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Starting junior school in Lambeth
2021/22
Information for parents/carers of children born between 01/09/2013
and 31/08/2014, who will be transferring in the 2021/22 academic year.
Apply online and apply on time
Deadline: Friday 15 January 2021
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
Section 1: Process and procedure
2 Junior transfer and the Pan-London co-ordinated
admissions procedure
3 10 stages parents/carers must follow
10 Junior transfer key dates
11 eAdmissions - Apply on line and apply on time
12 Step-by-step guide to online eAdmissions applications
Section 2: Lambeth Junior schools
14 Lambeth’s junior school - St Bernadette Catholic Junior School -
and admissions criteria
16 Applying for schools in other boroughs
Section 3: Other information
17 Lambeth Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilties (SEND)
17 Other information
Section 1: Process and procedure
Brief guide to commonly
used terms 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, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) An Education, Health and Care Plan is for
children and young people aged up to 25 who need more support than is available through
normal school based special educational needs support. EHC Plans identify education, health
and social needs a child or young person has and sets out the additional support required to
meet these needs.
Education, Learning and Skills (ELS) a group of services in Lambeth Council that brings
together all services for education under one banner.
Foundation schools have their running costs met from public funds which come through the
local council. They provide free education. Each foundation school has it’s own admissions policy.
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.
Junior school these schools take in pupils from academic year 3 to year 6 (7 - 10/11 years old).
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 refers to all carers and legal guardians.
Special schools cater for children who have an Education, Health and 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 and 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.
1
Junior transfer and the Pan-London
co-ordinated admissions procedure
This booklet guides parents/ Please contact your home borough’s General information
carers and their children through SEND Team for details about Legislation and purpose
the admission process for applications for junior school. The Education Act 2002 and the
applying to transfer your child School Admissions Code 2014
If you would like any additional
from an infant to junior school provide a framework that seeks to
assistance or advice on the junior
for September 2021 entry. This ensure that on National Offer Day as
transfer process you may:
relates to children born between many children as possible (whose
01/09/2013 and 31/08/2014 or • Telephone the Lambeth parents/carers have applied for a
taught in year 2 in the 2020/21 School Admissions Team on school place ‘on time’) receives
academic year. It contains 020 7926 9503 an offer (if an offer can be made)
general information and highlights • Talk with your child’s teacher/ at a school they have expressed a
the 10 stages of the process key worker or support staff preference for.
that parents/carers must follow in their current school
Basics of the procedure
to submit their application. • Visit the website at • The aim is that every child
Please read this information lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions will receive the single highest
carefully as it is important you use • Email Lambeth School preference offer possible.
it to make the best choices for your Admissions Team at • To make it easy to apply and
child. If you are unsure about any schooladmissions@lambeth.gov.uk fair for parents/carers.
aspect of the transfer process please • Visit the Lambeth Customer Service • Well organised with good
contact Lambeth School Admissions Centre, Lambeth Civic Centre, 6 communication between schools
Team on 020 7926 9503. Brixton Hill, SW2 1EG. The nearest and boroughs.
Please see the inside cover for a London Underground station What the junior transfer
guide to terms used in this booklet. is Brixton on the Victoria Line. procedure cannot do
Lambeth Customer Service Centre • It cannot guarantee every child
If your child has an Education, Health
is open at the following times: a school place. This is because
and Care Plan, do not complete a
Monday to Friday 9am-5pm some schools may receive many
Common Application Form.
more applications than places
available, and may be the case
for all schools applied for. In this
instance, allocations of offers for
schools not applied for will be
made where possible.
• It cannot guarantee your child will
get a place at your first preference
of school.
• It cannot limit some multiple offers
being made after 16 April 2021,
(but Lambeth School Admissions
Team will be aware of them and
will ensure that parents/carers
reject one of these offers quickly).
2 Section 1: Process and procedure
10 stages parents/carers must follow
How to apply – essential for as they have to consider, but is obtained from the school or
information do not have to accept, the child to for Lambeth’s junior school - St
• Parents/carers only need continue out of cohort. Parent/carers Bernardette Catholic Junior School
to complete one Common must submit an application (with - via lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions
Application Form (CAF) via their supporting documentation) for the and needs to be sent back to
home Local Authority to apply admissions round relevant to their the and not the borough by the
for up to four junior schools child’s chronological age requesting school’s deadline.
anywhere in London excluding consideration for their child to be
School staff will not know what
not fee-paying. taught in a different year group. For
number preference their school
• The deadline for applications is example requests for your child to
has been listed on the CAF, all
Friday 15 January 2021 via be taught in year 3 2022 entry, rather
are considered the same at the
lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions than 2021, must be made with the
same time.
• All parents/carers who apply on 2021 entry application.
line and on time will know what Stage 1
What is an admissions
school their child has been offered Research
authority?
