Secondary schools in 2018/19 Information for parents/carers of children born between 01/09/06 and 31/08/07, or taught as a year 6 child during the 2017/18 academic year, who will be transferring from primary to in September 2018

Apply online and apply on time Deadline: Tuesday 31 October 2017 www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions

Contents

2 Section 1: Process and procedure 3 Introduction by Cathy Twist and Councillor Jane Edbrooke 4 Secondary transfer and the co-ordinated admissions procedure 6 10 stages parents/carers must follow 16 Secondary transfer key dates 17 Apply online for your child’s secondary school place 18 Step-by-step guide to online eAdmissions applications 20 Section 2: Lambeth secondary schools 20 Lambeth secondary schools information at a glance 22 Map showing Lambeth secondary schools 23 Secondary transfer school open days 24 Archbishop Tenison’s School 27 Ark Evelyn Grace 30 Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School 33 City Heights E-ACT Academy 36 39 Durand Academy 42 The 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 Section 3: Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) 79 Procedure for applying for school place for an SEND child 79 Lambeth Special Educational Needs Schools and Resource Bases 82 Section 4: Other information

SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDuRE 1 A brief guide to terms used in this booklet Academies are publicly funded schools that provide free education to pupils of all abilities. They are established by sponsors from business, faith or voluntary groups. They receive funding directly from the . 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. Department for Education (DfE) is responsible for education and children's services. Education, Learning and Skills a group of services in Lambeth Council that brings together all services for education under one banner. Foundation schools are funded through the local council. They make their own arrangements for admissions and provide free education. Free Schools are all-ability state-funded schools. They are non-selective and free to attend, and not controlled by a local authority 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 The term parents includes carers and legal guardians. Special schools cater for children that have a statement of Special Educational Needs (SEN) or Education Health Care Plan and whose special needs are such that they cannot be met in a mainstream school. All children attending a special school must have a statement of Special Educational Needs or an Education Health Care Plan. Voluntary-aided schools are set up by voluntary bodies, usually churches, but have their running costs met from public funds which come through the local council. They provide free education. The voluntary-aided schools in Lambeth have very close links to their church, and are often referred to as church schools. Each voluntary-aided school has its own admissions policy. Voluntary-controlled schools are run by the local council. It employs the school’s staff, and runs the admission procedure. The council is normally the admission authority. In this case, the school’s governing body must, by law, implement the council’s decisions on individual applications, and act in accordance with the admission arrangements determined and published by the council.

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 Jane Edbrooke learning opportunities, excellent Director, Cabinet member for facilities and highly professional Education Learning and Skills Children and schools staff dedicated to meeting pupils’ needs. In all our schools great and sixth form, schools Specialist subject provision attention is devoted to developing also provide a wide range of All Lambeth mainstream secondary well-rounded, successful and extracurricular activities which schools have at least one subject confident young people. Each support the development of young specialism. This means that they offer school is slightly different and you people’s sporting achievement, a particular expert focus on a subject should use every opportunity to musical and creative ability as well as whilst also ensuring that the visit the schools, hear what others making a contribution to society. curriculum overall is well taught and have to say about them and read resourced. Schools have listed their There is a wide range of opportunities any websites and external reports specialisms in their admissions for young people to progress to post that you can. What is right for one information (see pages 24–77) and child may not be right for another 16 courses of study at local you will find a wide range of subjects and it is most important that you secondary schools, sixth forms and covered across the borough. If your and your child choose the school . A wide range of child has a specific interest in an area that will best meet their needs. academic and vocational courses of the curriculum, you can identify a are offered to meet every need. Quality of education school with a specialism that may suit In recent inspections, the majority of Education provision your child as one of your preferences. secondary schools in Lambeth were Lambeth schools have benefited Lambeth Council remains committed judged ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’. All from a huge range of investment in to continuously improving and schools in Lambeth are improving buildings over the last thirteen years. delivering the best educational year on year. Ofsted reports are These buildings are designed to opportunities for children and young easily available to read online. Visit enable staff and pupils to work in people so that they can achieve their www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports or ways that reflect the new demands full potential and play an active and contact the school directly for a hard of the curriculum whilst ensuring positive role in society. copy. Another measure of the quality young people have access to state of education are vocational, A Level of-the-art IT, sporting and creative and GCSE results. Lambeth schools facilities. continue to improve and last year’s In addition to improved provision in GCSE results were once again current schools, in September 2017 above the national average. we will see the opening of In addition to enabling young people Woodmansterne School secondary to do well academically at the end of department.

