1. Secondary Transfer Meeting ON 19th September 2016: 3.30pm
Miss Sam Lord –
Transition Consultant
Key stage
2-5

2. Statistics – what you need to know.
2016 Pupils in London schools are more likely to attend a good or outstanding school than pupils anywhere else in the country.
20 local authorities are in the top 50 local
authorities for secondary schools in the country.
For the majority of young people, London is a very
good place to go to school.
Rank refers to the 2015 placing in relation to all 150 local authorities in England (excluding Isles of Scilly and City of London, which each contain only one school).

3. Overall, students’ achievement in London schools has risen remarkably over
the last 10 years and London now has the best GCSE results in England.
London also outperforms the rest of the country in terms of pupils’ progress,
both from Key Stages 1 to 2 and from Key Stages 2 to 4.
School inspection outcomes are particularly good in secondary schools in Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea and Wandsworth
Ofsted, the official body for inspecting schools, released a report earlier this year which showed between 100% to 94% of students in Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and Wandsworth are attending good or outstanding secondary schools.
1 = Kensington and Chelsea = 100%
1= Westminster = 100 %
15 = Wandsworth = 94% up 1%
55= Hammersmith and Fulham 81% down by 19%

4. Reason for H+F Drop in OFSTED RATINGS
Hammersmith and Fulham borough has taken the second biggest drop in London for pupils attending good or outstanding secondary schools since last year, with 19 per cent fewer 11 to 18-year-olds going to top-rated Ofsted schools.
A total of 81 per cent of the borough’s secondary aged children are at top state schools, compared to 100 per cent last year and all those in both Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster this year, the annual UK-wide Ofsted published report revealed.
Hammersmith and Fulham comes in 55th equal in the UK for while Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster come in first equal, as Hammersmith and Fulham did last year.
The large drop comes after Hurlingham and Chelsea School, in Fulham, was placed in special measures last October and Phoenix High School , in Shepherd’s Bush, was rated as requiring improvement in November last year.

5. The growth of free schools is greater in London than anywhere else
in the country. In 2013/14, 58 new free schools opened in London,
representing around a third of all free schools opening nationally.
By the end of 2013/14, there were 81 free schools open across London.
Of these, 24 had been inspected and 18 were good or outstanding.
1 in 5 schools now are Academies including more than half of our secondary schools in London.
London has 3,200 schools and by 2017 London will require 100,000 more primary school places, due to the population growth. This is the same as having 6 extra places in each class size across the capital.
Some boroughs will see a 50% increase in their population figures, which is now putting a huge strain on local authorities to provide a school place for their local young people.

6. London educates 16% of the country’s population of school aged children; that is
1,331,275 children aged between 3 and 18.
RBKC has 7 state schools, 19 independent schools and 2 special schools.
H&F has 12 state schools, 8 independent schools and 2 special schools.
Wandsworth has 15 state schools, 10 independent schools and 10 special schools.
Westminster has 14 state schools, 18 independent schools and 3 special schools.
RBKC, Westminster & H&F are in the top 12 Inner London Boroughs for number of pupils achieving the EBACC

7. WHAT IS EBACC ?
The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) is a performance measure, not a qualification. It is not compulsory, but Ofsted will take it into account when inspecting a school.
In 2018 The Government intend to introduce the EBACC as the qualification our young people will be taking, instead of GCSE’s
The measure shows where pupils have secured a C grade or above across a core of academic subjects at key stage 4 and enables parents and pupils to see how their school is performing.
If you want your Child’s results to count towards your EBacc performance you should ensure that they are taking the correct subjects and qualifications.
EBacc subjects:
The EBacc is made up of:
English
Mathematics
History or Geography
The Sciences
A Language

8. Types of schools out there
Academies = Academies are publicly funded independent schools.
Academies don’t have to follow the national curriculum, but must teach the statutory subjects, English and Math’s. They can set their own term times. They still have to follow the same rules on admissions, special educational needs and exclusions as other state schools.
Academies get money direct from the government, not the local council. They’re run by an academy trust which employs the staff.
Some Academies have sponsors such as businesses, universities, other schools, faith groups or voluntary groups. Sponsors are responsible for improving the performance of their schools.

9. Types of schools out there
Free School = Free schools are funded by the government but are not run by the local council. They have more control over how they do things. They have an over arching governing body, which is usually parents of the school, who make the day to day decisions about the running and teaching in the school.
They’re ‘all-ability’ schools, so can’t use academic selection processes like a grammar school.
Free schools can set their own pay and conditions for staff change the length of school terms and the school day. They don’t have to follow the national curriculum. But must teach the stator subject (English and Math’s).
Studio Schools = Studio schools are small schools - usually with around 300 pupils - delivering mainstream qualifications through project-based learning. This means working in realistic situations as well as learning academic subjects.
Students work with local employers and a personal coach, and follow a curriculum designed to give them the skills and qualifications they need in work, or to take up further education.

