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APPLYING FOR
RECEPTION AND Brent
JUNIOR SCHOOL
for September 2021
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Voluntary Aided Primary Schools Academies
1 Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School (Boys) 11H 18 Ark Academy 6G
2 Christ Church CofE Primary School 15K 19 Ark Franklin Academy 13M
3 Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School 12J 20 Braintcroft Primary Scool 10G
4 Islamia Primary School 14K
21 East Lane Primary School 3G
5 John Keble CofE Primary School 10L
6 Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School 8K 22 Furness Primary School 11M
7 Princess Frederica CofE Primary School 12M 23 Gladstone Park Primary School 11I
8 Sinai Jewish Primary School 6D 24 Kilburn Grange School 15K
9 St Joseph’s RC Primary School 9K
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10 St Joseph’s RC Infant School 5J Jewish Day School 14K
11 St Joseph’s RC Junior School 5J 26 Oakington Manor Primary School 7I
12 St Mary’s CofE Primary School 9J
27 Our Lady of Grace RC Infant & Nursery School 12G
13 St Mary Magdalen’s Catholic Junior School 12J
14 St Mary’s RC Primary School 15L 28 Our Lady of Grace RC Junior School 11G
15 St Robert Southwell RC Primary School 7D 29 Preston Manor School 5G
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APPLYING FOR RECEPTION AND JUNIOR SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2021 3Contents
Map of Brent Primary, Infant and Junior schools............................................................. 2
Section 1 – Apply
Key Information............................................................................................................. 5
Before you make your application.................................................................................. 5
Myth Busters – get the facts!......................................................................................... 6
Using the online application system................................................................................ 7
Your child’s address....................................................................................................... 10
Fraudulent applications.................................................................................................. 10
Special Needs and exceptional social/medical circumstances........................................... 10
Looked after and previously looked after children........................................................... 11
Supplementary Information Forms (SIFs)......................................................................... 11
Twins and multiple births............................................................................................... 11
Late applications............................................................................................................ 11
Deferred Entry............................................................................................................... 11
Applications for children outside the normal age group.................................................. 11
Changing preferences.................................................................................................... 12
In-Year Admissions......................................................................................................... 12
In-Year Fair Access Protocol............................................................................................ 12
Children of UK Service Personnel.................................................................................... 12
Section 2 – Offers
How we process your application................................................................................... 14
Offers and responding................................................................................................... 14
Waiting lists and appeals................................................................................................ 15
Section 3 – Brent primary/infant/junior schools
How places were allocated for September 2020............................................................. 16
Community Schools in Brent.......................................................................................... 18
Over-subscription criteria for community schools in Brent .............................................. 19
Academies, Foundation and Voluntary Aided primary schools in Brent............................ 27
Section 4 – Additional information
Contact information....................................................................................................... 60
Applicants with special educational needs...................................................................... 60
Home to school travel.................................................................................................... 62
Free school meals........................................................................................................... 62
Private fostering............................................................................................................. 63
Data Protection.............................................................................................................. 63
4 APPLYING FOR RECEPTION AND JUNIOR SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2021Section 1 – Apply
Apply Important dates
15 January 2021 Applications deadline
16 April 2021 National offer day
To start Reception class in
30 April 2021 Response deadline
September 2021
30 April 2021 Deadline for applications and
If your child was born between 1 September 2016 and 31 changes for the second round
August 2017, you need to apply for them to start primary
Week ending Second round offers
or infant school in September 2021.
14 May 2021
To transfer to junior school in 21 May 2021 Second round response deadline
21 May 2021 Deadline for applications and
September 2021
changes for the third round
If your child is in Year 2 at an Infant school and born
Week ending Third round offers
between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014, you need
18 June 2021
to apply for them to transfer to junior school in September
25 June 2021 Third round response deadline
2021.
September 2021 Children start school
Children attending the infant schools below have priority
for a place at the linked junior school, but applications
must be made before 15 January 2020.
Before you make your application
Infant School Linked Junior School 1 Are your Read the admissions criteria for
Carlton Vale Infant The Kilburn Park School preferences each school and look to see
School realistic? which criteria apply to your child.
Convent of Jesus and St Mary Magdalen's RC Consider how
Mary RC Infant School Junior School The admissions criteria for
likely it is that
your child will Brent community schools are
Malorees Infant School Malorees Junior School
be offered a listed on page 19. For all other
Mount Stewart Infant Mount Stewart Junior School
place at your schools the admission criteria
School preferred are included from page 27
Our Lady of Grace RC Our Lady of Grace RC Junior schools. onwards.
Infant School School
2 Do you live You can find out the distance
Roe Green Infant Roe Green Junior School close enough of your preferred schools
School to get a place? using the Direct Gov schools
St Joseph's RC Infant St Joseph's RC Junior School Find your finder at www.gov.uk/
School home to school-performance-tables
school
In-Year Admissions distance then The distance from home to
compare school of the last child offered
If your child does not currently have a school place or you with cut-off a place at Brent community
wish to transfer them to a different school, you will need distances from schools from last year is on
to make an ‘In-Year’ application. last year.
page 16.
Please visit www.brent.gov.uk/inyearadmissions for
more information. Remember that although this
information can be used to give
you an idea of how likely it is
that you will be offered a place,
the ‘last distance’ will change
every year. We can never
guarantee any child will be
offered a place at any school.
