Holy Family Catholic School & Sixth Form Aspire to the Holy Family Way
Admissions Policy 2018/19 Exam Results 2017
Glossary of definitions: Catholic • Catholic means a member of the Church in communion with the See of Rome. This includes the Eastern Catholic Churches.
Introduction Holy Family Catholic School is the only Catholic secondary school in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The school is a mixed, comprehensive school catering for the needs of boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 19. Holy Family seeks at all times to foster the growth of students’ understanding and appreciation of their faith. By naming Holy Family as a preference, it is assumed that parents/carers wish their child to receive a Catholic education and support the aims and ethos of the school as described in the school prospectus. The Governing Body of Holy Family Catholic School intends to admit 240 students into Year 7 for the academic year 2018/19. Whenever there are more applicants than places available, priority will always be given to Catholic applicants in accordance with the over-subscription criteria for 2018/19 listed opposite.
Practising Catholic • Where a child has been baptised in accordance with the teachings of the Catholic Church and where compliance with the Sunday obligation is the practice of the child and their family.
Siblings • A brother or sister, residing under the same roof, who is currently attending the School. The term sibling also includes half-siblings, adopted siblings and step-children.
Residence • The residence at which a child lives with its birth parents, legal guardian or foster parents.
Over-subscription Criteria In the event of over-subscription applicants will be considered in the following order of priority: 1. Looked after Catholic children or Catholic ‘formerly Looked After Children’ who have been adopted. To children whose statement of special educational needs (SEN) or Education, Health and Care plan (EHC) names Holy Family Catholic School. 2. Baptised Roman Catholic children whose permanent residence is within one of the following Roman Catholic parish boundaries of the Waltham Forest Deanery and who practise regularly with their family as confirmed by the Diocese of Brentwood’s Priest’s Reference Form.
PARISH DISTRICT Our Lady and St George’s
Walthamstow
Christ the King
Chingford
St Patrick’s Blackhorse Road
4. Baptised Roman Catholic children who are resident in Waltham Forest, but whose level of practice cannot be supported by the Catholic Certificate of Practice. 5. Any other baptised Catholic children. 6. All other Looked After Children or ‘formerly Looked After Children’ who have been adopted. 7. Children of other Christian traditions whose parents support the aims and ethos of Holy Family Catholic School in the following order of priority: • Christians who have been baptised or received a ‘service of dedication’ and whose minister can confirm their level of practice • All other Christians whose minister can confirm their level of practice 8. Any other Christians.
St Joseph’s Leyton Our Lady of Grace and St Theresa of Avila North Chingford Our Lady of Lourdes Leytonstone
3. Baptised Roman Catholic children living outside the Waltham Forest Deanery and who practise regularly with their family as confirmed by the Catholic Certificate of Practice.
9. Children of families of other faiths whose parents are supportive of the aims and ethos of Holy Family Catholic School and whose application is supported by a reference from their religious leader. 10. Any other applicants.
Tie-Break Where the offer of a place to all applicants in any of the categories listed above would lead to over subscription the following provision will be applied: 1. The attendance of a sibling at Holy Family Catholic School at the time of enrolment (Years 7 – 11) will increase the priority of an applicant within each category. 2. Where the offer of places to all applicants in any of the categories above would lead to over subscription, the places up to the admission number will be offered to those living nearest the School. The distance measurement has been agreed by the Governors as ‘a straight line from the child’s home address to the front entrance of the Walthamstow House site’, using the Local Authority’s computerised measuring system, with those living closer to the School receiving highest priority. N.B Applicants are requested to note that they must complete their Local Authority’s Common Application Form (CAF) for their application to be considered.
Students with a Statement or Education, Health Care Plan • The Governing Body acknowledges that the law provides a quite distinct and separate process for the admission of those children with Statement of Special Educational Needs or Education, Health Care Plan. The Governing Body undertakes to work in full co-operation with the appropriate agencies to ensure such applications are processed in accordance with the Code of Practice for Children with Special Educational Needs.
Waiting Lists Applications • Catholic applicants must ask their parish priest for a completed Certificate of Catholic Practice. Applicants from other Christian traditions and other faiths should return a reference from their respective religious leader. In all cases the religious reference should be returned to Holy Family Catholic School no later than October 31st 2017. • Families will be informed of places offered by the LEA by 1st March 2018. Deadline for letters appealing against an unsuccessful application to be received by the Chair of Governors, Ms. Ana Maria Bradshaw Murray, c/o Holy Family Catholic School by 1st April 2018.