10. Community School = controlled by the local council and not influenced by business or religious groups. The local authority employs the schools' staff, owns the schools' lands and buildings, and has primary responsibility for admissions.
Faith School = Faith schools are mostly run like other state schools.
They have to follow the national curriculum except for religious studies. where they are free to teach about their own religion and promote its ethos, on a daily basis as well as teach other world religious faiths as part of the national curriculum.
Special School = Special schools with pupils aged 11 and older can specialize in 1 of the 4 areas of special educational needs:
communication and interaction, cognition and learning, social, emotional and mental health, sensory and physical needs.
Schools can further specialize within these categories to reflect the special needs they help with, e.g. Autistic spectrum disorders, visual impairment or speech, language and communication needs (SLCN).
Independent Schools = Private schools charge fees to attend instead of being funded by the government. Pupils don’t have to follow the national curriculum but the must teach the Statutory subjects (English and Math’s)
All private schools must be registered with the government and are inspected regularly.

11. ARK SCHOOLS
Ark is an education charity and one of the country’s top-performing academy operators ARK Schools, are a group of 27 high-achieving, non-selective academies in Birmingham, Hastings, London and Portsmouth. All ARK schools aim to give children from all backgrounds an exceptional education - and real choices about their future. Ark schools are part of a group of schools nationally, that share resources and ideas with other ARK schools, and help each other to excel. Each ARK school has its own distinctive character but they all share the same goal: to make sure every pupil does well enough to go to university or pursue the career of their choice. Ark schools start from Nursery and go right through to sixth form. Ark Schools feed into one another.

12. Where our Y6 pupils are going..2016
Chelsea Academy Godolphin & Latymer Grey coats Hospital Holland Park Kensington Aldridge Academy Lady Margaret’s Marylebone Girls St James' Boys St Thomas More The Knightsbridge School Twyford Young Dancers Academy

13. How the process Starts
In September 2016 you will attend a Choice Advice Session, in your school and be given information on secondary school choices /transition process and timelines.
You will be able to access the ”Secondary Transfer” Booklet with all the information you need to know on RBKC Schools. This is available on the RBKC web site, under the section, “School Admissions.” This document is easily downloadable.
You can also get other “Secondary School Transfer ” booklets on other borough schools from other local Authorities. They too will be in their Education section, usually under School Admissions, again downloadable to read or print out.

14. How The Process Works
The “Secondary Transfer Booklet will give you all the dates of open day / evenings when you can visit the secondary schools that you are interested in.
Some schools start in Late June and early July, however most secondary schools start their visits in September.
You will need to complete the CAF (Common Application Form) of the local authority that you live in.
All CAF applications will be on line from and you will need an address to complete the form.
You will have the option to choose up to six (6) secondary school places in order of preference.

15. Please make sure that you choose all six (6) schools for your child
Please make sure that you choose all six (6) schools for your child. This is very important.
Faith schools will require an additional supplementary form as well.
You will get this form either from the school in their prospectus or download the form from the school website.
The additional form will request proof of your faith and commitment to the faith by wanting to see the original documents of the following:
Parent Baptism Certificate
Child’s Baptism Certificate
Proof of attendance at Church via reference / letter from vicar / priest
The Additional form and evidence is taken directly to the school. They will copy originals and take the additional form from you.
Please ensure you get a receipt for this form from the school when you hand it in.

16. Additional Information.
Many schools will require your child to sit a banding test.
These are verbal and none verbal reasoning tests.
Most Schools have 3 bands A,B and C
However there are a few schools that will have 4 and 5 bands.
These test are usually held in November and on a weekend. If you apply to a school that has a banding test scheme, your child MUST attend the banding test, otherwise your application for that school becomes no longer applicable.
Some schools you will have to make appointments to visit, on their open days /evenings, so please ensure you check this either in the booklet or on the school website.
Most schools will offer a working day visit, which is usually in the morning, and often on Wednesdays. I strongly recommend you all visit the schools’ you are considering on a working day visit. It will give you a much better idea of the school in action on a normal – working day.