APPLYING FOR RECEPTION AND JUNIOR SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2021 5Before you make your application Before you make your application
3 Find your You will have higher priority 6 How will your A long journey to school on
catchment for a place at your catchment child travel to public transport may not be
area school area school. You can find out school? the best choice for your child.
which school you are in the 7 Talk to your Remember that the right
catchment area for by entering child and school for your friend’s child
your postcode online at www. other parents may not be the right school
brent.gov.uk/catchmentarea. for your child. Don’t judge a
The map on page 2 will also help school based on what others
you identify your catchment area say – visit the school and see
school. for yourself.
4 Visit schools Contact the schools you are
interested in to arrange a visit.
5 Read Ofsted You can view reports at
reports www.ofsted.gov.uk
Myth busters – get the facts!
It is easy to make assumptions about how school admissions works. Here are some of the common myths and
misunderstandings as well as the facts.
Myth The facts
My child has a right to a place at The Local Authority must offer your child a place at the highest preference
one of my preferred schools. school you listed on your application that they qualify for. If your child does not
qualify for any of your preferred schools (e.g. because your preferences were
unrealistic), they will normally be allocated a place at the nearest school to your
home with a vacancy.
My child is in the nursery so Everyone must apply for their child even if they already attend the nursery.
they will automatically go into A place in the nursery class does not guarantee an offer of a place in the
Reception. Reception class.
Listing one school will mean Listing only one school does not increase your child’s chances of being offered
that you will have to offer me a place. If your child does not qualify for that school, then they will normally be
that school. allocated a place at the nearest school to your home with a vacancy.
Listing the same school six Your child can only be considered once for a school and any duplicated
times will improve my chances preferences will be deleted.
of being offered a place.
I live nearer to the school than Although the information listed on page 16 can give you an idea of how likely
the last child offered under it is that you will be offered a place at your preferred school, the ‘last distance’
the distance criterion last year will change every year. We cannot guarantee any child will be offered a place at
so I’m guaranteed a place. any school.
Children in my road go to the The number of pupils offered under each criterion at each school can change
school so my child will too. every year, so just because you know pupils living near you that go to a certain
school, it does not mean that your child will be offered a place there.
If I apply to a school in An admissions authority cannot give preference to its own residents and
another borough, their published admissions criteria cannot include the borough of residence. Brent
residents will have priority does not discriminate between applicants who live in the borough and those
over me. who do not.
It does not matter if my form If you apply after 15 January 2021, we will look at your application after all
is late. those that applied on time have been offered a place and it is very unlikely that
you will be offered one of your preferred schools.
I can only apply for Brent schools. You can apply for both Brent and out of borough schools by listing them on the
Brent application form.
6 APPLYING FOR RECEPTION AND JUNIOR SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2021Section 1 – Apply
Apply for your child’s school place online
eadmissions.org.uk
Applying online for a school place set your spam/junk mail filter to ‘Standard’ so that
emails from eAdmissions go straight to your inbox.
is quick and easy. Follow the steps
You should check your spam/junk email folder now
below and you are ready to start your and then to make sure that messages from the
child’s online application. eAdmissions website are not sent there by mistake.
n Each screen will explain what you need to do; n You can also sign up to get notifications during the
there are guidance notes on the left hand side admissions process either by text message or by
of the screen to help you. downloading the ‘Parent Comms’ mobile App.
n You can select any text that is underlined (usually n It is important that you register well before the
a question/section of the form that needs to be deadline, in case there are any problems making
completed) this will open in a new window with your application. The closing date is:
an explanation of what is required.
15 January for Reception and
Step 1: Getting started Junior applications
n Before you start your online application, you will need n Register yourself on the eAdmissions website.
do some research.
n You will then be asked to create your own password.
n See the local authority’s website for details about how
applications are processed. n We will send you an email with your username and
instructions on how to validate your email address.
n Visit schools.
n The email will also contain a link which will
n Check schools websites. take you to the eAdmissions login page to start
your application.
n Read the admissions criteria for the schools you are
interested in. n Please keep your username and password safe as
you will need them to login and apply for any other
n Check how places were offered in previous years. children you have, and to see the outcome of your
application.
n You should check transport policies for local
authorities (outside London).
Step 3: What to do if you have applied
Step 2: What to do if this is the first time before using eAdmissions or you have just
you are applying online using eAdmissions registered and received your user name
n If you have used the eAdmissions system before to
n On the home page select ‘Return to an existing
apply for a school place for any of your children you do account’ and enter your username and password.
not need to register again. Instead please go to Step 3.
n If you have forgotten your username or password
n If this is the first time you are using the eAdmissions we can re-send them to you when you select the
website you must register to apply online. ‘Forgotten your user name or password?’link.
n You will need an email address to register. n We will send you an email to the email address you
used when you first registered (please check you
n If you already have an email address you should
spam/junk folder as it may have gone there).
