier Drive, Edgware, HA8 5RU

020 8952 2731

Headteacher: Mrs Elena Evans


www.staglanejunior.ik.org

DfE No. 310 2063

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Stanburn First School

Abercorn Road, Stanmore, HA7 2PJ

020 8954 1423

Headteacher: Mrs Anne Drakeford


www.stanburnfirst.harrow.sch.uk

DfE No. 310 2085

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Stanburn Junior School

Abercorn Road, Stanmore, HA7 2PJ

020 8954 3823Headteacher: Mrs Lynn Chamberlain


www.stanburnjuniorschool.co.uk

DfE No. 310 2064

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Vaughan Primary School

Vaughan Road, W. Harrow, HA1 4EL

020 8427 7222

Headteacher: Mr Andrew Griffin


www.vaughan.harrow.sch.ukDfE No. 310 2097

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Weald Infant and Nursery School

Robin Hood Drive, Harrow Weald, HA3 7DH

020 8954 4531

Acting Headteacher: Mrs Denise Doust


www.webfronter.com/harrow/wealdfirstschool

DfE No. 310 2086

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Weald Junior School

Robin Hood Drive, Harrow Weald, HA3 7DH

020 8954 2733

Headteacher: Mr Michael Curtin


www.wealdjunior.harrow.sch.uk

DfE No. 310 2067

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Welldon Park Infant and Nursery School

Kingsley Road, S. Harrow, HA2 8LT

020 8864 9378Headteacher: Ms Tricia Serby


www.welldonparkinfantschool.co.uk

DfE No. 310 2093

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Welldon Park Junior School

Wyvenhoe Road, S. Harrow, HA2 8LS

020 8422 4304

Headteacher: Mrs Judy Lethbridge


www.welldonparkmiddle.harrow.sch.uk

DfE No. 310 2095

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West Lodge Primary School

West End Lane, Pinner, HA5 1AF

020 8866 9836

Headteacher: Mrs Kim James


www.westlodge.harrow.sch.uk

DfE No. 310 2087

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Whitchurch First School and Nursery

Wemborough Rd, Stanmore, HA7 2EQ

020 8905 6999Headteacher: Mrs Anne Winstrom


www.whitchurchjunior.harrow.sch.uk

DfE No. 310 2100

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Whitchurch Junior School

Wemborough Rd, Stanmore, HA7 2EQ

020 8951 5380

Headteacher: Ms Tara Gratton


www.whitchurchunior.harrow.sch.ukDfE No. 310 2101

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Whitefriars Community School

Whitefriars Avenue, Wealdstone, HA3 5RQ

020 8427 2080

Executive Headteacher: Mr Chris Spruce


www.whitefriars.harrow.sch.uk

DfE No. 310 2049

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Subject to continuing increase in demand for primary

school places it may be that additional reception

classes are opened in September 2013.

The Planned Admission Numbers (PANs) have been

amended to reflect permanent expansions agreed

by Cabinet.

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Applications to go on the waiting list for schools

listed as a lower preference will not be considered

unless there are exceptional circumstances.

Documentary evidence will be required. Applicants

who completed an on time application but did

not name the school as one of their original

preference(s) may apply for their childs name tobe added to the waiting list.

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list and so time on the list does NOT give any

priority. Waiting lists are kept in the priority order

as explained in the admission rules.

Places are offered from the waiting list throughout

the year. When a place becomes available, it

is offered in line with the schools published

admission criteria. Children may also move down

the waiting list if another family, with a higher

priority under the admission rules, ask for their

childs name to be added to the list.

Applicants who ask for their childs name to be

placed on the waiting list for another school, after

a school place has been allocated, are indicating

they prefer this school to the school already

allocated. If at a later date a place is offered from

the waiting list, this new offer will supersede any

previous offer, which will then be withdrawn.

Looked after children and previously looked after

children and those allocated a place at the school

in accordance with Harrows Fair Access Protocol,

will take precedence over those on a waiting list.

