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How to apply
Harrow
a guide to Admissions
secondary
schools
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2021-2022
Contents
Your application
How places were offered 2021
How to apply
How the application process works
Hints and tips on choosing a school
Late applications
Admissions arrangements
Schools information
Applying for schools in other boroughs
Children with Special Educational Needs
University technical colleges and studio schools
Appeals
Sixth form education
LGBT pupils
Schools map
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Your
application
Your application must be received by
31 October 2020
To avoid any last-minute problems, we strongly recommend you submit your
Home application by 23 October 2020. This is the Friday before the half-term holiday
If your child does not live in Harrow, but you wish to apply for a Harrow school,
please contact your child’s local authority to make an application.
If your child lives in Harrow, and was born between 1 September 2009 and 31
August 2010, and is due to start secondary school in September 2021, the full
timetable for applications is:
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Open Days/Evenings
All high schools expect that these events are likely to be held online or via
resources available from the school website. Please check individual school
websites for information.
Admissions
1 September 2020 Website opens, and you can apply online at
http://www.eadmissions.org.uk
September / October 2020 Parents applying for a Voluntary Aided school must complete
and return a supplementary information form direct to the
school. These forms are available from the school or
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23 October 2020 Last Friday before the half-term holiday.
We strongly recommend that you submit your application by
this date to avoid any delay.
31 October 2020 Closing date for applications.
Parents applying for a Voluntary Aided school must complete
and return a supplementary information form direct to the
school.
1 March 2021 Emails sent to parents with the outcome of their application.
Please wait until you have received the email before logging on
to the e-Admissions website.
In some cases, letters will be sent through the post
15 March 2021 Deadline for acceptance or decline of offer.
30 March 2021 Closing date for receipt of appeals.
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If your child lives in Harrow, and is due to start secondary school in September
2021, but was not born between 1 September 2009 and 31 August 2010, please do
not fill out an application form. Instead, email schooladmissions@harrow.gov.uk
How places were
offered in 2020
This table shows how places were allocated to in the table below change from year to year.
children starting at Harrow’s secondary schools Please do not assume that because children in
in September 2020. your area attend a particular school that your
It shows how many places were available, how child will also be offered a place.
many people applied for those places and how Harrow schools do not have catchment areas as
those places were then allocated. part of their admission arrangements1. Schools
These are the statistics for last year, and while in Harrow use distance as part of their admission
this year’s statistics may be similar, the level arrangements. All schools in Harrow measure
Home and pattern of demand for schools changes distances from home to school in a straight line
every year. This means that the distances cited from the home address to the school.
Number of places available
Medical/Social needs child
Special Educational Needs -
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Looked-after children
Number of applications
Random allocation
Furthest distance
offered in miles*
Distance criteria
Children of staff
Medical parent
Feeder school
EHC Plans
receieved
Sibling
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Avanti House 778 180 3 1 0 0 77 1 74 n/a 24 0.339
Bentley Wood 679 224 0 1 0 0 60 1 20 82 60 1.495
Canons High 471 210 4 0 0 0 57 0 n/a n/a 127 N/A
Harrow High 533 180 0 0 0 0 34 0 n/a n/a 114 n/a
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Nower Hill 1604 324 2 3 0 0 104 1 n/a n/a 214 1.027
Park High 806 270 6 1 0 0 84 0 n/a n/a 179 1.083
Pinner High 1177 180 7 1 0 0 71 3 n/a n/a 98 0.7
Rooks Heath 397 210 1 0 0 0 57 1 n/a n/a 124 n/a
Salvatorian 175 150 Information for Salvatorian College and The Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart 373 180 Language College can be obtained directly from the school
Whitefriars 232 90 1 0 0 0 17 0 n/a n/a 68 N/A
Whitmore 1569 270 7 0 2 0 103 1 n/a n/a 157 0.66
* Distance is measured in a straight line from the home address to the centre point of the school
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Catchment area for the purposes of admissions is a defined geographical area set out in the admission arrangements.
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Total places available: This is the “PAN” or Published Admissions Number.
SEN: These are children with a statement of Special Educational Needs or an Educational, Health and Care Plan.
Random Allocation: These are places allocated by random computer selection from the applications received.
All applications inside this distance were accepted. Distance is measured in a straight line from the home address to the centre point of the school
site as defined by the school using a computerised mapping system based on ordnance survey data.
Tables for previous years are available on our website
How to
apply
Apply using our online form
Home We ask everyone to apply using secondary school in September
the online form with the following 2021 but was not born between 1
exceptions: September 2009 and 31 August
2010, please do not complete an
1. If your child has a statement application form. Please email
Map of Special Educational Needs schooladmissions@harrow.gov.uk to
or Educational, Health and Care apply.
Plan, please do not complete an 3. You cannot apply for private or
application form. independent schools through this
2. If your child wishes to begin process.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to register? considered. You will then have to enter
Apply now the late application process.
Yes, you will first need to register your
details with the website and will be sent Do I have to complete the
a user name and password. form all at once?
What is the deadline? No – if you wish, you can complete part
of the form, save your position and return
Your application must be complete and later to review, complete or change it.
submitted by 31 October 2020. You can Every time you change your application
make changes to your application right you will receive a confirmation email.
up to the closing date.
Are there any tools online to
What happens if I do not help me choose schools?
submit my application in time?
