Starting in 2021/22 Information for parents/carers of children born between 01/09/09 and 31/08/10, or taught as a year 6 child during the 2020/21 academic year, who will be transferring from primary to secondary school in September 2021

Apply online and apply on time Deadline: Saturday 31 October 2020 lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions If you apply after this date the likelihood of gaining a place at your preferred school may be significantly reduced.

Contents

Section 1: Process and procedure 2 Brief guide to terms used in this booklet 3 Introduction by Cathy Twist and Councillor Edward Davie 4 Secondary transfer and the Pan- co-ordinated admissions procedure 6 11 stages parents/carers must follow 16 Secondary transfer key dates 17 Apply online for your child’s secondary school place 18 Step-by-step guide to online eAdmissions applications

Section 2: Lambeth primary schools 20 Lambeth secondary schools information at a glance 22 Map showing Lambeth secondary schools 23 Secondary transfer school open days 24 Archbishop Tenison’s School 27 Evelyn Grace 30 Bishop Thomas Grant Roman Catholic Secondary School 33 City Heights E-ACT Academy 36 39 The 42 Harris Academy Clapham 45 48 La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ School 51 Lilian Baylis Technology School 54 The 57 60 63 66 Saint Gabriel’s College 69 St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls 72 Trinity Academy 75

78 Applying for schools in other boroughs

79 Starting 14-19 provision in Lambeth (Year 10 entry) 2021/22

Section 3: Children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) 81 Procedure for applying for school place for an SEND child 81 Lambeth Special Educational Needs Schools and Resource Bases

84 Section 4: Other information

SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE 1 Brief guide to commonly used terms in this booklet

Academies are publicly funded schools that provide free education to pupils of all abilities. They are established by sponsors from business, faith or voluntary groups. They receive funding directly from the . Each academy has its own admissions policy. Community schools are run by the local council. It employs the school’s staff, and runs the admission procedure. Their running costs are met from public funds which come through the local council (mainly council tax and grants from central government). They provide free education. Community schools in the same borough share an admissions policy. Department for Education (DfE) is responsible for education and children’s services. Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) An Education, Health and Care Plan (often referred to as an EHCP) is for children and young people aged up to 25 who need more support than is available through normal school based special educational needs support. EHC Plans identify education, health and social needs a child or young person has and sets out the additional support required to meet these needs. Education, Learning and Skills a group of services in Lambeth Council that brings together all services for education under one banner. Foundation schools have their running costs met from public funds which come through the local council. They provide free education. Each foundation school has it’s own admissions policy. Free Schools are all-ability state-funded schools. They are non-selective and free to attend, and not controlled by a local authority. Each has its own admissions policy. Local Authority (LA) The borough/ local council. The national Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted), is the government department responsible for inspecting schools and reporting on standards of achievement and the quality of education provided. Parents/carers refers to all carers and legal guardians. Special schools cater for children who have an Education, Health and Care Plan and whose special needs are such that they cannot be met in a mainstream school. All children attending a special school must have an Education, Health and Care Plan. Voluntary-aided schools are set up by voluntary bodies, usually churches, but have their running costs met from public funds which come through the local council. They provide free education. The voluntary-aided schools in Lambeth have very close links to their church, and are often referred to as church schools. Each voluntary-aided school has its own admissions policy.

2 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE Introduction

Starting secondary school is an exciting time for your child and choosing the right secondary school with your child is an important step in their academic career. In Lambeth, we have many excellent secondary schools that offer high quality Cathy Twist Cllr Edward Davie learning opportunities, very good Director, Cabinet Member for Children and Education and Learning Young People facilities and highly professional staff dedicated to meeting pupils’ needs. In all our schools schools also provide a wide range another secondary school, Harris great attention is devoted of extracurricular activities which Academy Clapham, will open in to developing well-rounded, support the development of young September 2020. successful and confident young people’s sporting achievement, Specialist subject provision people. Each school is slightly musical and creative ability as well as All Lambeth mainstream secondary different and you should use making a contribution to society. every opportunity to visit the schools have at least one subject schools, hear what others have There are a wide range of specialism. This means that they to say about them and read any opportunities for young people to offer a particular expert focus on websites and external reports progress to post 16 courses of study a subject whilst also ensuring that that you can. What is right for at local secondary schools, sixth the curriculum overall is well taught one child may not be right for forms and . A wide and resourced. Schools have listed another and it is most important range of academic and vocational their specialisms in their admissions that you and your child choose courses are offered to meet every information (see pages 24-77) and the school that will best meet need. you will find a wide range of subjects covered across the borough. If their needs. Education provision your child has a specific interest in Quality of education Lambeth schools have benefited an area of the curriculum, you can In recent Ofsted inspections, the from a huge range of investment identify a school with a specialism majority of secondary schools in in buildings over the last decade. that may suit your child as one of Lambeth are judged ‘good’ or These buildings are designed to your preferences. ‘outstanding’. All schools in Lambeth enable staff and pupils to work in are improving year on year. Ofsted ways that reflect the demands of the Lambeth Council remains committed reports are easily available to read curriculum whilst ensuring young to continuously improving and online. Visit ofsted.gov.uk/reports people have access to state-of-the delivering the best educational or contact the school directly for a art IT, sporting and creative facilities. opportunities for children and young people so that they can achieve their hard copy. Another measure of the Lambeth secondary schools are full potential and play an active and quality of education are vocational, continuing to increase the amount positive role in society. A Level and GCSE results. provision on offer. In September In addition to enabling young people 2020 Woodmansterne School to do well academically at the end secondary department will take its of and sixth form, fourth cohort of Year 7 pupils and

SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE 3 Secondary transfer and the Pan-London co-ordinated admissions procedure

This booklet guides parents/carers • Visit the Lambeth Customer • To make it easy to apply and fair and their children through the Service Centre, 6 Hill, for parents/carers. admission process for secondary London SW2 1EG. The nearest • Well organised with good school for September 2021 entry. London Underground station communication between schools It contains general information and is Brixton on the Victoria Line. and boroughs. highlights 11 stages of the process Lambeth Civic Centre is open at that parents/carers must follow to the following times: What the procedure cannot do submit their application. Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. • It cannot guarantee every child a school place. This is because Please read this information carefully General information some schools receive many more as it is important you use it to make Legislation and purpose applications than places available, the best choices for your child. The Education Act 2002 and the and this may be the case for all If you are unsure about any aspect of School Admissions Code 2014 schools applied for. In this the transfer process please contact provides a framework that seeks instance, allocations of offers Lambeth School Admissions Team to ensure that on National Offer for schools not applied for will on 020 7926 9503 and/or attend one Day as many children as possible be made where possible. of the secondary transfer meetings (whose parents/carers have applied organised to provide information and for a school place ‘on time’) receive • It cannot guarantee your child will get support. Please see the inside cover for an offer (if an offer can be made) a place at your first preference school. a guide to terms used in this booklet. at a school they have expressed a • It cannot limit some multiple offers preference for. If your child has an Education, Health being made after 1 March 2021, and Care Plan, do not complete a Basics of the procedure (but Lambeth School Admissions Common Application Form (CAF). • The aim is that every child Team will be aware of them and Please contact your home borough’s will receive the single highest able to ensure that parents/carers SEND Team for details about preference offer possible. reject one of these offers quickly). applications for secondary school. If you would like any additional assistance or advice on the secondary transfer process you may: • Telephone the Lambeth School Admissions Team on 020 7926 9503 • Talk with your child’s teacher or support staff in their current school • Visit the website at lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions • Email Lambeth School Admissions Team at schooladmissions@ lambeth.gov.uk

4 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE How to apply – • The deadline for applications is What is an admissions essential information Saturday 31 October 2020 via authority? • Parents/carers only need lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions A schools admissions authority – the to complete one Common body of people who make decisions • All parents/carers who apply on Application Form (CAF) to apply about admissions – will determine time will know what school their for up to six schools anywhere in which children can be offered a child has been offered (if any) on London excluding fee-paying. place at a school in accordance with 1 March 2021 This offer will be the admissions/oversubscription Secondary transfer meetings the highest preference offer that criteria for that school. for parents/carers can be made. For community schools the A meeting for parents/carers has • The procedure provides an admissions authority is the LA itself been organised to explain the easier to understand and fairer and for an Academy, Voluntary- secondary transfer co-ordinated admissions process for both Aided (religious), Foundation or Free admission arrangements and parents/carers and schools. give you the opportunity to ask school it is the governing body of questions about the procedure on Lambeth School Admissions Team that school. do not decide which school a the following date: Where the school is over- child is offered. There is a process subscribed, the school’s admissions Thursday 10 September 2020 undertaken together with School authority will use their admission 6.30-7.30pm Admissions Teams in other criteria to determine the order Julian’s boroughs. Decisions about how a (rank) in which applicants will be ( site) child’s application for a school is offered places. 226 Leigham Court Road, ranked are made by the schools SW16 2RB admissions in accordance with their An admissions authority may require This meeting is open to all parents/ admissions/oversubscription criteria. parents/carers to complete a Supplementary Information carers of children transferring to If your child is being taught in a Form (SIF) requesting information secondary school in 2021, even year group different to their which is not contained on the if they do not attend the venue chronological age (out of cohort) CAF, e.g. church attendance. school. Please ensure that if you you need to apply using a paper This form is obtained from the bring any children to the above Common Application Form and school or if in Lambeth via lambeth. meeting they remain with you at provide documentation from their gov.uk/eadmissions and needs all times. Lambeth Council and current school to confirm this to be sent back to the school and school staff cannot be held liable placement. Applications will not the borough by the school’s for unaccompanied children in the be considered an a child-by-child deadline. building, nor can they take any basis by the admissions authority responsibility for children brought for the schools applied for as they School staff will not know what to meetings. have to consider, but do not have number preference their school to accept, your child to continue has been listed on the CAF, out of cohort. all are considered the same at the same time.

SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE 5 11 stages parents/carers must follow

Stage 1 Research It is important to consider as much information as possible about the schools you wish to apply to. Check whether your child is likely to be offered a place based on the school’s published admissions criteria which, for Lambeth schools, can be found on the individual school’s pages in this booklet. You can find out information about schools by doing the following: • Read this booklet carefully and look at the admissions criteria for each school. Then • Contact the school directly for a Stage 2 for each school consider ‘does copy of their prospectus or visit Apply on time and apply online! my child meet these criteria’. their website. If they do it may increase your • Go to the school’s open days or The deadline for applications child’s chances of gaining a evenings. Details of open days are is Saturday 31 October 2020. place at the school. listed in full on page 23 and on the If you apply after this date the • Check how offers were school’s pages in this booklet likelihood of gaining a place at made for National Offer Day • Talk to your child’s primary school your preferred school may be for 2019/20 and 2020/21 headteacher, learning mentor or significantly reduced. entry. Details for Lambeth class teacher. schools can be viewed via the • Read the latest Ofsted report You must complete the CAF for secondary transfer 2021/2022 for the schools you are your home borough regardless page from lambeth.gov.uk/ interested in. These are available of whether you are applying for eadmissions These details for viewing or downloading from schools in or outside of that borough. only relate to the 2019/20 ofsted.gov.uk The home borough is the borough and 2020/21 intakes and • If the school you want is in where you and your child are children applying, which will a different borough, contact residing at the time of application, vary each year. Therefore this that borough for their booklet even if you have been placed in information cannot be used or visit their websites (details temporary accommodation. Please to guarantee how offers will on page 78). check that your child’s address is in be made for 2021/22 intake Lambeth borough before completing and is only made available to Tick to confirm that you have the Lambeth CAF. Residents of give an indication of how the completed the actions stated boroughs other than Lambeth who admissions process impacted in this stage. wish to apply for a Lambeth school on Lambeth schools last year. must complete the CAF provided by the home borough in which they

6 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE live. The details of your application submit their application no later than Completed Common will then be passed on to Lambeth 23 October 2020, to allow sufficient Application Forms should Council by your home borough. time for processing and checking. be returned by Saturday 31 If you are not a Lambeth resident The completed paper CAFs can October 2020. please contact your home borough be handed in to Lambeth Civic for advice. Centre (an appointment to do this is However, we are encouraging applicants who are submitting a Using your research, list up to six required and can be booked online paper CAF to do so no later than schools in the order you prefer them, at lambeth.gov.uk) or alternatively 23 October 2020, to allow whether they are Lambeth schools or sent by post to: sufficient time for processing and schools in another borough, on your Lambeth School Admissions checking. child’s CAF. Do not include private Team (fee-paying) schools, as applications PO Box 734 Online for these are made directly to the Winchester lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions schools on their own form. The SO23 5DG by 12 midnight on Thursday more schools you list on the form, Please ensure that you use the Saturday 31 October 2020. the greater the chances your child correct postal charge to make sure By post has of being offered a school of your your application reaches Lambeth Lambeth School Admissions Team choice. However, please do not list School Admissions Team. PO Box 734 schools you do not want your child We recommend that you use Winchester to attend ‘just to fill up the form’. recorded delivery to ensure you SO23 5DG The preferred way for Lambeth have proof of postage. By hand residents to apply for a secondary Any CAFs received after 31 October Lambeth Civic Centre school place is online. This can 2020 will be deemed late and will not 6 Brixton Hill be done via lambeth.gov.uk/ be processed until after 1 March London eadmissions from 1 September 2021, when offers have been SW2 1EG 2020. Please view pages 18 and generated for ‘on time’ applications. Monday to Friday 9am-5pm 19 which provide a step-by-step guide of how to apply online. If your child has an Education, Health An appointment is required and Care Plan do not complete a and can be booked online at For parents/carers who do not lambeth.gov.uk CAF: please see pages 79-81 for have internet access or cannot further information. apply online, a limited amount of paper CAFs will be available after Please note that any false or 1 September 2020 at Lambeth deliberately misleading information Customer Service Centre, Lambeth given on this form and/or supporting Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London information may render your child’s SW2 1EG. There are facilities application invalid and lead to any available at Lambeth Civic Centre offer of a place being withdrawn. for families to apply online. Tick to confirm that you have Whether you are completing completed the actions stated an online or paper CAF we are in this stage encouraging parents/carers to

SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE 7 11 stages parents/carers must follow

Stage 3 application and for distance must be supplied if you are the Proof of address purposes. The address must be council tax payer. The application address stated on agreed between both parents/carers • Copy of the tenancy agreement. your child’s CAF must be the address and is the address where the child • Copy of a benefit letter no more which you and your child currently is registered. This is normally the than 12 months old or a current live at, even if you have been placed address to which the child benefit financial year’s Universal Credit in temporary accommodation. is paid.* If proof of address is not letter/print-out which includes received, then this may delay the the child’s name. Applications received without processing of your application. Then at least one of the all the required proof of All applications must be submitted following as well: address documents for the (whether online or on a paper form) • Copy of a benefit letter no more parents/carers and the child with all the required documents than 12 months old or a current may result in the child’s by 31 October 2020. Addresses financial year’s Universal Credit application being withdrawn if of parent/carers and children may letter/print-out which includes the address cannot be verified. also be checked against Lambeth the child’s name – if not already This means that your child will Council Tax and benefits records to provided from above list. not receive an offer of a school aid verification. • Current TV licence. place on 1 March 2021. • Copy of current utility bill At least one of the following (excluding mobile phone) no If your child lives between two documents to confirm your name more than 3 months old. homes, ie. split custody between and address as the applicant. parents, just one of the parental • Driving licence. • Current financial year’s Council addresses can be used for the Applications must include one Tax letter or statement. This of the following documents to confirm your child’s name and address • *Child Benefit letter for the current financial year (please copy all pages of the letter to include the home address on the first page and child’s name on the second or a current financial year’s Universal Credit letter/ print-out which includes the child’s name. • Child’s National Health Service registration card or a medical letter or prescription that is no more than 12 months old (this can also be used to confirm your child’s date of birth). • Child Tax Credit Award notice for the current financial year

8 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE (please copy all pages of the letter to include the home address, parents name and child’s details). • Immigration documents that show address – if applicable. *If you or your partner are affected by the High Income Child Benefit charge and have decided to stop Child Benefit payments, HM Revenue and Customs have confirmed that you cans till request a copy of your entitlement reward Please be advised that your child’s If you have any problems supplying letter despite the fact that your place can still be withdrawn if these documents, please contact us payments have stopped. there are inconsistencies with the as soon as possible. If you are unable to submit any or documents presented to Lambeth Tick to confirm that you have only some of the documents listed and the school. completed the actions stated above for you and/or your child, you Documents can either be scanned in this stage will need to obtain a sworn affidavit or a clear image taken on a smart or affirmation through a solicitor. phone or tablet, and then attached Stage 4 This affidavit or affirmation must be to your online application once Proof of child’s date of birth signed by a Solicitor holding a current the application has been initially The secondary Lambeth CAF is practising certificate issued by the submitted. This must be done before only for children born between Solicitors Regulation Authority and the on time application deadline, 31 01/09/09 and 31/08/10. Using this stamped with the company stamp. October 2020. (This is in addition form for children outside this age It mus must include parent and to any other documents you wish to group will result in the form being child(ren)’s full names and address, the include as stated in stage 4). invalid (and it will not be processed, date you started living at that address unless the child is being taught out and the child(ren)’s date(s) of birth. Alternatively all the documents (copies not originals) can be posted of cohort). Please note that Lambeth Council to Lambeth School Admissions You must attach proof of your cannot contribute towards the cost Team at PO Box 734, Winchester child’s date of birth to the of obtaining this. SO23 5DG or taken to the Lambeth CAF – either a copy of their Proof of address documents Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London birth certificate, passport or requested by Lambeth School SW2 1EG (by appointment). The EU National Identity Card. Admissions at the time of application documents must have your child’s Alternatively this could be a copy are required for application processing name, date of birth and the online of your child’s NHS card, medical purposes only. Schools may request application reference clearly stated letter or doctors prescription stating additional proof of address documents on the top and be stapled together. the child’s date of birth. for their own registration purposes. If you have to submit a paper CAF, Tick to confirm that you have The documents they request may vary all proof of address and supporting completed the actions stated from the list used by Lambeth School documents (where applicable) must in this stage Admissions. be attached to the application form. SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE 9 11 stages parents/carers must follow

Stage 5 online application reference clearly Children of school staff Provide additional stated on the top and be stapled If you work at a school that has documentation together. If you have any problems criteria for prioritising children of staff In additional to the proof of supplying these documents, please members, supporting documentation address documents, you may need contact us as soon as possible. from your workplace must be to submit additional supporting Medical/social submitted before the deadline documentation with your child’s for consideration. Submitting this CAF by 31 October 2020. If you want your child’s application documentation will not automatically Documents can either be scanned to be considered as a medical/ guarantee that your child will be or a clear image taken on a smart social application (where a school prioritised under this criterion. phone or tablet, and uploaded to has this criterion) because you an online application. If you do not believe that a particular school is Looked After Children (LAC) have access to a scanner, documents especially able to meet your child’s or Previously Looked After (copies not originals) can be posted needs above others in the area, Children (PLAC) to Lambeth School Admissions Team you must submit professional A Looked After Child is a child that at PO Box 734, Winchester SO23 documentation outlining this is currently in the care of the Local 5DG or taken to Lambeth Civic with the CAF by 31 October 2020 Council (foster or residential care). Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London SW2 for consideration. Submitting this A Previously Looked After Child is 1EG (by appointment). documentation will not automatically stated as being the following in the guarantee that your child will be The documents must have your 2014 School Admissions Code, prioritised under this criterion. child’s name, date of birth and the paragraph 1.7: Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted 17 (or became subject to a child arrangements order 18 or special guardianship order 19). Further references to previously looked after children in this Code means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after. For Looked After Children or Previously Looked After Children a letter from your child’s social worker, or a copy of court papers must be submitted with the CAF by the deadline for the correct school’s admissions criterion to be given.

10 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE Request to be taught outside cohort If your child is being taught in a year group different to their chronological age (out of cohort) you must provide documentation to confirm this placement from their current school. This will aid the admissions authority’s decision whether your child will be accepted to continue to be taught out of cohort.

Tick to confirm that you have banding test, the SIFs are used it is (if the school is not in Lambeth). completed the actions stated by school staff to invite children to If test dates clash you must inform in this stage the test. It is very important that the person who sent the invite in the SIFs are completed and sent Tick if not applicable case there are any additional test to the schools by their set deadline dates. It is important that your otherwise your child may miss out Stage 6 child sits these tests where used on a preferred place. Supplementary Information otherwise your child may miss out Forms (SIFs) Tick to confirm that you have on a place at preferred school. In addition to the required completed the actions stated If you are applying for more than documentation already stated, in this stage some schools require applicants one school that requires a score Tick if not applicable to complete a Supplementary from the Lambeth test, your child Information Form. Please check only needs to sit the test once. the school’s information in this Stage 7 You can choose which school you booklet, particularly the ‘how to Admissions tests wish your child to sit the test by apply’ section, to check which Some schools require children stating this on the school’s SIFs. schools require these and their to sit a test. The scores are used Test scores will be shared between deadline. For schools in other for banding, to ensure children the schools that require this data. boroughs, please check their of all abilities are considered. This does not directly effect any literature or websites. Full/further details of how the test is Lambeth schools, but if you are a The SIFs provide additional used are published with the school’s Lambeth resident applying for out information needed for the admissions criteria. The date for of borough schools which have an school’s admissions criteria to the test used by some Lambeth ability or aptitude test, the result be applied fully. Such information schools is Saturday 14 November of which will be known after 31 may include religious observance 2020. Your child will be invited October, and the result of your or specialism details. They may to the test by school staff once a child’s test means you wish to also require further documentation SIF has been received on-time. In change your application preference, to be submitted such as Pupil addition to this some schools have please email schooladmissions@ Premium documentation. For bursary auditions. Please check lambeth.gov.uk by 10 December for the Lambeth schools sharing a which schools use testing and when these to be accommodated.

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If you have questions about test form can be found on our webpage. Stage 9 arrangements, please check relevant You also need to inform us in writing National Offer Day – school websites, or contact the if you have a change of medical Monday 1 March 2021 school(s) directly. circumstances or a sibling starts at a If you applied online and preferred school. signed up to text messages Tick to confirm that you have you will receive an email and completed the actions stated Please note that changes to text message on the evening of in this stage preferences after the deadline 1 March 2021 informing you for on time applications are not Tick if not applicable to log in to your admissions permitted. account and view the official If you inform your council of Stage 8 outcome of the application. your change of address before Change of circumstances Only if you applied using a paper 10 December 2020, the School The Lambeth School Admissions CAF will an outcome notification Admissions Team will be able Team will consider your application letter be posted out first class to take this into account when using the details you provide on post on 1 March 2021. Details preferences are being considered. your form. of what you can do next if eg. If you change your address after your child was not offered your If you move address you must 10 December 2020 and this first preference, will be on the inform the School Admissions means that you wish to change secondary transfer page via Team of your new address, the your preferences you will need lambeth.gov/eadmissions date of the move and provide new to contact the council to find and included with any letter proof of address documents as out what to do next. soon as possible after the date of sent. Some schools may also Tick to confirm that you the move so we are able to contact send their own offers letters to have completed the actions you if we need further information or parents/carers after 1 March stated in this stage to communicate the outcome of your 2021. Responses to those application. A change of address Tick if not applicable letters should be made according to the school’s directions. Your child will be offered the single highest preference possible on the CAF. For the example shown on the next page, the child’s third preference was offered as they were not ranked high enough by the school’s admissions authority to be offered the first or second preference. Although the child could have been offered their fourth or fifth, these were not offered as the higher third preference could be offered.

