Walthamstow School for Girls

Admission Arrangements

All admissions to Year 7 at the start of the academic year are administered by the Education Department. Please see details in the publication “Starting Secondary School ”. The Local Authority maintains waiting lists for Year 7 until the end of September of the year of entry.

Admissions Limit

• Number on school roll: 180

Attendance

The rates of authorised and unauthorised absences

Charging Policy

Charges are made where trips or visits take place predominantly outside normal school hours, and for individual music tuition. Parents are asked to contribute towards trips that take place predominantly during school hours. Parents are usually asked to contribute towards or provide for ingredients and materials in practical subjects where pupils own the end product.

The school will charge for the cost of replacement of school equipment where damage has been caused by pupil misbehaviour.

Entry for examinations will be free of charge for students who have followed the course in school. Failure to complete the examination requirements will result in parents being asked to meet the cost of the examination.

The complete charging policy is available on request.

Complaints

Walthamstow School for Girls works hard to ensure that all students are offered a quality education. However, if a parent/carer feels that a situation has arisen that they are unhappy about they have the right to make a complaint.

If a parent wishes to discuss a concern about an individual subject in the curriculum they are welcome to make an appointment to see the relevant Head of Faculty.

or

If a parent wishes to discuss a concern of a general/pastoral issue they should make an appointment to see the relevant Student Progress Leader.

Admissions Statement

As a community school, Walthamstow School for Girls adopts and fully complies with the admission arrangements of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. These arrangements are reviewed every year by the Borough and are published in accordance with the Pan London Co-ordinated Admissions System. The Borough of Waltham Forest, under the Pan London System is fully responsible for applications, processing, making offers, managing offers and holding waiting lists on behalf of WSfG and other community schools. The admissions arrangements apply principally to the Year 7 transfer to Secondary School but also apply to mid-term applications for school places. All information about the Pan London Co-ordinated Admissions System can be found in the document Waltham Forest, Schools Admission Arrangements