September Admissions
The staff, governing body and pupils of St Bonaventure’s welcome you applying for a place at our school. To do this you must follow the correct process for your child’s age as detailed below.
We are a voluntary aided maintained school which means we are our own admission authority but to ensure continuity across the borough we follow the London Borough of Newham’s admissions processes.
All applications for this school must be made through London Borough of Newham’s Pupil Services, not this school.
Year 7 Admission for September
All year 7 applications for September must be made through the family’s home local authority.
For children living in Newham families must apply via London Borough of Newham.
For children living outside of Newham, whose family wants them to attend this school their application must be made through their home borough naming this school as a preference on their application.
Before submitting a year 7 application we strongly recommend all families read the autumn edition of the local authorities We are going to Secondary School guide and find out information about the school you are interested in. If possible look at their virtual tours.
Remember, families must apply for a place, even if their child
Step by Step Guide (1-2-3)
1 – Common Application Form (CAF)
Completed on paper or online (www.eadmissions.org.uk)
2 – St Bonaventure’s Supplementary Information Form
As part of our admission arrangements we require a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) if an applicant wants their child to be consider under our faith based criteria (priority groups). If an applicant does not complete and submit a SIF or does not want to be considered under our faith based criteria (priority groups) the child will be automatically added to the lowest priority group when we rank the applications.
A SIF is not an application form so cannot be considered unless an application is made.
3 – Certificate of Practice or Faith Leader’s Reference Form
Deadline 31st October
If a family arrives in Newham during the school year and their child needs a school place they must complete an In Year form naming their preferred schools. https://www.newham.gov.uk/schools-education/year-admissions/1
School places are usually offered within 10 days. The place offered may not be at the school the family prefers as that school may not have a suitable place available. In Year Admissions for 1 September to 18 July (Year Groups: 7 to 11)
Before submitting an In Year school application we strongly recommend all families read the autumn edition of the local authorities ‘We are Going to Secondary School’ guide and find out information about the process.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
As part of our admission arrangements we require a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) if an applicant wants their child to be consider under our faith based criteria (priority groups). If an applicant does not complete and submit a SIF or does not want to be considered under our faith based criteria (priority groups) the child will be automatically added to the lowest priority group when we rank the applications.
A SIF is not an application form so cannot be considered unless an application is made.
Fair Access Protocol
All local authorities must have a Fair Access Protocol, to ensure that unplaced pupils and vulnerable children and those who have difficulty securing a school place in year, are allocated a place as quickly as possible. This Protocol must be developed in partnership with schools in the area and agreed by the majority of those schools. This school has adopted the London Borough of Newham’s Fair Access Protocol. For full details and more information on how places at this school may be offered via this Protocol visit London Borough of Newham’s Fair Access Protocol
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