12 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE **Preference Status meanings school’s published admission criteria or lived closer to the school Offered if considered for the same criterion. This is the school your child has been made an offer to attend. Allocated Offers If your child is not able to be made Declined an offer at one of their preferred Because a higher offer has been made, schools on 1 March 2021, Lambeth and the offer made must be a single School Admissions, in line with offer by law, this lower preference statutory requirements, will seek to became invalid and was declined. allocate a place at a Lambeth school that has vacancies after all other Pending possible offers have been made. address that identifies a vacancy). Child has not been able to be offered This is for Lambeth residents only, Please note that allocations will be a place at this school at present. other boroughs will support their made according to the number of This is because the school had own residents in a similar manner. vacancies there are in the borough. more applications than places, and An allocation will be made to a offers have been made according to Decisions on where to allocate school that parents/carers did not the school’s published admissions places will be made on the basis originally apply for. In instances criteria. Other children had a higher of distance to the school. (i.e. the where an allocated offer has been priority than the child under the nearest school to the child’s home made, all preferences will be continue to be listed as “pending”. preference criteria* rank school status** 1st religious 300 Lambeth school A pending Parents/carers of late applicants will be notified as soon as an offer can 2nd distance 240 Lambeth school B pending be made. This will be after 1 March 3rd distance 80 Lambeth school C offered 2021 however please note that there 4th sibling 40 Croydon school X declined is no set date for late application outcomes to be notified. 5th medical/social 70 Merton school Y declined Lambeth School Admissions Team *criteria are shown for illustration purposes, more factors, such as banding will assist wherever possible if your may be involved. child has not been offered a school place to ensure that they have one for the start of September 2021.

Stage 10 Accepting the offer The deadline to accept offers, online or using a reply form sent to paper applicants is Monday 15 March 2021. Failure to meet this deadline may mean that your child could lose their place. We

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strongly advise that you accept the Stage 11 child’s name is on their waiting list offer made on National Offer Day Next steps as this may not be an automatic even if it is not your first preference If your child was not offered your process. Parents/carers need to be to ensure your child has a place for first preference school, we advise aware that if their child’s name is on September 2021. Offers will continue you to follow the steps below. a school’s waiting list, their name to be made after National Offer Day. may go up or down depending on Waiting lists how the admissions criteria applies If an offer for a higher preference is Ensure that your child’s name is on to others on the waiting list. Late made later on, you can then reject the waiting list for the school(s) that applications received after the the original offer. Where allocations you applied for and were placed closing date of 31 October 2020 will are made, again we advise that higher than the school offered on be considered after National Offer these are accepted until you receive your CAF. Lambeth community Day, 1 March 2021. Please note an offer from a school you selected schools will automatically keep that after National Offer Day, once on your application. your child’s name on their waiting late applications are considered, Tick to confirm that you have lists until 31 December 2021. waiting lists will be re-ranked in completed the actions stated Please check with other schools line with the admissions criteria for in this stage or boroughs to ensure that your the school(s). This will continue to be the case if any additional late applications are received.

Apply for other schools You can apply for further schools whilst your child’s name is on the waiting list for other schools or if you have accepted an allocated offer. If requested, Lambeth School Admissions Team can provide you with information about schools that have vacancies after 24 March 2021. Second (or subsequent) applications can only be made using a paper CAF, which will be available after 1 March 2021 to download from our website or obtained from Lambeth Civic Centre. Completed forms need to be returned to the Lambeth Civic Centre or posted to the School Admissions Team (address on the form). This is in addition to any necessary Supplementary Information Forms

14 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE being completed and sent to the schools (where used). Parents/carers of these new applicants will be notified as soon as an offer can be made, or receive a letter stating that no offer can be made from the CAF and Stage 10 can be followed again.

Appeals You can appeal against the refusal of a school place listed on your CAF under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. If you wish to appeal against the decision not to offer your child a place at a Lambeth community school (see page 2 for definitions), please need to be lodged by Friday the outcome by the Democratic contact the Clerk to the Independent 29 March 2021 for them to be Services Team. For other Lambeth Appeals Panel, Democratic Services, heard before the summer holidays. schools, the clerk for that appeal 1st Floor, Lambeth Town Hall, panel will write to you. Brixton Hill, SW2 1RW For late applications, an appeal Telephone 020 7926 2170, should be lodged within 20 school If you wish to appeal against non- Email: [email protected]. days of receipt of application admission to any other secondary outcome letter. Appeals lodged after school, you will need to contact the A guidance note on appeals these dates will be heard within 40 individual school(s) directly, to obtain and an appeal form can also be school days of the appeal deadline information about how to appeal. downloaded from the council’s or 30 school days of being lodged, Tick to confirm that you have website via the following link: whichever is the later date. lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions completed the actions stated Democratic Services will write to in this stage Please note that Democratic you regarding the arrangements for Tick if not applicable Services can only accept appeals considering your appeal. Your appeal for the following secondary schools: will be heard by an Independent • The Elmgreen School Appeals Panel made up of panellists If you are unsure about • Lambeth Academy with knowledge of education any aspect of the secondary • Lilian Baylis Technology School issues. You will be invited to attend transfer procedure please • The Norwood School the appeal hearing and make contact Lambeth School • Oasis Academy South Bank representations in person to the Admissions Team on • Woodmansterne School Independent Appeals Panel. 020 7926 9503, or email schooladmissions@ If your application for a school place For the schools listed in column one, lambeth.gov.uk was submitted on-time, appeals you will be informed in writing about

SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE 15 Secondary transfer key dates

Date Actions – what you and your child need to do Summer/ Contact schools for prospectuses and details of open days/evenings. Autumn 2020 Decide which schools to apply for and begin the application process.

1 Sep 2020 How to apply: 1  Applications can be made from 1 September online or using a paper Common Application Form (CAF) from your home borough and must be submitted by 31 October 2020. •  To apply online visit Lambeth Council’s website at lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions (see pages 17-19 for more information). •  A limited amount of paper CAFs will be made available for collection from Lambeth Customer Service Centre, Lambeth Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1EG. These forms should either be handed in to Lambeth Customer Service Centre (by appointment), or posted to Lambeth School Admissions Team, PO Box 734, Winchester, SO23 5DG with correct postage. •  If you are submitting a paper CAF by post then please do so by Friday 23 October 2020. 2  In addition to this, Supplementary Information Forms (SIFs) required by particular schools must be completed and returned to these schools by their published deadline(s). Please see schools’ pages 20-21 and 24-77 for details of which Lambeth schools require SIFs and their deadlines.

31 Oct 2020 Closing date for applications to all secondary schools participating in the co-ordinated admissions procedure. CAFs received after 31 October 2020 will be late and will not be processed until after 1 March 2021 when ‘on time’ applications have been processed.

Autumn/ Ensure that your child sits any admissions tests set by the school or another borough where Winter 2020 required. Dates for these will vary, so please check. Lambeth admissions test used by some schools is on 14 November.

1 Mar 2021 National Offer Day. If you applied on time online and signed up to text messages you will receive an email and text message on the evening of 1 Mar 2021 informing you to log in to your admissions account and view the official outcome of the application. Only if you applied using a paper CAF an outcome notification letter will be posted out first class post on 1 Mar 2021.

15 Mar 2021 Parents/carers must respond to an offer on this date either by accepting the place online for those who have applied online or by returning the reply form to Lambeth School Admissions Team if they have received a postal offer.

29 Mar 2021 If you wish to appeal against the decision not to offer your child a place at a Lambeth school, or 20 school please check the details on each of the school’s pages about this process. For schools in days after other boroughs, please check their information and timescales. notification for late applications

Apr – Jul 2021 Appeals for schools are heard.

16 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE eAdmissions Apply online and apply on time

lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions Lambeth Council only have a very limited amount of paper Common Application Forms (CAFs) available and these will normally be made available for parents/carers who do not have or cannot get access to the internet. In light of this, we strongly advise our families to ensure that they submit their application online and on time! Online applications can be made from 1 September 2020. Pages 18 and 19 show a step-by-step guide to making an online application. For 2020 primary school entry 99% of parents/ carers who applied on time applied online. The online application process is now compatible with mobile devices so you will be able to submit your CAF via your mobile phone using the App.

The benefits of applying online • You will be issued with a unique reference number • It is free and secure similar to this: 208-2021-09-E-001234, which will be • It uses a quick, easy to use step-by-step format your proof that your application has been received • Your application won’t get lost in the post • The online system is available 24 hours a day, • Drop down school lists help reduce errors and 7 days a week, up until midnight on the closing date save you time of Saturday 31 October 2020 • Information can be checked online and changed at • During the evening of Monday 1 March 2021 any point before the closing date without the need you will be sent an to fill in another form email and/or text with • You can attach the required proof of address the outcome of your documentation and copies of any medical or social application. Please paperwork you wish to be considered. Just submit the wait until you have application first then click on the ‘attach document’ button received the email • If you have any questions or problems regarding the online before logging on admissions website or log-in, please call the London Grid to the Pan-London for Learning supportline on 020 8255 5555 option 1 eAdmissions website.

The ParentComms:Mobile app is an alternative password to receive the following push notifications way to receive notifications from the eAdmissions from the eAdmissions website: website and is designed to help parents stay • A reminder to submit any un-submitted applications 1 connected with their child's school. week before as well as 24hrs before the closing date. If you don’t already use ParentComms through (If you register less than 24 hours before the deadline your child's school, you will need to download the you will not be able to be sent this message). ParentComms app from the Apple AppStore, Google • Your application reference number of your submitted Play or Windows Phone Store to a mobile device application and register your eAdmissions USO username and • The outcome of your application.

Record your details

Use this space to record the details used to make your application. Username: Password: Reference number: It is important to keep this information so that you can look up the school place offered online.

SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE 17 Step-by-step guide to online eadmissions applications

This is just a short step-by-step guide to help you submit an online application. However, please note that there is also a FAQ and an eadmissions tutorial function (which can be accessed before you register onto the online system).

Step 1 – Create an account The child’s parent/ carer needs to log their details. Only one parent/carer can do this as the system only allows one parent to register one application per child. This is so that an identified email address can be linked to a named person. It is important that the person registering has parental responsibility for the child and both child and parent lives at the same address noted on the online form.

If you already have a London Grid for Learning account use that log in and check your details are still correct before continuing. Otherwise you will need to create an account.

Step 2 – Child’s details The parent/carer must input their child’s name as listed on their birth certificate or passport in this section. They must also use their (both the parent and the child’s) current address. The online secondary school applications are only for children born between 01/09/2009 and 31/08/2010.

Step 3 – Add your school preferences Using the pre-populated drop-down lists, 1. Select the borough the school is in. 2. Select the school you want for the first preference. You can also choose a school using the ‘map’ or ‘keywords’ function. You can apply for up to 6 schools 3. Please ensure that you select the correct school especially when there are schools with similar names in the same borough. 4. Once the school has been added you can also add details about any siblings or relevant medical/ social details if applicable. 5. If the school being applied to needs you to also complete a Supplementary Information Form (SIF), this will automatically be flagged up by the system. Please ensure that all SIFs are completed and returned to the school in time. Schools selected can be moved up or down, added to or deleted up until the 31 October 2020 deadline.

18 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE Once the schools have been selected, you must check whether they are correct before moving to the next step.

Step 4 – Submit application You will then be required to read and accept the declarations. Once you have read the declaration, click on the ‘submit application’ button.

Step 5 – Attach documentation Once the application is submitted, you will receive an email confirming submission with the reference number, along with a reminder about what schools require SIFs. You must then upload all the necessary proof of address documentation (as stated on page 8-9) using the ‘Attach a document’ button from this page. You can also attach any medical or social or other such documentation you wish to be considered by 31 October 2020. You must ensure that you re-submit your application if you make any amendments before the 31 October 2020 deadline.

SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE 19 Lambeth secondary schools information at a glance

School DfE code Gender Status Denomination PAN* for Address Phone no. Website SIF Test 2021/22 needed? required? Archbishop Tenison’s School 208 006 mid acadmy Chrch of 92 55 nnington al, 020 35 31 tnisons.com ys ys E11 5 208 6906 mid acadmy na 180 255 haspar oad, 020 3 9520 lyngracacadmy.org no no E2 0 Bishop Thomas Grant Roman 208 501 mid olntary-aidd Catholic 180 ltrs ro, 020 869 329 tg.ac ys no Catholic School 16 2H City Heights E-ACT 208 690 mid acadmy na 180 33 ots Par, 020 3691 600 cityhights-actacadmy.org no no Academy 2 3P Dunraven School 208 502 mid acadmy na 158 9-98 igham Cort oad, 020 8696 5600 dnran.org. ys ys 16 2 The Elmgreen School 208 31 mid acadmy na 180 Elmcort oad, 020 866 5020 th-lmgrn-school.org. no no E2 9 Harris Academy Clapham 208 00 mid acadmy na 195 Clarence Avenue 020 4513 9350 harrisclapham.org. no no SW4 8LD Lambeth Academy 208 6905 mid acadmy na 180 Elms oad, 020 819 00 lamth-acadmy.org ys ys 9E La Retraite Roman Catholic 208 500 girls olntary-aidd Catholic 168 tins oad, 020 863 56 lartrait.lamth.sch. ys no Girls’ School 12 0 Lilian Baylis Technology School 208 321 mid commnity na 125 323 nnington an, 020 091 9500 lilianaylis.com ys ys nnington, E11 5 The London Nautical School 208 505 oys fondation na 120 61 tamford trt, 020 928 6801 lns.org. ys ys E1 9 The Norwood School 208 223 mid commnity na 180 Crown al, 020 860 9382 thnorwoodschool.org ys ys E19 3 Oasis Academy South Bank 208 000 mid acadmy na 120 5 stminstr ridg oad, 020 921 531 oasisacadmysothan.org yes no (for pupil premium E1 H criteria) Platanos College 208 322 mid acadmy na 160 Clapham oad, 020 33 6156 platanoscollg.com ys ys 9 0 Saint Gabriel’s College 208 509 mid olntary-aidd Chrch of 120 angton oad, 020 93 3901 saintgarilscollg.org ys no (for Chrch or England 9 6 sic ands) St. Martin-in-the-Fields 208 50 girls acadmy Chrch of 120 155 ls Hill, 020 86 559 stmartins.acadmy ys ys High School for Girls England 2 3P Trinity Academy 208 003 mid acadmy na 120 56 riton Hill, riton, 020 3126 993 trinityacadmylondon.org ys no 2 1 Woodmansterne School 208 265 mid commnity na 90 oodmanstrn oad 020 86 1825 woodmanstrn.london no no 16 5

Plishd dmissions mr h nmr of spacs aailal in yar 2021/22 will 218. his will mad p of 158 placs aailal for nw admissions and 60 placs for th crrnt yar 6 childrn in th school. h nmr of spacs aailal in yar 2021/22 will 150. his will mad p of 90 placs aailal for nw admissions and 60 placs for th crrnt yar 6 childrn in th school. 20 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS School DfE code Gender Status Denomination PAN* for Address Phone no. Website SIF Test 2021/22 needed? required? Archbishop Tenison’s School 208 006 mid acadmy Chrch of 92 55 nnington al, 020 35 31 tnisons.com ys ys England E11 5 ARK Evelyn Grace Academy 208 6906 mid acadmy na 180 255 haspar oad, 020 3 9520 lyngracacadmy.org no no E2 0 Bishop Thomas Grant Roman 208 501 mid olntary-aidd Catholic 180 ltrs ro, 020 869 329 tg.ac ys no Catholic School 16 2H City Heights E-ACT 208 690 mid acadmy na 180 33 ots Par, 020 3691 600 cityhights-actacadmy.org no no Academy 2 3P Dunraven School 208 502 mid acadmy na 158 9-98 igham Cort oad, 020 8696 5600 dnran.org. ys ys 16 2 The Elmgreen School 208 31 mid acadmy na 180 Elmcort oad, 020 866 5020 th-lmgrn-school.org. no no E2 9 Harris Academy Clapham 208 00 mid acadmy na 195 Clarence Avenue 020 4513 9350 harrisclapham.org. no no SW4 8LD Lambeth Academy 208 6905 mid acadmy na 180 Elms oad, 020 819 00 lamth-acadmy.org ys ys 9E La Retraite Roman Catholic 208 500 girls olntary-aidd Catholic 168 tins oad, 020 863 56 lartrait.lamth.sch. ys no Girls’ School 12 0 Lilian Baylis Technology School 208 321 mid commnity na 125 323 nnington an, 020 091 9500 lilianaylis.com ys ys nnington, E11 5 The London Nautical School 208 505 oys fondation na 120 61 tamford trt, 020 928 6801 lns.org. ys ys E1 9 The Norwood School 208 223 mid commnity na 180 Crown al, 020 860 9382 thnorwoodschool.org ys ys E19 3 Oasis Academy South Bank 208 000 mid acadmy na 120 5 stminstr ridg oad, 020 921 531 oasisacadmysothan.org yes no (for pupil premium E1 H criteria) Platanos College 208 322 mid acadmy na 160 Clapham oad, 020 33 6156 platanoscollg.com ys ys 9 0 Saint Gabriel’s College 208 509 mid olntary-aidd Chrch of 120 angton oad, 020 93 3901 saintgarilscollg.org ys no (for Chrch or England 9 6 sic ands) St. Martin-in-the-Fields 208 50 girls acadmy Chrch of 120 155 ls Hill, 020 86 559 stmartins.acadmy ys ys High School for Girls England 2 3P Trinity Academy 208 003 mid acadmy na 120 56 riton Hill, riton, 020 3126 993 trinityacadmylondon.org ys no 2 1 Woodmansterne School 208 265 mid commnity na 90 oodmanstrn oad 020 86 1825 woodmanstrn.london no no 16 5

Plishd dmissions mr h nmr of spacs aailal in yar 2021/22 will 218. his will mad p of 158 placs aailal for nw admissions and 60 placs for th crrnt yar 6 childrn in th school. h nmr of spacs aailal in yar 2021/22 will 150. his will mad p of 90 placs aailal for nw admissions and 60 placs for th crrnt yar 6 childrn in th school. SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 21 Lambeth secondary schools

This section provides detailed 1 Archbishop Tenison’s School (mixed) information on all Lambeth 2 ARK Evelyn Grace Academy (mixed) secondary schools. Bishop Thomas Grant Roman 11 3 Lambeth has a variety of Catholic Secondary School (mixed) 4 City Heights E-ACT Academy (mixed) secondary schools. Lambeth 13 Education, Learning and Skills 5 Dunraven School (mixed) (Lambeth Council) co-ordinates 6 The Elmgreen School (mixed) the secondary transfer process 7 Harris Academy Clapham (mixed) for all community, voluntary-aided, 23 8 Lambeth Academy (mixed) voluntary-controlled, foundation, 10 9 La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ free schools and academies. School (girls) 10 Lilian Baylis Technology School (mixed) 1 11 The London Nautical School (boys) 12 The Norwood School (mixed) 15 13 Oasis Academy South Bank (mixed) 14 14 Platanos College (mixed) 15 Saint Gabriel’s College (mixed) 16 St Martin-in-the-Fields High School 20 for Girls (girls) 17 Trinity Academy (mixed) 21 2 18 Woodmansterne School (mixed) 17 8 Special Schools 19 Elm Court School (mixed)

7 20 (mixed) 21 The (mixed) 9 19 16 22 22 Turney School (mixed) 23 The Vanguard School (mixed) 4

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18 22 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 2020 School open days/evenings

For more details, please view the school’s own pages

Archbishop Tenison’s School Harris Academy Clapham Wednesday 30 September, 9.15-10.30am Saturday 3 October, 10am-1pm Wednesday 7 October, 4.30-7pm Wednesday 7 October, 9.15-10.30am Monday 5 October, 9.15-10.45am Friday 9 October, 9-10.30am Wednesday 10 March 2021 Tuesday 6 October, 9.15-10.45am Monday 12 October, 9-10.30am - please check school website for details Wednesday 7 October, 9.15-10.45am Wednesday 14 October, 9-10.30am Oasis Academy South Bank Thursday 8 October, 9.15-10.45am Lambeth Academy Thursday 24 September, 5.30-7pm Friday 9 October, 9.15-10.45am Wednesday 30 September 5-7.30pm Tuesday 6 October, 5.30-7pm ARK Evelyn Grace Academy Monday 12 October 9am-12 noon Platanos College Monday 21 September, 9-10.30am Wednesday 14 October 9am-12 noon Thursday 24 September, 9.30-10.30am Tuesday 22 September, 9-10.30am Monday 19 October 9am-12 noon Friday 25 September, 5-7pm Wednesday 23 September, 9-10.30am Wednesday 21 October 9am-12 noon Saturday 26 September, 9.30-11.30am Thursday 24 September, 9-10.30am La Retraite Saint Gabriel’s College Friday 25 September, 9-10.30am Roman Catholic Girls’ School Tuesday 22 September 9-10am Bishop Thomas Grant Roman Thursday 24 September, 4-7pm Wednesday 23 September 9-10am Catholic Secondary School Tuesday 29 September, 9.30am-12 noon Thursday 24 September 9-10am Tuesday 15 September 9.15-10.30am Wednesday 7 October, 9.30am-12 noon Thursday 1 October 4-8pm Tuesday 15 September 5.30-8pm Thursday 15 October, 9.30am-12 noon St Martin-in-the-Fields High Thursday 17 September 9.15-10.30am Lilian Baylis Technology School School for Girls City Heights E-ACT Academy Monday 21 September, 9am-12 noon Friday 25 September, 9-10.15am Thursday 1 October, Tuesday 22 September, 9am-12 noon Thursday 1 October, 5-7.30pm 9am-11am and 4.30-6.30pm Wednesday 23 September, 9am-12 noon Friday 9 October, 9-10.15am Thursday 8 October, Monday 28 September, 9am-12 noon Tuesday 13 October, 9-10.15am 9am-11am and 4.30-6.30pm Tuesday 29 September, 9am-12 noon Trinity Academy Thursday 15 October, Wednesday 30 September, 9am-12 noon Monday 28 September, 9-10am 9am-11am and 4.30-6.30pm Thursday 1 October, 4.30-7.30pm Tuesday 29 September, 9-10am Thursday 22 October, Monday 5 October, 9am-12 noon Wednesday 30 September, 9-10am 9am-11am and 4.30-6.30pm Tuesday 6 October, 9am-12 noon Thursday 1 October, 4-8pm Wednesday 7 October, 9am-12 noon Dunraven School Monday 12 October, 9-10am Tuesday 22 September, 6pm-9pm London Nautical School Tuesday 13 October, 9-10am Thursday 24 September, 9.15-10.30am Thursday 24 September, 5-7pm Wednesday 14 October, 9-10am Saturday 26 September, 9.15-10.30am Wednesday 7 October, 9.15-10.40am Thursday 15 October, 4-8pm Tuesday 29 September, 9.15-10.30am Wednesday 14 October, 9.15-10.40am Woodmansterne School Wednesday 21 October, 9.15-10.40am The Elmgreen School Thursday 17 September, 5.30-7.30pm Tuesday 15 September, 6.30-9pm The Norwood School Tuesday 22 September, 9.15-10.15am Monday 21 September, 9-10.15am Monday 14 September, 9.15-10.30am Wednesday 30 September, 9.15-10.15am Tuesday 29 September, 9-10.15 am Tuesday 15 September, 9.15-10.30am Thursday 8 October, 9.15-10.15am Wednesday 7 October, 9-10.15 am Thursday 17 September, 5-8pm

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 23 Archbishop Tenison’s School Archbishop Tenison’s Kennington Oval London SE11 5SR School Headteacher Mr Simon Wilson