17. Terminology of Placements:
Foundation Places = A place that stipulates that you belong to a faith of the school you are considering.
None Foundation places = mean they are open applications and you do NOT have to be of the faith of that school to apply for a place.
Some schools will offer Aptitude Places = specialist places at the school for specific subjects. I recommend you all apply for aptitude places, if you can, as its two bits at the cherry and you will know if you will be considered for an aptitude place before the end of October 2016.
Different schools offer different Aptitude places, it all depends on what the school specializes in.
Independent schools, will have their own specific test called 11+ test or entrance exam for a place in their school.
Some independent schools will offer Scholarship places, from 50% to 100% depending on the subject and what it is they are looking for that year.

18. Time Line Of Application:
The school transition process can start as of now.
You will have up until 31st October to get your on line application completed and submitted to your LA.
This will be over the Autumn half term so I suggest you get it submitted by Friday 21st October, so you do not forget.
You can change your online application as many times as you wish, as long as you do not press the send button. Just press the SAVE button.
You will hear nothing from 31st October until Wednesday 1st March 2017.
You will receive an / text at 5pm offering your child a school place.
Up to 2 days after the 1st March you will receive the school place offer in the post.
You then have two weeks to accept the place with the LA, otherwise you will loose the school place your child has been offered.

19. The LA has a duty to offer your child a school place
The LA has a duty to offer your child a school place. If you turn the place down, then it becomes your responsibility to find your child a school place.
It is the law to send your child to school or to have your child home schooled. Therefore if you do not have a school place or have decided not to home school your child, by the beginning of the new academic year in September 2017, the LA will issue you with a fine and could take you to court.
If you are not Happy with the school place you have been offered, there are several things you and your school head teacher /deputy can do, to find an alternative school place for your child.
It is also important that you remain on as many waiting lists as possible for the school’s that your child was not offered a place in.
You can check directly with the school, where your child is, on their waiting list, however, I would advise to wait at least three weeks after offer day, as the number on the list will change considerable during this time.

20. How the Selection Process Works
This is how the pan-London admissions process works.
The Pan-London Admissions Board does not vary the amount of weight it gives to a parent's application to a particular school depending on where that parent has ranked the school on the Form.
This means Choice 1 to Choice 6
Rather, it takes all the schools you've named on your Form, regardless of where you've ranked them, and applies the over-subscription criteria of those schools.
Once it has worked out which of the schools on your Form you qualify for a place at, then (and only then) does it look at your order of preferences.
You'll then be offered a place at the school you've ranked highest amongst the schools you qualify for a place at.

21. An example of the application process
Henry lives in a London Borough. A London Borough admissions team receives Henry’s parents’ application form. The form shows the following preferences:
Process
Outcome
Preference 1
A Catholic school
in the a London
Borough
Preference 1
The school admissions team pass the application to the Catholic school, without the order of preference. The Catholic school is a faith school and is its own admissions authority. The school considers the application.
Preference 1
School 1 does not
Offer Henry a place
because he is not a
practicing Catholic.
Preference 2
A single sex school
in the London
Borough of B
Preference 2
The school admissions team pass the
application to Borough B’s admissions
team, who considers the application
with all applications for School 2.
Preference 2
Borough B cannot
offer a place because
Henry lives too far
away.
Preference 3
A mixed school
in the London
Borough
of Hounslow
Preference 3
The school admissions team applies
the admissions criteria. He is amongst
the applicants closest to the school.
Preference 3
Hounslow is able
to offer a place at
School 3 to Henry

22. Process Outcome Preference 4 A single sex school in the London
Borough of
Hounslow
Preference 4
The school admissions team applies
the admissions criteria. Henry’s parents
stated that they want a boys school, so
the preference was given the single sex
criterion.
Preference 4
Hounslow is able
to offer a place at
School 4 to Henry.
Preference 5
A mixed school in
the London
Borough of C
Preference 5
The school admissions team pass the application to Borough C’s admissions team, who will consider the application with all applications for School 5. He is amongst the applicants closest to the
school.
Preference 5
Borough C’s
admissions team are
able to offer a place
at School 5 to Henry.
Preference 6
Another mixed
school in the
London Borough
of Hounslow
Preference 6
The school admissions team applies the admissions criteria. He is not amongst the applicants closest to the school
Preference 6
Hounslow is not able
to offer a place at
School 6 to Henry.

23. THE RESULT Henry has provisionally been allocated places at Schools
3, 4 and 5.
The computer system therefore offers Henry a place at
School 3, the highest of his preferences available.
The system allocates the place at School 4 to another applicant, and Borough C is informed that the place at School 5 is not required.
Henry’s parents are informed of their school place on Tuesday 1st March 2016, by 5pm, by text, and two days letter they receive a letter in the post confirming Henry’s secondary school place.
Henry’s parents must respond to the letter in two weeks, otherwise they will loose Henry’s school place.