APPLYING FOR RECEPTION AND JUNIOR SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2021 7n Once you login the page with your personal details is n If the schools you have selected allow medical or
displayed. You must check if any of your details social criteria and you would like your child to be
have changed and update them straight away. considered under this criteria you must tick the
If your details are correct tick the mandatory box to relevant box and attach supporting evidence. You
confirm that your details are correct. can attach documents once you have submitted your
application. If you do not provide the evidence
n You will need to read and agree the Privacy Policy by to support your application, your request
ticking the box. cannot be considered under that criterion.
n Then select the ‘Save and continue’ button to move n Some schools ask you to fill in extra forms called
on to the application process. supplementary information forms (SIF). If you do not
fill in these forms and/or send them direct to the
Step 4: Adding your child’s details relevant school, you risk your chance of getting a
place at these schools.
n The next page is your home page called ‘My school
Admissions’. If you can see your child’s name on n It is your responsibility to check that your online
your ‘My school admissions’ page, select the ‘Start application is fully completed and that you have
new application’ button below the child’s name. This entered all details correctly. If you do not tick certain
button will only be available for children whose date boxes or enter relevant information (for example the
of birth falls within a relevant age range. Check sibling box) your application will not be considered
existing details and select the ‘Next’ button. under that criterion.
n If your child’s name is not listed, select the ‘Start a n Each time you fill in the information on a page, make
new application for a child that is not listed below’ sure that you select ‘Next’ button or the information
button. Enter the details requested about the child will not be registered.
you are making the application for on the ‘Child
details’ page and select the ‘Next’ button. Step 6: Submitting your application
Please remember n You can make changes to your online application up
until the closing date. Each time you make a change
n Council tax account number: Brent Council ask you to
you must resubmit your application.
provide this information for the address where your
child lives. n Select the ‘Submit application’ button on the last page.
n Child’s current school: Please select the school from n After you have submitted your application you will
the drop down list. Only type the name of the school receive an email confirming details of your online
in the box if your child is at a nursery school or you application. The email will list an application reference
cannot see the current school name listed. number similar to this: 304-2020-09-E-123456.
n Twins or triplets: If you have twins or triplets you n If you do not receive a number it means your
must make an application for each child and tick application was not submitted successfully and
the multiple birth box. you must login and select the ‘Submit application’
button again.
Step 5: Adding school preferences
n If you have made changes to your details or your
child’s details, you will have to resubmit your
n Add your preferences in the order you prefer them.
application. Check the ‘My school admissions’ page
You can select up to six schools.
and select Resubmit application for your most recent
n Make sure you include the details of any brothers or changes to be recorded.
sisters who will be attending one of the schools or
linked schools you have applied for. If you do not tell Step 7: Attaching documents
us, you may lose out on the sibling criterion.
n Please be aware that not all schools have a medical
Many local authorities need you to send them
or social criteria, please check before selecting your information to support your application. You can find
schools. out what each local authority needs by reading their
8 APPLYING FOR RECEPTION AND JUNIOR SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2021information booklet about applying for school places.
Select ‘Local Authority details’ button on the left hand
side bar. Documents you may need to attach:
n Confirmation of your child’s address and their date
of birth.
n Information to support your application such as
doctors letters if you have applied under the
medical criterion.
n Information to confirm your child was looked after or
previously looked after.
n Information to confirm that you are a crown servant.
Important information
If you have ticked any of the categories above and do
not provide evidence to show this, the local authority is
unlikely to take account of this when making allocations.
What happens next?
n If you submitted your application by the closing date,
you will be sent the outcome of your application
during the evening of the published national offer day.
n You should respond within 14 days. To accept or
decline your offer you should log back in to your
eAdmissions account and select the ‘View outcome
of application and respond’ button.
Receipt details
Keep a record of your application reference number as
you may need to refer to this at a later date.
APPLYING FOR RECEPTION AND JUNIOR SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2021 9Your child’s address Thursday 11 February 2021, we will not be able to
update your home to school distances until after
n T he address used must be the child’s permanent home
16 April 2021 (national offer day).
address on 15 January 2021.
n Do not list an address of a relative or someone who
Fraudulent applications
provides temporary care for your child, a business
address, a childminder’s address or any address other n rent Council takes any attempt to obtain a school
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than the child’s permanent home address. place through fraudulent means very seriously.
n e will verify addresses to ensure that places are
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Proof of address
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your application. is false or deliberately misleading may lead to offers
being withdrawn.
n P lease supply your council tax reference number on
the application (e.g. from your bill). If you don’t pay n S tringent checks will be carried out to ensure
council tax directly please leave this question blank. applications are not fraudulent.
n rent Council will check internal council databases in
B nHome visits may be carried out to verify addresses.
order to verify your address.
n Where it is not possible to verify your address or you
have recently moved we will write to you asking for Children with special needs
two proofs of address. n If your child has an Education, Health and Care Plan
(EHCP), please do not complete an application.
Children living at two addresses n ou should contact Brent Special Educational Needs
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Assessment Service (SENAS) on 020 8937 3229 or
n An application can only be processed from one address.
sen.assessments@brent.gov.uk who will manage your
n The application should include the address the child child’s transition to primary or junior school.
normally lives at for the majority of the school week.
n If a child resides equally between two addresses,
Exceptional social/medical circumstances
it is the parents’ responsibility to agree between
themselves which address will be used. One n S ome schools give higher priority to children with
application should be submitted using the address social or medical needs, even if they do not have an
agreed by both parents. Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
n If you state a preference for a particular school
because of the medical, social or special educational
Change of address needs of your child, you must demonstrate how only
n e can only accept changes of address after you have
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moved. We will not process your application from an
n T o be considered on this basis you must submit
intended future address.
independent, professional evidence which sets out the
n If you move address prior to the closing date particular reasons why the school is the most suitable
(15 January 2021), you should update your address and the difficulties that could be caused if your child
online and resubmit your application. If the closing has to attend another school.
date has passed, you must tell the council straight
n For community schools (see page 18) your evidence
away by emailing school.admissions@brent.gov.uk
should be submitted directly to Brent School
nYou must supply evidence of your change of address. Admissions and attached to your online application.
n Evidence must be received on or before Thursday 11 For all other schools, evidence should be sent directly
February 2021 in order for your new address to be to the school.
used when processing your application and calculating n Evidence will normally be in the form of a report from
home to school distances. a suitably qualified, independent professional like a
n If we receive evidence of your change of address after doctor.