(if any) on 16 April 2021. This offer It is important to consider as much
An admissions authority – the body
will be the highest preference offer information as possible about the
of people who make decisions on
that can be made. junior school(s) you wish to apply to.
admissions – will determine which
• The procedure provides an Check whether your child is likely to be
children can be offered a place at a
easier to understand and fairer offered a place based on the school’s
junior school.
admissions process for both published admissions criteria, which
For Community schools the can be found on the individual school
parents/carers and schools.
admissions authority is the LA itself or borough’s webpage. The criteria for
Lambeth School Admissions Team
and for an Academy, Voluntary-Aided St Bernadette Catholic Junior School
do not decide which school a
(religious), Foundation or Free school it can be found on pages 14 and 15 of
child is offered. There is a process
is the governing body of that school. this booklet.
undertaken together with School
Admissions Teams in other boroughs. Where the school is oversubscribed, You can find out information about
Decisions about how a child’s the school’s admissions authority school by doing the following:
application for a school is ranked is will use their admission criteria to
Read this booklet carefully and
•
made by the admissions authority in determine the order (rank) in which
look at the admissions criteria
accordance with their admissions/ applicants will be offered places.
for each school. Contact the
oversubscription criteria.
Where the school is oversubscribed, school directly for a copy of their
If your child is being taught in a year the school’s admissions authority prospectus. Then for each school
group different to their chronological will use their admission criteria to consider ‘does my child meet
age (out of cohort) you need to apply determine the order (rank) in which these criteria’. If they do it may
using a paper CAF and provide applicants will be offered places. increase your child’s chances of
documentation from their current gaining a place at the school.
n admissions authority may
A
school to confirm this placement.
require parents/carers to complete • Go to the junior school’s open
You may also need to provide
a Supplementary Information days or evenings. For details of
supporting documents. Applications
Form (SIF) requesting information open days please contact the
will be considered on a child-by-
which is not contained on the CAF, school of interest directly.
child basis by the admissions
e.g. church attendance. This form
authority for the schools applied
Section 1: Process and procedure 3
10 stages parents/carers must follow
• Talk to your child’s current school in which they live. The details of your submit their application no later than
headteacher, learning mentor or application will then be passed on 10 January 2021. The completed
class teacher. to Lambeth Council by your home paper CAFs can be handed in to
• Read the latest Ofsted report for borough. If you are not a Lambeth The Lambeth Customer Service
the schools you are interested in. resident please contact your home Centre (an appointment to do this is
These are available for viewing or borough for advice. required and can be booked online at
downloading from ofsted.gov.uk lambeth.gov.uk) or alternatively sent
Using your research, list up to four
• If the school you want is in a by post to:
junior schools in the order you prefer
different borough, contact that them on your child’s CAF, whether Lambeth School Admissions Team
borough for their booklet or visit it is the Lambeth Junior school or PO Box 734
their websites (details on page 16). junior schools in another borough. Winchester
Tick to confirm that you have Do not include private (fee-paying) SO23 5DG
completed the actions stated schools, as applications for these are
Please ensure that you use the
in this stage made directly to the schools on their
correct postal charge to make sure
own form. The more schools you list
Stage 2 your application reaches Lambeth
on the form, the greater the chances
Apply on time and apply online! School Admissions Team. We
your child has of being offered one
recommend that you use recorded
The deadline for applications of your choice. However, please do
delivery to ensure you have proof
is Friday 15 January 2021. If not list schools you do not want your
of postage.
you apply after this date the child to attend ‘just to fill up the form’.
likelihood of gaining a place at Any CAFs submitted after 15
The preferred way for Lambeth
your preferred school may be January 2021 will be deemed late
residents to apply for a junior transfer
significantly reduced. and will not be processed until after
place is online. This can be done via
16 April 2021, when offers have been
lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions
You must complete the CAF for your generated for ‘on time’ applications.
from 1 September 2020. Please
home borough even if your child If your child has an Education, Health
view pages 12 and 13 which provide
currently attends an infant school and Care Plan, do not complete a CAF
and step-by-step guide of how to
in another borough and is wishing please contact the Special Education
apply online.
to transfer to the junior school or
Needs and Disabilities Team in your
whether you are applying for schools For parents/carers who do not have
borough. For Lambeth residents
in or outside of that borough. The internet access and therefore cannot
please see page 17 for details.
home borough is the borough apply online, a limited amount of
where you are residing at the time of paper CAFs will be available after Please note that any false or
application, even if you have been 1 September 2020 at Lambeth deliberately misleading information
placed in temporary accommodation. Customer Service Centre, Lambeth given on this form and/or supporting
Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London information may render your child’s
Please check that your child’s
SW2 1EG. There are facilities application invalid, and lead to any
address is in Lambeth borough
available at Lambeth Civic Centre for offer of a place being withdrawn.
before completing the Lambeth CAF.
families to apply online.
