Around Ealing Autumn 2014 | Page 18

SCHOOL ADMISSIONS Applying for high school The borough’s high schools are accepting applications for children to start school next year. I f your child was born between 1 September 2003 and 31 August 2004, he or she will be due to leave their primary school next summer and start year seven at a high school in September 2015. The closing date for receipt of applications is 24 October 2014 or, by the absolute latest, the final, statutory deadline of 31 October 2014. SCHOOLS INFORMATION To find out more about your preferred schools, you can visit the education pages on the council’s website at www.ealing.gov.uk/education or, alternatively, you can contact the schools themselves. Each school will also be holding an open evening, details of which are on these pages. HOW TO APPLY You can apply online at www.eadmissions.org.uk between 1 September and 31 October 2014. If you are unable to apply online, you can ask your current school for an application form to fill in, and ask them for instructions if anything is not clear. 18 around ealing Autumn 2014 If y ou choose to apply online you must not complete a paper application as well. If you do not live in the London borough of Ealing you must contact your own home authority. The Cardinal Wiseman (Catholic) and Twyford (Church of England) high schools require a supplementary information form to be completed to assess denominational commitment and these may be obtained either from the schools themselves, or from the council website at www.eadmissions.org.uk