10 APPLYING FOR RECEPTION AND JUNIOR SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2021n Evidence should be submitted by 15 January 2021 Late applications
(the closing date for on time applications). Evidence
n pplications received after 15 January 2021 will be
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submitted after this date may not be considered until
classed as late.
the second or subsequent round of offers.
n If there are exceptional circumstances why your
n See individual schools over-subscription criteria for
application was received after the deadline, please
further information (pages 27 to 59).
provide independent written evidence by Thursday
11 February 2021 (from someone who is impartial)
explaining why the application was late.
Looked after and previously looked after children
n If you are completing the application for a looked after n The evidence you provide will be considered by Brent
child or a child who was previously looked after, please school admissions who will decide if your application
indicate this on the application. will be processed as late or on time.
n P reviously looked after children are children who were n L ate applications will only be considered after all the
looked after but ceased to be so because they were other applications that were received on time have
adopted or became subject to a child arrangements or been offered a place. For this reason late applicants
special guardianship order. are very unlikely to be offered one of their preferred
schools.
n pplicants must name the council that looks after
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the child and provide a letter from the social worker
confirming that the child is in care. Deferred Entry
n If the child was adopted immediately after being in n Parents can request that the date their child is
care, please provide a copy of the child arrangements admitted to school is deferred until later in the year
order, special guardianship order or proof of adoption in which they apply or until the term in which the
from your child’s home authority. child reaches statutory school age. Statutory school
age begins the first day of term after your child’s fifth
birthday.
Supplementary Information Forms (SIFs)
n Parents wishing to defer entry must contact the school
n S ome schools require an additional or Supplementary
to advise them of this after a place has been offered.
Information Form (SIF) to be completed in addition
to the normal application. The online application system n Parents can also request that their child attends part-
will tell you if any of the schools you listed require a SIF. time until their child reaches statutory school age.
n ompleted SIFs should be submitted direct to the
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school prior to the closing date, 15 January 2021. Applications for children outside the normal
n S IFs can be obtained directly from schools or downloaded age group
from the school or Brent Council’s website. n The council’s policy is for children to be educated
within their correct chronological year group, with
n Failure to complete a SIF may result in your application
the curriculum differentiated as necessary to meet the
to that particular school being given a lower priority.
needs of individual children. This is in line with the
Department for Education’s (DfE) most recent “Advice
Twins and multiple births on the Admission of Summer Born Children”, published
in December 2014, which states that, “in general,
n P arents with multiple birth children must complete a
children should be educated in their normal age group,
separate application form for each child.
with the curriculum differentiated as appropriate, and
n Most schools have admission arrangements that that they should only be educated out of their normal
ensure multiple birth children will be offered places age group in very limited circumstances”.
together, even if this means the school will admit more
n If parents/carers believe their child should be educated
than their published admission number.
in a different year group they should submit an
n T he full admission arrangements for each school are application for the ‘normal’ reception round for their
available on the school or Brent Council’s website. child, and provide supporting evidence from relevant
professionals working with the child and family stating
APPLYING FOR RECEPTION AND JUNIOR SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2021 11why it is in the child’s best interest to be placed outside n Regardless of the circumstances, changes requested
their normal age appropriate cohort. DfE guidance after the closing date can only be included for the
makes clear that “it is reasonable for admission second and subsequent rounds of offers after national
authorities to expect parents to provide them with offer day, on 16 April 2021 (see page 15).
information in support of their request – since without
it they are unlikely to be able to make a decision on
the basis of the circumstances of the case”. In-Year Admissions
n For community schools, the council as the admission An in-year application is any application for a school
authority will decide whether the application will be place made outside the normal admissions rounds.
accepted on the basis of the information submitted.
Decisions will be based on the individual circumstances The normal admissions rounds are for entry into school
of each case including the view of parents, the in September; whereas, the in-year applications are for
relevant head teacher(s), the child’s social, academic parents who either wish for their child to change schools,
and emotional development and whether the child has or who have moved to the area and need their child to
been previously educated out of year group. start a new school during the academic year.
n There is no guarantee that an application will be Parents wishing to apply for an in-year transfer to a Brent
accepted on this basis. If the application is not school can apply by completing the in-year application
accepted this does not constitute a refusal of a place form available at www.brent.gov.uk/admissions, which
and the place offered will stand. There is no right to also has full details about the application process. Some
an independent statutory appeal for deferred entry schools accept their own applications directly and
or for a place in a specific year group at a school. The information about where to submit your application is
internal management and organisation of a school, provided in the guidance notes available online or on
including the placement of pupils in classes, is a request.
matter for the head teacher and senior leadership of Brent residents wishing to apply for an in-year transfer
individual schools. to a school that is not in the borough need to apply to
n The Governing Board of schools responsible for their own the relevant local authority or school directly. We would
admissions (academies, voluntary aided, foundation and suggest that parents contact the local authority first to
free schools) are ultimately responsible for making this find out about the individual admission arrangements in
decision for applications made to their school. their area.
