FAQs - Secondary Transfer
Q: Who is responsible for Admissions at the School?
A: The Governors are responsible for all school admissions. There is a Governors’ Admissions Committee of which the Headteacher is a member.
Q: How do we apply to the school?
A: To make an application to the school for 2025 secondary transfer, some parents must complete two applications. Firstly, all parents must apply online to their Local Authority, selecting Croxley Danes School as one of their choices. Secondly, parents applying under the musical aptitude criterion or the children of staff criterion must complete the school’s Supplementary Information Form (SIF) – also known as an application form and return it by post or by hand to Croxley Danes School, c/o The Admissions Officer, Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 3LR by 31st October 2025. Applications after this date will be accepted but classified as late applications. Application forms (SIFs) can be downloaded from the school’s website or can be found as an insert to the school prospectus, which can be obtained at one of the open events or from the main visitors’ reception at Croxley Danes School.
Q: What are the admissions criteria?
A: The admissions criteria for secondary transfer in September 2025 can be viewed in the admissions section of the school website – Determined Admissions Arrangements for 2025.
Q: Will there be an academic entrance exam like there is at St Clement Danes and other local schools?
A: New schools are not permitted to select on ability, so there is no academic entrance exam.
Q: How do we apply for a place based on musical aptitude?
A: For 2025 entry, you can apply for a place based on musical aptitude if your child has already completed the South West Herts Consortium’s musical aptitude test this term. Parents can apply for musical aptitude testing for 2026 entry from late April to mid-June 2025. Details of this testing can be found here: www.swhertsschools.org.uk
Q: What will the cut off score for musical aptitude places be?
A: In 2024 the pass mark for the aptitude test was 44 and the lowest performance score allocated a place was 18. This information is available on the school’s website in the ‘Admissions’ section.
Q: What will the catchment area of the school be?
A: In 2024, the last accepted place was awarded at a distance on National Offer day (1st March 2024) was 1822.04m from the address point of the school in Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green.
Q: How many places will be offered in Year 7?
A: 180 places will be offered in Year 7 for September 2025.
Q: How many applications did the school receive for secondary transfer for September 2024?
A: The school received 895 applications.
Q: When will I hear whether my child has been awarded a place?
A: Parents will be informed on national offer day (1st March 2025) whether they have been awarded a place at Croxley Danes School for September 2025. Parents will then have a deadline by which they must inform their Local Authority whether they will be accepting that place, otherwise it will be re-offered.
