parents of children in Year 6 should receive, probably in July,
an information leaflet and a summary of secondary schools’ Open
Evenings. The County Council also produces a book detailing
admissions procedures for all schools and a separate Transfer to
Secondary School booklet – these booklets are available online
(http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=7726) and
copies are in all primary schools, secondary schools, children’s
centres, libraries and in Shire Hall. They give full details of the
process of transfer, how to apply, each secondary school’s admission
criteria, etc..
You will also see that the Calendar of Open Evenings, the
grammar registration forms for Sir Thomas Rich's and a Q&A leaflet
for the grammar test are on that website available for parents to
download. Parents who wish to consider Sir Thomas Rich’s will need
to complete a Grammar Registration form. This is available on the
above site or can obtained from the Access to Education Team (0-16),
Shire Hall, Gloucester GL1 2TP (telephone 01452 425407) or it can be
downloaded from
www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/schooladmissions
The form must be returned to them by Friday 1 October 2010. This
ensures that children are registered for the admissions tests and
parents will then be sent all relevant information about the tests.
Parents are not obliged to apply for a grammar school, but DO need
to complete a Grammar Registration Form if they wish their child to
take the test. The tests will be held in the grammar schools on the
morning of Saturday 9 October 2010. Children will take the tests in
the grammar school to which they are likely to apply or, if
application to more than one grammar school is possible, at the
grammar school which is likely to be placed as the highest
preference.
Parents will be informed of the result shortly after the tests have
been taken (results will be posted on Friday 15 October), and before
the Common Application Form needs to be submitted.
All parents of Y6 children must submit a Common Application Form to
the Access to Education Team (0-16) at Shire Hall by Friday 29
October 2010. Application may be made online – parents are given a
UPN and may use this to register at
www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/schooladmissions
The Council encourages parents to use this system, an e-mail reply
will be sent to confirm the application has been received.