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

This booklet guides parents/carers • Visit the website at parents/carers have submitted an and their children through the www.lambeth.gov.uk/ ‘on time’ application for a school admission process for secondary eadmissions place) receive an offer (if an offer can school for September 2018 entry. • Email Lambeth School be made) at a school that they have It contains general information and Admissions Team at expressed a preference for. highlights 10 stages of the process [email protected] Basics of the procedure that parents/carers must follow to • The aim is that every child will submit their application. • Visit the Lambeth Customer Centre (Brixton), Olive Morris receive the single highest Please read this information carefully House, 18 Brixton Hill, London preference offer possible. as it is important you use it to make the SW2 1RD. The nearest London • To make it easy to apply and fair best choices for your child. If you are Underground station is Brixton on for parents/carers. unsure about any aspect of the transfer the Victoria Line. Lambeth • Well organised with good process please contact Lambeth Customer Centre (Brixton) is open communication between schools School Admissions Team on 020 7926 at the following times: and boroughs. 9503 and/or attend one of the Monday to Friday 9am–5pm What the procedure cannot do secondary transfer meetings organised Thursday 9am–7pm. • It cannot guarantee every child a to provide information and support. school place. This is because Please see the inside cover for a guide General information some schools receive many more to terms used in this booklet. Legislation and purpose The Education Act 2002 and the applications than places available, If your child has a statement of Special School Admissions Code 2014 and may be the case for all Educational Needs or an Education provides a framework to ensure that schools applied for. Allocations of Health Care Plan, do not complete a on National Offer Day as many offers for schools not applied for Common Application Form. Please children as possible (whose will be made where possible. contact your home borough’s SEND Team for details about applications for secondary school. If you would like any additional assistance or advice on the secondary transfer process you may: • Telephone the Lambeth School Admissions Team on 020 7926 9503 • Talk with your child's teacher or support staff in their current school

4 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDuRE • It cannot guarantee your child will How to apply by the admissions authority for the get a place at your first preference – essential information schools applied for, as they have to school. • Parents/carers only need to consider, but do not have to accept • It cannot limit some multiple offers complete one Common your child to continue out of cohort. after 1 March 2018 Application Form (CAF) to apply being made , What is an admissions for up to six schools anywhere in (but Lambeth School Admissions authority? Team will be aware of them and London excluding fee-paying. A schools admissions authority - the able to ensure that parents/carers • The deadline for applications is body of people who make decisions reject one of these offers quickly). Tuesday 31 October 2017 via about admissions - will still www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions. determine which children can be Secondary transfer meetings offered a place at a school. For for parents/carers • All parents/carers who apply on community schools the admissions Meetings for parents/carers have time will know what school their authority is the LA itself and for an been organised to explain the child has been offered, (if any) on academy, voluntary-aided (religious), secondary transfer co-ordinated 1 March 2018. This offer will be foundation or it is the admission arrangements and give the highest preference offer that governing body of that school. you the opportunity to ask can be made. questions about the procedure on • The procedure provides an easier Where the school is over- the following dates: to understand and fairer subscribed, the school’s admissions authority will use their admission Monday 11 September 2017 admissions process for both criteria to determine the order (rank) 6-7pm parents/carers and schools. in which applicants will be offered Allen Edwards Lambeth School Admissions Team places. Studley Road, Larkhall Lane, do not decide which school a child is SW4 6RP offered. There is a process An admissions authority may require undertaken together with School parents/carers to complete a Wednesday 13 September 2017 Admissions Teams in other boroughs. Supplementary Information Form 5.30-6.30pm Decisions about how a child’s (SIF) requesting information which is Julian's Primary School application for a school is ranked are not contained on the CAF, e.g. ( site) made by the schools admissions church attendance. This form is 226 Leigham Court Road, authority. This is dependent upon obtained from the school or SW16 2RB how well the child meets the schools www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions These meetings are open to all admissions criteria. and needs to be sent back to the parents/carers of children transferring If your child is being taught in a year school and not the borough by the to secondary school in 2018, even if group different to their chronological school’s deadline. they do not attend the above schools. age (out of cohort) you need to School staff will not know what Please ensure that if you bring any apply using a paper Common number preference their school has children to the above meetings they Application Form and provide been listed on the CAF, all are remain with you at all times. Lambeth documentation to confirm this considered the same at the same Council and school staff cannot be placement. Applications will be time. held liable for unaccompanied considered an a child-by-child basis children in the building, nor can they take any responsibility for children brought to meetings.

SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDuRE 5 10 stages parents/carers must follow

Stage 1 Research It is important to consider as much information as possible about the schools you wish to apply to. Check whether your child is likely to be offered a place based on the school’s published admissions criteria, which can be found on the individual school’s pages in this booklet. You can find out information about schools by doing the following: • Read this booklet carefully and look at the admissions criteria for each school. Then for each school consider ‘does my child evenings. Details of open days are outside of that borough. The home meet these criteria’. If they do it listed in full on page 23 and on the borough is the borough where you may increase your child’s chances school’s pages in this booklet are residing at the time of application, of gaining a place at the school. • Talk to your child’s primary school even if this is temporary • Check how offers were made for headteacher, learning mentor or accommodation. Please check that National Offer Day for 2017/18 entry. class teacher. your child’s address is in Lambeth Details regarding Lambeth schools • Read the latest Ofsted report for borough before completing the can be viewed via the secondary the schools you are interested in. Lambeth CAF. Residents of boroughs transfer 2018/19 page from These are available for viewing or other than Lambeth who wish to www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions downloading from apply for a Lambeth school must These details only relate to the www.ofsted.gov.uk complete the CAF provided by the 2017/18 intake and children • If the school you want is in a home borough in which they live. The applying which will vary each year. different borough, contact that details of your application will then be Therefore this information cannot borough for their booklet (details passed on to Lambeth Council by be used to guarantee an on page 78). your home borough. If you are not a Lambeth resident please contact your indication of how offers will be Tick to confirm that you have home borough for advice. made for 2018/19 intake and is completed the actions stated only made available to give an in this stage. using your research, list up to six indication of how the admissions schools in the order you prefer them, process impacted on Lambeth Stage 2 whether they are Lambeth schools or schools last year. Apply on time and apply online! schools in another borough, on your • Contact the school directly for a The deadline for applications is child’s CAF. Do not include private copy of their prospectus, or visit Tuesday 31 October 2017. (fee-paying) schools, as applications their website. You must complete the CAF for your for these are made directly to the • Go to the school’s open days or home borough regardless of whether schools on their own form. The more you are applying for schools in or schools you list on the form, the