How the system works

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ARE NOT OFFERED A

PLACE AT YOUR PREFERRED SCHOOL?

In nearly every case where a place is offered in

a school that was not ranked on the application

form, parents are happy with the alternative

offered. It is always a good idea to visit the school

where you have been offered a place. This givesyou a chance to see the school, rather than rely

on what you might have heard about it, and you

are also able to discuss any worries that you might

have with the school staff. However, if you are

still unhappy about the school offered you may

decide to use the appeals process (see pages

18-19). If you do not give a full list of preferences

it is taken to mean that all other schools are

equally acceptable. If it is not possible to offer a

place at one of the schools you have listed on the

application form you will be offered the school

with a vacancy nearest to the home address.

WITHDRAWAL OF OFFERS

Places offered at oversubscribed schools will be

withdrawn if:

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If your childs place is withdrawn, you will have the

right of appeal against this decision.

WAITING LISTS

If you have been allocated a school place which

was not your first preference your childs name

will automatically be placed on the waiting list for

schools which you have ranked higher than the

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Appeals

If you do not receive an offer from a school that

you have made an application to, you have the

right of appeal to an independent appeals panel.

How to appealAn appeal has to be made in writing setting out the

grounds on which it is made. You must includeat least a brief summary of your case. Any appeal

form received without any grounds of appeal

may not be considered to have been lodged

properly and may be returned to you. Additional

information and evidence supporting your appeal

should be submitted as soon as possible and

before the appeal hearing. Please note that any

evidence or information submitted on the date

of appeal might not be considered at the appeal

hearing.

By 28 February 2013, Harrow Council will publish

on their website an appeal timetable and who to

send your appeal to. Appeal timetables should

also be published on each admission authoritys

website by the same date.

If you wish to appeal please complete the relevant

appeal form and return it to the address stated on

the form.

If you wish to appeal for a Harrow community

school, the form will be available on the websitebut for further information contact the admissions

service.

If you wish to appeal for any other school in

Harrow contact the school directly.

If you wish to appeal for a school outside Harrow,

contact the school directly or that schools local

authority.

Appeals are heard by Independent Panels who aretrained in hearing appeals. For Reception, Year 1

and Year 2 appeals the panel will consider each

appeal in line with the information set out below.

First Stage: establishing the facts, at which the

panel considers:

i) whether the admission of an additional child/

additional children would breach the infant class

size limit;

ii) whether the admission arrangements (including

the areas co-ordinated admission arrangements)complied with the mandatory requirements of the

School Admissions Code and Part 3 of the School

Standards and Framework Act 1998;

iii) whether the admission arrangements were

correctly and impartially applied in the case(s) in

question, and;

iv) whether the decision to refuse admission was

one which a reasonable admission authority would

have made in the circumstances of the case.

The panel may only uphold the appeal at the first

stage where:

a) it finds that the admission of additional children

would not breach the infant class size limit, or;

b) it finds that the admission arrangements did not

comply with admissions law or were not correctly

and impartially applied and the child would have

been offered a place if the arrangements had

complied or had been correctly and impartially

applied, or;

c) it decides that the decision to refuse admission

was not one which a reasonable admission

authority would have made in the circumstancesof the case.

In multiple appeals where a number of children

would have been offered a place under

paragraphs above, and to admit that number

would seriously prejudice the provision of efficient

education or efficient use of resources, the panel

must proceed to the second stage.

The panel must dismiss the appeal at the first

stage where:

a) it finds that the admission arrangements did

comply with admissions law and were correctly

and impartially applied, or;

b) it finds that the admission arrangements did not

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Appeals (continued)

and impartially applied but that, if they had

complied and had been correctly and impartially

applied, the child would not have been offered a

place, and;

c) it finds that the decision to refuse admission

was one which a reasonable admission authority

could have made.

Second Stage: The panel must compare each

appellants case for their child to be admitted

and decide which of them, if any, to uphold.

