Applying for Primary School
Starting Primary School
If your child was born between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014 s / he will start primary school in September 2018 .
Co-ordinated Admissions System
Under the Co-ordinated Admissions System , all parents living in the borough of Ealing can apply for up to six different state maintained primary schools or academies in or outside the borough of Ealing . This is done online at www . eadmissions . org . uk or by completing a paper application .
Preferences need to be ranked in order of priority . This is important as we will offer the highest preference possible and withdraw your lower preferences .
Where a school is oversubscribed , its published admissions criteria will be used to decide the order in which applicants will be offered places . Schools will not see where they are ranked in your preference order and no school will see any other preference schools you have applied to .
Please note this system only applies to schools in the state maintained sector . If you are applying to private / independent schools you need to contact them and apply direct to the school .
All new schools proposed to open in 2018 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 established primary schools through the co-ordinated system as there is no guarantee at this point that the new schools will open in 2018 .
Deciding on your preferences
You are strongly advised to name your nearest non faith school as one of your preferences .
Make an informed choice Before deciding on your preferences it is very important that you look at each school ’ s admissions criteria in relation to your circumstances so that you are aware of the order in which places are allocated . Each year parents are disappointed because they apply to schools where they are a lower criteria or live outside of the distance to be offered a place i . e . distance from home to school is far greater than the last to be offered in the previous year or are in a lower criteria than the last to be offered .
Remember that some schools get many more applications than there are places available ( see school statistics table on pages 10 & 11 or Ealing Schools ), you need to consider very carefully whether you are likely to receive an offer based on your criteria / distance compared to that of the last child to be offered in the previous year .
The Admissions Staff are available to advise parents on making informed preferences . Contact the Admissions Team to make an appointment at Perceval House on 4 , 5 or 6 December 2017 between 10am and 4pm . OR Drop in on 7 December 2017 , Ealing Town Hall , Liz Cantell Room between 3:30pm and 6:30pm .
Infant to Junior Transfer Applying for a Year 3 place
If your child is in Year 2 and attends an infant school s / he will have to transfer to junior school in September 2018 . You will need to apply before the closing date of 15 January 2018 .
There are three junior schools in Ealing for which you may apply , Berrymede Junior School , Dormers Wells Junior School and Wood End Academy .
You can apply online at www . eadmissions . org . uk from 1 September 2017 . If you wish to apply for a primary school after attending an infant school you will need to contact inyear admissions in June 2018 to apply for a place in Year 3 for September 2018 .
Late applications
The closing date for receipt of all applications either paper or online is 15 January 2018 applications received after this date will be considered as late and will be dealt with after the offer date of 16 April 2018 .
If your application is received after the closing date of 15 January 2018 you are greatly decreasing your chance of obtaining a place at your preferred school ( s ).
If you have returned an application between 16 January 2018 and 8 February 2018 and any of the below apply you must contact the Admissions Team as your application may be considered on time :
• You have recently moved .
• You have proof that your application was submitted on-time but has not been received by Schools Admissions before 15 January 2018 .
• You have exceptional circumstances for lateness ( e . g . where a single parent / carer had been ill and the illness prevented the application being made on time or the family has been dealing with the death of a close relative ).
Moving address
If you move after submitting your application form but before the closing date , 15 January 2018 you must inform the Admissions Team or if applying online you can update your online application with your new address , up to the closing date .
If you move address after the closing date of 15 January and are offered a place in an Ealing School you will be entitled to retain that place if you wish .
If you move after the closing date but before 7 February 2018 you may update your address and make new on-time preferences . If you wish to use your new address and change your preference schools you will need to contact the Admissions Team . Please note that you must be living in the property by 7 February 2018 for the new address and preferences to be considered .
The last date for applications or changes to be entered onto the system is 7 February 2018 therefore no changes can be considered after this date until after the offer date of 16 April 2018 .
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