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Secondary schools in Lambeth
2019/20
Information for parents/carers of children born between 01/09/07 and 31/08/08,
or taught as a year 6 child during the 2018/19 academic year, who will be
transferring from primary to secondary school in September 2019
Apply online and apply on time
Deadline: Wednesday 31 October 2018
lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions
If you apply after this date the likelihood
of gaining a place at your preferred school
may be significantly reduced.
Contents
2 Section 1: Process and procedure
3 Introduction by Cathy Twist and Councillor Jennifer Brathwaite
4 Secondary transfer and the Pan-London co-ordinated
admissions procedure
6 11 stages parents/carers must follow
16 Secondary transfer key dates
17 Apply online for your child’s secondary school place
18 Step-by-step guide to online eAdmissions applications
20 Section 2: Lambeth secondary schools
20 Lambeth secondary schools information at a glance
22 Map showing Lambeth secondary schools
23 Secondary transfer school open days
24 Archbishop Tenison’s School
27 Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
30 Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
33 City Heights E-ACT Academy
36 Dunraven School
39 The Elmgreen School
42 Lambeth Academy
45 La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ School
48 Lilian Baylis Technology School
51 The London Nautical School
54 The Norwood School
57 Oasis Academy South Bank
60 Platanos College
63 Saint Gabriel’s College
66 St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls
69 Trinity Academy
72 Woodmansterne School
75 Applying for schools in other boroughs
76 Section 3: Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND)
76 Procedure for applying for school place for an SEND child
76 Lambeth Special Educational Needs Schools and Resource Bases
79 Section 4: Other information
SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE 1
A brief guide to terms used in this booklet Academies are publicly funded schools that provide free education to pupils of all abilities. They are established by sponsors from business, faith or voluntary groups. They receive funding directly from the Department for Education. Each academy has its own admissions policy. Community schools are run by the local council. It employs the school’s staff, and runs the admission procedure. Their running costs are met from public funds which come through the local council (mainly council tax and grants from central government). They provide free education. Community schools in the same borough share an admissions policy. Department for Education (DfE) is responsible for education and children’s services. Education, Learning and Skills a group of services in Lambeth Council that brings together all services for education under one banner. Foundation schools are funded through the local council. They make their own arrangements for admissions and provide free education. Free Schools are all-ability state-funded schools. They are non-selective and free to attend, and not controlled by a local authority. Each free school has its own admissions policy. Local Authority (LA) The borough/ local council. Ofsted The national Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted), is the government department responsible for inspecting schools and reporting on standards of achievement and the quality of education provided. Parents/carers The term parents includes carers and legal guardians. Special schools cater for children who have an Education Health Care Plan and whose special needs are such that they cannot be met in a mainstream school. All children attending a special school must have an Education Health Care Plan. Voluntary-aided schools are set up by voluntary bodies, usually churches, but have their running costs met from public funds which come through the local council. They provide free education. The voluntary-aided schools in Lambeth have very close links to their church, and are often referred to as church schools. Each voluntary-aided school has its own admissions policy. Voluntary-controlled schools are run by the local council. It employs the school’s staff, and runs the admission procedure. The council is normally the admission authority. In this case, the school’s governing body must, by law, implement the council’s decisions on individual applications, and act in accordance with the admission arrangements determined and published by the council. Voluntary-controlled schools usually share the same admissions policy as community schools in the same borough. 2 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE
Introduction
Starting secondary school is an
exciting time for your child and
choosing the right secondary
school with your child is an
important step in their academic
career. In Lambeth, we have
many excellent secondary
schools that offer high quality Cathy Twist Cllr Jennifer Brathwaite
learning opportunities, excellent Director, Deputy Leader of the Council
Education Learning and Skills (Children and Young People)
facilities and highly professional
staff dedicated to meeting pupils’
needs. In all our schools great of Key Stage 4 and sixth form, Specialist subject provision
attention is devoted to developing schools also provide a wide range All Lambeth mainstream secondary
well-rounded, successful and of extracurricular activities which schools have at least one subject
confident young people. Each support the development of young specialism. This means that they
school is slightly different and you people’s sporting achievement, offer a particular expert focus on
should use every opportunity to musical and creative ability as well a subject whilst also ensuring that
visit the schools, hear what others the curriculum overall is well taught
as making a contribution to society.
have to say about them and read
and resourced. Schools have listed
any websites and external reports There is a wide range of
their specialisms in their admissions
that you can. What is right for one opportunities for young people
information (see pages 24-74)
child may not be right for another to progress to post 16 courses of
and you will find a wide range
and it is most important that you study at local secondary schools,
of subjects covered across the
and your child choose the school sixth forms and Lambeth College.
borough. If your child has a specific
that will best meet their needs. A wide range of academic and
interest in an area of the curriculum,
vocational courses are offered to
Quality of education you can identify a school with a
meet every need.
In recent Ofsted inspections, the specialism that may suit your
majority of secondary schools in Education provision child as one of your preferences.
Lambeth were judged ‘good’ or Lambeth schools have benefited
Lambeth Council remains committed
‘outstanding’. All schools in Lambeth from a huge range of investment
to continuously improving and
are improving year on year. Ofsted in buildings over the last decade.
delivering the best educational
reports are easily available to read These buildings are designed to
opportunities for children and young
online. Visit ofsted.gov.uk/reports enable staff and pupils to work in
people so that they can achieve
or contact the school directly for a ways that reflect the demands of the
their full potential and play an active
hard copy. Another measure of the curriculum whilst ensuring young
and positive role in society.
quality of education are vocational, people have access to state of-the-
A Level and GCSE results. Lambeth art IT, sporting and creative facilities.
schools continue to improve and last In addition to improved provision in
year’s GCSE results were once again current schools, in September 2018
above the national average. Woodmansterne School secondary
In addition to enabling young people department will take its second
to do well academically at the end cohort of Year 7 pupils.
SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE 3
Secondary transfer and the Pan-London
co-ordinated admissions procedure
This booklet guides parents/carers • Visit the Lambeth Civic Centre, • To make it easy to apply and fair
and their children through the 6 Brixton Hill, London SW2 1EG. for parents/carers.
admission process for secondary The nearest London Underground • Well organised with good
school for September 2019 entry. station is Brixton on the Victoria communication between schools
It contains general information and Line. Lambeth Civic Centre is and boroughs.
highlights 11 stages of the process open at the following times:
What the procedure cannot do
that parents/carers must follow to Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.
• It cannot guarantee every child a
submit their application.
General information school place. This is because
Please read this information carefully Legislation and purpose some schools receive many more
as it is important you use it to make The Education Act 2002 and the applications than places available,
the best choices for your child. School Admissions Code 2014 and this may be the case for all
If you are unsure about any aspect of provides a framework to ensure schools applied for. In this
the transfer process please contact that on National Offer Day as many instance, allocations of offers
Lambeth School Admissions Team children as possible (whose parents/ for schools not applied for will
on 020 7926 9503 and/or attend one carers have submitted an ‘on time’ be made where possible.
of the secondary transfer meetings application for a school place) • It cannot guarantee your child will get
organised to provide information and receive an offer (if an offer can be a place at your first preference school.
support. Please see the inside cover for made) at a school that they have
• It cannot limit some multiple offers
a guide to terms used in this booklet. expressed a preference for.
being made after 1 March 2019,
If your child has an Education Basics of the procedure (but Lambeth School Admissions
Health Care Plan, do not complete • The aim is that every child Team will be aware of them and
a Common Application Form. will receive the single highest able to ensure that parents/carers
Please contact your home borough’s preference offer possible. reject one of these offers quickly).
SEND Team for details about
applications for secondary school.
If you would like any additional
assistance or advice on the
secondary transfer process
you may:
• Telephone the Lambeth
School Admissions Team
on 020 7926 9503
• Talk with your child’s teacher or
support staff in their current school
• Visit the website at
lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions
• Email Lambeth School
Admissions Team at
schooladmissions@lambeth.gov.uk
4 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE
How to apply • The deadline for applications What is an admissions
– essential information is Wednesday 31 October authority?
• Parents/carers only need 2018 via lambeth.gov.uk/ A schools admissions authority
to complete one Common eadmissions. – the body of people who make
Application Form (CAF) to apply decisions about admissions – will
• All parents/carers who apply on
for up to six schools anywhere in still determine which children can
time will know what school their
London excluding fee-paying. be offered a place at a school.
child has been offered, (if any) on
For community schools the
Secondary transfer meetings 1 March 2019. This offer will be
admissions authority is the LA
for parents/carers the highest preference offer that
itself and for an academy, voluntary-
Meetings for parents/carers have can be made.
aided (religious), foundation or
been organised to explain the • The procedure provides an free school it is the governing body
secondary transfer co-ordinated easier to understand and fairer of that school.
admission arrangements and admissions process for both
give you the opportunity to ask Where the school is over-
parents/carers and schools.
questions about the procedure on subscribed, the school’s admissions
the following dates: Lambeth School Admissions authority will use their admission
Team do not decide which criteria to determine the order
Monday 10 September 2018 school a child is offered. There is (rank) in which applicants will be
4.30-5.30pm a process undertaken together offered places.
St John’s (Angell Town) CE with School Admissions Teams in
Primary School An admissions authority may require
other boroughs. Decisions about
85 Angell Road, SW9 8ND parents/carers to complete a
how a child’s application for a
Supplementary Information
Thursday 13 September 2018 school is ranked are made by the
Form (SIF) requesting information
6.30-7.30pm schools admissions authority. This
which is not contained on the
Julian’s Primary School is dependent upon how well the
CAF, e.g. church attendance.
(Streatham site) child meets the schools admissions
This form is obtained from the
226 Leigham Court Road, criteria.
school or lambeth.gov.uk/
SW16 2RB If your child is being taught in a eadmissions and needs to be sent
These meetings are open to all year group different to their back to the school and not the
parents/carers of children transferring chronological age (out of cohort) borough by the school’s deadline.
to secondary school in 2019, even if you need to apply using a paper
School staff will not know what
they do not attend the above schools. Common Application Form and
number preference their school
Please ensure that if you bring any provide documentation to confirm
has been listed on the CAF,
children to the above meetings they this placement. Applications will
all are considered the same at
remain with you at all times. Lambeth be considered on a child-by-child
the same time.
Council and school staff cannot basis by the admissions authority
be held liable for unaccompanied for the schools applied for, as they
children in the building, nor can have to consider, but do not have
they take any responsibility for to accept your child to continue
children brought to meetings. out of cohort.
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11 stages parents/carers
must follow
Stage 1
Research
It is important to consider as much
information as possible about the
schools you wish to apply to. Check
whether your child is likely to be
offered a place based on the school’s
published admissions criteria, which
can be found on the individual
school’s pages in this booklet.
You can find out information about
schools by doing the following:
• Read this booklet carefully and
look at the admissions criteria
for each school. Then for each
school consider ‘does my child
meet these criteria’. If they do it
may increase your child’s chances
of gaining a place at the school. school’s pages in this booklet You must complete the CAF for your
• Check how offers were made for • Talk to your child’s primary school home borough regardless of whether
National Offer Day for 2018/19 headteacher, learning mentor or you are applying for schools in or
entry. Details regarding Lambeth class teacher. outside of that borough. The home
schools can be viewed via the • Read the latest Ofsted report for borough is the borough where you
secondary transfer 2019/20 page the schools you are interested in. and your child are residing at the
from lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions These are available for viewing or time of application, even if this is
These details only relate to the downloading from ofsted.gov.uk temporary accommodation. Please
2018/19 intake and children • If the school you want is in a check that your child’s address is in
applying which will vary each year. different borough, contact that Lambeth borough before completing
Therefore this information cannot borough for their booklet (details the Lambeth CAF. Residents of
be used to guarantee an indication on page 75). boroughs other than Lambeth who
of how offers will be made for wish to apply for a Lambeth school
Tick to confirm that you have
2019/20 intake and is only made must complete the CAF provided
completed the actions stated
available to give an indication by the home borough in which they
in this stage.
of how the admissions process live. The details of your application
Stage 2 will then be passed on to Lambeth
impacted on Lambeth schools
Apply on time and apply online! Council by your home borough.
last year.