Where the school could admit a certain number

of children without breaching the infant class size

limit (or without needing to take measures to avoid

breaching it that would prejudice the provision of

efficient education or efficient use of resources)

the panel must uphold the appeals of at least that

number of children.

If you wish to submit your appeal for a Harrow

community school you must complete the appeals

form available on our website and return it to us by

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In combined primary schools the children simply

move on to the next year group (from Year 2 to

Year 3) in the same way as at the end of all

other years.

Where the infant school and junior school are

two different schools, parents must express a

preference for a junior school. For the academic

year 2013/2014, parents of children in Years 2 will

be given full details of the application procedure

during the school year.

Applying for a junior school placeChildren attending a Harrow school

There are two ways to apply, online or by

completing Harrows common application

form. Children in Year 2 at a Harrow community

infant school will be sent an application form in

September 2012.

You should fill in the form and return it to

your childs current school. The closing date

for receipt of applications is 15 January 2013.

Applications received after this date will not

be considered until all other applications have

been dealt with.

Transfer to junior school

If you do not put your childs linked junior

school as your highest priority ranking and

are offered a place in a non-linked school you

ranked higher, your child will NOT have a placeat their linked school.

Children not attending a Harrowschool

You can apply online or you can request an

application form from Access Harrow. You should

return the completed form direct to the Admissions

Service address.

On the application form you can name six schools

you would like your child to attend ranked in order

of preference. We treat each of your six schools

as a separate application and work out how well

you qualify for each school using the admission

criteria. We will allocate places by looking at

how you have ranked schools on your list of

preferences in the following way:

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one of the schools for which you have applied,

we will offer you a place at your highest-rankedschool.

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schools on your list, we will offer you a place

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preferred schools, a place will be offered at the

nearest junior school to your home address with

a vacancy.

Most junior schools are likely to have few, if any,places available after children from the linked

infant school have been offered places.

Timetable for transfer to junior school: September 2013

September 2012 You can apply online at www.harrow.gov.uk/schooladmissions.

Application forms will be sent to schools for all Year 2 pupils where

the infant school and junior school are two different schools.

15 January 2013 Closing date for receipt of application forms.

17 April 2013 Letters posted to parents with the outcome of their application. If you

have applied online you will be sent an email with the outcome of

your application. Please wait until you have received the email beforelogging on to the eadmissions website.

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the information as above, the application will NOTbe treated as a medical claim.

d) Medical* reasons relevant to parent(s)Parent(s) where there are special medical reasonsfor seeking a place for their child at the preferredschool. Except in wholly exceptional

circumstances such applications will only beconsidered for the school nearest the childshome. It is only possible to apply to onecommunity or voluntary aided school on medicalgrounds. Applications will only be considered forthe parent(s) with whom the child lives and

MUST

1. be accompanied by supporting evidence froma hospital consultant at the time of application.This letter must provide information about a) theparents medical condition, b) the effects of thiscondition and c) why, in view of this, the child must

attend the preferred school.

2. If the school is not the closest to home theconsultant must set out in detail the whollyexceptional circumstances for attending this schooland the difficulties if the child had to attend anotherschool. If a report from a hospital consultant is notsubmitted with the application, or does not containthe information as above, the application will NOTbe treated as a medical claim.

If a report from a hospital consultant is not

submitted with the application, the application willNOT be treated as a medical claim.

When assessing claims for parents, medical advicemay be sought from the Harrow Association ofDisabled People or Harrows Mental Health Service.

e) Sibling link* (i.e. brothers/sisters living at thesame address)Children who will have a brother or sister stillattending the infant or junior school at the sametime (i.e. the sibling will still be attending when thechild starts at the school).

f) Distance*Distance measured in a straight line from hometo school. This must be the address where theparent and child normally live and they must beliving there on the closing date for receipt ofapplications.

Places will be offered up to the number of placesavailable in each school.

If, under any one criterion, more applicationsare received than there are places available thetiebreaker of distance will be applied. Distance ismeasured in a straight line from home to school.