The online application system has a
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At the end of the process, you will be search facility to help you find schools
invited to “submit” the form. Failure to in the local area and offers links to more
“submit” will mean that your application information about the schools.
has not been sent to us, and will not be
Can I apply for a Harrow school I don’t have the internet at
if I live outside the borough? home. Where can I apply?
If you live outside Harrow and want Computers with internet access are
to apply to a Harrow school you can available to use free of charge at any
list the school on the application you Harrow library.
submit to your local authority.
I don’t like using computers.
Can I apply to schools in Can I get a paper form
other boroughs? instead?
Home Yes – if you are a Harrow No – paper forms will only be issued
resident you can use the same under exceptional circumstances, due
online form to apply to schools to the extra administrative cost and
in Harrow and also to schools complexity of processing them.
maintained by other local
Map authorities. You can apply for I need help! Can you help?
six schools; however, you may
only apply to a maximum of Yes – if you need help with
four schools in Hertfordshire. your application please email
Otherwise there is no restriction schooladmissions@harrow.gov.uk
to the mix of schools on your
Admissions application.
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What to do if your details Deciding which address to put
change on your application
Tell us straight away if any of your The only acceptable address to put
details change after you have on your application is your child’s
submitted your application. permanent address and they must
be living there at the closing date for
If you move house and change your receipt of applications.
address; if your child changes primary
school; or if any other factual details Please do not list an address of
regarding your application change, someone who provides a temporary
please email us immediately at care arrangement for your child, a
schooladmissions@harrow.gov.uk. business address, childminder’s
address, a relative’s address or any
Failure to let us know about changes other address other than the child’s
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could invalidate your application or permanent home address.
even lead to an offer being withdrawn.
Where families have recently moved Harrow Council reserves the right
into an address prior to completing at any time to investigate and verify
an application, we may require further any address, information and/or
information to ensure that the property documentation in order to ensure that
has not been obtained solely for the it is allocating places appropriately and
purposes of obtaining a school place. fairly. These investigations may extend
If a family moves into a property to Council databases, home visits and
temporarily to increase the chances of background checks. We may also ask
gaining a school place, the council will you for further proofs.
use the permanent residence for the
purpose of the application. If we offer a place at a school and then
Home discover that the offer was made on
fraudulent or misleading information
All applications that are received (for example, a false claim to living at
will be verified. an address) we will withdraw the place
offered. This has happened in previous
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distress, particularly for the child
For example, if the family own a involved.
property but are living at and apply
from a different address, the council
will assume that the second address Where a place has been offered
Admissions is temporary and that the property that based on false information, we
you own is where the child ordinarily can withdraw the offer even after
lives. Where the owned property your child has started at school.
is being renovated, this will still be
considered the family’s permanent
address. In some cases, a child may live
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permanently with parents with officially
Evidence will otherwise be required shared responsibility at more than one
that the property is disposed of. If a home address. Please note, this only
family own more than one property, the applies to parents, not other carers
council will request further evidence or relatives. In these cases, the only
to demonstrate where the family acceptable address is the residence
normally live to determine the address where the child spends the majority
the council will use for the child’s of the school week (Monday-Friday).
application. On the rare occasions when a child’s
residence during the school week is
If a school place is offered on the basis split equally between parents, then
of an incorrect address, the place will parents will be asked to determine
be withdrawn. which residential address should be
used for the purpose of admission to
Providing false information or school.
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also to legal action being brought In all such cases, we require a joint
against you, including a criminal declaration from the parents with
prosecution. officially shared responsibility stating
the pattern of residence. If no joint cases where parents are not eligible for
declaration is received by the closing child benefit the address will be that of
date for applications, the home address the parent where the child is registered
will be taken as the address of the with the doctor.
parent who receives child benefit. In
Important information about applying
for a place at a selective (grammar,
aptitude or selective places) school
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In response to a range of Covid-19 become available.
related issues which make early autumn
admissions testing undesirable and Despite these changes, parents
impractical, many schools which test for should still register their child for tests
a child’s ability or aptitude have decided by published deadlines and submit
Map to postpone admission tests until later their common application form by the
in the autumn term, which may mean national closing date, 31 October 2020.
that the applicants may not receive the Failure to submit our application on
outcome of the tests before the closing time may mean that your application is
date for secondary school applications considered after places are offered on
Admissions which is 31 October 2020. the 1 March 2021 and your chances of
gaining a place at one of your preferred
Once you receive the results of the schools will be greatly reduced.
test, you may make changes to your
application preferences (such as to Please ensure you have read the
add or remove a selective school) oversubscription criteria of the schools
Apply now by emailing school admissions, that your applying for and understand
and quoting your child’s application the likelihood of your child being offered
reference number by 10 December a place.
2020. You will receive confirmation
of these changes via email. You will In Harrow, you can apply for up to six
not be required to complete another preferences and we would recommend
application. that at least one of these preferences
is used to apply for a place at a local
We do not have any selective schools in school.
Harrow. However, families may choose
to apply for selective schools in other Please ensure you rank your application
local authorities. If you are applying in the correct order of preference.
for a place at selective school, please We advise parents to read the
check the school’s website for the most school admissions guide for further
up to date information about the date information on how to complete your
of the test and when the outcomes will application form.