• Contact the school directly for a The deadline for applications is If you are not a Lambeth resident
copy of their prospectus, or visit Wednesday 31 October 2018. please contact your home borough
their website. If you apply after this date the for advice.
• Go to the school’s open days or likelihood of gaining a place at Using your research, list up to six
evenings. Details of open days are your preferred school may be schools in the order you prefer them,
listed in full on page 23 and on the significantly reduced. whether they are Lambeth schools
6 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE
or schools in another borough, at lambeth.gov.uk) or alternatively Completed Common
on your child’s CAF. Do not include sent by post to: Application Forms must be
private (fee-paying) schools, as be returned /submitted by
Lambeth School Admissions Team
applications for these are made Wednesday 31 October 2018.
PO Box 734
directly to the schools on their own
Winchester However, we are encouraging
form. The more schools you list on
SO23 5DG. applicants who are submitting a
the form, the greater the chances
your child has of being offered a Please ensure that you use the paper CAF to do so no later than
school of your choice. However, correct postal charge to avoid this 19 October 2018 (i.e. the Friday
please do not list schools you do application being delayed in reaching before half term), to allow sufficient
not want your child to attend ‘just Lambeth School Admissions Team. time for processing and checking.
to fill up the form’. We recommend that you use Online
The preferred way for Lambeth recorded delivery to ensure you have lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions
residents to apply for a secondary proof of postage. by 12 midnight on Wednesday
school place is online. This can 31 October 2018.
Any CAFs received after 31
be done via lambeth.gov.uk/ October 2018 will be deemed By post
eadmissions from 1 September late and will not be processed until Lambeth School Admissions Team
2018. Please view pages 18 and 19 after 1 March 2019, when offers PO Box 734
which provides a step-by-step guide have been generated for ‘on time’ Winchester
of how to apply online. applications. SO23 5DG
For parents/carers who do not have If your child has an Education By hand
internet access and therefore cannot Health Care Plan do not complete Lambeth Civic Centre
apply online, a limited amount of a CAF: please see pages 76-78 for 6 Brixton Hill
paper CAFs will be available after further information. London
1 September 2018 (Monday to SW2 1EG
Please note that any false or
Friday) at Lambeth Civic Centre, 6 Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
deliberately misleading information
Brixton Hill, London SW2 1EG. There
given on this form and/or supporting An appointment is required
are facilities available at Lambeth
information may render your child’s and can be booked online at
Civic Centre for families
application invalid, or lead to any lambeth.gov.uk
to apply online.
offer of a place being withdrawn.
Whether you are completing
an online or paper CAF we are Tick to confirm that you have
encouraging parents/carers to completed the actions stated
submit their application no later than in this stage
19 October 2018 (i.e. the Friday
before half term), to allow sufficient
time for processing and checking.
The completed paper CAFs can
be handed in to Lambeth Civic
Centre (an appointment to do this is
required and can be booked online
SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE 7
11 stages parents/carers
must follow
Stage 3 for the application and for distance be supplied if you are the council
Proof of address purposes. The address must be taxpayer.
The application address stated agreed between both parents/carers • Copy of the tenancy agreement.
on your child’s CAF must be the and is the address where the child • Copy of a benefit letter no more
address which you and your child is registered at. This is usually the than 12 months old or a current
currently live at, even if this is a address to which the child benefit financial year’s Universal Credit
temporary address. is paid.* If proof of address is not letter/print-out which includes
received, then this may delay the the child’s name.
Applications received without processing of your application. All
Then at least one of the following
all the required proof of applications must be submitted
as well:
address documents for the (whether online or on a paper form)
• Copy of a benefit letter no more
parents/carer may result in with all the required documents by
than 12 months old or a current
the child’s application being 31 October 2018.
financial year’s Universal Credit
withdrawn if the address
Addresses of parent/carers and letter/print-out which includes
cannot be verified. This
children may also be checked the child’s name – if not already
means that your child will not
against Lambeth Council Tax and provided from above list.
receive an offer of a school
benefits records to aid verification. • Current TV licence.
place on 1 March 2019.
• Copy of current utility bill
At least one of the following
(excluding mobile phone) no older
If your child lives between two documents to confirm your name
than 3 months.
homes, e.g. split custody for and address as the applicant.
• Driving licence.
parents only, just one of the
• Current financial year’s Council
parental addresses can be used Applications must include one of
Tax letter or statement, this must
the following documents to confirm
your child’s name and address
• *Child Benefit letter for the current
financial year (please copy all
pages of the letter to include the
home address on the first page
and child’s name on the second or
a current financial year’s Universal
Credit letter/ print-out which
includes the child’s name.
• Child’s National Health Service
registration card, or medical letter
that is no older than 12 months
or a medical letter or prescription
that is no more than 12 months
old (this can also be used to
confirm your child’s date of birth).
• Immigration documents that show
address – if applicable.
8 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE• Child Tax Credit Award notice
for the current financial year
(please copy all pages of the letter
to include the home address,
parents name and child’s details).