The admission of pupils with a Statement of SpecialEducational Needs is dealt with by a completelyseparate procedure. Details on page 56.

a) A looked after child or a child who was

previously looked after but immediately after

being looked after became subject to an

adoption, residence, or special guardianship

order.

b) Children attending the linked infant schoolAll children currently attending Year 2 in the linked

infant school will be given priority even if thisnumber is greater than the number of placesavailable at the junior school. (This only applies toInfant to Junior transfer applications)

c) Medical* reasons relevant to pupilChildren where there are special medical reasonsfor seeking a place at the preferred school.Except in wholly exceptional circumstances suchapplications will only be considered for the schoolnearest the childs home. It is only possible toapply to one community or voluntary aided schoolon medical grounds. Applications made on

medical grounds MUST

1. be accompanied by supporting evidence froma hospital consultant at the time of application.This letter must provide information about a) thechilds medical condition, b) the effects of thiscondition c) and why, in view of this, the childmust attend the preferred school.

2. If the school is not the closest to home theconsultant must set out in detail the whollyexceptional circumstances for attending thisschool and the difficulties if the child had toattend another school.

In assessing these applications advice will besought from Harrows Special Educational NeedsService. If a report from a hospital consultant is notsubmitted with the application, or does not contain

Admission arrangements:

Oversubscription criteria

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Applying for an academy school,

voluntary aided school and free school

Avanti House 23-24

Krishna-Avanti Primary School Admissions Policy 25-27

Moriah Jewish Day School Admissions Policy 28-30

St Anselms Catholic Primary School Admissions Policy 31-33

St Bernadettes Catholic Primary School Admissions Policy 34-36

St Georges Catholic Primary School Admissions Policy 37-39St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Admissions Policy 40-42

St Johns Church of England School Stanmore Admissions Policy 43-44

St Josephs Catholic Primary School Admissions Policy 45-48

St Teresas Catholic Primary School Admissions Policy 49-51

DefinitionsWhere no information is given in individualschools admission arrangements, the followingdefinitions will apply.

The admission of pupils with a Statement of SpecialEducational Needs is dealt with by a completelyseparate procedure. Details on page 56.

SIBLINGA sibling is a childs brother or sister, half brother orsister, adopted/foster brother or sister, step brotheror sister living in the same family unit at the sameaddress. It does not include cousins or otherextended family members who live in the samehousehold.

DISTANCEDistance is measured in a straight line to the centre

point of the school, except for St Georges CatholicPrimary School where distance is measured to themain gate. Each centre point/school gate is agreedby the school.

Distance is calculated using a computerisedmapping system based on Ordnance Survey andaddress data. To find your closest schools showingdistances go to www.harrow.gov.uk/distancetool.The distance is measured from the address point forthe home address to the centre point of the closestschool. In cases where applicants live equidistantfrom the preferred school and places cannot be

offered to both children, the available place will beallocated using a random computer selection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FORMSParents who list a voluntary aided school (i.e. Churchof England, Hindu, Jewish or Catholic school) onHarrows Common Application Form (CAF) havemade a valid application. However, applicants forvoluntary aided schools must also complete andreturn a supplementary information form to eachvoluntary aided school named on the CAF for theirapplication to be considered by the governors.

PARENTSA parent is anyone who has parentalresponsibility or is the full-time carer of a child(documentary evidence of having full-time care willbe required). Where admission arrangements forvoluntary aided schools refer to religious practice,parent(s)will be required to provide confirmationof religious practice.

FAMILY/FAMILIESWhen applying the admission rules for voluntaryaided schools, family/families means the parent(s)of the child for whom the application is being made.



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Avanti House2013/2014 Admissions Policy

Admission Arrangements

The admission arrangements for Avanti House

School for the academic year 2013-2014 and,

subject to any changes approved by the Secretary

of State, for subsequent years are:

a) Avanti House School has a Published

Admission Number of 60 pupils in Year R and

180 students in Year 7. The School will admit

the admission number of pupils/students in

the relevant age group each year if sufficient

applications are received. If there are more

applications than available places, the

oversubscription procedure will be applied.

b) Avanti House School may set a higher

admission number than its published admission

number for any calendar year.

