{"id":225,"date":"2013-05-07T22:42:38","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T22:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sydneyrussellschool.com\/i\/?page_id=225"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:53:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:53:05","slug":"admissions-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.southchurchschool.com\/?page_id=225","title":{"rendered":"ADMISSIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>School Admission Arrangements 2027\/2028<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>Send an email to:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0admissions@southchurchschool.com<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Students Joining in Year 7<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>All transfers from Year 6 to Year 7 for residents living in the Borough of Southend-on-Sea are coordinated by the School Admissions Team at Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. To find out more details about schools in general in the Southend area, please visit the following website: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #16479b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.southend.gov.uk\/admissions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.southend.gov.uk\/admissions<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Appeal dates for transition 2026 are available <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #16479b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southend.gov.uk\/school-admissions\/school-admission-appeals\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Secondary School Admissions 2027\/28<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>Applications for a September 2027 transfer to Year 7 must be submitted between 01 September 2026 and 31 October 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Secondary Admissions Booklet will be available from<strong> 01 July 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Our Admission Arrangements is available <a style=\"color: #16479b;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southchurchschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2027-28-Admission-Arrangements-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>here.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Applicants from overseas click <strong><a style=\"color: #16479b;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southchurchschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Overseas-Students.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>In-Year Secondary School Admissions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Click <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #16479b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southchurchschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Application-In-Year-SCHS-Nov-25-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>to view the In-Year Admissions Application Form (Parent\/Carer Section)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The following Guidance Notes provide information on how to apply for a Secondary School place for your child during the school year. Applying for a school place during the school year is referred to as an \u2018In-Year\u2019 admission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Applications are usually necessary due to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Moving or having moved to Southend on Sea<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Changing address in Southend on Sea<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Wishing to change school<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\nAdmissions for September each year to the Year 7 Group is not an In-Year admission. Admission is co-ordinated for this Year Group by the Pupil Access Team, Southend on Sea Borough Council.\u00a0To find out more details about schools in general in the Southend area, please visit <strong><a style=\"color: #16479b;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.southend.gov.uk\/admissions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">this<\/span><\/a> <\/strong>website which includes links to school websites, together with a copy of the Secondary School Admissions Booklet. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Admissions Booklet details the name, address, admissions limit and admissions criteria of all the Secondary Schools in the Borough.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If you are moving into the Borough (from either overseas or within the UK) or are moving house within the Borough and wish to change school you will need to provide Southchurch High School with a copy of either a tenancy agreement\/exchange of contracts letter. These documents must be provided to the School before an offer of a school place can be given (tenancies for a period of less than 6 months will not be accepted).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Moving schools is a serious step to take. Before applying for a place at an alternative school in the Borough, please discuss the reasons for your request to move with your child\u2019s current Headteacher.\u00a0<em>Your child must continue to attend their current school and you must ensure you do not remove your child from school before securing a place at another school.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>Before you apply at\u00a0Southchurch High School\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">It is advisable to find out about schools in the Borough by considering the details from various sources:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Ofsted website:\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #16479b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/ofsted\">www.ofsted.gov.uk<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Admission Booklets\/admissions criteria:\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #16479b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.southend.gov.uk.\/admissions\">www.southend.gov.uk.\/admissions<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Contacting the School directly<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The \u2018Where I Live\u2019 section on the Local Authority\u2019s website:\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #16479b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.southend.gov.uk\/\">www.southend.gov.uk<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Check the location of the school to your home address and consider how your child will travel to school. In some cases, transport may be provided using specific criteria on distance and\/or specific benefits. Full details can be found at\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #16479b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.southend.gov.uk\/\">www.southend.gov.uk<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\nMany schools are already full which means that the nearest or catchment schools for your new home address may not be able to offer your child a place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Please note if you have more than one child trying to obtain a place this can be very difficult. In some cases parents\/carers may find that they can place one child into the school but not any others. Parents\/carers should consider very carefully if there are sufficient places at their preferred school when making an application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>How to Apply for a School Place at Southchurch High School<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Please complete the Southchurch High School In-Year Application Form answering all the questions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Return the Application Form to Southchurch High School.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If you are applying for more than one school, you may have to complete more than one Application Form. You will be required to contact the schools directly.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">What Happens Next?<strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">All In-Year admissions will be dealt with as soon as they are received. Southchurch High School aims to process the application within 7-14 school days<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Where there are more applications than places, Southchurch High School will apply the over subscription criteria to decide who has the highest priority. Those applications with the highest priority will be allocated a place at the School filling the available places.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In very few cases, particularly for vulnerable children who may not have had a successful experience at previous Schools, the application may be referred by Southchurch High School to the Local Authority for consideration under the Fair Access protocol.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If you are moving into the Borough and have been unable to secure a place at any of your preferred schools, you should contact the Fair Access Team, Southend on Sea Borough Council, who can advise you of alternative school places in the Borough.