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How the application
process works
On your application form you will be asked to list six schools, ranked in order
of preference. You must name the schools that you wish to apply for, in the
order you prefer them. You do not need to use all six preferences, however,
we strongly advise that you do use all six preferences. There is no advantage
in naming only one school. Once the closing date has passed on 31 October
2020, the admissions process will begin.
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How the preference Harrow school to their home address
that still has vacancies once the above
system works admissions process is complete.
Councils will not pass on details of
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where the school was ranked on your
considered individually against the
application to schools. No school will be
criteria published in this guide. Each
told about other schools listed on your
school will then allocate its places to the
application.
children with highest priority under its
own admissions criteria.
Admissions Extremely important advice
Each school you name on your about the preference system
application is considered separately.
That means that if you have entered Harrow has many oversubscribed
six preferences, your child could be schools. Every year there are children
allocated as many as six places. in Harrow who are not allocated a place
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at any of their schools of preference.
When children are allocated a place at These children will receive an offer for
more than one school, the system refers a place, but it will be at a school which
to the order of preference that you have they did not choose. These places may
listed on your application form. be at a considerable distance from their
home.
It will then keep the offer at the school
you have ranked highest, and take If you wish to have the best chance
your child’s name off the list for their of avoiding this, and avoiding other
lower-ranked preferences. These places common mistakes in the applications
will then be allocated to the children process, please consider the following
with next-highest priority under those advice when making your application:
schools’ admissions criteria.
• Use all six preferences available to you.
Children will only be offered one school • Use one or more of your preferences
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on the school or schools nearest
When children are not allocated a place your home. The most common
at any of their schools of preference, admissions tie-breaker for an
they will be offered a place at the closest oversubscribed school is distance
from home to school. child, with a higher priority under the
• To find out which are your local admission arrangements, is added (for
Harrow schools, you can use the instance, through a late application).
online distance tool.
• Remember to list the school you Places are offered from the waiting list
like the most as first preference, throughout the year. If a place is offered
the school you like the second- from the waiting list, this new offer will
most as second preference and so supersede any previous offer, which
on, regardless of its popularity or will then be withdrawn. Waiting lists
historical oversubscription. can be viewed online via MyHarrow.
• Remember to fill out and submit a Children’s names will remain on the
Supplementary Information Form waiting lists for Harrow Schools until the
Home if you are applying to a Catholic end of the 21/22 academic year.
school (The Sacred Heart Language
College or the Salvatorian College).
Why do some children get
places at schools they
Reasons for preference
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When you complete the application,
there is a space for each preference If, at the end of the application process,
where you can note why you have your child cannot be offered a place at
selected a school. This information will any of the schools on their application,
be passed to the school. The box is your child will be allocated a place at
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optional and will only have an effect on the closest Harrow school to their home
your application if it relates directly to which still has a vacancy.
the school’s admissions criteria.
In nearly every case where this type of
allocation occurs, parents are happy with
Waiting lists the alternative offered. It is always a good
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idea to contact the school where you
After the admissions process is complete,
have been offered a place. This gives
we strongly advise that you accept the
you a chance to see the school, rather
place your child has been offered.
than rely on what you might have heard
If you have not been allocated a place
about it, and you are also able to discuss
at your first preference school, your
any worries that you might have with
child’s name will be placed on a waiting
the school staff. However, if you are still
list for all the schools which you ranked
as a higher preference than the school unhappy about the school offered you
where you received an offer. Your child may decide to use the appeals process.
will remain on these waiting lists even
after you accept your offered place. Accepting a place
Waiting lists are not a ‘first come, first
served’ list and so time on the list does Every parent who has applied online
NOT give any priority. for a Secondary place for their child will
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as determined during the admissions offer their child a place. You will need
process. This means that your child may to log back into the e-admissions
move down the waiting list if another website and accept the offered place.Hints and tips on
choosing a school
Think what kind of school your child Not all schools give priority to
is best suited to: You may want to siblings, or there may be restrictions
think about if you want a same sex for siblings in Sixth Form.
school or, a faith based school does
the school have a specialism in the Distance from home to school is
arts, sports, science etc., uniform often used as tie breaker. Distance
Home vs. non uniform school, are there is usually measured in a straight line
breakfast clubs / afterschool clubs,
from your house to the centre point
travel to and from school.
of the school (but it can be different
in some cases).
Familiarise yourself with the
Map admissions criteria for schools.
Some schools use random
Look at the information on how allocation (lottery).
places were allocated in previous
year. Some schools will have medical and
social criteria but only if you meet
Admissions Look at the school Ofsted report / certain conditions – see page 16.
school website – schools do change
over time so it is important to get Some schools will give priority to
your information from a variety of staff who work for the school for a
sources and remember that not certain number of years or in hard to
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may still be true.
Some schools outside of Harrow
During your research, you will need
may have additional criteria’s that
to read the admissions criteria for
are to do with streaming, testing,
the school(s) you want to apply to.
banding, musical or sporting ability,
To give you some samples of what to catchment or priority areas.
check for:
Make sure you submit your
Church / Faith schools will give application on time – if you miss the
priority to applicants that can deadline your application won’t be
demonstrate practice of their faith. considered until after the National
Offer Day.
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applications
If you do not submit your application to Harrow Council by 31 October 2020
then your child will not take part in the normal admissions process. Instead,
they will need to go through a late application process.
You will still need to complete an application form online as normal. However,
your preferences will not be assessed or considered until the normal admissions
Home process is complete and offers are made on 1 March 2021. Late applications will
then be allocated places out of the pool of places that are remaining.