Consideration of applications. The School will

consider all applications for places. Where fewer

than 60 in Year R and 180 applications in Year 7

are received, the School will offer places to all

those pupils/students who have applied.

Procedures where the School is

oversubscribed. In the event of over-subscription,

after places are offered to children with statements

of SEN where the School is named in thestatement, the following arrangements will apply:

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been previously looked after as defined by the

Admissions Code, (Section 1.7).

b) Siblings of students who have been offered a

place1 at Avanti House School in Years R to

13. These include brothers and sisters, half

brothers and sisters and step brothers and

sisters who share the same home. These also

include adopted and foster brothers and sisters

who share the same home.

Of the remaining available places2

c) 50%: Children who live nearest to the School

measured by as the crow flies from their

normal family home3 to centre point of the

School using the agreed Local Authority

measure of distance as set out in the London

Borough of Harrow Admissions Booklet/

information for the relevant year.

d) The remaining places will be offered by random

allocation using an independently scrutinised

process. This process will be equally applied

to all applicants who have not obtained a place

under all the above over-subscription criteria.

Twins and Multiple birth. In cases where only

one place is available and twins (or other multiple

birth children) tie for that place, both (or all) will be

offered a place even if this exceeds the planned

admission number

Not withstanding the provisions of paragraphs 8

above, the Secretary of State may direct Avanti

House School to admit a named pupil to the

School on application from an LA.

The operation of a waiting list. After 60 (Year

R) and 180 (Year 7) applicants have been offered

a place for admission, others will be offered a

place on a waiting list for the relevant year. Places

for admission which are declined or otherwise

become vacant will be offered to those on the list.The waiting list will usually be maintained for one

academic year from September. The order of the

waiting list will be determined by the application of

the oversubscription criteria to the applicants on

the list at a point in time.

Appeals. There will be an independent appeals

panel appointed in accordance with the provisions

of the statutory Code of Practice on School

Admission Appeals.

Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 11,

above, the Secretary of State may direct Avanti

House School to admit a pupil on an application

from Harrow LA in accordance with the terms of

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Late Applications. Late applications will not be

considered until all on-time applications have

been dealt with. Applications received after the

closing date will only be considered alongside

those applicants who have applied on time if

places have not been allocated and there are

exceptional reasons for the late application. i.e. a

major change of circumstances. A late application

will not affect the right of appeal or the right to be

placed on the waiting list.

Proof of Identification. Following the offer of a

place at the School, parents/carers can be asked

to provide their childs proof of identification

and main residence to comply with the Schools

admissions criteria. The forms of identification may

include;

Birth certificate (A short Birth Certificate isacceptable)

NHS registration

Council tax bill

Two current utility bills

1 If an offer is made dependant on a sibling link, the offer is subject to the sibling accepting the first offer. However, if the first offer is

rejected. the dependant offer will be withdrawn.2 In the event that the remaining places are an odd number, the distance criteria will apply to 50% to the nearest whole number rounded

down; the remaining places will be ascertained by random allocation.3 This would normally be the address of the child registered with their General Practitioner. (GP).


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Krishna-Avanti Primary SchoolAdmissions Policy 2013/2014

Krishna-Avanti Primary School (the School)

is an I-Foundation Voluntary-Aided Hindu faith

school and has worked since its inception with the

International Society for Krishna Consciousness

(ISKCON) as its official Faith Partner.

The Vision Statement of the School reflects itsdistinct character which is to help children realise

their spiritual, moral and academic potential in a

welcoming, secure and supportive environment

centred about loving service to Lord Krishna. The

school enables pupils to enjoy learning, to develop

character and competence, and to prepare for

secondary education & the responsibilities of adult

life in contemporary Britain.

As such, all parents and carers as well as

applicants are expected to give their full,

unreserved and positive support for the aims and

ethos of the School.