Archbishop Tenison’s School is a dynamic co-educational 11-16 Church of England school, with a distinctive Christian vision and strong values. We are situated in the heart of Lambeth, opposite the historical Oval Cricket Ground. Our Christian ethos is the foundation of all that we do: we are ambitious for every child, and are committed to ensuring that every child achieves their God-given potential and is able to ‘let their light shine before others’ (Matthew 5:16). We are fully inclusive and welcome children from Church of England families, other faiths and denominations, as well as those without a faith. We have been educating London’s young minds for over 330 years, physically, morally and spiritually.’ our popular House system, with the prestigious Tenison’s Award based on the Christian principles of The school’s Church of England providing a public platform for us to our founder, Archbishop Thomas vision of ‘let your light shine before reward students who demonstrate Tenison. In celebration of this men; that they may see your good exceptional courageous advocacy. long-standing history, the whole works and glorify your Father who school community annually attend is in heaven’ underpins all that Our results speak for themselves and a Founder’s Day service at the we do, and is lived out in our four demonstrate that we are ambitious original site of the school, the iconic values of wisdom, hope, community for every child. Our curriculum has St. Martin’s-in-the-Field Church and dignity. Our school is small, been carefully developed and aims to in Trafalgar Square. As a result of providing a real family atmosphere build on the progress children make our religious beginnings and our with all students known by staff and at primary school. We know that rich history, we continue to enjoy supported to develop the confidence every child is unique and valued by strong links with the local and to become active members of God, and so we take the time to get wider community. We have strong the community. Examples of our to know each one, ensuring that our associations with local churches; students letting their ‘lights shine’ lessons are shaped to their needs. Rev Canon Steve Coulson is a include Reading Leaders and As a Church of England School, member of our Local Governing Sports Leaders; these initiatives we believe it is our mission to Body and believe that as ‘Vicar of allow children to receive high quality promote Jesus’ promise of ‘life in St. Mark’s Church just up the road, training to support other children all its fullness’; in order to shape the we are fully committed to supporting both in our school and in primary whole child, what happens outside the School as much as we can schools. Our children flourish within

24 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 7735 3771 DfE code Nearest stations Fax 020 7793 8519 208 4006 Oval (Northern Line underground) Email School’s status (Victoria Line underground [email protected] Academy and rail) Website Year 7 Intake 2021/22 Bus routes tenisons.com 92 (mixed) 3, 36, 155, 133, 59, 159, 185, Wheelchair accessible? 333, 436 Yes

the classroom is just as important We are continually developing new applied under the two types of places, as what happens inside it. The relationships and in 2019 the school Foundation and Open, in each ability opportunities we give to all students joined the Southwark Diocesan band, in the order set out below, are extensive and demonstrate our Board of Education Multi-Academy to decide which students to admit: commitment to ensuring all God’s Trust. Its vision is to help schools to Foundation: children gain experiences, which ‘grow and flourish and provide an 70% of places will be allocated in this will benefit them for life in modern excellent education with Christian category. If the Foundation places Britain and beyond. An example of values at its heart…[enabling] all are oversubscribed, length of regular this is that we offer all new children children and young people in our church attendance of child and free music tuition in an instrument schools to realise their God-given parents will be taken into account. of their choice. potential, aspire to exceed their expectations and to build a Christ- 1 ‘Looked after’ children and We have a wide range of centred community.’ previously ‘looked after’ children partnerships that work alongside who are or have been in the our school, including: Kings We strongly recommend that you care of a local authority as College London, the Worshipful visit our historic school, to truly see defined by Section 22 (1) of the Company of Dyers, Mace our school live out its vision as Jesus Children’s Act 1989 and in the Engineering and the Oval Cricket commanded his disciples in Matthew child arrangement order under Ground with extensive links to 5:16: ‘Let your light shine before the Children & Families Act 2014. post-16 providers. Additionally, others so that they may see your ‘Previously Looked After’ children the school is supported by its good deeds and glorify your Father – see paragraph 1.7 of the new Foundation, which has developed in Heaven.’ Admissions Code. links with charitable partners across Over-Subscription 2 Boys and girls from worshipping London; providing both additional Where applications for admission Anglican families. resources and support to students exceed the number of places 3 Boys and girls from worshipping and their families. available, the following criteria will be families of other Christian denominations. 4 Up to five places are initially reserved for boys and girls from each of the parishes of St Martin-in-the-Fields and St James’s, Piccadilly. Applicants from St Mark’s School will be considered in both the Foundation and Open categories. 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

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 25 Archbishop Tenison’s School

students will take part in the Christian 8 Boys and girls with an exceptional How to apply worship of the school and will attend and professionally supported social 1 Applications must be made religious education lessons. or medical need for a place at this using the Common Application school. This must be supported 5 ‘Looked after’ children and Form from your home borough by written evidence, e.g. from a previously ‘looked after’ children by Saturday 31 October 2020. doctor, social worker or educational who are or have been in the psychologist, setting out why this 2 In addition the Supplementary care of a local authority as school is the most suitable school Information Form obtainable defined by Section 22 (1) of the and the difficulties that would be from the school or via Children’s Act 1989 and in the caused if the child had to attend lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions child arrangement order under another school. must be completed and sent the Children & Families Act 2014. 9 The travelling distance and ease directly to Archbishop Tenison’s ‘Previously Looked After’ children of travel to school. School by Saturday 31 October - see paragraph 1.7 of the new 2020 Admissions Code. Appeal Arrangements 6 Attendance at a church Unsuccessful applicants will Open mornings 9.15-10.45am primary school. have the right to appeal against (last tour at 10am, Headteacher’s 7 Boys and girls whose parents the decision to an Independent speech 10.25am) express a clear desire for a Admissions Appeals Panel Monday 5 October school with a religious foundation established under the School Tuesday 6 October and who can demonstrate from Standards and Framework Act Wednesday 7 October their application that their son 1998. Independent appeals for Thursday 8 October or daughter will benefit from the this school are arranged by school Friday 9 October school’s Christian ethos. staff, please contact the school. Saturday 3 October (10am-1pm) Admissions Test Date Saturday 14 November 2020 If these dates are difficult for you, visits to the school from 9am to 10am on other days can be booked directly with the school. Please email [email protected]

26 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS ARK Evelyn Grace Academy ARK Evelyn Grace Academy 255 Shakespeare Road London SE24 0QN Principal Mr Tim Dainty

ARK Evelyn Grace is a school that ARK Evelyn Grace is part of the 2 Endeavour will stop at nothing to develop highly successful ARK schools We do what it takes to achieve the talents of every child in its chain whose shared mission is to excellence. care. Nothing but the best is ensure that every child goes to 3 Self-discipline good enough for our students. university or secures the career We believe that success is achieved We believe that knowledge is of their choice. To support our through self-discipline and hard work. power and the more that a student students’ career plans, we have knows and understands about the strong relations with both JP We have very high standards of world we all occupy, the greater Morgan and Goldman Sachs student behaviour and every rule and freedoms they will secure for which run programmes that offer expectation is centred on ensuring themselves and the communities unrivalled opportunities to prepare that learning goes uninterrupted and they are members of. them for the world of work. every member of our community Given this belief, the development feels happy and safe. We expect of our teachers’ craft is central every student to be courteous and to our ethos; teachers who are Our culture and ethos polite and we are explicit about what always eager to learn will develop We are driven by three core values: that looks like. ARK Evelyn Grace the same excitement and thirst 1 Excellence Academy prides itself in being a for knowledge in the pupils We believe that every student can community of learners where both they teach. achieve excellence. students and teachers constantly

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 27 ARK Evelyn Grace Academy ARK Evelyn Grace Academy 255 Shakespeare Road London SE24 0QN Principal Mr Tim Dainty

South London Football Cup for the Learning at third consecutive year. We believe in providing more learning time in English and Mathematics in Our students understand what it the early years so students can take means to be good and this is a on a broader range of subjects with constant theme explored through confidence in the future. However, our assemblies, tutor time and the curriculum remains broad and their personal and social education balanced with all students studying curriculum. However, we know the arts, humanities, sciences, only too well that ‘character is technologies and sports. habit’ and that a person can only become a good person through Learning at Key Stage 4 and 5 seek to improve and never believe that the good deeds they repeat. Our 14-16 curriculum offers a variety they have ‘arrived’. Consequently, our Therefore, students are expected of academic programmes. We have teachers model our belief that there is to demonstrate good manners at high expectations of our Year 10 no substitute for hard work and that all times, by holding doors open for and 11 students, who can choose this is the key to success. others and saying ‘good morning to do the English Baccalaureate or a range of high-value GCSE and Our teachers are experts in their and afternoon’. vocational subjects. Our goal is academic fields and their aim is to We all use a common language to provide every student with the enable every child to grapple with when describing the sort of person qualifications to progress to sixth and master key concepts and skills we want to develop at EGA as we form or have the option of going to and expose them to the very best continually promote the qualities of: University and following a successful that has been said and written within leadership, responsibility, integrity, career path. their respective subjects. curiosity, confidence and eloquence. Admissions criteria Our curriculum is both broad and Curriculum In the event of there being more deep. An Evelyn Grace child not only ARK Evelyn Grace Academy applications than spaces available, devotes extra time to becoming provides a rich and diverse curriculum applications are considered against literate and numerate, they are with a particular focus on the core eloquent, knowledgeable and thirsty subjects – Maths, English and to know more about the humanities Science – as well as the humanities, and arts. The enrichment offer and arts and sport. opportunities beyond the curriculum are second to none. These include We also offer a mix of traditional many clubs, including: Mandarin, and modern subjects from Duke of Edinburgh, choir, brilliant club Geography, History and Religious and basketball, to name but a few. Education to ICT, Mandarin and Photography. Our sports facilities are excellent and team achievements considerable. Students get a broad and rich Our under-16 basketball team were education and our curriculum is the 2017 London champions and extremely rigorous, with regular were runners up in the all-England assessments to track and inform finals. We have also just won the students’ progress.

28 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 7737 9520 DfE code Nearest stations Fax 020 7737 9525 208 6906 Brixton Email School’s status (Victoria Line underground and rail), [email protected] Academy Loughborough Junction (rail) Website Year 7 Intake 2021/22 Bus routes evelyngraceacademy.org 180 (mixed) P4, P5, 345, 35, 45 Wheelchair accessible? Yes

How to apply Applications must be made using the Common Application Form from your home borough by Saturday 31 October 2020.

Open mornings 9-10.30am Monday 21 September Tuesday 22 September Wednesday 23 September Thursday 24 September Friday 25 September

Alternatively, a link can be sent for our virtual tour and principal talk by indicating on our booking form. Parents can book here: evelyngraceacademy.org/ open-days

the criteria below. After the admission requirement of the shortage. (i.e. 6 places in each 6-form of students with an Education, Health Priority will be limited to one year group). and Care Plan, the criteria are applied place for each form of entry e) Children who live closest to in the following order: in any year. the Academy using a straight a) Children in the care of the c) Children who have a sibling who line measurement from the council and previously Looked already attends the Academy main reception of the Academy After Children, is as stated in and who will continue to do so to the main entrance to the the Admissions Code 2014. on the date of admission (for child’s home. this purpose ‘siblings’ means a b) Children of staff at the school Appeal arrangements whole, half or step-brother/sister where there is a demonstrable Unsuccessful applicants have resident at the same address). skill shortage. Children of the right to appeal against the d) Children of staff in the school members of staff will have priority decision to an Independent who have been employed at in the oversubscription criteria if Admissions Appeals Panel the school for two or more the staff member is filling a post established under the School years at the time the application for which there is a demonstrable Standards and Framework is submitted. ARK Schools skill shortage. ARK schools Act 1998. Independent appeals must approve the Principal’s are required to approve the for this school are arranged by decision to allocate places to Principal’s designation of school staff. Please telephone the staff under this criterion. Priority such posts and confirm the Academy for an appeals form. assessment that a member will be limited to one place for of staff appointed meets the each form of entry in any year

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 29 Bishop Thomas Grant Bishop Thomas Grant Roman Roman Catholic School Belltrees Grove Catholic Secondary School London SW16 2HY Headteacher Ms Bernadette Boyle BA (Hons) PGCE NPQH

It provides a strong balance of academic and vocational courses and students achieve very well. It is very successful in helping students in moving on to higher education or training. • Governors are rigorous in holding the school to account. Strategic decisions have ensured that the school’s high performance has been sustained and improved. • The school ensures that students learn about other faiths and Bishop Thomas Grant is an 11-18 • Students behave extremely well lifestyles. This leads them to be Roman Catholic co-educational in and out of the classroom. They tolerant and respectful of others school. feel safe and show high levels of and actively promotes fundamental British values. School aims respect for each other, their staff The school aims to enable all and the school environment. Expectations/other information students placed in our care to • The outstanding vision and Bishop Thomas Grant Roman develop their potential to the full in a aspiration of the Headteacher and Catholic School has high school environment firmly founded senior staff motivate students of expectations for its students and on Christian principles. We produce every ability to learn as well as demands high standards of work academic attainment in the context of they can, in a safe and secure and behaviour. Our code of conduct equality of opportunity and Catholic environment. states what is expected of each • The school provides outstanding spiritual and moral values. student. Conduct is based on the pastoral support. This helps all Christian values of courtesy, respect, Ofsted Inspection October 2014 students to remain engaged service and unselfishness both inside Bishop Thomas Grant Roman and motivated to learn. Their and outside school and students are Catholic School was inspected by exceptionally positive attitude to expected to reflect these standards Ofsted and was graded outstanding learning is a major contribution in their daily routine, their uniform and in every aspect and outstanding to their achievement. their personal appearance. overall. The Sixth Form which was • The dynamic and carefully planned judged separately, was also graded curriculum is well matched to Regardless of ability, all students outstanding. the needs of students and is are encouraged to work hard to Summary of the key findings for successfully tailored to meet the develop their potential and make use parents and students needs of different abilities and of their strengths and abilities. We • Attainment is exceptionally those with specific needs. The use a variety of rewards to celebrate high across a wide range of wide range of extra-curricular students’ successes and we believe subjects, including at the highest activities available enriches and strongly that they learn when they feel levels. Almost all students make broadens students’ learning further. valued and their achievements exceptional progress. • The Sixth Form is outstanding. are recognised.

30 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 8769 3294 DfE code Nearest stations Email 208 5401 Streatham, Streatham Hill, admissions@btg-secondary School’s status Streatham Common (rail) .lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Bus routes Website Year 7 Intake 2021/22 249, 315, 417, 50, 60, 109, 118, btg.ac 180 (mixed) 250, G1, P13 Wheelchair accessible? No

Learning is a privilege and a right. The 1 Looked after baptised Catholic denominations that are part of school community will, therefore, not children or looked after children in Churches Together in England. tolerate any behaviour which disrupts the care of Catholic families and Evidence of Baptism (or dedication) students’ learning. previously looked after Catholic provided by a priest or minister of children who have been adopted or a designated place of worship will Bishop Thomas Grant Roman who have become the subject of a be required. Catholic School occupies an enviable residence or guardianship order. 8 Children who are members of other position and enjoys attractive and 2 Committed and practising baptised faiths. Evidence membership of the extensive views over much of South Catholic children of a committed faith provided by a priest, minister West London. The school has and practising Catholic parent or or religious leader of a designated outstanding accommodation and committed and practising baptised place of worship will be required. facilities. Students are able to learn children and their parent who 9 Any other children. in a clean, graffiti-free, well-ordered are members of the Oriental Rite environment. Churches in union with Rome or If there is over-subscription in The school takes every opportunity to the Ordinariate. any of the above categories, the ensure that all subjects are taught by 3 Baptised Catholic children who governing body will allocate places in qualified teachers trained in the subject themselves are committed and accordance with the following criteria in which they teach. The teaching staff practising but whose parent may in the order of priority set out below: are conscientious and experienced not be a practising Catholic at the a A direct link with the school: the and work with the students to create a time of admission or committed presence of a brother or sister in friendly and supportive atmosphere. and practising baptised children school at the time of admission. who are members of the Oriental By ‘brother or sister’ we mean Admissions criteria Rite Churches in union with Rome natural brothers or sisters or legally The school exists primarily to serve or the Ordinariate but whose parent adopted siblings. Evidence of the the Catholic community. Admission is may not be practising at the time relationship will be required. normally restricted to committed and of admission. b Those with special circumstances, practising baptised Catholic children 4 Children enrolled in the social, pastoral and medical needs who have one or both parents who are catechumenate. Evidence of which make the school particularly also committed, practising members enrolment in the catechumenate suitable for the child in question. of the Catholic church. However, the will be required. Strong and relevant evidence must governing body welcomes applications 5 Looked after children not in be provided by an appropriate from further afield and, subject to the Category 1 and previously looked professional authority (e.g. qualified availability of places, from parents of after children who have been medical practitioner, education children of other denominations and adopted or who have become welfare officer, social worker faiths who support the religious ethos the subject of a residence or or priest). of the school. guardianship order. c Priority will be given to those Where applications exceed the 6 Children who are members applicants who live nearer to number of places available, the of Eastern Orthodox Churches. the School (as measured by a governors will apply the following Evidence of Baptism will straight line from the School gate criteria of selection in the order set be required. to the applicant’s home), using out below, to decide which girls and 7 Children of families who are the measurement supplied by a boys should be admitted. members of other Christian computerised mapping system from

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 31 Bishop Thomas Grant Roman Catholic Secondary School

the Local Authority. Where the last Religious practice How to apply remaining place is to be allocated In assessing commitment and 1 Applications must be made and two or more children are practice the Governors will take using the Common Application deemed to live at the same distance into account frequency of Mass Form from your home borough from the school the place will be attendance over the period of by Saturday 31 October 2020. decided by the drawing of lots. three years preceding the application. Applications will be ranked in the 2 In addition the Supplementary Admission of Children Outside following order: those who attend Information Form obtainable their Normal Age Group Mass weekly, fortnightly, monthly, from the school or via A request may be made for a child lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions less than once a month, never and to be admitted outside their normal must be completed and sent with priority being given to children age group, for example if the child is directly to Bishop Thomas baptised within the first three years gifted and talented or has experienced Grant Roman Catholic School of birth. This will be determined problems such as ill health. Any such by Saturday 31 October 2020. request should be made in writing to according to the information the head teacher of the school. The submitted on the applicant’s Open mornings 9.15-10.30am governing body will make a decision supplementary form. The dates below are correct at time of time of printing and may about the request based on the For Catholic applicants we require be subject to change in respect of circumstances of the case and in the written support from their Parish any government guidance around best interests of the child. In addition Priest to confirm frequency of mass social distancing and coronavirus. to taking into account the views of attendance for the past three years Please check the website for the head teacher, including the head using the Priest Reference Form latest updates and confirmation teacher’s statutory responsibility for the provided. If it is necessary to obtain a internal organisation, management and of open sessions. reference from more than one priest control of the school, the governing i.e. because the applicant has been Tuesday 15 September body will take into account the living in their current parish for less Thursday 17 September parent’s views; information about the than three years, or regularly attends (A full tour of the school at 9.30am, child’s academic, social and emotional Mass at more than one parish, followed by an address by the development; where relevant, their further copies of the Priest Reference Headteacher at 10am) medical history and the views of a Form are available on our website. medical professional and whether they Open evening 5.30-8pm Applications must be supported by have previously been educated out of Tuesday 15 September a photocopy baptismal certificate for their normal age group. The address by the Headteacher the child. Please note the school will will be at the following times: Fair Access Protocol accept photocopies of the baptismal 5.30pm, 6.30pm and 7.15pm The school participates in the local certificate for this year only. The authority’s Fair Access Protocol to school’s full admissions criteria is established under the School allocate places to vulnerable and available from the school. other children in accordance with Standards and Framework Act the School Admission Code 2014. Appeal arrangements 1998. To lodge a request to appeal, Admitting pupils under the protocol Unsuccessful applicants will you must request an Appeal Form may require the school to admit above have the right to appeal against in writing, either by letter or email the planned admission number for the the decision to an Independent at admissions@btg-secondary. relevant year group. Admissions Appeals Panel lambeth.sch.uk

32 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS City Heights E-ACT Academy City Heights E-ACT 33 Abbots Park, London SW2 3PW Headteacher Academy Mr Errol Comrie

Who we are City Heights E-ACT Academy We are an ambitious, inclusive and continues to be evaluated as a ‘Good’ innovative 11-18 secondary school in school by Ofsted and our aim is to , Lambeth serving our local build on changes made during the community. The Academy opened 2018/19 academic year. Ultimately, we in September 2013, in brand new want to ensure our students, parents/ purpose built accommodation, with carers, staff and wider community are state of the art facilities to match all proud of our academy. our high quality educational provision. What makes us unique? As an academy, we are part of the Our academy vision is integral to E-ACT network of schools, which all that we do and is underpinned allows us access to outstanding by our academy values, which are educational resources and expertise reflected in the actions, decisions to help provide exceptional and behaviours of our community. opportunities for all our students. They are: Our academy is driven by a clear • Ambition We all are role models set of values and beliefs, which • Social justice Every member of our school is supported by a clearly defined • Pride and professionalism community is a role model; every mission that aims to develop • Integrity student is a role model and we our students into tomorrow’s • Respect and responsibility all have the opportunity and leaders, compassionate and • Empathy and kindness responsibility to have a positive articulate; ready for university impact on the lives of others. We or a career of their choice. Our All can achieve mission is ambitious and will require At City Heights, we believe that no give trust and respect at all times. considerable effort from the entire matter what a student’s starting Our buildings and facilities community to turn this into a reality point is, outstanding progress is City Heights E-ACT Academy is for all students that pass through the achievable by all. We subscribe to located in a state of the art multi doors at City Heights. a ‘growth mindset’, which means million pound campus in Abbots We aim to create a distinct culture that it is our role as teachers and Park, just of Christchurch Road. whereby character is at the core professionals to identify the barriers The building opened in September of everything we do and aim to to achievement and to support our 2014 and benefits from the achieve. Our culture is supported young people to overcome them. latest resources and top class by a clear vision for teaching, High standards in all that we do technologies. We have a well- assessment and learning at City At City Heights we have an resourced library, music suites Heights. Our goal is to ensure unrelenting focus in meeting the and specialist teaching rooms all classrooms instil a passion highest standards in all that we do. for subjects such as Science, and discipline for learning, From learning, to behaviour, to Technology and Sports as well ensuring all students develop attitude, uniform or attendance, we as a dedicated suite of specialist the knowledge, skills and challenge anything that is less than teaching rooms for students with characteristics that will enable the very best and we are not additional learning needs. them to reach their chosen destinations and fulfil their prepared to lower our expectations In addition to our school building, aspirations. for any student. we also have a state of the art multi-

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 33 Telephone 020 3691 4600 City Heights E-ACT Email [email protected] Academy Website cityheightse-actacademy.org

purpose sports area on Christchurch Our curriculum also centres on For students who have shown high Road with all-weather facilities. improving our students’ numeracy performance at primary school, there skills. Our partnership with Dulwich is a demanding curriculum which Our curriculum and specialism College enables our students ensures that these students receive We have made significant changes to receive expertise from a truly appropriate stretch and challenge. to the curriculum at City Heights outstanding education institution. Academy, which now is centred first We have an extensive programme Students in Year 7 and 11 benefit from on mastering knowledge through of extra-curricular opportunities to this additional support each week. deep exploration in a range of complement our in-class curriculum subjects over five years, from Y7-11. Our curriculum provides a broad to ensure that high performing Our aim is to begin preparation for range of subjects across KS3 and students are encouraged to reach GCSEs from year 7, ensuring we KS4 that will enable all students to their full potential, working with are developing knowledge and skills find their passions and help them, King’s Scholars, Coachbright and from the start of their journey with from an early age, consider their local Universities to encourage us. Furthermore, our curriculum will future careers. We provide additional extended and critical thinking in focus on metacognition, so students time for English, Maths and Science, our students. These programmes deepen their understanding about which equates to around 55% are run by a member of our Senior the learning process, enabling them of a student’s taught curriculum Leadership Team with many to effectively access the curriculum time. We believe that beyond the opportunities for parents or carers of CORE subjects we provided a with high levels of independence. high performing students to engage balanced but academic focussed Ultimately, the curriculum supports readily in their child’s education. curriculum, whilst understanding our mission of developing At KS4, we have designed a the vital role subjects like PHSE tomorrow’s leaders, compassionate play in developing knowledge on broad and balanced curriculum and articulate; ready for university or a wide range of topics and issues, including GCSE and BTEC courses. a career of their choice. personalised and relevant to our Over 90% of our students do a Developing literacy is at the heart of community and society. strong academic core of Maths, curriculum, which aims to develop English, Science, Spanish and At City Heights E-ACT academy our students’ reading, writing and a Humanities subject, ensuring we believe that all students can speaking skills, as well as forging that they are eligible for the achieve a minimum of 8 strong a passion for literature. We believe EBACC award at the end of KS4. GCSES when they finish year 11. All students study both English strengthening the literacy skills of our Students select their GCSE options Language and English Literature students will help create confident in Year 8, which provides all students meaning that they receive a learners and break down barriers with a foundation year during Year double GCSE in this subject area. many students face across a range 9, where they can deepen their Additionally, the majority of our of subjects. Students in years 7 knowledge and understanding students will study Double or Triple & 8 will receive additional time for in subjects, they are passionate Science GCSE meaning that they literacy, as well as have their reading about. Here we ensure that development carefully tracked where necessary students receive will have more than one qualification through a new initiative called additional interventions for English in this key subject area. Beyond this Accelerated Reader. Furthermore, and Maths across both KS3/4, so all core offer, students will have guided we have invested in an English students leave our academy with the choice in a wide range of GCSEs Mastery curriculum. necessary qualifications. across every curriculum area.