*If you or your partner are affected
by the High Income Child Benefit
charge and have decided to
stop Child Benefit payments,
HM Revenue and customs have School Admissions. be attached to the application form.
confirmed that you can still request
Please be advised that If you have any problems supplying
a copy of your entitlement reward
your child’s place can still these documents, please contact us
letter despite the fact that your
be withdrawn if there are as soon as possible.
payments have stopped.
inconsistences with the
Tick to confirm that you have
If you are unable to submit any or documents presented to
completed the actions stated
only some of the documents listed Lambeth and the school.
in this stage
above for you and/or your child, you
You can submit your proof of
will need to obtain a sworn affidavit Stage 4
address documentation by scanning
or affirmation through a solicitor. Proof of child’s date of birth
and uploading this to your online
This affidavit or affirmation must The secondary Lambeth CAF is
application once the application has
be signed by a Solicitor holding a only for children born between
been initially submitted. This must be
current practising certificate issued 01/09/07 and 31/08/08. Using this
done before the on time application
by the Solicitors Regulation Authority form for children outside this age
deadline, 31 October 2018. (This is
which must include parent and group will result in the form being
in addition to any other documents
child(ren)’s full names and address, invalid (and it will not be processed,
you wish to include as stated in
the date you started living at that unless the child is being taught out
stage 4).
address and the child(ren)’s date(s) of cohort).
of birth. Alternatively all the documents
You must attach proof of your
(copies not originals) can be posted
Please note that Lambeth Council child’s date of birth to the
to Lambeth School Admissions
cannot contribute towards the cost CAF – either a copy of their
Team at PO Box 734, Winchester
of obtaining this. birth certificate, passport or
SO23 5DG or taken to the Lambeth
EU National Identity Card.
Proofs of address documents Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London
Alternatively this could be a copy
requested by Lambeth School SW2 1EG (by appointment). The
of your child’s NHS card, medical
Admissions at the time of application documents must have your child’s
letter or doctors prescription stating
are required for application name, date of birth and the online
the child’s date of birth.
processing purposes only. Schools application reference clearly stated
may request additional proof on the top and be stapled together. Tick to confirm that you have
of address documents for their If you have to submit a paper CAF, completed the actions stated
own registration purposes. The all proof of address and supporting in this stage
documents they request may vary documents (where applicable) must
from the list used by Lambeth
SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE 911 stages parents/carers
must follow
Stage 5 online application reference clearly that your child will be prioritised
Provide additional stated on the top and be stapled under this criterion.
documentation together. If you have any problems
Children of school staff
In additional to the proof of supplying these documents, please
address documents, you may need contact us as soon as possible. If you work at a school that has
to submit additional supporting criteria for prioritising children of staff
Medical/social
documentation with your child’s members, supporting documentation
CAF by 31 October 2018. If you want your child’s application from your workplace must be
Documents can be scanned and to be considered as a medical/social submitted before the deadline
uploaded to an online application. application (where a school has this for consideration. Submitting this
If you do not have access to a scanner, criterion) because you believe that documentation will not automatically
documents (copies not originals) a particular school is especially able guarantee that your child will be
can be posted to Lambeth School to meet your child’s needs above prioritised under this criterion.
Admissions Team at PO Box 734, others in the area, you must submit
‘Looked After Children’
Winchester SO23 5DG or taken to professional documentation
or previously ‘Looked After
Lambeth Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, outlining this with the CAF by
Children’
London SW2 1EG (by appointment). 31 October 2018 for consideration.
The documents must have your Submitting this documentation A ‘Looked After Child’ is a child that
child’s name, date of birth and the will not automatically guarantee is currently in the care of the Local
Council (foster or residential care).
A previously ‘Looked After Child’
is stated as being the following in
the 2014 School Admissions Code,
paragraph 1.7:
Previously looked after children are
children who were looked after,
but ceased to be so because
they were adopted 17 (or became
subject to a child arrangements
order 18 or special guardianship
order 19). Further references to
previously looked after children in
this Code means such children who
were adopted (or subject to child
arrangements orders or special
guardianship orders) immediately
following having been looked after.
For ‘Looked After Children’ or
previously ‘Looked After Children’ a
letter from your child’s social worker,
or a copy of court papers must
be submitted with the CAF by the
10 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDUREdeadline for the correct school’s and their deadline. For schools Full/further details of how the test
admissions criterion to be given. in other boroughs, please check is used are published with their
their literature or websites. admissions criteria. The date for the
Request to be taught
test used by some Lambeth schools
outside cohort The SIFs provide additional
is Saturday 10 November 2018. In
information needed for the school’s
If your child is being taught in a year addition to this some schools have
admissions criteria to be applied
group different to their chronological bursary auditions. Please check
fully. Such information may include
age (out of cohort) you must which schools use testing and when
religious observance or specialism
provide documentation to confirm it is (if the school is not in Lambeth)
details. They may also require further
this placement from their current
documentation to be submitted such If test dates clash you must inform
school. This will aid the admissions
as Pupil Premium documentation. the person who sent the invite in
authority’s decision whether your
For the Lambeth schools sharing case there are any additional test
child will be accepted to continue to
a banding test, the SIFs are used dates. It is important that your
be taught out of cohort.
by school staff to invite children to child sits these tests where used
Tick to confirm that you have the test. It is very important that otherwise your child may miss out
completed the actions stated the SIFs are completed and sent on a place at preferred school.
in this stage to the schools by their set deadline
If you are applying for more than one
otherwise your child may miss out
Tick if not applicable school that requires a score from
on a preferred place.
the Lambeth test, your child only
Tick to confirm that you have needs to sit the test once. You can
Stage 6 completed the actions stated choose which school you wish your
Supplementary Information in this stage child to sit the test by stating this on
Forms (SIFs) the school’s SIFs. Test scores will
Tick if not applicable
In addition to the required be shared between the schools that
documentation above, some require this data.
schools require applicants to Stage 7 Tick to confirm that you have
complete a SIF. Please check Admissions tests completed the actions stated
the school’s information in Some schools require children in this stage
this booklet particularly the to sit a test. These are used
Tick if not applicable
‘how to apply’ section, to check for banding, to ensure children
which schools require these of all abilities are considered.
SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE 1111 stages parents/carers
must follow
Stage 8 date of the move so we are able 10 December 2018, the School
Change of circumstances to contact you if we need further Admissions Team will be able to
The Lambeth School Admissions information or to communicate the take this into account preferences
Team will consider your application outcome of your application. This are being considered. If you change
using the details you provide on also applies if you have a change of your address after 10 December
your form. medical circumstances or a sibling 2018 and this means that you wish
starts at a preferred school. Please to change your preferences you will
If you move address you must
note that changes to preferences need to contact your council to find
inform the School Admissions
after the deadline for on time out what to do next.
Team of your new address, the
applications are not permitted.
date of the move and provide Tick to confirm that you have
new proof of address documents If you inform your council of completed the actions stated
as soon as possible after the your change of address before in this stage
Tick if not applicable
preference criteria* rank school status**
1st religious 300 Lambeth school A pending
Stage 9
2nd distance 240 Lambeth school B pending
National Offer Day –
3rd distance 80 Lambeth school C offered Friday 1 March 2019
4th sibling 40 Croydon school X declined If you applied online and
signed up to text messages you
5th medical/social 70 Merton school Y declined
will receive an email and text
message on the evening of
1 March 2019 informing you
to log in to your admissions
account and view the official
outcome of the application.
Only if you applied using a paper
CAF will an outcome notification
letter be posted out first class
post on 1 March 2019. Details of
what you can do next if eg. your
child was not offered your first
preference, will be on the secondary
transfer page via lambeth.gov/
eadmissions and included with
any letter sent. Some schools may
also send their own offers letters
to parents/carers after 1 March
2019. Responses to those letters
should be made according to the
school’s directions.
12 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDUREYour child will be offered the single Pending
highest place possible on the CAF. In Child has not been able to be offered
the example on page 12 the child’s a place at this school at present.
third preference was offered as they This is because the school had
were not ranked high enough by the more applications than places, and
school’s admissions authority to be offers have been made according to
offered the first or second preference. the school’s published admissions
Although the child could have been criteria. Other children had a higher
offered their fourth or fifth, these priority than the child under the
were not offered as the higher third school’s published admission criteria
preference could be offered. or lived closer to the school
if considered for the same criterion.
*criteria are shown for illustration
purposes, more factors, such as Allocated Offers
Please note that allocations will be
banding may be involved. If your child did not receive an offer
made according to the number of
from one of their preferred schools
** preference status meanings: vacancies there are in the borough.
on 1 March 2019 then Lambeth
An allocation will be made to a
Offered School Admissions, in line with
school that parents/carers did not
statutory requirements, will seek
This is the school your child has originally apply for. Parents/carers
to allocate a place at a Lambeth
been made an offer to attend. of late applicants will be notified as
school that has vacancies.
soon as an offer can be made.
Declined
Decisions on where to allocate This will be after 1 March 2019.
Because a higher offer has been made, places will be made on the basis
Lambeth School Admissions Team
and the offer made must be a single of proximity to the school. (i.e. the
will assist wherever possible if your
offer by law, this lower preference nearest school to the child’s home
child has not been offered a school
became invalid and was declined. address that identifies a vacancy).
place to ensure that they have one
for the start of September 2019.
Stage 10
Accepting the offer
The deadline to accept offers,
online or using a reply form
sent to paper applicants is
15 March 2019. Failure to meet this
deadline may mean that your child
could lose their place. We strongly
advise that you accept the offer
made on National Offer Day even if it
is not your first preference to ensure
your child has a place for September
2019. Offers will continue to be
made after National Offer Day.
SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE 1311 stages parents/carers
must follow
If an offer for a higher preference is Waiting lists closing date of 31 October 2018
made later on, you can then reject Ensure that your child’s name is on will be considered after National
the original offer. Where allocations the waiting list for the school(s) that Offer Day, 1 March 2019.
are made, again we advise that you applied for and were placed Apply for other schools
these are accepted until you receive higher than the school offered on
an offer from a school you selected your CAF. Please check with the You can apply for further schools
on your application. school or borough to ensure that whilst your child’s name is on the
your child’s name is on their waiting waiting list for other schools or
Tick to confirm that you have
list as this may not be an automatic you have accepted an allocated
completed the actions stated
in this stage process. Parents/carers need to offer. If requested, Lambeth School
be aware that if their child’s name is Admissions Team can provide you
Stage 11 on a school’s waiting list, their name with information about schools that
Next steps may go up or down depending on have vacancies after 24 March 2019.
If your child was not offered your how the admissions criteria applies Second (or subsequent) applications
first preference school, we advise to others on the waiting list. Late can only be made using a paper
you to follow the steps below. applications received after the CAF, which will be available after 1
March 2019 to download from our
website or obtained from Lambeth
Civic Centre.
Completed forms need to be
returned to the Lambeth Civic Centre
or posted to the School Admissions
Team (address on the form). This
is in addition to any necessary
Supplementary Information Forms
being completed and sent to the
schools (where used).
Parents/carers of these new
applicants will be notified as soon
as an offer can be made, or receive
a letter stating that no offer can
be made from the CAF and Stage
10 can be followed again.
Appeals
You can appeal against the refusal
of a school place listed on your
CAF under the School Standards
and Framework Act 1998. If you
wish to appeal against the decision
not to offer your child a place at
14 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDUREa Lambeth community school
(see page 1 for definitions), please
contact the Clerk to the Independent
Appeals Panel, Democratic Services,
1st Floor, Lambeth Town Hall,
Brixton Hill, SW2 1RW
Telephone 020 7926 2170,
Email: democracy@lambeth.gov.uk.