n Admission authorities will not hold a place for any Where a school is full, its published admission criteria will
individual child where delayed admission is accepted. be used to decide the order in which applicants will be
The application for the normal year group will be added to the waiting list (if applicable). Where a school
closed and the parent will be required to reapply has vacancies, a place will be offered for the child.
in the usual way the following year, along with
the cohort of applicants for that year group. The In-year fair access protocol
application will not receive priority above any other The School Admissions Code requires that all local
applicant for that year group for the schools being authorities must have an in-year fair access (IYFA)
applied for. Similarly no admissions authority will give protocol. This is to ensure that children without a school
a lower priority for admission on the basis that the place – especially the most vulnerable – are offered a
child is not of the correct age. place at a suitable school as quickly as possible. The
operation of the Brent IYFA protocol is triggered when a
parent of an eligible child has not secured a place under
Changing preferences in-year admission arrangements.
n If you wish to change your preferences before the
closing date (15 January 2021), you should login to Children of UK Service Personnel
the online application system, edit and resubmit your For families of UK service personnel with a confirmed
application. posting to the area (or crown servants returning from
n If you wish to change your preferences after 15 overseas) admissions can be allocated in advance of
January 2021 use the online form at arriving in Brent.
www.brent.gov.uk/changeapplicationdetails This is to ensure that children of UK service personnel
Changes of preference will not be accepted over the are not disadvantaged when applying for schools as a
telephone.
12 APPLYING FOR RECEPTION AND JUNIOR SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2021result of their mobility. These rules were introduced as
a contribution to the Government’s commitment to the
Military Covenant; however, they do not give automatic
priority to service children over other children.
If you are moving to the borough of Brent as a result of
a posting, please complete a common application form
by the closing date, using your posting address. The
application must be accompanied by an official letter
that declares a relocation date, a unit postal address or
quartering area address.
Your application will be processed using your posting address
and in accordance with each individual school’s criteria.
APPLYING FOR RECEPTION AND JUNIOR SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2021 13Section 2 – Offers
How we process your application
Brent school admissions work closely with schools and
Offers
other local authorities so that every child is offered a
place at the highest preference school for which they nNational offer day is Friday 16 April 2021.
qualify. The process involves the following stages:
nOffer emails are sent in the evening on 16 April 2021.
1. Exchange information
nThe online application system is updated with offers
Applications are processed and addresses checked, and and applicants can respond from the evening of
applicant’s details are sent to schools. The schools do not 16 April 2021.
know the order of your preferences.
n ffer letters are posted first class on Friday 16 April
O
Additional information? 2021 and should arrive by Wednesday 21 April 2021. If
nForthe community schools listed on page 18, you have not had an offer letter in the post by Wednesday
supporting documentation should be submitted to 21 April 2021, contact Brent school admissions.
Brent school admissions via the online application
system. Supporting documentation for all other schools nOnline applicants are not sent an offer letter.
should be submitted directly to the school.
Responding to offers (accepting/rejecting)
nSome schools require applicants to return a SIF
nPlease respond to your offer by 30 April 2021.
(Supplementary Information Form) directly to the
school. Check your preferred schools, pages 27 to 59. nOnline applicants must respond to the offer online by
The online application system will tell you if any of the logging into the online application system
schools you listed require a SIF. (www.eadmissions.org.uk) using their email address
or username and their password.
2. Rank applications
Schools rank applications according to their published nWe strongly advise applicants to accept the place
over-subscription criteria to determine which children offered. Accepting the offer secures the school for
have priority for places. Brent Council ranks applicants your child, so you have a back-up, in case you are
for community schools. For all other schools the unsuccessful in securing a higher preference in the
Governing Board decides whether your child qualifies for second or third rounds or if you appeal and your
a place, not the Council. appeal is not upheld.
Which criteria relates to your child? nAccepting the place does not affect your waiting list
Check the over-subscription criteria for your preferred position or appeals.
schools, pages 19 and 27 to 59.
nIfyou do not accept the offer, the place may be
3. Offer places withdrawn and offered to another applicant, and
subsequent offers may be further away from your home.
Every school has a maximum number of children that can
be admitted. The ranked lists for each school are used Further Offers
to determine the highest preference each child can be
nAfter national offer day (16 April 2021) Brent school
offered. Where an applicant qualifies for more than one
admissions continue to process applications and make
school, the order of preferences determines which school
offers on behalf of schools until the end of August.
is offered.
Schools do not offer places directly.
What if the offer isn’t any of my preferred schools?
nTwo additional rounds of offers will be sent out
The Council will offer every Brent child a place. When according to the timetable on page 15.
applicants do not qualify for a place at any of their
preferred schools, a place is offered at the nearest school nAll late applicants living in Brent will be offered a place
to your home with an available place. in the second and third round.
14 APPLYING FOR RECEPTION AND JUNIOR SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2021nUnsuccessful applicants will not receive notification in
the second or third round, only successful applicants
will be sent a letter.
nAfter the third round places will be offered as and
when they become available.
