Christ Church School Admissions Information Evening

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Christ Church SchoolAdmissions Information
Evening

• Welcome

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Agenda

• Liz Ferrie (Barnet Admissions Team)
• - the admissions process
• Janet McIntyre (Christ Church)
• - how Christ Church selects its pupils
• - how to apply
• - what are the chances of getting a place

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A church school seeking to serve its community

• Historically
• Established in 1845 to educate the children of
  the parish
• Most people in the parish would have attended the
  local church

• Present Day
• Many attend other churches
• Not all churches have their own schools
• Some families of other faiths would prefer a
  faith school
• A lot of families no longer attend church

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What is our community?

• Families who live near the church
• Families who go to Christ Church
• Families who go to other churches which dont
  have their own schools
• The Priority Area where this is the nearest
  Church of England school

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Priority Area
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2 strands

• Foundation 21 places
• For children with a parent who goes to church
• Regularly (at least twice a month, and for at
  least the last year)
• Trinitarian Church

• Community 9 places
• For everyone
• All faiths none
• No priority given to anyone on the basis of their
  faith
• Limited priority for our Nursery

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Priorities

• Foundation
• F1 children in care
• F2 siblings

• Community
• C1 children in care
• C2 siblings

• F3 Christ Church
• F4 Priority Area, if own church doesnt have a
  school
• F5 within 1.3 miles

• C3 Priority Area
• C4 others
• In C3 C4, children who attend our nursery get
  priority

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How do I apply?

• The CAF form
• Online or by post
• Christ Church must be one of your choices
• Return it to your local authority
• We dont know where you put us on your list we
  will treat you in exactly the same way whether
  you put us first or last.

• School SIF
• Not always needed
• Must be completed if you want to try for a
  Foundation place
• Get your minister to complete their bit
• Return to the school

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Supplementary Information Form

• PART 1
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• Name of Prospective Pupil  
• Date of Birth
•  Home Address  
• Home telephone number
•  Parent/Guardian mobile number
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• For the last year, have either or both of the
  childs parents/guardians been regularly
  attending a (Trinitarian) Christian Church? If
  so, and you wish to apply for a Foundation place,
  please name the church here, and pass part 2 of
  this form to your minister for completion.
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• Name of church __________________________________
  ____________
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• Other information relevant to your application
  (this should already be known to the school, or
  on the CAF form, but you may repeat it here, if
  you wish)
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• PART 2
• Name of Prospective Pupil  
• Name(s) of Priest or Minister or both Church
  Wardens  
• Telephone number for contact
•  Name and Address of church  
• I/We confirm that one or both of the parents or
  legal guardians of the above named prospective
  pupil has or have been continuously and regularly
  involved in the religious life and worship of the
  above-named church, by attendance at services at
  least twice a month for at least 1 year prior to
  the date of signing.
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• I/We further confirm that the above-named church
  is a member of the Evangelical Alliance or of the
  Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches or
  is affiliated to Churches Together in Britain
  Ireland by its membership of
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• Does the above-named church have its own primary
  school? YES/NO
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• Signature(s) of Priest or Minister
• Date

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How do we respond?

• We look at all the CAF entries, and the SIFs
• We check what we can siblings, for instance,
  and whether the churches have their own schools,
  and are Trinitarian
• We decide if they are in or out of Priority Area
• We rank everyone under Community
• We rank everyone we can under Foundation
• We send the lists to Barnet

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What happens next?

• Barnet offers up to 21 Foundation places
• Children who have been successful at a
  higher-ranked school wont be offered Christ
  Church
• If there are fewer than 21 foundation applicants,
  the rest of the Foundation places become
  Community places
• Barnet offers at least 9 Community places
• Everyone else is asked if they want to stay on
  the waiting list

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And then what?

• If you get your 1st choice
• Accept it!
• Buy the uniform
• Look forward to September

• If you dont like your offer
• Accept it anyway
• Make sure you stay on waiting lists
• Look at schools which arent full
• If you think a mistake has been made, you can
  appeal contact the school office

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What are my chances?

• Last year we had over 100 applications
• We offered to everyone in F1, F2, F3 F4
• but no-one in F5
• We offered places to everyone in C1 C2
• but only the first three in C3, and no-one in C4
• However
• It was a big year for siblings (16)
• We have never had so many in Foundation the
  year before we only had 16, and several from C4
  got places

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Good Luck

• Any questions?