A guidance note on appeals
and an appeal form can also be
downloaded from the council’s
website via the following link:
lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions
Please note that Democratic
Services can only accept appeals
for the following secondary schools:
• The Elmgreen School
• Lambeth Academy
• Lilian Baylis Technology School
• The Norwood School
• Oasis Academy South Bank
• Woodmansterne School
If your application for a school place
was submitted on-time, appeals
need to be lodged by Friday with knowledge of education Tick to confirm that you have
28 March 2019 for them to be issues. You will be invited to attend completed the actions stated
heard before the summer holidays. the appeal hearing and make in this stage
representations in person to the
For late applications, an appeal Tick if not applicable
Independent Appeals Panel.
should be lodged within 20 school
days of receipt of application For the schools listed in column one,
outcome letter. Appeals lodged you will be informed in writing about If you are unsure about
after these dates will be heard the outcome by the Democratic any aspect of the secondary
within 40 school days of the appeal Services Team. For other Lambeth transfer procedure please
deadline or 30 school days of being schools, the clerk for that appeal contact Lambeth School
lodged, whichever is the later date. panel will write to you. Admissions Team on
Democratic Services will write to If you wish to appeal against non- 020 7926 9503, or email
you regarding the arrangements for admission to any other secondary schooladmissions@
considering your appeal. Your appeal school, you will need to contact the lambeth.gov.uk
will be heard by an Independent individual school(s) directly, to obtain
Appeals Panel made up of panellists information about how to appeal.
SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE 15Secondary transfer key dates
Date Actions – what you and your child need to do
Summer/ Decide which schools to apply for. Contact schools for prospectuses and details
Autumn 2018 of open days/evenings.
1 Sep 2018 How to apply:
1 Applications must be made from 1 September online or using a paper Common
Application Form (CAF) from your home borough by 31 October 2018.
• To apply online visit Lambeth Council’s website at lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions
(see pages 17-19 for more information).
• A limited amount of paper CAFs will be made available for collection from the Lambeth
Customer Service Centre, Lambeth Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1EG.
These forms should either be handed in to Lambeth Customer Service Centre (by
appointment), or posted to Lambeth School Admissions Team, PO Box 734, Winchester,
SO23 5DG with correct postage.
• If you are submitting a paper CAF by post then please do so by Friday 19 October 2018.
This is the Friday before the half-term holiday.
2 In addition to this, Supplementary Information Forms (SIFs) required by particular
schools must be obtained from the school, or via lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions
then completed and returned to these schools by their published date. Please see
schools’ pages 20 and 21 and 24-74 for details of which Lambeth schools require
SIFs and their deadlines.
31 Oct 2018 Closing date for applications to all secondary schools participating in the co-ordinated
admissions procedure. CAFs received after 31 October 2018 will be late and will not be
processed until after 1 March 2019 when ‘on time’ applications have been processed.
Autumn/Winter Ensure that your child sits any admissions tests set by the school or another borough where
2018 required. Dates for these will vary, so please check. Lambeth admissions test used by some
schools is on 10 November.
1 Mar 2019 National Offer Day. If you applied on time online and signed up to text messages you will receive
an email and text message on the evening of 1 March 2019 informing you to log in to your
admissions account and view the official outcome of the application. Only if you applied using a
paper CAF an outcome notification letter will be posted out first class post on 1 March 2019.
15 Mar 2019 Parents/carers must respond to an offer on this date either by accepting the place online (for
those who have applied online) or by returning the reply form to Lambeth School Admissions
Team if they have received a postal offer.
28 Mar 2019 If you wish to appeal against the decision not to offer your child a place at a Lambeth school,
or 20 school please check the details on each of the school’s pages about this process. For schools in
days after other boroughs, please check their information and timescales.
notification
for late
applications
Apr – Jul 2019 Appeals for schools are heard.
16 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDUREeAdmissions
Apply online and apply on time
lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions
Lambeth Council only have a very limited amount of paper Common Application Forms (CAFs) available
and these will normally be made available for parents/carers who do not have or cannot get access to
the internet. In light of this, we strongly advise parents/carers to ensure that they submit their application
online and on time! Online applications can be made from 1 September 2018. Pages 18 and 19 show a
step-by-step guide to making an online application. For 2019 secondary school entry 99% of parents/
carers who applied on time applied online.
The benefits of applying online:
• It is free and secure
• It uses a quick, easy to use step-by-step format
• Your application won’t get lost in the post
• Drop down school lists help reduce errors and save you time
• Information can be checked online and changed at any point before the closing date without the need to fill in
another form
• You can attach the required proof of address documentation and copies of any medical or social paperwork
you wish to be considered. Just submit the application first then click on the ‘attach a document’ button
• If you have any questions or problems regarding the online admissions website or log-in, please call the
London Grid for Learning supportline on 020 8255 5555 option 1
• You will be issued with a unique reference number similar to this:
208-2019-09-E-001234, which will be your proof that your application has been received
• The online system is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
up until midnight on the closing date of Wednesday
31 October 2018.
• During the evening of Friday 1 March 2019
you will be sent an email and or text with the outcome
of your application. Please wait until you have received
the email before logging on to the Pan London
eAdmissions website.
Use this space to record the details used to make your application.
Username:
Password: Reference number:
It is important to keep this information so that you can look up the school place offered online.
SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE 17Step-by-step guide to online
eadmissions applications
This is just a short step-by-step guide to help you submit an online application.
However, please note that there is also a FAQ and an eadmissions tutorial function
(which can be accessed before you register onto the online system).
Step 1 – Create an account The child’s parent/carer
needs to log their details. Only one parent/carer can do
this as the system only allows one parent to register one
application per child. This is so that an identified email
address can be linked to a named person. It is important
that the person registering has parental responsibility
for the child and both child and parent lives at the same
address noted on the on line form. If you already have
a London Grid for Learning account use that log in and
check your details are still correct before continuing.
Otherwise you will need to create an account.
Step 2 – Child’s details The parent/carer must input their
child’s name as listed on their birth certificate or passport in this
section. They must also use their (both the parent and the child’s)
current address. The online secondary school applications are
only for children born between 01/09/2007 and 31/08/2008.
