Open the Secondary Schools in Lambeth 2013/14 - Lambeth Council

Secondary schools in Lambeth 2013/14 

Information for parents/carers of children transferring from 

primary to secondary school in September 2013 

Closing date Wednesday 31 October 2012 

However, we are encouraging applicants to submit their application 

no later than 26 October 2012 (i.e. the Friday before half term), 

to allow it sufficient time for processing and checking. 

See back cover for secondary transfer meeting dates 

Apply online www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions

Contents 

2 Section 1: Process and procedure 

3 Introduction by Debbie Jones and Councillor Rachel Heywood 

5 Apply online for your child’s secondary school place 

6 Checklist for using Lambeth’s online or 

paper Common Application Form (CAF) 

7 Secondary transfer and the London co-ordinated 

admissions procedure 

13 Secondary transfer: Key dates 

School Open Days/Evenings 

14 Section 2: Lambeth secondary schools 

14 Map showing Lambeth secondary schools 

15 Archbishop Tenison’s School 

18 Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School 

21 City Heights E-ACT Academy 

24 Dunraven School 

27 Durand Academy 

30 The Elmgreen School 

33 Evelyn Grace Academy 

36 Lambeth Academy 

39 La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ School 

42 Lilian Baylis Technology School 

45 The London Nautical School 

48 The Norwood School 

51 Saint Gabriel’s College 

54 St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls 

57 Stockwell Park High School 

60 Applying for schools in other boroughs 

61 Section 3: Special Educational Needs (SEN) 

61 Proceedure for applying for school place for an SEN child 

61 Lambeth Special Educational Needs Schools 

63 Section 4: Other information 

63 Useful contacts 

64 School term dates 2013/14 

Section 5: Lambeth Common Application Form (CAF) 

This form is only for children born between 01/09/01 and 31/08/02, 

or taught as a Year 6 child during the 2012/13 academic year, 

and who are Lambeth residents 

Lambeth schools Supplementary Information Forms 

For those starting Year 7 in September 2013 

SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE 1

A brief guide to terms used in this booklet 

Parents/carers The term parents includes carers and legal guardians. 

Children and Young People’s Service is a department of Lambeth 

Council and brings together all services for children under one banner. 

Home borough The borough where your child lives. 

School borough The borough where the school is. 

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. 

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. 

Foundation schools are funded through the local council. They make 

their own arrangements for admissions and provide free education. 

Special schools cater for children that have a statement of Special 

Educational Needs (SEN) and whose special needs are such that they 

cannot be met in a mainstream school. All children attending a special 

school must have a statement of special educational needs. 

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. 

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. 

Department For Education (DfE) was formed on 12 May 2010 and is 

responsible for education and children's services. (The DfE was previously 

known as Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF)) 

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 

learning opportunities, excellent 

facilities and highly professional 

staff dedicated to meeting pupils’ 

needs. In all our schools great 

attention is devoted to 

developing well-rounded, 

successful and confident young 

people. Each school is slightly 

different and you should use 

every opportunity to visit the 

schools, hear what others have 

to say about them and read any 

websites and external reports 

that you can. What is right for 

one child may not be right for 

another and it is most important 

that you and your child choose 

the school that will best meet 

their needs. 

Quality of education 

In recent inspections, the vast majority 

of secondary schools in Lambeth 

were judged ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’. 

All schools in Lambeth are improving 

year on year. Ofsted reports are 

easily available to read online. 

Visit www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports or 

contact the school directly for a hard 

copy. Another measure of the quality 

of education is GCSE results. 

Lambeth schools continue to improve 

and last year’s GCSE results were the 

highest ever with 80% of young 

Debbie Jones 

Executive Director for Children and 

Young People’s Services 

people achieving 5 A*–C grades 

which is above the national average. 

Additionally, Lambeth schools 

achieved a higher result than the 

national average in the measure 

of 5+A*–C including English and 

mathematics. Lambeth schools 

achieved 61% in comparison with 

the national average of 59%. 

Lambeth schools enable young 

people to attain well at the end of 

Key Stage 4 and provide a wide 

range of extracurricular activities 

which support the development 

of young people’s sporting 

achievement, musical and creative 

ability as well as making a 

contribution to society. 

Education provision 

Lambeth schools benefited from the 

previous government’s investment 

programme ‘Building Schools for the 

Future’. By September 2013 we will 

have opened three new schools, had 

two schools move into new buildings 

and carried out refurbishments in 

several schools across the borough. 

These buildings are designed to 

enable staff and pupils to work in 

ways that reflect the new demands 

Councillor Rachel Heywood 

Cabinet Member for Children 

and Families 

of the curriculum whilst ensuring 

young people have access to state 

of-the-art IT, sporting and creative 

facilities. 

Specialist subject provision 

All Lambeth mainstream secondary 

schools have at least one subject 

specialism. This means that they 

offer a particular expert focus on a 

subject whilst also ensuring that the 

curriculum overall is well taught and 

resourced. Schools have listed their 

specialisms in their admissions 

information (see pages 15–53) and 

you will find a wide range of subjects 

covered across the borough. If your 

child has a specific interest in an 

area of the curriculum you can 

identify a school with a specialism 

that may suit your child as one of 

your preferences. 

Lambeth Council remains committed 

to continuously improving and 

delivering the best educational 

opportunities for children and young 

people so that they can achieve their 

full potential and play an active and 

positive role in society. 


This booklet guides 

parents/carers and their children 

through the admission process 

for September 2013. It contains 

guidelines on how to apply, 

procedures for secondary 

transfer, a description of each 

Lambeth secondary school and 

what they have to offer. 

1 Please read carefully the 

admissions criteria for the 

schools you are interested in. 

2 You should contact individual 

schools directly for specific 

information and request a copy 

of the school’s own prospectus. 

3 Before making your 

application, try to attend open 

days/evenings to speak to staff 

and form your own opinion of the 

school’s suitability for your child. 

The London-wide application 

system means that wherever you 

live, you can apply for a secondary 

school place in up to six schools 

using one single form from your 

council. You can apply online at 

www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions 

or by completing a paper 

Common Application Form. 

Whichever method you choose, 

your application must be 

received by Wednesday 31 

October 2012. However, we are 

encouraging applicants to 

submit their application no later 

than the 19 October 2012 (i.e. the 

Friday before half term), to allow 

sufficient time for processing 

and checking. The council is 

holding two information 

meetings for parents/carers, 

which you are encouraged to 

attend. Details are set out on 

page 8. 

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 

• Visit the website at 

www.lambeth.gov.uk/ 

eadmissions 

• Visit the Brixton Customer 

Centre, Olive Morris House, 

18 Brixton Hill, London SW2 

1RD. The nearest London 

Underground station is Brixton 

on the Victoria Line. Brixton 

Customer Centre is open at 

the following times: 

Monday to Friday 9am–5pm 

Thursday 9am–7pm 


Apply online for your 

child’s secondary school 

place 


If your child is transferring from primary to secondary school in 

September 2013 and was born between 01/09/01 and 31/08/02 or 

taught as a Year 6 child during the 2012/13 academic year, you need 

to apply for a school place for them. Paper application forms are 

still available but many parents/carers may find it easier to apply 

online using the eAdmissions system. 

The benefits of applying online: 

• It is simple, safe, quick and easy to use 

• 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 without the 

need to fill in another form 

• If you have any questions or problems regarding the online admissions 

website or process, please call the London Grid for Learning supportline 

on 020 8255 5555 option 4 

• You will be issued with a unique reference number similar to this: 

208-2013-09-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 2012. 

However, we are encouraging applicants to submit their application no 

later than 26 October 2012 (i.e. the Friday before half term), to allow it 

sufficient time for processing and checking 

• During the evening of Thursday 1 March 2013 you will be sent an email with 

the outcome of your application. Please wait until you have received the 

email before logging on to the Pan London eAdmissions website. In addition 

you will receive an email with the result of the application later that day. 

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. 


Checklist for using 

Lambeth’s online or paper 

Common Application Form (CAF) 

When applying for a secondary school place using Lambeth’s CAF please ensure that you have: 

Researched thoroughly each school you are interested in. You can do this by reading the prospectus available 

from the school or information in this booklet. If it is not a Lambeth school you will need to obtain information 

from the school or the school’s borough 

Checked that your child’s address is within Lambeth borough 

Checked that your child meets the admissions criteria for the schools you are considering 

Completed all relevant sections of the online or paper CAF. Failure to complete the CAF in full may hinder its 

processing 

Enclosed any supporting evidence (eg. a letter from the family doctor/consultant in support of any medical claim). 

For online applications you will need to send this directly to the Lambeth School Admissions Team with your 

child’s name, date of birth and the online CAF reference number 

Used the correct postage, when sending any paper CAFs to the Lambeth School Admissions Team 

Included a stamped addressed envelope when submitting a paper CAF. Please note that for paper CAFs we 

will only send a receipt as proof that this form has been received if a stamped addressed envelope is 

attached. For online applicants proof of receipt is automatically generated, upon submission, through the 

generation of a unique reference number 

Obtained and completed any supplementary information forms (SIF) from schools that require them. The Lambeth 

schools SIFs are located at the back of this booklet. The SIFs must be returned to the school by 19 or 26 

October, depending on the school. However, we strongly recommend that you submit your CAF online 

or by post so that we receive it by Friday 26 October 2012. This is the Friday before the half-term holiday. 

Applications received by Wednesday 31 October 2012 will be accepted. However, if your application is received 

by Friday 26 October 2012, we can ensure that it is checked and acknowledged before the closing date 

Parents/carers who prefer to hand in the a form at their child’s primary school, will need to ensure that they do 

this by Friday 26 October 2012, so that the school can forward it to us before the half-term holiday 

Considered applying online: We recommend applying online as this avoids any potential problems with the post. 

In addition to your notification letter you will also be able to find out the result of your application online on 1 March 

2013, therefore you will not have to rely on waiting for your letter to arrive in the post. In addition to this, with 

electronic applications you have an advantage of being able to amend your preferences at any time up until the 

closing date. 

The completed Common Application 

Forms should be returned by 

Wednesday 31 October 2012. 

However, we are encouraging 

applicants to submit their application 

no later than 26 October 2012 

(i.e. the Friday before half term), 

to allow it sufficient time for 

processing and checking. 

Online 


by 12 midnight of Wednesday 31 

October 

By post 

Lambeth School Admissions Team 

6th Floor International House 

Canterbury Crescent 

London SW9 7QE 

By hand 

Customer Service Centre 

Olive Morris House 

18 Brixton Hill 

London SW2 1RD 

Monday to Friday 9am–5pm 

Thursdays 9am–7pm 


Secondary transfer 

and the London co-ordinated 


Secondary transfer is an 

important time and the aim of 

this booklet is to help 

parents/carers and children 

make the transition to secondary 

school. Please read this section 

carefully. It will provide the 

information that you need to 

make considered judgements 

about which schools will best 

provide the academic and social 

environment that your child will 

need to make a success of their 

ongoing school career. 

If you are unsure about any 

aspect of the transfer process 

please contact Lambeth School 

Admissions Team on 020 7926 

9503 and/or attend one of the 

secondary transfer meetings 

organised to provide information 

and support. Please see the 

inside cover for a guide to terms 

used in this booklet. 

Legislation and purpose 

The Education Act 2002 and the 

School Admissions Code 2012 

provides a framework that seeks to 

ensure that on National Offer Day as 

many children as possible whose 

parents/carers have applied for a 

school place ‘on time’ receives an 

offer (if an offer can be made) at a 

school for which they have 

expressed a preference. 

The procedure is not however 

able to guarantee that every 

child who has submitted an ‘on 

time’ application will receive the 

offer of a school place at a 

preferred school. 

Deciding which schools 

to apply for 

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: 

• Reading this booklet carefully and 

looking at the admissions criteria 

for each school 

• Contacting the school directly for 

a copy of their prospectus 

• Going to the school’s open days 

or evenings. Details of open days 

are listed on the school’s pages in 

this booklet or available directly 

from the school 

• Talking to your child’s primary 

school headteacher, learning 

mentor or class teacher 

• Reading the latest Ofsted report 

for the schools you are interested 

in. These are available for viewing 

or downloading from 

www.ofsted.gov.uk 

• If the school you want is in a 

different borough, contact that 

borough for their booklet (details 

on page 60). 





Completing an online or paper 

Common Application Form 

• You must complete the Common 

Application Form (CAF) for your 

home borough regardless of 

whether you are applying for 

schools in or outside of that 

borough. Please check that your 

child’s address is in Lambeth 

borough before completing the 

Lambeth Common Application 

Form (CAF) 

• Lambeth residents must complete 

the Lambeth CAF, online or paper, 

to apply to all schools either in 

Lambeth or outside of the 

borough with the exception of 

private (fee-paying) schools 

• Residents of boroughs other than 

Lambeth who wish to apply for a 

Lambeth school must complete 

the CAF provided by the home 

borough in which they live. The 

details of your application will then 

be passed on to Lambeth Council 

by your home borough 

• You can apply online from our 

website: www.lambeth.gov.uk/ 

eadmissions (see page 5 for 

further details) or you can 

complete a paper CAF, which is in 

the centre of this booklet or can 

be downloaded from our website 

• In addition to the CAF some 

schools require a supplementary 

information form to be completed. 

This can be obtained from the 

school. Please check the 

admissions arrangements for each 

school you are applying for to see 

if such a form is required. The 

Lambeth school supplementary 

information forms are located at 

the back of this booklet 

An application may not be 

considered if you have not fully 

submitted a supplementary 

information form when a 

school requires it. 

All supplementary information 

forms should be returned to the 

school concerned by 19 or 26 

October 2012 depending on the 

school and not to the council. 

However, we strongly advise/ 

encourage/recommend that you 

Secondary transfer meetings 

for parents/carers 

Meetings for parents/carers have 

been organised to explain the 

secondary transfer co-ordinated 

admission arrangements and give 

you the opportunity to ask 

questions about the procedure on 

the following dates: 

Tuesday 18 September 2012 

6.30–7pm 

Julian's Primary School 

226 Leigham Court Road 

London SW16 2RB 

Wednesday 19 September 2012 

6.15–7.15pm 

Archbishop Sumner 

Primary School 

Reedworth Street 

London SE11 4PH 

These meetings are open to all parents/ 

carers of children transferring to 

secondary school in 2013, even if they 

do not attend the above schools. Please 

ensure that if you bring any children to 

the above meetings they remain with 

you at all times. Lambeth Council and 

school staff cannot be held liable for 

unaccompanied children in the building, 

nor can they take any responsibility for 

children brought to meetings. 

submit your application online or by 

post so that we receive it by Friday 

26 October 2012. This is the 

Friday before the half-term holiday 

• Applications received by Wednesday 

31 October 2012 will be accepted 

a ‘on time’. However, if your 

application is received by Friday 26 

October 2012, we can ensure that 

it is checked, and acknowledged 

before the closing date 


• Parents/carers who prefer to hand 

in the a form at their child’s 

primary school, will need to 

ensure that they do this by Friday 

26 October 2012, so that the 

school can forward it to us before 

the half-term holiday 

• Some schools in Lambeth and 

neighbouring boroughs require 

applicants to take banding tests. 

See the schools’ pages in this 

booklet for further details of 

Lambeth schools which require 

tests to be taken 

• Parents/carers are able to list up 

to six schools on the CAF 

• It is very important that you select 

the schools on the CAF in the 

order that you prefer them. 

If more than one school is 

able to offer your child a 

place we will look at your list 

of preferences and make an 

offer for the school that is 

placed highest 

• The admissions authority 

will consider your application 

individually against the 

school’s admissions criteria. 

The schools will not know 

your preferences 

• We recommend that you apply for 

no fewer than four schools 

including one school closest to 

your home as this could increase 

your chances of an offer. 

Remember, schools will allocate 

places according to their 

admissions criteria and are not 

obliged to offer a place because 

you have limited your preferences 

• If you think that your child has an 

exceptional need and you would 

like this need considered as part of 

your application you must state 

this in the relevant section medical 

or social of the CAF. You must 

provide professionally supported 

evidence with your application. 

Online applicants should post 

supporting evidence to Lambeth 

School Admissions Team. If you 

do not provide any professional 

supporting evidence of your child’s 

needs the admissions authority will 

be unable to consider your 

application on these grounds. 

• If your child has a statement of 

Special Educational Needs, do 

not complete a CAF, please 

see page 61 for further 

information. If you are not a 

Lambeth resident please contact 

your home borough for advice. 

Online applications 

You will be able to apply online from 

1 September 2012 (see page 5 for 

further details). We recommend 

applying online as this avoids any 

potential problems with the post. 

In addition to your notification letter 

you will also be able to find out the 

result of your application online on 

1 March 2013, therefore you will not 

have to rely on waiting for your letter 

to arrive in the post. 

Also, with electronic applications you 

have an advantage of being able to 

amend your preferences at any time 

up until the closing date. 

The closing date 

All Common Application Forms 

(CAF) whether online or paper, 

should be returned by the closing 

date of Wednesday 31 October 

2012. However, we are encouraging 

applicants to submit their application 

no later than the 26 October 2012 

(i.e. the Friday before half term), to 

allow it sufficient time for processing 

and checking. 

Any CAFs received after 

31 October 2012 will be late 

and will not be processed until 

after 1 March 2013, when offers 

have been generated for ‘on 

time’ applications. 

Notification of outcome 

All offers of school places are made 

all over the country on the same day, 

National Offer Day, which will be 

1 March 2013. Lambeth Council will 

send a letter to Lambeth residents 

informing them of the outcome of 

their application by first class post on 

that day. In addition to this, online 

applicants will also be able to view 

the result of their application online 

from 1 March 2013. 





What to do if you are offered 

a place at a school 

You must respond to an offer of a 

place by returning the reply slip 

included with your offer letter by 

15 March 2013 to the admissions 

team based in the council area that 

you live in. In addition, some schools 

may also send their own offers to 

parents/carers after 1 March 2013, 

responses to those letters should be 

made according to the school’s 

directions. 

What to do if you are not 

offered a place at a school 

In line with statutory requirements, 

Lambeth Council will look to allocate 

places in Lambeth schools that have 

vacancies for those Lambeth 

parents/carers whose children did 

not receive an offer from one of their 

preferred schools by the 1 March 

2013. These allocations will be made 

on the basis of distance, ie, the 

nearest school to the child’s home 

address that identifies a vacancy. 

Please note that allocations will be 

made according to the number of 

vacancies there are in the borough. 

An allocation will be made to a 

school that parents/carers did 

not originally apply for. 

In the event that you do not receive 

an offer of a place at one of the 

schools you selected on your CAF, 

Lambeth School Admissions Team 

will provide you with additional 

information regarding waiting lists, 

appeals and other information that 

could help resolve the issue. We will 

also be able to provide you with 

information about schools that have 

vacancies after 25 March 2013. You 

will then have the opportunity to 

apply for additional schools by 

completing a new CAF. 

Waiting lists 

Your child’s name will automatically 

be placed on the waiting list for any 

Lambeth community or voluntarycontrolled 

schools you may have 

applied to as a higher preference to 

that offered. If your child does not 

receive an offer at all, their name will 

also be included on the waiting list 

for any Lambeth community or 

voluntary-controlled school you may 

have applied to. If you have applied 

to voluntary-aided or foundation 

schools or those in another borough 

and you wish to remain on their 

waiting list, you will need to contact 

that school or borough directly. The 

contact details for our neighbouring 

boroughs are on page 60. 

Parents/carers need to be aware 

that if their child’s name is on a 

school’s waiting list, their name may 

go up or down depending on how 

the admissions criteria applies to 

others on the waiting list. 

Late applications 

Applications received after the 

closing date of 31 October 2012 

will be considered after National 

Offer Day, 1 March 2013. 

Parents/carers of late applicants will 

be notified as soon as an offer can 

be made from an admissions 

authority. If there are, however, 

vacancies in any school, Lambeth 

residents can be allocated that place 

once they have come to the 

attention of Lambeth Council. 


