1. Procedure for Entrance to Secondary Education
PESE

2. Parental Role Importance of knowing your child Socially Emotionally
Academically
Important to know child’s preference
Visit the schools & ask questions
See the school at work

3. 3 March (letters arrived)
Important Dates
SCAF closing date (complete form or apply online)
31 October 2019
Offer letters posted (offer s sent after 4pm)
2 March 2020
3 March (letters arrived)
Date by which places should be accepted or declined
16 March 2020

4. Secondary Admissions Team
The Secondary Admissions Team will offer help and information, support and guidance on secondary transfer in the period leading up to completion of the SCAF, to enable parents to make the most realistic choice of school that best meets their child’s needs ( or

5. Admission Arrangements
Co-ordinated by the LA
Match ranked lists from all schools
Where a child is eligible for a place at only one of the nominated schools, that school will be allocated
Where a child is eligible for a place at two or more of the nominated schools, they will be allocated a place at whichever of these is the highest ranked preference on their SCAF
Where a child is not eligible for a place at any nominated school, the child will be allocated a place at the nearest appropriate school with a vacancy

6. Determining Offers LA send secondary school details of applications
Secondary schools will consider all applications and apply over-subscription criteria
Secondary schools list applications in priority order and return list to LA
LA act as a clearing – house for the allocation of places

7. Offers
Sent by the LA
Thursday 17th October 2019 LA will write or to parents advising them of the assessment decision
Parents have until 31st October 2019 to return completed SCAF
No right of appeal against the decision, but parents may make an admission appeal after 3rd March 2020 and by 29th March 2020 to the independent appeal panel if their child is refused admission to any school
May – June 2020 appeals held
22nd April 2020 admissions handed back to schools – apply direct to school

8. Appeals
Parents have the right to appeal for any school named on the SCAF.
Cannot appeal for a school not named on SCAF.
22nd April admissions handed back to schools – appeal direct to the school.

9. Kent Test Appeals Procedure
If a child fails the Kent Test, appeals are considered by a panel
Head teachers lodge appeals and these are based on:
History of standardised scores
Submitting all the work from the pupil
Must be clear evidence of pupils working at grammar level

10. SATs
Considerable effort by parents to prepare children for 11+ at the expense of SATs.
SATs tests reflect the standard achieved during final year at primary school.
Results are used by secondary schools to group/set pupils. Schools are sent scores.
Appeals are more likely to be successful if supported by good scores. It is important that pupils continue to work hard.

11. St George’s C of E School
Continue a church education
Mixed education
Members of the Aletheia Anglican Academies Trust

12. (NTC)
All boys school

13. Northfleet School for Girls (NFSG)
All girls school

14. St John’s RC Secondary School
Church education
Mixed boys and girls

15. Thamesview
Mixed boys and girls

16. The Ebbsfleet Academy
Mixed boys and girls

17. Mayfield Grammar School
Girls selective school – must pass Kent Test (11+) or their own test to attend

18. Gravesend Grammar School
Boys selective school – must pass Kent Test (11+) to attend

19. Other Schools to consider
Leigh Technology Academy
Meopham School
Longfield Academy

20. Secondary School Open Events
Gravesend Grammar for Boys
Open Events
Thursday 17th and Friday 18th October – times to be arranged
Mayfield Grammar School Gravesend
Open Evening
Thursday 17th October pm to 8.30pm
Open Days
Open Morning Tuesday 15th October 9am – 11am (last tour departs 10am)
Open Morning Wednesday 16th October 9am – 11am (last tour departs 10am)
Open Morning Thursday 17th October 9am – 11am (last tour departs 10am)
Northfleet Technology College
Open evening
Thursday 3rd October - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Still being discussed – check website

21. St George’s Church of England School Open session Open days
Open session
Saturday 28th September – 10am – 1pm
Open days
Tours available in the mornings – 30th September – 4th October, by appointment after 17th September
Thamesview Secondary
Open evening
Thursday 10th October – 5:30pm – 9:00pm
Monday 14th October 9:00am to 11:00am
Tuesday 15th October 9:00am to 11:00am
Ebbsfleet Academy
Wednesday 25th September - 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Wednesday 18th September, Wednesday 25th September, Wednesday 2nd October 8:45am to 10:00am
Saturday 28th September 10:00am to 11:30am

22. Meopham Secondary Open evening Open days Open days*uk
Open evening
Thursday 26th September 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Open days
30th September – 4th October 9:00am to 11:00am – view by appointment
Northfleet School for Girls
Thursday 3rd October from 6:00pm
Open days*
Monday 7th, Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th October – 9.30am and 11.40am
Thursday 11th October at 2.15pm - view by appointment
St Johns’s RC School
Thursday 25th September 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Monday 30th September – Friday 11th October 9:00am to 10.30am – view by appointment