Hammersmith and Fulham Secondary School Transfer Process Overview
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•
Introduction
•
Some
parents
believe……
•
Overview
of
process
–
the
facts
•
Banding
tests
and
SIF
•
Oversubscription
criteria
•
Some things to
consider
•
Doing
the
application
•
What
happens
next
•
Summary
and
reminder
of
key
dates
•
Choosing a
secondary
school
is
a
big
decision
for
you
and
your
child
•
We
are
lucky
to
have
excellent
schools
in
Hammersmith
and
Fulham
but
this
means
they
are
very
popular
and
not
everyone
can
be
allocated
a
place
in
their
first
preference
school
•
Each
school
has
different
admissions
criteria
decided
by
their
school
governors;
information
about
how
places
will
be
allocated
for
each
school
is
available
on
line
in
the
secondary
school
brochure
‘
Moving
on
Up’
and
in
the
‘
Hints
and
Tips’
booklet
(all
resources
are
available
on
line)
Transfer to secondary school 2023 | LBHF
•
https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/sites/default/files/section_attachments/hf_secondary_hints_an
d_tips_2023_pdf.pdf
Dates and Times of secondary school visits
•
https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/sites/default/files/section_attachments/moving_on_up_2023_w
eb.pdf
Information on LBHF Secondary schools
•
It
is
really
important
that
you
visit
schools
and
find
out
how
likely
it
is
for
your
child
to
be
offered
a
place
at
any
school
you
are
interested
in
•
School
Admissions
staff
can
be
contacted
for
advice
-
telephone:
020
8753
1085
or
school.admissions@lbhf.gov.uk
Introduction
•
I
will
receive
an
offer
at
my
nearest
school
•
I
will
get
a
place
at
one
of
the
schools
I
have
named on
my
application
form
•
I
am
entitled
to
a
place
at
a
single
sex
school
or
a
faith
based
school
•
My
child
has
special
education
needs
and
will
therefore
get
a
place
at
my
first
choice
school
•
I
have
a
better
chance
of
getting
a
place
at
the
school
I
put
highest
on
my
application
form
•
My
child
has
medical/social
needs
which
means
I
will
automatically
get
a
place
at
the
school
I
choose
•
………..
all
untrue!!!
Some
parents
believe…….
•
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t
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s
e
a
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l
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o
u
r
c
h
o
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c
e
s
!
•
All
applications
are
treated
equally
–
schools
do
not
know
if
you
have
put
them
1
st
or
6
th
•
You
should
choose
the
schools
where
you
most
want
your
child
to
go
b
u
t
m
a
k
e
s
u
r
e
y
o
u
r
c
h
o
i
c
e
s
a
r
e
r
e
a
l
i
s
t
i
c
!
Overview
of
process
–
the
facts
•
Some
schools
ask
parents
to
complete
an
additional
‘Supplementary
Information
form’
or
‘SIF’
•
Some
schools
expect
your
child
to
sit
a
banding test
–
if
you
apply
to
a
school
with
a
banding test,
your
child
must
attend
and
sit
the
test
•
If your child has aptitude in a subject e.g. music or sports, you may
also consider applying to such schools that specialise in these
subjects. Your child will be expected to take an aptitude test
•
Information
about
banding
/aptitude
tests
and
SIFs
will
be
explained
at
school
open
evenings
or
can
be
found
on
individual
school
web
sites
and
in
the
‘
Moving
on
Up
’
information
on
the
council
web
site
•
If
you
apply
online,
you
will
be
notified
if
there
is
an
additional
form
to
complete
or
if
your
child
must
sit
a
banding
or aptitude
test
Banding
/aptitude
tests
and
SIFs
Over-
subscription
criteria
•
Schools
that
are
very
popular
will
be
oversubscribed
and
have
to
be
clear
on
the
way
they
allocate
places
•
Priority
must
be
given
to
children
with
an
Education,
Health
and
Care
Plan
(EHCP)
and
children
who
are
/were
Looked
After
by
the
local
authority
(LAC
/PLAC
)
•
Some
schools
give
priority
to
siblings
or
the
children
of
staff
at
the
school
•
Some
schools
will
give
priority
based
on
religious
commitment
such
as
a
baptism
certificate
or
church
attendance
•
Some
schools
will
use
distance
as
a
criteria
and
others
will
have
a
system
of
banding
and
take
a
set
amount
of
children
in
each
band
•
What
is
important
to
you
in
a
school?