Late medical/social (MEDSOC) 

applications 

If parents/carers submit an ‘on time’ 

application and are not offered a 

place at a preferred school and then 

submit late MEDSOC information 

after 31 October 2012, their 

application on these grounds cannot 

be considered as ‘on time’. This will 

result in a second application being 

generated after 1 March 2013, which 

will be treated as a late application. 

As the admissions authority for our 

community and voluntary-controlled 

schools, Lambeth Council will be 

unable to apply the MEDSOC 

criterion application without the 

relevant paperwork. If that 

paperwork is submitted late, then 

the application will be considered 

late also. 

If the MEDSOC panel agrees to 

prioritise late applications on 

medical/social grounds and the 

school is already full, then the child’s 

position on the waiting list will 

change accordingly. 

How to appeal against the 

refusal of a place 

Under the School Standards and 

Framework Act 1998, you have the 

right to appeal against the refusal of 

a school place. If you wish to appeal 

against the decision not to offer your 

child a place at a Lambeth 

community or voluntary controlled 

school (see inside cover for 

definition), please contact the 

Clerk to the Independent Appeals 

Panel, Democratic Services, 

Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton Hill, 

SW2 1RW, Tel: 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: 


Please note that Democratic 

Services can only accept appeals for 

the following secondary schools: 

• Lilian Baylis Technology School 

• The Elmgreen School 

• The Norwood School 

If your application for a school place 

was submitted on-time, the closing 

date for receipt of appeals for any of 

the schools listed above is Friday 

5 April 2013. For late applications, 

the closing date is 20 school days 

after you receive written 

notification of the outcome of 

your application. Any appeals 

received after these deadlines are 

unlikely to be considered unless 

applicants are able to demonstrate 

extenuating circumstances which 

prevented the appeal from being 

submitted on time. 

Democratic Services will write to you 

regarding the arrangements for 

considering your appeal. Your appeal 

will be heard by an Independent 

Appeals Panel made up of panelists 

with knowledge of education issues. 

You will be invited to attend the 

appeal hearing and make 

representations in person to the 

Independent Appeals Panel. If you 

wish to appeal against nonadmission 

to any other secondary 

school, you will need to contact the 

individual school(s) directly, to obtain 

information about how to appeal. 

Outcome of appeals 

For Lambeth community and 

voluntary-controlled schools, you 

will be informed in writing about the 

outcome by the Democratic Services 

Team. For other Lambeth schools, 

the clerk for that appeal panel will 

write to you. 

Change of circumstances 

The Lambeth School Admissions 

Team will consider your application 

using the details you provide on your 

form. If you move address you must 

inform the Admissions Team of your 

new address so we are able to 

contact you if we need further 

information or to communicate the 

outcome of your application. This 

also applies if you have a change of 

medical circumstances or a sibling 

start at school. 

If you inform your council of your 

preferences before 14 December 

2012, the Admissions Team will be 

able to take this into account when 

considering your application. 

If you change your address after 

14 December 2012 and this means 

that you need to change your 

preferences you will need to contact 

your new council to find out what to 

do next. 





Date 

Summer/ 

Oct 2012 

Secondary transfer key dates and action What you and your child need to do 

Decide which schools to apply for. Contact schools for prospectuses and details 

of open days/evenings. 

1 Sep 2012 Begin applying for secondary schools. How to apply: 

1 Applications must be made using the Common Application Form from your home borough 

by 31 October 2012. However, we strongly recommend that you submit your application 

online or by post so that we receive it by Friday 26 October 2012. This is the Friday before 

the half-term holiday. 

• Applications received by Wednesday 31 October 2012 will be accepted. However, if your 

application is received by Friday 26 October 2012, we can ensure that it is checked, and 

acknowledged before the closing date. 

• Parents/carers who prefer to hand in the form at their child’s primary school, will need to 

ensure that they do this by Friday 26 October 2012, so that the school can forward it to us 

before the half-term holiday. 

• Lambeth residents must complete either an online or paper Lambeth Common 

Application Form. These are available from 1 September 2012. 

• To apply online visit Lambeth Council’s website at www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions 

(see page 5 for more information). 

• Paper Common Application Forms can also be downloaded from the website at 

www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions or can be requested from Lambeth School Admissions 

Team on 020 7926 9503. These forms should either be handed in to the Customer Service 

Centre, Olive Morris House, 18 Brixton Hill, London SW2 1RD, or posted to Lambeth School 

Admissions Team, CYPS Service, 6th Floor, International House, Canterbury Crescent, 

London SW9 7QE. 

2 In addition to this supplementary information forms (SIF) required by particular schools must 

be completed and returned to these schools by their published date. Please see schools’ 

pages 15–59 for details of which Lambeth schools require SIFs. The Lambeth schools SIFs 

are located at the back of this booklet. 

31 Oct 2012 Closing date for applications to all secondary schools participating in the co-ordinated 

admissions procedure. 26 October 2012 (ie, the Friday before half term) is the proposed 

London deadline. 

1 Mar 2013 National Offer Day. A letter will be posted on this day to all ‘on time’ applicants informing 

applicants which school, if any, has been offered. Letters will be sent to both online applicants 

and those who have completed paper applications. In addition to this online applicants will also 

be able to view the result of their application and accept an offer online from 1 March 2013. 

15 Mar 2013 Parents/carers must respond to an offer on this date by returning the reply to 

Lambeth School Admissions Team. 

5 April 2013 

or 20 school 

days after 

notification 

for late 

applications 

If you wish to appeal against the decision not to offer your child a place at a Lambeth 

community or voluntary controlled school, appeal forms should be submitted by this date to 

ensure appeals are heard before the autumn term. To obtain an appeal form, please contact 

the Clerk to the Independent Appeals Panel, Democratic Services, Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton 

Hill, SW2 1RW, Tel: 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: www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions 

Apr – Jul 2013 

Appeals for Lambeth community and voluntary-controlled schools are heard. 


2012 School open 

days/evenings 

For more details, please view the 

school’s own pages 

Archbishop Tension’s School 

Thursday 27 September 

9.00–10.30 am and 6.00–7.30 pm 

Wednesday 3 October 2012 

2.00–3.15 pm and 6.00–7.30 pm 

Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic 

Secondary School 

Monday 17 September, 

9.30am–12noon 

Tuesday 25 September, 

9.30am–12noon 

Monday 1 October, 9.30am–12noon 

Wednesday 19 September, 6pm–9pm 

Tuesday 9 October, 6pm–9pm 

City Heights E-ACT Academy 

Wednesday 19 September, 5.30–7pm 

Wednesday 26 September, 5.30– 7pm 

Tuesday 9 October, 5.30– 7pm 

Tuesday 16 October, 5.30–7pm 

Dunraven School 

Tuesday 18 September, 6.30–9pm 

Thursday 20 September, 9.15–10.30am 

Saturday 22 September, 9.15–10.30am 

Tuesday 25 September, 9.15–10.30am 

Durand Academy 

Wednesday 3 October, 2–4pm and 

6–8pm 

Thursday 4 October, 2–4pm and 

6–8pm 

The Elmgreen School 

Tuesday 25 September, 7–9pm 

Saturday 29 September, 9.30–11am 

Monday 1 October, 9–10.15am 

Wednesday 3 October, 9–10.15am 

Evelyn Grace Academy 

Saturday 22 September, 10am–12pm 

Tuesday 25 September, 8.45am–11am 

Thursday 27 September, 8.45am–11am 

and 5.30pm–8.30pm 

Lambeth Academy 

Tuesday 2 October, 9.15–11am 

Wednesday 3 October, 4.30–7.30pm 

Thursday 4 October, 9.15–11am 

La Retraite Catholic Girls’ School 

Wednesday 26 September, 4–7.30pm 

Monday 1, Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 

3 October, 9.30–12 noon 

Thursday 11 and 

Friday 12 October, 9.30am–12noon 

Lilian Baylis Technology School 

Weds 3 to Friday 5 October, 9–11am 

Weds 10 to Friday 12 October, 9–11am 

Mon 15 to Weds 17 October, 9–11am 

Mon 22 to Weds 24 October, 9–11am 

London Nautical School 

Wednesday 21 September, 4–6pm 

The Norwood School 

Thursday 27 September, 4.30–7pm 

Monday 17 September, 9.15–10.30am 

Tuesday 18 September, 9.15–10.30am 

Wednesday 19 September, 

9.15–10.30am 

Thursday 20 September, 9.15–10.30am 

Friday 21 September, 9.15–10.30am 

Monday 8 October, 9.15–10.30am 

Wednesday 10 October, 9.15–10.30am 

Saint Gabriel’s College 

Monday 24 September, 9–11am 

Thursday 18 October, 9–11am 

Thursday 25 October, 9–11am 

Tuesday 9 October, 6–8pm 

Thursday 18 October, 6–8pm 

Tuesday 23 October, 6–8pm 

Saturday 6 October, 9–12pm 

St Martin-in-the-Fields High School 

for Girls 


Saturday 29 September, 10am–1pm 

Stockwell Park High School 

Tuesday 25 September, 9–10am 



Lambeth secondary 

schools 

This section provides detailed 

information on all Lambeth 

secondary schools. 

Lambeth has a variety of secondary 

schools. Lambeth Children and 

Young People’s Service (Lambeth 

Council) co-ordinates the secondary 

transfer process for all community, 

voluntary-aided, voluntary-controlled, 

foundation schools and academies. 

Please study information about each 

school carefully as some of the 

non-community schools may require 

supplementary information forms. 

These forms must be obtained 

directly from the school and 

returned to the school once 

completed. Lambeth 

Children and Young 

People’s Service only 

allocates places to the 

community and voluntarycontrolled 

schools in 

8 

accordance with it’s 

admissions policy taking into 

account parental preference. 

9 

All other schools allocate places 

themselves. 

Please note: In response to possible 

suggestions from the Adjudicator, 

this admissions criteria is subject 

to change. 

10 

1 

5 

15 

17 

16 

4a 

4b 

11 

13a 

13b 

3a 

7 

14 

3b 

19 

6 

18 

1 Archbishop Tenison’s School (boys) 

2 Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic 

Secondary School (mixed) 

3a City Heights E-ACT Academy 

(mixed) interim site 

3b City Heights E-ACT Academy 

(mixed) permanent site from 2014 

(distance measurements will be made 

from this site) 

4a Dunraven Lower School (mixed) 

4b Dunraven Upper School (mixed) 

5 Durand Academy (mixed) 

6 The Elmgreen School (mixed) 

7 Evelyn Grace Academy (mixed) 

8 Lambeth Academy (mixed) 

9 La Retraite Roman Catholic 

Girls’ School (girls) 

10 Lilian Baylis Technology School 

(mixed) 

11 The London Nautical School (boys) 

12 The Norwood School (mixed) 

13a Saint Gabriel's College Main site 

(mixed) 

13b Saint Gabriel's College Dennen 

Building (mixed) 

14 St Martin-in-the-Fields High 

School for Girls (girls) 

15 Stockwell Park High School (mixed) 

2 12 

Special Schools 

16 Elm Court School (mixed) 

17 Lansdowne School (mixed) 

18 The Michael Tippett School (mixed) 

19 Turney School (mixed) 

14 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS

Archbishop Tenison’s 

School 

Archbishop Tenison’s is a 

thriving, Church of England, 

voluntary-aided school, founded 

over 300 years ago, providing a 

high-quality, innovative 

education for boys aged 11–16, 

offering places to Church of 

England families, other faiths and 

no faith, and for boys and girls 

aged 16+ as part of the North 

Lambeth Sixth Form provision. 

Our students benefit from a 

challenging and stimulating curriculum 

within a secure and caring learning 

environment, which promotes high 

expectations and positive attitudes, 

and is underpinned by Christian 

values. Key Stage 4 curriculum 

begins in Year 9 and we expect some 

of our students to take a number of 

GCSEs in Year 10, allowing them to 

commence Sixth Form studies in Year 

11. We offer a rich and diverse 

curriculum, which includes a wide 

variety of subjects such as Latin, 

Mandarin, photography and creative 

thinking. Our team of highly qualified 

and dedicated teachers encourage 

the individual talents and skills of all 

our students and ensure that 

everybody has the opportunity to 

achieve success. 

We offer bursaries to any child who 

has gained Grade 1 and is working 

towards Grade 2 in Music. Academic 

bursaries are also offered to students 

in the Sixth Form. 

The school was recognised in 

January 2012 by Ofsted that “The 

protective ethos, excellent tracking 

and supportive systems, both 

pastoral and academic, have led to 

the overwhelming majority of parents 

and carers saying they are kept well 

informed, and their sons are happy 

and safe.” 

In 2011, our overall GCSE results 

showed 82% of students gaining 

5 or more grades A*–C, with English 

and Maths 69%. Subject results 

5 A*–C included: 

Art 93% 

ICT 100% 

English Language 70% 

English Literature 75% 

Maths 86% 

MFL 79% 

Triple Science – Biology 100% 

- Chemistry 100% 

- Physics 100% 

Results also continue to be 

impressive at Key Stage 3. 

Applications 

Before completing an application 

form and supporting documents, 

prospective students and their 

parents or carers should read 

carefully the current school 

prospectus. The highest standards 

of behaviour, uniform, attendance, 

punctuality and consideration for 

others are expected at all times. We 

work in partnership with parents who 

make a vital contribution to our 

success. Progress is constantly 

monitored and students are 

rewarded for exemplary work and 

positive effort. The governors of the 

school have high expectations of 

every student who is offered a place 

and look to parents to support the 

school in assisting their child to 

achieve the maximum possible 

benefit from the education here 

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 15

Archbishop Tenison’s 

School 

Archbishop Tenison’s School 

Kennington Oval 

London SE11 5SR 

Headmistress 

Mrs Elizabeth Sims MA 

Registrar 

Mrs L Arnold 

We also strongly recommend that 

you visit the school on one of our 

open days, before making an 

application, to see the school at work 

and to ask any questions that would 

assist you in making your choice of 

school. Tenison’s is a successful 

school where visitors comment on 

the calm, purposeful atmosphere. 

We endeavour to ensure that 

students develop into caring, welleducated, 

motivated, successful 

young people, equipped to face the 

challenges of the future. 

Range of Ability 

As a voluntary-aided, Church of 

England, comprehensive school, we 

offer places across the full range of 

academic achievement and 

potential. To secure an effective 

balance of ability across each intake 

and throughout the school, all 

applicants will be required to take a 

series of standard tests at the school 

(on a stated day) in regard to literacy, 

numeracy, comprehension and 

intelligence (IQ). This is common 

practice with a number of schools in 

Lambeth. On the results of these 

tests, applicants will be placed in 

one of the following bands: above 

average, average, below average. 

For September 2013, places will be 

offered, as far as applications allow 

in the proportions 30:50:20 for the 

three bands. 

Over-Subscription 

Where applications for admission 

exceed the number of places 

available, the following criteria will be 

applied under the two types of places, 

Foundation and Open, in each ability 

band, in the order set out below, to 

decide which students to admit: 

Foundation: 

70% of places will be allocated in this 

category. If the Foundation places are 

oversubscribed, length of regular 

church attendance of child and 

parents will be taken into account. 

1 ‘Looked after’ children, namely 

those in the care of the council under 

Section 31 of the Children Act 1989. 

2 Boys from worshipping Anglican 

families. 

3 Boys from worshipping families of 

other Christian denominations. 

4 Up to five places are initially 

reserved for boys from each of the 

parishes of St Martin-in-the-Fields 

and St James’s, Piccadilly. 

16 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS

Telephone 020 7735 3771 

Fax 020 7793 8519 

Email 

school@ats.lambeth.sch.uk 

Website 

www.tenisons.com 

DfE code 

208 5403 

School’s status 

Voluntary-aided 

Year 7 Intake 2013/14 

92 (boys) 

Nearest stations 

Oval (Northern Line underground) 

Vauxhall (Victoria Line underground 

and rail) 

Bus routes 

3, 36, 155, 133, 59, 159, 185, 

333, 436 

Open: 

30% of places will be allocated in 

this category. Parents applying for an 

Open place do so knowing that the 

school aims to provide an education 

based on Christian principles, and 

therefore governors expect that all 

students will take part in the 

Christian worship of the school and 

will attend religious education 

lessons. 

5 ‘Looked after’ children, namely 

those in the care of the council under 

Section 31 of the Children Act 1989. 

6 Attendance at a church primary 

school. 

7 Boys whose parents express a 

clear desire for a school with a 

religious foundation and who can 

demonstrate from their application 

that their son will benefit from the 

school’s Christian ethos. 

8 Boys with an exceptional and 

professionally supported social or 

medical need for a place at this 

school. This must be supported by 

written evidence, e.g. from a doctor, 

social worker or educational 

psychologist, which sets out why 

this school is the most suitable 

school and the difficulties that would 

be caused if the child had to attend 

another school. 

9 The travelling distance and ease 

of travel to school. 

Appeal Arrangements 

Unsuccessful applicants will have the 

right to appeal against the decision 

to an Independent Admissions 

Appeals Panel established under the 

School Standards and Framework 

Act 1998. Independent appeals for 

this school are arranged by school 

staff, please contact the school. 

How to apply 

1 Applications must be made 

using the Common Application 

Form from your home borough 

by 31 October 2012. However, 

we are encouraging applicants 

to submit their application no 

later than 26 October 2012 (i.e. 

the Friday before half term), to 

allow sufficient time for 


2 In addition the 

Supplementary Information 

Form obtainable from the 

school must be completed and 

sent directly to Archbishop 

Tenison’s School by Friday 26 

October 2012 

Open Days/Evenings 

Thursday 27 September 2012 

9.00–10.30 am (last tour at 9.45 

am). Headmistress’s speech is at 

10.10 am 

6.00–7.30 pm (last tour at 7.00 

pm). Headmistress’s speech is at 

6.30 pm and 7.00 pm 


2.00–3.15 pm (last tour starts at 

2.45 pm). Headmistress’s speech 

is at 3.00 pm 

6.00–7.30 pm (last tour at 7.00 

pm). Headmistress’s speech is at 

6.30 pm and 7.00 pm 


Bishop Thomas Grant 

Catholic Secondary School 


Roman Catholic School 

Belltrees Grove 

London SW16 2HY 

Headmaster 

Mr Louis Desa BSc (Hons) PGCE 

Bishop Thomas Grant is an 

11–18 Catholic co-educational 

school. A specialist maths and 

computing school. 

School aims 

The school aims to enable all 

students placed in our care to 

develop their potential to the full in a 

school environment firmly founded 

on Christian principles. We produce 

academic attainment in the context 

of equality of opportunity and 

Catholic spiritual and moral values. 

Ofsted/Diocese inspections 

Bishop Thomas Grant School was 

recently inspected by Ofsted and the 

Diocese who both recognised that 

the school provides a very good 

education for its pupils and has 

many outstanding features. 

Quotes from the inspectors: 

• The headmaster of Bishop 

Thomas Grant School is 

outstanding as a Catholic leader 

and manager. Through his passion 

for and commitment to Catholic 

education he promotes a strong 

and clear vision and direction for 

the school as a Catholic 

community. 

• Attainment and progress in 

English and Mathematics and 

many other subjects are 

significantly above the national 

average. 

• The behaviour and safety of 

students are outstanding. 

• The quality of the Catholic life of 

the school and the provision for 

pastoral care is outstanding. 

• A distinctive feature of the school 

is the equal importance placed on 

the academic and personal 

development of all students. 

• Students develop into wellrounded 

individuals, with a real 

sense of community, responsibility 

and the confidence that they can 

succeed. 

• Opportunities for spiritual, moral, 

social and cultural education are 

outstanding and as a 

consequence, students report 

that they enjoy a school where 

they are ‘safe, happy and able to 

learn’. There is a very special 

ethos in the school. 

Quotes from parents: 

“I could not have chosen a better 

school for my children.” 

“I greatly appreciate the 

environment, which is not only 

conducive for education, but also 

mental, physical and spiritual 

growth.” 

“A great school, a great headteacher 

and fantastic teachers.” 

