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Enfield LA

Peter Lewis
Director of Education, Children's Services and Leisure.
London Borough of Enfield
PO Box 56, Civic Centre
Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3XQ
Telephone: 020 8366 6565
Fax: 020 8982 7375
Email: caroline.baker@enfield.gov.uk
Website: www.enfield.gov.uk

Enfield grammar schools

The Latymer School

Admissions to Year 7 in the Normal Annual Admissions Round

The Latymer School Edmonton is a Voluntary Aided Grammar School (a selective school) for Boys and Girls aged 11-18. The Governors welcome applications for children of high academic ability who will also contribute to and benefit from the broader aspects of Latymer School life. The Governors offer places each September to 180 pupils (the standard number under the 1988 Education Act).
There were 1778 applications for the 180 places available in Year 7 in September 2008.  

Open Evenings

There will be meetings on: <CLICK FOR DATES> at which the Headteacher will talk to parents and guardians about the school and its admission arrangements. Parents are asked NOT to bring children to these talks and there will be no opportunity to view the school on these evenings. Tours of the school for parents and children, led by members of the Sixth Form, will be offered on: <CLICK FOR DATES>. Limited car parking will be available at the rear of school. Please enter via the North Gate, the South Gate will be exit only.

Registration Forms

These will be available on all of the Open Evenings. Forms for entry to Year 7 in September 2009 should be submitted to the school by 4.00 p.m. on: <CLICK FOR DATES>. Parents should also name The Latymer School on the Common Application Form for secondary school places, for whichever Borough you live in. This form must be returned to your own Local Authority by: <CLICK FOR DATES>. If you do not name The Latymer School on your Common Application Form we will be unable to process your application.

Admission Criteria

Only girls and boys who are deemed capable of following an education leading to the higher grades of GCSE in a full range of National Curriculum subjects are eligible to be considered for admission to the school. The Governors will judge whether a candidate fulfils these requirements by reference to tests to be taken at the school. Please Note: The school will be oversubscribed once more than 180 candidates score at least 70 out of 80 on the Non Verbal Reasoning (NVR) test.

Over-subscription

Where the number of candidates for admission exceeds the number of places available the Governors will allocate places in the following order of priority:

1. Applicants who are relevant looked after children. [See footnote 1]
2. Those who live in the following postcode areas: [See footnote 2]
   E2, E4, E5, E8, E9, E17
   EN1, EN2, EN3, EN4, EN5 Sectors 1, 2, 4, 5, EN8 Sectors 7, 8, 9
   N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, N9, N10, N11, N12, N13, N14, N15, N16, N17, N18, N19, N20, N21, N22 
3. A maximum of 20 students who show exceptional musical talent and achievement provided that, on the evidence shown by achievement in the entrance tests, they are also capable of maintaining the academic progress expected of the rest of the Latymer intake; evidence of exceptional musical talent on any instrument or instruments (including voice) is accepted. As a guideline a pupil should have achieved at least Grade 5 distinction level, but this will depend on instrument as well as previous opportunity and experience. Consideration will be given to candidates without that level of qualification but who otherwise show evidence of exceptional musical talent and achievement. Candidates may be asked to attend auditions
4. The 160 candidates who, on evidence of tests show the highest level of academic potential.
5. In either of the categories 3 and 4 above, where two or more candidates have the same total score the following order of priority will be applied.
   1. Test score in first round test taken by the applicants
   2. Test score in second round tests taken by the top 500 in first round test

Footnote 1: "Relevant looked after child" means a child who is looked after by a local authority in accordance with section 22 of the Children Act 1989 at the time an application for his/her admission to the school is made, and who the local authority has confirmed will still be looked after at the time when he/she is admitted to the school.

Footnote 2: The order of this list is alphabetical. There is no preference order within it.

Tests

All eligible candidates for admission in September 2009 will be required to take a NVR Test at the school in the half-term holiday in October 2008.  During the tests, the Headteacher will talk to parents/guardians regarding the admission process.

Candidates, who achieve the required level on the NVR Test, will be asked to take further tests of Verbal Reasoning (VR) and Literacy (together these will provide an overall result for English) and Mathematics . All test scores will be standardised according to the child's age. As soon as possible after the NVR Test, parents will be advised if their child is to take these tests.

Following all of the above, the Governors will select the 180 candidates to whom they wish to offer places, and will notify the London Borough of Enfield who will be co-ordinating the process with all other Boroughs. The final results of the Secondary Transfer Procedure will be communicated to parents early in March by their own Local Authority.

 

IMPORTANT DATES FOR YEAR 7 ENTRY - SEPTEMBER 2010
28th September 2009	Closing date for receipt of supplementary form (4.00 p.m.)
By approximately 13th October 2009	Parents will receive notification of the times and dates of NVR Test.
26th to 28th October 2009(Half Term)	NVR Test dates. Each candidate will be needed for approximately one half day in this period.
TBA	Last date for return of Enfield Schools Admissions Service Forms to Primary School Headteachers.
Approximately 17th November 2009	Parents of those children going on to do the VR, Literacy and Maths Tests will be advised of the test time and further details. Parents of children whose scores fall below the required level on the NVR Test will be informed that their application is unsuccessful and of their right to appeal.
Monday, 30th November 2009	Verbal Reasoning (VR), Literacy and Maths Test date.
Beginning of March 2010	Allocation of places will be advised to parents directly by their own Local Authority. If, however, your child has been offered a place at Latymer, you will also receive an Acceptance Form and Home School Agreement directly from the school, which parents will need to sign and return to the school by the date stated on the form.
OPEN EVENING DATES
Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd September 2009 (at 7.30 p.m)	Venue: Great Hall Headteacher will talk to parents and guardians about the school and its admission arrangements. Please note, these dates are for parents only. NO CHILDREN on these evenings
Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th September 2009 (from 4.00 to 7.30 p.m. last admissions 6.45 pm)	Tours of the school for parents and children
APPLICATION FORM DEADLINES
Monday 28th September 2009 by 4.00 p.m.	Forms for entry to Year 7 in September 2009 should be submitted to the school
TBA	The LA form must be returned to your own Local Authority

 

PRACTICE TEST MATERIAL AVAILABLE FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE

For the Non-Verbal Reasoning Test (in October):

1. Athey Educational Secondary Selection Portfolios (Non-Verbal Reasoning), Test Packs 4 and 7.
2. Relevant sections are those on Serial, Isomorphic, and Analogic Relationships, and Matrices.
3. Approximately 140 relevant questions per pack.

For the Verbal Reasoning, Literacy and Maths Test:

1. Athey Educational Secondary Selection Portfolios (Verbal Reasoning), Test Pack 3.
2. 6 past years Latymer Entrance Test Mathematics papers and answers.
3. One sample Literacy paper

Prices:

All Athey books	£6.00 each
Pack of 6 Mathematics papers and a Sample Literacy paper	£10.00
Complete Packs (includes all the above)	£25.00
(Available from the School Office during school hours - (9.30am-4.00pm). Please contact the school regarding availability on 020 8807 4037)

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