PUPILS AGED 10-12 (YEARS 6 - 8)

1. Parents are asked to complete the Application Form included with this booklet and return it to the Headmaster’s P.A. together with the Application Fee of £35. Closing date for applications – Friday 7th December 2007.

2. Prospective pupils will be required to sit the Entrance Examination held in January. The date is:- Tuesday 8th January 2008, with papers in English, Maths and verbal and non-verbal reasoning.

3. Offers of places will be made as soon as possible. At the same time, parents will be notified of any financial help available through Bursary or Scholarship schemes.

4. Parents are asked to signify their acceptance of the offer – or otherwise – by a specific date. A deposit of £300 should accompany the letter of acceptance. This will be offset against the first term’s fees.

5. Parents and pupils will be invited into School on the following dates to receive more information and meet their children’s Form Tutors:

Parents:

Wednesday, 18th June at 7pm. The School Shop Manageress (Mrs S Allen) will be present and parents will be able to view the uniform and sportswear as well as make appointments for fittings during the summer vacation period.

Pupils:

Thursday 19th June at 2pm and Tuesday 2nd September at 12:30pm. (The new term starts on Wednesday 3rd September).

Note:

(1) For admission to First Forms in September 2008 a candidate should normally be eleven but not twelve years of age on 31st August 2008.

(2) A candidate who is ten but not eleven years of age on 31st August 2008 may be offered a provisional place for September 2009.

(3) For admission to Second Forms in September 2008 a candidate should normally be twelve but not thirteen years of age on 31st August 2008.

(4) For admission to Third Forms (13+) in September 2008 a candidate should normally be thirteen but not fourteen years of age on 31st August 2008.

(5) Candidates at age 10: Pre-selection Assessment. In accordance with HMC guidelines, CSF is willing to assist parents to plan their children’s education
through pre-selection assessment and testing. Candidates for pre-selection assessment will be offered the opportunity to sit the normal entrance examination and will be offered a Headmaster’s assessment of the likelihood of their child achieving the necessary standard for entry at normal age. Candidates who undergo this pre-selection assessment will however still be required to undertake the normal selection examination in the year prior to normal entry.

ENTRY AT 13+ (YEAR 9)

Entry will be by test, in English, Maths and VRQ, with interviews in other subject areas. Parents are asked to complete the Application Form included with this booklet and return it to the Headmaster by Friday 7th December 2007. The 13+ entry exam will take place on Tuesday 8th January 2008. Scholarships are available.

ENTRY TO THE SIXTH FORM

1. Parents are asked to complete the Application Form included in the further Information booklet and return it to the Headmaster’s P.A.

2. Applicants will be invited to visit the School, where they will be interviewed by the Head of Sixth Form and the Headmaster.

3. Academic, Music and Sports Scholarships are all available.

4. After a satisfactory report from the applicant’s present school and interviews, offers will be made conditional upon gaining specified grades in the GCSEs. The minimum entry is normally 5 passes at grade B. It is expected however, that candidates will have grade A in the subjects to be taken for A-Level, but this may alter for individual applicants. Offers will be made within three weeks of the interview date.

5. Parents are asked to signify their acceptance of the offer – or otherwise – by a specific date. A deposit of £300 should accompany the letter of acceptance. This will be offset against the first term’s fees.

6. Parents are asked to contact the School as soon as the GCSE results are known. Once these results prove to be satisfactory a firm offer of a place in the Sixth Form will be made in a matter of days. In the event of unsatisfactory results and the subsequent withdrawal of a place by the School, the £300 deposit will be returned.

7. Successful candidates will be invited into School in late June after the GCSE examinations period to meet the Head of Sixth Form and staff. There are Open Sessions for prospective parents and pupils on Friday 9th (evening) and Saturday 10th (morning) November 2007. Full details are advertised in local newspapers. Parents and their children are welcome to visit the School and meet the Headmaster, Staff and Pupils at any time during the year, by prior appointment.

Please telephone the Admissions Officer, Mrs. L Baines (024 7627 1200) or email (info@bablake.coventry.sch.uk), to arrange a mutually convenient time.

Download a copy of the entry form here.