Late application process Second Round Third Round
Deadline
Last date for changes to be included in the round (e.g. 30 April 2021 21 May 2021
changed address/preferences)
Offer
Week ending Week ending
Offers will be sent by first class post to successful
14 May 2021 18 June 2021
applicants only
Response
Successful applicants must respond by this date 21 May 2021 25 June 2021
Waiting lists Appeals
n If we cannot offer your first preference on national offer n If your child is not offered a place at one of the
day (16 April 2021), then your child will be automatically schools you listed on your form, you can appeal
added to the waiting list for each school you ranked as a against this decision to an independent appeal panel.
higher preference than the school offered.
n Appeals are heard by an independent appeal panel
n ny vacancies available in the second and third round
A of three members of the public who are independent
will be offered to applicants on a waiting list. of the school and the local authority.
n Priority on the waiting list is determined by the n If you wish to appeal for a Brent community school,
over-subscription criteria for each school. There is you must read the guidance and complete the
no guarantee that a place will be offered for your appeal form available online at www.brent.gov.uk/
child off the waiting list. schoolappeals
n When an applicant on a waiting list is offered a place, n Appeals for Brent community schools (see page 18)
any previous offer will be automatically withdrawn. You should be returned to School Admissions, PO Box
will not be given a choice between your current offer 1057, Wembley, HA9 1HJ.
and the new offer. If you are happy with your current
n Appeals for all other Brent schools and schools
offer then you must advise Brent school admissions to
outside Brent must be made to the school or
remove your child from waiting lists.
admitting authority directly.
n Your child’s position on a waiting list can go up as well as
n Your offer letter will give information about how
down when other applicants are offered a place or join
to appeal.
the list.
n The deadline for submitting an appeal is set by
n Waiting lists are not operated on a first come, first served
the admission authority for each school and must
basis. The length of time your child is on a waiting list will
be at least 20 school days after national offer day
not give them priority over other applicants.
(16th April 2021).
n Please note: Waiting lists for Brent schools will be
n Appeals must be heard within 40 school days of the
maintained until at least the end of December 2021. Some
deadline for lodging appeals.
schools may have different arrangements for maintaining
waiting lists after this period. To ensure that your child
remains on the waiting list and in consideration after the
end of the year you must make a separate 2021/22 In-Year
application online. In-Year applications for 2021/22 will
open on Monday 5 July 2021, visit www.brent.gov.uk/
inyearadmissions. The local authority will not contact
you again to remind you to reapply.
APPLYING FOR RECEPTION AND JUNIOR SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2021 15Section 3 – Reception Transfer 2020 – Summary of applications an
This table shows how places were offered at Brent community schools.
Information about how places were offered for all schools in Brent is available at www.brent.gov.uk/2020offers
Numb
Education,
Total Health Looked after and
places Total Total and Care previously looked Social/Medic
Community Primary Schools available applications offers Plan after children Need
Anson Primary School 52 208 52
Barham Primary School 120 319 120
Brentfield Primary School 90 90 37 1
Byron Court Primary School 150 269 131
Carlton Vale Infant School 60 49 22
Chalkhill Primary School 60 152 60
Donnington Primary School 30 96 30
Elsley Primary School 120 141 56
Fryent Primary School 120 165 78
Harlesden Primary School 60 81 36 1
Kingsbury Green Primary School 90 181 89
Leopold Primary School - Gwenneth
60 70 24 1
Rickus Site
Leopold Primary School 60 135 51
Lyon Park Primary School 120 170 113
Malorees Infant School 60 262 60 1
Mitchell Brook Primary School 90 173 76
Mora Primary School 60 117 45
Mount Stewart Infant School 90 201 89
Newfield Primary School 60 53 19
Northview Primary School 30 95 30
Oliver Goldsmith Primary School 60 212 58 1
Park Lane Primary School 60 215 60
Preston Park Primary School 120 154 60
Roe Green Infant School 120 221 120 1
Roe Green Infant School -
0 16 0
Strathcona Site
Salusbury Primary School 90 338 90
The Stonebridge School 90 66 25
Uxendon Manor Primary School 90 207 90
Wembley Primary School 120 137 118
Wykeham Primary School 60 195 60
16 APPLYING FOR RECEPTION AND JUNIOR SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2021nd offers by criteria at Brent community schools, 16 April 2020
ber of offers by criteria - (straight line distance in metres where applicable)
cal Sibling in Child of staff In catchment Sibling outside Any other Nearest school
catchment area member area catchment area applicant with a vacancy
13 951 1 18 849 8 4657 12 548
38 1022 67 835 7 1733 8 858
9 589 2 6 630 6 2558 8 2843 5 728
21 759 2 10 687 24 4608 69 5953 5 1758
2 323 13 471 3 2413 4 1232
17 1019 1 26 1253 5 2595 11 967
9 542 13 521 1 624 7 727
13 1356 14 996 14 4989 13 1821 2 683
16 819 29 1242 9 2501 11 6348 13 1006
8 348 6 254 14 4192 6 750 1 83
10 566 11 752 28 2870 29 4419 11 1648
3 922 14 1466 6 2564
11 361 15 332 12 8942 12 6847 1 288
28 1265 57 1119 7 3314 10 1331 11 912
9 811 1 31 827 9 2091 9 817
10 823 16 770 23 17102 26 2794 1 896
9 531 9 524 6 1934 19 1691 2 798
6 974 26 1460 25 3314 32 1832
1 236 1 349 10 9772 5 893 2 1172
11 357 16 471 3 1263
23 700 22 645 11 4492 1 241
8 646 10 383 12 2705 30 1865
15 990 21 1175 13 6365 10 3903 1 1425
37 932 1 56 998 11 3950 14 1357
19 691 50 883 11 2217 10 696
4 640 7 418 6 4177 8 3347
18 1141 23 987 21 4745 28 1295
22 943 2 37 766 10 7576 43 5245 4 1765
17 489 27 655 13 4659 3 250
APPLYING FOR RECEPTION AND JUNIOR SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2021 17Community Schools in Brent
n Brent Council decide the admission criteria that are n Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan
used to determine who has priority for places at the which names a specific school will be admitted to that
schools listed below. school. The oversubscription criteria are then applied to
all other children.
n Detailed information about each school listed below is
available on pages 20 to 26. n If a school receives fewer applications than places
available, all children will be offered, where the school
n The oversubscription criteria are used to determine the
is the highest available preference.
order in which offers are made and will be used if more
applications are received for any school than there are
places available.