It
could
be
good
exam
results,
a
preference
for
a
small/big
school,
a
relatively
easy/safe
journey
to
school
(even
in
the
winter
months),
after
school
opportunities,
facilities
such
as
theatre’s,
ICT
suites,
playing
fields
or
music
opportunities.
All
these
are
things
to
consider.
•
Young
people
who
are
secure
and
happy
will
learn
more
–
are
the
things
that
are
important
to
you
the
things
that
are
important
to
your
child
?
–
talk
to
them
and
involve
them
in
choices
•
Arrange
to
attend
open
evenings/days
at
any/all
schools
you
are
considering,
with
your
child
(your
primary
school
will
authorise
your
child’s
absence
to
do
this
during
the
transition
period)
Some
things
to
consider…..
Some
more
things
to
consider…..
•
When
you
visit,
ask
questions
of
current
pupils
(who
may
show
you
around),
teaching
staff
and
the
head
teacher
if
possible
•
Ask
about
lessons,
but
also
ask
about
things
like
dinner
times,
bullying
and
support
for
any
pupils
who
may
need
it
•
It
is
useful
to
talk
to
friends
and
neighbours
who
may
have
experience
of
a
school
you
are
considering
but
remember
all
children
are
different
and
schools
can
change
-
make
your
own
mind
up,
based
on
your
research
and
your
child
•
Although
you
may
want
to
check
out
any
previous
Ofsted
reports
about
the
school,
remember
these
can
be
very
out
of
date
–
how
is
the
school
doing
now?
•
Education
should
never
be
solely
concerned
with
GCSE
results
–
are
the
children
you
meet
when
you
visit,
happy,
confident
and
proud
of
their
school?
•
Although
modern
facilities
and
buildings
can
be
impressive,
schools
that
are
less
well
equipped
can
still
be
excellent
and
offer
other
important
benefits
•
…….once
you
have
made
your
choices,
its
time
to
apply!
….
and
more
•
You
can
submit
your
secondary
school
application
any
time
after
September
1
st
-
‘
Moving
on
Up
’
will
be
available
on
line
to
help
with
your
choices
but
do
visit
schools
as
well
•
It
is
easy
to
apply
on
line
–
check
that
your
home
address
is
in
Hammersmith
and
Fulham
and
apply
at
www.lbhf.gov.uk/school/admissions
or
you
can
go
direct
to
www.eadmissions.org.uk
•
Register
to
create
an
account,
follow
the
instructions
and
complete
the
on
line
application
form
–
your
current
school
can
help
if
you
experience
difficulties
Doing
the
application
Doing
the
application
•
Applying
on
line
means
you
can
change
your
preferences
up
until
11.59pm
on
October
31
st
–
but
remember to
resubmit
your
form
once you
have
made
changes!
