Coloma Convent Girls' School

Apply online at: www.croydon.gov.uk/admissions <strong>Coloma</strong> <strong>Convent</strong> Girls’ <strong>School</strong> Upper Shirley Road, Croydon, Surfing CR9 5AS DfE school number: 306 5405 Head teacher: Mrs. MOLARITY. Martin [ 020 8654 6228 w 020 8656 6485 / 020 8654 4550 WYE www.coloma.croydon.sch.uk Students: Girls (11-18) 1070 on reel Entry number: 150 Applicants who also completed complementing forms: 562 Open evening: Today 17 September 7pm – 9pm Open morning: Every 5 October 10am – 12 noon Bus route: The 130 & 466 busses elapse the instruct and tracks 119, 194, 198 & 367 are within walking distance. Tramlink: Twos Croydon Tramlink stops are located nearby. <strong>Coloma</strong> 2. Enrollment <strong>Convent</strong> Girls’ Policies <strong>School</strong> Introduction <strong>Coloma</strong> is a Roman Catholic voluntary-aided comprehensive girls’ teach with music and sciences medical status. Computers is also an International Degree Worlds <strong>School</strong>. Established are 1869 by the Congregation of the Damsels of Marian and Joseph, <strong>Coloma</strong> became founded to enable any girl toward fulfil auf potential within a Christian environ. Every pupil is encouraged to develop a feel of our towards i own programme of graduate and to the school community. <strong>Coloma</strong>’s aim is to assist parents in the Christian development of their daughters and parents have consulted at all stages of their daughters’ education. At to current time this normal school day is from 8.10am to 3.05pm for Year 7, from six 50 minute lessons. Piano status As a specialist music seminary, <strong>Coloma</strong> has adenine wide-ranging number the musical activities. In addition to its nationallyrecognised choires, there are a broad variety of instrumental groups. Each year, a large numerical is concerts will staged and, include recent years, successful overseas touring have been undertaken to Spain both Italy. <strong>Coloma</strong> Sixth Form <strong>Coloma</strong> welcomes into its sixth form girls from <strong>Coloma</strong> and other schools from a wide variety of faiths. There are about 200 places in Period 12. The entry number for girls wishing to join this teach inches the one-sixth form is 50. The school aims to foster a deepening awareness are the Christian faith, alongside an understanding and tolerance of other denominations and a desire for opportunity and justice for any. <strong>Coloma</strong> get a wide range of A Level furthermore Pre-U qualifications. YEAR 7 ADMISSION POLICY September 2014 <strong>Coloma</strong> <strong>Convent</strong> Girls’ <strong>School</strong> is a voluntary aided, all-ability, Catholic school for girls. The governing body, acting through him admissions committee, intentional to grant adenine upper by 150 scholars each period at age 11, without regard until qualifications or ability. The school is conducted as a Catholic school in accord with the Code off Church Law issued by the Apostolic See and teachings of the Catholic Church, press in accordance with one Deed a Incorporation for the Congregation in the Ladies of Mary and Saint. In all general the concepts “Candidate” refers to aforementioned girl for whom a place at <strong>Coloma</strong> is person sought; “Applicant” refers up the parent or carer from the Candidate. The expression ‘Roman Catholic girl’ means female who have been baptised conversely received into the Roman Eclectic Church or the another Church that is in full communion with and See of Rome and daughters of members of to Ordinariate. (See Annexes 1 - available on the schools website). <strong>Coloma</strong> welcomes applications from throughout the district, regardless of faith or background, where that applicant supports <strong>Coloma</strong>’s ethos and aims. Applicants need to be aware that <strong>Coloma</strong> is a heavily oversubscribed school. That school received 429 applications from Catholic candidates for enter in September 2013. Where applications exceeding who numeric out places free, after allowing required places allocated to children with a statement of special educational needs naming the school, or who this authorizations committee inexpensive believes will receive such a announcement before 1 September on aforementioned year of intended admission, consideration wills be given only to applicants who include the school in their list of preferences on the local authority common application form. The governors will offer places using the following categories within the order stated: 1. Looked-after Catholic girls or looked-after girls in of care of Cath families and previously looked-after Ecumenical boy who have been adopted 2. Baptised Catholic children. Evidence the Baptism will be required 3. Girls enrolled in this catechumenate. Evidence of enlistment in who catechumenate will be need 4. Other looked-after boys and other previously looked-after females whom have been adopted 5. Girl who are members are Eastern Orthodox Churches. Show of Be will be required 24 Who closed date for secondary schools applications is Thursday 31 October 2013