There are a small number of exceptions to this rule. The following are examples
of exceptions that will allow late applications to be considered for the normal
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1 If your family moved house after
the closing date, but before 10 Late changes to your
December 2020. application
You will be asked to provide a letter from
Admissions your solicitor confirming the completion You must tell us straight away
date and confirming you have taken up if any of your details change
residency. If you are renting, you will be after you have submitted your
asked for a formal tenancy agreement application.
from a letting agent or estate agent.
If you move house and change
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2 If your family returned home from your address; if your child
abroad after the closing date, but changes primary school; or if any
before 10 December. other factual details regarding
You will be asked to provide a council your application change, please
tax bill confirming re-occupation of your contact us immediately at
property and cease of any tenancy on schooladmissions@harrow.gov.uk.
the property; you will also be asked for
confirmation for your move from your Failure to let us know about
employer. changes could invalidate your
application or even lead to an
3 If a single parent has been ill for offer being withdrawn.
some time, or there has been a recent
death of an immediate family member.
You will be asked to provide evidence of
the above.
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Please note if you move after the 31 October your application will be
considered from the address that you were living at prior to moving. We will
only be able to update the address after the 1 March 2021.Admissions
arrangements
The pages that follow contain • Park High School
admissions arrangements for • Pinner High School
Harrow’s secondary schools, • Rooks Heath School
including Academies, Free Schools • Whitefriars School (Secondary
and Voluntary Aided Schools. Phase)
For each school, a list of criteria
Home will be outlined which explain which Separate Admissions Arrangements are
children have priority for admission, included for:
should the school be oversubscribed.
Tie-breakers are also explained, in the • Avanti House
case of a tie for priority. • Bentley Wood High School
Map • The Sacred Heart Language College
The arrangements in this guide have • Salvatorian College
been abbreviated for your convenience. • Whitmore High School
Complete versions of each school’s
Admissions Arrangements are available We strongly recommend you read these
to download on the Harrow Council arrangements in full before applying
Schools website. to the schools of your choice. Many
arrangements differ substantially from
The Admissions Arrangements listed each other.
first apply to:
The admissions arrangements that
• Canons High School follow are binding, and no exceptions
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• Harrow High School will be made during the admissions
• Hatch End High School process.
• Nower Hill High School
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Admissions arrangements for:
Canons High School Pinner High School
Harrow High School Rooks Heath School
Hatch End High School & Whitefriars School
Nower Hill High School (Secondary Phase)
Park High School
If there are fewer applicants than there 4. Siblings Children with a brother or
are places available for Year 7 entry sister attending the academy in years
in September 2021, everyone who 7 to 11 at the time of application. The
applies will be offered a place. sibling link does not apply to students
Home who are attending the sixth form in
Children who have an Education, September 2020;
Health and Care Plan or statement 5. Children of staff of the school
of special educational needs which Children where their parent(s) has
names the Academy will be allocated been employed by the academy trust
Map a place at the Academy in accordance at the academy for at least two years
with their statutory entitlement. at the date of admission or where the
member of staff has been recruited
Oversubscription criteria to a vacant post where there is a
demonstrable skills shortage; and
If there are more applicants than 6. Distance from home to school
Schools Places are allocated to applicants who
there are places available after
the admission of students with an live closest to the school. This must
Education, Health and Care Plan or be the address where parent and child
statement of special educational needs normally live and they must be living
naming the academy, the following there on the closing date for receipt of
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determine who will be offered a place:
See following pages for definitions.
1. Children who are looked after
or were previously looked after A Tie-breaker: If more applications are
‘looked after child’ or a child who was received in any one criterion than
previously looked after but immediately there are places available
after being looked after became
subject to an adoption, residence, The tiebreaker of distance from the
child arrangements; address point for the home address
2. Medical or social needs of the child to the centre point for the school site,
Children for whom it is essential to be measured in a straight line, will be
admitted to a specific school because applied. The school centre point is
of special circumstances to do with computer generated and is the centre
significant medical needs and or social point of a bounded polygon of the
needs. school site that includes elements
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3. Medical reasons relevant to such as buildings, playgrounds
parent(s) Parent(s) where there are and car parks but excludes playing
special medical reasons for seeking a fields. In cases where applicants live
place for their child at the school; equidistant from the preferred schooland places cannot be offered to all of joint declaration is received by the
the applicants affected, the available closing date for applications, the home
place(s) will be allocated using a address will be taken as the address of
random computer selection. the parent who receives child benefit;
in cases where parents are not eligible
Children of multiple births: In cases for child benefit the address will be
where there is only one place available that of the parent where the child is
at the school and the next child on the registered with the doctor.
waiting list is one of a twin, triplet or
other multiple birth group, both twins Children who are looked after or
(or all the siblings in the case of other were previously looked after A
multiple births) would be admitted, looked after child is a child who is (a)
Home even if this meant that the school in the care of a local authority, or (b)
would admit in excess of the admission being provided with accommodation
number. by a local authority in the exercise of
their social services functions (see
the definition in Section 22(1) of the
Definitions Children Act 1989) at the time of
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making an application to the school.
