Applying for high school
Starting high school
If your child was born between 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012 s / he will transfer from primary to high school in September 2023 .
Co-ordinated admissions system
Under the Pan-London Co-ordinated Admissions System , all parents living in the borough of Ealing can apply for up to six different state maintained high schools or academies in or outside the Borough of Ealing . This is done online at www . eadmissions . org . uk or by completing a paper application .
Preferences need to be ranked in order of priority . This is important as we will offer the highest preference possible and withdraw your application for your lower preferences .
Where a school is oversubscribed , its published admissions criteria will be used to decide the order in which applicants will be offered places . Schools will not see where they are ranked in your preference order and no school will see any other preference schools you have applied to .
Please note this system only applies to schools in the state maintained sector . If you are applying to private / independent schools you need to contact them and apply direct to the school .
All new schools proposed to open in 2023 will be outside the co-ordinated application process . Parents wishing to apply to those schools will need to contact the school directly and apply on the school ’ s application form .
Parents are strongly advised to also apply for established secondary schools through the co-ordinated system as there is no guarantee at this point that the new schools will open in 2023 .
Deciding on your preferences
You are strongly advised to name your nearest non-faith school as one of your school preferences . Before deciding on your remaining preferences you should :
• Attend any meeting held by your child ’ s primary school explaining how to apply for high school .
• Attend open evenings at as many schools as possible .
• Read the admissions criteria for each school you are applying to . It is very important that you look at each school ’ s admissions criteria in relation to your circumstances so that you are aware of the order in which places are allocated at over-subscribed schools .
• Look at the school statistics table on pages 6 & 7 to see the criterion and distance from home to school of the last child to be offered a place . Each year parents are disappointed because they apply to schools where they are clearly outside of the distance or criteria to be offered a place i . e . distance from home to school is far greater than the last to be offered or are a lower criteria .
Late applications
The closing date for receipt of all applications either paper or online is , 31 October , applications received after this date will be considered late and will be dealt with after the offer date of 1 March .
If your application is received after the closing date of 31 October you are greatly decreasing your chance of obtaining a place at your preferred school .
If you have returned an application between 1 November and 9 December and any of the below apply you must contact the Admissions Team as your application may be considered on time :
• You have recently moved
• You have proof that your application was submitted on-time but has not been received by Schools Admissions before 31 October .
• You have exceptional circumstances for lateness ( e . g . where a single parent / carer has been ill and the illness prevented the application being made on time or the family has been dealing with the death of a close relative ).
Moving address
If you move after submitting your application form but before the closing date , 31 October you must inform the Admissions Team or if applying online you can update your online application with your new address , up to the closing date . Failure to update your address may result in the withdrawal of the school place offered .
If you move address after the closing date of 31 October and are offered a place in an Ealing School you will be entitled to retain that place if you wish .
If you move after the closing date but before the 9 December you may update your address and make new on-time preferences . If you wish to use your new address and change your preference schools you will need to contact the Admissions Team . Please note that you must be living in the property by 9 December for the new address and preferences to be considered .
The last date for applications or changes to be entered onto the system is 9 December therefore no changes can be considered after this date until after the offer date of 1 March .
The admissions staff
The admissions staff are available Monday - Friday to give help and advice to parents on 020 8825 5522 between 9am and 12noon or email : mainroundadmissions @ ealing . gov . uk
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