Residents of boroughs other than Tick to confirm that you have
Lambeth who wish to apply for a Whether you are completing completed the actions stated
Lambeth school must complete the an online or paper CAF we are in this stage
CAF provided by the home borough encouraging parents/carers to
4 Section 1: Process and procedure
Stage 3 All applications must be submitted • Current TV licence.
Proof of address (whether online or on a paper form) • Copy of utility bill (excluding mobile
The application address stated on with all the required documents by phone) no more than 3 months old.
your child’s CAF must be the address 15 January 2021. • Driving Licence.
where you and your child currently
Addresses of parent/carers and Applications must include one
live, even if you have been placed in
children may also be checked of the following documents to
temporary accommodation.
against Lambeth Council Tax and confirm your child’s name and
Applications received without benefits records to aid verification. address
all the required proof of At least one of the following • *Child Benefit letter for the
address documents for the documents to confirm your name current financial year (please
parents/carer and the child and address as the applicant copy all pages of the letter to
may result in the child’s • Current financial year’s Council include the home address on
application being withdrawn Tax letter or statement. This must the first page and child’s name
if the address cannot be be supplied if you are the council on the second or a current
verified. This means that your tax payer. financial year’s Universal Credit
child will not receive an offer letter/ print-out which includes
• Copy of your tenancy agreement.
of a junior school place on the child’s name.
• Copy of a benefit letter no more
16 April 2021. • Child’s National Health Service
than 12 months old or a current
If your child lives between two homes, financial year’s Universal Credit registration card, or a medical
ie. split custody between parents, just letter/print-out which includes the letter or prescription that is no
one of the parental addresses can child’s name. more than 12 months old (this
be used for the application and for can also be used to confirm your
Then at least one of the following
distance purposes. The address must child’s date of birth).
as well:
be agreed between both parents/ • Child Tax Credit Award notice
• Copy of a benefit letter no more
carers and is the address where the for the current financial year
than 12 months old or a current
child is registered at. This is normally (please copy all pages of the letter
financial year’s Universal Credit
the address to which the child benefit to include the home address,
letter/print-out which includes
is paid.* parents name and child’s details).
the child’s name – if not already
provided from above list. • Immigration documents that show
address – if applicable.
*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
confirmed that you can still request
a copy of your entitlement reward
letter despite the fact that your
payments have stopped.
Section 1: Process and procedure 5
10 stages parents/carers must follow
If you are unable to submit any or only the on time application deadline, Alternatively this could be a copy of
some of the documents listed above 15 January 2021. (This is in addition your child’s NHS card, medical letter
for you and/or your child, you will need to any other documents you wish to or doctors prescription stating the
to obtain a sworn affidavit, statutory include as stated in stage 5). child’s date of birth.
declaration or affirmation, through
Alternatively, all the documents Tick to confirm that you have
a solicitor. This affidavit, statutory
(copies not originals) can be posted completed the actions stated
declaration or affirmation must be
to Lambeth School Admissions in this stage
signed by a Solicitor holding a current
Team at at PO Box 734, Winchester
practising certificate issued by the Stage 5
SO23 5DG or taken to the Lambeth
Solicitors Regulation Authority, and Provide additional
Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London
stamped with the company stamp. It documentation
SW2 1EG (by appointment). The
must include parent and child(ren)’s In additional to the proof of
documents must have your child’s
full names and address, the date you address documents, you may
name, date of birth and the online
started living at that address and the need to submit additional
application reference clearly stated
child(ren)’s date(s) of birth. supporting documentation
on the top and stapled together.
Please note that Lambeth Council with your child’s CAF by
If you have to submit a paper CAF, 15 January 2021.
cannot contribute towards the cost
all proof of address and supporting
of obtaining this. Documents can either be scanned
documents (where applicable) must
Proof of address documents or a clear image taken on a smart
be attached to the application form.
requested by Lambeth School phone or tablet, and attached to an
If you have any problems supplying online application. If you do not have
Admissions at the time of application
these documents, please contact us access to a scanner, documents
are required for application
processing purposes only. Schools as soon as possible. (copies not originals) can be posted
may request additional proof Tick to confirm that you have to Lambeth School Admissions
of address documents for their completed the actions stated Team at PO Box 734, Winchester
own registration purposes. The in this stage SO23 5DG or taken to the Lambeth
documents they request may vary Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London
Stage 4 SW2 1EG (by appointment).
from the list used by Lambeth
Proof of child’s date of birth
School Admissions. The documents must have your
The junior Lambeth CAF is only
Please be advised that for children born between child’s name, date of birth and the
your child’s place can still 01/09/12 and 31/08/13. online application reference clearly
be withdrawn if there are Using this form for children outside stated on the top and stapled
inconsistences with the this age group will result in the together. If you have any problems
documents presented to form being invalid (and it will not be supplying these documents, please
Lambeth and the school. processed, unless the child is being contact us as soon as possible.
