Dame Alice Owen's School

Secondary Transfer Admissions Information

Details on this page are regularly updated. Final Admission Arrangements are posted on our Overview page in April/May annually for the following years entry.

News Updates:

Online Test Registration Form for September 2014 entry – click here: https://www.daotestregistration.co.uk/. Registration closes on 13th June 2013

ENTRY SEPTEMBER 2014

The Key Dates information will give you a timeline for actions you need to take to apply to our school. The following details will also be useful:

Online Test Registration Form – click here: https://www.daotestregistration.co.uk/ 8th May – 13th June 2013
Determined Admissions Arrangements for entry September 2014 on our Overview page
Prospectus
Results
Entrance Exam and Practice Papers Information
Music Test Information
Special Arrangements Information
FAQs

To  register your child for our Entrance Examination and/or Music Tests (this is NOT an application to the School) you should:-

• Read our Determined Admission Arrangements.
• Ensure that your Child’s permanent address is within one of the Local Priority Areas (LPAs) detailed below.  Only children living within our listed LPAs are invited to sit our tests.
• Ensure your child is available for the dates of the tests – see Key Dates.
• Complete and submit the online Test Registration Form - available on this page from May 8th.

Test results will be sent to you before the deadline for submitting your Local Authority Common Application Form as detailed in our Key Dates.  This information is intended to help you decide whether you wish to make an application to the school. 

If you wish to make an application for a place at the School (this includes sibling, locality, Looked After Children) etc) you will need to:-

• Read our Determined Admission Arrangements
• Include Dame Alice Owen’s School as one of your preferences when you submit your Common Application Form (CAF) to your home Local  Authority
  

If applying as a sibling of a past student email our Admissions Department to advise them – admissions@damealiceowens.herts.sch.uk.  Current sibling applications do not need to contact us as this information will be passed on via the CAF.

There is no longer a requirement to complete a supplementary information form.

ENTRY SEPTEMBER 2013

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Admission Rules

See Overview for Admission Arrangements 2014/5 (Local Priority Area Maps see below).

Link to Herts Admissions pages (www.hertsdirect.org/admissions).

Guidance for Verification of "Permanent Home Addresses" for Oversubscription Criteria 2 & 7 (Local Places)

FAQ's for Parents

We would appreciate if you could refer to our comprehensive FAQ's list before contacting the school with any further queries, as you may find the answer to your question here. This will enable our Admissions Officer and general office staff to deal with priority calls - thank you for your consideration.

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Local Priority Area

Before you register for our Entrance Exam and/or Music Tests please ensure your child’s permanent home address is within one of the listed areas below. Children from outside of these areas are not eligible to be considered under these criteria and therefore cannot take our tests. This information is also provided in the Determined Admission Arrangements on page 3 - see our Overview page.

Parishes and towns within Hertfordshire:

London postcodes within the London Boroughs of Barnet and Enfield:

Within Islington:

Children who have their permanent home address in the London Borough of Islington or are being educated in that Borough.

The maps below also give an indication of our Local Priority Area:

Barnet Enfield and Islington (4.4MB)

Hertfordshire (6.2MB)

Allocation of Places - Map

Map indicating allocation of local places-Admissions 2011/2012/2013 - updated here April 2013

Allocation of Places - Student Audit Reports

Reports show how places were allocated on March 1st each year according to our Admissions criterion

Student Audit Report - Admissions September 2013

Student Audit Report - Admissions September 2012

Student Audit Report - Admissions September 2011

Student Audit Report - Admissions September 2010

Student Audit Report – Admissions September 2009

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