Around Ealing Autumn 2016 | Page 10

ADMISSIONS Time to apply for high school Applications for children to start high school in our borough are now being accepted. I f your child was born between 1 September 2005 and 31 August 2006, he or she will be due to leave their primary school next summer and start year seven at a high school in September 2017. The recommended date for receipt of applications is 21 October 2016 or, by the absolute latest, the final, statutory deadline is 31 October 2016. SCHOOLS INFORMATION To find out more about your preferred schools, you can visit the admissions pages on the council’s website at www.ealing.gov.uk/admissions 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 2016. If you are unable to apply online, you can ask your current school for an application form to fill in, and ask it for instructions if anything is not clear. If you choose to apply online you must not 10 around ealing Autumn 2016 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.ealing.gov.uk/admissions All new schools proposed to open in 2017 will be outside the co-ordinated application process. Parents wishing to apply to those schools will need to contact the school direct and apply on the school’s application form. Parents are strongly advised to also apply for