34 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS DfE code Nearest stations 208 6907 Tulse Hill main line station School’s status Bus routes Academy 2, 68, 196, 201, 322, 415, 432, P13 Year 7 Intake 2021/22 180 (mixed) Wheelchair accessible? Yes

Admissions Criteria able to meet that need above other How to apply After places have been allocated schools and outlines the difficulties Applications must be made to children with an Education, Health that would occur if the child had to using the Common Application and Care Plan that names City attend elsewhere. The decision to Form from your home borough Heights E-ACT Academy, places prioritise children on these grounds by Saturday 31 October 2020. will be allocated according to the will be determined by the admissions following criteria: committee of the academy. Open evenings 4.30-6.30pm Thursday 1 October Criterion 1: Looked-after child Criterion 4: Distance Thursday 8 October and previously looked after child Priority will be given on the basis Thursday 15 October of distance between the point at This is a child who is: Thursday 22 October the child’s home and the academy, a is in the care of a local authority, or measured by a straight line. This Open mornings 9-11am b has subsequently been adopted measurement will be done using Thursday 1 October or been made subject to child the SIA Datamap computerised Thursday 8 October arrangement orders or a special mapping system. The measurement Thursday 15 October guardianship order immediately will be from a point at the child’s Thursday 22 October after being in the care of the local home to a central point in the authority. academy’s grounds as determined Visits to the Academy can be Criterion 2: Sibling by the software. The child’s home arranged, by appointment, for This is a child with a brother or sister address will be the child’s permanent the first Friday of every month who already attends the academy place of residency during term time. throughout the academic year. and who will still attend the academy If parents are separated and share at the time of admission (for this custody of the child, the address An offer of a place made under this purpose ‘siblings’ means a whole, given should be that of the parent criterion will only be valid once proof half or step-brother/sister resident with whom the child spends most of address has been given and at the same address). of the school week. This will normally confirmed. Criterion 3: Social/Medical needs be the address where Child Benefit As a tiebreaker for all criteria, priority This is a child with a professionally- is payable. If the parent making will be given to children living closest supported medical or social need the application lives at a different to the City Heights Academy site whose application identifies that address from the child a letter of measured in accordance with the City Heights Academy is especially explanation should be attached. guidance in criterion 4. 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 academy are arranged by academy staff. Please contact the academy for an appeals form.

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 35 Dunraven School Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road London SW16 2QB Head of Secondary Mr Guy Maidment BA, PGCE, NPQH

• accelerated, accelerating and standard teaching groups • a strong emphasis on English, mathematics, science (including separate sciences), humanities, and modern foreign languages • the arts, drama, music, physical education and dance have a high profile • well developed information and communications technology provision Excellence for all “The whole-school ethos of Dunraven is designated as a developing ‘the growth mindset’ has • “an outstanding” sixth form (Ofsted) high performing, All-Through raised pupils’ expectations through • a strong emphasis on homework school. In 2014, we were judged their own self-belief.” Ofsted 2014. and independent learning. as ‘outstanding’ in all areas by Academic standards Dunraven School Ofsted. The school is a National Dunraven School’s success in • over 200 students enjoy specialist Support School and, in 2016, was GCSE and A level examinations has music lessons appointed as a National Teaching grown year by year, much faster • each student is known as an school in recognition of our than the national average, based individual and particular attention effective partnership and support on challenging targets and high is paid to those with English as a work with a range of primary expectations. Results at all key stages second language or those in need and secondary schools. We hold are above national standards and our of additional challenge or support School Achievement awards, value added scores are strong. There • an exciting and varied enrichment Sportsmark and Artsmark awards. are regular work reviews, progress programme of extension activities before and after school and at Aims checks, individual and school lunchtimes The aim of Dunraven School is targets. Teachers are subject experts • each tutor group represents a ‘excellence for all’ – high academic and know the students across year particular House and students expectations, high standards of groups exceptionally well. Dunraven’s apply for a diverse range of learning and teaching, and excellent programme for able students as leadership opportunities facilities. The Senior Leaders are well as our work with students who “highly committed to developing need additional support has been • a wide range of sports, pupils’ belief in their abilities and commended. educational visits and journeys capacity to succeed.” Ofsted. “All groups of pupils achieve results • a well developed programme to support access to Higher Our students wear a smart uniform that are significantly ahead of their peers nationally.” Ofsted 2014. Education and represent the school with pride. • active links with many universities They learn to be aware of and Features of the school including Oxford and Cambridge respect the needs, views and values • a supportive primary-secondary • the school’s Higher Attaining of others. They learn to develop transfer programme programme, encouraging students self-confidence and powers of • access to a broad and balanced to participate in university-based judgement. curriculum activities from Year 7 onwards.

36 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 8696 5600 DfE code Nearest stations Email 208 5402 Streatham Hill (rail) [email protected] School’s status Bus routes Website Academy 50, 57, 109, 118, 133, 159, 249, dunraven.org.uk Year 7 Intake 2021/22 250, 315, 333, 417 218 (made up of 158 places available for new entrants and 60 places for existing year 6 students) Wheelchair accessible? Yes

All-Through School school will have 158 places for Where there are more applicants As an All-Through School, we offer external applicants to the school, than places available in any ability a unique educational experience for giving a cohort of 218 children for band, places will be allocated both older and younger students. year 7. All external applicants for a according to the following criteria, Students from all years work place at the school are required to which are stated in order of priority: collaboratively on various projects take a standardised test in verbal Looked after children: applicants throughout the academic year and reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, who are in the care of a Local children in year 6 automatically move quantitative reasoning (numeracy) Authority or provided with Local into year 7. and spatial reasoning. On the basis Authority accommodation by that of the results of these tests, they will Home and school Authority and children who were be placed in one of five equally sized Dunraven has a Home-School looked after, but ceased to be ability bands. Places will be offered Agreement and parental involvement so because they were adopted in the following proportions: is strongly encouraged. There is an (or became subject to a child active and well respected governing Band 1.1 20% arrangements order or special board. “The school is held in high Band 1.2 20% guardianship order). esteem...” Ofsted 2014. Band 2.1 20% Siblings: applicants with another Allocating places child from the same family already at Band 2.2 20% In addition to the 60 places for the school who is expected to be on Dunraven Primary children, the Band 3 20% the roll of the school in September 2021. ‘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.

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Children of staff at the school: For full definitions of all of the above How to apply applications for children of staff at the criteria, please refer to the school’s 1 Applications must be made school. The member of staff must be admissions policy. using the Common Application employed by Dunraven Educational In the eventuality of insufficient Form from your home borough Trust for a minimum of 0.6fte (21 hours applicants for places in any band, by Saturday 31 October 2020. support staff / 16.5 hours teaching unfilled places will be offered to staff) and have been employed at 2 In addition, the Supplementary the next band. Dunraven School for at least 3 years at Information Form obtainable the time of submitting the application Appeal arrangements from the school or via (ie. for September 2021 entry, their Unsuccessful applicants will have lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions employment must have started no the right to appeal against the must be completed and sent later than September 2017). decision to an Independent Appeal directly to Dunraven School Panel established under the School by Saturday 31 October 2020. Distance: proximity of the child’s Standards and Framework Act 1998. However, you are encouraged home to the school, measured For further details, please contact to submit your application by using a straight line from the home the Admissions Office at the school. Friday 23 October 2020. address (as identified by the mapping software) to the South Site entrance, For further information and a Open sessions 94-98 Leigham Court Road, London prospectus please telephone Tuesday 22 September SW16 2QB, with those living nearest 020 8696 5600 or see our website 6-9pm (talks at 6.30pm, 7.15pm accorded the highest priority. dunraven.org.uk and 8pm) Thursday 24 September 9.15-10.30am (talk at 10.30am) Saturday 26 September 9.15-10.30am (talk at 10.30am) Tuesday 29 September 9.15-10.30am (talk at 10.30am) Admission Test date Saturday 14 November 2020

38 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS The Elmgreen School The Elmgreen School Elmcourt Road London SE27 9BZ Headteacher Mr Dominic Bergin BA (Hons) NPQH

The Elmgreen School is a popular oversubscribed, high performing co- educational 11-18 secondary school. We are part of The Great North Wood Education Trust with the outstanding Rosendale Primary School. We offer a well-designed and flexible curriculum and the highest standards of teaching and learning, delivered within an atmosphere of mutual respect and personal achievement. This is encompassed in the mission statement of the school: ‘To be an inclusive community working together so that all Learning proud of the achievement of our members achieve above and As part of The Great North Wood students at Key Stage 3, 4 and 5. beyond their potential.’ Education Trust with Rosendale The inclusivity of The Elmgreen Primary School we pride ourselves As the country’s first parent promoted School is reflected in its diverse on the quality of our transition. All school ‘The Elmgreen Way’ is integral cohort. Our commitment to every students benefit from an excellent to all of our structures. When you young person’s achievement ensures primary/secondary transition walk around the school you can feel that everyone is stretched. The programme and an outstanding the positive, welcoming atmosphere school also has a well-resourced Key Stage 3 curriculum. There is the school is so proud of. At The Special Educational Needs a clear emphasis on a broad and Elmgreen School there is something Department. Lambeth’s Secondary balanced curriculum with English, different, something special about the Hearing Support provision is also Maths and Science complemented way: located at the school. Generous by our strong Humanities and Arts praise and reward underpins the ‘We look after ourselves; We look offer. This excellent curriculum offers work to motivate a thriving school after each other; We look after a breadth and depth of learning. community, where staff and students our school and We look after our The broad range of personalised work purposefully together in a community’. pathways at 14 to 19 is designed to positive well-ordered environment. The school’s curriculum has been enable maximum attainment. The developed to provide stimulating school creates a rich experience for The staff’s commitment to student academic and vocational all our students from Mandarin and achievement is embodied in the opportunities, meeting the needs of Latin to dance and debating. The unique vision and ethos of The all students. At The Elmgreen School progress of all students is closely Elmgreen School. Students have we set challenging targets and then monitored and tracked with regular a strong voice in the life of their we ensure they are met or exceeded. and meaningful feedback to families. school and are encouraged to Great importance is also attached to Particular support is given to those become active learners and citizens. pursuing skills and interests through students who have specific learning Humanities, the chosen specialism a wide range of extension and extra- or language needs. This has resulted of the school, offers students, curricular activities. in good progress and we are very families and the local community

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 39 Telephone 020 8766 5020 The Elmgreen School Fax 020 8761 2312 Email [email protected] Website the-elmgreen-school.org.uk

access to a range of exciting learning part of the South London Sixth series of short-term placements (such opportunities within the areas of (SL6) collaboration, our close links as respite) are excluded. English, History, Geography and enable us to offer an extended 2: Siblings. Children with a brother or Languages. University and business range of subjects and enrichment sister who already attends the school, links are of paramount importance, activities. Our students have a and who will not have left the school with students benefiting from creative highly personalised experience at the time of admission. As a result partnerships at a local and national which ensures that they are ready siblings in Year 11 will not be regarded level. All students experience a range for the next stage of their education as a sibling under this criterion. A of work-related opportunities aimed at or employment as shown by our sibling is defined as a full/half/step raising aspirations and achievement. excellent destinations data which brother or sister (who are living at the includes the very top universities. Ambitions same address in all instances) or a Students at The Elmgreen School The Great North Wood child who is living as part of the family are encouraged to become articulate Education Trust by reason of a court order, or a child young people, filled with the The Elmgreen School is in a Multi who has been placed with foster carers confidence the school community Academy Trust with Rosendale at that address as a result of being and the wider community places School. Together we are committ looked after by the council. However, in them. They are valued and children who are looked after under an Admissions criteria respected so they, in turn, respect agreed series of short-term placements The Great North Wood Education and value those around them. They (such as respite) will not be regarded Trust is the admissions authority for achieve highly so that they are well as siblings under this criterion. The Elmgreen School. For admission prepared for life in a modern and to Year 7, please apply via your home 3: Children with exceptional diverse society. Students are given borough’s Common Application Form. medical or social needs. Children every opportunity to make informed with a professionally supported 1: Looked after children. Priority choices and take advantage of an medical or social need, whose will be given to looked after children outstanding education, which will application identifies a particular and previously looked after children. lead to a fulfilling adult life. school that is especially able to meet Previously looked after children are that need. This criterion will also take Buildings children who were looked after, into account where a parent/carer The ethos and vision of The but ceased to be so because they has a physical, mental or social need Elmgreen School is clear in its were adopted (or became subject that is significant and demonstrable exceptional building. The building to a residence order or special for their child to attend a specific provides an exciting, flexible learning guardianship order) immediately school. This does not include environment with lecture spaces, following having been looked after. amphitheatre, media and music childcare arrangements. The decision A child in public care (looked after suites, exceptional art and design to prioritise on these grounds will child) means a person under the age workshops, outstanding sports be determined via MEDSOC panel, of 18 years who is provided by social facilities, high quality ICT throughout which is comprised of the council’s services with accommodation by the school and an inspirational library senior management as well as senior agreement with their parents/carers and learning resource centre. school staff. Documents from an (Section 20 of the Children Act 1989) appropriate professional (e.g. GP, Sixth Form or who is the subject of a care order consultant or social worker letter The Elmgreen School has a vibrant under Part IV of the Act. Children or report, not including general high achieving Sixth Form. As who are looked after under an agreed information from a website) must

40 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS DfE code Nearest station 208 4731 Tulse Hill (rail) School’s status Bus routes Academy 2, 201, 415, 432, P13, 196, Year 7 Intake 2021/22 468, 2, 68, 315, 322 180 (mixed) Wheelchair accessible? Yes

support these applications. from the child’s home as identified by How to apply the software to a point at the school However, any supporting evidence Applications must be made using as profiled in the software. does not automatically mean that the Common Application Form applicants will gain priority in this As a tiebreaker for all criteria, priority from your home borough by criterion as the decision to prioritise will be given to children living closest Saturday 31 October 2020. under this criterion will solely rest with to the preferred school (measured Open days/evenings the MEDSOC panel. by a straight-line) in accordance Tuesday 15 September with the measuring information in 4: Children of staff at the school. 6.30-9pm (last tour at 8.15pm) criterion 5. However, in the case Applications for children of staff at Headteacher’s talk at 6.45pm and the school. A member of staff for the where children have exactly the same 7:30pm purposes of this criterion must be distance between their home and the Monday 21 September employed by the said school as a school, Lambeth LA will randomly 9-10.15am (last tour at 10.15am) teaching assistant or qualified teacher allocate places as a tiebreaker. The Headteacher’s talk at 9am for a minimum of 0.6fte (16.5 hours admissions criteria for Lambeth Tuesday 29 September teaching staff) and this employment community schools is available in full 9-10.15am (last tour at 10.15am) must have been for at least 3 years at on lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions Headteacher’s talk at 9am the time of submitting the application Appeal arrangements Wednesday 7 October (i.e. their employment must have Unsuccessful applicants will have the 9-10.15am (last tour at 10.15am) started no later than September 2015). right to appeal against the decision to Headteacher’s talk at 9am 1. All such applications must be an Independent Admissions Appeals submitted to the MEDSOC Panel Panel established under the School via a Common Application Form Standards and Framework Act 1998. (CAF) submitted to the LA and must Appeals for this school are arranged be accompanied with the relevant by Democratic Services, Telephone paperwork supporting an application 020 7926 2170 or visit on these grounds. The applicant must lambeth.gov.uk for an appeals form take sole responsibility to provide such (see page 14-15 for more details). paperwork. Without the provision of the relevant papers which identify all the above, priority will not be given. 2. There will be a maximum priority limit of 4 children per year group for secondary schools/phase (years 7 to 11). 5: 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 a computerised mapping system. This measurement will be from a point

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 41 Harris Academy Clapham Harris Academy Clarence Avenue SW4 8LD Executive Principal Clapham Mr Sam Hainey Principal Ms Gizle Landman

Introducing Harris We have five core values for our Excellent, knowledgeable and Academy Clapham students: well qualified staff Harris Academy Clapham is a • Endeavour – to relish challenge, We prioritised recruiting experience new, co-educational secondary never to give up and to learn to and subject knowledge when we school for Years 7 to 11 which take sensible risks; opened. This has been achieved. opened in its new building for the We have excellent senior and middle • Self-belief – to believe that they first time in September 2020. leaders and teaching staff, all of can and will go on to achieve their Your sons and daughters will be whom are subject experts. ambitions; our second intake, we will only An ideal opportunity to be part have students in Years 7 and 8 in • Honesty – to act with integrity, of a growing academy 2021/22. We will work closely with treating others the way they would Our 2021 Year 7 intake will be Harris Clapham Sixth Form which like to be treated; one of only two year groups in the opens in September 2021. We will • Excellence – to never settle for Academy. Students will be guided be able to ensure that our students second best or for the easiest in the way we do things at Harris can continue their studies with Harris option; Academy Clapham by our Year 8 in Years 12 and 13. The Sixth Form • Having a global view – to site (on Kings Avenue) is within students. They will also able to take understand their place in the advantage of an excellent range walking distance of our site, offering world and how they can make ideal opportunities for mentoring and of after-school activities. All our it a better place. We teach all students participate in at least one sharing of state-of-the-art facilities. the subjects you would expect, enrichment activity every week. but with an additional focus on Drive and ambition These activities are tailored around Our vision is that ‘everything is enabling students to master at the interests of our students while possible’. Our current Year 7 will least one foreign language. As also encouraging them to become tell you that they are ambitious well as Spanish, students learn involved in the local community. for themselves; they work hard Mandarin. You can search ‘Harris and are supported in turning their Federation Chinese’ on the internet Superb new building dreams and aspirations into a reality. to find out more! Our state-of-the-art building is an

42 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 4513 9350 DfE code Nearest stations Admissions hotline 020 4513 9350 208 4007 Brixton and Clapham Junction Email School’s status Bus routes [email protected] Academy 137, 355, 417 Website Year 7 intake 2021/22 harrisclapham.org.uk 195 (mixed) Wheelchair accessible? Yes

inspiring and welcoming environment What others say a child arrangements order, or for students. Our teachers have “I look back at my school years special guardianship order. access to the latest technology and and say: they were the best years 2. Priority will next be given to the subject resources to teach their of my life.” – Stormzy, Glastonbury siblings* of pupils attending the subjects to the full, this includes headlining artist and alumnus of school at the time the application state-of-the-art DT, art, drama and Harris Academy South Norwood is received and who will not have left the school at the time of music facilities. “Behaviour is impeccable as we admission. Part of the successful Harris move from class, to class, to class; 3. Priority will next be given to the Federation but it’s not oppressive. It’s the children of staff who have been The Harris Federation is a not- behaviour you see when every pupil recruited to fill a skill-shortage area. for-profit charity with nearly 50 is thinking.”– Laura McInerney, 4. Priority will next be given to academies in and around London. It former Schools Week editor children attending the following regularly tops academic studies and “One institution, however, provides feeder school – Glenbrook Primary national league tables measuring evidence that poverty need be no School. performance. Almost all Harris barrier to advancement for sixth 5. Remaining places will be offered secondary academies are judged formers if they are given an excellent on the basis of proximity of the ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. Harris academic training. This is the Harris child’s home address to the secondary academies are known Federation.” – The Times newspaper school. The point within the for combining traditional standards Harris Academy Clapham school to be used in any distance of manners, discipline and uniform admission arrangements for calculation will be the main with the best of modern teaching September 2021 entrance to the school building. and technology. On average, there Distances will be measured in are around four applications from Introductory Statement a straight line from the child’s parents for every place available. Harris Academy Clapham is a mixed ability academy for girls and boys. home address, with those living In the most recent national league It is a seven-form entry secondary closer to the school receiving tables, the Harris Federation was the school with a published admissions the higher priority. Where two or top performing large academy number (PAN) of 195. more applicants share a priority trust for: place, the child allocated will be Oversubscription Criteria determined by drawings of lots. • The academic progress of When the school is oversubscribed, students; after the admission of pupils with an Tie-break • The progress of disadvantaged Education, Health and Care Plan or Random allocation will be used as students; a Statement of Special Educational a tiebreaker where there are two or • The proportion of students Needs naming the school, priority more applicants who have equal gaining the prestigious English for admission will be given to those ranking/are equal distance from Baccalaureate. children who meet the criteria set out the nodal point, but there is only one school place available. Where In addition to running schools, the below, in priority order: random allocation is used, it is Harris Federation provides high 1. Looked after children and children independently verified. quality training and professional who were previously looked after development for teachers throughout but immediately after being looked Children of multiple births this part of England. after became subject to adoption, Random allocation will not be

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applied to multiple birth siblings A ‘looked after child’: is a child How to apply (twins, triplets etc.) from the same who is (a) in the care of a local Applications must be made family tied for the final place. We will authority, or (b) being provided with using the Common Application admit them all and exceed our PAN. accommodation by a local authority Form from your home borough by in the exercise of their social Notes Saturday 31 October 2020. services functions (see the definition Home address in Section 22(1) of the Children Open evenings The home address is where a child Act 1989) at the time of making 7 October 2020, 5-8pm normally lives. Where a child lives an application to a school. This with parents with shared parental Open mornings includes children who were adopted responsibility, each for part of a Friday 9 October, 9-10:30am under the Adoption Act 1976 (see week, the address where the child Monday 12 October, 9-10:30am section 12 adoption orders) and lives is determined using a joint Wednesday 14 October, 9-10:30am children who were adopted under declaration from the parents stating the Adoption and Children’s Act the pattern of residence. If a child’s 2002 (see section 46 adoption Admission of Children outside residence is split equally between orders). Child arrangements orders their normal age group Parents may both parents, then then parents are defined in s.8 of the Children request that their child is admitted will be asked to determine which Act 1989, as amended by s.12 outside their normal age group. residential address should be used of the Children and Families Act To do so parents should include for the purpose of admission to 2014. Child arrangements orders a request in their application, school. If no joint declaration is replace residence orders and any specifying why admission out received where the residence is residence order in force prior to 22 of normal year group is being split equally by the closing date for April 2014 is deemed to be a child requested. When such a request applications, the home address will arrangements order. See Section is made, the academy trust will be taken as the address where the 14A of the Children Act 1989 which make a decision on the basis of the child is registered with the doctor. defines a ‘special guardianship circumstances of the case and in the If the residence is not split equally order’ as an order appointing best interests of the child concerned, between both parents, then the one or more individuals to be a taking into account the views of the address used will be the address child’s special guardian (or special head teacher and any supporting where the child spends the majority guardians). evidence provided by the parent. of their school week. Late applications Appeals Sibling: ‘Sibling’ means a natural All applications received by the LA All applicants refused a place have brother or sister, a half brother or after the closing date of 31 October a right of appeal to an independent sister, a legally adopted brother 2020 will be considered to be late appeal panel constituted and or sister or half brother or sister, a applications. Late applications will operated in accordance with the stepbrother or sister or other child not be considered until after National School Admission Appeals Code. living in the same household as Offer Day, 2 March 2021. If, following Appellants should contact the part of the same family who, in any consideration of applicants the Principal, for information on how to of these cases, will be living at the school is oversubscribed, parents appeal. Information on the timetable same address at the date of their may request that their child is placed for the appeals process is on our application for a place. on the school’s waiting list. website at harrisclapham.org.uk

44 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Lambeth Academy Lambeth Academy Elms Road London SW4 9ET Executive Principal Mr Leon Wilson

Lambeth Academy is a school We have a relentless focus on all of our students. Each student has committed to bringing out the high standards, whether this the full support of every member of best in everyone. Our mission is on the learning in classrooms, staff from their first day in Year 7 right is to ‘be exceptional’ in all that our students’ interactions around through to their last day at school. we do and we strive to ensure the Academy, or in raising their Our students also benefit from a that all of our students and staff aspirations. We don’t apologise host of extra-curricular opportunities achieve their potential. We want for this, even if it seems that and experiences including trips our children and young people we are strict; we are, and we abroad, sport, language clubs, to be confident, well-rounded celebrate our high expectations drama and dance. individuals who are prepared of each other. to play a full role in the world in We offer a full range of GCSE which they live. We have a rich and diverse options at Key Stage 4 and a full curriculum that meets the needs of range of AS and A2 courses in our

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Sixth Form. In addition, we offer a take a standardised test in verbal and Care Plan that names Lambeth number of vocational qualifications. reasoning, non-verbal reasoning Academy, places within each band Learning is at the heart of what we and numeracy. On the basis of the will be allocated in the following do. Each child gets the support of a results of these tests, each applicant order of priority: Head of Year to guide them through will be placed in one of five ability • Children in the care of the each stage of their development bands, with the same number council ‘looked after’ children, and will become a point of contact of places offered to students in and ‘previously looked after’ for parents. We pride ourselves on each band. This will be a common children, who have been the expert subject knowledge of our banded admission test for a group adopted or who have become staff and the way they inspire our of Lambeth secondary schools, the subject of a residence or students to have the same thirst including Lambeth Academy. guardianship order. for learning. Children applying to more than • Siblings of students currently We recognise that working together one of these schools will only be attending the Academy and who is the most powerful way to enable required to sit one test. The test will continue to do so on the date our students to achieve their full will take place on Saturday of admission. The term ‘sibling’ potential. 14 November 2020. means a full, step, half, adopted Admissions After places have been allocated or fostered brother or sister, All applicants are required to to children with an Education, Health but not cousins.

