School Admissions For children born between 1 st September 2013 and 31 st August 2014

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1 School Admissions For children born between 1 st September 2013 and 31 st August 2014

2 Making School choices You can make up to four choices on your primary It is sensible to name more than one school beder to name a school nearby even if you are not very keen, than to be allocated one the other side of the borough. School alloca@ons are based on the school s own admissions criteria. Check the School Directory on the Surrey County Council website if you are not sure what your chosen school s criteria is. Some Schools may have a catchment area where living inside a set area gives you a higher criterion than living outside it. These are on Find a School on SCC website.

3 Transport Please note that Admissions and Transport are completely separate policies, just run by the same team. Just because you have been allocated a school, it does not mean you will get given transport to that school. Transport, if provided, may consist of a bus pass it is a reasonable expecta@on for you as the adult to accompany them. It may also be a taxi. In this instance you will not be able to accompany them. If you believe you may be eligible for transport or may require it please check before making your school choices.

4 ParentComms Mobile App ParentComms mobile app is available to download on Apple or Android devices. If you download it before your you will get through confirming that your has been submided. You will also get a no@fica@on on offer day to tell you when your offer is available to view and respond to. Alterna@vely, you can opt in to receive text messages by registering your mobile phone number online. If you register for text alerts you will not receive your outcome by text - you will need to login to your online applica@on to view the outcome.

Star:ng your applica:on. hdps://www.eadmissions.org.uk/eadmissions/app?

5 Star:ng your applica:on. hdps:// If you haven t done an online applica@on before, in Surrey or any London Borough then click not registered yet If you have made an applica@on previously in a London Borough please contact that Borough to have your details removed from the system. It will not allow you to make two accounts with the same address.

6 Your address MUST be accurate. If you do not know your postcode, or can not find your address in the drop down list, try looking on the Royal Mail Postcode finder, or the admissions team. If it does not allow you to register at this point, it is probably because your address and mobile number have been used previously for an Contact Surrey County Council for further advice. If its close to the deadline, you can use a different address and leave out the mobile number, but then you will not get the op@on to receive text confirma@ons.

Star:ng your applica:on con:nued Check your emails, you should have a confirma@on with a link.

7 Star:ng your applica:on con:nued Check your s, you should have a confirma@on with a link. Click the link to confirm your address is correct, you will then receive another with your username and password keep this safe!

8 Star:ng your applica:on con:nued Log in with your newly received username and password. Please check the address and update if necessary before the this is especially important if you are using old log in details. If your child is listed below then click on their name to start an If your child is not listed below, click start new

9 What address to use There can only be 1 applica@on per child If custody is split 50:50 then the parents must decide between them who will make the applica@on and which schools to name. If it is not a 50:50 split the main parent will be responsible for the applica@on and any addi@onal applica@ons will be deleted. If you have reason to believe your child s other parent may make a fraudulent applica@on please inform the team who can help. Any queries regarding addresses should be sent to the Admissions team in the first instance.

Add your child s name in as it appears on official documents. Do not put nicknames in. You will have to provide proof of your address. The easiest way to do this is with your council tax number.

If your child has been Looked Aaer or in care please @ck this box as it will oaen give them a higher priority in the rankings.

10 Add your child s name in as it appears on official documents. Do not put nicknames in. You will have to provide proof of your address. The easiest way to do this is with your council tax number. If you do not pay council tax you can upload and adach other documents as proof of your address at the end aaer submibng the applica@on. If your child has been Looked Aaer or in care this box as it will oaen give them a higher priority in the rankings. Anyone you enter here can gain informa@on about the applica@on, so add anyone you wish to have equal knowledge of the applica@on should they and ask. The next step is to select the schools you wish to add as preferences. Surrey County Council Find A School is a great way to find the schools nearest to your home.

11 Find A School Type in your postcode and select the address. Select the number and distance of results you require.

Academy. Once you have selected your school click Add this school.

12 Select Surrey County Council from the first drop down box, then the school you wish to have as your FIRST preference in the next box, for example below I have selected Weyfield Primary Academy. Once you have selected your school click Add this school. Please do not rely on the Map func@on at the bodom of the page, the Surrey County Council Find A School is much more reliable!

You are asked to read the schools admissions

complete the pop up box (shown overleaf) with their

13 You are asked to read the schools admissions criteria if you have not already done this before deciding where to apply. If you have an older child yes, and complete the pop up box (shown overleaf) with their details. Step siblings are only applicable if they live at the same address most of

If you feel your child has excep@onal circumstances to adend

box(es) and provide proof before the closing date to the

15 If you feel your child has circumstances to adend this preference school and no other the relevant box(es) and provide proof before the closing date to the Admissions team. It can be adached to this aaer submission.

Some schools will have supplementary informa@on forms to complete for certain criteria.

16 Some schools will have supplementary forms to complete for certain criteria. Please check their admissions criteria on the Surrey website to see if you need to complete one or not. Please note that school s use this informa@on for ranking applica@ons.

Please note that once submided you can s@ll amend your applica@on up to the closing

17 Once you have added the schools you wish to have as preferences, up to a maximum of four, you can amend the order of them. Please note that once submided you can s@ll amend your applica@on up to the closing date, but it is recommended you try to change it as lidle as possible to avoid accidentally changing something but not submibng the change properly.

The last step is reading through the applica@on everything should be as you have entered it.

18 The last step is reading through the everything should be as you have entered it. The at the end to show that you have read and accepted the terms and and the Click Submit

Once submided you get an applica@on reference number and confirma@on to show the date and @me you have submided this.

19 Once submided you get an reference number and to show the date you have submided this. If you have downloaded and used ParentComms app, a no@fica@on will appear on there too. You will also receive an confirma@on. Please read and check this carefully to confirm the preference schools are in the order you require. If you do not have an applica2on reference number then you have not submi7ed an applica2on!

20 Important dates to remember Supplementary forms generally have same deadline as forms (15th January 2018) but please check the individual school s admissions criteria Applica2on deadline: 15th January 2018 Offer date: 16th April 2018 Response date : 30th April 2018

Making Your Online Application for Primary School

Making Your Online Application for Primary School Useful contacts: Ealing Schools Admissions Tel: 0208 825 5511 (Mon-Fri 9am-12pm) Email: mainroundadmissions@ealing.gov.uk eadmissions Customer Support Tel: 0208 255 5555 (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm) Email: support@eadmissions.org.uk