“There are many extra-curricular 

opportunities to enhance learning.” 

Expectations/other information 

Bishop Thomas Grant School has 

high expectations for its students 

and demands high standards of 

work and behaviour. Our code of 

conduct states what is expected of 

each student. Conduct is based on 

the Christian values of courtesy, 

respect, service and unselfishness 

both inside and outside school and 

students are expected to reflect 

these standards in their daily routine, 

their uniform and their personal 

appearance. 

Regardless of ability, all students are 

encouraged to work hard to develop 

their potential and make use of their 

strengths and abilities. We use a 

variety of rewards to celebrate 

students’ successes and we believe 

strongly that they learn when they 

feel valued and their achievements 

are recognised. 

Learning is a privilege and a right. 

The school community will, 

therefore, not tolerate any behaviour 

which disrupts students’ learning. 


Telephone 020 8769 3294 

Fax 020 8769 4917 

Email 

headteacher@btg-secondary.lambeth. 

sch.uk 

Website 

www.btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk 

DfE code 

208 5401 



Year 7 Intake 2013/14 

180 (mixed) 


Streatham, Streatham Hill, 

Streatham Common (rail) 

Bus routes 

249, 315, 417, 50, 60, 109, 118, 

250, G1, P13 

Bishop Thomas Grant School 

occupies an enviable position and 

enjoys attractive and extensive views 

over much of South West London. 

The school has outstanding 

accommodation and facilities. 

Students are able to learn in a clean, 

graffiti-free, well-ordered environment. 

The school takes every opportunity 

to ensure that all subjects are taught 

by qualified teachers trained in the 

subject in which they teach. The 

teaching staff are conscientious and 

experienced and work with the 

students to create a friendly and 

supportive atmosphere. 

Admissions criteria 

The school exists primarily to serve 

the Catholic community. Admission 

is normally restricted to committed 

and practising baptised Catholic 

children who have one or both 

parents who are also committed, 

practising members of the Catholic 

church. However, the governing 

body welcomes applications from 

further afield and, subject to the 

availability of places, from parents of 

children of other denominations and 

faiths who support the religious 

ethos of the school. 

Where applications exceed the 

number of places available, the 

governors will apply the following 

criteria of selection in the order set 

out below, to decide which boys and 

girls should be admitted. 

1 Looked after baptised Catholic 

children or looked after children in 

the care of Catholic families and 

previously looked after Catholic 

children who have been adopted or 

who have become the subject of a 

residence or guardianship order. 

2 Committed and practising 

baptised Catholic children of a 

committed and practising Catholic 

parent or committed and practising 

baptised children and their parent 

who are members of the Oriental 

Rite Churches in union with Rome 

or the Ordinariate. 

3 Baptised Catholic children who 

themselves are committed and 

practising but whose parent may not 

be a practising Catholic at the time 

of admission or committed and 

practising baptised children who are 

members of the Oriental Rite 

Churches in union with Rome or the 

Ordinariate but whose parent may 

not be practising at the time of 

admission. 

4 Children enrolled in the 

catechumenate. Evidence of 

enrolment in the catechumenate will 

be required. 

5 Looked after children not in 

Category 1 and previously looked 

after children who have been 

adopted or who have become the 

subject of a residence or 

guardianship order. 

6 Children who are members of 

Eastern Orthodox Churches. 

Evidence of Baptism will be required. 

7 Children of families who are 

members of other Christian 

denominations that are part of 

Churches Together in England. 

Evidence of Baptism (or dedication) 



Catholic Secondary School 

provided by a priest or minister of a 

designated place of worship will be 

required. 

8 Children who are members of 

other faiths. Evidence membership 

of the faith provided by a priest, 

minister or religious leader of a 

designated place of worship will be 

required. 

9 Any other children. 

If there is over-subscription in any of 

the above categories, the governing 

body will allocate places in 

accordance with the following criteria 

in the order of priority set out below: 

(a) A direct link with the school: the 

presence of a brother or sister in 

school at the time of admission. By 

‘brother or sister’ we mean natural 

brothers or sisters or legally adopted 

siblings. Evidence of the relationship 

will be required. 

(b) Those with special 

circumstances (medical or social 

factors affecting the pupil or the 

family). The governing body will 

require written evidence in such 

cases from any relevant professional 

at the time of the application. 

(c) Priority will be given to those 

applicants who live nearer to the 

school (as measured by a straight 

line from the school gate to the 

applicant’s home), using the 

measurement supplied by a 

computerised mapping system from 

the Local Authority. 

Religious practice 

In assessing commitment and 

practice the Governors will take into 

account frequency of Mass 

attendance. Applications will be 

ranked in the following order: those 

who attend Mass weekly, fortnightly, 

monthly, less than once a month, 

never and with priority being given to 

children baptised within the first year 

of birth. This will be determined 

according to the information 

submitted on the applicant’s 

supplementary form. For Catholic 

applicants the Governing Body will 

also seek written support from the 

Priest at the place where the family 

regularly attends Sunday Mass, 

in order to confirm their frequency 

of Mass attendance. Applications 

must be supported by an original 

baptismal certificate for the child. 

The school's full admissions criteria 

is available from the school 

Appeal arrangements 








staff, please write to the school for 

an appeals form. 

Sixth form 

For further information regarding our 

sixth form provision please contact 

the school for the sixth form 

prospectus. 

How to apply 







later than the 26 October 2012 

(i.e. the Friday before half 

term), to allow it sufficient time 

for processing and checking. 

2 In addition the Supplementary 

Information Form at the 

back of this booklet must be 

completed and sent directly to 

Bishop Thomas Grant School 

by Friday 26 October 2012 

Open mornings 

(9.30am–12 noon) 

Monday 17 September 2012 


Monday 1 October 2012 

Address by the headmaster 

9.30am only, followed by a full tour 

of the school. 

Open evenings 

(starts 6pm–9pm) 


Tuesday 9 October 2012 

Those who arrive by 6pm will have 

an address by the headmaster 

followed by a full tour of the school. 

Those who arrive after 6pm will have 

a full tour of the school followed by 

an address by the headmaster. 

Sixth form open evenings 

6pm–9pm 



City Heights E-ACT 

Academy 

“City Heights E-ACT Academy is 

set to be an exciting new 

secondary school for Lambeth, 

providing an excellent 21st 

Century education and, by 2014 

,benefitting from a brand new 

purpose built building, which the 

local community will be able to 

enjoy. E-ACT is delighted to be 

sponsoring this Academy and 

welcoming a new community 

into our family of schools – 

working closely with staff and 

families helping to set new 

standards in education 

excellence.” 

Sir Bruce Liddington, Director 

General of E-ACT 

Who we are 

City Heights E-ACT Academy will 

welcome its first cohort of Year 7 

students in September 2013 under 

the sponsorship of E-ACT, a national 

educational charity which currently 

sponsors 19 academies. City Heights 

will grow to become a full 11–18 

academy by 2019. 

City Heights will provide a firm and 

secure environment in which all 

students will develop the selfdiscipline, 

endeavour and personal 

qualities to help them achieve 

academic excellence. 

Our values 

• High quality teaching which 

engages and stretches every child 

whatever their starting point 

• A focus on high achievement for 

every child which supports onward 

pathways into Further and Higher 

Education, including Cambridge 

and Oxford 

• A focus on developing globallyaware 

citizens supported by our 

specialism in Modern Foreign 

Languages, with a strong 

emphasis on Spanish 

• A strong pastoral structure which 

ensures every child is known 

individually and supported to thrive 

and overcome any barriers to 

progress 

• A positive and happy community 

where all staff, students and 

families take pride in the Academy 

and are involved in establishing it 

as an outstanding local resource 

• Staff and students will demonstrate 

this pride in their community 

through the highest standards of 

appearance, behaviour and 

courtesy and consideration of 

others both in the Academy and 

the community 


City Heights E-ACT 

Academy 

City Heights E-ACT Academy 

Temporary address, September 2013 

to August 2014: Somerleyton Road, 

Brixton 

Permanent Address, from September 

2014: Abbots Park, London SW2 

Headteacher 

Mr Jim Henderson MA (Cantab), 

NPQH 

Our buildings and facilities 

In our first year we will be based in 

purpose-built temporary 

accommodation in Somerleyton 

Road, Brixton which will be fitted out 

to provide a high-quality and intimate 

school environment. In September 

2014 we will move into our brandnew 

building in Abbots Park, Tulse 

Hill, where we will be sharing a site 

with Fenstanton Primary School. 

The new Academy building will have 

the latest resources and technologies, 

designed around the curriculum that 

we wish to deliver. 

Our community and partnerships 

City Heights will serve its vibrant, 

diverse and ambitious local community. 

As the Academy develops we will 

engage with all parts of our community 

to help us shape what we provide to 

best meet those ambitions. We will 

share our site with Fenstanton Primary 

School who will also move into a new 

building. This will provide exciting 

opportunities for staff and students 

from both schools to work closely 

together. We also look forward to 

building strong relationships with other 

local primary schools in our community. 

We are extremely fortunate to have 

Dulwich College as an Educational 

Partner. This relationship will evolve 

as the academy grows and will offer 

fantastic opportunities for students 

from the Academy and the College 

to come together in a wide range of 

educational projects and for us to 

benefit from the College’s expertise in 

languages and in supporting students 

into top universities. 

Our curriculum and specialism 

The curriculum at City Heights will be 

broad and balanced including English, 

Mathematics, Science, Modern 

Foreign Languages, ICT (to include 

computer science and programming), 

Humanities, Creative and Performing 

Arts, Art and Design and Sport. 

There will be an emphasis on Literacy, 

Numeracy and ICT as the foundations. 

For students who have shown high 

performance at primary school there 

will be an accelerated curriculum 

which ensures that they are 

challenged and engaged. Students 

will be supported to develop 

themselves as capable and 

independent learners, able to take 

responsibility for their own progress 

and achievement. 

Our specialism of Modern Foreign 

Languages, with a focus on Spanish, 

will be emphasised by a curriculum 

that teaches the Spanish language 

and the history and culture of 

Spanish-speaking nations to all 

students. 

As the academy grows, we will 

establish a broad and academic Key 

Stage 4 curriculum with opportunities 

for learning further languages and to 

follow separate science courses in 

Biology, Chemistry and Physics. There 

will also be high-quality vocational 

courses, supported by links with local 

employers. Our sixth-form will have a 

distinctive provision for 200 students 

and will offer a wide range of A-level 

and vocational courses. 

Process for application 

Children with statements of 

special educational needs: A child 

who has a Statement of Special 

Educational Need where the City 

Heights E-ACT Academy is named on 

the Statement, will be admitted to the 

Academy. 

Over-subscription criteria: E-ACT 

is the admissions authority for the City 

Heights E-ACT Academy. 

If there are more applications than 

places available give priority to 

children in the following order: 

Criterion 1 A child in public care 

(looked after child) means a person 

under the age of 18 years who is 

provided by social services with 

accommodation by agreement with 

their parents/carers (Section 20 of the 

Children Act 1989) or who is the 

subject of a care order under Part IV 

of the Act. Previously looked after 

children are Children who were 

looked after, but ceased to be so 

because they were adopted (or 

became subject to a residence order 

or special guardianship order) 

immediately following having been 

looked after. Children who are looked 

after under an agreed series of shortterm 

placements (such as respite) are 

excluded. All applications under this 

criterion must be supported by a 

letter from the relevant Local Authority 

Criterion 2 Siblings. 

From 2014 admissions onwards, 

priority in this criterion will be given to 

children with a brother or sister who 

already attends the academy and 


Telephone 07718 696 600 

Fax 020 7735 8132 

Email Jim.Henderson@E-ACT.org.uk 

Website 

www.cityheightse-actacademy.org.uk 

DfE code 

208/6907 


Academy 

Year 7 intake 2013/14 

180 (mixed) 


Brixton Underground and Brixton main 

line station 

The intention is to provide coaches 

each morning and evening to and 

from Abbots Park and the temporary 

accommodation in Somerleyton Road 

who will not have left the academy 

at the time of admission. 

Criterion 3 Children with a 

professionally supported medical or 

social need, whose application 

identifies that the City Heights E-ACT 

Academy is especially able to meet 

that need above other schools. The 

decision to prioritise children on these 

grounds will be determined by E-ACT 

Documents from an appropriate 

professional (not including general 

information from a website, etc) must 

support these applications. However, 

any supporting evidence does not 

automatically mean that applicants 

will gain priority as the decision to 

prioritise under this criterion will solely 

rest with E-ACT. 

Criterion 4 Distance. 

Priority will be given on the basis of 

distance between the child’s home 

and the school, measured by a 

straight-line. This measurement will be 

done using the SIA Datamap 

computerised mapping system. 

This measurement will be from a point 

from the child’s home as identified by 

the software to a central point in the 

school’s grounds as profiled in the 

software. The child’s home address 

will be the child’s permanent place of 

residency and must not be a business 

address, or the address of a relative 

or carer, unless they have legal 

custody of the child. Applications 

must only be made from a single 

address. 

If parents are separated and share 

custody of the child, the address 

given should be that of the parent 

with whom the child spends most of 

the school week, which will normally 

be the address where Child Benefit is 

payable. If the parent making the 

application lives at a different address 

to the child, a letter of explanation 

should be attached. It is not 

acceptable for a family to use a 

temporarily rented address to secure 

a place of their preference. In 

disputed cases, E-ACT will make a 

judgement based on the evidence 

available to them. 

Applications or offers under this 

criteria will only be valid once proof of 

address has been given and 

confirmed. 

As a tiebreaker for all criteria, priority 

will be given to children living closest 

to the City Heights E-ACT Academy 

(measured by a straight-line) in 

accordance with the measuring 

information in criterion 4. However, in 

the case where children have exactly 

the same distance between their 

home and the school, E-ACT will 

randomly allocate places as a 

tiebreaker. 



right to appeal against the decision to 

an Independent Admissions Appeals 

Panel established under the School 

Standards and Framework Act 1998. 

Independent appeals for this 

academy are arranged by academy 

staff. Please contact the academy for 


How to apply 

Applications must be made 










Open evenings 


5.30–7.00 pm 


5.30–7.00 pm 


5.30 to 7.00 pm 


5.30 to 7.00 pm 

All meetings will be held at The St 

Martin’s Community Centre, 

Abbots Park, London, SW2 3PW, 

which is adjacent to the site of the 

new Academy building. 




94-98 Leigham Court Road 

London SW16 2QB 

Principal 

David Boyle BA, PGCE, NPQH, 

FRSA, FCollT 

“Dunraven is a ‘good’ school 

with a significant number of 

outstanding features.” 

Ofsted 2009 

Excellence for all 

Dunraven is a designated High 

Performing, co-educational, multiethnic, 

11–18 secondary school. 

The school was awarded Leading 

Edge status and, in 2011, we were 

appointed as a National Support 

school in recognition of our effective 

partnership and support work 

with a range of primary and 

secondary schools. We hold school 

achievement awards, Sportsmark 

and Artsmark awards. We were 

awarded Advanced Healthy School 

Status in 2008 and gained an 

‘International School’ Award in 2009. 

Aims 

The aim of Dunraven School is 

‘excellence for all’ – high academic 

expectations, high standards of 

learning and teaching, and excellent 

facilities. “The principal and senior 

team embody the inclusive motto of 

‘excellence for all’ in all aspects of 

their work” Ofsted 2009. Our 

students wear a smart uniform and 

represent the school with pride. 

They learn to be aware of and 

respect the needs, views and 

opinions of others. They learn to 

develop self-confidence and powers 

of judgement. Dunraven students 

“make very good personal 

progress…personal development 

and well-being is good, with some 

outstanding features” Ofsted. 

Academic standards 

Dunraven school’s success in GCSE 

examinations has increased year by 

year, much higher than the national 

average, based on challenging 

targets and high expectations. 

Results at all key stages are above 

national standards and our value 

added scores are strong. There are 

regular work reviews, progress 

checks, individual and school 

targets. Dunraven’s programme 

for gifted and talented students 

as well as our work with students 

who need additional support has 

been commended. “All students 

regardless of attainment or 

background do well” Ofsted 2009 

Features of the school 

• a supportive primary-secondary 

transfer programme 

• access to ‘an outstanding 

curriculum’ (Ofsted 2009) 

• accelerated, accelerating and 

standard groups 

• a strong emphasis on english, 

mathematics, science (including 

separate sciences), technology, 

and modern foreign languages 

• the arts, humanities, drama, 

music, physical education and 

dance have a high profile 

• well developed information and 

communications technology 

provision 

• an ‘outstanding’ sixth form 

• a strong emphasis on homework 


Telephone 020 8677 2431 

Fax 020 8664 7242 

Email 

admissions@dunraven.org.uk 

Website 

www.dunraven.org.uk 

DfE code 

208 5402 


Academy 


218 (mixed) 


Streatham Hill (rail) 

Bus routes 

50, 57, 109, 118, 133, 159, 249, 

250, 333, 417 

and personal study 

• over 200 students enjoy specialist 

music lessons 

• ‘outstanding’ attention for those 

who use a language other than 

English and those in need of 

additional challenge or support 

• an ‘outstanding’ programme of 

extension activities before and 

after school and at lunchtimes 

• each tutor group elects 

representatives to the student 

school council and students apply 

to join the Junior Leadership Team 

• a wide range of sports, 

educational visits and journeys 

• the Aim Higher scheme, 

supporting access to Higher 

Education 

• active links with many universities 

including Oxford and Cambridge 

• the school’s Gifted and Talented 

programme, encouraging 

students to participate in 

university-based activities from 

Year 7 onwards. 

Impressive facilities 

The facilities on Dunraven’s extensive 

sites are impressive with brand 

new and dedicated technology 

suites, science laboratories, media 

and art resources, a fully-equipped 

drama theatre, dance space, music 

practice rooms for orchestra and 

ensembles, and a business 

education suite. Our brand new, 

environmentally sustainable Sports 

Hall opened in September 2009. 

We are delighted to be part of the 

Building Schools for the Future 

Programme, the first phase of which 

was completed in October 2011. 

We expect to have all our new 

buildings completed by Spring 2013. 

Home and school 

Dunraven has a Home-School 

Agreement and parental involvement 

is strongly encouraged. There is an 

active and well respected governing 

board. “The students’ contribution to 

the community…is outstanding” 

Ofsted. 

School organisation 

All applicants for a place at the 

school are required to take a 

standardised test in verbal 

reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and 

numeracy. On the basis of the results 

of these tests, applicants will be 

placed in one of five ability bands. 

Places will be offered in the following 

proportions: 

Band 1 20% 

Band 2 20% 

Band 3 20% 

Band 4 20% 

Band 5 20% 

Where there are more applicants 

than places available in any ability 

band, places will be allocated 

according to the following criteria, 

which are stated in order of priority: 

‘Looked after’ children: applicants 

who are in the care of a Local 

Authority or provided with Local 

Authority accommodation by that 

Authority and children who were 

looked after, but ceased to be so 

because they were adopted (or 

became subject to a residence order 

or special guardianship order) 

(According to the Children Act 1989 

and/or the Adoption and Children 

Act 2002). 

Siblings: applicants with another 

child from the same family already at 

the school who is expected to be on 

the roll of the school in September 

2013. ‘Sibling’ is defined as a full, 



half or step brother or sister living at 

the same home address. It also 

includes an adopted or fostered 

child living at the same home 

address and dependent on the same 

primary carer. 

Medical and/or social reasons: 

applicants must provide at least two 

pieces of written evidence of 

professional support which should 

be submitted, with the 

supplementary information form, 

direct to the school before the 

closing date. Applications must set 

out the particular reasons why 

Dunraven School is the most 

suitable school and what difficulties 

would occur if the child had to go 

elsewhere. Any such applications will 

be considered objectively by the 

admissions committee of the school 

based on the evidence provided. 

Geography: proximity of the child’s 

home to the school, measured using 

the shortest walking route, lit by 

street lighting, from the front door of 

the home address (as identified by 

the mapping software) to the student 

entrance of Dunraven Lower School 

in Mount Nod Road, with those living 

nearest accorded the highest priority. 