The School is currently a one form entry school

admitting thirty children into its Reception Class.

The School has applied for planning permission

and subject to obtaining planning permission

(and possibly capital funding) the Governing Body

intends to incrementally expand into a two form

of entry school and admit no more than a total of

sixty pupils into its Reception Class. Higher years

will remain one form of entry with thirty placeseach. If planning permission is not obtained then

the School will continue to operate as a one

form entry school admitting thirty children to the

Reception Class.

Parents should be aware that the School does

receive more applications than the number of

places available and that the submission of an

application does not guarantee the offer of a place

at the School.

Parents need to apply for admission for a place

in the Reception Class even for a child already

admitted to the nursery. In accordance with the

law, attendance at the nursery does not guarantee

admission to the Reception.

ADMISSIONS AND OVERSUBSCRIPTION

CRITERIA

Where there are more applications for places than

the number of places available,

places will be offered according to the following

order of priority:

1. All looked after children and All adopted

children who were previously looked after

(and children who leave care under a special

guardianship or residence order) immediately

following having been looked after.

2. Siblings of children who will be attending the

School at the start date of the new entrant

3. Five children per year from practising Hindu

families who worship regularly at ISKCON

Bhaktivedanta Manor (Hilfield Lane, WD25 8EZ)

using the following criteria in order of priority.

This will increase to ten if the School expands

to two form entry admitting sixty children:

a) Families who have taken initiation

(diksha) within ISKCON and are regularly

attending Sanga (registered congregation

programmes)

b) Families who are registered candidates for

initiation within ISKCON and are regularly

attending Sanga

c) Families who have taken initiation within

ISKCON or who have graduated from anISKCON gurukula

d) Families who worship at least weekly at an

ISKCON temple

(Applicants applying under this criterion must

complete the Bhaktivedanta Manor Form

section of the SIF. If more applicants apply

under this criterion than available places, then

unsuccessful applicants will be considered

under criterion 6 and ordered in accordance to

distance to the school.)

4. Community places: If and when the school

expands to two forms of entry, any ten children

per year group based on distance criterion

alone, irrespective of their faith (Applicants

applying under this criterion are not required to

complete a SIF.)

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5. Children of staff will be given priority where

the member of staff has been employed at

the school for two or more years at the time

at which the application for admission to the

school is made.

6. Children from practising Hindu families

(Applicants applying under this criterion must

complete all sections of page 1 of the SIF)

7. Children from other Hindu families (Applicants

who complete the SIF but where the temple

cannot verify regular attendance and

adherence to the key tenets will be considered

under this criterion)

8. Any other children

Tie-break

In the event of there being insufficient vacancies

to admit all applicants in any of the categories

detailed above, priority will be given to childrenwhose home address is the shortest distance from

the centre point of the school site. Where two or

more applicants live equidistant from the school

and places cannot be offered to all children, the

places will be offered using random allocation in

the presence of an independent witness.

Twins and Multiple Birth

In cases where only one place is available and

twins (or other multiple birth children) tie for that

place, both (or all) will be offered a place even if

this exceeds the planned admission number.

Children with a Statement of Special

Educational Needs

The admission of children with a statement of

Special Educational Needs is dealt with by a

completely separate procedure. Details of this

separate procedure are set out in the Special

Educational Needs Code of Practice.

Hindu and Bhaktivedanta Manor Places

Evidence of Hindu practice or attendance andof regular worship at Bhaktivedanta Manor

(if claimed) is provided by applicants on the

Supplementary Information Form. Applicants must

complete the relevant parts of the form and then

ask an authorised officer at their local temple or

at Bhaktivedanta Manor (as the case may be) to

countersign the form. Bhaktivedanta Manor is the

UK Headquarters of ISKCON. It helped to establish

the School, assists with setting the ethos of the

School and nominates a Governor to the School

Governing Body. Priority is therefore given for five

places out of the thirty in each year to children

who worship with their families at Bhaktivedanta

Manor. The other twenty five places in each year

are allocated according to the Admissions criteria.