24. RBKC Schools
Chelsea Academy COE Mixed (Music Aptitude test = 18 places) RBKC 180 Places 50% foundation places / 50% open places. Science Specialism
Holland Park School Mixed (Art and Design Aptitude Test = 24 places) RBKC 4 Banding Tests. House scheme (5) of mixed age and ability. Humanities (with English as lead subject) specialisms. Register for test by 23rd September 16.
Sion Manning Roman Catholic Girls School RBKC (Sup Form)
120 Places Takes non Catholics and other faiths. Visual Arts Specialism.
St Thomas Moore Language College (Catholic) Mixed RBKC (Sup Form)
120 Places Banding Test. Language Specialism.
Cardinal Vaughan Boys School (Catholic) RBKC (Sup Form)
120 places (12 places Music Aptitude) Banding Test. Maths, Computing and Science Specialisms.
Kensington Aldridge Academy (specialisms are Entrepreneurship and Performing and Creative Arts). Mixed= 180 places, Houses (4) RBKC
3rd Year of intake (year 7)

25. H&F Schools
Phoenix Mixed 180 Places (Academy) Science Specialism. New Headship, who is also responsible for Pimlico Academy.
Burlington Danes Academy COE Mixed 180 Places
25% of the remaining places will be allocated to
children who attend Church of England primary
schools (Foundation Places) Maths and Preforming
Arts Specialisms. ( Now started a Primary school)
Hammersmith Academy, sponsored by two Livery Companies, The Mercers’ Company and The Information Technologists’ Company. Specialisms in Creative & Digital Media and IT. (5 Banding Tests) Mixed 120 places Only from Priority Area (see map) Must be registered by 9th Sept otherwise will be invited to sit test on Saturday 19th or Saturday 26th November.
West London Free School 120 Places Mixed, A Classical Liberal Education, Latin (Music Aptitude test 12 places) Music specialism. SEN, Founders of WLFS, primary, siblings, music aptitude, distance up to 3 miles (random banding) Primary and Sixth form

26. Fulham college Boys Academy (specialist Science, Design and Technology) 120 Places (part of the Enterprise Studio FES offers young people a unique opportunity to combine high quality vocational courses and core national curriculum subjects with the opportunity to develop relevant skills for work)
Fulham Cross Girls School 125 Places it is an all girls, all-ability, non-faith school which welcomes students aged and is part of the FES Studio School. Language Specialism.
Feed into the Studio School at 14.
Hurlingham and Chelsea Academy Mixed 150 places
(New library, Sports facilities, Science Labs & Art Dept.)
Lady Margaret Girls School 120 places
(Banding Test) COE (Supp Form) 67 Foundation 53 Open
Maths, Computing and Music specialisms.

27. Hammersmith and Fulham Schools
London Oratory Academy Boys 160 Places. Music Specialism Sibling, feeder schools (Lottery Allocation) RC (Sup Form)
Sacred Heart High School RC Girls (An Academy)
198 Places (Banding Test) (Sup Form) Specialist in Math's and Computing. Now has feeder primary schools Criteria 4 on the Admission’s code:
Catholic girls with a Certificate of Catholic Practice who attend any Catholic Primary School in
any of the London Boroughs which adjoin the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham,
to include the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham,
(‘the Adjoining Boroughs’) Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond upon Thames and Wandsworth.
Now not named feeder schools.

28. Admission Zone 1 = 1.5 miles from school
H&F SCHOOLS
Fulham Boys School COE 120 Places 3rd intake of Year 7’s Free School, Sports are central to the curriculum. 50% Foundation and 50% open places
Admission Zone 1 = 1.5 miles from school
Admission Zone 2 = 2.5 mile radius measured from the Fulham Library to the school door. (Temporary site at the moment)
Banding Tests in November (CAT’s Test)

29. Ark Putney Academy Mixed 180 places (Wandsworth) (Banding Test) £30 million refurbishment program. Completed Sports specialism
Ashcroft Technology Academy 210 places (Wandsworth Banding test) (ICT/Design Technology Aptitude test = 21 Places) ( 4 Banding Tests) Technology Specialism
Southfields Academy (Wandsworth) (Banding Test) specialising in sport and applied learning
St Cecilia’s COE Mixed 160 places (Wandsworth) Banding Test (Music Aptitude Test 15 places, 10 Foun / 5 open) (Sup Form) 100 Places Foundation, 50 places non foundation
St John Bosco Catholic College Mixed 210 places (Wandsworth) (Banding Test) (Sup Form) Welcomes other faiths.
Out Of Borough Schools