For a full definition of all of the above 

criteria, please refer to the school’s 

admissions policy. 

In the eventuality of insufficient 

applicants for places in any band, 

unfilled places will be offered to the 

next band. 







Act 1998. The school has established 

arrangements for appeal against 

non-admission which include an 

independent lay element. For further 

details, please contact the Admissions 

and Appeals Officer at the school. 

For further information and a 

prospectus please telephone 

020 8677 2431 or see our website 

on www.dunraven.org.uk 

Sixth form – sharing excellence 

Dunraven has a thriving sixth form 

rated as ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted in 

2009 “with major strengths including 

excellent relationships and very 

effective support systems”. We offer 

a sixth form experience which is 

challenging, varied, interesting and 

rewarding. As part of the South 

London Sixth (SL6) collaboration, 

our close links with Bishop Thomas 

Grant, The Elmgreen School, La 

Retraite and St Martin-in-the-Fields 

enable us to offer an extended range 

of subjects and enrichment activities. 

As the largest and most successful 

sixth form in Lambeth, SL6 has the 

scale needed to offer a very wide 

range of A-Level and vocational 

choices, without losing the friendly 

and supportive atmosphere of a 

smaller sixth form where students 

are known as individuals. For further 

information and a prospectus please 

see our website or contact the school. 

How to apply 















Dunraven School by Friday 26 

October 2012 

Open sessions 


6.30–9pm (talks at 6.30pm, 

7.15pm and 8pm) 


9.15–10.30am (talk at 10.30am) 

Saturday 22 September 2012 

9.15–10.30am (talk at 10.30am) 


9.15–10.30am (talk at 10.30am) 

The admission test will be held on 

Saturday 17 November 2012 

Sixth form open evening 


6–8pm 

Closing date for applications 

to sixth form for 2013 entry is 

31 December 2012. 



About the Academy 

Durand Academy will re-open in 

September 2012 as an all-through 

Academy, offering children, parents 

and families the security of knowing 

that they have a place in an 

outstanding school all the way 

through to 18. From nursery age to 

adulthood Durand takes a consistent 

approach to teaching and learning, 

instilling a culture of hard work and 

high expectations throughout the 

Academy. 

Children at Durand have a unique 

opportunity, to progress through the 

early years, junior and middle school 

in Stockwell and go on to attend 

a state-boarding upper school, set 

in beautiful, rural grounds in West 

Sussex in Year 9. They will board 

during the week and return home at 

weekends. It is Durand’s aspiration 

that every child will complete the full 

journey, going on to experience an 

education equivalent to any 

independent school, funded by the 

Durand Education Trust bursary 

scheme. 

The boarding element allows Durand 

to offer an rich and broad extended 

school day, structured to maximise 

opportunities for further learning, 

sports, music and creative pursuits 

that we believe all children should 

have access to. Once admitted to 

the school all children will board 

from year 9. Children will leave the 

all-through Durand Academy as 

educated and skilled citizens with 

something precious and valuable 

to give back to society. 

Pupils will be admitted at reception 

and then after that by casual 

admissions. Consequently, the 

Academy will not admit external 

applicants in Year 7 unless it is 

undersubscribed by pupils moving 

up from its own Year 6. Children in 

Year 6 of the Primary School are 

entitled to transfer to the secondary 

school without applying further. 

If fewer than 125 pupils intend to 

transfer from Year 6, the Academy 

will admit up to the size of the Year 

7 group (i.e. 125) if sufficient 

applications are received. 

Any child who is currently on the roll 

of Durand Academy in year 6 in the 

2012/13 academic year, will not 

need to formally apply for a year 7 

place for September 2013 as they 

will automatically transfer into year 7. 

Any child who does not currently 

attend Durand Academy in year 6 

who would like to apply to join in 

Year 7 in 2013 should do so through 

their home borough via the London 

co-ordinated admissions procedure 

for secondary transfer. 




Hackford Road, Stockwell, London. 

SW9 0RD 

Headteacher 

Mr Ross Cameron, BA Hons (PGCE) 

Education Vision 

Durand Academy’s approach to 

teaching and learning is underpinned 

by the school’s emphasis on 

delivering consistency and structure 

in education. Durand knows that, 

through instilling a culture of hard 

work and high expectations, children 

will be given the best opportunity to 

succeed and fulfil their potential – 

no matter what their background. 

Providing consistency and structure 

means delivering the following 

things: 

• Excellent teaching 

• A clear routine that staff, parents 

and pupils adhere to and respect 

• Good discipline and orderly 

behaviour 

• Teaching our pupils to have 

compassion, to care and have a 

sense of responsibility for 

themselves, each other and those 

around them 

• Expecting children to wear their 

uniform smartly 

• Tailoring class sizes according to 

ability 

• Placing a strong focus on getting 

the basics right in Maths and English 

– as a foundation for all further 

subject-specific learning 

• Dedicating time to teaching 

children vital life skills (how to dress 

properly, how to line-up quietly and 

speak respectfully to others, 

mealtime table manners, how to 

swim, how to follow a routine etc) 

• Expecting buy-in from parents, 

staff and children, respecting the 

importance of structured learning 

Durand’s track record of attainment 

at primary level has proven that this 

approach works. 2011 SATs results 

were significantly above the national 

average: 

• Level 4: English 91%; Maths 91% 

• Level 5: English 34%; Maths 57% 

Building and Facilities 

Durand's Middle School (Years 7 and 

8) is located within the beautiful 

Victorian school buildings on 

Hackford Road, Stockwell, featuring 

high ceilings and polished parquet 

floors. On this site children will not 

only get access to a great education, 

but also to oustanding facilities. 

Durand Academy has its own 

swimming pool and all weather 

pitch, ensuring healthy minds 

and healthy bodies. Durand's chefs 

use organic and farm assured 

ingredients used wherever possible 

in the kitchen too, to ensure this 

philosophy runs right through the 

DNA of the school. 


Telephone 0207 735 8348 

Fax 0207 793 0605 

Email admin@durandacademy.com 

Website 

www.durandacademy.com 

DfE code 

208 5207 


Academy 


125 (mixed) 


Stockwell, Oval 

Bus routes 

333, 3, 159, 415, 133, 59 

Secondary admissions 

Children will board from year 9. The 

following criteria will apply to any 

children seeking in year admission if 

there are more applicants than 

spaces available. 

1. Casual admissions into years 7 

and 8 

If there are any casual admissions 

into years 7 and 8 (i.e if the numbers 

in any year group fall below 125) but 


spaces available, after the admission 

of any children with a statement of 

SEN which names the school, the 

following criteria will apply in order 

i) Children who are looked after by a 

local authority and former looked 

after children. 

ii) The remaining places will be 

offered to pupils who live nearest to 

the Hackford Road gates of the 

secondary site of the Academy on 

the basis of proximity, in a straight 

line as the crow flies. Proof or 

residence will be required (council 

tax bill, utility bill). 

If false or misleading information is 

used to gain entry to the Academy, 

the application will be reconsidered 

and the correct level of priority given 

which may result in the offer of a 

place being withdrawn. 


Unsuccessful applicants have the 







staff. Please telephone the Academy 

for an appeals form. 

How to apply 











Open days 


2–4pm and 6–8pm 

Headmaster's speech at 2.30pm 

and 6.30pm 

Thursday 4 October 2012 

2–4pm and 6–8pm 

Headmaster's speech at 2.30pm 

and 6.30pm 




Elmcourt Road 

London SE27 9BZ 

Headteacher 

John Wilkinson MA NPQH 

The Elmgreen School offers 

a ‘well designed and flexible’ 

curriculum and the highest 

standards of teaching and 

learning, delivered within an 

atmosphere of mutual respect 

and personal achievement. 

As the first parent promoted school 

in the UK, The Elmgreen School 

works particularly closely with 

families and the local community to 

ensure each child benefits from a 

challenging educational experience 

and is cared for and developed within 

a ‘harmonious environment where 

students from a wide range of 

religious, ethnic and cultural 

backgrounds work together and 

respect each other’ Ofsted 2012. 

This is 'The Elmgreen Way' where 

students, families, staff and 

Governors are committed to the 

highest standards in everything 

that they do. 

The school’s creative curriculum has 

been developed to provide 

stimulating academic and vocational 

opportunities, meeting the needs of 

all students. Each student is 

encouraged to achieve personal 

success and fulfil their potential. 

Great importance is attached to 

pursuing skills and interests through 

a wide range of extension and extracurricular 

activities. 

Ambitions 

Students at The Elmgreen School 

are encouraged to become articulate 

young people filled with the 

confidence the school community 

and the wider community places in 

them. They are valued and 

respected so they, in turn, respect 

and value those around them. They 

achieve highly so that they are ‘well 

prepared for life in a modern and 

ethnically diverse society’. Students 

are given every opportunity to make 

informed choices and take 

advantage of an outstanding 

education, which will lead to a 

fulfilling adult life. Each individual has 

a sense of their own achievement 

together with a sense of belonging to 

a cohesive community. 

Learning 

All students benefit from a 

supportive primary/secondary 

transition programme and an 

enriching and accessible Key Stage 

3 curriculum. Students are organised 

in tutor groups and class teaching 

groups designed to serve the needs 

of each young person, enabling 

them to learn at different rates and in 

different ways. The national 

curriculum is followed by all students 

with a strong emphasis on English, 

Maths and Science. This is 

complemented by a strong 

Humanities offer. All students benefit 

from excellent ICT, music and 

modern foreign language provision 

offering a breadth and depth of 

learning. The 14–19 curriculum offers 

a broad range of personalised 

pathways which enable maximum 

attainment. The school works in 

close partnership with a range of 

other schools to offer a rich 

experience for all our students. The 

progress of all students is closely 

monitored and tracked with regular 

and meaningful feedback to families. 

Particular support is given to those 

students who have specific learning 

or language needs. The Lambeth 

Secondary Hearing Support 

provision is also located at The 

Elmgreen School. Extending 

students through the school’s High 

Achieving, Highly Skilled programme 

is a priority in all curriculum areas. 

Students are encouraged to become 

independent 21st century learners 

through emphasis on personal 

programmes of study. Generous 

praise and reward underpins the 

work to motivate a thriving school 

community, where staff and students 

work purposefully together in a 

positive well ordered environment. 

Students are taught by an 

enthusiastic and well qualified staff, 


Telephone 020 8766 5020 

Fax 020 8761 2312 

Email 

admin@the-elmgreen-school.org.uk 

Website 

www.the-elmgreen-school.org.uk 

DfE code 

208 4731 


Voluntary-controlled 


180 (mixed) 

Nearest station 

Tulse Hill (rail) 

Bus routes 

2, 201, 415, 432, P13, 196, 

468, 2, 68, 315, 322 

which, together, have developed the 

unique vision and ethos of The 

Elmgreen School. ‘The high quality 

of personal care’ is the welcomed 

responsibility of every member of 

staff. Students have a strong voice in 

the life of their school and are 

encouraged to become active 

learners and citizens. 

Humanities, the chosen specialism 

of the school, offers students, 

families and the local community 

access to a range of exciting 

learning opportunities within the 

areas of English, history, geography, 

languages and global citizenship. 

University and business links are of 

paramount importance, with students 

benefiting from creative partnerships 

at a local and national level. All 

students experience a range of work 

related opportunities aimed at raising 

aspirations and achievement. 

Buildings 

The ethos and vision of The 

Elmgreen School is clear in its 

exceptional building, which opened 

in September 2009. The building 

provides an exciting, flexible learning 

environment with lecture spaces, 

amphitheatre, media and music 

suites, exceptional art and design 

workshops, outstanding sports 

facilities, high quality ICT throughout 

the school and an inspirational library 

and learning resource centre. 

Sixth Form 

The Elmgreen School will welcomed 

its first intake of students into the 

Sixth Form in September 2012. As 

part of the South London Sixth (SL6) 

collaboration, our close links enable 

us to offer an extended range of 

subjects and enrichment activities. 


Criterion 1 Looked after children or 

previously looked after children. 

A looked after child is a child who is 

(a) in the care of a local authority, or 

(b) being provided with 

accommodation by a local authority 

in the exercise of their social services 

functions (as per section 22(1) of the 

Children Act 1989). A previously 

looked after child is a child who was 

adopted, or subject to a residence 

order, or special guardianship order, 


looked after. Applications made 

under this criterion must be 

accompanied by a letter from the 

relevant local authority. 


Children with a brother or sister who 

already attends the school, and who 

will not have left the school at the 

time of admission. As a result siblings 

in the nursery or Year 6 of a primary 

school, or Year 11 at a secondary 

school will not be regarded as a 

sibling under this criterion. A sibling is 

defined as a full/half/step brother or 

sister (who are living at the same 

address in all instances) or a child 

who is living as part of the family by 

reason of a court order, or a child 

who has been placed with foster 

carers at that address as a result of 

being looked after by the council. 

However, children who are looked 



after under an agreed series of shortterm 

placements (such as respite) will 

not be regarded as siblings under this 

criterion. 

Criterion 3 Children with 

exceptional medical or social needs. 

Children with a professionally 

supported medical or social need, 

whose application identifies a 

particular school that is especially 

able to meet that need. The decision 

to prioritise children on these 

grounds will be determined via 

MEDSOC panel, which is comprised 

of the council’s senior management 

as well as senior school staff. 

Documents from an appropriate 

professional (not including general 

information from a website) must 

support these applications. However, 

any supporting evidence does not 

automatically mean that applicants 

will gain priority in this criterion as the 

decision to prioritise under this 

criterion will solely rest with the 

MEDSOC panel. 





straight-line. This measurement will 

be done using a computerised 

mapping system. This measurement 

will be from a point from the child’s 

home as identified by the software to 

a point at the school as profiled in 

the software. The child’s home 

address will be the child’s permanent 

place of residency and will not be the 

address of a relative or carer, unless 

they have legal custody of the child. 

Applications must only be made 

from a single address. When offered 

a place at a school, the offer will be 

conditional until proof of address has 

been given. 

As a tiebreaker for all criteria, priority 

will be given to children living closest 

to the preferred school – (measured 

by a straight-line) in accordance with 

the measuring information in criterion 

4. However, ONLY in the case where 

children have exactly 

the same distance between their 

home and the school, Lambeth 

Council will randomly allocate places 

as a tiebreaker. 







Act 1998. Appeals for this school are 

arranged by Democratic Services, 

tel. 020 7926 2170 or visit 

www.lambeth.gov.uk for an appeals 

form (see page 11 for more details). 

How to apply 











Open days/evenings 


7–9pm (last tour at 8.15pm) 

(Headteacher's talk at 7pm and 

8.15pm) 


9.30–11am 

(Headteacher's talk at 9.30am) 


9–10.15am (last tour at 10.15 am) 

(Headteacher's talk at 9am) 


9–10.15am 

(Headteacher's talk at 9am) 

Sixth Form Open Evening 


6–8pm 



Evelyn Grace Academy is an 

ambitious secondary school 

with a rigorous curriculum and 

broad enrichment programme 

that prepares students for a 

successful future. The academy, 

which opened in 2008, has 

a-state-of-the-art building and 

very dedicated staff, who teach 

the students to become leaders 

of tomorrow in all walks of life. 

We value highly the support 

from parents and work closely 

with them to achieve the best 

education for their child. We 

believe that each student should 

leave the academy with the 

knowledge and skills to either 

attend a top university or follow 

a fruitful career path. 

Our culture and ethos 

We are driven by three core values: 

1 Excellence 

We believe that every student can 

achieve excellence. 

2 Endeavour 

We do what it takes to achieve 

excellence. 

3 Self-discipline 

We believe that success is achieved 

through self-discipline and hard work. 

Curriculum 

Evelyn Grace Academy provides a 

rich and diverse curriculum with a 

particular focus on the core subjects 

– maths, English and science – as 

well as sport. We also offer a mix 

of traditional and modern subjects 

from geography, history and religious 

education to ICT, Mandarin and 

Dance. Students get a well-rounded 

education and our curriculum is 

extremely rigorous with regular 

assessments to track students' 

progress. 




255 Shakespeare Rd, 

London SE24 0QN 


Mr Devon Hanson 

Depth before breadth 

We believe in providing more 

learning time in English and 

Mathematics in the early years so 

students can take on a broader 

range of subjects with confidence 

in the future. Our English and maths 

programmes provide extension 

classes for gifted and talented 

students as well as structured 

catch-up sessions for those who 

require it. At the same time, our 

curriculum emphasises the wider 

skills and knowledge of personal, 

social and moral education, 

humanities and languages. 

The academy also provides a 

range of interventions to support 

students with particular learning 

needs and we focus on personal, 

social development. We create 

opportunities for students to develop 

their leadership skills in the wider 

community and during residential 

experiences. 

Academic goals 

Our 14–19 curriculum offers 

a variety of academic and 

vocational programmes through to 

examinations at 16+ and 18+. Our 

goal is to provide every student with 

the qualifications at 18+ to have 

the option of going to university or 

following a successful career path. 

Key Stage 4 

The academy's Key Stage 4 

programme offers a number of 

pathways to A Level and university 

and other vocational degrees. 

We have high expectations of 

our Year 10 and 11 students, 

who can choose to do the English 

Baccalaureate or a range of GCSE 

subjects and vocational courses. 

‘Value-added’ initiatives 

We also offer several initiatives from 

Year 7 onwards to encourage our 

students to achieve their highest 

level: university-based learning 

programmes; an extensive Sports 

and Music programme with coaches 

and musicians; and week-long 

residential trips. 


In the event of there being more 

applications than spaces available, 

applications are considered against 

the criteria below. After the admission 

of students with Special Educational 

Needs, the criteria are applied in the 

following order: 

a) Children in the care of the council. 

b) Children who have a sibling who 

already attends the academy and 

who will continue to do so on the 

date of admission (for this purpose 

`siblings' means a whole, half or 

step-brother/sister resident at the 

same address) 

c) Children who live closest to the 

academy using a straight line 

measurement from the main 

reception of the academy to the main 

entrance to the child's home. 


Unsuccessful applicants have the 







staff. Please telephone the Academy 



Telephone 020 7737 9520 

Email 

admissions@evelyngraceacademy.org 

Website 

www.evelyngraceacademy.org 

DfE code 

208 6906 


Academy 


180 (mixed) 


Brixton 

(Victoria Line underground and rail) 

Bus routes 

P4 ,P5, 345, 35, 45 

How to apply 







later than 26 October 2012 to 

allow it sufficient time for 


Open morning 


10.00am–12.00pm 


8.45am–11.00am 


8.45am–11.00am 

Open evening 


5.30pm–8.30pm 




Elms Road 

London SW4 9ET 


Ms J Shadick BA MA 

Admissions Officer 

Miss Samantha Bradley 

Lambeth Academy is a happy school 

which is ambitious for its students. 

We aim to bring out the best in our 

young people with: 

• high expectations 

• consistency 

• a positive climate for learning 

• a belief that every person matters 

We are on a journey together and 

have undergone a number of 

changes in readiness for the new 

academic year which will enable us 

to achieve our vision to be 

òutstanding'. 

This is an exciting time to join the 

academy: 

• we are recognised as one of the 

most improved schools in the 

country 

• we achieved an òutstanding' 

OFSTED judgement for our 

English Department in February 

2012 

• our building has undergone major 

refurbishment to enhance our 

facilities for learning 

We are going from strength to 

strength and this is testament to the 

hard work and dedication of the staff 

who work at Lambeth Academy. 

Our partnership with parents is 

central to this journey and we value 

this contribution. We strive to be 

open in our approach and will listen 

and respond. We recognise that 

working together in the best interest 

of our students is the most powerful 

way to enable them to achieve their 

potential. 

We have a rich and diverse 

curriculum with pathways which 

meet the needs of all of our 

students. This is supported by 

strong information and guidance as 

they grow from year 6 through to 

university. 

Our students also benefit from a 

host of extra-curricular opportunities 

and experiences including trips 

abroad, sport, language clubs, 

drama and dance. 

