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Bexley LA

Dr Deborah Absalom
Director of Education, London Borough of Bexley
Hill View, Hill View Drive
Welling, Kent, DA16 3RY
Telephone: 020 8303 7777
Fax: 020 8319 4302
Email: deborah.absalom@bexley.gov.uk
Website: www.bexley.gov.uk

Starting secondary school in September 2013

Children moving to Year 6 in September 2012, who were born between 1 September 2001 and 31 August 2002, will transfer to secondary school in September 2013.

The 'Admission to Secondary Schools in Bexley 2013' booklet has been sent to parents of children attending primary schools in Bexley. You can download the booklet from the link on the right side of this page, or contact the School Admissions Team for a paper copy.

The booklet gives information about all the secondary schools in Bexley with their admissions policies and dates of open days and evenings. The schedule of open days can be downloaded as a separate document from the link on the right of this page for easy reference. Parents will receive the results of the selection tests on 11 October 2012.

You can make your application online from 1 September 2012. The link to the eAdmissions website will be on this page from that date. Paper forms will be available from primary schools and Council offices if you cannot apply online. You must attach proof of your child's permanent home address to your application, whether online or paper. If you are asking for priority on medical or social grounds, you must provide written evidence with your application. Please see the 'Admission to Secondary Schools in Bexley 2013' booklet for more details.

Some schools ask parents to complete a Supplementary Information Form to help them decide which children can be offered places. You will able to download copies of the forms from the link on the right of this page in September. Forms should be returned direct to the school by the specified date, not to the School Admissions Team.

The closing date for all applications is 31 October 2012. Paper forms can be handed in to primary schools before the half term holiday, or sent to the School Admissions Team. Late applications will be dealt with after all on time applications and your child may not be offered one of your preferred schools if you apply late, so it is very important not to miss the closing date.

 

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Specimen questions have been prepared for schools and parents to work through with children, and there are practice questions at the start of each test to enable all children to understand what is required. Children should be able to tackle the tests using the knowledge and skills they have learnt during normal school lessons. The specimen questions will not be changed each year.

You can download and print the questions here, but if you would prefer a paper copy, please e-mail your name and address to selectiontests@bexley.gov.uk . Please read the introduction and notes carefully before your child attempts the questions.

The information on this page relates only to the Bexley selection tests. If you need information about tests for entry to schools outside Bexley, you should contact that Local Authority or school for details.

You can e-mail selectiontests@bexley.gov.uk with questions not answered on this page.

Daytime visits:
Wednesday 17th October Morning 8.45am – 10.45am
Thursday 18th October Morning 8.45am – 10.45am

Open Evening:
Thursday 18th October Evening 5.00pm – 8.00pm

The Headmaster will address visitors in the Main Hall at 5.30 pm and 6.30 pm on the Open Evening and at 10.00 am during the morning of the Open Days.

To be considered for a place at Beths Grammar School, your son must achieve the selective standard in the Bexley selection tests held at the beginning of Year 6.

There are two tests, in Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning.  Both are multiple choice and the answers are marked on a separate sheet.  Verbal Reasoning tests a child’s understanding and skill in handling logical ideas expressed in writing.  Mathematics tests a child’s level of attainment, and the questions will be based on the National Curriculum.  There will be 50 Mathematics questions and 75 Verbal Reasoning and the time allowed for each tests is 50 minutes.

The tests will be marked within Bexley’s Directorate of Children’s and Young People’s Services.  There is a comprehensive checking process to ensure that answer sheets are correctly marked.  The number of correct answers is converted to a standardised score ranging from 70 to 140.  Allowance is made for each month of a child’s age at the time of the tests to ensure that younger children are not disadvantaged.

There is no pre-set ‘pass’ mark.  The two standardised scores will be added together to give a total, and children will be ranked according to the total score.  Both tests carry equal weight.

The selective standard is high and competition for places is demanding.

All for less than £0.17p /day

 

 

 Townley Grammar School became an Academy on 1st January 2012 and is therefore the admissions authority for the school from that date.

Admissions to years 7 and 12 in September 2012 will be undertaken in accordance with the policy determined by the London Borough of Bexley in April 2011.

This policy will apply to admission to years 7 and 12 in September 2013 – and for all other admissions from 1 April 2012.

All for less than £0.17p /day