Documents can either be scanned taught out of cohort). Medical/social
or a clear image taken on a smart You must attach proof of your If you want your child’s application
phone or tablet, and then attached child’s date of birth to the CAF to be considered as a medical/
to your online application once – either a copy of their birth social application (where a school
the application has been initially certificate, passport or EU has this criterion) because you
submitted. This must be done before National Identity Card. believe that that a particular school
6 Section 1: Process and procedure
is especially able to meet your child’s For Looked After Children or religious observance. They may also
needs above others in the area, Previously Looked After Children a require further documentation to be
you must submit professional letter from your child’s social worker, submitted such as Pupil Premium
documentation outlining this or a copy of court papers must documentation. It is very important
with the CAF by 15 January 2021 be submitted with the CAF by the that the SIFs are completed and sent
for consideration. Submitting this deadline for the correct school’s to the schools by their set deadline
documentation will not automatically admissions criterion to be given. otherwise your child may miss out on
guarantee that your child will be a preferred place.
Request to be taught
prioritised under this criterion.
outside cohort Tick to confirm that you have
Children of school staff If your child is being taught in a year completed the actions stated
If you work at a school that has group different to their chronological in this stage
criteria for prioritising children of staff age (out of cohort) you must
Tick if not applicable
members, supporting documentation provide documentation to confirm
from your workplace must be this placement from their current
submitted before the deadline school. This will aid the admissions Stage 7
for consideration. Submitting this authority’s decision whether your Change of circumstances
documentation will not automatically child will be accepted to continue to The Lambeth School Admissions
guarantee your child will be prioritised be taught out of cohort. Team will consider your application
under this criterion. using the details you provide on
Tick to confirm that you have
Looked After Children (LAC) or completed the actions stated your form.
Previously Looked After Children in this stage If you move address you must
(PLAC) inform the School Admissions
A Looked After Child is a child that Tick if not applicable
Team of your new address, the
is currently in the care of the Local date of the move and provide
Council (foster or residential care). Stage 6 new proof of address documents
A Previously Looked After Child is Supplementary Information as soon as possible after the
stated as being the following in the Forms (SIFs) date of the move so we are able
2014 School Admissions Code, In addition to the required to contact you if we need further
paragraph 1.7: documentation already stated, information or to communicate
Previously looked after children are some schools may require the outcome of your application.
children who were looked after, applicants to complete a SIF. A change of address form can be
but ceased to be so because Please check the school’s found on our webpage.
they were adopted 17 (or became information and their deadline.
You also need to inform us if there is a
subject to a child arrangements St Bernadette Catholic Junior
change of medical circumstances or a
School does require a SIF. For
order 18 or special guardianship sibling starts at a preferred school.
schools in other boroughs please
order 19). Further references to
check the borough or school’s Please note that changes to
previously looked after children in
literature or websites. preferences after the deadline for on
this Code means such children who
time applications are not permitted.
were adopted (or subject to child The SIFs provide additional
arrangements orders or special information needed for the school’s If you inform your council of your
guardianship orders) immediately admissions criteria to be applied change of address before
following having been looked after. fully. Such information may include 9 February 2021, the School
Section 1: Process and procedure 7
10 stages parents/carers must follow
Admissions Team will be able to
preference criteria* rank junior school status**
take this into account when
preferences are being considered. 1st religious 80 Lambeth junior school A Pending
If you change your address after 9 2nd sibling 12 Southwark junior school B Offered
February 2021 and this means that
3rd distance 20 Croydon junior school C Declined
you wish to change your preferences
you will need to contact your council 4th distance 200 Bromley junior school D Declined
to find out what to do next.
For the example above the child’s criteria or lived closer to the school if
Tick to confirm that you have
second preference was offered as considered for the same criterion.
completed the actions stated
they were not ranked high enough
in this stage Allocated Offers
by the school’s admissions authority
If your child is not able to be made
Tick if not applicable to be offered the first preference.
an offer at one of their preferred
Although the child could have
schools on 16 April 2021, Lambeth
been offered their third this was School Admissions, in line with
Stage 8
not offered as the higher second statutory requirements, will seek to
National Offer Day – Friday
preference could be offered. allocate a place at a school that has
16 April 2021
*criteria are shown for illustration vacancies after all other possible
If you applied online and signed
purposes, more factors, such as offers have been made. This is
up to text messages you
banding may be involved. for Lambeth residents only, other
will receive an email and text
message on the evening of ** Preference status meanings: boroughs will support their own
16 April 2021 informing you to residents in a similar manner.
log in to your admissions Offered
Decisions on where to allocate
account and view the outcome This is the school your child has
places will be made on the basis
of the application. been made an offer to attend.