We offer a full range of GCSE 

options at Key Stage 4 and a full 

range of AS and A2 courses in 

our thriving Sixth Form Centre. 

In addition we offer a number of 

vocational qualifications. Many 

of our students are able to take 

examinations early if they wish 

to do so. 

Students are supported in their 

learning by a personal tutor and a 

Head of Year, both of whom will get 

to know them well. They will guide 

them as they get older and will 

become a point of contact for 

parents. In addition, staff with 

particular expertise in areas such as 

high performance, special needs or 

EAL will support this learning 

process if needed. 

Admissions 

All applicants are required to take a 

standardised test in verbal 

reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and 

numeracy. On the basis of the results 

of these tests, each applicant will be 

placed in one of five ability bands, 

with the same number of places 


Telephone 020 7819 4700 

Admissions hotline 020 7819 4718 

Fax 020 7819 4701 

Email 

admissions@lambeth-academy.org 

Website 

www.lambeth-academy.org 

DfE code 

208 6905 


Academy 


180 (mixed) 


Clapham Common, Clapham South, 

Clapham North 

(Northern Line underground) 

Bus routes 

155, 255, 355 

offered to students in each band. 

There will be a common banded 

admission test for a group of 

Lambeth secondary schools, 

including Lambeth Academy. 

Children applying to more than one 

of these schools will only be required 

to sit one test. The test will take 

place on Saturday 17th November 

2012. 

After places have been allocated to 

children with a statement of Special 

Educational Needs that names 

Lambeth Academy, places within 

each band will be allocated in the 

following order of priority: 

• Children in the care of the council 

(`looked after' children). 

• Siblings of students currently 

attending the academy and who 

will continue to do so on the date 

of admission. The term `sibling' 

means a full, step, half, adopted 

or fostered brother or sister, but 

not cousins. The academy 

reserves the right to ask for proof 

of relationship. 

• Special medical needs, social 

needs and special needs (where 

the application is supported by 

written specific professional 

advice, eg from a doctor or 

specialist, not a primary school 

alone, as to why admission to the 

academy is necessary). The 

decision as to whether the 

academy is uniquely placed to 

meet the stated need of the 

applicant will be determined by a 

panel appointed by the local 

governing body. The panel will 

give special consideration to 

children with a visual impairment. 

• Nearest straight line distance to 

the academy. The distance which 

determines how close the student 

lives to the academy is the 

shortest straight-line distance 

between the door to the student's 

permanent address and the 

designated entrance to the 

academy main building. A child's 

permanent address is the place of 

normal residence during term 

time. Where parental responsibility 

is shared, the address of the 

parent/guardian who receives the 



child benefit allowance for the 

child will be taken as the 

permanent address. 

The academy will provide reasonable 

opportunities for children to take the 

standardised ability test that is used 

to determine the ability band for 

each child. However, with the 

exception of children with a 

statement of Special Educational 

Needs that names Lambeth 

Academy, children who have sat the 

academy's test will be given priority 

over those who have not. 

The academy's full admissions policy 

can be downloaded from 

www.lambeth-academy.org or can 

be obtained on request from our 

admissions officer on 020 7819 4718. 







Act 1998. Independent appeals 

for this academy are arranged by 

academy staff; please telephone the 

academy for an appeals form. 

How to apply 














completed and sent directly 

to Lambeth Academy by Friday 

19 October 2012. 

Open sessions 


9.15–11am 


4.30–7.30pm 


9.15–11am 

All our open events will provide an 

opportunity to tour the academy, 

hear our principal speak and meet 

parents and students. On Wednesday, 

there will be workshops to get 

involved in and a chance to speak 

to individual subject teachers in 

addition to tours and the principal's 

presentation. If these dates above 

are difficult for you, please contact 

us on 020 7819 1363 and we will 

do our best to arrange a visit at 

another time. We look forward 

to meeting you and if you have 

any further questions, please 

do not hesitate to contact us on 

020 7819 4700. 


La Retraite Roman 

Catholic Girls’ School 

La Retraite is a Catholic school 

with a long history of offering 

excellent education to its 

students; it has been designated 

‘Outstanding’ by OfSTED and 

regularly achieves very high 

examination results. 

Its Catholic mission is central to the 

school and it offers a Christian 

education, based in gospel values, 

to Catholic and Christian girls. La 

Retraite has been designated as an 

òutstanding' school by Ofsted. This 

reflects the high attainment levels 

reached by most of our students, 

who are ambitious and aspirational. 

Teaching and learning are at the 

heart of everything we do and we 

aim to make these experiences 

enjoyable as well as productive. 

We want every child to achieve the 

best of which she is capable. 

Curriculum 

La Retraite has a history in 

specialising in science. It provides 

a wide variety of courses and many 

of our students go on to study 

medicine, dentistry and nursing as 

well as many other careers. 

Numbers studying science in the 

sixth form are well above average. 

All national curriculum subjects are 

offered and the school offers a wide 

variety of options to ensure that all 

pupils can study courses appropriate 

to their needs and abilities. 

Extra-curricular activity 

The school makes very special 

provision in music. Instrumental 

tuition is on offer to all students who 

are also able to attend our Music 

School. We have an outstanding 

classical choir and gospel choir as 

well as several instrumental groups 

and a rock band. As well as this, the 

school provides a wealth of sporting 

activities, visits to professional and 

artistic venues, opportunities in 

public speaking and enterprise 

education and many artistic visits to 

theatres, concerts, museums and 

galleries. There are opportunities for 

residential and day `retreats' as part 

of the spiritual care we give to 

students. Many school visits and 

journeys are offered to support the 

curriculum, for instance to Belgium, 

to visit the WW1 battlefields and to 

France and Spain, to support 

language learning. 

Student care 

La Retraite is characterised by its 

calm learning atmosphere and its 

insistence on good manners and 

courtesy. Students are exceptionally 

well cared for by a team of 

professionals who know that a 

happy child will succeed and that 

a child who is achieving her best is 

likely to be happy in herself. 

An experienced team of learning 

mentors, English as an additional 

language teachers and teachers 

knowledgeable about special needs 

support students with widely varying 

needs. 

Sixth form 

We are very proud to be an 11–19 

school and to offer continuous 

education to all our students until 

they are 18/19 years of age. See the 

Secondary Schools in Lambeth: 

Additional Information' booklet for 

details of our sixth form and for 

details of how to apply. 

Admissions policy 

Admissions to the school are made 

by the governing body. Parents must 

make application for admission to 

Year 7 by completing the Common 

Application Form (CAF) provided by 

the Local Education authority in 

which the applicant lives. 

Applications for places in other year 

groups can be made at any time. 

The governors will also require 

parents to complete a supplementary 

form and return this to the school by 

the same date. This form will be to 

establish Catholic practice and 

commitment. It will seek information 

not available on the Common 

Application Form relating to the 

evidence set out in section 1 

below. It will require a reference 

from a parish priest or other 

minister of religion. Completion 

of a supplementary form is not 

mandatory. However, if one is not 

received, the governors will not 

be able to apply the admission 

criteria, and the application will be 

considered under the òther girls' 

category. 

In making their decisions the 

governors will take into account the 

information from the supplementary 

information form and the priest or 

minister's reference. 

Criteria for admission 

The governors wish to encourage 

applications from Catholic girls of all 


La Retraite Roman 

Catholic Girls’ School 

La Retraite Roman Catholic 

Girls’ School 

Atkins Road 

London SW12 OAB 

Headteacher 

Mr J Conway BSc (Hons), PGCE, NPQH 

abilities and to maintain a 

comprehensive school with a 

balanced spread of ability. In order to 

achieve this, all applicants will be 

tested before admission, using a 

standardized cognitive ability test. 

The date of the test will be published 

well in advance. All applicants will be 

allocated an ability band according 

to the results of the test. The 

governors will give first priority to 

Catholic applicants, whatever their 

ability and then make offers to 

others to achieve as far as possible 

an ability spread of 25% of the 

highest achievers ( band 1), 50% 

from the middle (band 2) and 25% 

of the lowest achievers (band 3). 

In making their decisions the Governors 

will take into account the information 

from the supplementary form and 

the Priest or minister’s reference 

where applicable and for non 

Catholic girls, the results of the tests. 

1 Priority: 

Governors will give priority to 

Catholic girls irrespective of 

academic ability. The evidence of 

Catholic practice which governors 

will take into account will be: 

1.1 A self-assessment of Catholic 

practice and observance, to be 

counter-signed and stamped by the 

parish priest. 

1.2 The original of the baptism 

certificate or, where this is not 

available, the original of the First 

Communion certificate. 

2 Oversubscription criteria: 

Where more applications from 

baptised Catholic girls are received 

than there are places, applicants will 

be admitted in the following order: 

2.1 ‘Looked After’ Catholic girls or 

‘Looked After’ girls in the care of 

Catholic families and previously 

looked after Catholic children who 

have been adopted. 

2.2 Baptised Roman Catholic girls or 

girls who are baptised members of 

Eastern rite churches in communion 

with Rome. 

2.3 Other ‘Looked-after children’ 

and other previously looked after 

children who have been adopted. 

Where it is necessary to choose 

between applicants within each of 

these groups, priority will be given to 

those girls whose applications show 

the greatest degree of religious 

practice and commitment. Evidence 

scrutinised will include: the priest’s 

endorsement form showing regular 

practice; baptism certificate (or First 

Communion certificate which is also 

acceptable as proof of baptism.) 

Baptised Catholic girls will be 

admitted in the following order: those 

who attend Mass weekly, fortnightly, 

monthly, occasionally, never. 

Baptised Catholics will not be 

considered as practising Catholics, 

but only as baptised Catholics if their 

church attendance is elsewhere than 

at a Catholic church. Similarly, other 

Christian girls will be admitted in the 

following order: those who attend 

church/service weekly, fortnightly, 

monthly, occasionally, never. 

Where there is oversubscription by 

Catholic applicants to a particular 

band, applicants will be allocated a 

place in the adjacent band for the 

purposes of the admissions 

procedure. 

Where places remain after all 

Catholic applicants and applicants 

covered by 2.1–2.3 above, have 

been made an offer, the Governors 

will take account of the outcome of 

the tests and the places still available 

within the ability bands. Applicants 

will be ranked within the three ability 

bands. Where more applications are 

received than there are places in a 

particular ability band, applicants will 

be admitted in the following order: 

2.4 Girls who are baptised members 

of Eastern Orthodox churches not in 

communion with Rome. 


Telephone 020 8673 5644 

Fax 020 8675 8577 

Email 

schsec@laretraite.lambeth.sch.uk 

Website 

www.laretraite.lambeth.sch.uk 

DfE code 

208 5400 



Year 7 intake 2012/13 

150 (girls) 

Nearest stations Balham, Clapham 

South (Northern Line underground and 

rail) 

Bus routes 

57, 60, 417,155, 355 

2.5 Girls who are baptised Christians 

who are active in their churches 

(frequent and regular attendance) 

which are in membership of 

Churches Together in England 

provided that they have a statement 

of frequent and regular Church 

attendance from the appointed 

minister etc. 

2.6 Girls who are Christians (either 

baptised or preparing for adult 

baptism) in churches which are in 

membership of the Evangelical List, 

provided that they have a statement 

of Church attendance (mentioning if 

necessary that the girl is in 

preparation for baptism) from the 

appointed minister. 

2.7 Girls of other faiths 

2.8 Other girls 

3 Tie-breakers: 

Where applicants are of equal 

standing within each of 2.1. – 2.8 

above, the following sub-criteria will 

apply in priority order: 

3.1 Within each of groups 2.1. to 2.8 

above, preference will be given to 

applicants who have a sibling who 

will be attending La Retraite School 

at the time of the applicant’s 

admission. A sibling is defined as a 

full sister or step/half sister living at 

the same address, a child who is 

living as part of the family by reason 

of a court order or a child who has 

been placed with foster carers as a 

result of being ‘looked after’ by the 

local authority. 

3.2 Priority will then be given on the 

basis of distance between the child’s 

home and the school, measured 

by a straight line. This measurement 

will be made using a computerized 


will be from a central point from the 

child’s home as identified by the 

software to a central point in the 

school as profiled in the software, 

which will be that used by Lambeth 

LA. The child’s home address will be 

the child’s permanent home address 

and will not be the address of a 

relative or carer, unless they have 

legal custody of the child. 

Applications must be made from a 

single address. 









staff, please telephone the school for 


How to apply 















to La Retraite School by 


Open days/evening 


4–7.30pm (Last entry 7pm) 

Headteacher’s address at 

4.15, 5.15 and 6.15pm 

Monday 1, Tuesday 2 and 

Wednesday 3 October 2012, 

9.30–12 noon 

Headteacher’s address at 10.30am 

Thursday 11 and Friday 12 October 

2012 

9.30–12 noon 

Headteacher's address at 10.30am 


Wednessday 24 October 2012 

6–8pm 

(No admission after 

7.30pm) 


Lilian Baylis 

Technology School 


323 Kennington Lane 

Vauxhall 

London SE11 5QY 

Headteacher 

Gary A Phillips BSc (Hons) PGCE, 

MA, FRSA, Hon Fellow LSBU 

“A good school with outstanding 

features.” OfSTED 2008 

Lilian Baylis Technology School (LBTS) 

is a mixed, 11–19, non denominational 

school located in a brand new 

building at Vauxhall. 

Transforming life chances 

The school works in partnership with 

London South Bank University and 

Kings' College, London to transform 

the life chances of all students. 

Through our partnerships we offer a 

Saturday school, mentoring by 

university undergraduates, master 

classes and regular study 

weekends.The school has also been 

awarded ‘Investors in Careers’ due 

to its partnership with a number of 

major businesses including Edexcel, 

Omnigroup, Shell, IBM, EDF Energy 

and Cushman and Wakefield. These 

businesses provide mentors, career 

placements and work shadowing 

opportunities. 

We are proud to be one of the few 

schools to obtain the ‘Artsmark 

Gold’ and ‘Sportsmark’ awards. 

This means that we can offer all 

our students the opportunity to 

take part in arts and sports projects 

with leading national organisations 

including the Tate, the Royal Festival 

Hall, Fulham Football Club and 

Surrey Cricket Club. 

High standards for all 

All of our students are supported 

through outstanding teaching, small 

classes and setting to ensure that 

they reach the highest standards. 

Students are set in English, Maths 

and Science from Y7 and placed in 

smaller classes. In Y9 students start 

their GCSEs in most subjects in set 

classes. We support our most able 

through offering separate GCSE 

Sciences (Biology, Chemistry and 

Physics), GCSE Maths, GCSE 

Statistics and GCSE Mandarin in 

set classes. 

Students can study a wide range 

of options for GCSE. These include 

Geography, History, Religious 

Studies, Art, Animation, Drama, PE, 

Business, Health and Social Care, 

ICT, Food, Resistant Materials and 

Engineering. Students can also 

choose one, two or three GCSEs in 

a Modern Foreign Language from 

French, Spanish and Portuguese. 

Our 2012 results show that our 

students are achieving well above 

national average in GCSE English 

and Maths for both progress and 

A*–C grades. We expect this trend 

to continue due to our outstanding 

teaching and curriculum. 

Lastly all our students undertake a 

wide range of university visits with 

our partners at Kings College, 

Cambridge University and London 

South Bank University. In all cases 

these visits include meeting our ex 

students who now attend these 

universities. 

Ofsted 

Our last full OfSTED report stated: 

• “The school has very successfully 

created a cohesive and 

welcoming community where 

students from over 40 countries 

have great respect for each other 

and for all adults.” 

• “Students are very proud of their 

school, they know that they are 

valued and appreciate all that the 

school can offer them.” 

• “An exemplary pastoral system 

has resulted in outstanding 

personal development and wellbeing 

for all students, good 

behaviour and significant 

reductions in exclusions.” 


Telephone 020 7091 9500 

Fax 020 7091 9555 

Email 

school@lilianbaylis.com 

Website 

www.lilianbaylis.com 

DfE code 

208 4321 


Community 


124 (mixed) 


Vauxhall (Victoria Line underground 

and rail) 

Bus routes 

2, 3, 36, 44, 59, 77, 77A, 88, 109, 

133, 155, 156, 159, 185, 196, 333, 

360, 436 

• “The school has developed an 

outstanding and very responsive 

academic and vocational 

curriculum that motivates students 

to attend and successfully progress 

at 16 to further education, training 

and employment.” 

• “All staff share a common sense 

of purpose that is best summed 

up in the school motto 

‘Transforming the life chances of 

all our students’.” 

• “The school’s evaluation of its 

strengths and weaknesses is 

outstanding and gives the school 

outstanding capacity to improve 

further.” 

Our partnership with parents 

One of the reasons Lilian Baylis 

Technology School continues to be a 

rapidly improving school is its 

emphasis on working in partnership 

with parents. We have six full-time 

pastoral officers who will contact you 

if we have any concerns. You can 

also contact them by phone or ‘drop 

in’ at any time during the day. To 

share our expectations we issue a 

full report every 6 weeks and hold 

academic parents evenings every 

term so that each parent can meet 

their child’s teachers to review 

his/her progress in detail. We also 

hold regular careers fairs and 

celebration events where you can 

meet teachers, local employers, 

colleges and universities. 

A healthy school 

Lilian Baylis Technology School has 

been awarded the Advanced 

National Healthy Schools Standard. 

All students study PE and can join in 

a wide range of after school sports 

clubs and teams. In addition all 

students study all aspects of health 

including diet, drugs, sex and 

relationships and smoking. Our 

canteen only serves healthy food. 

Our new building 

We are very privileged to have an 

exceptional new building. This 

includes state of the art laboratories 

and design technology workshops, 

an inspiring library and leading edge 

ICT facilities. Throughout the school 

there are flexible learning centres 

where students can simply log on to 

computers and continue with their 

studies. These can be used on 

weekdays from 7am – 5pm and on 

Saturday mornings. 

To allow staff to plan and deliver 

exciting and motivating lessons 

every classroom has an electronic 

whiteboard and computers. 

We have just opened our brand 

new sixth form. This means that 

students can continue at Lilian Baylis 

Technology School until they are 19 

to study a wide range of A Levels. 

Admission criteria 

LBTS will use an entrance test as 

part of its admissions. The purpose 

of the entrance test would be to 

band pupils in order to ensure that 

this school has a balanced and 

comprehensive intake. 

All children applying for admission to 

the school in Year 7 will be required 

to take a Verbal Reasoning, 

Numeracy as well as Non Verbal 

Reasoning tests. Children who have 

not taken the tests will only be 

considered for a place at the school 

after those who have taken the test. 

In the case of continued 

oversubscription after the full 

allocation of places, a place will only 

become available to a child who has 

not taken the test once all other 

children remaining on the 

oversubscription waiting list for 

places have been offered a place. 

All applicants will be placed in one 

of five bands, based on their score 

in the Test. Once the children with 

a Statement of Special Educational 

Needs in which the school is the 

named school are offered a place, 

the remaining places will be 

allocated on the basis of the 

oversubscription criteria detailed 

below, so that equal numbers of 

applicants are admitted from each 

band. 

The criteria will be applied to 

applicants in each band in the order 

set out below: 

Criterion 1 Looked after children 

or previously looked after children. 

A looked after child is a child who 

is (a) in the care of a local authority, 

or (b) being provided with 

accommodation by a local authority 

in the exercise of their social services 

functions (as per section 22(1) of the 

Children Act 1989). A previously 

looked after child is a child who was 

adopted, or subject to a residence 

order, or special guardianship order, 




Lilian Baylis 

Technology School 






already attends the school, and who 

will not have left the school at the 

time of admission. As a result 

siblings in the nursery or Year 6 of a 

primary school, or Year 11 at a 

secondary school will not be 

regarded as a sibling under this 

criterion. A sibling is defined as a 

full/half/step brother or sister (who 

are living at the same address in all 

instances) or a child who is living as 

part of the family by reason of a 

court order, or a child who has been 

placed with foster carers at that 

address as a result of being looked 

after by the council. 

However, children who are looked 

after under an agreed series of 

short-term placements (such as 

respite) will not be regarded as 

siblings under this criterion. 