Step 3 – Add your school preferences
Using the pre-populated drop-down lists,
1. Select the borough the school is in.
2. Select the school you want for the first preference.
You can also choose a school using the ‘map’ or
‘keywords’ function. You can apply for up to 6 schools
3. Please ensure that you select the correct school
especially when there are schools with similar
names in the same borough.
4. Once the school has been added you can also add
details about any siblings or relevant medical/social
details if applicable.
5. If the school being applied to needs you to also
complete a Supplementary Information Form (SIF),
this will automatically be flagged up by the system.
Please ensure that all SIFs are completed and
returned to the school in time.
Schools selected can be moved up or down, added to
or deleted up until the 31 October 2018 deadline.
18 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDUREOnce the schools have been selected, you must check
whether they are correct before moving to the next step.
Step 4 – Submit application
You will then be required to read and accept the
declarations.
Once you have read the declaration, click on
the ‘submit application’ button.
Step 5 – Attach documentation
Once the application is submitted, you will receive an
email confirming submission with the reference number,
along with a reminder about what schools require SIFs.
You must then upload all the necessary proof of
address documentation (as stated on page 8-9)
using the ‘Attach a document’ button from this
page. You can also attach any medical or social
or other such documentation you wish to be
considered by 31 October 2018.
You must ensure that you re-submit your application
if you make any amendments before the 31 October
2018 deadline.
SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE 19Lambeth secondary schools
information at a glance
School DfE code Gender Status Denomination PAN for
2019/20
Archbishop Tenison’s School 208 5403 mixed voluntary-aided Church of 92
England
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy 208 6906 mixed academy n/a 180
Bishop Thomas Grant RC School 208 5401 mixed voluntary-aided Catholic 180
City Heights E-ACT 208 6907 mixed academy n/a 180
Academy
Dunraven School 208 5402 mixed academy n/a 218
The Elmgreen School 208 4731 mixed academy n/a 180
Lambeth Academy 208 6905 mixed academy n/a 180
La Retraite Roman Catholic 208 5400 girls voluntary-aided Catholic 168
Girls’ School
Lilian Baylis Technology School 208 4321 mixed community n/a 124
The London Nautical School 208 5405 boys foundation n/a 120
The Norwood School 208 4223 mixed community n/a 180
Oasis Academy South Bank 208 4000 mixed academy n/a 120
Platanos College 208 4322 mixed academy n/a 210
Saint Gabriel’s College 208 4509 mixed voluntary-aided Church of 120
England
St. Martin-in-the-Fields 208 5404 girls academy Church of 120
High School for Girls England
Trinity Academy 208 4003 mixed academy n/a 120
Woodmansterne School 208 2657 mixed community n/a 150*
*Split between 60 places for current year 6 children in the school plus 90 places for external applicants
20 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLSAddress Phone no. Website SIF Test
needed? required?
55 Kennington Oval, 020 7735 3771 tenisons.com yes yes
SE11 5SR
255 Shakespeare Road, 020 7737 9520 evelyngraceacademy.org no no
SE24 0QN
Beltrees Grove, 020 8769 3294 btg.ac yes no
SW16 2HY
33 Abbots Park, 020 3691 4600 cityheightse-actacademy.org no no
SW2 3PW
94-98 Leigham Court Road, 020 8696 5600 dunraven.org.uk yes yes
SW16 2QB
Elmcourt Road, 020 8766 5020 the-elmgreen-school.org.uk no no
SE27 9BZ
Elms Road, 020 7819 4700 lambeth-academy.org yes yes
SW4 9ET
Atkins Road, 020 8673 5644 laretraite.lambeth.sch.uk yes yes
SW12 0AB
323 Kennington Lane, 020 7091 9500 lilianbaylis.com yes yes
Kennington, SE11 5QY
61 Stamford Street, 020 7928 6801 lns.org.uk yes yes
SE1 9NA
Crown Dale, 020 8670 9382 thenorwoodschool.org yes yes
SE19 3NY
75 Westminster Bridge Road, 020 7921 4531 oasisacademysouthbank.org no no
SE1 7HS
Clapham Road, 020 7733 6156 platanoscollege.com yes yes
SW9 0AL
Cormont Road, 020 7793 3901 saintgabrielscollege.org yes no
SE5 9RF
155 Tulse Hill, 020 8674 5594 stmartins.academy yes yes
SW2 3UP
56 Brixton Hill, Brixton, 020 3126 4993 trinityacademylondon.org yes no
SW2 1QS
Stockport Road, 020 8764 1825 woodmansterne.london no no
SW16 5XE
SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 21Lambeth secondary
schools
This section provides detailed 1 Archbishop Tenison’s School (mixed)
information on all Lambeth 2 Ark Evelyn Grace Academy (mixed)
secondary schools. 3 Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic
10
Secondary School (mixed)
Lambeth has a variety of
secondary schools. Lambeth 4 City Heights E-ACT Academy (mixed)
12
Education, Learning and Skills 5 Dunraven School (mixed)
(Lambeth Council) co-ordinates 6 The Elmgreen School (mixed)
the secondary transfer process 7 Lambeth Academy (mixed)
for all community, voluntary-aided, 8 La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’
voluntary-controlled, foundation, School (girls)
9
free schools and academies. 9 Lilian Baylis Technology School (mixed)
10 The London Nautical School (boys)
1
11 The Norwood School (mixed)
12 Oasis Academy South Bank (mixed)
13 Platanos College (mixed)
13 14
14 Saint Gabriel’s College (mixed)
15 St Martin-in-the-Fields High School
for Girls (girls)
19 16 Trinity Academy (mixed)
17 Woodmansterne School (mixed)
20
2 Special Schools
16 18 Elm Court School (mixed)
7
19 Lansdowne School (mixed)
20 The Michael Tippett School (mixed)
21 Turney School (mixed)
8 18 15 21 22 The Vanguard School (mixed)
(expected to open September 2019)