• In addition to the right of appeal unsuccessful candidates will be offered the opportunity to be placed on a waiting list. The waiting list will be maintained in order of the over-subscription criteria set out above and not in the order in which applications are received or added to the list. Please note that ‘In-Year Fair Access Protocol’ admissions will take precedence over those on the waiting list as required. Advice Please note that Holy Family is historically oversubscribed in which case many applicants are likely to be disappointed. In recent years the category for siblings of other Christian traditions has been the cut-off point. Parents are therefore advised to make sure that this is not the only school to which you apply.
• Applicants who do not produce a Certificate of Practice or a religious reference with their application will not qualify within their respective category and should not assume an offer of a place.
Holy Family Students Celebrate GCSE Success! Congratulations to Year 11 students at Holy Family Catholic School who have achieved excellent GCSE results. We are pleased to report that 49% of our students achieved both maths and English at the new strong pass of a grade 5 or better, with 61% achieving both maths and English at grade 4 or better. Overall there has been a significant increase in the number of grade 7-9 (A**, A*, A) results in English language, English literature and maths, with 74% of grades being a C and above across all subjects. Headteacher, Dr Andy Stone comments, “We are very pleased with the outcomes, particularly with the high number of students achieving the Grade 5 and above. The new exams have been very challenging for students and staff and we are delighted with how many students have achieved the new 7, 8, 9 grades. Congratulations to all students and staff for their hard work.”
The following students achieved some exceptional results in this year’s GCSEs: • Greeshma Reji – 10 A*/A’s • Beth McQuarrie - 10 A*/A’s • Dariusz Dusynski - 10 A*/A’s inc. grade 9 maths • Thomas O’Brien - 10 A*/A’s inc. grade 9 English language & literature • Jakub Szczesnowicz - 9A*/A’s, 1B • Chissola Da Conceicao - 7A*/A’s, 4 B’s • Guillame Goodey - 8A*/A’s, 2B’s • Daniel Asare - 9A*/A’s, 1B • Aoife Taylor - 7A*/A’s, 2B’s • Riya Roychan - 9A*/A’s, 1B • Darren Ainembabazi - 7A*/A’s, 2B’s inc. grade 9 English literature • Cara Moran - 6 A*/A’s, 3B’s • Darius Malcolm - 6A*/A’s, 3B’s • Aiste Pokvytyte - 7A*/A’s, 3B’s • Niamh Drennan - 6A*/A’s, 3B’s • Candis Boateng - 7A*/A’s, 3B’s • Sean Curley - 7A*/A’s, 4B’s inc. grade 9 maths
Students celebrated as they opened their results, Thomas O’Brien (pictured) said, “I’m so pleased with my grades and amazed at the Grade 9s in English literature and language especially as after the exams I was quite stressed but now I am so happy! I’m really looking forward to taking my A Levels now.” High numbers of our Year 11 students will return to Holy Family Sixth Form to continue their studies to advanced level. We want to congratulate all of our students on the excellent outcomes and wish them luck for the start of their new courses in September. For more photos and student reactions please visit our website (www.holyfamily.waltham. sch.uk) Twitter & Instagram (@HFCSWaltham).
GCSE Exam Results 2017 Subject
% Grades 7-9
% Grades 4+
Drama
7
68
English Language
15
69
Economics
12
80
English Literature
22
76
Food and Cookery
0
71
Maths
21
65
French
63
94
Geography
32
83
Health and Fitness
19
73
Subject
% Grades A-A*
% Grades C+
Biology
27
97
History
28
79
Chemistry
52
100
Media Studies
0
79
Physics
48
100
Music
34
100
Core Science
1
63
Music Btec
14
57
Additional Science
16
82
Product Design
37
79
Religious Studies
24
69
Art
5
40
Sociology
10
68
Catering
0
67
Spanish
52
78
Computer Science
50
92
Aaron & Filip
Oliver, Alex, Alan, Kishan & Ella happy with their results
Holy Family Sixth Form – Best Ever A Level & BTEC Results 2017! Congratulations to all students of Holy Family Sixth Form who received exam results today! Over 100 students received their A Level and Level 3 BTEC results. Our A Level results this year are our best ever set of results, including 10 A* grades! Our A*-B grade percentage was 52%, with A*-C being 84% and A*-E 99%. Headteacher Dr Andy Stone said, “Huge congratulations to all Holy Family students on our best ever set of A Level and BTEC results – this is a particularly impressive achievement as recent reforms to A Levels have made it harder for students to achieve the top grades. Students and staff have worked incredibly hard over the last two years and these results reflect the high level of commitment to study that we encourage at Holy Family. We are extremely proud of all their efforts especially as we are a fully comprehensive sixth form, and nearly 90% of our students will be accepting places at
university. We wish all students who are leaving us the best for their future careers”.