Criterion 3 Children with exceptional 

medical or social needs. 




particular school that is especially able 

to meet that need. The decision to 

prioritise children on these grounds will 

be determined via MEDSOC panel, 

which is comprised of the council’s 

senior management as well as senior 

school staff. Documents from an 

appropriate professional (not including 

general information from a website) 

must support these applications. 

However, any supporting evidence 

does not automatically mean that 

applicants will gain priority in this 

criterion as the decision to prioritise 

under this criterion will solely rest with 

the MEDSOC panel. 






be done using a computerised 




a point at the school as profiled 

in the software. The child’s home 









been given. 









tel. 020 7926 2170 or visit 



How to apply 


using the Common 

Application Form from your 

home borough by 31 October 

2012. However, we are 


submit their application no 



term), to allow it sufficient 

time for processing and 

checking. 





to Lilian Baylis Technology 

School by Friday 26 October 

2012 


Wednesday 3 to Friday 5 October 

2012 

Wednesday 10 to Friday 12 

October 2012 

Monday 15 to Wednesday 17 

October 2012 

Monday 22 to Wednesday 24 

October 2012 

9–11am 


The London Nautical 

School 

The London Nautical School 

exists to educate and prepare 

pupils to be able to meet the 

needs of society, either at sea or 

in any other occupation, where 

responsibility, attention to duty 

and regard for others are valued 

equally with academic and 

practical skills. The school’s 

success in achieving its aim 

depends on effective partnership 

between parents, pupils, staff 

and governors, together with a 

curriculum within which the 

school’s nautical character forms 

a central part. 

A Unique Heritage 

The school has a nautical history and 

tradition stretching back almost a 

hundred years. This means we offer 

all pupils the chance to participate 

in nautical sports and activities. We 

have links with the Merchant and 

Royal Navy, as well as other sectors 

of the Maritime Industry such as the 

Honourable Company of Shipwrights. 

A Small School 

London Nautical is small enough that 

we all know each other personally. 

We provide all pupils, staff and 

visitors with a safe environment for 

learning. We recognize the role of 

parents in the success of the school 

and actively involve them. We have 

an excellent pastoral team and a 

very high quality teaching staff. Year 

Heads and Tutors stay with the 

same group of pupils throughout 

their time at the school enabling 

them to build up strong relationships 

with pupils and parents. 

Outstanding Sporting 

Opportunities 

We have an excellent reputation as a 

sports college. Our team frequently 

top local sports leagues and we 

have several sporting internationals 

amongst our pupils. Pupils are 

offered a wide range of sporting 

opportunities within the curriculum 

and as extra-curricular activities. 

There are also opportunities for pupils 

to achieve formal PE qualifications. 

We choose to offer more time for 

PE/Games in our curriculum 

because active participation in sport 

improves teamwork and cooperation. 

A Curriculum for the 

21st Century 

Our curriculum is focussed on 

achieving excellence for all whatever 

their ability. We aim to offer a career 

path for all pupils at whatever stage 

they leave the school by preparing 

them for a range of academic, 

professional, artisan, and sporting 

careers. Personalisation in our 

curriculum offer is aimed at boys to 

achieve their best intellectually, 

physically and creatively. 

Serving the whole of London 

in the Heart of London 

The school has a stunning location 

right next to the Thames and South 

Bank. This means we can provide 

high quality cultural, sporting and 

maritime opportunities to broaden 

pupils’ experiences. We are Pan 

London School because we have 

no catchment area our pupils 

come from every borough and 

we welcome applications from 

all over London. 

Admissions and 

over-subscription criteria 

The London Nautical School admits 

pupils of all abilities from the whole 

of London, and occasionally beyond. 

For year 7’s starting school in 

September 2013 there are 120 

places available that will be allocated 


The London Nautical 

School 


61 Stamford Street 

Blackfriars 

London SE1 9NA 

Headteacher 

Mr H Dastagir BSc 

according to the following criteria: 

1 Pupils who are in the care 

of a Council or provided with 

accommodation by that Council in 

accordance with the Children Act 

1989, often known as `looked after 

children' (also a legal obligation). 

This will include any who are 

`previously looked after children’ 

(defined as those who have ceased 

to be because of adoption, a 

residence order or a special 

guardianship order). 

2 Pupils who already have another 

sibling on the school roll (including 

the 6th form) as at September 2013. 

Sibling is defined as a full, half or 

step brother/sister who is living at 

the same home address, and may 

include an adopted or fostered child 

provided they can be proven to be 

resident at that address. 

3 All other pupils. 

Pupils with a Statement of Special 

Education Needs who have named 

London Nautical as their school of 

choice (this is a legal obligation). 

All applicants under category 3 are 

treated equally, and in common with 

many other schools, where there 

are more applicants than places 

available, all potential pupils 

(including those in categories 

1, 2 and 3) will sit a `test' for the 

purposes of banding ability. This 

enables us to ensure the school has 

a very wide range of ability within it. 

Pupils are allocated to one of 3 

bands according to results. Where 


places within a particular band, 

allocation of those places will be 

by way of random selection with 

all pupils having equal opportunity. 

An appropriate independent person 

who is not a member of the school 

staff, governors or an LNS parent, 

will supervise this process. In the 

case of twins, where one is allocated 

a place in the ballot, the remaining 

twin will also receive a place within 

their relevant band. 

All admissions are co-ordinated 

through the Pan-London Coordinated 

scheme and parents 

will be required to apply on the 

appropriate Common Application 

Form via their Local Authority before 

the published date. In addition, a 

supplementary form must be sent to 

the Admissions Department at the 

London Nautical School by the same 

date. The Local Authority will advise 

parents whether or not a place at the 

school has been allocated to them 

on the 1 March 2013. Parents are 

allocated the highest preference 

school that has offered a place. 

Waiting lists 

The London Nautical School will 

operate a waiting list. Where in any 

year The London Nautical School 

receives more applications for places 

than there are places available a 

waiting list will be maintained by The 

London Nautical School from 1 

September of the year to which the 

application applied in accordance 

with council guidelines. 

Children’s position on the waiting 

lists will be determined solely in 

accordance with the 

oversubscription criteria set out 

above. Where places become 

vacant they will be allocated to 

children on the waiting list in 

accordance with the published 

oversubscription criteria. 

Children who are subject of a 

direction by the secretary of state to 

admit will be given precedence for 

admission over children on the 

waiting list. 

In-year submissions 

Subject to any provisions in the 

council’s co-ordinated admission 


Telephone 020 7928 6801 

Fax 020 7261 9408 

Email 

admin@nautical.lambeth.sch.uk 

Website 

www.lns.org.uk 

DfE code 

208 5405 


Foundation 


120 (boys) 


Waterloo (Northern Line, Bakerloo Line 

underground and rail), Blackfriars 

(District Line, Circle Line underground 

and rail), Southwark (Jubilee Line 

underground) 

Bus routes 

RV1, 1, 4, 59, 68, 76, 139, 

168, 171, 341, 521 

How to apply 












Information Form at the back 

of this booklet must be 






4–6pm. 

arrangements relating to applications 

submitted for years other that the 

normal year of entry, the school will 

consider all such applications and if 

the year group applied for has a 

place available, a place will be 

offered. If a place is not available, the 

parent can ask for his or her child’s 

name to be added to the waiting list, 

as described previously. Parents 

whose application is turned down 

are entitled to appeal to an 

independent appeals panel. 









staff, please telephone the school 


Sixth form 

For further information regarding our 

sixth form provision please contact 

the school for the sixth form 

prospectus. 




Crown Dale 

London SE19 3NY 

Headteacher 

Denise Webster NPQH 

The Norwood Fact File 

• Ofsted praise: rated a good 

school with outstanding 

features and a proven ability 

to deliver “an innovative and 

engaging curriculum” Ofsted 

2010. 

• Top 5 in the country: ranked 

5th best school in England 

for the value added measure 

(student progress between 

Key Stage 2 to GCSE). 

• Outstanding exam results: 

98% of students achieving 

5+ A*-C grades at GCSE, with 

64% achieving these grades 

including English and Maths. 

• Successful Sixth Form: 

expanding post 16 

opportunities with 100% 

pass rate. 

• Exciting future: £13 million 

state-of-the-art facilities 

opening in early 2013. 

• Personalised learning: a 

community school where 

every young person is known, 

supported and challenged. 

The Norwood School is a vibrant, 

dynamic and ambitious 11-18 mixed 

secondary school, rated good with 

outstanding features by Ofsted. The 

Norwood School is entering an 

exciting time, with a brand new 

building opening in 2013, a vibrant 

and flourishing Sixth Form and the 

school's best ever GCSE results in 

2011, placing them 5th best in 

England for the value added 

measure. The school's vision is 

clear: to be a beacon of success and 

a centre of excellence benefitting 

students, parents and the wider 

community. 

A personalised and bespoke 

learning experience 

Our vision to nurture and encourage 

the interests, abilities and unique 

qualities of each and every student, 

is achieved through our personalised 

approach to learning. Using a variety 

of distinctive pathways, for example, 

small intervention groups and fast 

tracking within a condensed Key 

Stage 3 curriculum, we recognise 

student promise and our enthusiastic 

staff are committed to ensuring 

each child reaches their full potential 

during their time at the school. This 

personalised approach to learning 

ensures each individual is known, 

nurtured and challenged. Staff are 

passionate and dedicate their time to 

delivering an outstanding education, 

providing students with the skills and 

abilities they need to realise their 

ambitions. Our relentless focus on 

student progress enables us to 

provide opportunities for challenge 

and flexible support that is tailored 

to students' individual needs and 

encouraging success at the earliest 

opportunity. 

An outstanding curriculum 

Praised by Ofsted as “innovative 

and engaging”. Our òutstanding' 

curriculum is designed to meet the 

needs and abilities of all students, 

right through to our thriving Sixth 

Form. At its heart is the overriding 

importance that we place on 

developing pupils' literacy, numeracy 

and communication skills. Our 

specialism in Performing and Visual 

Arts further compliments and 

enriches our offer by fostering 

students' imagination and 

developing their self confidence. 

“The specialist status makes an 

outstanding contribution to the 

quality of the curriculum and to the 


Telephone 020 8670 9382 

Fax 020 8761 5933 

Email 

post@thenorwoodschool.org 

Website 

www.thenorwoodschool.org 

DfE 

208 4223 


Community 


150 (mixed) 

Nearest station 

West Norwood (rail) 

Bus routes 

68, 196, 249, 417, 432, 468 

engagement and relevance of 

students' lessons ... providing pupils 

with memorable experiences”, 

Ofsted. In addition, students are 

encouraged and expected to 

participate in our wide range of 

extra-curricular activities which 

extend, enrich and support learning. 

Working together to achieve 

success 

At The Norwood School we work 

very closely with our partner primary 

schools and have developed an 

excellent primary to secondary 

transition programme which 

“ensures students settle into school 

exceptionally well” Ofsted. We 

continue to be a Leading Edge 

Partner to the BRIT School and have 

long established and very successful 

links with organisations such as the 

English National Opera, The Young 

and Old Vic, the National Theatre 

and The Rambert Dance Company. 

We have an excellent reputation for 

the standard of our pastoral care, 

guidance and support. Being a small 

mixed community school, we know 

our young people well and `pupils 

and staff are proud to be part of a 

well ordered, purposeful and safe 

environment; Ofsted. Our parents 

are strongly encouraged to be fully 

involved in their child's education 

and we are committed to ensuring 

that parents are regularly updated on 

their child's progress. 

A vibrant Sixth Form 

Our successful and expanding Sixth 

Form has a 100% pass rate – 

(2011). The post-16 provision is 

engaging and a full and “varied 

range of extra-curricular activities 

and work experience placements 

enrich the programme, leading to 

good personal development,” 

Ofsted. The curriculum offer at 

Key Stage 5 provides a natural 

progression route for students, and 

those in the Sixth Form make a 

positive contribution to the school 

by taking on posts of responsibility 

such as mentoring. Please see our 

website for more details. 

Admission Criteria 

Performing and Visual Arts 

Bursaries 

The Norwood School is proud to 

offer bursaries to 10% of students 

who show a natural aptitude and 

passion for the Arts. Please see our 

website for more details. 

All children applying for admission to 

the school in Year 7 will be required 

to take a Verbal reasoning, 

Numeracy as well as a Non Verbal 

reasoning test. Applicants will be 

placed in one of five ability bands on 

the basis of these results. 

Criterion 1 Looked after children 

or previously looked after children. A 

looked after child is a child who is (a) 

in the care of a local authority, or (b) 

being provided with accommodation 

by a local authority in the exercise of 

their social services functions (as per 

section 22(1) of the Children Act 

1989). A previously looked after child 



is a child who was adopted, 

or subject to a residence order, 

or special guardianship order, 








already attends the school,and who 

will not have left the school at the time 

of admission. As a result siblings in the 

nursery or Year 6 of a primary school, 

or Year 11 at a secondary school will 

not be regarded as a sibling under this 

criterion. A sibling is defined as a 

full/half/step brother or sister(who are 

living at the same address in all 

instances) or a child who is living as 

part of the family by reason of a court 

order, or a child who has been placed 

with foster carers at that address as a 

result of being looked after by the 

council. However, children who are 

looked after under an agreed series of 

short-term placements (such as 

respite) will not be regarded as siblings 

under this criterion. 

Criterion 3 Children with 

exceptional medical or social needs. 




particular school that is especially able 

to meet that need. The decision to 

prioritise children on these grounds 

will be determined via MEDSOC 

panel, which is comprised of the 

council’s senior management as well 

as senior school staff. Documents 

from an appropriate professional (not 

including general information from a 

website) must support these 

applications. However, any supporting 

evidence does not automatically 

mean that applicants will gain priority 

in this criterion as the decision to 

prioritise under this criterion will solely 

rest with the MEDSOC panel. 






be done using a computerized 




a point at the school as profiled in 

the software. The child’s home 









been given. 









tel. 020 7926 2170 or visit 



How to apply 















The Norwood School by Friday 

19 October 2012 



(4.30pm –7.00pm) 

Open days 

Monday 17 September 2012 




Friday 21 September 2012 



(9.15am–10.10am) 

Sixth Form Open Evening 

Thursday 18 October 2012, 

4.30–7pm (please check website 

for details) 

Admission Test Date 


Bursary Auditions and 

Workshops 




“This is a good school with an 

outstanding curriculum” 

Ofsted 2009 

Saint Gabriel’s College: A 

Brighter Future 

Saint Gabriel's is a new coeducational 

College for 11–16 years 

olds, committed to the highest 

standards of learning within a strong 

culture of pastoral care. We are the 

only Church of England College in 

Lambeth offering places to both boys 

and girls and we are proud of our 

Anglican ethos, which is inclusive and 

welcomes pupils of all backgrounds. 

At Saint Gabriel's we expect all 

stakeholders to support our Christian 

values of self-discipline, generosity 

and courtesy, and our pupils and 

staff to live out these values. 

Our mission 

We are committed as a College to 

recognising the God-given potential 

in all pupils, and to nurturing and 

developing the gifts and talents of 

each unique pupil. 

Our values 

Service to Society 

We do all we can to help to our pupils 

grow into citizens who will be of 

invaluable service to their community, 

serving each other and the wider 

community. 

Generosity of Spirit 

We aim to develop an understanding 

of the value of human relationships 

and the ability to reach out to others, 

build bridges and respond positively, 

whatever the circumstances. 

Commitment to excellence in all 

things 

We, as a College commit to 

developing determination and 

resilience in all pupils to equip them in 

the pursuit of excellence in everything 

they do. 

“People will see that something 

really important is going on here. 

That here there are lives being led 

that have joy and faithfulness and 

love and generosity – lives of the 

kind that Jesus inspires.” 

Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop 

of Canterbury 

We encourage all pupils to learn at 

least one musical instrument, and 

we offer scholarships with free tuition 

to those who demonstrate real 

musical aptitude. The College has 

also been chosen by one of the most 

successful businessmen in the UK, 

Sir Martin Sorrell, to be the Education 

and Business partner of his 

advertising company WPP, which 

is the largest in the world. The 

enrichment that these links and 

opportunities bring to the College, 

and the College's Outstanding 

Curriculum recognised by the 

Schools' Inspectorate Ofsted, make 

Saint Gabriel's a school of choice, 

and a place where dreams can be 

nurtured and aspirations achieved. 

Leading Learning 

The College places a strong 

emphasis on using data to ensure 

that all pupils are making excellent 

progress. Work is regularly and 

accurately marked and helpful 

feedback given, so that pupils know 

the level at which they are working, 

and have clarity about moving 

forward. Progress is tracked and 

reported to parents five times per 

academic year and any pupil who is 

making insufficient progress is given 

additional support to ensure they 

meet their challenging targets. 

Pastoral Care 

Our pastoral care is second to none. 

The best outcomes for pupils result 

from a partnership with parents which 

is why we ask all our parents and 

pupils to sign our Home – College 

Agreement. 

Learning Communities 

The College is organised into three 

learning communities. There are 

three Heads of Learning Community 

who oversee the achievement 

and progress of all pupils in their 

community. They build the community 

ethos by encouraging excellent 

attendance and punctuality, positive 

attitude and community service 



Saint Gabriel's College 

Main building: Langton Road 

London SW9 6UL 


Ms Wendy Cooper BA Hons 

through healthy competition 

supporting our core values. They 

organize charity projects,events and 

reward ceremonies for their learning 

communities. 

Rewards and Sanctions 

We believe that pupils need clear 

boundaries. They need to understand 

that any unacceptable behaviour will 

result in a sanction, just as they need 

to know that they will be rewarded for 

positive attitude and behaviour. 

We encourage parents to contact us 

whenever they feel the need to, and 

we will always contact parents 

whenever there is a concern. 

Admissions Policy 

Ethos Statement 

St Gabriel’s College is a Church of 

England school with a distinctive 

Christian ethos at its heart. The school 

provides an inclusive, caring and 

supportive environment where children 

of all faiths or none will learn and 

flourish in a setting shaped by Christian 

values. We welcome applications from 

all members of the community and we 

ask all parents to respect the Christian 

ethos of our school and its importance 

to our community. 

The College admits pupils under three 

categories – Church Foundation 

Places, Specialist Music Places and 

Open Places according to a system of 

“banding” to ensure a comprehensive 

intake across the full range of ability. 

Pupils applying to St Gabriel’s College 

will be required to take cognitive 

abilities tests on a date to 

be published each year. There will be 

arrangements for late tests for any 

applicants who are unable to attend 

on the date of the test. 

The College will admit from each of the 

ability bands as follows: 

25% band one 

50% band two 

25% band three 

If there are insufficient applicants for 

places the following criteria will apply: 

the unfilled places in band 1 will be 

offered to band 2 applicants; the 

unfilled places in band 2 will be offered 

to band 1 and band 3 applicants 

equally; the unfilled places in band 3 

will be offered to band 2 applicants. 

Church Foundation Places 

The governors have decided that 25% 

of places each year should be Church 

Foundation places; these places will be 

offered to students who themselves 

and/or whose families are committed 

regular worshippers in a Christian 

church. A letter of support will be 

required from the minister in charge. 

Parents applying for a Church Place 

must complete the Church Place 

Supplementary Information Form 

available from the school, as well as 

the Common Application Form from 

the Local Education Authority. If there 

are more applications from those who 

fulfil the above definition than places 

available, places will be allocated in the 

following priority order. 

1 Children who are Looked After (i.e. 

in the care of local authorities), or 

previously looked after, or subject to a 

residence or special guardianship order 

under the Children Act 1989. 

2 Children who themselves and/or 

families attend St John the Divine 

Church, Kennington. 

3 Children who will have a brother(s) 

and/or sister(s) already at St Gabriel’s 

College when they enter the school. 

4 Children who have a special need 

that can be met by the School. This is 

to be supported by evidence from a 

suitable professional agency, e.g. 

teacher, social worker, doctor etc, 

stating why this would be the most 

suitable school and the difficulties that 

would be caused if the child had to 

attend another school. 