If the school expands to two form entry admitting

sixty children then priority will be given for ten places

out of the sixty places to children who worship with

their families at Bhaktivedanta Manor. The other

fifty places will be allocated according to the

Admissions criteria.

In-Year Admissions

Applications for In-Year admissions are made directly

to the school using a common application form.

If more applications are received than there are

places available then applications will be ranked

by the governing body in accordance with the

oversubscription criteria. If a place cannot be offered

at this time then you may ask us for the reasons

and you will be informed of your right of appeal. You

will be offered the opportunity of being placed on a

waiting list. This waiting list will be maintained by the

governing body in the order of the oversubscription

criteria and not in the order in which the applicationsare received. Names are removed from the list at the

end of each academic year. When a place becomes

available the governing body will inform the parent

that the school is making an offer.

Fair Access Protocols

The school is committed to taking its fair share of

children who are vulnerable and/or hard to place

as set out in locally agreed protocols. Accordingly,

outside the normal admissions round the governing

body is empowered to give absolute priority to

a child where admission is requested under any

local protocol that has been agreed by both the

I-Foundation and the governing body for the

current school year. The governing body has this

power even when admitting the child would mean

exceeding the published admission number.

ADMISSION PROCEDURE FOR A PLACE IN

RECEPTION SEPTEMBER 2013

1. Although not part of the procedure applicants are

encouraged to attend Open Days or to make an

individual appointment to meet the Head Teacherbefore applying.

2. Applicants must complete the Local Authority

(LA) Common Application Form (CAF) that

must be returned to the LA. They must also

complete a Supplementary Information Form

(SIF) if wishing to apply for a place on the

basis of Hindu practice or attendance or for a

Bhaktivedanta Manor place.

3. The SIF must be returned to the School office

and not the LA by the closing date.

4. The CAF and SIF forms can be obtained from

Access Harrow at the Harrow Civic Centre, online

at www.harrow.gov.uk/schooladmissions and the

School office. The SIF form can also be obtained

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Krishna-Avanti Primary SchoolAdmissions Policy continued

5. Applications must be submitted no later thanthe date specified for the return of the LAs CAF.

6. Applications received after the closing date will

be considered after those received on time.

7. Offers of Reception places will be sent to

applicants from Harrow LA.

8. Unsuccessful applicants will be placed ona waiting list for each year group. If a place

becomes available this will be allocated

using the Schools admissions policy and

oversubscriptions criteria. This will be revised

annually.

9. Unsuccessful applicants have the right to

appeal and information will be sent with the

decision letter from Harrow Local authority.

INTERPRETATION OF TERMS USED IN THE ADMISSIONS POLICY AND

OVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA

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provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services

functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of

making an application to a school.

Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. See Section 46 (adoption orders).

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as an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is

to live.

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an order appointing one or more individuals to be a childs special guardian (or specialguardians).

Hindu Either practicing or other Hindu families as defined below.

Practicing Hindu Regular family attendance at a Hindu temple and following all the key tenets of the Hindu

faith (as practised by the Temple) and which are both confirmed by the Temple Priest.

Other Hindu families Family attendance at the Temple but where the Temple Priest cannot confirm that all the

key tenets of the faith are followed.

Family Those individuals who live at the residential address of the parents and/or parent carers

and or legal guardians who are submitting an application for a place on behalf of a child.

Sibling A childs brother or sister living at the same address. This includes a childs half brother

or sister, adopted/foster brother or sister and step brother or sister. However this will notapply where the older child will leave school before the younger one starts.

Distance Measured in a straight line from home to the centre point of the school site, using the

Local Authoritys computerised mapping system based on ordnance survey data. All

school official entrances are mapped onto the system. The journey is measured from the

address point for the home address to the centre point of the school site.