46 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 7819 4700 DfE code Nearest stations Admissions hotline 020 7819 4718 208 6905 Clapham Common, Clapham South, Fax 020 7819 4701 School’s status Clapham North Email Academy (Northern Line underground) samantha.bradley@ Year 7 Intake 2021/22 Bus routes lambeth-academy.org 180 (mixed) 35, 37, 50, 137, 155, 249, 255, 355 Website Wheelchair accessible? lambeth-academy.org Yes

How to apply 1 Applications must be made using the Common Application Form from your home borough by Saturday 31 October 2020. 2 In addition the Supplementary Information Form obtainable from the school or via lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions must be completed and sent directly to Lambeth Academy by Friday 16 October 2020. Open mornings 9am-12 noon Monday-Friday, 5-9 October Monday 12 October Wednesday 14 October Monday 19 October Wednesday 21 October Open evenings 5-7.30pm Wednesday 30 September • Special medical needs, social The Academy’s full admissions needs and special needs, where policy can be downloaded from Admissions Test Date the application is supported lambeth-academy.org or Saturday 14 November 2020 by written specific professional can be obtained on request advice, e.g. from a doctor or from our Admissions Officer on specialist, not a primary school 020 7819 4718 alone, as to why admission to the Academy is necessary. Appeal arrangements • Nearest straight line distance Unsuccessful applicants will to the Academy. have the right to appeal against the decision to an Independent The Academy will provide reasonable Admissions Appeals Panel opportunities for children to take established under the School the standardised ability test that Standards and Framework is used to determine the ability Act 1998. band for each child. However, with the exception of children with an Independent appeals for this Education, Health and Care Plan that Academy are arranged by names Lambeth Academy, children Academy staff. Please telephone who have sat the Academy’s test the Academy for an appeals will be given priority over those form or download a copy from who have not. our website.

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 47 La Retraite Roman Catholic La Retraite Roman Girls’ School Atkins Road Catholic Girls’ School London SW12 OAB Headteacher Mr Dominic Malins

La Retraite is a Catholic school possible standards; they have our students according to ability with a long history of offering the opportunity to contribute to in English, MFL, Mathematics and excellent education to its their community; they develop Science, and our exceptionally students; it has been designated confidence; they make friends and high pass rates in these core ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted and they enjoy their learning. subjects demonstrate the success regularly achieves very high of this strategy. Small class sizes in La Retraite’s Ofsted designation as an examination results. We serve Textiles, Product Design and Art, ‘outstanding’ school reflects the high both the the Catholic and (a maximum of 20 students) and in attainment levels reached by most local communities, welcoming Music, (15 students), allow teachers of our students, who are ambitious students of all faiths and all to give students a very personalised and aspirational. Teaching and backgrounds to be part of experience and an opportunity to learning are at the heart of everything our caring, friendly and high really master the practical skills. we do and we aim to make these achieving family. experiences enjoyable as well as Outstanding Pastoral Care The tradition of La Retraite RC productive. We want every child There is a strong network of pastoral Girls’ School, since 1880, has to achieve the best of which she is staff — from Learning Support Staff been to nurture each and every capable in this to English as an Additional Language student to become capable, where all are valued. (EAL) Teachers. Each student independent learners and thoughtful has a Form Tutor, a Year Learning Academic Excellence and responsible young people, Coordinator and a Pastoral Support La Retraite has a superb record determined to achieve the highest Manager overseeing her needs and of exam success, with results standards and play a significant role progress. Students also have access well above national averages and in their community. Our mission is to Learning Mentors and the school’s all students making outstanding to continue this tradition, delivered own Counsellor. The team know the progress. This is achieved through within the context of Gospel values students individually and they work the energy and commitment of the and the teachings of the Church together to ensure that the academic teachers and by carefully matching to allow all students regardless of and personal needs of every student the curriculum to the ability and their Faith to grow. At La Retraite, in their care are met and that the interests of our students. We set all students achieve the highest students are happy young people.

48 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 8673 5644 DfE code Nearest stations Balham, Clapham Fax 020 8675 8577 208 5400 South (Northern Line underground Email School’s status and rail) [email protected] Voluntary-aided Bus routes Website Year 7 Intake 2021/22 45, 50, 57, 60, 417,155, 249, 355 laretraite.lambeth.sch.uk 168 (girls) Wheelchair accessible? No

Leaders and can be seen regularly are baptised members of Eastern at many primary schools, officiating Rite Churches in communion with competitions and coaching teams. Rome, who are looked after girls and previously looked after2 girls Admissions policy who have been adopted. Admissions to the school are made by the governing body. Parents must 2 Baptised Roman Catholic girls, make an application for admission to including those who have been Year 7 by completing the Common received into the Catholic Church Application Form (CAF) provided and whose families are members by the Local Education authority in of the Ordinariate and girls who which the applicant lives. Applications are baptised members of Eastern for places in other year groups can Rite Churches with Rome and be made at any time. The governors where La Retraite is in possession will also require parents to complete a of a completed Supplementary Extra-curricular supplementary form and return this to Information Form. Other looked The school offers a range of extra- the school by the same date. after girls and previously looked curricular activities to suit every taste, This form will be to establish Catholic after girls who have been adopted. including a Royal Navy sponsored practice and commitment. It will Baptised Eastern Orthodox girls. La Retraite Combined Cadet Force, seek information not available on 3 (CCF), a voluntary after-school the Common Application Form 4 Christian girls baptised in other organisation open to students relating to the evidence set out in denominations who are enrolled from La Retraite and Streatham section 1 below. It will require a on and participating in a formal and Clapham High School, our reference from a parish priest or other course of preparation for the partner school. La Retraite has a minister of religion. Completion of a First Sacraments in a Roman strong musical and drama tradition supplementary form is not mandatory. Catholic parish at the time of and offers students a range of However, if one is not received, the application and where La Retraite opportunities to learn musical governors will not be able to apply is in possession of a completed instruments and to showcase their the admission criteria, and the Supplementary Information Form. talents. We have a full programme of application will be considered under 5 All other girls. subsidised instrumental tuition and a the ‘other girls’ category. In making weekly evening Music School. There their decisions the governors will take The following order of priorities will be are a range of performance groups, into account the information from the applied when applications within any including several exceptional choirs supplementary information form and of the above categories exceed the and a fantastic orchestra. the religious reference. places available and it is necessary to decide between applications. A huge variety of sporting activities Criteria for Admission are on offer at La Retraite, ranging Governors will admit applicants in the Within each category 1 to 5 priority from Gymnastics and Hockey, to following order of priority: will be given to: Netball and Football. Our teams do 1 Baptised Roman Catholic girls, i Girls who have a twin/triplet that exceptionally well, often representing including those who have been have already been allocated a place the Borough and beyond. Year 9 and received into the Catholic Church 10 students from La Retraite have and whose families are members ii Girls who have a sibling in years 7 the opportunity to qualify as Sports of the Ordinariate and girls who to 12 at the time of application

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 49 La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ School

How to apply 1 Applications must be made using the Common Application Form from your home borough by Saturday 31 October 2020. 2 In addition the Supplementary Information Form must be completed online via the schools website: laretraite.lambeth.sch.uk by Saturday 31 October 2020. Year 7 Open Evening Thursday 24 September, 4-7pm Open Morning 9.30am-12pm iii Girls who are students at the three ability band score ranges St Bernadette Junior School, will be awarded places until all Tuesday 29 September Clapham Park places within the bands have Wednesday 7 October been allocated. Thursday 15 October Within categories 1, 2 and 4 Sixth Form Open Evening applicants will be: Final tiebreaker Thursday 22 October 4-7pm Within each category 1 to 6 in the i Ranked according to Sunday event of an equal right to a place, Open Morning 9.30am-12pm Mass attendance in the following priority is given to the girl who lives Tuesday 17 November order: those who attend weekly, nearest to the school as measured by fortnightly, monthly, occasionally, Lambeth LA’s computerized mapping never. system. In cases where applicants ii Then allocated to an ability have exactly the same distance band according to the outcome between their home and the school, of the tests. Where there is Lambeth LA will randomly allocate oversubscription by Catholic places on behalf of the Governors. applicants to a particular band, applicants will be allocated to the Appeal arrangements adjacent band for the purposes Parents and Carers whose applications are unsuccessful of the admissions procedure the school (an independent clerk may appeal to an independent appointed under the terms of the Within category 5 (other girls): Appeal Panel set up in accordance relevant Education Act). i Where places remain after all with Section 85(3) of the School applicants in (i) to (iv) have been Standards and Framework The appeal will usually be on the considered, governors will take Act 1998. Appeals must be made grounds of maladministration by account of the outcome of the in writing and must set out the the school or because of the over- tests and the places still available reasons why the appeal is being riding need of the child and should within the ability bands. Applicants made. They should be directed to be received at the school, preferably scoring test results within one of the Clerk to the Appeals Panel at by 31 March 2021.

50 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Lilian Baylis Technology School Lilian Baylis 323 Kennington Lane Vauxhall Technology School London SE11 5QY Headteacher Gary Phillips

High standards for all Through our partnerships we offer All of our students are supported a Saturday school, mentoring by through outstanding teaching, small university undergraduates, master classes and setting to ensure that classes and regular study days. they reach the highest standards. The school has also been awarded We support our most able through ‘Investors in Careers’ due to its setting in English, Maths and Science, partnership with a number of major Lilian Baylis Technology School offering separate GCSE Sciences businesses including St Thomas’ (LBTS) is a mixed, 11-19, non (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) and Hospital, Omnicom, IBM, Berkley denominational school located in GCSE Computer Science. St James and Cushman and a brand new building at Vauxhall. Wakefield. These businesses provide Students can study a wide range mentors, career placements and “An outstanding school in all of options for GCSE. These work shadowing opportunities. aspects.” Ofsted 2013 include Geography, History, Ofsted Sociology, Religious Studies, Art, We are proud to be one of the few Our last full Ofsted report stated: Sport Science, Music, Drama, schools to obtain the ‘Artsmark Gold’ and ‘Sportsmark’ awards. This means “Teaching is outstanding. Teachers Business, Computer Science, Food that we can offer all our students the are highly skilled in their planning Technology, Resistant Materials opportunity to take part in arts and and in the way they ask questions”. and Engineering. Students can also choose one, two or three GCSEs in sports projects with leading national “The teaching of reading, writing a Modern Foreign Language from organisations including Tate Modern, and communication across all French, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese the Royal Festival Hall, Fulham subjects is a particular strength” and Mandarin. Football Club and Surrey Cricket Club. “Students display excellent attitudes Our results show that our students Our partnership with parents to learning and behave very well are achieving well above national One of the reasons Lilian Baylis around the school”. average in GCSE English and Maths Technology School continues to “Students thrive because the for both progress and grades. We be an outstanding school is its school is a very caring and inclusive expect this trend to continue due emphasis on working in partnership community and excellent support to our outstanding teaching and with parents. We have seven full­ time systems are in place”. curriculum. pastoral officers who will contact “The sixth form is outstanding. you if we have any concerns. You Lastly all our students undertake a can also contact them by phone or Students make great strides in their wide range of university visits with our learning in the newly established ‘drop in’ at any time during the day. partners at Kings College, Cambridge sixth form because they benefit from To share our expectations we issue University and London South Bank excellent teaching, individualized a full report every 6 weeks and hold University. In all cases these visits support and a very relevant and regular academic parents evenings include meeting our ex students who meaningful curriculum” every term so that each parent can now attend these universities. meet their child’s teachers to review “The headteacher is determined and his/her progress in detail. We also hold relentless in his focus on improvement. Transforming life chances regular careers fairs and celebration This is driven by his passionate belief LBTS works in partnership with that all students, irrespective of their London South Bank University and events where you can meet teachers, circumstances, are entitled to the best Kings’ College, London to transform local employers, colleges and possible education” the life chances of all students. universities.

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A healthy school score) and a band for those without a orders). Child arrangements orders Lilian Baylis Technology School test score. are defined in s.8 of the Children has been awarded the Advanced Act 1989, as amended by s.12 of Children who have not taken the the Children and Families Act 2014. National Healthy Schools Standard. tests will only be considered for a All students study PE and can join place at the school after those who Child arrangements orders replace in a wide range of after school have taken the test. In the case of residence orders and any residence sports clubs and teams. In addition continued oversubscription after the order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is all students study all aspects of full allocation of places, a place will deemed to be a child arrangements health including diet, drugs, sex only become available to a child order. See Section 14A of the Children and relationships and smoking. Our who has not taken the test once Act 1989 which defines a ‘special canteen only serves healthy food. all other children remaining on the guardianship order’ as an order oversubscription waiting list for places appointing one or more individuals to Our new building have been offered a place. be a child’s special guardian (or special We are very privileged to have an guardians). Children who are looked exceptional new building. This includes The criteria will be applied to after under an agreed series of short- state of the art laboratories and design applicants in each band in the order term placements (such as respite) are technology workshops, an inspiring set out below: excluded. All applications under this library and leading edge Computer 1 Looked After Children and criterion must be supported by a letter Science facilities. Throughout the Previously Looked After Children. from the relevant Local Authority. school there are flexible learning Priority will be given to looked after 2 Siblings. Children with a brother or centres where students can simply children and previously looked after sister who already attends the school, log on to computers and continue children. Previously looked after and who will not have left the school with their studies. These can be used children are children who were looked at the time of admission. As a result on weekdays from 7am-5pm and on after, but ceased to be so because siblings in Year 11 will not be regarded Saturday mornings. they were adopted (or became as a sibling under this criterion. A subject to a residence order or special Admission criteria sibling is defined as a full/half/step guardianship order) immediately Children with an Education, Health brother or sister (who are living at the following having been looked after. and Care Plan that name Lilian Baylis same address in all instances) or a Technology School will, by law, The School Admissions Code 2014 child who is living as part of the family be offered a place first. states that: A ‘looked after child’ is a by reason of a court order, or a child child who is (a) in the care of a local who has been placed with foster All other children applying for authority, or (b) being provided with carers at that address as a result of admission to the school in Year 7 accommodation by a local authority being looked after by the council. will be required to take Verbal in the exercise of their social services However, children who are looked Reasoning, Numeracy as well as Non functions (see the definition in Section after under an agreed series of short-­ Verbal Reasoning tests. The purpose 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at term placements (such as respite) will of the test is to band pupils in order to the time of making an application to not be regarded as siblings under this ensure that the school has a balanced a school. This includes children who criterion. and comprehensive intake, ie an equal were adopted under the Adoption Act number of applicants are admitted 1976 (see section 12 adoption orders) 3 Children with exceptional from each ability band. All applicants and children who were adopted medical or social needs. Children will be placed in one of six bands – five under the Adoption and Children’s with a professionally supported ability bands (based on the child’s test Act 2002 (see section 46 adoption medical or social need, whose

52 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 7091 9500 DfE code Nearest stations Fax 020 7091 9555 208 4321 Vauxhall (Victoria Line underground Email School’s status and rail) [email protected] Community Bus routes Website Year 7 Intake 2021/22 2, 3, 36, 44, 59, 77, 77A, 88, 109, lilianbaylis.com 125 (mixed) 133, 155, 156, 159, 185, 196, 333, Wheelchair accessible? 360, 436 Yes

application identifies a particular 1. All such applications must be How to apply school that is especially able to submitted to the MEDSOC Panel 1 Applications must be made meet that need. This criterion will via a CAF submitted to the LA and using the Common Application also take into account where a must be accompanied with the Form from your home borough parent/carer has a physical, mental relevant paperwork supporting an by Saturday 31 October 2020. or social need that is significant and application on these grounds, e.g. a demonstrable for their child to attend a letter from the headteacher or other 2 In addition the Supplementary specific school. This does not include senior leadership team member. The Information Form must childcare arrangements. The decision applicant must take sole responsibility be completed on line via to prioritise on these grounds will be to provide such paperwork. Without the school’s website determined via MEDSOC panel, which the provision of the relevant papers lilianbaylis.com and submitted is comprised of the council’s senior which identify all the above, priority by Saturday 31 October 2020. management as well as senior school will not be given. Open mornings tours 9am-12noon staff. Documents from an appropriate 2. There will be a maximum priority Monday-Wednesday: professional (e.g. GP, consultant limit of 4 children per year 21-23 September or social worker letter or report, group for secondary schools/phase 28-30 September not including general information (years 7 to 11). 5-7 October from a website) must support these applications. However, any supporting 5 Distance. Priority will be given Open Evening 4.30-7.30pm evidence does not automatically on the basis of distance between Thursday 1 October mean that applicants will gain priority the child’s home and the school, Admissions Test Date in this criterion as the decision to measured by a straight ­line. This Saturday 14 November 2020 prioritise under this criterion will solely measurement will be done using rest with the MEDSOC panel. a computerised mapping system. This measurement will be from There is no framework (statutory a point from the child’s home as or otherwise) for a parent/carer to identified by the software to a point at appeal against the decision of the the school as profiled in the software. MEDSOC Panel. All Panel decisions are final and are binding for both As a tiebreaker for all criteria, priority school and children. will be given to children living closest 4 Children of staff at the school. to the preferred school (measured by Appeal arrangements Applications for children of staff at a straight-line) in accordance with the Unsuccessful applicants will have the the school. A member of staff for the measuring information in criterion 5. right to appeal against the decision to purposes of this criterion must be However, in the case where children an Independent Admissions Appeals employed by the said school as a have exactly the same distance Panel established under the School teaching assistant or qualified teacher between their home and the school, Standards and Framework Act 1998. for a minimum of 0.6fte (16.5 hours Lambeth LA will randomly allocate teaching staff) and this employment places as a tiebreaker. Appeals for this school are must have been for at least 3 years at The admissions criteria for Lambeth arranged by Democratic Services the time of submitting the application community schools is available in on 020 7926 2170 or visit (i.e. their employment must have full on lambeth.gov.uk/ lambeth.gov.uk for an appeals started no later than September 2017). eadmissions form (details on pages 14-15).

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 53 The London Nautical School The London 61 Stamford Street London SE1 9NA Nautical School Headteacher Mr Michael Schofield BA Hons NPQH

The London Nautical School exists introducing several nautical training A Small School to educate and prepare pupils to be schools to improve seamanship. London Nautical is small enough that able to meet the needs of society, The London Nautical School is the we all know each other personally. either at sea or in any other only one of those training schools We provide all pupils, staff and occupation, where responsibility, that remains with a nautical and visitors with a safe environment for attention to duty and regard for maritime ethos. learning. We recognize the role of others are valued equally with parents in the success of the school The original location was in academic and practical skills. and actively involve them. We have Rotherhithe as an annex of the The school’s success in achieving an excellent pastoral team and a Rotherhithe New Road School in its aim depends on effective very high quality teaching staff. Year 1915 led by the then Headmaster partnership between parents, Heads and Tutors stay with the Commander Archibald Walter pupils, staff and governors, same group of pupils throughout Buckle (Royal Navy) who was together with a curriculum within their time at the school enabling awarded the Distinguished Service which the school’s nautical them to build up strong relationships order for bravery in World War One. character forms a central part. with pupils and parents. In 1937 the school gained its own History site in Silwood Street Surry Quays, Outstanding Sporting The London Nautical School was and became known as The London Opportunities formed as a direct consequence Nautical School. In 1965 we moved We have an excellent reputation as a of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in to Broadwall, Waterloo, and then sports college. Our teams frequently 1912. The board of trade enquiry to our present location in Stamford top local sports leagues and we recommended the necessity of Street, Waterloo. have several sporting internationals amongst our pupils. Pupils are offered a wide range of sporting opportunities within the curriculum and as extra-curricular activities. We choose to offer more time for PE/ Games in our curriculum because active participation in sport improves teamwork and co-operation.

Curriculum Our vision at London Nautical is to provide a great education. The curriculum and learning experience enables every individual to be stretched, allowing them to achieve their academic potential. It is also our aim to prepare our young people to be good citizens, so that they are ready and equipped for life in our modern society.