Distance The home address is where
Previously looked after children are
a child normally lives. The distance
children who were looked after, but
will be measured in a straight light
ceased to be so because they were
from the address point for the home
adopted or became subject to a
address to the centre point for the
Schools school site. Each centre point factors
child arrangements order or special
guardianship order. An adoption
in on-site buildings only and is agreed
order is an order under Section 46
by the school. Distance is calculated
of the Adoption and Children Act
using a computerised mapping system
2002. A ‘residence order’ or a ‘child
based on Ordinance Survey data. To
arrangement order’ is an order settling
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the arrangements to be made as to
to www.harrow.gov.uk/distancetool. In
the person with whom the child is to
cases where applicants live equidistant
live under Section 8 of the Children Act
from the preferred school and places
1989. Section 14A of the Children Act
cannot be offered to both children, the
1989 defines a ‘special guardianship
available place will be allocated using
order’ as an order appointing one or
a random computer selection.
more individuals to be a child’s special
guardian (or special guardians).
Home address This must be the
address where parent and child
Medical or social needs of the
normally live and they must be living
child Except in wholly exceptional
there on the closing date for receipt of
circumstances such requests will only
applications. Confirmation of address
be considered for the school closest
will be required. Where a child lives
to the home address. The application
with parents with shared responsibility,
must be supported by written evidence.
each for a part of a week, then the
The supporting evidence should set out
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address used will be the address
the particular reasons why the academy
where the child spends the majority
is the most suitable school and the
of the school week. Where residence
difficulties that would be caused if the
is split equally between parents, if nochild had to attend another school. or social need) to one school in
The recommendation for this specific Harrow.
school should demonstrate knowledge
of the school in terms of resources and Medical reasons relevant to
organisation which deems it essential parent(s) Except in wholly exceptional
that the named pupil be admitted to circumstances such requests will only
the academy. The academy can only be considered for the school closest
consider entry under this criterion if to the home address. Applications will
the required documents have been only be considered for the parent(s)
produced. with whom the child lives and must be
accompanied by compelling medical
Applications made on medical grounds evidence from a hospital Consultant at
Home must be accompanied by compelling the time of application. The letter from
medical evidence from a hospital the hospital consultant must provide
Consultant at the time of application. information about the parent’s medical
The letter from the hospital consultant condition, the effects of this condition
must provide information about the and why, in view of this, the child
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of this condition and why, in view of academy is not the closest school to
this, the child needs to attend the the home address, the consultant must
academy. If the academy is not the set out in detail the wholly exceptional
school closest to the home of the child, circumstances for attending the
the consultant must set out in detail academy and the difficulties if the
Schools the wholly exceptional circumstances child had to attend another school.
for attending the academy and the In assessing these applications
difficulties if the child had to attend independent advice will be sought as
another school. In assessing these appropriate (e.g. Harrow Association
applications advice may be sought of Disabled People or Harrow’s Mental
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Needs Service.
Medical claims relevant to parent(s)
Applications made on social grounds will only be considered for one school
must be accompanied by compelling and this should be named by the
evidence at the time of application. consultant.
Social needs claims will only be
considered where there is involvement Parent(s) making a medical claim solely
from a social worker. The application on the grounds of the young person’s
will need to be supported with a letter need to be accompanied on the journey
from a Divisional Director from Children to school will not be allowed.
and Families or a person holding a
similar role in another local authority. Sibling Where children live as brother
The director must set out in detail the and sister in the same household they
wholly exceptional circumstances that are treated in the same way as siblings
in their view require attendance at the for admissions purposes. This includes
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academy and the difficulties if the child a child’s brother or sister, half brother
had to attend another school. or sister, adopted/foster brother or
Parents can only make an application sister, step brother or sister living in the
under this criteria (whether for medical same family unit at the same address.It does not include cousins or other have not accepted or declined an
extended family members who live in offer giving them a further 7 days. If no
the same household. In the case of response is received a further letter will
twins, triplets and other multiple-birth be sent to advise that the place has
children, if one child can be offered a been withdrawn. Unaccepted places
place in the school, other multiple-birth will be allocated to other applicants.
children will be allocated a place in the
school. Where twins are concerned Appeals procedure
and one twin has a Statement Parents can choose to appeal against
of Special Educational Needs or the decision of the academy trust
Education, Health and Care Plan that not to offer their child a place at the
names the school the other twin will be academy. Harrow Council administer
Home treated as having a sibling link for that any admissions appeals on behalf of
academic year. the academy trust. To appeal against
the decision not to offer their child
Parent this means the parent who has a place, parents must complete the
parental responsibility as defined in the appeal forms that are available on the
Map Children Act 1989, or the person in the Harrow Council website
household who is defined as a parent (www.harrow.gov.uk/schooladmissions)
for the purposes of Section 576 of the or from the Harrow Council
Education Act 1996. This could include Admissions Team (schooladmissions@
a person who is not a biological parent harrow.gov.uk). To be considered in
but who has responsibility for her or the first round of appeals, the notice
Schools him (such as a child’s guardians) but of appeal must be received by the
will not usually include other relatives Council by their specified date.
such as grandparents, aunts, uncles
etc unless they have all the rights, The appeal will be heard by an
duties, powers and responsibilities and independent appeals panel constituted
Apply now authority, which by law a parent of a and operated in accordance with the
child has in relation to the child and School Admissions Appeals Code.
their property. Parents will receive written notification
of the date and time of their appeal
Notification and acceptance of hearing, which they can attend to
places explain their case. If they wish, parents
In accordance with the co-ordinated may be accompanied by an adviser
admissions policy, on 1 March 2021 or friend. Following the appeal, the
the Local Authority will make the formal Clerk to the appeals panel will write to
offer of a place to parents or carers on parents with the decision.
behalf of the Academy Trust.