of distance to the school (i.e. the
Only if you applied using a paper Declined nearest Lambeth school to the
CAF will an outcome notification Because a higher offer has been child’s home address that identifies
letter be posted out first class post made, and the offer made must a vacancy, which may include
on 16 April 2021. Details of what be a single offer by law, this lower primary schools). Please note that
you can do next if eg. your child was preference became invalid and allocations will be made according
not offered your first preference, was declined. to the number of vacancies there
will be on the junior admissions page are in the borough (including primary
Pending
via lambeth.gov/eadmissions and schools). An allocation will be made
Child has not been able to be offered
included with any letter sent. Some to a school that parents/carers did
a place at this school at present.
schools may also send their own not originally apply for. In instances
This is because the school had
offers letters to parents/carers after where an allocated offer has been
more applications than places, and
16 April 2021. Responses to those made, all preferences will continue to
offers have been made according to
letters should be made according to be listed as “pending”.
the school’s published admissions
the school’s directions.
criteria. Other children had a higher Parents/carers of late applicants
Your child will be offered the single priority than the child under the will be notified as soon as an offer
highest place possible on the CAF. school’s published admission can be made. This will be after
8 Section 1: Process and procedure16 April 2021, however please the waiting list for the junior school(s) Team (addresses on the form).
note that there is no set date for late that you applied for and were placed This is in addition to any necessary
application outcomes to be notified. higher than the school offered on Supplementary Information Forms
your application form. Please check being completed and sent to the
Lambeth School Admissions Team
with the school to ensure that your schools (where used).
will assist wherever possible if your
child’s name is on their waiting list as Parents/carers of these new
child has not been offered a school
it may not be an automatic process. applicants will be notified as soon as
place to ensure that they have one
an offer can be made, or receive a
for the start of September 2021. Parents/carers need to be aware
letter stating that no offer can be made
that if their child’s name is on a
Stage 9 from the CAF and Stage 9 can be
school’s waiting list, their name
Accepting the offer followed again.
may go up or down depending on
The deadline to accept offers,
how the admissions criteria applies
online or using a reply form sent Appeals
to others on the waiting list. Late
to paper applicants is 30 April You can appeal against the refusal
applications received after the
2021. Failure to meet this deadline of a junior school place listed on your
closing date of 15 January 2021
may mean that your child could CAF under the School Standards and
will be considered after National
lose their place. We strongly advise Framework Act 1998. Please check
Offer Day, 16 April 2021. Please
that you accept the offer made on with the junior school where appeals
note that after National Offer Day,
National Offer Day even if it is not your papers are to be obtained and the
once late applications are considered,
first preference to ensure your child deadline for them to be returned.
waiting lists will be re-ranked in line
has a place for September 2021. with the admissions criteria for the If you are unsure about any
Offers will continue to be made after school(s). This will continue to be the aspect of the junior transfer
National Offer Day. case if any additional late applications procedure please contact
If an offer for a higher preference is are received. Lambeth School Admissions
made later on, you can then reject Apply for other schools Team on 020 7926 9503 or email
the original offer. Where allocations schooladmissions@lambeth.
You can apply for further schools,
gov.uk
are made, again we advise that these whilst your child’s name is on the
are accepted until you receive an offer waiting list for other schools or
from a school you selected on your if you have accepted an allocated
application. offer. If requested, Lambeth School
Admissions Team can provide you
Tick to confirm that you have
with information about schools that
completed the actions stated
have vacancies after 11 May 2021.
in this stage
Second (or subsequent) applications
Stage 10 can only be made using a paper CAF,
Next steps which will be available after 16 April
If your child was not offered your first 2021 to download from our website or
preference of school, we advise you obtained from Lambeth Civic Centre.
to follow the steps below.
Completed forms need to be returned
Waiting lists to the Customer Service Centre or
Ensure that your child’s name is on posted to the School Admissions
Section 1: Process and procedure 9Junior transfer key dates
Key dates Actions – What you and your child need to do
Sep 2020 to Contact schools for prospectuses and details of when you can visit on open days/evenings.
Jan 2021 Decide which schools to apply for and begin the application process.
How to apply:
1 Applications can be made from 1 September online or using a paper Common Application
Form (CAF) from your home borough and must be submitted by 15 January 2021.
• To apply online visit Lambeth Council’s website at lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions
(see pages 11-13 for more information).
• A limited amount of paper CAFs will be made available on request for those who have no internet
access or for a child taught out of cohort. Requests to be made to Lambeth School Admissions
Team. Completed paper CAFs can be handed in to the Lambeth Customer Service Centre (by
appointment), Lambeth Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London SW2 1EG or posted to Lambeth School
Admissions Team, PO Box 734, Winchester, SO23 5DG with correct postage.
2 In addition to this, Supplementary Information Forms (SIFs) required by particular
schools must be completed and returned to these schools by their published deadline.