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If you have applied to Southchurch High School and a place cannot be offered, you will be advised in writing of the reasons and you should contact the Fair Access Team, Southend on Sea Borough Council, who can advise you of alternative school places in the borough.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If you are declined a preference you have a right to have your case considered by an Independent Appeal Panel. Details on how to appeal and where to obtain further information will be included in your correspondence.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Appeals<br \/>\n<\/span>You can find our appeals booklet <strong><a style=\"color: #16479b;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southchurchschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Admission-Appeals-Booklet-Nov-25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Please click <strong><a style=\"color: #16479b;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southchurchschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Appeals-Application-Form-2025-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong> to download a copy of our appeals form.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Southchurch High School commission the Local Authority to run the School\u2019s Appeals.\u00a0 For further details please visit the Local Authority\u2019s website below:<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #16479b;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southend.gov.uk\/info\/200176\/school_admissions_and_home_education\/49\/school_admission_appeals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">School Admission Appeals<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #16479b; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Waiting Lists<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>Southchurch High School maintains a waiting list. If a Year Group is full and you have been unsuccessful in gaining a place, you can request that your child be placed on the waiting list. Students\u2019 names will be kept on the waiting list for approximately one school year.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School Admission Arrangements 2027\/2028 Send an email to:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0admissions@southchurchschool.com Students Joining in Year 7 All transfers from Year 6 to Year 7 for residents living in the Borough of Southend-on-Sea are coordinated by the School Admissions Team at Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. To find out more details about schools in general in the Southend area, please visit the following website: www.southend.gov.uk\/admissions Appeal dates for transition 2026 are available here Secondary School Admissions 2027\/28 Applications for a September 2027 transfer to Year 7 must be submitted between 01 September 2026 and 31 October 2026.\u00a0 The Secondary Admissions Booklet will be available from 01 July 2026 Our Admission Arrangements is available here. Applicants from overseas click here In-Year Secondary School Admissions Click here\u00a0to view the In-Year Admissions Application Form (Parent\/Carer Section) The following Guidance Notes provide information on how to apply for a Secondary School place for your child during the school year. Applying for a school place during the school year is referred to as an \u2018In-Year\u2019 admission. Applications are usually necessary due to: Moving or having moved to Southend on Sea Changing address in Southend on Sea Wishing to change school Admissions for September each year to the Year 7 Group is not an In-Year admission. Admission is co-ordinated for this Year Group by the Pupil Access Team, Southend on Sea Borough Council.\u00a0To find out more details about schools in general in the Southend area, please visit this website which includes links to school websites, together with a copy of the Secondary School Admissions Booklet. The Admissions Booklet details the name, address, admissions limit and admissions criteria of all the Secondary Schools in the Borough. If you are moving into the Borough (from either overseas or within the UK) or are moving house within the Borough and wish to change school you will need to provide Southchurch High School with a copy of either a tenancy agreement\/exchange of contracts letter. These documents must be provided to the School before an offer of a school place can be given (tenancies for a period of less than 6 months will not be accepted). Moving schools is a serious step to take. Before applying for a place at an alternative school in the Borough, please discuss the reasons for your request to move with your child\u2019s current Headteacher.\u00a0Your child must continue to attend their current school and you must ensure you do not remove your child from school before securing a place at another school. Before you apply at\u00a0Southchurch High School\u00a0 It is advisable to find out about schools in the Borough by considering the details from various sources: Ofsted website:\u00a0www.ofsted.gov.uk Admission Booklets\/admissions criteria:\u00a0www.southend.gov.uk.\/admissions Contacting the School directly The \u2018Where I Live\u2019 section on the Local Authority\u2019s website:\u00a0www.southend.gov.uk Check the location of the school to your home address and consider how your child will travel to school. In some cases, transport may be provided using specific criteria on distance and\/or specific benefits. Full details can be found at\u00a0www.southend.gov.uk Many schools are already full which means that the nearest or catchment schools for your new home address may not be able to offer your child a place. Please note if you have more than one child trying to obtain a place this can be very difficult. In some cases parents\/carers may find that they can place one child into the school but not any others. Parents\/carers should consider very carefully if there are sufficient places at their preferred school when making an application. How to Apply for a School Place at Southchurch High School Please complete the Southchurch High School In-Year Application Form answering all the questions. Return the Application Form to Southchurch High School. If you are applying for more than one school, you may have to complete more than one Application Form. You will be required to contact the schools directly. What Happens Next? All In-Year admissions will be dealt with as soon as they are received. Southchurch High School aims to process the application within 7-14 school days Where there are more applications than places, Southchurch High School will apply the over subscription criteria to decide who has the highest priority. Those applications with the highest priority will be allocated a place at the School filling the available places. In very few cases, particularly for vulnerable children who may not have had a successful experience at previous Schools, the application may be referred by Southchurch High School to the Local Authority for consideration under the Fair Access protocol.\u00a0 If you are moving into the Borough and have been unable to secure a place at any of your preferred schools, you should contact the Fair Access Team, Southend on Sea Borough Council, who can advise you of alternative school places in the Borough. If you have applied to Southchurch High School and a place cannot be offered, you will be advised in writing of the reasons and you should contact the Fair Access Team, Southend on Sea Borough Council, who can advise you of alternative school places in the borough. If you are declined a preference you have a right to have your case considered by an Independent Appeal Panel. Details on how to appeal and where to obtain further information will be included in your correspondence. &nbsp; Appeals You can find our appeals booklet here. Please click here to download a copy of our appeals form. Southchurch High School commission the Local Authority to run the School\u2019s Appeals.\u00a0 For further details please visit the Local Authority\u2019s website below: School Admission Appeals &nbsp; Waiting Lists Southchurch High School maintains a waiting list. If a Year Group is full and you have been unsuccessful in gaining a place, you can request that your child be placed on the waiting list. Students\u2019 names will be kept on the waiting list for approximately one school year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-225","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southchurchschool.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southchurchschool.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southchurchschool.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.southchurchschool.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.southchurchschool.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=225"}],"version-history":[{"count":119,"href":"https:\/\/www.southchurchschool.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15865,"href":"https:\/\/www.southchurchschool.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/225\/revisions\/15865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.southchurchschool.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}