Hackney School Place Planning/School Admissions

Hackney Schools

58 Primary Schools in September 2015

15 Secondary Schools

School Place Planning

Hackney Learning Trust has a statutory duty to ensure sufficient school places for its area..

London Boroughs have seen very large increases in the pupil population during the past decade. We are still having to add primary places. The initial increase in numbers is now entering the secondary phase.

Primary Projections

Primary projections are provided by the Greater London Authority (GLA) which are monitored and reviewed against local knowledge.

Since 2009, 500 additional permanent places have been provided.

There are currently 3080 places available for Sept 15 for a projected cohort of 2845 children.

Primary Projections continued

120 additional places will be provided in 2016

30 possible places in 2017 and

30 places in 2019

We aim to have a surplus of 3-5%.

Secondary Projections

HLT uses its own methodology for projecting secondary pupils.

The Council has a target of providing places for 83% of the transferring cohort and this is reflected in our projections.

Secondary Projections continued

Based on current projections, there is a need to provide an additional 3FE in 2016; a further 2FE in 2017; a further 1FE in 2018 and a further 4FE in 2019.

The Council is in the process of considering options to provide these places.

The Free School Presumption

By virtue of Section 6A of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 where a local authority think a new school needs to be established in their area, they must seek proposals to establish an academy.

“Free school” is the DFE’s policy term for a new

provision academy.

The decision on all new free schools lies with the Secretary of State.

The Free School continued

Separately, groups can apply directly to the DFE to open a free school.

Free schools do not always open in areas with growing need for school places but this does seem to be changing.

Types of School

Community Schools –  state funded school whose admission arrangements are set by the local authority.

Voluntary Aided Schools – state-funded schools that are often religious schools. The Governing Body is the admission authority for the school.

Academies – state funded schools that are independent of the local authority. The Academy Trust is the admission authority for the school.

Free Schools – The Department for Education’s policy term for new provision academies. Free schools are legally academies.

Types of School Admissions Criteria

Types of Criterion Used by Own Admission Authority and Community Schools

Banding – The aim is to ensure that the intake of pupils reflects the ability of the applicants that apply to the school or the national ability range.

Selection by aptitude - The school can allocate up to 10% of the places based on aptitude in a specialist subject.

Random Allocation - The school uses random allocation as part of its oversubscription criteria.

Faith based criteria – If oversubscribed, places are offered by reference to faith.

Social and/or medical criteria – Places are offered on the basis of a child’s acute medical or social need for a place at a particular schools.

Children of staff - Children who meet the definition of staff child may gain a school place under this criteria.

New Schools Opening September 2015

Halley House (Free School)

Hackney New Primary School (Free School)

Mossbourne Riverside Academy (Academy)

Reception Class Admissions

Entry to reception class, the 1st year of compulsory education

(Pupils legally must start school by the term after their 5th birthday. Parents have the right to defer the start date and also to apply out of age cohort)

Team processed 2771 applications forms for September 2015

(by the end of the summer term including late applications, this increases to approx. 2,900; the projected number of places is 2845)

Reception Class Applications Process (p1)

Parents apply online via e-Admissions website used by all London parents from the September before their child’s year of entry

Parents are able to indicate up to six preferences within any London borough

Closing date: 15th January

London boroughs work together as part of a Pan London network to exchange information about preferences for their borough residents

Reception Class Application Process(p2)

National offer day for reception admissions is 16 AprilResults are published via e-Admissions website after 5pm

• Parents who apply online and are allocated their 1st preference are notified via email

• Parents who are allocated their 2nd to 6th preference or no school are sent a letter explaining the outcome of their application

Parents may lodge an appeal(s) if they have not gained a place at their preferred school(s)

Reception Appeals are heard by an independent panel in June. Appeals are held at a neutral venue and administered by an independent clerk

Grazebrook Primary School (PAN 60)

Orchard Primary School (PAN 90)

London Fields Primary School (PAN 60)