Home Address Where a child lives with parents with shared responsibility, each for part of a week, the

address where the child lives is determined using a joint declaration from the parents

stating the pattern of residence. If a childs residence is split equally between both

parents, then parents will be asked to determine which residential address should be

used for the purpose of admission to school. If no joint declaration is received where the

residence is split equally by the closing date for applications, the home address will betaken as the address of the parent who receives child benefit. In cases where parents

are not eligible for child benefit the address will be that of the parents where the child is

registered with the doctor. If the residence is not split equally between both parents then

the address used will be the address where the child spends the majority of the school

week.


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Moriah Jewish Day Schools Foundation Body is

the United Synagogue and its religious authority is

the Office of the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew

Congregations of the Commonwealth.

Moriah Jewish Day Schools vision is to be an

excellent Jewish school, loved by pupils and

parents and admired by the wider community.

The Schools ethos1 demonstrates orthodox

Jewish belief and practice, embodied in the

principles of Torah and Halachah, in a modern

setting. These include creating a sense of

belonging, encouraging and preparing for lifelong

Jewish learning, spiritual growth and practice,mutual responsibility within the Jewish community

and the wider world, and the importance of Israel

in Jewish life. Jewish belief and practice permeate

every aspect of the Schools activities and are

intrinsically linked to its secular curriculum. The

School welcomes families from any synagogue

denomination or none.

The School will give priority to applicants

who meet a religious practice test based

on guidelines from the Chief Rabbi. Those

applicants wishing to be considered apriority for available places must complete

a Certificate of Religious Practice (CRP)

based on criteria such as the familys

synagogue service attendance, commitment

to Jewish education and voluntary work

within the community.

The School admits children aged four to 11 and

all children must attend full-time schooling by

the term in which they reach their fifth birthday

(compulsory school age2

). There are 30 placesavailable in one class in every school year. This is

the Schools Published Admission Number (PAN).

Additional children may be admitted under limited

exceptional circumstances3.

There are 26 places in the Nursery for children

aged from three to four (see separate Admissions

Policy).

The School will admit children at any time to all

year groups, provided a place is available.

Parents are invited to visit the School prior to

applying. An Open Evening for prospective

parents is held in the autumn, and individual visits

are also welcome by prior arrangement. Please

contact the School for details.

The School is not permitted by law to interview

parents, or children, with a view to selection.

All children whose Statement of Special

Educational Need (SEN)4 names the School will

be admitted.

OVERSUBSCRIPTION

If the School is oversubscribed, after the

admission of SEN4 children, priority for admission

will be given to those children who meet the

criteria as set out in the order of 1 to 7 listed

below.

Oversubscription Criteria

1 Children who are looked after5 by a local

authority, or a child who was previously lookedafter6, with a completed and valid CRP.

2 Children who are currently attending the Moriah

Nursery7, with a completed and valid CRP.

3 Siblings8 of pupils attending the School on the

date of admission, with a completed and valid

CRP.

4 Siblings of former8 pupils of the School, with a

completed and valid CRP.

5 Other children who have a completed and valid

CRP.

6 Other children who are looked after5 by a local

authority, or other children who were previously

looked after6 by a local authority.

7 Any other children.

For Admission of a place to theSchool from September 2013

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Tie-BreakerIn the event of there being more applicants than

places available within each of the above criteria

1 to 7, priority will be given to children living

nearest the School. Distance will be measured

from the home address9 to the centrepoint of the

School site using Harrow Councils computerised

mapping system. In cases where more than one

applicant lives equidistant from the School, and

places cannot be offered to all these children,

the available place will be determined by random

allocation supervised by a person independent ofthe School.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

1 When to Apply

a) Children will be admitted to Reception

(Foundation II)10 in the September following

their fourth birthday. Applications should be

made by 15 January in the calendar year of

entry. Forms are available from September

each year. All applications received on time will

be processed together. By law, priority must

not be given to children based on the date theirapplication is received or their name is added

to the list.

2 How to Apply

a) Application for a place in Reception

(Foundation Stage II)10 is by completion of a

Common Application Form (CAF). The form

is available from, and should be returned to,

the local authority where the child lives9 by 15

January in the calend

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