54 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 7928 6801 DfE code Nearest stations Fax 020 7261 9408 208 5405 Waterloo (Northern Line, Bakerloo Line Email School’s status underground and rail), Blackfriars [email protected] Foundation (District Line, Circle Line underground Website Year 7 Intake 2021/22 and rail), Southwark (Jubilee Line lns.org.uk 120 (boys) underground) Wheelchair accessible? Bus routes Yes RV1, 1, 4, 59, 68, 76, 139, 168, 171, 341, 521

As well as a curriculum which offers depth, breadth, enjoyment, challenge and choice, we also offer an extensive extra-curricular provision which includes sailing, kayaking, sports, music, drama and lots more. The school’s central location allows us to organise trips and visits to different parts of our great city. We strongly believe that the different opportunities offered will allow our young people to achieve their aspirations. Serving the whole of London have ceased to be because of would occur if the child had to go in the Heart of London adoption, a residence order or a elsewhere. Any such applications We work regularly with high profile special guardianship order). will be considered objectively by the Admissions Committee of the theatre companies and galleries 2 Pupils who already have another school based on the evidence giving pupils fantastic opportunities to sibling on the school roll (including provided. Application under broaden their experiences. We are a 6th form) as at September 2021. this criteria does not guarantee pan London School because we have Sibling is defined as a full, half or a priority place and cannot be no catchment area. Our pupils come step brother/sister who is living at considered without the appropriate from every borough and we welcome the same home address, and may supporting evidence. applications from all over London. include an adopted or fostered Admissions and child provided they can be proven 4 All other pupils. to be resident at that address. over-subscription criteria NB. pupils with an Education, Health The London Nautical School 3 Medical and/or social reasons: and Care Plan are dealt with under admits pupils of all abilities from the applications must be professionally a separate system administered by whole of London, and occasionally supported. Medical reasons must their local authority. beyond. For year 7’s starting school be supported by written medical All applicants under category 4 in September 2021 there are 120 evidence. The evidence should are treated equally, and in common places available that will be allocated come from at least two registered with many other schools: according to the following criteria: health professionals. An application 25% - Band A 1 Pupils who are in the care of being made for social reasons must 50% - Band B a Council or provided with be supported by written evidence 25% - Band C accommodation by that Council from registered professionals such Where there are more applicants than in accordance with the Children as social workers or other social places available, all potential pupils Act 1989, often known as `looked care professionals. Medical or (including those in categories 1 to 4) after children’ (also a legal social applications must set out will sit an ability test for the purposes obligation). This will include any the particular reasons why the of banding ability. This enables us who are `previously looked after London Nautical School is the most to ensure the school has a very children’ (defined as those who suitable school and what difficulties wide range of ability within it. Pupils

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are allocated to one of 3 bands Children’s position on the waiting How to apply according to results. lists will be determined solely in 1 Applications must be made accordance with the oversubscription Where there are more applicants using the Common Application criteria set out above. Where than places within a particular band, Form from your home borough places become vacant they will be allocation of those places will be by Saturday 31 October 2020. allocated to children on the waiting by way of random selection with all list in accordance with the published 2 In addition the Supplementary pupils having equal opportunity. An oversubscription criteria. Information Form obtainable appropriate independent person from the school or via who is not a member of the school Children who are subject of a direction lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions staff, governors or an LNS parent, will by the secretary of state to admit will must be completed and sent supervise this process. In the case be given precedence for admission directly to The London Nautical of twins, where one is allocated a over children on the waiting list. School by Saturday 31 October place in the ballot, the remaining twin Appeal arrangements 2020. will also receive a place within their Unsuccessful applicants will have the relevant band. Open evening 5-7pm right to appeal against the decision Thursday 24 September All admissions are co-ordinated to an Independent Admissions through the Pan-London Co- Appeals Panel established under the Open mornings 9.15-10.40am ordinated scheme and parents School Standards and Framework Wednesday 7 October will be required to apply on the Act 1998. Independent appeals for Wednesday 14 October appropriate Common Application this school are arranged by school Wednesday 21 October Form via their Local Authority before staff, please telephone the school Admissions Test Date the published date. In addition, a for an appeals form. Saturday 14 November 2020 supplementary form must be sent to the Admissions Department at the London Nautical School before that date. The Local Authority will advise parents whether or not a place at the school has been allocated to them on the 1 March 2021. 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 school receives more applications than available places. 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.

56 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS The Norwood School The Norwood School Crown Dale London SE19 3NY Headteacher Mrs Denise Webster NPQH

The Norwood School is a vibrant, successful, oversubscribed 11-19 mixed secondary school. As an inner London community school, we strive to engage and reflect our diverse intake through our educational provision and remove all barriers to personal, social and academic growth. The quality of pastoral and specialist care and support, and our caring and inclusive ethos, are recognised locally and highly appreciated by parents and students. Our enthusiastic staff are committed A personalised and bespoke long memorable experiences that to ensuring each child reaches learning experience extend, enrich and support their their full potential. We deliver a rich, challenging and learning. We create opportunities for progressive curriculum, delivered by staff to share their passion for their Our most recent Ofsted report passionate experts, that celebrates subjects with students and to deliver identified a number of strengths: diversity, builds confidence, nurtures lessons that stimulate, motivate and ‘Central to your school’s work is curiosity, allows for personal and excite our young people. social growth, develops awareness the determination to ensure that Working together to of and passion in the arts and that, all pupils, including those from achieve success ultimately, seeks to create well- disadvantaged backgrounds, We have established a number of succeed academically.’ rounded, life-long learners who have successful partnerships with local a voice that is heard and respected. ‘Attention to the individual and primary and secondary schools, the care that people take is a real Using a variety of distinctive community groups, local businesses strength of the school.’ pathways, we recognise student and international organisations We are committed to ensuring promise. Our ‘outstanding’ which enrich our curriculum offer. our students are able to master curriculum is designed to meet These collaborative partnerships the knowledge, skills and social the needs and abilities of all provide a number of opportunities confidence necessary for them to students, praised as “innovative for students to be inspired, expand progress to the next stage of their and engaging” right through to our their knowledge, develop their skills educational career and beyond, as thriving Sixth Form. Our most able and experience and contribute confident, outward-looking individuals. participate in bespoke university to their success. The school is Proud of our successes, we are style pathways and our Bursary committed to ensuring that students determined to become even better. Programme. Our specialist status leave Norwood as independent, Norwood School is a good school on makes an outstanding contribution successful individuals with a sense a journey to becoming a great one. to the quality of our provision and to of community, civic responsibility and The positive impact of our work is best the engagement and relevance of a thirst for learning. Our excellent reflected in our impressive examination students’ lessons. Immersion Days, primary to secondary transition outcomes which at KS 4 place us in Arts Week and our Extra Curricular programme ensures students settle the top 20% of schools nationally. Programme, provide pupils with life- into school exceptionally well.

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A vibrant Sixth Form Ability banding a care order under Part IV of the Our successful and expanding All children applying for admission Act. Children who are looked after Sixth Form has a 100% pass rate. to the school in Year 7 will be under an agreed series of short-term The post-16 provision, with strong required to take: a Verbal Reasoning, placements (such as respite) are Russell Group University links and a Numeracy and a Non Verbal excluded. All applications under this Careers Guidance is engaging Reasoning test. The purpose of criteria must be supported by a letter and a full and varied range of the test is to band pupils in order from the relevant Local Authority. to ensure that the school has a extra-curricular activities and work 2 Siblings. Children with a brother balanced and comprehensive intake. experience placements enrich the or sister who already attends the programme. The curriculum offer The children who have taken the school, and who will not have left at provides a natural test will receive first priority and the school at the time of admission. progression route for students to be considered for a place at The As a result siblings in Year 11 will the top universities as well as high Norwood School before those who not be regarded as a sibling under quality apprenticeships. Please see have not taken the test. In cases this criterion. A sibling is defined as our website for more details. of continued oversubscription after a full/half/step brother or sister (who Admission Criteria the full allocation of places, a place are living at the same address in all Children with an Education, Health and will only become available to a child instances) or a child who is living as Care Plan that name The Norwood who has not taken the test once part of the family by reason of a court School will, by law, be offered a place all other children remaining on the order, or a child who has been placed first. All other applicants will be placed oversubscription waiting list for with foster carers at that address as in one of seven bands – bursary, places (that have sat the test) have a result of being looked after by the five ability bands and a band for been offered a place. Places in council. However, children who are those without a test score, and the each band will be allocated on the looked after under an agreed series oversubscription criteria will be used to basis of the oversubscription criteria of short-term placements (such determine who can be offered a place detailed below: as respite) will not be regarded as siblings under this criterion. within each band. 1 Looked after child. Priority will be given to looked after children Performing and Visual Arts 3 Children with exceptional and previously looked after children. Bursaries medical or social needs. Children Previously looked after children are The Norwood School are proud to with a professionally supported children who were looked after, medical or social need, whose offer up to 10% of the Yr 7 cohort but ceased to be so because they application identifies a particular Bursary places to those who show a were adopted (or became subject school that is especially able to natural aptitude and passion for the to a residence order or special meet that need. This criterion will Arts. Applicants are invited to attend guardianship order) immediately also take into account where a a Performing Arts audition or a Visual following having been looked after. parent/carer has a physical, mental Arts workshop, followed by a short A child in public care (looked after or social need that is significant formal interview. child) means a person under the and demonstrable for their child to Please see the website for more age of 18 years who is provided by attend a specific school. This does details, provision and interviewing social services with accommodation not include childcare arrangements. process. Children who are eligible for by agreement with their parents/ The decision to prioritise children on a bursary place will have their names carers (Section 20 of the Children these grounds will be determined placed in the school’s bursary band. Act 1989) or who is the subject of via MEDSOC panel, which is

58 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 8670 9382 DfE Nearest station Email 208 4223 (rail) [email protected] School’s status Bus routes Website Community 68, 196, 249, 417, 432, 450, 468 thenorwoodschool.org Year 7 Intake 2021/22 180 (mixed) Wheelchair accessible? Yes

comprised of the council’s senior paperwork. Without the provision of How to apply management as well as senior the relevant papers which identify all 1  Applications must be made school staff. Documents from an the above, priority will not be given. using the Common Application appropriate professional (e.g. GP, 2. There will be a maximum priority Form from your home borough consultant or social worker letter limit of 4 children per year group for by Saturday 31 October 2020. or report, not including general secondary schools/phase (years 7 information from a website) must to 11). 2 If you are interested in applying support these applications. However, for our Bursary then you must 5 Distance. Priority will be given any supporting evidence does not apply direct to the school for on the basis of distance between automatically mean that applicants an application form. the child’s home and the school, will gain priority in this criterion Bursary applications forms measured by a straight-line. This as the decision to prioritise under must be returned to the school measurement will be done using a this criterion will solely rest with by Friday 9 October 2020. computerized mapping system. This the MEDSOC panel. There is no measurement will be from a point 3 In addition the Supplementary framework (statutory or otherwise) from the child’s home as identified by Information Form obtainable for a parent/carer to appeal against the software to a point at the school from the school website or via the decision of the MEDSOC Panel. as profiled in the software. lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions All Panel decisions are final and are must be completed and sent binding for both school and children. As a tiebreaker for all criteria, priority will be given to children directly to The Norwood School 4 Children of staff at the school. living closest to the preferred school by Friday 23 October 2020. Applications for children of staff at (measured by a straight-line) in Open days 9.15-10.30am the school. A member of staff for accordance with the measuring Monday 14 September the purposes of this criterion must information in criterion 5. However, Tuesday 15 September be employed by the said school in the case where children have Wednesday 30 September as a teaching assistant or qualified exactly the same distance between Wednesday 7 October teacher for a minimum of 0.6fte their home and the school, Lambeth (16.5 hours teaching staff) and LA will randomly allocate places as Additional Open Day this employment must have been a tiebreaker. The admissions criteria Wednesday 10 March 2021 for at least 3 years at the time of for Lambeth community schools is submitting the application (i.e. their available in full on lambeth.gov.uk/ Open evening 5-8pm employment must have started no eadmissions Thursday 17 September later than September 2017). Appeal arrangements Bursary Auditions 1. All such applications must be Unsuccessful applicants will have the and Workshops submitted to the MEDSOC Panel right to appeal against the decision to Saturday 17 October 2020 via a CAF submitted to the LA and an Independent Admissions Appeals Check school website for details must be accompanied with the Panel established under the School relevant paperwork supporting Standards and Framework Act 1998. Admissions Test Date an application on these grounds, Appeals for this school are arranged Saturday 14 November 2020 e.g. a letter from the headteacher by Democratic Services, tel. 020 or other senior leadership team 7926 2170 or visit lambeth.gov.uk member. The applicant must take for an appeals form (see pages 14-15 sole responsibility to provide such for more details).

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 59 Oasis Academy South Bank Oasis Academy 75 Westminster Bridge Road London SE1 7HS South Bank Principals Alexander Lewis & Anna Richardson

a school where no child is left behind” Preparing our children for employment in a career with prospects is at the heart of what we do. Through a rigorous approach to academic outcomes and a commitment to developing and building social and cultural capital, all our students Oasis Academy South Bank become employed successfully “Climb the STAIRS to Greatness” is a secondary school based in a career with prospects. Oasis in Waterloo which exists to ‘Climb the STAIRS to Greatness’ Academy South Bank believes every serve the local community and is our school motto. Our STAIRS aspect of a child’s development is offer outstanding education. values underpin all that we do: crucial to their success, because of In 2015, OASB was graded this our curriculum offer is made up S - Scholarship We focus relentlessly ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in all of 3 core areas: on securing outstanding academic areas in this first inspection. qualifications and developing a love 1 Traditional Academic Core OASB opened their Sixth Form in of learning in all our students. Curriculum September 2018. 2 Enrichment Curriculum T - Transformation We believe that OASB aspires to be a world- 3 South Bank 6 Entitlement everyone can change for the better class school where we focus and everyone has the power to change Traditional Academic Core equally on securing outstanding and influence others for the better. Curriculum academic qualifications and Oasis Academy South Bank offers a developing all aspects of a A - Aspiration We know if you traditional core academic curriculum child. Within the curriculum aim high and believe then you can in addition to a rich and varied we offer exciting opportunities become anyone or do anything. enrichment curriculum. In Year 7 and experiences that will I - Inclusion We do not select based and 8 the following subjects are develop a youngster culturally, on ability or faith. We include all compulsory and taught in line with the socially, morally, physically and aspects of a child’s development. We National Curriculum: English, Maths, emotionally, thus ensuring every believe we are one family: we never Science, a Modern Foreign Language, young person is successful in make anyone feel isolated or alone. History, Geography, Gastronomy, securing employment in a career Religious Studies and Music. with prospects. R - Resilience We understand that ‘greatness’ does not come without We have a clear focus on literacy Our Vision and Values huge amounts of hard work and at both Key Stage 3 and 4. The Oasis Academy South Bank is effort and we know that we must an academically high-achieving never give up. inclusive community. S - Social responsibility We care When Ofsted visited for our community and help others OASB in 2015 they whenever we can. commented that Curriculum: Oasis Academy South “The Academy is Bank believes all young people can

60 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 7921 4531 DfE code Nearest stations Email 208 4000 Lambeth North (Bakerloo Line) [email protected] School’s status Bus routes Website Academy C10, 12, 53, 59, N109, 148, N155, oasisacademysouthbank.org Year 7 Intake 2021/22 159, 344, 360, 453 120 (mixed) Wheelchair accessible? Yes

school day begins with DEAR (Drop Everything and Read). This is designed to foster a love and enjoyment of reading. At Key Stage 4 the following are compulsory subjects: English, English Literature, Maths, Double or Triple Science, a Modern Foreign Language and History or Geography. Two further option choices from the following list are also selected: Music, Drama, Art, Engineering, Food Technology and R.E. We ensure a rigorous and athletics. It also entails one 3 Experience an annual focus on literacy and numeracy so afternoon of an enrichment elective, residential trip that all children exceed national for example Musical Theatre, Dance, 4 Enjoy cultural experiences expectations. We ensure a tight Catering and Hospitality, Publishing, (visits to museums, art galleries, focus on regular and meaningful Website and Software Design. On theatres, concerts) assessments in all subjects so one afternoon students partake in 5 Be given the opportunity, during students and parents are always careers projects in a variety of sectors curriculum time, to develop and aware of student progress and how for example; technology, engineering, discover talents in sport, music, to move forward. architecture, medicine, media, civil art, dance, drama, cooking, service, journalism and professional “High quality teaching is the norm technology and film production services. because there is an unrelenting 6 Have sustained a volunteering focus on supporting students to “The Academy provides programme either with Oasis exceed expectations” Ofsted 2015 students with exceptionally good Academy Johanna or another opportunities to experience a element of the Oasis Waterloo Hub. All students, from year 7 on, have a wide field of careers advice and house coach and weekly ‘learning Behaviour for Learning guidance”. Ofsted 2015 conversations’ about how to make OASB prides itself on a calm, progress. South Bank 6 – An entitlement ordered and purposeful learning “The curriculum is outstanding. for all Oasis Academy South environment. We believe in the It is underpinned by innovative Bank Students highest of expectations. enrichment activities which In addition to the core and contribute to boosting students’ enrichment curriculum all children competence and goals.” will be entitled to the ‘South Bank 6’ Ofsted 2015 every year. Again, to help ensure our vision is realised students will: We offer a unique, innovative and creative enrichment programme 1 Visit a Russell Group University that ensures the development of every year the whole child. This includes two 2 Visit a range of organisations, afternoons of sport per week, for companies or charities on the example football, netball, rugby South Bank

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”The behaviour of students is births under the sibling criteria How to apply outstanding. Parents and residents and would increase our published 1 Applications must be made in the area praise the Academy PAN to accommodate this need. using the Common Application 3 Children with exceptional medical for the mature, warm and respectful Form from your home borough or social needs as defined by a behaviour of students.” by Saturday 31 October 2020. Ofsted 2015 suitably qualified and experienced panel convened to consider such 2 In addition the Supplementary Oasis Waterloo Hub Services cases. Evidence in the form of Information Form obtainable and Activities a doctor or social worker’s letter from the school or via lambeth. Oasis Academy South Bank is proud will be required. gov.uk/eadmissions must be to be part of the wider Oasis Waterloo 4 Children of staff at Oasis Academy completed and sent directly Hub which already delivers an South Bank, who have been in to Oasis Academy South Bank extensive range of children’s, youth and post for at least 2 years, or of staff by Friday 23 October if your family services in the local community. recently appointed to a post for child is in receipt of Pupil The following wrap- around community which there is a demonstrable skill Premium and you wish this to services will be offered to families at shortage considered for the criterion. Oasis Academy South Bank: 5 Up to 30 children who are currently Open Sessions 5.30-7pm • Community Hub Coffee House on roll at Oasis Academy Johanna Thursday 24 September • Debt advice service including and have attended the Academy Tuesday 6 October housing and benefits advice since the beginning of Key Stage 2 Principal’s addresses will be at • Hullabaloo toddler group 6 Priority will be given to Pupil 5.30 and 6.15pm Premium applicants living closest • Church offering pastoral care All our open events will provide an • Waterloo Foodbank to Oasis Academy South Bank, such that, including those admitted opportunity to tour the academy, • Youth Work 1-2-1 and small hear the Principal speak and meet group therapy. under criteria 1-5 above, the Year 7 Pupil Premium percentage is no our students. If these dates are Admissions Criteria lower than 60%. This is subject to difficult for you, please contact The PAN (Published Admission sufficient applications from Pupil us on 020 7921 4531. We look Number) for 2021-22 is 120 Year 7 Premium families being received. forward to meeting you and if students. A copy of the admissions When the 60% threshold is met, we you have any further policy is available on request or will revert to criteria 7. questions, please do not to download from our website. 7 Distance – as measured by a hesitate to contact us. In the event of the school being straight line between the child’s oversubscribed, the following home and the permanent site of the Appeal Arrangements oversubscription criteria will apply: school. This measurement will be Unsuccessful applicants will have the 1 Looked after Children or Previously done by a computerised mapping right to appeal against the decision to an Looked after Children as defined in system, from a point in the child’s Independent Admissions Appeals Panel section 22 (1) of the Children Act home as identified by the software established under the School Standards 1989. A previously Looked After to a point at the school as profiled and Framework Act 1998. Appeals for Child is as stated in the Admissions in the software. The child’s home this school are arranged by Democratic Code 2014 paragraph 1.7. address will be considered to be Services, tel. 020 7926 2170 or visit 2 Siblings – we will prioritise twins where the child spends the majority lambeth.gov.uk for an appeals form or children from other multiple of the school week. (see pages 14-15 for more details).

62 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Platanos College Platanos College Clapham Road London SW9 0AL Acting Headteacher Ms Mona Taybi Executive Headteacher Ms Judette Tapper CBE, FRSA, MA, NPQH

based learning on the small `school within a school’ model with many opportunities for personalised learning and close pupil support. Visitors to the school often comment on the calm, purposeful and well- ordered atmosphere. Academic development “Achievement in literacy and numeracy is outstanding.” Ofsted Every child who enters Platanos College 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 “This is an excellent school. Parents Transformation opportunities pupils to build on their achievements rightly feel that it gives their children “Students appreciate and enjoy the from primary school and fulfil their every chance of succeeding in life.” rich range of opportunities available potential. As a Training School, we Ofsted to them.” Ofsted actively encourage the professional development of staff, enabling the Platanos College is a high- There is an exceptionally strong school to stay at the forefront of performing mixed academy school ethos and we are proud of educational progress. for ages 11-16. We were rated the way our specialisms permeate all Curriculum in all aspects aspects of school life. Our pupils are ‘outstanding’ “The excellent range of subjects of our school in our recent expected to demonstrate enterprise strongly promotes and sustains the Ofsted inspection. We have capability through decision-making, academic achievement, preparing now received three successive leadership, managing risk and them extremely well for life in ‘Outstanding’ ratings over the problem-solving. Ample opportunities modern Britain.” Ofsted last decade. We are a member exist for pupils to develop these skills, of the SSAT Leading Edge both within the timetabled curriculum At Key Stage 3, pupils follow the and beyond, through our extensive programme, a national network national curriculum with a particular extracurricular programmes. of high-performing schools. emphasis on the development of Educational environment competences through an arts- We have also been part of The We have an outstanding new based, skills-based programme Mayor’s Schools for Success building, with excellent facilities as well as an academic pathway. programme for excellent including state of the art ICT suites, E-learning, six-weekly assessments schools. We are proud of our science laboratories and a new and careful target-setting are used commitment to our learners and sports centre, built and equipped to support personalised learning and the community. to Sport England standards. The many opportunities are provided for building was designed for year- pupils to develop their Business and

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about the media and develop their journalistic skills. In addition, our Centre of Excellence for Drama provides scholarships, theatre visits, workshops and master classes, as well as opportunities for public performances, whilst our Centre of Excellence for Modern Foreign Languages will also open opportunties for trips, master classes and workshops to develop advanced language skills in pupils.