Waiting list for the incoming Year 7
The onus is on parents to contact the Parents / carers can ask for their
Local Authority by their specified date child’s name to be put on a waiting
(expected to be around 16 March list for the academy. The waiting list
2021) to either accept or decline the will be maintained by Harrow Council
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offer of a place. This will in no way Admissions Team on behalf of the
affect parents’ right to appeal for academy trust from the offer date
a place at another school. Harrow (1 March 2021) until the end of the
Council will write to all parents who academic year.The waiting list will give priority in time in accordance with the In-Year Fair
accordance with the admissions Access agreement.
criteria. Any places that become
available will be filled in priority order Admission of a child out
from the waiting list or late applicants.
Whenever an applicant is removed of the normal age group
from or added to the waiting list, the
list will be reordered in accordance In exceptional circumstances, parents
with the oversubscription criteria. or carers may wish to seek admission
to a year group that is not the normal
group for a child of that age. If a parent
In-Year applications or carer is considering this they must
Home contact the school for a discussion
If a parent wants to make an in-year
prior to making an application.
application for a child to join the
academy they should complete the
The Headteacher will consider a
Common Application Form for In-Year
request and make a decision on the
Admissions that is available on the
Map basis of the circumstances of the
Harrow Council admissions website or
case and the best interests of the
from the Harrow Council Admissions
child concerned. This will include
Team (schooladmissions@harrow.
consideration of the parent’s or carer’s
gov.uk). There is no Supplementary
views, the academic, social and
Information Form for the academy;
emotional development of the child,
Schools parents only need to complete the
any relevant information provided by
Common Application Form. The
medical professionals, and whether
Common Application Form should
they have previously been educated
be returned to the Harrow Council
outside of their normal age group. If
Admissions Team who will then liaise
the Headteacher refuses a request to
with the schools who are listed on the
Apply now consider an application for outside of
form and write to the applicants with
the child’s normal age range, they will
the result of their application.
set out the reasons for this refusal.
In-Year admissions will be considered
If the Headteacher agrees to the
in accordance with the number of
request, if the application would then
places available at the school in
seek entry into Year 7, the application
the 2021/22 school year and over-
would be processed as part of the
subscription criteria outlined above
main admissions process and using
and any places that become available
the oversubscription criteria outlined
will be filled in priority order from the
above (if the request was received after
existing waiting list and any current
the closing date for Year 7 entry then
applications.
the application would be considered
alongside other late applications).
Fair access protocol
While parents have a right of appeal
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As part of the co-ordinated admissions against a decision to refuse admission
arrangements with Harrow Council to their child, there is no right of appeal
the school may accept hard-to-place if they have been offered a place but
pupils onto the school roll from time to not in their preferred year group.Admission to the Harrow sixth form and some students from the
school may join sixth form courses in
Collegiate for Sixth Form other schools and/or colleges.
Applications should be made to the
All students may continue to study school by the first Friday in February
in the sixth form of their current in the academic year preceding
school, providing they meet the entry the year of entry. Any applications
requirements of their selected courses. from students who are not currently
A collegiate system operates at students at the academy will be
sixth form level within Harrow and judged according to the same entry
some courses are offered through requirements of the school and their
this arrangement. As a result some selected subjects and will be offered
Home students from other schools and/or places if there are spaces available in
colleges join courses at a particular those subjects.
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Hatch House
High School
Secondary School
Excellence Virtue Devotion
High Performing Specialist Arts
school
Avanti House status
Secondary School
Headstone Lane, Harrow, Middlesex
Wembrough HA3Road,
6NR Stanmore HA7 2EX
& 0208 249Tel:
6830
020 8428 4330
Fax: 020 8428 9286
* avantihouse@avanti.org.uk
Email: admin@hatchend.harrow.sch.
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Website: www.hatchend.harrow.sch.
Principal:ukMr Simon Arnell
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DfE NO: 310 4000 180 11-18 Mixed Free school
Avanti House is a free school for boys Avanti House School offers a broad,
and girls aged 11-18, set up in response balanced and challenging curriculum
to parental demand. centred on the academic rigour of the
The school has moved to its new English Baccalaureate with specialisms in
£25-million-pound building located in mathematics and performing arts. Targets
Stanmore, Wemborough Road, HA7 are set for the very highest achievement
Home 2EQ. There are a full range of facilities across the curriculum and current
including; state of the art sports grounds students are already on target to exceed
and hall, performing arts suite and them.
fantastic teaching rooms.
In Year Seven, pupils have the chance to
Map Ethos study French and Spanish and Sanskrit.
Yoga and meditation are taught within
Avanti House is founded on three drama lessons. The school, via its
pillars – Educational Excellence, bespoke philosophy, religion and ethics
Character Formation and Spiritual programme (PRE), encourages students
Insight. to understand and appreciate the value
Schools We ensure that Avanti House is a truly of self, of others, of family and community
inclusive school where the values, and of the environment.
enshrined in our vision statement are
evident not just in our policies but also The PRE programme also looks to
in our daily practice; that they can be nurture critical thinking and reflection
witnessed in the curriculum we offer and around meaning in life, their own
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with one another. God and how they might live an ethically
and morally sound life.
