Hillside Junior School

Admissions

We welcome both parents and children to visit our school for an individual tour. Visits to our school are conducted by our Inclusion Manager. To book a visit or for further information regarding in-year admissions, please contact the school office on 01923 825 991 (option 0) or email - office@hillsidejunior.org.

The school will only admit up to its approved admission number. This is set at 60 in each year group (240 in total). This number is based on the actual capacity of the school as stated in the School Premises Regulations (1981) as approved by the DfE and subsequently amended in 2002 by the LA Admission's Forum. The Governors are not prepared to admit more than 60 pupils as to do so would prejudice the efficient provision of education and the efficient use of resources within the school.

In-Year Admissions

In Year admissions are made directly to the school. If a place is available and there is no waiting list then the Governing Body will admit the child. If more applications are received than there are places available then applications will be ranked by the Governing Body in accordance with the oversubscription criteria and not in the order applications are received. If a place cannot be offered, then you may ask us for the reasons and you will be informed of your right of appeal.

Starting secondary school September

If you have a child , you must apply for your child to start secondary school in September.

Every family must apply to their home borough. This means if a family live in Hillingdon you must apply through Hilingdon Council, if you live in Hertfordshire you must apply through Hertfordshire Council, even if your child attends a junior or primary school in Hillingdon. Remember, parents/carers must apply for a place, even if:

• They want their child to go to the local school.
• Their child has an older brother or sister at the school.

The law does not allow us to reserve secondary school places.

What you need to do

• Read and make sure you understand the admissions process.
• Go to open evenings and open days for as many schools as possible, not just the schools you are thinking about.
• Read all the information about all the schools you are thinking about as well as your local schools.
• Make sure you read each schools admission criteria. The admission criteria are the rules that schools use to decide which applications to accept and which to turn down if they are over-subscribed (that is, when they receive more applications than there are spaces at the school).
• Practice the journey to each of the schools you are considering and think about what it will be like in the winter when it gets dark early.
• Find out about the cost of travel, remembering ZIP Oyster cards only provide free travel on buses and trams.
• Find out if there are any extra forms called supplementary information forms (SIF) that your preferred schools need. If so, send these forms and documents they ask for direct to the schools or local authorities before the closing date.
• Use all your 6 preferences and list (rank) the schools in the order you prefer. School number 1 is the one you want the most, then school 2, then school 3 and so on.
• Fill in and submit the online common application form by the closing date. Do not leave it until the last day to apply.
• If your application is late, you are less likely to get a place at the school you prefer.