6 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDuRE greater the chances your child has of postal charge to avoid this Completed Common Application being offered a school of your choice. application being delayed in reaching Forms should be returned by However, please do not list schools Lambeth School Admissions Team. Tuesday 31 October 2017. you do not want your child to attend We recommend that you use ‘just to fill up the form’. recorded delivery to ensure you have However, we are encouraging proof of postage. If you want a applicants who are submitting a The preferred way for Lambeth receipt, you must attach a stamped paper CAF to do so no later than residents to apply for a secondary addressed envelope, as receipts are 20 October 2017 (i.e. the Friday school place is online. This can be not usually given. before half term), to allow sufficient done via time for processing and checking. www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions Any CAFs received after 31 October Online from 1 September 2017. Please view 2017 will be deemed late and will not pages 18 and 19 which provides a be processed until after 1 March www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions step-by-step guide of how to apply 2018, when offers have been by 12 midnight on Tuesday 31 online. generated for ‘on time’ applications. October 2017. By post For parents/carers who do not have If your child has a statement of internet access and therefore cannot Special Educational Needs or an Lambeth School Admissions Team apply online; a limited amount of Education Health Care Plan, do not 10th Floor, paper CAFs will be available after complete a CAF please see pages International House, Canterbury 1 September 2017 (Monday to 79-81 for further information. Crescent, Friday) at The Lambeth Customer London SW9 7QE Please note that any false or Service Centre (Brixton), Olive Morris deliberately misleading information By hand House. There are facilities available given on this form and/or supporting Lambeth Customer Service at Olive Morris House for families to information may render your child’s Centre (Brixton) apply online. Whether you are application invalid, or lead to any Olive Morris House, completing an online or paper CAF offer of a place being withdrawn. 18 Brixton Hill, we are encouraging parents/carers London SW2 1RD to submit their application no later Tick to confirm that you have Monday to Friday 9am–5pm, than 20 October 2017 (i.e. the completed the actions stated Thursdays 9am–7pm Friday before half term), to allow in this stage sufficient time for processing and checking. The completed paper CAFs can be handed in to The Lambeth Customer Service Centre (Brixton) or sent by post to: Lambeth School Admissions Team 10th Floor International House Canterbury Crescent London, SW9 7QE. Please ensure that you use the right

SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDuRE 7 10 stages parents/carers must follow

Stage 3 At least one of the following Applications must include one of Proof of address documents to confirm the your the following documents to confirm The application address stated on name and address as the applicant. your child’s name and address your child's CAF must be the • Current financial year's Council • Child Benefit letter for the current address which you and your child Tax letter or statement, this must financial year (please copy all pages currently live at, even if this is a be supplied if you are the council of the letter to include the home temporary address. taxpayer. address on the first page and Applications received without • Copy of the tenancy agreement. child’s name on the second page). all the required proof of • Copy of a benefit letter no more (After December 2017 a current address documents for the than 12 months old (or after financial year's universal Credit parents/carer may result in December 2017 a universal Credit letter/print-out which includes the the child’s application being letter/print-out). child's name). withdrawn, if the address Then at least one of the following • Child’s National Health Service cannot be verified. This as well: registration card, or medical letter means that your child will not • Copy of a benefit letter no more that is no older then 12 months or receive an offer of a school than 12 months old (or after a medical letter or prescription place on 1 March 2018. December 2017 a universal Credit that is no more than 12 months letter/print-out) - if not already old. If your child lives between two provided from above list. • Immigration documents that show homes, e.g. split custody for parents • Current TV licence. address – if applicable. only, just one of the parental • Copy of current utility bill • Child Tax Credit Award notice for addresses can be used for the (excluding mobile phone), no older the current financial year (please application and for distance than 3 months. copy all pages of the letter to purposes. The address must be • Driving licence. include the home address, agreed between both parents/carers parents name and child’s details). and is usually the address where the child benefit is paid to. If proof of address is not received, then this may delay the processing of your application. All applications must be submitted (whether online or on a paper form) with all the required documents by 31 October 2017. Addresses of parent/carers and children may also be checked against Lambeth Council Tax and benefits records to aid verification.