St Bernadette Catholic Junior School does require a SIF, which is available via
lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions junior page, the school’s website and the school.
For junior schools in other boroughs, please check that borough’s webpage or with
the school directly to find out if a SIF is required.
15 Jan 2021 Closing date for applications to all junior schools participating in the co-ordinated admissions
procedure. CAFs received after 15 January 2021 will be late and will not be processed until after
16 April 2021 when ‘on time’ applications have been processed.
16 Apr 2021 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 16 April 2021 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 16 April 2021.
30 April 2021 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.
May 2021 If you wish to appeal against the decision not to offer your child a place at St Bernardette Catholic
or 20 school Junior School, please contact the school for an appeals form. For schools in other boroughs, please
days after check their information and timescales.
notification for
late applications
Jun to Jul Appeals for schools are heard.
2021
10 Section 1: Process and procedureeAdmissions
Apply on line 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 our parents/carers to ensure that they submit their
application online and on time! Online applications can be made from 1 September 2020. Pages 12 and
13 show a step-by-step guide to making an online application. For 2020 junior school entry 100% of
parents/carers who applied on time applied online.
The benefits of applying online • You will be issued with a unique
• It is free and secure reference number similar to this:
• It uses a quick, easy to use step-by-step format 208-2021-09-E-001234, which will
• Your application won’t get lost in the post be your proof that your application
• Drop down school lists help reduce errors and has been received
save you time • The online system is available 24 hours a day,
• Information can be checked online and changed at 7 days a week, up until midnight on the closing date
any point before the closing date without the need of Friday 15 January 2021
to fill in another form • During the evening of Friday 16 April 2021
• You can attach the required proof of address you will be sent an email and/or text with the outcome
documentation and copies of any medical or social of your application. Please wait until you have received
paperwork you wish to be considered. Just submit the the email before logging on to the Pan-London
application first then click on the ‘attach document’ button eAdmissions website.
• If you have any questions or problems regarding the online • The online application process is now compatible with
admissions website or log-in, please call the London Grid mobile devices so you will be able to submit your CAF
for Learning supportline on 020 8255 5555 option 1 via your mobile phone using the App.
The ParentComms:Mobile app is an alternative password to receive the following push notifications
way to receive notifications from the eAdmissions from the eAdmissions website:
website and is designed to help parents stay • A reminder to submit any un-submitted applications
connected with their child's school. 1 week before as well as 24 hours before the closing
If you don’t already use ParentComms through date. (If you register less than 24 hours before the
your child's school, you will need to download the deadline you will not be able to be sent this message).
ParentComms app from the Apple AppStore, Google • Your application reference number of your submitted
Play or Windows Phone Store to a mobile device application.
and register your eAdmissions USO username and • The outcome of your application.
Record your details
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 11Step-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 online 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 junior school applications are only for children born between 01/09/2013 and 31/08/2014. 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 15 January 2021 deadline 12 Section 1: Process and procedure
Once 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 which
schools require SIFs. You must then upload all the
necessary proof of address documentation
(as stated on page 5-6) 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
15 January 2021.
You must ensure that you re-submit your application
if you make any amendments before the 15 January
2021 deadline.
Section 1: Process and procedure 13Junior schools
Lambeth has one junior school - Applicants applying for a place in 3 Baptised Catholic children, whose
St Bernardette Catholic Junior our Year 3 classes will be required parents are residents of St Bede’s
School to apply via Lambeth, as well as parish, St Simon and St Jude’s
(7-11 year olds only) filling in a school’s Supplementary parish or are enrolled in the
Information Form. catechumenate.
Atkins Road SW12 0AB 4 Other baptised Catholic children.
Please note that St Bede’s
Tel: 020 8673 2061 5 Other looked after children and
Catholic Nursery and Infant
Status: Voluntary-aided other previously looked after
School is a Feeder* school for
PAN: 62 children who have been adopted
St Bernadette Catholic Junior
DfE code: 208 5200 or who have become the subject of
School and a Junior Common
stbernadette.co.uk a residence or guardianship order.
Application Form (CAF) must be
6 Children who are members of
made for each child who wishes
Admissions criteria Eastern Christian Churches
to transfer, in addition to a school
including Orthodox Churches.
St Bernadette Catholic Junior supplementary form. *Pupils from
Evidence of Baptism or reception
School is a voluntary aided school in a Feeder School are given priority
from the authorities of that Church
the Diocese of Southwark. over other applicants
will be required.