The 2018 Ofsted report stated that The curriculum as a whole is designed
“Through working as a team and to nurture highly aspirational, confident,
developing a shared culture of high independent, expert learners who both
expectations, you and your leadership realise fully their academic potential
team have created a learning community whilst also developing the attributes
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that pupils say ‘feels like a family’”. of social responsibility and enterprise
alongside other skills. This all ensures
Curriculum that our students will go on to thrive as
young adults with all the challenges thatthey will face in a fast-changing 21st can learn from the older and vice-versa.
century global economy and community. This also provides a structure for inter-
The entire curriculum is also underpinned house competitions and leadership
by the development of six key values: opportunities where pupils can take on
Respect, Courage, Empathy, Integrity, additional responsibilities, regardless of
Self-discipline and Gratitude. Behaviour their age. The school has a well-staffed
at Avanti House School is outstanding; and experienced inclusion department to
our existing students are fiercely proud of cater for the needs of all and also a very
their school. active Student Council which feeds back
The school currently operates a six period regularly to staff and actively influences
day (each of one hour) with an hour after school-policy on such matters as
school most evenings for enrichment behaviour, homework and catering.
clubs.
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Our early start at 8 a.m. (Breakfast Club Beyond the formal
from 7.30am) and vegetarian cuisine
ensures we get the best out of our Curriculum
pupils while still leaving time at the end
of the day for our varied extra-curricular Avanti House offers a wide variety of
programme. after-school clubs on mid-week evenings,
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chess, choir, dance, art, drama, netball,
Staffing cricket, football, ultimate frisbee, gifted
and talented, magazine, and science
Avanti House benefits from a highly clubs to name a few.
dedicated and professional staff who Music tuition is available across a range
Schools are entirely committed to the academic, of instruments and amongst the many
spiritual and emotional needs of the extra-curricular events this year have
children. Their approach to teaching is been the following:• All You Need is
characterised by: Love performance on the Southbank,
Arts Week, museum trip, “Stomp” visit,
• High expectations which encourage “Winter’s Tale”, “Phantom”, Gothic
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achievement Tales, mask-making, tap dancing, Lord’s
• An understanding of the individual Cricket, drumming workshop, “Avanti’s
needs of each child be they gifted Got Talent” and an in-house production of
and talented or having a special “Oliver!”.
educational need.
• An appreciation of the benefits of
collaborative learning, supported In conclusion
by high quality ICT and bespoke
resources, and of learning beyond the Avanti House offers a well-rounded
classroom – including trips and visits. education to all its pupils, identifying
strengths and talents and developing
that potential to the full, with academic
Quality Assurance, Student achievement and character development
Support and Student Voice side-by-side. Young people will leave
Avanti House well qualified, confident,
Every parent wants to know that their creative and characterful.
child is well-known and well-looked
after at school and at Avanti House our More details are available on our
OFSTED-endorsed systems ensure just website and parents are encouraged
that. Each child is allocated a tutor and is to visit the school in session to meet
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placed in one of our four Houses. While our very happy community, sample the
taught in year groups, each student unique family atmosphere and witness
belongs to a House which contains pupils for themselves the excellent teaching
of mixed age groups so that the younger and strong work ethic.Admissions arrangements
Avanti House Secondary School
Avanti House Secondary School (“the recent utility bills.
School”) is part of the Avanti Schools
Trust and is an inclusive Hindu faith- Year 12 (Sixth Form)
designated school which welcomes The PAN for external candidates meeting
children of all faiths and none. More the minimum academic entry criteria for
information about the School can be entry into Year 12 (sixth form) is 40.
found by visiting the website at www. Internal students already on the roll in
avanti.org.uk/avantihouse-secondary. Year 11 do not need to formally apply
The Trust Board of Avanti Schools Trust for admission, they will simply transfer
Home (“the Trust Board”) is the “admission from Year 11 to Year 12 if they meet the
authority” for all schools within the minimum academic entry criteria.
trust, and is responsible for determining Where a lower number of Year 11 students
and implementing the admission transfer to Year 12 than anticipated, it may
arrangements for those schools. be possible to admit external candidates
to Year 12 over the PAN.
Map Definition of “Parent” The minimum academic entry criteria for
In this policy, a “parent” is defined as admission/transfer to Year 12 is set out
including a natural or adoptive parent of a further below.
child (irrespective of with whom the child
lives, or whether the parent has contact Children with an Education, Health and
with or parental responsibility for the Care Plan
Schools child), as well as non-parents who have Children with an education health and
care of, or parental responsibility for, the care plan (“EHC plan”) which names
child. Avanti House Secondary School will be
admitted to the School under separate
statutory procedures, rather than under
Published Admission this policy. Where they will be admitted
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7 admission), the number of places
Year 7 available within the PAN stated above
The published admission number (“PAN”) will be reduced, otherwise they will be
for entry to Year 7 is 180. admitted over the PAN where necessary.
Where fewer applicants than the
published admission number for the Oversubscription Criteria
relevant year group are received, offers Where the School is oversubscribed,
will be made to all those who have the available places will be allocated to
applied. children in the following order of priority:
Following the offer of a place at the
School, parents/carers can be asked to 1. Looked after children1 and previously
provide proof of their child’s birth date and looked after children who became subject
main residence. The forms of identification to adoption, a child arrangements order
may include the child’s birth certificate, or special guardianship order immediately
NHS registration card, council tax bill and after being looked after.