8 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDuRE If you are unable to submit any or only some of the documents listed above for you and/or your child, you will need to obtain a sworn affidavit or affirmation through a solicitor. This affidavit or affirmation must be signed by a Solicitor holding a current practising certificate issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Please note that Lambeth Council cannot contribute towards the cost of obtaining this. Proofs of address documents requested by Lambeth School Admissions at the to Lambeth School Admissions Team you do not have access to a scanner, time of application are required for at International House or taken to the documents (copies not originals) can application processing purposes Lambeth Customer Service Centre be posted to Lambeth School only. Schools may request additional (Brixton), Olive Morris House. The Admissions Team at International proof of address documents for their documents must have your child’s House, or taken to the Lambeth own registration purposes. The name, date of birth and the online Customer Service Centre (Brixton), documents they request may vary application reference clearly stated Olive Morris House. The documents from the list used by Lambeth on the top and be stapled together. must have your child's name, date of School Admissions. Please be If you have to submit a paper CAF, birth and the online application advised that your child’s place all proof of address and supporting reference clearly stated on the top and can still be withdrawn if there are documents (where applicable) must be stapled together. If you have any inconsistences with the be attached to the application form. problems supplying these documents, documents presented to please contact us as soon as possible. If you have any problems supplying Lambeth and the school. these documents, please contact us Medical/social You can submit your proof of as soon as possible. If you want your child’s application to address documentation by scanning Tick to confirm that you have be considered as a medical/social and uploading this to your online completed the actions stated application (where a school has this application once the application has in this stage criterion) because you believe that been initially submitted. This must be that a particular school is especially done before the on time application Stage 4 able to meet your child’s needs deadline, 31 October 2017. If you Provide additional documentation above others in the area, you must are submitting paper copies only, In additional to the proof of submit professional documentation this can be submitted on the next address documents, you may need outlining this with the CAF by 31 working day. (This is in addition to to submit additional supporting October 2017 for consideration. any other documents you wish to documentation with your child’s Submitting this documentation will include as stated in stage 4). CAF by 31 October 2017. not automatically guarantee that Alternatively all the documents Documents can be scanned and your child will be prioritised under (copies not originals) can be posted uploaded to an online application. If this criterion.

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Children of school staff ‘Looked After Children’ or Tick to confirm that you have previously ‘Looked After If you work at a school that has completed the actions stated Children’ criteria for prioritising children of staff in this stage members, supporting documentation A ‘Looked After Child’ is a child that Tick if not applicable from your workplace must be is currently in the care of the Local submitted before the deadline for Council (foster or residential care). consideration. Submitting this A previously ‘Looked After Child’ is Stage 5 documentation will not automatically stated as being the following in the Supplementation Information guarantee that your child will be 2014 School Admissions Code, Forms (SIFs) prioritised under this criterion. paragraph 1.7: In addition to the required documentation above, some Previously looked after children are schools require applicants to children who were looked after, but complete a SIF. Please check the ceased to be so because they were school’s information in the adopted 17 (or became subject to a booklet particularly the ‘how to child arrangements order 18 or special apply’ section, to check which guardianship order 19). Further schools require these and their references to previously looked after deadline. For schools in other children in this Code means such boroughs, please check their children who were adopted (or subject literature. to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately The SIFs provide additional following having been looked after. information needed for the school’s admissions criteria to be applied For ‘Looked After Children’ or fully. Such information may include previously ‘Looked After Children’ a religious observance or specialism letter from your child’s social worker, details. They may also require further or a copy of court papers must be documentation to be submitted such submitted with the CAF by the as Pupil Premium documentation. deadline for the correct school’s For the Lambeth schools sharing a admissions criterion to be given. banding test, the SIFs are used by Request to be taught outside school staff to invite children to the cohort test. It is very important that the SIFs If your child is being taught in a year are completed and sent to the group different to their chronological schools by their set deadline age (out of cohort) you must provide otherwise your child may miss out documentation to confirm this on a preferred place. placement from their current school. Tick to confirm that you have This will aid the admissions completed the actions stated authority's decision whether your in this stage child will be accepted to continue to Tick if not applicable be taught out of cohort.