• Maxwell St Hill AAB in Economics, History & Media Studies (Film, Westminster)
Special congratulations to the following Yr 13 A Level students:
We also had fantastic success with our L3 vocational programmes this year, with 90% of results being classed at either Distinction*, or Distinction level (The equivalent to A* and A grades). Particular congratulations to:
• Aarron Westerby A*AA in Maths, Geography & Physics, plus an A in AS Further Maths (UCL, Physics) • Kishan Weerasuriya in AAA in Economics, Geography & Maths (Economics, Loughborough) • Filip Wojtczak AA in Biology and Psychology and a Distinction* in CTID Sport • Emily Nieuwerf A*AB in Art, Psychology and History • Simon Attang A*AB in Photography, English Literature & Religious Studies (Film, Middlesex) • Kyra Swaby AAB in IT, Media Studies & Psychology (Media & Communications, Birmingham City)
• Arjun Anthony Croos D*D*D*D* & Rhys Marks D*D*D*D* in BTEC Media and Performing Arts • Rose Namagembe D*D*D* in BTEC Health and Social Care and Science • Reiss Bleau D*D*D* in BTEC Business and CTID Sport • Oliver Folaranmi D*D*D*D in BTEC Performing Arts and Business For more photos and student reactions please visit our website and Twitter, @HFCSWaltham.
Post 16 A Level Results 2017 Subject
A-B
A-C
A-E
Religious Studies
Art and Design
67
100
100
Art and Design (Photography)
40
100
Biology
18
Chemistry
10
70
100
Russian
100
100
100
100
Sociology
78
100
100
46
100
Spanish
40
80
100
43
100
100
Cumulative Percentage
52%
85%
99%
Computing
67
100
100
D&T Product Design
0
50
100
Drama
25
100
100
Economics
42
67
100
English Literature
100
100
100
French
0
100
100
Geography
33
100
100
History
100
100
100
Information Technology (Voc)
33
66
89
Italian
0
0
100
Mathematics
69
100
100
Media
53
90
100
Physics
71
71
100
Polish
100
100
Politics
50
Psychology
65
Vocational 2017 Subject
D*-D%
D*-M%
D*-P%
L3 BTEC Applied Science
100
100
100
L3 BTEC Business
83
100
100
L3 BTEC Creative Media Production
100
100
100
L3 BTEC Health and Social Care
87
100
100
L3 BTEC Performing Arts (Acting)
90
100
100
100
83
100
L3 CTID Sport
100
100
100
85
100
Cumulative Percentage
90%
100%
100%
Maria’s Reaction All of Maria’s final exams landed on the same day, meaning that she had to sit three A Level papers in one day! “It was overwhelming doing three exams in one day. But I had prepared well and worked hard all year, but I am still so surprised I did so well!” Maria also added, “Hard work really does pay off!”
Maria will be taking a gap year, and will apply to university for Sept. 2018. A* in Spanish / B in English / C in Psychology
Shanen’s Reaction Shanen won reaction of the day when he opened his results, “I’m feeling great, now I can’t wait for next year!” Shanen will continue his studies in
Religious Education and then hopes to apply for Law at Durham University. B in Sociology / B in Psychology
Oliver’s Reaction “I feel simply amazing!” Oliver’s smile said it all as he opened his envelope. He gained outstanding results in his Level 3 BTEC qualifications.
He will now go on to complete an apprenticeship in Business. Distinction*x2 in Performing Arts / Distinction*x2 in Business
Congratulations to all of our students on gaining the best ever A Level and BTEC results this year – we wish you every success in the future!
A* - B = 52% A* - C = 85% A* - E = 99% 6th Form Open Evening Thursday 23rd November 2017
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Holy Family Catholic School & Sixth Form Aspire to the Holy Family Way Headteacher: Dr. A Stone BA Hons, NPQH
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