1 Looked after Catholic children or 7 Children of families who are
As Catholic schools, Catholic doctrine
looked after children in the care members of other Christian
and practice permeates every aspect
of Catholic families and previously denominations that are part of
of the school’s activity. It is essential
looked after Catholic children Churches Together in England.
that the Catholic character of the
who have been adopted or who Evidence of Baptism (or
school’s education is fully supported
have become the subject of a dedication) provided by a priest or
by all families in the school.
residence or guardianship order. minister of a designated place of
The schools exist primarily to serve 2 Pupils currently attending St worship will be required.
the Catholic community who reside Bede’s Catholic Nursery and 8 Any other children.
in the parishes of St Bede’s and St Infant School who will be 8 years
Simon and St Jude’s. old between 1 September 2020
and the 31st August 2021.
14 Section 2: Junior SchoolsWhere the offer of places to Notes • Constantinople (Byzantine): Albanian,
• ‘Looked after children’ has the Byelorussian, Bulgarian, Greek,
all the applicants in any of the
same meaning as in Section 22 of the Melchite, Italo-Albanian, Romanian,
categories listed above would lead Children’s Act 1989, and means any Russian, Ruthenian, Slovakian,
to oversubscription, the following child in the care of a local authority Ukrainian, Hungarian.
provisions will be applied: or provided with accommodation
by them (e.g. children with foster Appeal arrangements
i Applications will be ranked parents). Please note that children in
private fostering arrangements are not
unsuccessful applicants will have the
in the order shown on the
considered looked after children. right to appeal against the decision
Supplementary Form, Highest • ‘Catholics’ include members of the to an Independent Admissions
priority to those who attend Mass Ordinariate and the Latin and Oriental
Rite Churches that are in union with the
Appeals Panel established under the
weekly, then fortnightly etc.
Bishop of Rome. This will normally be School Standards and Framework
For categories 2 and 3 above, evidenced by a certificate of baptism Act 1998. Independent appeals for
the strength of evidence of the in a Catholic Church or a certificate of
reception into full communion of the
this school are arranged by school
family’s Mass attendance on
Catholic Church. For the purposes of staff, please telephone the school
Sundays will increase the priority this policy, it includes a looked after for an appeals form.
of an application within each child who is part of a Catholic family
category. This evidence must be where a priest’s reference demonstrates
that the child would have been baptised St Bernardette Catholic Junior
provided by the parents and can or received if it were not for their status School SIF is available via the
be endorsed by a priest at the as a looked after child (e.g. a looked
after child in the process of adoption by
junior page on lambeth.gov.
church where the family normally
a Catholic family). Reference to other uk/eadmissions, the school’s
worships. Christian denominations refers to other website and the school. The
ii The attendance of a sibling at the denominations that are full members of
Churches Together in England.
deadline for the SIF to be
Federation of St Bede’s and St
• ‘Catechumen’ means a member of the returned to the school is Friday
Bernadette schools at the time of catechumenate of a Catholic church. 15 January 2021. Failure to return
admission will increase the priority This will normally be evidenced through
the parish priest, for example with a
the completed SIF to the school
of an application within each
letter confirming enrolment. by the deadline may significantly
category. • A sibling is defined as a full brother or reduce the likelihood of your child
iii The Governing Body may increase sister or step brother or sister living at
the same address, a child who is living
gaining a place there.
the priority of an application within
as part of the family unit by reason of
a category where evidence is a Court Order or a child who has been
provided at the time of application placed with foster carers as a result
of an exceptional social, medical of being ‘looked after’ by the local
authority.
or pastoral need of the child which • To demonstrate an exceptional social,
makes the school particularly medical or pastoral need of the child
suitable for the child in question. which can be most appropriately met
at this school, the Governing Body will
iv Priority being given to those who normally require written evidence from
live nearest to the school. The an appropriate professional, such as a
distance from home to school is social worker, doctor or priest.
