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The Ongar Academy

Resilience, Respect, Integrity, Community.

Year 7 Admissions

To apply please do so directly through Essex County Council before

31 October 2023. 

 

Applications can be made via the Essex admissions website here. 

If you have been asked to contact the school for a Supplementary Information Form please email communications@theongaracademy.org

 

For those students who wish to take part in the musical aptitude test,

please email to enrol at admissions@theongaracademy.org.

In reply, you will receive the Supplementary Information Form to complete. 

 

Late applications will be considered after those received on time, details of which can be found in our Admissions Arrangements via the link below.

MUSICAL APTITUDE TEST

Monday 16 October 2023

 

5% of our Year 7 intake is now selected by music aptitude and selection takes place through our Musical Aptitude Test.

 

Our Music Aptitude Test takes place after our September Open Evening, and results are emailed before the deadline day for handing in forms to Essex County Council Admissions at the end of October.

 

The date of the test is Monday 16 October 2023, and students should be on site at The Ongar Academy by 3:30pm.

 

Parents/carers can request that their child take part in this test by emailing to enrol at admissions@theongaracademy.org.

In reply, you will receive the Supplementary Information Form to complete. 

 

Deadline for requests is 4pm Monday 9 October 2023. 

 

The test is based purely on aptitude and not musical ability, with 60 multiple choice questions. For example, on rhythm recognition and pitch recognition.  Students will not be disadvantaged for not currently being able to play a musical instrument. 

 

We will accept 6 students based on the Music Aptitude Test and students will be ranked according to their result, with the top 6 highest scoring students being offered a place.

 

 PLEASE NOTE

The Musical Aptitude candidates are held on a separate waiting list.

If your child is a twin, the allocation of a place to your son/daughter as a result of the Musical Aptitude Test does not mean their sibling is automatically allocated a place

 

 

OPEN EVENING - 2023 

Open Evening - Thursday 28 September 2023, 6-8pm.

All current Year 5 and 6 students welcome along with their parents / carers.
Mr Wakefield, our new Headteacher, will be conducting two presentations in the main hall at 6:10pm and 7:10pm.
We look forward to welcoming our prospective students and their families into our academy.

Bridge Academy Trust is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with company number 07663795.

Registered Office: Community Building, Bridge Academy Trust, Brian Close, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9DZ.

Tel: 01245 202 937

Email: enquiries@bridgeacademytrust.org

           
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