Lambeth Primary School In-Year Admissions 2020/21 Information for parents/carers of children applying for a primary school place from reception to year 6 in the 2020/21 academic year, born between 01/09/2009 and 31/08/2016 Download application lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions Frequently asked questions What are ‘in-year’ admissions? in order to support your child, as the school agreements being put in place An in-year admission is when a child school has invested so much time in the new school. already attends a school but wishes and effort in your child, please make to transfer to another school outside every effort to continue with this If, however, there is evidence that your of the usual transfer time, for example process and work with the current child has been a victim of other pupils’ because the child has moved to a school to try and overcome the behaviours, we advise that you obtain new address. These transfers take existing issues which are driving the a statement from the headteacher to place during the academic year, transfer request. You may find a new support your transfer request. which is why they are referred to as school is unwilling to resource the in-year admissions. same level of support your school is If it becomes clear from your child’s currently offering to your child. Lambeth In-Year Transfer Form/ A normal admissions round refers to additional information that your child applications for the start of reception It is normally found that behaviour has had an unsettling school history in a primary school or secondary patterns, and unfavourable and/or your child has attended two transfer from primary school to year 7 associations with other types of pupil or more primary schools, it may in secondary school. All applications can follow a child from school to not be possible to accept a further outside of normal admissions school. If the information we receive move unless a change of address are regarded as ‘in-year’ (casual) from your child’s school highlights makes travel to the existing school admissions. that your child has faced difficulties in unreasonable. If this is not the case, complying with its behaviour policies we urge you to work with your child Your application will be considered as and code of conduct, this may be and the school to find a solution in-year if: taken into account once an offer has that will allow them to successfully • you are applying for a place in been made. This could be in the complete their studies there. years 1 to 6 at a primary school form of additional support or home/ or years 8 to 11 at a secondary school • you are applying for a reception place at a primary school or a year 7 place at a secondary school after school has started in September. Things to consider before requesting a transfer Transferring schools in-year can, for some children, have a negative impact on a child’s achievement. It can take many months for a child to settle into a new school. For this reason transfers are not actively encouraged where possible. If your child’s current school have put a number of measures in place 2 Section 1: Frequently asked questions You must not withdraw your Fair Access Protocol child from attending a school The purpose of the Fair Access unless you have made other Protocol (FAP) is to ensure that, arrangements for them to outside the normal admissions receive full-time education. You round, unplaced children who must inform the school in writing fall into the specified categories before your child stops attending are offered a place quickly, so and advise them of the new that the amount of time any child, educational arrangements in especially the most vulnerable, who place for your child. The school remains out of education is kept to and/or your Local Authority a minimum. The FAP will only be are required to check that the used once the in-year admissions arrangements you are making process has been exhausted. The are in place and are satisfactory. Fair Access Panel considers all the Do I need to complete an iCAF information available and the child’s if my child has an Education, Lambeth in-year process individual circumstances to make a Health and Care Plan? The majority of primary schools in decision about what school would No. If your child has an Education, Lambeth (i.e. academies, foundation, best meet the child’s needs. Further Health and Care Plan, please contact and voluntary-aided schools) do details of the FAP will be available Lambeth’s Special Education Needs not participate in Lambeth’s in- via lambeth.gov.uk and Disabilities (SEND) Team on year admissions process. If you are 020 7926 9460. You also must interested in securing an in-year So, who will decide who can not complete any other school place at any of these schools you will or cannot be offered places in application without first making need to apply to the school directly. Lambeth schools? contact with the SEND Team. If you Parents/carers that are interested in The admissions authority for each are not a Lambeth resident, then you accessing a place at a community school will decide who gets an offer will need to contact the SEND Team school and/or Oasis Academy of a place, if a place is available, in your home borough. Johanna should apply via Lambeth’s by using the school’s admissions in-year application process. criteria. Lambeth is the admissions My child has been permanently authority for all community schools in excluded. Do I complete an Please see the tables on pages the borough. In simple terms, iCAF for another school place? 10-15 about Lambeth schools and this means: No. If you are a Lambeth resident where applications are to be made – please contact the Inclusion Team • Lambeth Council will be the the school or Lambeth Council. on 020 7926 6928 to discuss deciding body for schools that revised educational arrangements parents/carers apply for through There is now an online In-Year as detailed in the permanent Lambeth School Admissions Team Common Application Form (iCAF) exclusion letter issued to you. for applying for Lambeth community • where parents/carers apply directly If you are a non-Lambeth resident, schools and Oasis Academy to schools, the schools themselves please contact your home Local Johanna. This form is via Parent will be the deciding body. Authority to find out how they can Portal and can be found on our in- offer support and guidance regarding year primary web page via the next steps for your child. lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions Section 1: Frequently asked questions 3 10 Stages parent/carers must follow or be aware of Stage 1 Stage 2 SW2 1EG which is open Monday- Research Apply Friday 9am-5pm. The completed It is important to consider as much As mentioned above the method of paper iCAFs can be handed in at information as possible about the applying for schools vary depending the Lambeth Customer Service schools you wish to apply to and on the school. For Lambeth Centre. An appointment to do this is how to apply for them. community schools and Oasis required and can be booked online • For Lambeth community schools Academy Johanna use the online at lambeth.gov.uk) or alternatively and Oasis Academy Johanna – Lambeth iCAF via the Lambeth sent by post to: Parent Portal link on our in-year (see list on pages 10-15 and 19) Lambeth School Admissions Team webpage. There is also a help guide – please use the online Lambeth PO Box 734 for the completing and submitting In-Year Common Application Winchester the application on the page. Using Form (iCAF) SO23 5DG this iCAF you can list up to three • for other Lambeth schools of these schools in the order you Please ensure that you use the right (including private (fee-paying prefer them. You can apply for in- postal charge to make sure your schools)), you will need to year places to any school regardless application reaches Lambeth School apply directly to them using of which borough you live in and Admissions Team. We recommend their own form where you are residing at the time that you use recorded delivery to • if you wish to apply for schools of application, even if you have been ensure you have proof of postage. in other boroughs please check placed in temporary accomodation. what their processes are for their The details of your iCAF may be Stage 3 schools (details on page 22) shared with your home borough. Proof of child’s date of birth • check whether your child is likely However, please do not list schools The primary Lambeth iCAF is only for to be offered a place based on you do not want your child to attend children born between 01/09/2009 the school’s published admissions ‘just to fill up the form’. and 31/08/2016. Using this form for criteria. The Lambeth community children outside this age group will primary schools and Oasis A limited amount of paper iCAFs result in the form being invalid (and Academy Johanna criteria is on will be available at the Lambeth it will not be processed). You must pages 19-21. For other Lambeth Customer Service Centre, Civic attach proof of your child’s date schools these can be found by Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London of birth to the online iCAF before visiting the Lambeth website at lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions • contact the school directly (see pages 10-15 for contact details) for a copy of their prospectus, or visit their website • Visit the school, they may have set open days or you can contact them to arrange an independent visit • read the latest Ofsted report for the schools you are interested in.