• ‘Oriental Rite Churches’ in union with
measured as a straight line from Rome
the home to the main gate of the • Alexandria: Coptic, Ethiopian
school using the measurement • Antioch: Malankrese (Sri Lanka),
Maronite, Syrian
supplied by the local authority • Armenian: Armenian
derived form their computerised • Chaldean (Syro-Oriental): Chaldean,
mapping system. Malabar
Section 2: Junior Schools 15Applying for schools
in other boroughs
Parents/carers resident in London Borough of Lewisham City of Westminster
Lambeth, but who wish to apply School Admissions School Admissions Team
for a school maintained by Laurence House Green Zone, 2nd Floor
another borough, still need to 1 Catford Road Kensington Town Hall
apply on Lambeth’s online or London SE6 4RU Hornton Street
paper Common Application Form Tel. 020 8314 8282 London W8 7NX
and return it to the Lambeth lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/ Tel. 020 7745 6433
School Admissions Team. education/schools westminster.gov.uk/admissions
All boroughs produce a booklet, London Borough of Merton
which gives full details of schools, Schools Admissions Team
entry tests and any Supplementary Civic Centre
Information Forms that are required London Road
to be submitted with your Morden SM4 5DX
application. Tel. 020 8274 4906
merton.gov.uk/admissions
Details of local school admissions
teams in other boroughs within London Borough of Southwark
reasonable distance to Lambeth School Admissions Team
are listed here, and you can contact Southwark Children’s Services
the relevant borough for a copy of 4th Floor, Hub 3
their brochure. PO Box 64529
London SE1P 5LX
London Borough of Bromley
Tel. 020 7525 5337
Schools Admissions Team
southwark.gov.uk/
Civic Centre
schooladmissions
Stockwell Close
Bromley BR1 3UH London Borough of Wandsworth
Tel. 020 8313 4044 Pupil Services Section
bromley.gov.uk Education and Social Services
Department
London Borough of Croydon
Town Hall Extension
School Admissions Team
Wandsworth High Street
4th Floor (Zone A)
London SW18 2PU
Bernard Weatherill House
Tel. 020 8871 7316
8 Mint Walk
wandsworth.gov.uk/admissions
Croydon, CR0 1EA
Tel. 020 8726 6400
croydon.gov.uk/education/
schools-new/school-admissions
16 Section 2: Junior SchoolsOther information
Children with Special SEND Team Free school meals
Educational Needs and/or PO Box 734 When your child is offered a school
Disabilities (SEND) Winchester place, please contact the school
Admission to a special school SO23 5DG to ascertain their arrangements for
requires a child to have an Education, telephone: 020 7926 9460 free school meals as most are dealt
Health and Care Plan, which follows a email: sendsupport@lambeth.gov.uk with by the school directly.
statutory assessment. However, website:
if your child already has an Education, lambeth.gov.uk/send-local-offer Uniform grants
Health and Care Plan, contact your Lambeth Council does not provide
Travel assistance
home borough’s Special Educational assistance with purchasing uniform.
Lambeth Special Educational
Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Team Arrangements maybe able to made
Needs and Disabilities Team provide
directly for advice. with the school where your child has
home to school travel assistance to
been offered to pay for uniform over
Lambeth residents should contact children and young people with an
a period of time. Below are details
Lambeth Special Education EHCP living in Lambeth who meet
of Lambeth Mutual Credit Union, a
Needs and Disabilities (SEND) the eligibility criteria. To apply or for
not-for-profit organisation, who can
Team by post: further information contact 020 7926
assist with uniform payments.
9684 or transport@lambeth.gov.uk
We all know how expensive it can be when your
child/ren change schools – new uniforms, new
shoes, school trips!
London Mutual Credit Union in Lambeth can help
anyone who lives or works in the borough to have
access to safe savings, low cost loans, a straightforward current account
and insurance. Small amounts saved regularly can help to cover these
costs, and other expensive times like Christmas, and the credit union can
help you to save.
Established in 1982, London Mutual Credit Union is London’s largest
community credit union, specialising in providing ethical financial services
to its members. The credit union offers products designed to help all
income groups and has loans to suit everyone, whether employed or
receiving benefits. The Credit Union Current Account has an ATM and
debit card, so you can shop around for the best deals.
Don’t be tempted by expensive doorstep lenders. Visit your local branch
at 10 Acre Lane, SW2 5SG or join online at creditunion.co.uk
Section 3: Other information 17LAMBETH
IAS Service
Information Advice and educational needs framework in The service can make parents
Support Service for parents schools and colleges. Our advice aware of the local authority’s
and carers and support is impartial and services for resolving
This service is free and works confidential and can be about all disagreements and for mediation
with young people with special aspects of special educational and on the routes of appeal and
educational needs and disabilities needs and disability support complaint on matters related to
(SEND) and with their parents delivered in schools and colleges. SEN and disability.
and carers around the special
What help do we offer parents and carers?
• Email support
• Meetings in person
• Support communicating with professionals e.g. writing letters, emails and telephone calls
• Guidance on SEN support and Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
• Advice on systems, procedures and processes related to SEND
• Advice on systems, procedures and processes related to SEND related disability discrimination legislation
• Support to achieve positive outcomes at meetings and reviews
• Help in understanding professional reports
• Informal mediation at all stages with schools and the Local Authority
• Advice on personal budgets
• Information on health and social care policies and procedures as they relate to the SEN framework
• Advice and support with transition at each educational stage
• Support and advice with post 16 options
• Advice and support with SEND Tribunals
• Signposting parents where appropriate to alternative and additional sources of advice, information and
support available locally including the voluntary sector.
• Information about the local offer
Contact:
Parent Advisors: Anita Bey 020 7926 1831 or Chris White 020 7926 9805
Email: lambethiass@lambeth.gov.uk
18 Section 3: Other informationLambeth School Admissions Team
PO Box 734
Winchester
SO23 5DG
Tel: 020 7926 9503
lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions
Main photos St Bernadette Catholic Junior
School. Many thanks to this school and all
the other schools supplying photos.
All information in this booklet, published by
London Borough of Lambeth, is accurate
at time of print (August 2020).
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