Community Schools
Anson Primary School Kingsbury Green Primary School Oliver Goldsmith Primary School
Barham Primary School Leopold Primary School Park Lane Primary School
Brentfield Primary School Lyon Park Primary School Preston Park Primary School
Byron Court Primary School Malorees Infant School Roe Green Infant School
Carlton Vale Infant School Mitchell Brook Primary School Roe Green Junior School
Chalkhill Primary School Mora Primary School Salusbury Primary School
Donnington Primary School Mount Stewart Infant School The Stonebridge School
Elsley Primary School Mount Stewart Junior School Uxendon Manor Primary School
Fryent Primary School Newfield Primary School Wembley Primary School
Harlesden Primary School Northview Primary School Wykeham Primary School
Schools with split sites
Leopold Primary School
Leopold Primary School admits 120 pupils into
Reception each year.
The school is split over two sites and admits 60
children to Reception at each site. The first site is
Leopold Hawkeshead on Hawkshead Road, Willesden,
NW10 9UR and the second site is Leopold Gwenneth
Rickus, 242-250 Brentfield Road, Neasden, NW10 8HE.
Applicants interested in the school should indicate which
site they would like their child to attend by including the
relevant preference on their application. If an applicant
would be happy for their child to attend either site then
a preference for both should be included. Reception
offers at Leopold Primary School will indicate clearly
which site the child must attend.
18 APPLYING FOR RECEPTION AND JUNIOR SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2021Over-subscription criteria for community schools in Brent for September 2021
When there are more applications for Brent community 7. Children inside the catchment area
schools than there are places available, pupils are Children living within the school’s catchment area.
offered places according to the oversubscription criteria 8. Children with brothers or sisters at the school
listed below. Brothers or sisters of a child who attends the school, or
Children with special educational needs and disabilities an infant or junior school on the same or adjoining site,
(SEND) who have an Education, Health and Care Plan and who will continue to do so on the date of admission.
(EHCP) have priority over other applicants for admission 9. All other children
to the school named on their plan. Children who do not meet any higher criteria will be
The oversubscription criteria for entry to Brent considered under this criterion.
community schools in 2021/22 are: Catchment area
1. Looked after or previously looked after children The catchment area is the defined neighbourhood in
A looked after child or a child who was previously which the school is located. It is generally bounded by
looked after but immediately after being looked after major roads and/or railway/tube.
became subject to an adoption, residence, or special Tie breaker
guardianship order. Within each criterion priory will be given to applicants
2. Children adopted from state care outside of England living nearest to the school.
Children who appear to Brent Council to have been in The distance from home to school will be measured by
state care outside of England and ceased to be in state straight-line, from a point in the property to a point in
care as a result of being adopted. A child is regarded as the school determined by the grid references set by the
having been in state care in a place outside of England Ordnance Survey.
if they were accommodated by a public authority, a The measuring system is an integral part of the
religious organisation or any other provider of care admission software, uses Ordnance Survey maps and
whose sole purpose is to benefit society. the LLPG (Local Land Property Gazetteer) and is accurate
3. Children attending infant school to 1 metre.
Children attending an infant school on the same site as
a junior school (for applications to junior schools only). The information above is a summary of the admissions
4. Medical or social needs criteria for this school. For the full criteria and admission
Exceptional circumstances to do with significant arrangements please check the school’s website or
medical needs and or social needs. go to www.brent.gov.uk/services-for-residents/
5. Siblings in the catchment area education-and-schools/information-about-
Brothers or sisters of a child who attends the school, admissions/admissions-criteria. The criteria will apply
or an infant or junior school on the same or adjoining after children with an Education, Health and Care plan
site, living in the catchment area of the school and which names the school have been admitted.
who will continue to do so on the date of admission.
6. Staff Children
Children whose parent is a member of staff who has
been employed at the school for two or more years at
the time of application or has been recruited to fill a
vacancy for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
APPLYING FOR RECEPTION AND JUNIOR SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2021 19Community primary schools – contact details
Anson Primary School www.ansonprimaryschool.com
Age Range: 3-11 years Admission places available to reception: 52
DfE number: 3042000 On time applications made last year: 216
Head teacher: Ms Saadia Lansiquot Number of pupils on the roll at January 2020: 385
Anson Road, Cricklewood, London NW2 4AB Map reference: 13I
Tel: 020 8452 8552 Fax: 0208 450 3845 Breakfast (BC) or after school club (ASC): BC and ASC
Email: admin@anson.brent.sch.uk Accessibility: High
Admissions Officer: Miss Claire Houlihan School is all on one level. Gradiant access to
Email: choulihan@anson.brent.sch.uk the play area. Disabled toilet in main school
and in nursery building.