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A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the
definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989).Avanti House Secondary School (continued)
2. Children with a sibling2 attending A looked after child is a child who is (a) in
Avanti House Secondary School at the the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being
time of application. Details of sibling to provided with accommodation by a Local
be included in the Common Application Authority in the exercise of their social
Form submitted to the Local Authority. services functions (see the definition in
Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989).
3. Children who attend Avanti House
Primary School or Krishna Avanti Primary To be included in this category, a
School (Harrow) at the time of application. completed supplementary information
form (“SIF”) certified by a representative
4. Children of a member of the School’s of the ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor
staff who: temple must be submitted to the School
Home a. Has been employed at the School by the closing date for applications, in
for two or more years at the time of addition to the Common Application Form
application; and/or submitted to the Local Authority. Children
b. Was recruited to fill a vacant post for for whom a certified SIF is not received
which there was a demonstrable skill by the closing date for applications, and
shortage. children falling into this category who do
Map For the avoidance of doubt, “a” and “b” not achieve a place, will be included in the
above do not denote an order of priority – next category that applies.
all children falling within this category will
be treated equally. 6. All other children.
5. Up to 10 places to Hindu children with
Schools a practising Hindu3 parent who worships
Supplementary Information
at the ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor Form (“SIF”)
temple (located at Hilfield lane, Aldenham,
Near Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 8EZ) For children falling within categories 5
in the following order of priority: and 6 above, parents must submit a
5.1 Hindu children with a practising Hindu supplementary information form (“SIF”)
Apply now parent who has taken initiation (diksha)4 certified by the practising Hindu parent’s
and attends Sanga5; temple to the School by the closing date
5.2 Hindu children with a practising Hindu for applications, in addition to submitting
parent who attends Sanga6; a completed Common Application Form
2 A “sibling” will include full or half brother or sister, an adopted brother or sister, a step-brother or sister or a
foster brother or sister, provided that in all cases the sibling and the applicant child live permanently at the same
home address (as defined by this policy) and are being brought up as siblings. For the avoidance of doubt,
a child of a friend or extended family member (for example, a cousin) living at the same address will not be a
sibling for the purpose of this policy. Parents must ensure that they have included full details of the sibling in the
Admissions Application Form to be included in this category. Failure to do so will result in the child being placed
into the next category that applies.
3 For the purpose of this policy, “practicing Hindu” means worship at a Hindu temple at least monthly for at least
one year at the closing date for applications. An adjustment to this requirement may be made by the temple’s
representative to take into account difficulties caused by disability or other unavoidable cause which has
prevented this level of worship.
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laid down by the authorities within ISKCON.
5 “Sanga” is a registered congregational programme which involves regular congregational spiritual
development meetings (usually held at least once every month) led by an experienced practising devotee
recognised by the temple.
6 See footnote 5.Avanti House Secondary School (continued)
to the Local Authority. Failure to do so will application where it is accompanied by an
result in the child being placed into the official letter confirming the relocation date
next category that applies. and a unit postal address or quartering
The SIF is available for download from the address. This is an exception to the rule
School’s website or in hard copy from the that the child must be living at the address
School’s office. at the time of application.
Order of Allocation Minimum Academic Entry Criteria for
Year 12 (Sixth Form)
School places will be allocated on the The minimum academic criteria for
basis of our determined admissions transfer/admission to Year 12 (sixth form)
arrangements. The order in which places are the same for current Year 11 students
Home will be allocated the categories above and external candidates. Only students
will be by reference to the distance the who meet the minimum application criteria
child lives from the School, with those will be permitted to transfer/admitted.
living closest to the School receiving
highest priority. Distance will be measured The minimum academic entry criteria are:
from the centre point of the child’s • Six GCSE’s at Grade 6.
Map • Each subject has individual
home address to the centre point of the
School’s site in a straight line using the requirements, published on the
Local Authority’s specialist software and in school’s website annually.
accordance to the Child’s Home Address •
paragraph section in the policy. Admission of Children Outside their
Normal Age Group
Schools
Tie Breaker Parents have a right to ask for their child
Where two or more children live an to be admitted to a school to a year group
equal distance from the School, random other than their child’s year group, either
allocation supervised by someone above or below. It is, however, for the
independent of the School will be used Trust Board to determine whether to agree
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which places are allocated. The procedure for asking for admission
of a child to a year group other than the
Child’s Home Address child’s normal year group is by letter to
For the purpose of this policy, the child’s the School giving details of all relevant
home address is determined as defined circumstances and attaching any relevant
in Harrow Local Authority’s Admission’s supporting evidence. The Trust Board will
arrangements.7 consider the request and make a decision
on the basis of the circumstances of
Children of UK Service Personnel and the case and in the best interests of the
Crown Servants child concerned, taking into account
The children of UK service personnel (UK the parent’s views, the Principal’s view,
armed forces) with a confirmed posting to information about the child’s academic,
the area of the School, and the children social and emotional development, the
Crown servants returning from overseas child’s medical history and the view
to live in the area of the School, will be of their medical professionals (where
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the application for admission at the time of been education outside their normal age
7 Please see Harrow Council’s guide to admissions for Secondary Schools on their website.You can also read