•
You
can
attach
additional
documents
on
line
and
you
will
automatically
receive
a
confirmation
once
you
submit
your
application
•
You
can
register
your
mobile
phone
number
to
receive
reminder
alerts
•
You
will receive
an
informing
you
that
your
outcome
is
available
on
line
during
the
evening March
1
st
•
You
will
be
able
to
accept
or
decline
an
offer
of
a
school
place
on
line
•
But
you can
still
get
a
paper
application form
from
School
Admissions
if
you
prefer
-
telephone:
020
8753
1085
or
school.admissions@lbhf.gov.uk
•
Although
staff
in
Hammersmith
and
Fulham
are
responsible
for
ensuring
all
our
resident
applications
are
processed,
the
admissions
process
is
coordinated
across
London
•
Between
the
closing
date
and
the
offer
date
a
lot
of
work
goes
on
to
ensure
applications
are
processed
fairly
and
in
line
with
published
admissions
criteria
•
The
Pan
London
Admissions
board
does
not
give
an
application
to
a
school
priority
because
a
parent
has
chosen
a
particular
school
as
their
first
choice
•
The
system
takes
into
consideration
all
the
schools
you
have
named
on
your
form
-
if
your
first
choice
is
not
oversubscribed
you
will
be
allocated
place
there
What
happens
next…
…What
happens
next
•
If
it
is
oversubscribed,
the
criteria
for
that
school
will
be
applied
•
Once
the
system
has
worked
out
which
schools
on
your
form
you
qualify
for,
then
and
only
then
the
school
admissions
team
will
look
at
your
order
of
preference
•
You
will
then
be
offered
your
highest
preference
choice
that
has
a
vacancy
•
You
can
accept
a
place
and
still
be
on
the
waiting
list
for
a
higher
preference
school
•
If
you
do
not
accept
any
of
the
offers
made,
you
will
need
to
let
the
School
Admissions
team
know
what
plans
you
are
making
to
educate
your
child
•
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Summary
and
key
dates
•
Finally,
every
child
who
wants
a
place
in
a
Hammersmith
and
Fulham
secondary
school
will
be
made
an
offer
–
if
you
are
not
happy
with
the
decision
you
can
appeal.
•
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Choosing a secondary school in Hammersmith and Fulham involves a detailed process with various criteria for admissions. Parents need to be informed about banding tests, oversubscription criteria, school visits, and key dates. It is essential to make realistic choices for school applications and understand that certain beliefs about the process may not be accurate. Detailed information is provided for parents to navigate the transfer process successfully for admission in the 2023/24 academic year.
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Hammersmith and Fulham Secondary School transfer process (for admission in 2023/24)
Content Introduction Some parents believe Overview of process the facts Banding tests and SIF Oversubscription criteria Some things to consider Doing the application What happens next Summary and reminder of key dates
Introduction Choosing a secondary school is a big decision for you and your child We are lucky to have excellent schools in Hammersmith and Fulham but this means they are very popular and not everyone can be allocated a place in their first preference school Each school has different admissions criteria decided by their school governors; information about how places will be allocated for each school is available on line in the secondary school brochure Moving on Up and in the Hints and Tips booklet (all resources are available on line) Transfer to secondary school 2023 | LBHF https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/sites/default/files/section_attachments/hf_secondary_hints_an d_tips_2023_pdf.pdf Dates and Times of secondary school visits https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/sites/default/files/section_attachments/moving_on_up_2023_w eb.pdf Information on LBHF Secondary schools It is really important that you visit schools and find out how likely it is for your child to be offered a place at any school you are interested in School Admissions staff can be contacted for advice telephone: 020 8753 1085 or email school.admissions@lbhf.gov.uk -
Some parents believe. I will receive an offer at my nearest school I will get a place at one of the schools I have named on my application form I am entitled to a place at a single sex school or a faith based school My child has special education needs and will therefore get a place at my first choice school I have a better chance of getting a place at the school I put highest on my application form My child has medical/social needs which means I will automatically get a place at the school I choose ..all untrue!!!
Overview of process the facts Parents must apply for a secondary school place at the start of their child s time in Year 6 You have just 8 weeks to do this from September 1st to October 31st You make your application to the borough where you live and where you pay your Council Tax You can apply for 6 different schools, including schools in other boroughs remember to use all your choices! All applications are treated equally schools do not know if you have put them 1st or 6th You should choose the schools where you most want your child to go but make sure your choices are realistic!