Barham Primary School www.barhamprimary.co.uk
Age Range: 3-11 years Admission places available to reception: 120
DfE number: 3042049 On time applications made last year: 319
Head teacher: Ms Karen Giles Number of pupils on the roll at January 2020: 933
Danethorpe Road, Wembley, Middlesex HA0 4RQ Map reference: 3J
Tel: 020 8902 3706 Fax: N/A Breakfast (BC) or after school club (ASC): No
Email: admin@barham.brent.sch.uk Accessibility: Medium
Admissions Officer: Mrs Mina Hirani School all on two levels. Ramps to ground
Email: mhirani@barham.brent.sch.uk floor. Lift to first floor. Toilet on ground floor.
Brentfield Primary School www.brentfield.brent.sch.uk
Age Range: 3-11 years Admission places available to reception: 90
DfE number: 3042003 On time applications made last year: 90
Head teacher: Mrs Nicola Harmer Number of pupils on the roll at January 2020: 517
41-43 Meadow Garth, Neasden, London NW10 0SL Map reference: 8J
Tel: 020 8965 5326 Fax: N/A Breakfast (BC) or after school club (ASC): BC and ASC
Email: admin@brentfield.brent.sch.uk Accessibility: Medium
Admissions Officer: Ms Georgia Turner School on two levels. Ramps into class. Three
Email: gturner@brentfield.brent.sch.uk wheelchair accessible classrooms
Byron Court Primary School www.byroncourtschool.co.uk
Age Range: 4-11 years Admission places available to reception: 150
DfE number: 3042006 On time applications made last year: 269
Head teacher: Acting Headteacher Mrs Jane Palmer Number of pupils on the roll at January 2020: 724
Spencer Road, Wembley, London HA0 3SF Map reference: 2F
Tel: 020 8907 2785 Fax: N/A Breakfast (BC) or after school club (ASC): BC and ASC
Email: admin@byroncrt.brent.sch.uk (external
Admissions Officer: Miss Anita Barber Company)
Email: abarber15.304@lgflmail.org Accessibility: High/Low
The new building is on two floors with a lift
and accessibility. The old building is on two
floors with no accessibility.
20 APPLYING FOR RECEPTION AND JUNIOR SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2021Carlton Vale Infants School www.carlton.brent.sch.uk
Age Range: 3-7 years Admission places available to reception: 60
DfE number: 3042007 On time applications made last year: 49
Head teacher: Ms Helen Mooney Number of pupils on the roll at January 2020: 84
Malvern Place, Kilburn, London NW6 5PX Map reference: 15M
Tel: 020 7624 0348 Fax: 020 7328 6293 Breakfast (BC) or after school club (ASC): No
Email: admin@carlton.brent.sch.uk Accessibility: High
Admissions Officer: Mrs Rosa Gammalliere Ramps access to class. One wheelchair
Email: admin@carlton.brent.sch.uk accessible toilet.
Chalkhill Primary School www.chalkhillprimaryschool.co.uk
Age Range: 3-11 years Admission places available to reception: 60
DfE number: 3042068 On time applications made last year: 152
Head teacher: Ms Rose Ashton Number of pupils on the roll at January 2020: 458
Barnhill Road, Wembley HA9 9YP Map reference: 7H
Tel: 020 8904 4508 Fax: N/A Breakfast (BC) or after school club (ASC): BC
Email: admin@chalkhill.brent.sch.uk Accessibility: Medium
Admissions Officer: Mrs Jenny Deutrom EYFS - access inside and out. KS1 access
Email: admin@chalkhill.brent.sch.uk outside inside. KS2 access outside and inside.
Donnington Primary School www.donnington.brent.sch.uk
Age Range: 3-11 years Admission places available to reception: 30
DfE number: 3042056 On time applications made last year: 96
Head teacher: Ms Oweda Harrison Number of pupils on the roll at January 2020: 224
Uffington Road, London NW10 3TL Map reference: 11K
Tel: 020 8451 0761 Fax: 020 8459 1145 Breakfast (BC) or after school club (ASC): No
Email: admin@donnington.brent.sch.uk Accessibility: Medium
Admissions Officer: Mrs Sarbjit Chana School all on two level. Ramps into class. Two
Email: schana@donnington.brent.sch.uk wheelchair accessible toilets. Lift in place.
Elsley Primary School www.elsley.brent.sch.uk
Age Range: 3-11 years Admission places available to reception: 120
DfE number: 3042055 On time applications made last year: 141
Head teacher: Mr Raphael Moss Number of pupils on the roll at January 2020: 649
Tokygnton Avenue Wembley HA9 6HT Map reference: 5J
Tel: 020 8902 8003 Fax: N/A Breakfast (BC) or after school club (ASC): BC and ASC
Email: admin@elsley brent.sch.uk Accessibility: High
Admissions Officer: Ms Michelle Moore School on two levels. Two wheelchair
Email: michelle.moore@elsley.brent.sch.uk accessible toilets. Lift available.
Fryent Primary School www.fryent.brent.sch.uk
Age Range: 3-11 years Admission places available to reception: 120
DfE number: 3042074 On time applications made last year: 165
Head teacher: Mr Sam Nowak Number of pupils on the roll at January 2020: 741
Church Lane, Kingsbury, London NW9 8JD Map reference: 8E
Tel: 020 8205 4047 Fax: N/A Breakfast (BC) or after school club (ASC): B/C and ASC
Email: admin@fryent.brent.sch.uk Accessibility: High
Admissions Officer: Mrs Nicola Johnston School on two floors wheelchair accessible.
Email: njohnston3.304@lgflmail.org
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