4 22
6
5
3 11
17
22 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS2018 School open days/evenings
For more details, please view the school’s own pages
Archbishop Tenison’s School Lambeth Academy Oasis Academy South Bank
Tuesday 25 September, 5-7pm Tuesday 25 September, 9.15-10.30am Wednesday 26 September, 5.30-7pm
Thursday 27 September, 9-10.30am Thursday 27 September, 5-7.30pm Thursday 11 October, 5.30-7pm
Tuesday 9 October, 5-7pm Wednesday 3 October, 9.15-10.30am
Platanos College
Thursday 11 October, 9-10.30am Friday 5 October, 9.15-10.30am
Tuesday 25 September, 9.30-10.30am
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy La Retraite Wednesday 26 September, 4-7pm
Monday 24 September, 9-10.15am Roman Catholic Girls’ School
Saint Gabriel’s College
Tuesday 25 September, 9-10.15am Thursday 5 July, 9am-12noon
Tuesday 25 September, 9-10.15am
Wednesday 26 September, 9-10.15am Friday 6 July, 9am-12noon
Wednesday 26 September, 9-10.15am
Thursday 27 September, 4.30-7.30pm Thursday 20 September, 4-7pm
Thursday 27 September, 9-10.15am
Thursday 4 October, 9am-12noon
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Friday 5 October, 9am-12noon Wednesday 3 October, 4.30-7.30pm
Secondary School Tuesday 9 October, 9am-12noon St Martin-in-the-Fields High
Tuesday 18 September, 5.30-8pm
Lilian Baylis Technology School School for Girls
Thursday 20 September, 9.30-11am
Monday 24 to Wednesday Thursday 20 September, 9-10.15am
Friday 21 September, 9.30-11am
26 September, tours from 9am Friday 28 September, 9-10.15am
City Heights E-ACT Academy until 12noon Thursday 4 October, 5-7.30pm
Wednesday 19 September, 5.30-7pm Tuesday 2 October, 4.30-7pm Friday 12 October, 9-10.15am
Thursday 27 September, 9-10.15am Monday 1 to Wednesday 3 October Tuesday 16 October, 9-10.15am
Wednesday 3 October, 9-10.15am and Monday 8 to Wednesday Trinity Academy
Tuesday 9 October, 9-10.15am 10 October, tours from 9am Tuesday 18 September, 5-8pm
Thursday 11 October, 5.30-7pm until 12noon Wednesday 19 September, 9-10am
Dunraven School London Nautical School Thursday 20 September, 9-10am
Tuesday 18 September, 6.30-9pm Wednesday 26 September, 5-8pm Friday 21 September, 9-10am
Thursday 20 September, 9.15-10.30am Friday 5 October, 9.15-10.45am Woodmansterne School
Saturday 22 September, 9.15-10.30am Wednesday 10 October, 9.15-10.45am Thursday 13 September, 6-7pm
Tuesday 25 September, 9.15-10.30am
The Norwood School Wednesday 19 September, 6-7pm
The Elmgreen School Monday 17 September, 9.15-10.30am Tuesday 25 September, 9.20-10.20am
Tuesday 25 September, 6.30-9pm Tuesday 18 September, 9.15-10.30am Thursday 27 September, 9.20-10.20am
Monday 1 October, 9-10.15am Thursday 20 September, 5-8pm Wednesday 3 October, 9.20-10.20am
Tuesday 9 October, 9-10.15am Monday 1 October, 9.15-10.30am Tuesday 9 October, 9.20-10.20am
Wednesday 17 October, 9-10.15am Wednesday 3 October, 9.15-10.30am
SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 23Archbishop Tenison’s Archbishop Tenison’s School
Kennington Oval
School
London SE11 5SR
Headteacher
Mr Jim Henderson
Archbishop Tenison’s is a
thriving, Church of England,
voluntary-aided school, founded
over 330 years ago, providing
a high-quality, innovative
education for students aged
11-19, offering places to Church
of England families, other faiths
and no faith.
Ambition:
From September 2015 girls were
admitted into year 7 for the first
time, though we have had a mixed
sixth form for several years. We
will now be looking to combine the
best features both of single sex and
of co-education by teaching girls
separately, while making sure that
they are fully involved in the life of
the school. Archbishop Tenison’s students and ensure that everybody child and how they help students
is a small school and this helps to has the opportunity to achieve progress in their learning’.
create a real family atmosphere success.
‘I really enjoy it here. We have
with all the students known by the “Your school is one of the top 90 in great teachers and it’s easy to
staff. Students achieve at Tenison’s, the country for showing sustained make friends’.
whether it is the high flyer with a improvement for pupils gaining 5 or
string of A grades and a place at more GCSEs including English and Partnerships:
top university or someone who just Maths ... I would like to congratulate Our students benefit from the
needs that extra push to help them you, your staff, governors and pupils input of partners such as London
on the way to further education or for their hard work and success.” South Bank University, Cambridge
into their chosen career. University and Kings College
David Laws MP-Education Minister London. We have links with the
Curriculum and Academic - letter to the previous Headmistress Livery Companies of the Chartered
Standards: February 2015. Surveyors, Dyers and Cutlers
Our students benefit from a challenging
Quotes: who offer mentoring, free music
and stimulating curriculum within
‘This wasn’t my first choice but tuition, work placements, academic
a secure and caring learning
after all the doubt I had, I have bursaries in the Sixth Form, and
environment, which promotes high
grown to like it. In this school I have university bursaries.
expectations and positive attitudes,
prospered a lot and got higher The highest standards of behaviour,
underpinned by Christian values.
levels than I expected’ uniform, attendance, punctuality
Our team of highly qualified and
dedicated teachers encourage the ‘What I love about the school is the and consideration for others are
individual talents and skills of all our way they pay attention to every little expected at all times.
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