5 The shortest safe walking route by 

road. 

If there are fewer than 25% qualified 

applicants for Church Foundation 

places, any unfilled places will 

automatically become extra open 

places. 

Unsuccessful applicants for Church 

Foundation places will be considered 

for open places. 

Specialist Music Places 

10% of places will be offered to 

children who demonstrate that they 

have the aptitude to benefit from a 

place at a specialist music school. 


Telephone 0207 793 3901 

Fax 020 7735 8132 

Email pupilservices@ 

saintgabrielscollege.org 

Website www.saintgabrielscollege.org 

DfE code 

208 4509 


Church of England Academy 


120 mixed 


Oval (Northern Line underground), 

Loughborough Junction (rail) 

Bus routes 

P5, 3, 36, 159, 185, 436 

Places will be allocated on the basis of 

an aptitude test carried out in 

November/ December to include 

performance either as a vocalist or 

instrumentalist and a test of aural 

perception and awareness. Applicants 

will be placed in rank order according 

to their total score in the aptitude test. 

Those not offered a specialist place will 

automatically be considered for a place 

under the general admission criteria. 

All pupils at Saint Gabriel's College 

have the opportunity to apply for 

peripatetic music lessons. 

Parents applying for a Specialist Music 

Place must complete the Music Place 

Supplementary Information Form 

available from the school, as well as 

the Common Application Form from 

the Local Education Authority 

Open Places 

The governors have designated 65% 

of places each year as Open Places, to 

be offered to pupils who do not qualify 

for a Church Foundation place. 

If there are more applications than 

places, places will be allocated in the 

following priority order. 

1. Children who are “Looked After” i.e. 

in the care of local authorities or 

previously looked after, or subject to a 

residence or special guardianship order 

under the Children Act 1989 

2. Children who will have a brother(s) 

and/or sister(s) already at St Gabriel's 

College when they enter the school 

3. Children who have a special need 

that can be met by the School. This is 

to be supported by evidence from a 

suitable professional agency, e.g. 

teacher, social worker, doctor etc, 

stating why this would be the most 

suitable school and the difficulties that 

would be caused if the child had to 

attend another school. 

4. The shortest safe walking route by 

road. 

Parents applying for an open place or a 

specialist place do so knowing that the 

school aims to provide an education 

based on Christian principles and 

therefore the governors hope that all 

students will take part in the Christian 

worship of the school and will attend 

religious education lessons. Parents 

wishing to apply for an open place 

should do so by filling in the Common 

Application Form available from the 

Local Authority. 

Where two or more applicants have 

equal right to a place and there are 

insufficient places available, the matter 

will be determined by distance in the 

first instance. If this is insufficient, the 

matter will be decided by drawing lots. 

In the case of twins or other in-year 

siblings, the governors would admit 

both children. 



right to appeal against the decision to 

an Independent Admissions Appeals 

Panel established under the School 

Standards and Framework Act 

1998. Independent appeals for this 

school are arranged by school staff, 

please telephone the school for an 

appeals form. 

How to apply 








later than the 26 October 

2012 (i.e. the Friday before 

half term), to allow it 

sufficient time for processing 

and checking. 





to Saint Gabriel’s College by 

Friday 26 October 2012 

Open mornings 9–11am 

Monday 24 September 

Thursday 18 October 


Open evenings 6–8pm 

Tuesday 9 October 


Tuesday 23 October 

Open Saturday 9–12pm 



St Martin-in-the-Fields 

High School for Girls 

St. Martin-in-the-Fields 

School for Girls 

155 Tulse Hill 

London SW2 3UP 

Headteacher 

Mrs Lesley Morrison, CBE BSc 

“This is an outstanding school 

where every child is valued to 

come to her or his full potential.” 

Ofsted June 2007 

St Martin-in-the-Fields High School 

for Girls was established over three 

hundred years ago by our founding 

church in Trafalgar Square to provide 

an education for the girls of the 

parish. Merging tradition and 

innovation, the school continues to 

build on its spiritual foundations 

whilst embracing educational 

changes which directly benefit our 

pupils, such as gaining specialist 

technology and sports school status. 

The Christian ethos permeates the 

whole life of the school and drives 

the vision for the future forward. 

Pupils feel valued and express this 

as ‘being part of the St Martin’s 

family’. They are also aware of the 

high expectations placed on them to 

perform to their full potential from 

Year 7 to 13. We are proud of their 

continued achievements: our pupils 

consistently aim high and exceed 

their targets, gaining results well 

above the national average. 

The aim is to equip every pupil 

graduating from St Martin’s with the 

qualifications, skills and personal 

attributes necessary to meet the 

demands of an increasingly 

complex and challenging world. 

The extraordinary range of extracurricular 

activities enriches the 

educational experience of the 

pupils and provides stimulating 

opportunities for performance and 

individual expression. As one student 

put it, “There is something here for 

everyone.” 

At St Martin’s, we believe that a 

positive approach pays dividends. 

Excellent behaviour, regular 

attendance, sustained effort, 

significant progress and contribution 

to school life are all continually 

and publicly rewarded. Our focus 

at St Martin’s never wavers from 

educating the whole child – 

academically, socially and spiritually 

– and it is a formula that has proven 

highly successful over the years. 

In recognition of our ‘Outstanding’ 

status, St Martin’s was recently 

invited to become an Academy 

School and that was granted in 

April 2012. 

Admission criteria 

The Governing Body admits 140 

girls into Year 7. We welcome 

applications from all members of the 

community and we ask all parents to 

respect the Christian ethos of our 

school and its importance to our 

community. 

Applicants will take standardized 

NFER aptitude tests and will be 

assigned to one of three ability 

bands (25% Band One, 50% Band 

Two and 25% Band Three). The 

Governors have designated 60% 

of places in each ability band as 

Foundation Places and 40% as 

Open Places. 

We are part of the locally agreed 

co-ordination scheme. If you wish 

to apply for a place at St Martin’s, 

please name us as one of your 

preferences on the Common 

Application Form (CAF) and return it 


Telephone 

020 8674 5594 

Fax 

020 8674 1379 

Email 

stmartins@stmartins.lambeth.sch.uk 

DfE code 

208 5404 


Church of England Academy 


140 (girls) 


Tulse Hill (rail) 

Brixton (Victoria Line underground 

and rail) 

Bus routes 

2, 68, 68A, 196, 201, 322, 515, 

432, P13 

to Lambeth. In addition, you MUST 

also complete our Supplementary 

Form (SIF) and return it to St 

Martin’s. 

Foundation places 

• The Governors have designated 

60% of places in each ability band 

each year as Foundation Places 

to be offered to children of regular 

worshipping members of a 

Christian Church. 

• If there are more qualified 

applicants than places in any of 

the ability bands, places will be 

allocated according to the 

following criteria: 

1. A looked after child, in the care 

of the Local Authority. 

2. The parent(s) or carer(s) need to 

be regular worshipping members 

of a Christian Church. A reference 

will be required from the priest or 

minister of religion. Parent(s) or 

carer(s) will usually need to be 

attending Church at least once a 

fortnight and have been practising 

for at least three years. 

3. The presence of a sister in the 

school (Years 7–11), who is living 

at the same address, as at 

September 2013. 

4. Girls with an exceptional 

medical or social need. This must 

be supported by written evidence 

from a specialist health 

professional or social worker. 

5. Girls whose parents have a 

particular wish for their daughter 

to be educated in an all-girls 

school. (If possible, a letter from 

the primary school Headteacher, a 

doctor or social worker should be 

sent with the Supplementary 

Form.) 

6. The nearness of the home to 

the school. 

• If there are fewer qualified 

applicants for Foundation Places 

than places available in any of the 

ability bands, the unfilled places 

will become additional Open 

Places. 

Open places 

• The Governors have designated 

40% of places in each ability band 

each year as Open Places to be 

offered to girls who do not qualify 

for Foundation Places, as their 

parents are not practising 

Christians, but have chosen the 

school for the type of education it 

provides. 

• Parents applying for an Open 

Place do so knowing that the 

school aims to provide an 

education based on Christian 

principles and therefore Governors 

expect that all pupils will take part 

in the Christian worship of the 

school and will attend Religious 

Education lessons. 

• If there are more qualified 

applicants than places in any of 

the ability bands, places will be 

allocated according to the 

following criteria: 

1. A looked after child, in the care 

of the Local Authority. 

2. The presence of a sister in the 

school (Years 7–11), who is living 

at the same address, as at 

September 2013. 


St Martin-in-the-Fields 

High School for Girls 

3. Daughters of parents of faiths 

other than the Christian faith who 

express a clear desire for a school 

with a religious foundation. (The 

Supplementary Form should be 

supported by a letter from a priest 

or religious leader.). 

4. Girls with an exceptional 

medical or social need. This must 

be supported by written evidence 

from a specialist health. 

professional or social worker. 

5. Girls whose parents have a 

particular wish for their daughter 

to be educated in an all-girls 

school. (If possible, a letter from 

the primary school Headteacher, a 

doctor or social worker should be 

sent with the Supplementary 

Form.) 

6. The nearness of the home to 

the school. 

• If there are fewer qualified 

applicants for Open Places than 

places available in any of the 

ability bands, the unfilled places 

will become additional Foundation 

Places. 











How to apply 










term), to allow it sufficient 

time for processing and 

checking. 





St. Martin’s School by Friday 



Wednesday, 26 September 2012 

5–8pm 

Open Saturday 

Saturday, 29 September 2012 

10am–1pm 

Further opportunities to visit 

the school 

11, 16 and 25 October 2012 

9.15am 


Please contact the school for 

details and date 

Admission tests 

Saturday, 17 November 2012 



“This is an excellent school. 

Parents rightly feel that it gives 

their children every chance of 

succeeding in life” 

Ofsted November 2006 

Introduction 

Stockwell Park High School is a 

mixed Academy with specialisms in 

Business and Enterprise and Training. 

We were designated Òutstanding' by 

Ofsted in 2006 and 2008. We are 

also a member of the Leading Edge 

programme, a national network 

of high-performing schools. In 

2011, 72% of our pupils achieved 

GCSE grades A*–C in English and 

Mathematics, with 75% achieving five 

GCSE grades at A*–C or equivalent. 

Transformation opportunities 

“Students appreciate and enjoy the 

rich range of opportunities available 

to them.” Ofsted 2006 

There is an exceptionally strong 

school ethos and we are proud of 

the way our specialisms permeate all 

aspects of school life. Our pupils are 

expected to demonstrate enterprise 

capability through decision-making, 

leadership, managing risk and 

problem-solving. Ample 

opportunities exist for pupils to 

develop these skills, both within the 

timetabled curriculum and beyond, 

through our extensive Academies 

Programme. Visitors to the school 

often comment on the calm, 

purposeful and well-ordered 

atmosphere. 

Educational environment 

We have an outstanding new 

building, with excellent facilities 

including state of the art ICT suites, 

Science Laboratories and a new 

sports hall, built and equipped to 

Sport England standards. The 

building was designed for yearbased 

learning on the small `school 

within a school' model with many 

opportunities for personalised 

learning and close pupil support. 

Academic development 

“Achievement in literacy and 

numeracy is outstanding.” Ofsted 

Every child who enters Stockwell 

Park High School should be aiming 

high because we will have high 

expectations of him/her. By providing 

a very broad curriculum tailored to 

pupils' individual needs, together 

with high-quality teaching, we expect 

our pupils to build on their 

achievements from primary school 

and fulfil their potential. As a Training 

School, we actively encourage the 

professional development of staff, 

enabling the school to stay at the 

forefront of educational progress. 

Curriculum 

“The school's specialism in business 

and enterprise has extended the 

opportunities available to pupils and 

is helping them to enter the world of 

work successfully.” Ofsted 2006 

At Key Stage 3, pupils follow the 

national curriculum with a particular 

emphasis on the development of 




Clapham Road 

London SW9 0AL 

Headteacher 

Ms Judette Tapper CBE, FRSA, 

MA, NPQH 

competences through an artsbased, 

skills-based programme. 

E-learning, six-weekly assessments 

and careful target-setting are used to 

support personalised learning and 

many opportunities are provided for 

pupils to develop their Business and 

Enterprise skills in real projects and 

to share their findings with others. 

Able, gifted and talented pupils are 

identified across the curriculum and 

are kept on target through regular 

monitoring of progress. The needs of 

our academically able pupils are also 

supported through our new 

academic programme, the Grammar 

School Pathway. 

At Key Stage 4 the curriculum is 

rich and diverse with many different 

pathways designed to meet 

individual pupils' needs. Pupils 

can take the English Baccalaureate 

subjects: English, Mathematics, 

Science, a language and either 

History or Geography. A wide range 

of other courses are also available, 

including Art, Drama, ICT, Media, 

PE, Technology, and a variety of 

vocational courses. Work-related 

learning and the spirit of enterprise 

also permeates the curriculum at 

Key Stage 4 and there are extensive 

opportunities for work experience. 

Pupils' progress is closely tracked 

through our programme of sixweekly 

assessments. We expect 

pupils to develop as independent 

learners under the guidance and 

support of their teachers. 

Developing the whole pupil 

There are many opportunities for 

extra-curricular activities within our 

Centres of Excellence. School teams 

challenge other schools in football, 

cricket, rugby, basketball, netball, 

volleyball, swimming, badminton 

and chess. The Centre of Excellence 

for Sports offers specialist coaching 

for a range of sports, not normally 

available, through scholarships 

for those showing talent and 

commitment. The Centre of 

Excellence for Drama provides 

additional training, scholarships, 

theatre visits, workshops and master 

classes, as well as opportunities for 

public performances. The Centre of 

Excellence for Creative Writing helps 

pupils to focus on poetry, learn 

about the media and develop their 

journalistic skills. 


The main principle of admission to 

Stockwell Park High School is to 

secure and maintain the character 

of the school as a comprehensive 

school, providing for the needs of 

young people within the 11–19 age 

range. In order to achieve this, the 

admissions criteria have been 

designed to produce an intake that 

is representative of the national 

ability range. Pupils will, therefore, 

be admitted according to a banding 

system. Three ability bands will 

be determined by the results 

of Cognitive Ability Tests (CAT 

scores) and the school will admit 

approximately 20% of pupils from 

the top band, 60% of pupils from 

the middle band and 20% of pupils 

from the lower band. The number 

intended to be admitted in 

September 2013 will be 210. The 

school participates in the council’s 

co-ordinated procedure and all 

deadlines within that should be 

adhered to by applicants. As 

required by government regulations, 

the school will give top priority to 

applications on behalf of children in 

the care, or previously in the care, 

of the council (`looked after' children) 

residing with the primary carer as 

evidenced by the child benefit 

allowance in the admission area. 


Telephone 020 7733 6156 

Fax 020 7738 6196 

Email 

info@stockpark.lambeth.sch.uk 

Website 

www.stockpark.lambeth.sch.uk 

DfE code 

208 4322 


Academy 


210 (mixed) 


Stockwell (Northern and Victoria Lines 

underground) 

Bus routes 

2, 50, 88, 155, 196, 333, 345, P5 

How to apply 















to Stockwell Park High School 



Tuesday 25 September 2012, 

9am–10am 

Wednesday 26 September 2012, 

4pm–6pm 

Children with statements of Special 

Educational Needs naming the 

school will also be admitted. With 

the exception of these two 

categories, priority will be given to 

children residing within the priority 

admission area which includes the 

following postcodes: SW2, SW4, 

SW8, SW9, SW12, SW16, SE1, 

SE5, SE11, SE19, SE21, SE24 and 

SE27. There is no guarantee of a 

place for children living in this 

admission area. The school will 

endeavour to provide places for 

pupils who live outside this area 

whose parents wish them to attend 

Stockwell Park High School provided 

that they can be accommodated 

within the agreed admission limits. 

Late applications 

Late applications may be made to 

the school and will be maintained in 

order of the over-subscription 

criteria. Any pupil not offered a place 

will be placed on the waiting list and 

will have the statutory right of appeal. 












Applying for schools 

in other boroughs 

Parents/carers resident in 

Lambeth, but who wish to apply 

for a school maintained by 

another borough, still need to 

apply on Lambeth’s online or 

paper Common Application Form 

and return it to the Lambeth 

School Admissions Team. 

All boroughs produce a booklet 

similar to this one, which gives full 

details of schools, entry tests and 

any supplementary information forms 

that are required to be submitted 

with your application. 

Details of local school admissions 

teams in other boroughs within 

reasonable distance to Lambeth 

are listed here, and you can contact 

the relevant borough for a copy of 

their brochure. 

London Borough of Bromley 


Civic Centre 

Stockwell Close 

Bromley BR1 3UH 

Tel. 020 8313 4044 

London Borough of Croydon 

School Admissions 

Department for Children Families 

and Learning 

2nd Floor South West Corner 

Taberner House 

Park Lane 

Croydon 

CR9 1TP 

Tel. 020 8726 6400 

London Borough of Lewisham 

School Admissions 

Laurence House 

1 Catford Road 

London SE6 4RU 

Tel. 020 8314 8282 

London Borough of Merton 

Schools Admissions Team 

Civic Centre 

London Road 

Morden SM4 5DX 

Tel. 020 8274 4906 

London Borough of Southwark 

School admissions team 

Southwark Children's Services 

4th Floor, Hub 3 

PO Box 64529 

London SE1P 5LX 

London Borough of Wandsworth 

Pupil Services Section 

Children's Services Department 

Town Hall Extension 

Wandsworth High Street 

London SW18 2PU 

Tel. 020 8871 7316 

City of Westminster 


13th Floor, Westminster City Hall 

64 Victoria Street 

London SW1E 6QP 

Tel. 020 7641 1816/7 


Children with Special 

Educational Needs (SEN) 

Children with statements of 

Special Educational Needs 

By the end of Summer term 2012, 

parents/ carers of children resident in 

Lambeth, with a statement of 

Special Educational Needs, will 

receive a letter with a form asking for 

secondary school preferences from 

Lambeth Special Educational Needs 

Team. This correspondence will also 

inform them about the process for 

transferring to secondary school and 

inviting them to notify Lambeth 

CYPS of the name of their 

preferred school. The Special 

Educational Needs Team will then 

consult with your preferred 

secondary school. 

It is therefore important that you 

complete this form and return it. 

Further information is available from: 

Special Educational Needs 

2nd Floor, Hopton House 

243A Streatham High Road 

London SW16 6EY 

Telephone 020 7926 9460 

Mainstream schools with 

provision for children with SEN 

Dunraven SLCN Centre 

Dunraven school has additional 

provision for students with speech 

and language difficulties via its 

Speech, Language and 

Communication Needs (SLCN) 

Centre. 

The SLCN Centre can directly support 

up to 15 students. Three places are 

available in each year group (7–11) for 

this level of provision. Students who 

qualify for this support will have a 

Statement of Special Educational 

Needs that identifies their prime area 

of difficulty as communication needing 

direct SLT support. As students are 

part of the inclusive integrated 

provision of the school, they must also 

be able to cope with the demands, 

structures and expectations of 

Dunraven's mainstream environment. 

They are all taught in mainstream 

classes. 

The Elmgreen School – The 

Hearing Support Department – 

HSD (sometimes referred to as ‘The 

Hearing Impaired Unit’) is the 

Lambeth secondary provision for 

students with a hearing loss and 

accompanying communication and 

learning needs who will benefit from 

specialist Teacher of the Deaf and 

Teaching Assistant (TA) support 

throughout the school day. The 

department is located within The 

Elmgreen School, a state of the art, 

new-build comprehensive so enabling 

a high degree of inclusive education 

and involvement in social experiences. 


SEN Provision 

It is the schools aim to have two 

specialist areas for children with SEN. 

An ASD unit for 15 pupils and a unit 

for up to 15 children with Physical 

Difficulties. The aim is to educate the 

pupils alongside their mainstream 

peers whenever possible. 