30. Out Of Borough Schools
Maria Fidelis Catholic School Mixed 150 places (Camden) (Sup Form) Welcomes other faiths.
Chiswick School (Hounslow) Specialises in Technology 215 Places
Gunnersbury Catholic Boys School (Hounslow) (Sup Form) 184 Places = 10% from H&F = 18 Places RBKC = 4% = 7 the rest from other boroughs.
Queens Park Community School (mixed) (Brent)
208 places (10 places non feeder primary schools)
Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls (Ealing) 20 places go to local feeder primary schools 216 Places. Maths and Science specialisms

31. Out Of Borough Schools
Acton High School (Mixed Multi Faith) Ealing 240 Places. Media Arts and Applied Learning specialisms.
Westminster Academy Mixed ( Westminster) 180 Places.
International Business and Enterprise Academy
Capital City Academy (Mixed) (Brent) 4 Banding Test (Sport
and Dance Specialism Test = 20 places) 196 places
Convent of Jesus and Mary Language College, (Catholic) Girls (Brent) (Sup Form) 180 Places, welcomes other Christian faiths.
Twyford COE School (Ealing) 190 Mixed ( Sup Form)150 are designated as Foundation (Christian) places, 21 are designated as World Faith places, 19 are designated as Music places.
William Perkin School (Ealing) Mixed 190 Places ( 40 places go to local primary feeder schools in North Greenford)19 to Music
Language specialist places. 31 are designated to criteria a,b,c & e

32. Out Of Borough Schools Private or Independent Schools
The Green School (COE) Girls (Isleworth, Middlesex) 153 Places. 111 Foundation Places (31 Places offered to other world faiths such as Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism and Sikhism.
Girls and / or at least one parent or carer who desires an education based on Christian values and who worships regularly as a member of another world faith
11 Community Places (local)
Michaela Community School ( Mixed) Brent
120 Year 7 ( Wembley Park Station) 5 mile
radius Year 7 and building. 840 Total in whole school
Private or Independent Schools

33. Grammar Schools In London
Kingston Grammar School
Saint Michael's Catholic Grammar School
Enfield Grammar School (Upper)
Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls
Menorah Grammar School
Ilford Preparatory School & Ilford Grammar School
Bexley Grammar School
More to come next year.

34. Grammar Schools Criteria
Pupils need to do 11+ tests
Non verbal reasoning
Verbal reasoning
English Test
Maths Test
Your child will be expected to reach a high level 6 in these exams and more.
You will be entitled to receive the outcome of your child’s ability tests prior to the closing date of 31st October, last day of secondary school applications to other schools on CAF Form.

35. Over subscription criteria
These are often based on the following:
(Not necessarily in this order)
Priority given to statement/Looked after pupils
pupils with a medical or social need
Children of staff at the school / Founders of the school
Sibling at the school (sometimes)
Specialist places : Such as, Musical Aptitude Performing Arts / Art Places, Design Technology, ICT, Sport and so on
Church attendance/commitment/ Baptism
Ability( Banding Tests)
Distance

36. What parents/carers need to do
Think about your options early. NOW!!
If your child’s class teacher has approached you to start non verbal and verbal reasoning tests then your child has a good chance, if they meet the rest of the school’s criteria, of getting into a grammar or more selective school. Don’t wait until September to start this practise if you are thinking about this as an option.
3. Look through the book– ‘Secondary school transfer’ available on line from July Also look at “Hints and Tips” booklet, Available on line from July 2016, which will help guide you through the process. These are both on line at the RBKC website, School Admissions section.
4. Look at school websites for more information and admissions criteria / foundation place forms.

37. What Parents / Carers Need to Do Now
Consider the schools that you think you may be likely to get into. E.g. if you are not a Catholic you will never get into London Oratory/ Cardinal Vaughan, Sacred Heart etc.
Be realistic about your school choice and what will be right for your child.
Start to plan your diary to attend Open days/ evenings. Visit the school in a working day
Talk to your Year 6 Teacher / Head Teacher or Miss Lord about possibilities/ your choices.
Fill out your application online. If you need access to the school ICT suite please see someone in the school office to arrange this.

38. More Information www.RBKC.gov.uk. Then press the link for schools
Then press the link for School Admissions.
Sam Lord
Transition Consultant Coordinator
All Applications will be on line for
All Applications MUST be in by 31st October at midnight
You will hear about your secondary school place on 1st / 2nd / 3rd March, at 5pm by text or . Then a letter will follow.