Admissions criteria The main principle of admission is Enterprise skills in real projects and Pupils’ progress is closely tracked to secure and maintain the character to share their findings with others. through our programme of regular of the school as a comprehensive Able, gifted and talented pupils are formal assessments. We expect school for young people aged identified across the curriculum and pupils to develop as independent 11-16. The criteria have therefore are kept on target through regular learners under the guidance and been designed to produce an monitoring of progress. The needs of support of their teachers. intake that is representative of the our academically able pupils are also Developing the whole pupil national ability range by using a supported through our personalised There are many opportunities for banding system. academic programme, the Grammar extra-curricular activities within School Pathway. Ability bands our Centres of Excellence. School At Key Stage 4 the curriculum is teams, for instance, challenge Five (5) ability bands will be rich and diverse with many different other schools in football, cricket, determined by Cognitive Ability Tests pathways designed to meet rugby, basketball, netball, volleyball, (CAT scores) and the school will individual pupil’s needs. Pupils can swimming, badminton, chess and admit approximately equal numbers take the English Baccalaureate debating. The Centre of Excellence of applicants (20%) into each band. subjects: English, Mathematics, for Sports offers specialist The total number admitted each Science, a language and either coaching for a range of sports, year (published admission number) History and Geography. A wide not normally available, through is 160. The school participates in range of other courses are also scholarships for those showing the council’s co-ordinated procedure available, including Art, Drama, ICT, talent and commitment. Our and all deadlines within that should Media, PE, Technology, Graphics Centres of Excellence for Science be adhered to by applicants. and Music and a variety of vocational and Maths provide opportunities Priority admission courses. Work-related learning for independent learning, extensive and the spirit of enterprise also research work, educational trips The school will give top priority to permeates the curriculum at Key and seminars. The Centre of applications on behalf of children in Stage 4 and there are extensive Excellence for Creative Writing helps the care, or all children previously opportunities for work experience. pupils to focus on poetry, learn in the care, of the local authority

64 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 7733 6156 DfE code Nearest stations Fax 020 7738 6196 208 4322 (Northern and Victoria Lines Email School’s status underground) [email protected] Academy Bus routes Website Year 7 Intake 2021/22 2, 50, 88, 155, 196, 333, 345, P5 platanoscollege.com 160 (mixed) Wheelchair accessible? Yes

(`looked after children’) residing with (or became subject to a residence How to apply the primary carer with the relevant order or special guardianship order) 1 Applications must be made documentary evidence. Children with immediately after being looked-after. using the Common Application Form from your home borough an Education, Health and Care Plan 2. Siblings of pupils who are by Saturday 31 October 2020. (EHCP) naming the school will also attending the school at the time of be admitted. the applicant’s admission. ‘Sibling’ 2 In addition the Supplementary Scholarships refers to brother or sister, half brother Information Form obtainable or sister, adopted brother or sister, In addition, a maximum of up to from the school or via step brother or sister, or the child 10% of our admission number of the parent/carer’s partner where lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions will be designated for scholarship the child for whom the school place must be completed and sent applicants who show aptitude and is sought is living in the same family directly to Platanos College interest in Art and Music. The school unit at the same address as that by Friday 16 October 2020. will also make available opportunities sibling. for the award of scholarships and Open days/evenings bursaries to support pupils with 3. Where applications are received Thursday 24 September, marked aptitude in English, Maths, from twins, or same year siblings, 9.30-10.30am Science, Drama, PE, Sports and if one child is selected for a Friday 25 September, 5-7pm Community Contribution. scholarship place, or by another Saturday 26 Sepember, admission criterion, the other sibling 9.30-11.30am Oversubscription will be admitted into their respective In the event of oversubscription in band. Dates are subject to change due to changing Covid-19 guidance. any ability band, priority will be given 4. Children of members of staff as according to the following criteria: where the member of staff has Admissions Test Date 1. Children in the care, or previously been employed permanently at the Saturday 14 November 2020 in the care, of a Local Authority. school for two or more years at the ‘Looked after children’ refers to time of application and will still be children who are (a) in the care employed by the school on the date of a local authority or (b) being of admission. provided with accommodation by 5. Children of members of staff a local authority in the exercise of recruited to fill a vacant post for their social services functions at which there is a demonstrable skill the time of making an application. shortage. Appeal arrangements If an application is made under Unsuccessful applicants will have the 6. After applying the above criteria, the ‘looked-after’ criterion, it must right to appeal against the decision random allocation within each ability be supported by a letter from the to an Independent Admissions band will be used for the remaining relevant local authority children’s Appeals Panel established under the applicants and available places. services department and/or relevant School Standards and Framework documents. ‘Previously looked after This process will be supervised by Act 1998. Independent appeals for children’ refers to children who were someone independent of the school. this school are arranged by school looked after (as above), but ceased For further information, please refer staff, please telephone the school for to be so because they were adopted to the school’s Admissions Policy. an appeals form.

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 65 Saint Gabriel’s College Saint Gabriel’s College Langton Road, London SW9 6UL Principal Mr Nick Butler MBA

We are a small, friendly, co- educational Church of England secondary school, open to all faiths and none. We are committed to the highest standards of learning within a strong culture of pastoral care. Our students love being at school, because we know them as individuals and we do everything possible to help them be happy and successful. “The principal, the senior leadership Leading Learning Beyond the Classroom team and governors have created “The quality of teaching is good. “The school is highly regarded by a culture of aspiration in a warm, Teachers are highly skilled in the local community because of the caring and inclusive school. As a planning to meet the range of way it puts its Christian vision into result, pupils make good progress“ pupils’ needs. As a result, most practice. The school community Ofsted 2018 pupils make good progress” seeks to serve others in practical Ofsted 2018 In November 2018 we moved into ways. This results in students our new state of the art building on A recent whole school review engaging in remarkable acts of Langton Road SW9 6UL. We now conducted by the Local Authority courageous advocacy.” SIAMS stated, ‘staff have high expectations have wonderful learning facilities • As a music specialist school, of students from the moment they including a competition size gym and we encourage every student walk into the building.’ ‘Behaviour basketball court. to learn an instrument or voice, seen around the school is never “The outstanding provision for and we offer scholarships with less than good.’ ‘Students are pupils’ personal development and free tuition to students with real polite to each other and to staff.’ welfare ensures that pupils are musical aptitude. ‘Relationships are a clear strength treated as individuals and become • Students benefit from opportunities within the lessons seen. There well-rounded young adults“ to collaborate with professionals is a resilience in the students, Ofsted 2018 and perform at the highest level, even when fully extended in their including at the Queen Elizabeth thinking. Positive attitudes pervade, Hall and the British Film Institute. with students very capable of • Our strong extra-curricular giving their opinions and outlining programme includes STEM their thinking” club, debating, gardening, “SGC has wonderful teachers Spoken Word, London Citizens, who are ready to solve your music ensembles, sports and problems and provide any help homework clubs. you need.” Fuaad, Year 11 • Our newsletter “The Messenger” is packed with pictures and stories from school every week.

66 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 7793 3901 DfE code Nearest stations Email 208 4509 Oval (Northern Line underground), studentservices@ School’s status Loughborough Junction (rail) saintgabrielscollege.org Voluntary Aided 11-16 College Bus routes Website Year 7 Intake 2021/22 P5, 3, 36, 159, 185, 436 saintgabrielscollege.org 120 (mixed) Wheelchair accessible? Yes

“We have lots of good clubs here. • Every student is placed in a We really like football – it helps small, all-age family group us improve our skills and we can called an Advisory group. properly socialise with people.” • Each Advisory group belongs to Olu and Raymond, Year 10 one of three Learning Communities, which provide a network of support Career aspirations and a community focus. “Pupils value the high-quality • The vertical tutoring and pastoral careers education that enables them system ensure that students feel Admission Criteria to make wellinformed decisions safe in school. This is a summary of our Admissions about post-16 education and Policy. To obtain a copy of the full policy training” Ofsted 2018 Values and ethos before applying for a place, please see “Parents speak highly of their our website or contact the school. • GCSE options are carefully school, regarding the education As a Church of England school guided to ensure each student to be holistic, developing rounded we provide an inclusive, caring has the chance of success and young men and women. This leads and supportive environment where can progress to their chosen to an astonishing commitment to children of all faiths or none will learn vocational or academic path. the school’s values by students and flourish. Our aim is that every • Our careers programme includes and staff.” SIAMS 2019 child will fulfil his or her unique, workshops, speakers, business • We received outstanding in our God-given potential. partnerships and workplace visits. most recent SIAMS inspection • Students develop confidence for Church of England schools. We welcome applications from and responsibility through a range • Collective Worship and our all members of the community of leadership programmes. Christian values of service to and we ask parents to respect the • We help students prepare for higher others, generosity of spirit and Christian ethos of our school. Parents education and organise annual commitment to excellence applying to Saint Gabriel’s do so in visits to universities through our underpin all areas of school life. the understanding that we offer an partnerships with Cambridge King’s • High-quality religious education education based on Christian principles, College London. helps foster respect and so the governors hope that all students relationships across our diverse will attend collective worship and “SGC is a place to feel happy and community of different faiths Religious Studies lessons. you know that if you need someone and cultures. to talk to there is always someone All parents applying for a place in • Our mission is to help every to help. SGC is a big family.” Year 7 at Saint Gabriel’s College student, of whatever background, Ashli, Year 10 must complete the Common to fulfil their God-given potential. Application Form (CAF) from the Pastoral care “SGC is not only a school that Local Authority where the child “I was very impressed with the teaches students, it is a family where lives and name this school as one Pastoral Care available for the everyone is able to come together to of the preferences. Applicants for a students of Saint Gabriel’s College. fulfill our unique God given potential. Church place or a specialist music I feel that being a small school We all look after each other which place must also complete the Saint allows the staff to get to know the is why saint Gabriel’s college is an Gabriel’s College Supplementary children better and identify their amazing school and I’m happy to be Information Form and return this to individual needs.” Sharon, parent part of it.” Samy, Year 11 the school by the closing date.

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Church Places unsuccessful in applying for a Church How to apply 30 places each year are offered to place or specialist music place. 1 Applications must be made children who themselves or whose If there are more applications than using the Common Application parent/carer is a regular worshipper places, places will be allocated Form from your home borough in a Christian church. To be according to the following criteria. by Saturday 31 October 2020. considered for a Church place, the These are stated in order of priority: school’s Supplementary Information 2 In addition the Supplementary Form must be completed and signed i. Looked After Children, or Information Form obtainable by your priest/minister. previously Looked After Children. from the school or via lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions If there are more than 30 applicants ii. Children with an exceptional must be completed and sent who qualify for a Church place, and professionally supported directly to Saint Gabriel’s College places will be allocated according to medical or social need for a place by Friday 16 October 2020. the same criteria as for open places, at this school. with the additional criteria of children iii. Children who will have a sibling Open mornings 9-10am who themselves and/or whose in Saint Gabriel’s College at the Tuesday 22 September parent/carer is a regular worshipper time of admission. Wednesday 23 September at a) St John the Divine Church, iv. Children whose parent/carer Thursday 24 September Kennington; b) an Anglican church; is a member of staff at Saint Open evening 4-8pm c) a Christian Church. Gabriel’s College. Thursday 1 October Unsuccessful applicants for v. Children who attend one of Music Scholarship Audition Church places will be considered the following feeder primary Saturday 14 November 2020 for open places. schools: Christ Church SW9, Specialist Music Places Crawford, Jessop, John Ruskin, 12 places each year are offered to Loughborough, St Andrew’s children with the aptitude to benefit Stockwell, St John’s Angell from a specialist course in music. Town, St John the Divine, St Paul’s Walworth, Stockwell, Van Places will be allocated on the Gogh, St Marks, St Saviour’s, basis of an aptitude test to include Archbishop Sumner. performance either as a vocalist or vi. Children who live nearest to instrumentalist and a test of aural the school. perception and awareness. To be considered for a specialist music Appeal arrangements place, the school’s Supplementary Unsuccessful applicants will have Information Form must be the right to appeal against the decision completed. Those not offered a to an Independent Admissions Appeals specialist place will automatically Panel established under the School be considered for an open place. Standards and Framework Act 1998. Open Places Independent appeals for this 78 places each year are offered to school are arranged by school staff, students who do not qualify or were please telephone the school for an appeals form.

68 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS St Martin-in-the-Fields St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls 155 Tulse Hill High School for Girls London SW2 3UP Headteacher Mrs Beverley Stanislaus BEd, NPQH

St Martin’s is a girls’ Church is driven by all staff in a common Bank University. From April 2018 of England school with a co- endeavour to improve pupils’ life St Martin’s became an official educational sixth form. We are chances.” Mandarin teaching site. We also an ambitious, inclusive and high introduced sociology and psychology Our Values performing school. as courses at Key Stage 4. This Service, Compassion, Justice and supports a transition into Key Stage Our vision is to provide an Perseverance are the four core 5, where the popularity of these exceptional education for Christian values distinctive to our subjects and the outcomes for girls of all abilities, rich in school. We believe that these cultivate opportunities, within an inspiring moral virtues that support and form students at A-level are outstanding. and supportive environment character, spiritual awareness, self Our Sixth Form is well integrated underpinned by our Christian -esteem and resilience. into the life of the school. We offer values. It was the aim of our Educational Excellence a wide range of courses suitable founders in 1699 and continues Our curriculum offer is stretching, for students of all abilities. A large to be our aim today. intellectually challenging and prepares number of our girls choose to stay Our SIAMS Inspection, April 2018, our girls for the future. Our rich and on and complete their studies in a judged the effectiveness and diverse curriculum includes computer familiar and supportive environment. distinctiveness of St Martin’s as a science, triple science and three There are opportunities to access Church school as Outstanding. In languages, French, Spanish and the wider curriculum such as May 2018, Ofsted reported that we Mandarin. We have established volunteering, mentoring and are a Good school and said “The a partnership with The Confucius leadership activities. Students are motto of the school, Caritate et Institute for Traditional Chinese supported to aspire to university and Disciplina, With Love and Learning, Medicine (CITCM) at London South other appropriate career pathways.

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The school has a long history 60% of places in each ability band Together in England, the Evangelical that is celebrated in all aspects as Foundation Places, for the Alliance, Fellowship of Independent of school life, including our house children of regular worshipping Evangelical Churches or Affinity system which engenders a healthy members of a Christian church. Churches). Parent(s) or carer(s), level of competition. We are rightly If you wish to apply for a place at together with the child, will usually proud of our strong pastoral care St Martin’s, please name us as need to be attending Church at system which embodies our ethos one of your preferences on the least once a fortnight and have been and underpins the positive and Common Application Form (CAF) practising for at least three years. supportive relationships between and return it to your Local Authority. Please give details of your church our staff and the girls. In addition, you must also complete membership in the SIF and hand “Students, of all faiths and none, our Supplementary Information Form the Clergy Form to your Minister feel welcome and have a sense of (SIF) and return it to St Martin’s. of Religion. Please also tick other value within the school community” On the SIF you need to tick at least items as appropriate (Looked After Statutory Inspection of Anglican and one of the criteria. However, you can Child, Sister, Medical or Social Need, Methodist Schools 2018 tick more than one. The form must Nearness of Home to School). “Students have high aspirations and then be returned to St Martin’s by All other places (40% in each feel challenged.” Ofsted 2018 Saturday 31 October 2020. ability band) are for girls who do Please make sure you indicate where “I like the way that when you step not qualify for a Foundation Place you wish your daughter to sit the inside the school you feel like you as their parents are not practising Admission Test (14 November 2020). can accomplish whatever you Christians, but have chosen the want!” Year 7 student Foundation Places (60% in each school for the type of education it ability band) are for children of regular provides. Parents applying do so Admission Criteria worshipping members of a Christian knowing that the school aims to The Governing Body admits 120 girls Church (affiliated to Churches provide an education based on into Year 7. St Martin’s has a distinctive Christian ethos which is at the heart of the school and provides an inclusive, caring and supportive environment where children 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. To ensure a comprehensive intake, applicants will take NFER 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

70 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 8674 5594 DfE code Nearest stations Fax 020 8674 1379 208 5404 Tulse Hill (rail) Email [email protected] School’s status Brixton (Victoria Line underground Website stmartins.academy Church of England Academy and rail) Year 7 Intake 2021/22 Bus routes 120 (girls) 2, 68, 196, 201, 322, 415, 432, Wheelchair accessible? 468, P13 No

2 The presence of a sister in the How to apply school (Years 7-11), who is 1 Applications must be made living at the same address, as at using the Common Application September 2021 Form from your home borough 3 (Foundation places only) by Saturday 31 October 2020. Regular worshipping member of a Christian church 2 In addition the Supplementary 4 (Non-Foundation places only) Information Form obtainable Daughters of parents of faiths from the school or via other than the Christian faith lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions who express a clear desire for must be completed and sent a school with a religious directly to St. Martin’s School foundation. (The SIF should by Saturday 31 October 2020. be supported by a letter from Open mornings 9-10.15am a priest or religious leader.) Friday 25 September 5 Girls with an exceptional medical Friday 9 October or social need. This must be Tuesday 13 October supported by written evidence from a specialist health Open evening 5-7.30pm professional, social worker other (Headteacher’s address 6.15pm) care professional. The evidence Thursday 1 October must set out the reasons why Please visit stmartins.academy this school is the most suitable for more details Christian principles and therefore school and the difficulties that Governors expect that all pupils will Admissions Test Date take part in the Christian worship of would be caused if the child had Saturday 14 November 2020 the school and will attend Religious to attend another school. Education lessons. 6 The nearness of the home to the school. Please tick all relevant criteria in the SIF (Looked After Child, Sister, For more information please Regular Worshipping member of a visit stmartins.academy Christian church, Faith other than Appeal arrangements Christian, Medical or Social Need, Unsuccessful applicants will have Nearness of Home to School). the right to appeal against the decision to an Independent If there are more applicants than Admissions Appeals Panel places in any of the ability bands, established under the School places will be allocated according Standards and Framework to the following criteria: Act 1998. Independent appeals 1 A ‘looked after’ or ’previously for this school are arranged by looked after’ child as stated in the school staff, please telephone School Admissions Code 2014. the school for an appeals form.

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 71 Trinity Academy Trinity Academy 56 Brixton Hill SW2 1QS Principal Antony Faccinello MA (Oxon) PGCE

Trinity Academy is an 11-18 co- Ethos, Vision and Values Discipline, underpinned by principles educational secondary school At Trinity Academy we motivate of inclusivity, integrity, respect and for SW London. With a relentless our pupils to aim for the stars. high aspirations. Trinity provides focus on academic rigour, we Every pupil will be encouraged and a welcoming, safe, inclusive and offer pupils of all backgrounds supported throughout their time at stimulating atmosphere for pupils. the school to become the best that and abilities a style of education Behaviour for Learning they can be, no one will ever be more usually associated Trinity Academy provides a calm and written off. Trinity expects most of with grammar schools or the orderly atmosphere where disruption its pupils will go on to university, independent sector. Our new of lessons is not tolerated. building on Brixton Hill has with a significant proportion going Members of the school community state of the art facilities for a to the very best universities. are expected to treat one another broad curriculum. As part of Trinity has a Catholic ethos and draws with kindness, patience and respect. the Future Academies part of on the best of the Catholic education Rules are few and sensible but schools, we share aspirational tradition in academic and pastoral enforced consistently, standard curriculum resources produced matters, while being committed to English is modelled and practised by the Future Curriculum Centre, serving the whole community and at all times. Our discipline policy and an ethos characterised by treating all pupils equally. The school is underpinned by principles of knowledge-rich teaching, the is open on equal terms to members restorative justice and reconciliation. development of cultural capital of all denominations and faiths and and educational enrichment for those with no religious background. Curriculum for Excellence all our pupils. Future’s SCIIT is Everything we do at Trinity is based Pupils will study the subjects rated as London’s number one on the school values of Wisdom, that universities value and which teacher training centre. Fairness, Courage and Self make for a broad and balanced

72 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 3126 4993 DfE code Nearest stations Email 208 4003 Brixton (Victoria Line underground [email protected] School’s status and rail) Website trinityacademylondon.org Academy Bus routes Year 7 Intake 2021/22 P5, 35, 37, 45, 59, 109, 118, 133, 130 (mixed) 159, 250, 333, 350 Wheelchair accessible? Yes

‘liberal education’. We believe that range of after-school enrichment pupils from a broad swathe of SW education is about more than just activities such as Science Club, London encompassing Clapham, becoming equipped for the world of Drama, Chess, Duke of Edinburgh, Brixton and Balham and extending work; a good, rounded education Latin and Journalism along with into Herne Hill, Tulse Hill, Streatham, is something valuable in itself. sports such as football, netball, Tooting, Stockwell, Vauxhall and parts of Battersea. Our admissions At key stage 3, all pupils study basketball, cricket, gymnastics and arrangements are designed to Maths, English, Physics, athletics. give families across this area a fair Chemistry, Biology, Latin, RE, Trinity Academy is open from 8am chance of gaining a place at the Art, Music, Drama, PE and Food to 6pm, with the core school day school. Trinity’s Admissions Policy and Nutrition. Psychology and starting with registration at 8.40am is available on request and can Economics are taught at A level. and finishing at 3.20pm. Between be downloaded from the school’s Literacy is a priority at Trinity and all the end of the core school day and website. We recommend you pupils are strongly encouraged to 5pm pupils can remain in school read the full document, but the read fiction and non-fiction books to take part in clubs and activities, main elements of the policy are for interest and pleasure. Our library do their homework, carry out other summarised here: is complemented by access to an independent learning activities or Our Published Admissions Number E-reader catalogue. attend extension classes offering (PAN) for September 2021 entry is extra learning support. In the First and Second form pupils 130 Year 7 pupils. are taught most subjects within the Free and autonomous Applicants with an Education, same small class of no more than Trinity Academy is run by an Health and Care Plan naming 26 pupils in order to provide stability academy trust that is completely Trinity Academy on the Plan will be and continuity and to help smooth independent of the local Catholic allocated places before all others. the transition between primary and diocese and of the local authority. secondary schools. The school is funded directly by If there are more applicants than places available for September 2021 entry, Enriched School Experience the Department for Education. applicants will be ranked as follows: Music, Art, Drama and Sports all Admissions play an important part in school life Trinity Academy aims to recruit 1 Looked After Children and children at Trinity Academy. We also offer a who have previously been looked- after and have either been adopted or become subject to a residence or guardianship order will be placed at the top of the rankings. (Proof of status will be required). 2 Siblings. Applicants who will have a sibling on the roll of the school in September 2021 will be ranked next. (Siblings include natural brothers and sisters, half-brothers/ sisters, step-brothers/sisters, adopted or foster brothers/sisters.)

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Where applications are received defined as being covered by the How to apply from triplets, twins, other multiple following postcode areas: SW2, 1 Applications must be made births and other same-year siblings, SW4, SW8, SW9, SW11, SW12, using the Common Application places will be allocated to all the SW16, SW17, SE5, SE11, Form from your home borough rest of the group of siblings straight SE17, SE19, SE21, SE24, by Saturday 31 October 2020. after a place has been allocated SE25, SE27, CR4, CR7 and an to any one of them and all of any outer catchment area, defined 2 In addition the Supplementary multiple birth/same-year sibling as being any area outside of Information Form obtainable group will be offered places even if the inner catchment postcode from the school or via this means exceeding the PAN. areas. Three fifths (60%) of any lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions 3 Children qualifying for the Pupil remaining places (the precise must be completed and sent Premium/Service Premium will be number being calculated directly to Trinity Academy by prioritised next in the rankings for using the standard rounding Friday 16 October 2020. up to one third of all remaining convention) will be allocated by places. Parents who want to random allocation to applicants Provisional open evenings take advantage of this preference living in the inner catchment Thursday 1 October, 4-8pm must submit a Supplementary area. One fifth (20%) Thursday 15 October, 4-8pm Information Form. If the number of any remaining places (the Provisional open mornings of applicants seeking preference precise number being calculated Monday 28 September, 9-10am under this criterion exceeds using the standard rounding Tuesday 29 September, 9-10am the number of places available, convention) will be allocated by Wednesday 30 September, 9-10am ranking within this category will be random allocation to applicants Monday 12 October, 9-10am established by random allocation living in the outer catchment Tuesday 13 October, 9-10am using a computer programme. area. This process will be Wednesday 14 October, 9-10am You do not have to live in any conducted using a computer particular geographical area to programme and will be verified apply for preference under this by an independent person of heading. You can live anywhere. good standing. You qualify for the Pupil Premium 5 Distance Criteria. All remaining if you have been eligible for free applicants will be ranked on the school meals at any time in the basis of distance between the past six years. Further details applicants’ homes and the Trinity about the Pupil Premium/Service Academy reference point and Premium can be found in our places allocated accordingly (i.e. admissions policy and guidance those living nearer to the reference Appeal arrangements pages on the school’s website. point will be allocated places Unsuccessful applicants have the 4 Random Allocation – Inner before those living further away). right to appeal against the decision Catchment Area and Outer The reference point will be the to an independent appeals panel. Catchment Areas. The area centre of the learning campus Further details and guidance on serving the Academy is divided site at 56 Brixton Hill where Trinity admissions and appeals are available into an inner catchment area, Academy is located. from the school.