Queensbridge Primary School (PAN 60)

William Patten Primary School (PAN 60)

25 75 125 175 225 275 325 375 425Grazebrook Primary

School (PAN 60)Orchard Primary School

(PAN 90)London Fields Primary

School (PAN 60)Queensbridge Primary

School (PAN 60)William Patten Primary

School (PAN 60)

Preferences Rec'd 2015

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REC 2015- Primary Schools Received the Most Preferences for September 2015

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Reception Preferences Met Against Pan London Average for September 2015

Hackney % Preference Met 2015 diff Pan London Average % Met 20151st 80.73% 2.76% 81.00%1st and 2nd 89.73% 2.09% 89.35%1st, 2nd and 3rd 93.07% 0.92% 92.62%1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th 94.66% 0.07% 94.26%1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th and 5th 95.27% 0.05% 95.09%All Preferences Met 95.74% 0.15% 95.56%No Preferences Met 4.26% 0.15% 4.44%

Secondary Transfer Admissions

Transition from Year 6 primary to Year 7 secondary

Team processed 2515 applications forms for entry September 2015

363 Hackney resident pupils were offered and accepted places outside of the Borough of Hackney;

266 out borough resident pupils were offered and accepted a place in a Hackney school.

Secondary Application Process (p1)

Parents apply online via e-Admissions website used by all London parents from the September before their child’s year of entry

Hackney Secondary Schools host open days and/or evenings from mid September until October

Parents are able to indicate up to six preferences within any London borough

Closing date: 31st October

Secondary Applications Process (p2)

Pupils attending Hackney primary schools sit the test within their primary school in October.

The admissions team co-ordinate the banding process centrally for the schools in the borough that use this as part of their admissions criteria.

Pupils attending an out of borough primary school sit the test in a Hackney secondary school on a Saturday during November/December.

Secondary Application Process (p3)

Parents apply online via e-Admissions website used by all London parents from the September before their child’s year of entry

National offer day for secondary admissions is 1 MarchResults are published via e-Admissions website after 5pm

• Parents who apply online and are allocated their 1st preference are notified online.

• Parents who are allocated their 2nd to 6th preference or no school are sent a letter explaining the outcome of their application.

Parents may lodge an appeal after the outcome of their application.

`Secondary Transfer appeals are heard by an independent panel at the end of May. Appeals are held at a neutral venue and administered by an independent clerk.

The Bridge Academy (PAN 180)

The Petchey Academy (PAN 180)

Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form (PAN 255)

The City Academy, Hackney (PAN 180)

Mossbourne Community Academy (PAN 200)

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(PAN 180)Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form (PAN 255)

The City Academy, Hackney (PAN 180)

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59% of Hackney residents made an preference for Mossborne Community Academy. 52% of Hackney residents made a preference for The City Academy.

Secondary Transfer Preferences Met Against Pan London Average for September 2015

Hackney % Preference Met 2015 diff Pan London Average % Met 20151st 64.80% 2.76% 67.56%1st and 2nd 79.72% 2.09% 81.81%1st, 2nd and 3rd 87.37% 0.92% 88.29%1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th 91.21% 0.07% 91.28%1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th and 5th 92.56% 0.05% 92.61%All Preferences Met 92.93% 0.42% 93.35%No Preferences Met 7.07% 0.42% 6.65%

Admissions Forum

The School Admissions Forum is a non-statutory body that meets three times a year to consider local admission arrangements and to monitor fairness and compliance in accordance with the School Admissions Code.

The membership is made up of elected councillors, representatives of the Diocesan Boards of Education, headteachers, school governors and representatives from local community groups. 

Annual Report to the Schools Adjudicator

All local authorities are required to produce an annual report, for the Office of the Schools Adjudicator, on admissions for all the schools in their area. 

School Admissions Code

The School Admissions Code provides statutory guidance that own admission authority schools must follow when carrying out duties relating to school admissions.