Banding/aptitude tests and SIFs Some schools ask parents to complete an additional Supplementary Information form or SIF Some schools expect your child to sit a banding test if you apply to a school with a banding test, your child must attend and sit the test If your child has aptitude in a subject e.g. music or sports, you may also consider applying to such schools that specialise in these subjects. Your child will be expected to take an aptitude test Information about banding/aptitude tests and SIFs will be explained at school open evenings or can be found on individual school web sites and in the Moving on Up information on the council web site If you apply online, you will be notified if there is an additional form to complete or if your child must sit a banding or aptitude test
Over-subscription criteria Schools that are very popular will be oversubscribed and have to be clear on the way they allocate places Priority must be given to children with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and children who are/were Looked After by the local authority (LAC/PLAC) Some schools give priority to siblings or the children of staff at the school Some schools will give priority based on religious commitment such as a baptism certificate or church attendance Some schools will use distance as a criteria and others will have a system of banding and take a set amount of children in each band
Some things to consider.. What is important to you in a school? It could be good exam results, a preference for a small/big school, a relatively easy/safe journey to school (even in the winter months), after school opportunities, facilities such as theatre s, ICT suites, playing fields or music opportunities. All these are things to consider. Young people who are secure and happy will learn more are the things that are important to you the things that are important to your child? talk to them and involve them in choices Arrange to attend open evenings/days at any/all schools you are considering, with your child (your primary school will authorise your child s absence to do this during the transition period)
Some more things to consider.. When you visit, ask questions of current pupils (who may show you around), teaching staff and the head teacher if possible Ask about lessons, but also ask about things like dinner times, bullying and support for any pupils who may need it It is useful to talk to friends and neighbours who may have experience of a school you are considering but remember all children are different and schools can change - make your own mind up, based on your research and your child
. and more Although you may want to check out any previous Ofsted reports about the school, remember these can be very out of date how is the school doing now? Education should never be solely concerned with GCSE results are the children you meet when you visit, happy, confident and proud of their school? Although modern facilities and buildings can be impressive, schools that are less well equipped can still be excellent and offer other important benefits .once you have made your choices, its time to apply!
Doing the application You can submit your secondary school application any time after September 1st - Moving on Up will be available on line to help with your choices but do visit schools as well It is easy to apply on line check that your home address is in Hammersmith and Fulham and apply at www.lbhf.gov.uk/school/admissions or you can go direct to www.eadmissions.org.uk Register to create an account, follow the instructions and complete the on line application form your current school can help if you experience difficulties
Doing the application Applying on line means you can change your preferences up until 11.59pm on October 31st but remember to resubmit your form once you have made changes! You can attach additional documents on line and you will automatically receive a confirmation email once you submit your application You can register your mobile phone number to receive reminder alerts You will receive an email informing you that your outcome is available on line during the evening March 1st You will be able to accept or decline an offer of a school place on line But you can still get a paper application form from School Admissions if you prefer - telephone: 020 8753 1085 or email school.admissions@lbhf.gov.uk
What happens next Although staff in Hammersmith and Fulham are responsible for ensuring all our resident applications are processed, the admissions process is coordinated across London Between the closing date and the offer date a lot of work goes on to ensure applications are processed fairly and in line with published admissions criteria The Pan London Admissions board does not give an application to a school priority because a parent has chosen a particular school as their first choice The system takes into consideration all the schools you have named on your form - if your first choice is not oversubscribed you will be allocated place there
What happens next If it is oversubscribed, the criteria for that school will be applied Once the system has worked out which schools on your form you qualify for, then and only then the school admissions team will look at your order of preference You will then be offered your highest preference choice that has a vacancy You can accept a place and still be on the waiting list for a higher preference school If you do not accept any of the offers made, you will need to let the School Admissions team know what plans you are making to educate your child
Summary and key dates September 1st - secondary application process opens - read the Moving on Up information and arrange to attend open days at any school you and your child are interested in October 31st - once you have made your decisions, complete the application form (on line if possible) and be sure to submit it by October 31st March 1st - national offer day all applicants who have completed the online application will receive email notification of their offer on the evening of March 1st . For those who have opted to submit a paper application, offer letters will be sent out by post, March 1st March 29th the waiting list positions for schools held by local admissions teams will be available and further offers will be made as a result of withdrawals
Summary and key dates (cont) Finally, every child who wants a place in a Hammersmith and Fulham secondary school will be made an offer if you are not happy with the decision you can appeal. Appeals are heard by independent panels between May and July If you have any questions you can contact your current primary school or School Admissions staff can be contacted for advice - telephone: 020 8753 1085 or email school.admissions@lbhf.gov.uk
