How to apply
Sibling claim: If your child has a sibling (brother or sister)
attending the school you are applying to you must enter
their name and date of birth on the form in order to be
considered for sibling criteria (If there is more than one
sibling attending the school please give details of the
youngest child). Siblings are generally defined for the
purpose of school admission in Ealing as all blood, half,
foster, step and adoptive brothers and sisters (not cousins),
living at the same address on a permanent basis or for the
majority of time in any calendar year. Please check the
individual school’s sibling criteria to confirm if sibling
priority can be awarded.
Exceptional medical/social circumstances: Please see
the admission criteria for the school(s) you are applying
to for details on exceptional medical/social criteria and
supporting documents required. If the school(s) you
are applying to do not have an exceptional medical/
social criteria no priority can be awarded based on your
circumstances. Please note that supporting documents
should be sent directly to the school concerned.
Looked after/previously looked after claim: If you are
completing your application for child that is currently in
the care of a local authority please complete the relevant
section, giving the name of the local authority that the
child is in the care of. You will need to attach a letter from
the child’s social worker to your application.
If your child was in the care of a local authority
immediately prior to adoption or becoming subject to a
residence, special guardianship, special educational or
child arrangements order you will need to provide a copy
of the order or proof of adoption and proof of your child’s
previous looked after status.
If your child was in state care outside of England and
ceased to be as a result of being adopted you will need
to provide evidence with the application for priority to
be considered.
Child of UK service personnel (UK Armed Forces) and
Crown Servants claim: If you are not living in Ealing but
have a confirmed posting to the area, or if you are a crown
servant returning from overseas you will be allocated
a place in advance of arriving into the borough. Your
application must be accompanied by an official letter that
confirms a relocation date and a Unit postal address or
quartering area address.
Supplementary Information Forms (SIF): If you are
applying to voluntary aided school’s e.g. faith schools,
boarding schools or selective schools you will be required
to complete an additional Supplementary Information Form
(SIF). These can be obtained directly from the school and, for
Ealing schools, are available on the Ealing Council website.
The SIF must be completed in addition to your application
and must be returned directly to the school before the closing
date. Please do not send these to Schools Admissions.
The closing date for receipt of all applications either paper
or online is, 31 October.
If you are applying on paper we strongly recommend that
you submit your application form to the primary school by
Friday 23 October 2020 so that the school can forward it
to School Admissions before the half-term holiday. Please
note: If your child attends a private school or a school
in another authority you will need to return the form to
School Admissions, Perceval House, 14-16 Uxbridge Road,
Ealing, W5 2HL.
What to expect after you have completed
your application
Online applications will receive an automatic
acknowledgement once the form is submitted, you will
receive an email confirming your application details with
your unique 16 digit application reference number.
There is no acknowledgement for paper applications. It is
very important that you ask for a receipt if you are handing
your form in or keep proof of postage.
Documentary evidence required
Please provide copies only, do not send original
documents.
Proof of date of birth
Proof of your child’s date of birth needs to be provided
with the application e.g. Medical Card.
Proof of address
We do not require proof of address with your application
form. Ealing Council will check internal council databases
in order to verify your address. Where it is not possible to
verify your address or if you have recently moved we will
write to you advising that proof is required. Please see
page 53 for details.
Important:
Please note that provision of an incorrect home address or
other false information is likely to lead to the withdrawal
of an application or offer of a school place based on that
information. If there is any doubt as to the validity of
the address given the matter will be put in the hands of
an investigator.
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