Noticeboard: Choosing a Secondary School
SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLICATIONS
As you are no doubt aware the application process for secondary school is handled by Essex Local Authority and it is essential that you complete your application, once you have decided which school your child is attending, before the 26th October, 2009 deadline. Don't forget, although we are a feeder school for the Colne Community School, and you might have decided to send your child there, it is still a requirement that you complete the application process otherwise your place could be lost. As up to 30% of pupils, historically, opt for other schools in the area, we are developing this area of our website to identify the range of schools that our children do attend, with contact details and open mornings etc. Again, the Colne Community School will appear as offering the widest range of links, but this is all part of the feeder school network process.
If you have any concerns about deciding upon a secondary school place, for your child, we are more than willing to discuss this with you in private, as this is not a matter for an open meeting. Please contact the Head Teacher, Year 5, or Year 6 Class Teachers, if you would like to discuss the matter further. The Local Authority has an independent Choice Advice Service, "...in order that all parents/carers have the best opportunity to make use of the options open to them when choosing a secondary school for their child. This Service will help those paernts who have the most difficulty understanding the admissions system, to make informed decisions about which schools best meet their child's needs. However, a Choice Adviser does not take decisions for parents and cannot guarantee a place at a particular school."
Remember, you have the right to express four choices of secondary school. Places are allocated by the Admission Authority in line with the Admissions Policy for each school.
Talk to a Choice Adviser by telephone: 0845 603 2200. Lines are open 09.00 - 17.00, Monday to Friday.
Alternative line for people with hearing impairments: 0845 758 5592.
By e-mail: choice.advice:essex.gov.uk.
Website: www.essex.gov.uk/admissions
Listed below we are providing expanding details about secondary schools in the local area. All these schools have extensive website and you simple need to complete an Internet search to discover more information:
(Note: Information about 11+ applications is detailed below).
COLNE COMMUNITY SCHOOL, BRIGHTLINGSEA
Headteacher: Mr N. Sharma (01206 303511)
Church Road
BRIGHTLINGSEA
Essex
CO70QL
The Colne Community School - as our catchment secondary school - have provided the following dates for the next academic year.
1 Open Day: 10th October, 2009.
2 Curriculum day: 5th March, 2010.
3 Induction days: 6th & 7th July, 2010.
4 Induction evening: 5th July, 2010.
5 Primary Music Festival: 13th July, 2010.
6 Primary Sports Day: 8th July, 2010.
SIR CHARLES LUCAS HIGH SCHOOL
Headteacher: Mrs J.C. Hanner (01206 861217)
Hawthorn Avenue
COLCHESTER
Essex
CO4 3JL
MANNINGTREE HIGH SCHOOL
Headteacher: Mr D.E. Hollister (01206 392852)
Colchester Road
LAWFORD
Manningtree
Essex
CO11 2BW
Year 6 Parent Information Evenings: Tuesday, 22nd September, 2009 at 19.30.
Wednesday, 30th September, 2009 at 19.30.
Open Evening at Manningtree High School: Thursday, 8th October, 2009 - 18.00 to 21.00.
Open Week at Manningtree High School: 12th - 16th October, 2009. Tours at 08.45 and 11.15.
Year 6 Induction Day: Tuesday, 29th June, 2010.
THE GILBERD SCHOOL
Headteacher: Mrs E. Exley (01206 842211)
Brinkley Lane
COLCHESTER
Essex
CO4 9PU
St BENEDICT'S COLLEGE
Headteacher: Mr J. O'Hara (01206 579342)
Norman Way
COLCHESTER
Essex
CO3 3US
TENDRING TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE
Headteacher: Mrs C. Haynes
Thorpe Campus (01255 861341)
Landermere Road
Thorpe-Le-Soken
Essex
CO16 0LQ
Frinton Campus (01255 672116)
Rochford Way
Frinton-On-Sea
Essex
CO13 0AZ
THE ROYAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL
Headteacher: Mr H. Blackett (01473 326200)
Holbrook
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP9 2RX
Open mornings: Saturday 3rd October at 09.30.
Saturday, 14th November, at 09.30.
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
Headteacher: Mrs E. Ward (01206 576973)
Norman Way
COLCHESTER
Essex
CO3 3US
COLCHESTER ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Headteacher: Mr K.L. Jenkinson (01206 509100)
6 Lexden Road
COLCHESTER
Essex
CO3 3ND
Open Evening for Interested Pupils and Their Parents: Tuesday, 29th September, 2009.
18.30 - 21.00
"Colchester Royal Grammar School is an 11 - 18 state selective school. Entry is through the 11+ tests and is open to those living inside or outside Essex."
11+ SELECTIVE TESTS
If you are considering entering your child for the 11+, then the Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE) Parental Information Guide, including the CSSE supplementary Information Form (SIF) for registering for the 11+ tests, can be found at the following address: The Consortium of Selective Schools Administrative Office, P.O.Box 3987, Chelmsford, Essex, CM13SY. The tests take place every November - Saturday, 21st November this year - for entry the following September.
In common with all Secondary Schools, the CSSE accepts (through the Local Authority application procedure) applications only from pupils registered in the Year 6 cohort in the current year of application and testing. Those children passing the selection test represent 2% of the Year 6 total population, so the level of competition for a place is very high indeed. Discussion about sitting the 11+ is best done on a 1:1 basis, either by contacting the Headteacher, for Years 2 and 3, or Mrs Chambers, for Years 4 and 5. We will give you a totally honest opinion based upon your child's performance in the extension groups.