74 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne Road, SW16 5UQ Telephone 020 8764 1825 Executive Headteacher Ms Samantha Palin BA (Hons), MA, NPQH

For parents who are looking to send their children to Woodmansterne we have a comprehensive induction programme which we use to gain a detailed knowledge of our new children. We use close working links with our primary feeder schools to build an understanding of children’s interests, strengths, talents and (c) Diane Auckland / fotohaus Moral rights asserted needs. Children in our primary phase have Woodmansterne is proud to be children’s learning and life chances. an automatic right to continue into an all-though school serving Our young learners are the pioneers our secondary phase. the children and families of our of our through-school ethos and local community; we opened our Our shared philosophy ensures there the realisation of a vision built on a secondary phase in 2017. We is consistency around expectations very special partnership between have a pupil-centred learning and the cultural ethos of our school. Woodmansterne School, the local climate that is relevant, creative, We have high expectations for all community and our children and responsive to change and of our young people and believe families. underpinned by exceptional that with great teaching and lots of relationships between our pupils The Woodmansterne Learning encouragement every child can fulfil and adults. Community: their potential. The Woodmansterne Woodmansterne School has a way is underpinned by our six core Our Vision and Ethos: shared ethos and vision for its values which embody our ethos and Working together, at the heart service to the community, its families are at the heart of everything we do. of the community, achieving and young people. As a through- • Integrity excellence in everything we do. school we bring the strengths and • Aspiration Our Ethos: skills of both primary and secondary • Unity Woodmansterne’s all-through model practitioners together. We share • Co-operation offers enormous benefits to pupils, expertise and understanding of • Respect families and staff. We have a unique children and curriculum to provide • Responsibility approach to primary and secondary a seamless learning experience and Our staff demonstrate these values transition removing the barriers an exceptional education for all. With every day and we believe they are and anxiety traditionally experienced learners of all ages on site our older the key to our learners’ academic at this time. pupils act as role models for our and lifelong success. younger children and develop their We provide a seamless transition to Our Enrichment: pupil leadership skills. the secondary phase, whether your As a through-school we believe our child is from Woodmansterne or As an all-through school we know responsibility goes beyond guiding not. Our staff work across phases, what information is vital in laying your child to academic success combining their subject specialisms strong foundations for the best and nurturing their love of learning. and passion with their experience possible start to learning, progress Woodmansterne provides and commitment to enriching our and achievement in Year 7. opportunities and experiences which

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develop our young people’s resilience during the Secondary Transfer Children’s Act 2002 (see section 46 and emotional well-being and application process, will be eligible adoption orders). Child arrangements open their minds to the possibilities to automatically transfer to the orders are defined in s.8 of the and opportunities available to Woodmansterne secondary phase Children Act 1989, as amended by them. Through trips, competitions, in 2021/22. These children will be s.12 of the Children and Families sports, music, local and national accommodated within the PAN of Act 2014. Child arrangements collaboration with other schools and 150. This number is split between orders replace residence orders universities, we seek to cultivate 60 places for the children who and any residence order in force a love and celebration of the arts, are currently on roll in year 6 at prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed valuing the importance of healthy Woodmansterne School + 90 new to be a child arrangements order. lifestyles, enjoying collaboration and entrants to be admitted for year See Section 14A of the Children competition, developing leadership 7 through co-ordination = 150 Act 1989 which defines a ‘special skills and a community spirit. children in year 7. guardianship order’ as an order Why should I choose The oversubscription criteria for appointing one or more individuals Woodmansterne when it all new applicants, regardless of to be a child’s special guardian (or has no proven record of the year group will be the same special guardians). Children who exam result success? as listed below: are looked after under an agreed The rapid and sustained progress series of short-term placements 1: Looked after children. Priority of our children from their starting (such as respite) are excluded. All will be given to looked after children points speak for themselves. applications under this criterion must and previously looked after children. At Woodmansterne we challenge our be supported by a letter from the Previously looked after children learners to be the best they can be relevant Local Authority. and achieve academic success within are children who were looked after, a creative and stimulating learning but ceased to be so because they 2: Siblings. Children with a brother or environment. Using our primary were adopted (or became subject sister who already attends the school, expertise, we raise achievement for to a residence order or special and who will not have left the school all our pupils from day one in the guardianship order) immediately at the time of admission. As a result secondary phase. As the school following having been looked after. siblings in Year 11 will not be regarded grows, our experienced secondary The School Admissions Code 2014 as a sibling under this criterion. A team will ensure Key Stage 4 and 5 states that: A ‘looked after child’ is a sibling is defined as a full/half/step offer both academic and vocational child who is (a) in the care of a local brother or sister (who are living at the pathways as the gateway to further authority, or (b) being provided with same address in all instances) or a education, apprenticeships and accommodation by a local authority child who is living as part of the family career opportunities. We warmly in the exercise of their social services by reason of a court order, or a child invite you to visit us and see for functions (see the definition in Section who has been placed with foster yourself the care and expertise of our 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at carers at that address as a result of staff and our pupils’ love of learning. the time of making an application to being looked after by the council. Admissions criteria a school. This includes children who However, children who are looked All pupils being taught/on roll as were adopted under the Adoption after under an agreed series of short- a year 6 pupil at Woodmansterne Act 1976 (see section 12 adoption term placements (such as respite) Primary during the academic orders) and children who were will not be regarded as siblings under year 2020/21 and remain on roll adopted under the Adoption and this criterion.

76 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 8764 1825 DfE code Nearest stations Email 208 2657 Norbury (rail) [email protected] School’s status Streatham Common (rail) Website Community Bus routes woodmansterne.london Year 7 Intake 2021/22 50, 60, 109, 118, 152, 255, 463 150 (made up of 90 places available for new entrants and 60 places for existing year 6 students) (mixed) Wheelchair accessible? Yes

3: Children with exceptional must have been for at least 3 years at How to apply medical or social needs. Children the time of submitting the application Applications must be made with a professionally supported (i.e. their employment must have using the Common Application medical or social need, whose started no later than September 2017). Form from your home borough application identifies a particular 1. All such applications must be by Saturday 31 October 2020. school that is especially able to meet submitted to the MEDSOC Panel that need. This criterion will also take Gain an insight into via a CAF submitted to the LA and into account where a parent/carer Woodmansterne’s ethos: must be accompanied with the has a physical, mental or social need tours of the new secondary relevant paperwork supporting an that is significant and demonstrable building and talks from the application on these grounds, e.g. a for their child to attend a specific Executive Headteacher and letter from the headteacher or other school. This does not include senior leaders. senior leadership team member. The childcare arrangements. The decision applicant must take sole responsibility Open mornings 9.15-10.15am to prioritise on these grounds will be to provide such paperwork. Without Tuesday 22 September determined via MEDSOC panel, which the provision of the relevant papers Wednesday 30 September is comprised of the council’s senior which identify all the above, priority will Thursday 8 October management as well as senior school not be given. staff. Documents from an appropriate Open evenings 5.30-7.30pm professional (e.g. GP, consultant 2. There will be a maximum priority Thursday 17 September or social worker letter or report, limit of 4 children per year group Please visit our school website not including general information for secondary schools/phase (years 7 for further information on from a website) must support these to 11). Woodmansterne School or applications. However, any supporting 5: Distance. Priority will be given follow us on Twitter. evidence does not automatically mean on the basis of distance between that applicants will gain priority in this the child’s home and the school, criterion as the decision to prioritise measured by a straight-line. This under this criterion will solely rest with measurement will be done using a the MEDSOC panel. computerized mapping system. The admissions criteria for Lambeth There is no framework (statutory or This measurement will be from a point community schools is available in otherwise) for a parent/carer to appeal from the child’s home as identified by full on lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions against the decision of the MEDSOC the software to a point at the school Panel. All Panel decisions are final as profiled in the software. Appeal arrangements and are binding for both school and Unsuccessful applicants will have the children. As a tiebreaker for all criteria, priority right to appeal against the decision to will be given to children living closest an Independent Admissions Appeals 4: Children of staff at the school. to the preferred school (measured by Panel established under the School Applications for children of staff at a straight-line) in accordance with the Standards and Framework Act 1998. the school. A member of staff for the measuring information in criterion 5. purposes of this criterion must be However, in the case where children Appeals for this school are employed by the said school as a have exactly the same distance arranged by Democratic Services, teaching assistant or qualified teacher between their home and the school, tel. 020 7926 2170 or visit for a minimum of 0.6fte (16.5 hours Lambeth LA will randomly allocate lambeth.gov.uk for an appeals form teaching staff) and this employment places as a tiebreaker. (see pages 14-15 for more details).

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Parents/carers who are residents London Borough of City of Westminster in Lambeth but wish to apply for Lewisham School Admissions Team a school maintained by another School Admissions Green Zone, 2nd Floor borough, still need to apply Laurence House Kensington Town Hall on Lambeth’s online or paper 1 Catford Road Hornton Street Common Application Form and London SE6 4RU London W8 7NX return it to the Lambeth School Tel. 020 8314 8282 Tel. 020 7745 6433 Admissions Team. lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/ westminster.gov.uk/admissions education/schools All boroughs produce a booklet, which gives full details of schools, London Borough of Merton entry tests and any Supplementary Schools Admissions Team Information Forms that are Civic Centre required to be submitted with London Road your application. Morden SM4 5DX Tel. 020 8274 4906 Details of local school admissions merton.gov.uk/admissions teams in other boroughs within reasonable distance to Lambeth London Borough of are listed here, and you can Southwark contact the relevant borough School Admissions Team for a copy of their brochure. Southwark Children’s Services 4th Floor, Hub 3 London Borough of PO Box 64529 Bromley London SE1P 5LX School Admissions Team Tel. 020 7525 5337 Civic Centre southwark.gov.uk/ Stockwell Close schooladmissions Bromley BR1 3UH Tel. 020 8313 4044 London Borough of bromley.gov.uk Wandsworth Pupil Services Section London Borough of Education and Social Services Croydon Department School Admissions Team Town Hall Extension 4th Floor (Zone A) Wandsworth High Street Bernard Weatherill House London SW18 2PU 8 Mint Walk Tel. 020 8871 7316 Croydon, CR0 1EA wandsworth.gov.uk/admissions Tel. 020 8726 6400 croydon.gov.uk/education/ schools-new/school-admissions

78 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Starting 14-19 provision in Lambeth (Year 10 entry) 2021/22

our preparation for a career in the industry is second to none. As a school, we pride ourselves on our rich, challenging and progressive arts curriculum, delivered by passionate experts, that celebrates diversity, builds confidence, nurtures curiosity, allows for personal and social growth, develops awareness of and passion for the creative industries and that, ultimately, seeks to create well-rounded, life-long learners who use the arts as a voice that is heard and respected. We are determined to actualise students’ potential, by harnessing and nurturing their creative talents and enabling them to discover new ones, through a rich provision of arts opportunities both in the classroom and beyond. As a parent you may already be of the school’s specialisms, as Norwood School encourages thinking ahead to what options Bursaries in Performing and Visual originality and innovation. We are a are open to your child for key Arts in Year 10 for September 2021. centre of excellence for performing stage 4 (year 10 and 11), as this Progression into the Sixth Form and visual arts education and may affect your decisions for by 14-19 Bursary Students will be creativity. Our school community key stage 3 before it. dealt with in the same manner as appreciates and enjoys the culture, In Lambeth there are interesting other Year 12 applications, with diversity, heritage and artistic new opportunities at The regards to entry requirements to activities that the City of London Norwood School (bursary Level 3 Courses. provides. We have long established places), and at South Bank UTC, If your child is passionate about links through high quality, strategic so below we have collated some Dance, Drama, Art, Design or Music, partnerships and innovative information about these for your we firmly believe that there is no provision. A lifelong passion for the convenience. Further information better place to study and develop Arts is evident in our students, staff is available in our 14-19 booklet. their craft than at The Norwood and alumni. The Norwood School School. Over the years we have 14-19 Bursaries in the Performing The Norwood School is very proud built an excellent local and national and Visual Arts are offered for 4 to be able to offer an additional 10% reputation in our Performing and years, (Yr 10-Yr 13) subject to of their Year 10 places (18 places) to Visual Arts specialism and have continued excellent progress and external pupils who show a particular developed strong links within the ongoing commitment to our creative aptitude for one or more than one industry and higher education and community.

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The Bursaries offer students employers including Skanska and with other educational providers, the opportunity to fully immerse two London NHS trusts. including those with strengths in themselves in the arts whilst the UTC’s specialist subject areas. Please see southbank-utc.co.uk continuing to focus on developing for further information. UTCs should provide progression the core skills of literacy, numeracy routes into higher education or and a broad curriculum from Key Applications for this UTC or studio further learning in work. This Stage 4 to 5. school need to be made to the includes apprenticeships and provider directly by 31 October 2020 A 14-19 Performing Or Visual higher apprenticeships; some (unless otherwise stated by the Arts Form Bursary student will UTCs may wish to consider offering UTC/studio school), and can be take part in a programme of apprenticeships themselves as applied for in addition to others via exciting enrichment throughout they become established or may the co-ordinated process. their upper school studies at the wish to work in partnership with Norwood School, according to apprenticeship providers. UTCs are their specialism. The Department for Education funded on a comparable basis to states the following about other state funded schools. We offer students the opportunity UTCs: ‘University Technical Colleges: to study more than one specialist UTCs are all-ability and mixed sex How to apply’, DfE (October 2015) subject at Key Stage 4 and the state funded schools, independent chance to enjoy multiple Performing of local authorities. They are not and Visual Arts subjects at Level 3 extensions of, or conversions in the Sixth Form. from, existing provision, but new South Bank UTC academies, typically with 500-800 South Bank Engineering UTC is a pupils in Key stage 4 and Key stage non-traditional school for 14-19 5. UTCs specialise in subjects that year-olds. The UTC has a narrow need modern, technical, industry- curriculum with high academic standard equipment, such as standards but in an environment engineering and digital technologies, where students develop highly and teach these disciplines valued technical and employability alongside business skills and a skills through strong industry and broad, general education. university partnerships and authentic Pupils integrate academic study project-based learning. with practical learning, studying Students have access to cutting- core GCSEs alongside technical edge equipment and facilities qualifications. The ethos and including advanced computing, curriculum are designed with robotics and 3D printing. With local and national employers who specialisms in engineering for the also provide support and work building and medical sectors, the experience for pupils. UTCs are UTC is sponsored by London sponsored by a university and South Bank University and leading employers, and work in partnership

80 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) Choosing and applying for a school for a child with an EHCP

Children with an Education, The Local Offer has two main 11-16 phase in 2021-22. Qualifying Health and Care Plan (EHCP) purposes: students must have an Education, By the end of Summer term, • accessible and up-to-date Health and Care Plan clearly parents/carers of children resident information about available identifying ‘Communication and in Lambeth, with an EHCP, will provision and how to access Interaction’ as their primary area of receive a letter from Lambeth Special it, and need, focusing on ‘developmental Educational Needs and Disabilities language disorder’. (SEND) Team. • responsive to local needs and aspirations by directly involving As these students are all taught in This letter will inform them about children with SEND and their mainstream classes, they must also the process for transferring to parents, young people with be able to cope with the demands, secondary school and inviting them SEND, and service providers structures and expectations of to notify Lambeth SEND of the in its development and review. Dunraven’s mainstream environment. names of their preferred schools. Lambeth Council’s principles for The Elmgreen School – The The SEND Team will process the Hearing Support Department application and then consult with delivery of its local offer are: – HSD (sometimes referred to as those secondary schools. • That the needs of children and ‘The Hearing Impaired Unit’) is the young people are identified and Lambeth secondary provision for Please complete the secondary assessed as quickly as possible students with a hearing loss and transfer form online via: and matched by appropriate accompanying communication and lambeth.gov.uk/send- provision, local-offer/education/ learning needs who will benefit from choosing-and-applying-for-a- • That parents, carers and the specialist Teacher of the Deaf and school-for-a-child-with-an-echp children and young people Teaching Assistant (TA) support themselves are placed at the throughout the school day. Further information is available from: centre of the process. Special Education Needs and The department is located within • Health and Social Care work Disabilities (SEND) Team by: The Elmgreen School, a state of the together in the total interest of Post: PO Box 734 art, new-build comprehensive so the child, young person and their Winchester enabling a high degree of inclusive families, as laid out in the SEND SO23 5DG education and involvement in social Code of Practice January 2015. Telephone: 020 7926 9460 experiences. Email: Mainstream schools with City Heights E-ACT Academy [email protected] provision for children with SEN ASD Resource Base. Website: The academy is additionally lambeth.gov.uk/send-local-offer Dunraven School SLC Resource resourced for students with an Dunraven School has additional Education, Health and Care Plan The Local Offer provision for students with speech, which has Autistic Spectrum Lambeth sets out in its Local language and communication Disorder (ASD) as the primary need. Offer the support available for needs via its Speech, Language local children and young people and Communication Resource Three students a year will join the with SEND. (SLCR). The SLCR can directly academy Resource Base up to a lambeth.gov.uk/send-local-offer support up to 15 students in the total of 15 students.

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London Nautical Secondary supported by a specialist Teaching Lambeth Schools for School Autistic Spectrum assistant or HLTA. When students children with an Education, Resource Base is dedicated are not in lessons, they are within Health and Care Plan to Inclusion and is constantly the provision receiving additional Elm Court School developing support structures to individualised support. All of our Elm Park, London SW2 2EF meet the needs of pupils and the staff have extensive knowledge and Telephone 020 8674 3412 local community. training on autism and inclusion. Fax 020 8671 7883 Email The ASD Resource Base at The The vision of our centre is that all [email protected] London Nautical School is a unit students feel included and accepted, Headteacher within the school that offers help and which will empower them to participate Joanna Tarrant support for children with an EHCP and make progress alongside their BSc (Hons), MA, NPQH where the main need is autism. Our peers. We encourage our students ASD Provision team includes four to be as big a part of the mainstream Elm Court is a special secondary specialist ASD teaching assistants, school as possible, and want the school for students who have Learning a HLTA and a specialist teacher provision to be an emotionally secure Difficulties with associated Social and who are managed and guided by place for our students at times where Communication Needs. Many of our the school’s Inclusion Manager. All they may find aspects of mainstream students have autism. We provide students attend mainstream lessons, school demanding. a creative and practical learning

82 SECTION 3 / SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOLS environment with a focus upon The Michael Tippett School Turney is a school for children and achievement and the development of Heron Road, London SE24 0HZ young people with special educational Citizenship and Life Skills. Telephone 020 7326 5898 needs aged from 4-18 years. The Fax 020 7326 5899 primary need of our pupils is autism, Lansdowne School Email [email protected] with associated communication Argyll Close, Dalyell Road Headteacher difficulties and complex global London SW9 9QL Ms Jan Stogdon MEd, NPQH delay. The school is on one site and Telephone 020 7737 3713 consists of five key stages. Fax 020 7738 6877 In the heart of Herne Hill The Executive Headteacher Michael Tippett Group is a stand The Vanguard School, Lambeth Mrs Linda Adams out special needs organisation for The National Autistic Society’s (MEd); PGSCE (autism) students with a range of complex Vanguard School has opened needs. The TMTS Group consists its doors to students on the Lansdowne is a secondary school of a School and College. The school autism spectrum in Lambeth and for young people aged 11-19 years caters for student 11-19 and the neighbouring Greater London who have special educational college for students 19-22. authorities in September 2019. needs. The primary need of our The NAS Academies Trust was students is autism with associated Turney School communication difficulties and Turney Road, London SE21 8LX established in 2012 as a subsidiary speech and language delay or Telephone 020 8670 7220 of The National Autistic Society. disorder. The school has recently Fax 020 8766 7588 Its purpose is to open and run moved into a purpose built new Email [email protected] our charity’s autism-specific free building which has been designed Headteacher schools and academies. specially to meet the needs of young Mrs Linda Adams The Vanguard School will be the people with autism. MEd, PGSCE (autism) third free school to be opened by NAS Academies Trust.

Admissions criteria Admission to the Lambeth Resource Bases and Special Schools require your child to have an Education, Health and Care Plan.

Contact the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Team for more information on [email protected]

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Travel assistance We all know how expensive it can be when Lambeth Special Education your child/ren change schools – new uniforms, Needs Team provide home to new shoes, school trips! school travel assistance to children London Mutual Credit Union in Lambeth can help and young people with an EHCP anyone who lives or works in the borough to have access to safe savings, living in Lambeth who meet the low cost loans and a straightforward current account. Small amounts saved eligibility criteria. regularly can help to cover these costs, and other expensive times like To apply or for further information Christmas, and the credit union can help you to save. contact 020 7926 9684 or email Established in 1982, London Mutual Credit Union is London’s largest [email protected] community credit union, specialising in providing ethical financial services to its members. The credit union offers products designed to help all Free school meals income groups and has loans to suit everyone, whether employed or When your child is offered a school receiving benefits. The Credit Union Current Account has an ATM and place, please contact the school to debit card, so you can shop around for the best deals. ascertain their arrangements for free school meals as most are dealt with Don’t be tempted by expensive doorstep lenders. Visit your local branch at by the school directly. 10 Acre Lane, SW2 5SG, or join online at creditunion.co.uk

Uniform grants Lambeth Council does not provide assistance with purchasing uniform. Arrangements maybe able to be made with the school where your child has been offered to pay for uniform over a period of time. Above are details of Lambeth Mutual Credit Union, a not-for-profit organisation, who can assist with uniform payments.

Families Information Service (FIS) The FIS offers information about services and activities in the borough for young people and families, including holiday activities. Telephone 020 7926 9558 Email: [email protected] younglambeth.org

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LAMBETH IAS Service

Information Advice and educational needs framework in The service can make parents Support Service for parents schools and colleges. Our advice aware of the local authority’s and carers and support is impartial and services for resolving This service is free and works confidential and can be about all disagreements and for mediation with young people with special aspects of special educational and on the routes of appeal educational needs and disabilities needs and disability support and complaint on matters related (SEND) and with their parents delivered in schools and colleges. to SEN and disability. and carers around the special

What help do we offer parents and carers? • Email support • Meetings in person • Support communicating with professionals e.g. writing letters, emails and telephone calls • Guidance on SEN support and Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) • Advice on systems, procedures and processes related to SEND • Advice on systems, procedures and processes related to SEND related disability discrimination legislation • Support to achieve positive outcomes at meetings and reviews • Help in understanding professional reports • Informal mediation at all stages with schools and the Local Authority • Advice on personal budgets • Information on health and social care policies and procedures as they relate to the SEN framework • Advice and support with transition at each educational stage • Support and advice with post 16 options • Advice and support with SEND Tribunals • Signposting parents where appropriate to alternative and additional sources of advice, information and support available locally including the voluntary sector. • Information about the local offer Contact: Parent Advisors: Anita Bey 020 7926 1831 or Chris White 020 7926 9805 Email: [email protected]

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Apply online and apply on time Deadline: Saturday 31 October 2020 lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions

Secondary transfer meeting for parents/carers A meeting for parents/carers has 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 date:

Thursday 10 September 2020 6.30-7.30pm Julian’s Primary School (Streatham site) 226 Leigham Court Road SW16 2RB

This meeting is open to all parents/carers of children transferring to secondary school in 2021, even if they do not attend the venue school. Please ensure that if you bring any children to the above meeting 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.

Many thanks to all the schools supplying photos.

All information in this booklet, published by London Borough of Lambeth, is accurate at time of print (August 2020).

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