Stockwell Park High School – 

ASD Unit 

The school aims to admit 5 pupils per 

year with diagnoses of ASD for three 

years so that by 2016 the unit will 

have reached its capacity and will be 

supporting 15 pupils. The aim is to 

educate the ASD pupils alongside 

their mainstream peers whenever 

possible. The specialist area is 

for short term withdrawal when 

necessary. At present all the 

pupils with ASD diagnoses are in 

mainstream classes and most are 

participating in the full curriculum. 

Lambeth Schools for children 

with Statements of Special 

Educational Needs 

Elm Court School 

Elm Park 

London SW2 2EF 

Telephone 020 8674 3412 

Fax 020 8671 7883 

Email 

admin@elmcourt.lambeth.sch.uk 

Headteacher 

Joanna Tarrant BSc (Hons), MA, 

NPQH 

The school caters for children with 

mixed needs and children who have 

social and communication difficulties 

alongside their learning difficulties. 

Lansdowne Special School 

Argyll Close 

Dalyell Road 

London SW9 9QL 

Telephone 020 7737 3713 

Fax 020 7738 6877 

Executive Headteacher 

Mrs Linda Adams (MEd); PGSCE 

(Autism) 

Lansdowne is a secondary, 

mixed-needs special school. It 

aims for students to learn in a 

safe, structured environment in 

SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOLS / SECTION 3 61

Children with Special 

Educational Needs (SEN) 

which all their achievements are 

acknowledged and celebrated. 

The Michael Tippett School 

Heron Road 

London SE24 0HZ 

Telephone 020 7326 5898 

Fax 020 7326 5899 

Email contact@tmts.lambeth.sch.uk 

Headteacher 

Ms Jan Stogdon MEd, NPQH 

The Michael Tippett School is 

for students aged 11–19 with 

complex needs. 

The school provides a secondary 

education for students who have a 

range of complex and inter-related 

learning needs. Students have 

severe learning difficulties or 

profound and multiple learning 

difficulties alongside one or more 

of the following: 

• Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) 

• Sensory impairment 

• Medical needs 

• Significant communication 

difficulties. 

Turney School 

Turney Road 

London SE21 8LX 

Telephone 020 8670 7220 

Fax 020 8766 7588 

Email office@turney.org.uk 

Headteacher 

Mrs Linda Adams MEd, 

PGSCE (Autism) 

Turney School is a foundation 

special school, which caters for 

children with mixed needs. 

The school caters for children with 

learning difficulties, speech and 

language difficulties and autistic 

spectrum disorders. The age 

range of pupils on the roll is 4 to 

16 years old. 


Admission to Elm Court, 

Lansdowne, The Michael Tippett 

and Turney School require your 

child to have a statement of 

Special Educational Needs. Contact 

the Special Educational Needs 

Team for more information on 

020 7926 9460. 

62 SECTION 4 / OTHER INFORMATION

Other relevant information 

Parents/carers, who have 

concerns or queries in relation 

to school placements, or other 

unresolved school issues, are 

encouraged to visit Brixton 

Customer Centre Olive Morris 

House18 Brixton Hill London 

SW2 1RD where a duty officer 

is available for consultation and 

advice between the following 

hours: 

Monday to Friday 9.am–5pm 

(Thursday 9am–7pm) 

Travel assistance 

Lambeth Special Educational Needs 

Transport Team provide home to 

school travel assistance to eligible 

children living in Lambeth, whether 

they have a statement of SEN or not. 

To apply or for further information 

contact 020 7926 9684 or 

transport@lambeth.gov.uk 

Free school meals 

When your child is offered a school 

place, please contact the school to 

ascertain their arrangements for free 

school meals as most are dealt with 

by the school directly. 

Uniform grants 

Lambeth Council does not provide 

assistance with purchasing uniform. 

Arrangements maybe able to made 

with the school where your child has 

been offered to pay for uniform over 

a period of time. Below are details 

of Lambeth Mutual Credit Union, a 

not-for-profit organisation, who can 

assist with uniform payments. 

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 one of your local 

branches at 10 Acre Lane, SW2 5SG or 79 Denmark Hill, SE5 8RS, or join 

online at www.creditunion.co.uk 

Families Information Service 

(FIS) 

The FIS offers information about 

services and activities in the borough 

for young people, including the 

termly publication of What's on Offer 

in Lambeth for 11–19 years olds. 

Tel. 0845 601 5317, 

www.younglambeth.org 

OTHER INFORMATION / SECTION 4 63

Other relevant information 

School term and holiday dates 2012/13 

Term Start Date Finish Date Number of days 

Term One Thursday 5 September 2013 Friday 25 October 2013 39 

Holiday Monday 28 October 2013 Friday 1 November 2013 

Term Two Monday 4 November 2013 Friday 20 December 2013 35 

Holiday Monday 23 December 2013 Wednesday 1 January 2014 

Term Three Thursday 2 January 2014 Friday 14 February 2014 30 

Holiday Monday 17 February 2014 Friday 21 February 2014 

Term Four Monday 24 February 2014 Friday 4 April 2014 24 

Holiday Monday 7 April 2014 Monday 21 April 2014 

Term Five Monday 22 April 2014 Friday 23 May 2014 29 

Holiday Monday 26 May 2014 Friday 30 May 2014 

Term Six Monday 2 June 2014 Wednesday 23 July 2014 38 

Total number of days = 195 

Bank and public holidays 

• Monday 26 August 2013 

(Summer Bank Holiday) 

• Wednesday 25 December 2013 

(Christmas Day) 

• Thursday 26 December 2013 

(Boxing Day) 

• Wednesday 1 January 2014 (New 

Year) 

• Friday 18 April 2014 (Good Friday) 

• Monday 21 April 2014 (Easter 

Monday) 

• Monday 5 May 2014 (May Day) 

• Monday 26 May 2014 (Spring 

Bank Holiday) 

• Monday 25 August 2014 

(Summer Bank Holiday) 

Professional Training Days 

(INSET) 

From the 194 pupil days set out 

above, headteachers will need to 

designate, in consultation with staff, 

five non-teaching staff development 

days (INSET), which may be 

allocated as whole day training 

sessions during pupil holiday periods 

or by the use of additional hours 

before or after school sessions. 

Our view is that the allocation of 

dates should be left to headteachers. 

However, our strong recommendation 

is that at least one whole day should 

be allocated for staff development 

prior to the beginning of Term One. 

It would be for headteachers to 

determine, in consultation with their 

staff, whether it would be appropriate 

for one or more days to be allocated 

more flexibly as twilight sessions. 

64 SECTION 4 / OTHER INFORMATION

Common Application Form 

for transfer from primary 

to secondary school in September 2013 

CHILD’S NAME: 

PLEASE PRINT IN CAPITAL LETTERS 

This form is only for children born between 01/09/01 and 

31/08/02, or taught as a Year 6 child during the 2012/13 

academic year, and who are Lambeth residents 

Note: If you are submitting this application through the post, please ensure that you use the 

right postal charge to avoid this application being delayed in reaching Lambeth School Admissions 

Team. We recommend that you use recorded delivery to ensure you have proof of purchase. 

Closing date 

Friday 26 October 2012 

DATE RECEIVED 

(i.e the Friday before half term) however, please ensure that this 

form is returned to Lambeth no later than the 31 October 2012. 

Please do not complete this form if you are applying 

online via www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions 

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY / ID NO

Guidelines – please read these carefully 

before completing this form 

How to complete this Common 

Application Form (CAF) 

This form has 5 sections. It is 

important that you complete 

all sections of the CAF. Any 

false or deliberately misleading 

information given on this form 

and/or in any supporting 

information may render this 

application invalid and can lead 

to the offer of a place being 

withdrawn. 

Section 1: Child’s date of birth 

This form is only for children born 

between 01/09/01 and 31/08/02, 

or taught as a Year 6 child during 

the 2012/13 academic year. 

Using this form for children outside 

this age group will result in the form 

being invalid. 

Child’s address 

This must be the child’s current 

address on the application 

closing date. If you change your 

address later you must tell the 

council straight away. You must 

not use a business address or any 

address other than the one in 

which the child lives permanently. 

Lambeth Council and/or staff at 

the school offered reserve the right 

Bengali 

French 

Polish 

Portuguese 

Somali 

Spanish 

020 7926 9503 

020 7926 9503 

020 7926 9503 

020 7926 9503 

020 7926 9503 

020 7926 9503 

to check the information you give 

and to request proof of address. 

If a place is found to have been 

offered on the basis of an incorrect 

address, the place may be 

withdrawn. 

Section 2: Social/medical 

special and educational needs 

If your child has an acute medical, 

social or personal reason for needing 

a place at a particular school, you 

must state this in this section and 

provide professionally supported 

evidence (eg doctor’s letter) with 

your application. Application forms 

received without supporting 

evidence will not be considered 

under these exceptional grounds. 

If your child has a statement of 

Special Educational Needs (SEN) 

please do not complete this 

form. You should contact 

Lambeth’s Special Educational 

Needs Team on 020 7926 9460 

and a member of staff will assist you. 

Section 4: Secondary school 

preferences 

Please read the notes on the form 

before completing this section. 

When choosing which schools you 

want to apply for please consider 

If you would like this 

information in these 

languages please 

telephone 020 7926 9503. 

If you would like 

this information 

in large print, 

in Braille, on 

audio tape or in 

another language, 

please phone 

020 7926 9503. 

these important points: 

1. Read the published admissions 

criteria for each school. Ensure 

that your child meets the 

school’s admissions criteria 

before putting it on this form. 

2. We advise that parents apply for 

at least four schools, as this 

increases your chance of 

obtaining a school place. 

3. Include at least one school 

which is near to your home. 

Distance is used by many 

schools to decide which children 

are allocated places. 

4. You must include all 

secondary schools you want 

to apply for using this form, 

whether the school is in 

Lambeth or another borough, 

except special or private (feepaying) 

schools. 

5. List the schools in the 

order you prefer them. The 

information is used to decide 

which school place to offer you 

if more than one school can 

offer your child a place. The 

order cannot be changed 

later. 

Please inform us in section 4 

whether you have applied to 

any private (fee-paying) schools. 

Supplementary information 

forms/church places 

Some schools may require you to 

complete a supplementary 

information form to provide 

additional details. For example 

church schools may ask you to 

provide details of your priest/ 

minister. Other types of school 

may have supplementary forms 

as well. Lambeth schools 

supplementary information forms 

are in the ‘Secondary Schools in 

Lambeth 2013/14’ booklet. 

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Completed supplementary 

information forms must be 

returned to the school by 19 

or 26 October 2012, depending 

on the school. 

Department for Education 

(DfE) code 

Each school has it’s own unique 

DfE code. Lambeth codes are 

printed in each schools’ details in 

the ‘Secondary Schools in Lambeth 

2013/14’ booklet. For codes of 

schools in other boroughs, please 

contact either the schools 

directly or the council where the 

school is based. 

Siblings 

If your child has a brother or sister 

attending a secondary school in 

September 2013 please give 

details in the section provided. 

A sibling is defined as a full/half/step 

brother or sister, living at the same 

address, a child who is living as 

part of the family by reason of a 

court order, or a child who has 

been placed with foster carers at 

that address as a result of being 

‘looked after’ by the council. 

Please note that Lambeth 


will not process faxed or 

photocopied forms; only 

forms with the original 

signature will be accepted. 

Forms can be downloaded 

from www. 

lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions 

You can also apply online from 

this site (see page 5 of the 

‘Secondary Schools in 

Lambeth 2013/14’ booklet). 

Are you and your child Lambeth residents? 

Yes No (if no, do not complete this form. Please contact the school admissions team in the authority where 

you live and complete their CAF) 

Does your child have a statement of SEN? 

Yes (if yes, do not complete this form. Please contact the SEN department for further details) No 

Was your child born between 1/9/01 and 31/8/02? 

Yes (please go to section 1) No (if no please do not complete this form, contact Lambeth School 

Admissions Team for the correct form) 

Section 1 

Child’s details – as on their birth certificate 

Child’s first name(s) 

Surname/last name 

Child’s date of birth 

Day Month Year Boy/Girl 

Child’s home address 

(This must be the 

address where the 

child currently lives. 

If this is different from 

the parent/carer 

address, please give 

reasons for this. 

If parents share 

custody, this must 

be stated and both 

addresses shown – 

see Section 3) 

Postcode 

Is parent/carer address different? Yes No (please tick as appropriate) 

If yes, please give reason(s) 

If parents/carers live at different addresses do they share custody? 

Yes No N/A (please tick as appropriate) 

3

Primary school 

School name 

School address 

(please give 

address if school is 

outside Lambeth) 

DfE code 

Section 2 

Postcode 

Social/medical and special educational needs 

If you think that there are exceptional medical or social reasons why your child should attend a particular 

school please complete this section. Please note that you must provide professionally supported evidence 

with this application form if there are any social/medical circumstances that you would like a school to consider 

with this application. You need to tick the relevant box for each school you want the social/medical needs to be 

considered for. 

It is very important that you check the admission criteria of each school for which you are applying to see 

if priority of admission can be given on the basis of social/medical needs. 

Please identify the social/medical need that your child is experiencing. 

Nature of evidence attached, e.g. GP letter 

Is this child a ‘looked after’ child/child in care of the council? Yes No 

(please tick the relevant box) 

If yes, what 

borough is the child 

‘looked after’ by? 

Social worker’s name 

You must attach a letter from the child’s social worker confirming this child’s status as a ‘looked after’ child 

to this Common Application Form. 

This information will be taken into consideration with this application as all schools put ‘looked after’children as 

high priority in their admissions criteria. 

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Section 3 

Parents/carers details 

Parent/carer 1 Title (please circle) Mr Mrs Miss Ms Other 

First name 

Surname 

Relationship to child 

Address 

(if different from 

child’s address 

in Section 1) 

Postcode 

Home telephone 

Daytime telephone 

Mobile telephone 

Email address 

Parent/carer 2 Title (please circle) Mr Mrs Miss Ms Other 

First name 

Surname 

Relationship to child 

Address 

(if different from 

child’s address 

in Section 1) 

Postcode 

Home telephone 

Daytime telephone 

Mobile telephone 

Email address 

Section 4 

Secondary school preferences 

Please indicate up to SIX secondary schools which you would wish to apply for in the order that you 

prefer them. You must include all secondary schools you want to apply for using this form, whether 

the school is in Lambeth or different borough, except special or private (fee-paying) schools. Your 

application details will then be forwarded to the relevant borough/school as appropriate. Please state 

the borough the school is situated in and DfE code for each school. 

Please use the space provided if you wish to give your reasons for your preference of school. These can include 

religious, philosophical, specialist or other reasons. If you feel that there are any exceptional medical, social or 

compassionate reasons why your child should attend a particular school, as noted in Section 2, please tick the 

box underneath your preference and provide the relevant documents to support this. 

5

Preference 1 

School name 

Borough of school 

DfE code 

Details of any siblings (brother or sister) attending this school who will still be there during the 2013/14 academic year 

Sibling first name 

Sibling surname 


Sibling date of birth 

Do you wish to identify any social/medical needs as noted in Section 2 to apply to an application to this school? 

Yes 

No (please tick as appropriate) 

Reason for choice 

(optional) 

Preference 2 

School name 


DfE code 







Yes 



(optional) 

Preference 3 

School name 


DfE code 







Yes 


6 


(optional)

Preference 4 

School name 


DfE code 







Yes 



(optional) 

Preference 5 

School name 


DfE code 







Yes 



(optional) 

Preference 6 

School name 


DfE code 







Yes 



(optional) 

Please turn over the page for the declaration and signature 

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Please identify any other school(s) you may have applied to which is not previously referred to on this 

form including private (fee-paying) school(s). 

Checklist – before returning this form, please ensure that you have: 

• Researched thoroughly each school you are 

interested in. If it is not a Lambeth school you 

will need to obtain information from the school 

or the school’s borough. 

• Checked that your child’s address is within 

Lambeth borough. 

• Checked that your child meets the admissions 

criteria for the schools you are considering. 

• Completed all relevant sections of this form, 

including the child’s name on the front cover. 

Failure to complete this form in full may hinder 

its processing. 

• Enclosed any supporting evidence (eg a letter 

from the family doctor/consultant in support of 

any medical or social claim). 

• 

Obtain and complete supplementary information 

forms. They should then be returned to the school 

before the deadline set by the school for returning 

these forms. 

• Please note we can only send a receipt as proof 

that this form has been received by Lambeth 

School Admissions Team if a stamped addressed 

envelope is attached. 

The completed common application form should 

be returned by Friday 26 October 2012, but no 

later than 31 October 2012 to: 

By post: Lambeth Schools Admissions Team, 

CYPS Service, 6th Floor, International House, 

Canterbury Crescent, London, SW9 7QE 

By hand: Customer Service Centre, 

Olive Morris House, 18 Brixton Hill, London SW2 1RD. 

(Monday-Friday 9am–5pm; Thursdays 9am–7pm) 

Please note that outcome letters are sent out on 1 March 2013 for ‘on time’ applicants. Common 

Application Forms received after 31 October 2012 will be late and will not be processed until 

after 1 March 2013 when offers have been generated for ‘on time’ applications. 

Section 5 

Declaration and signature of parent/carer 

• Please ensure you have gone through the checklist above BEFORE signing this section 

• I have completed each section of this form, including writing my child’s name on the front. 

• I have enclosed supporting evidence if applying for a school because of social/medical reasons. 

• I wish to apply for a place at each of the schools named in Section 4, and I have listed these schools 

in my order of preference. 

• I understand that once this form is submitted, after 26 October 2012 (or the very latest, the 31 October 2012), 

no changes to preferences will be permitted. 

• I certify that I am the person with parental responsibility for the child named in Section 3 who lives in 

Lambeth borough, and that the information given is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. 

• I understand that any false or deliberately misleading information given on this form and/or supporting 

information may render this application invalid, or lead to the offer of a place being withdrawn. 

Day Month Year 

Parent’s/carer’s signature 

Date 

Information supplied will be used for registered purposes under the Data Protection Act 1998. 

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Supplementary Information Forms 

As mentioned in this booklet some 

schools require Supplementary 

Information Forms (SIFs). These 

forms need to be competed and 

returned to the schools you apply for 

by their deadline (19 or 26 October 

2012 depending on the school). 

The following Lambeth schools 

require SIFs: 

• Archbishop Tenison’s School 

• Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic 

• Secondary School 

• Dunraven School 

• Lambeth Academy 

• La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ 

School 

• Lilian Baylis Technology School 

• The London Nautical School 

• The Norwood School 

• Saint Gabriel’s College 

• St Martin-in-the-Fields High 

School for Girls 

• Stockwell Park High School

The school's full admissions criteria is available from the school

FCollT

2013

Secondary transfer meetings 

for parents/carers 

Meetings for parents/carers have 

been organised to explain the 

secondary transfer co-ordinated 

admission arrangements and give 

you the opportunity to ask questions 

about the procedure on the 

following dates: 


6.30pm to 7.30pm 

Julian’s Primary School 

226 Leigham Court Road 

London SW16 2RB 


6.15pm to 7.15pm 

Archbishop Sumner Primary 

School, Reedworth Street 

London SE11 4PH 

These meetings are open to all 

parents/carers of children transferring to 

secondary school in 2013, even if they do 

not attend the named primary schools. 

Please ensure that if you bring any 

children to these meetings they remain 

with you at all times. Lambeth Council 

and school staff cannot be held liable for 

unaccompanied children in the building, 

nor can they take any responsibility for 

children brought to meetings. 

Bengali 

French 

020 7926 9503 

Polish 

020 7926 9503 

Portuguese 

020 7926 9503 

Somali 

020 7926 9503 

Spanish 

020 7926 9503 

020 7926 9503 

If you would like this information in large 

print, in Braille, on audio tape or in another 

language, please phone 020 7926 9503. 

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Main photography: 

John Whitfield (at Evelyn Grace Academy and 

Lilian Baylis Technology School). Many thanks 

to all other contributions. 

All information in this booklet, published by 

London Borough of Lambeth, is accurate 

at time of print (July 2012).

Open the Secondary Schools in Lambeth 2013/14 - Lambeth Council

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