10 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDuRE Stage 7 Change of circumstances The Lambeth School Admissions Team will consider your application using the details you provide on your form. If you move address you must inform the School Admissions Team of your new address and provide new proof of address documents so we are able to contact you if we need further information or to communicate the outcome of your application. This also applies if you have a change of medical circumstances or a sibling starts at a preferred school. Please note that changes to preferences after the deadline for on time applications are not permitted. If you inform your council of your change of address before 11 December 2017, the School Admissions Team will be able to take this into account when considering Stage 6 dates. It is important that your child your application. If you change your Admissions tests sits these tests where used address after 11 December 2017 Some schools require children to otherwise your child may miss out and this means that you wish to sit a test. These are used for on a place at preferred school. If you change your preferences you will banding, to ensure children of all are applying for more than one need to contact the council to find abilities are considered. school that requires a score from the out what to do next. Lambeth test, your child only needs Full/further details of how the test is to sit the test once. You can choose Tick to confirm that you have used are published with their which school you wish your child to completed the actions stated admissions criteria. The date for the sit the test by stating this on the in this stage test used by some Lambeth schools school's SIFs. Test scores will be is Saturday 11 November 2017. In Tick if not applicable shared between the schools that addition to this some schools have require this data. bursary auditions. Please check which schools use testing and when Tick to confirm that you have it is (if the school is not in Lambeth). completed the actions stated If test dates clash you must inform in this stage the person who sent the invite in Tick if not applicable case there are any additional test

SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDuRE 11 10 stages parents/carers must follow

Stage 8 preference criteria* rank school status** National Offer Day – Tuesday 1 March 2018 1st religious 300 Lambeth school A pending If you applied online and signed up 2nd distance 240 Lambeth school B pending to text messages you will receive 3rd distance 80 Lambeth school C offered an email and/text message on 4th sibling 40 Croydon school X declined the evening of 1 March 2018 informing you to log in to your 5th medical/social 70 Merton school Y declined admissions account and view the official outcome of the application. Some schools may also send their school’s admissions authority to be Only if you applied using a paper own offers letters to parents/carers offered the first or second CAF will an outcome notification after 1 March 2018. Responses to preference. Although the child could letter be posted out first class post those letters should be made have been offered their fourth or fifth, on 1 March 2018. Details of what according to the school’s directions. these were not offered as the higher third preference could be offered. you can do next if eg. your child was Your child will be offered the single not offered your first preference, will highest place possible on the CAF. *criteria are shown for illustration be on the secondary transfer page For the example above the child’s purposes, more factors, such as via www.lambeth.gov/eadmissions third preference was offered as they banding may be involved. and included with any letter sent. were not ranked high enough by the ** preference status meanings: Offered This is the school your child has been made an offer to attend. Declined Because a higher offer has been made, and the offer made must be a single offer by law, this lower preference became invalid and was declined. Pending Child has not been able to be offered a place at this school at present. This is because the school had more applications than places, and offers have been made according to the school’s published admissions criteria. Other children had a higher priority than the child under the school’s published admission criteria or lived closer to the school if considered for the same criterion.

12 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDuRE Parents/carers of late applicants will your first preference to ensure your be notified as soon as an offer can child has a place for September be made. This will be after 1 March 2018. Offers will be made after 2018. National Offer Day. If an offer for a higher preference is made later on, Lambeth School Admissions Team you can then reject the original offer. will assist wherever possible if your Where allocations are made, again child has not been offered a school we advise that these are accepted place to ensure that they have one until you receive an offer from a for the start of September 2018. school you selected on your Stage 9 application. Accepting the offer Tick to confirm that you have The deadline to accept offers, completed the actions stated online or using a reply form sent in this stage to paper applicants is 15 March 2018. Failure to meet this deadline may mean that your child could lose their place. We strongly advise that you accept the offer made on National Offer Day even if it is not Allocated Offers If your child did not receive an offer from one of their preferred schools on 1 March 2018 then Lambeth School Admissions, in line with statutory requirements, will seek to allocate a place at a Lambeth school that has vacancies. Decisions on where to allocate places will be made on the basis of proximity to the school. (i.e. the nearest school to the child’s home address that identifies a vacancy). Please note that allocations will be made according to the number of vacancies there are in the borough. An allocation will be made to a school that parents/carers did not originally apply for.

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Stage 10 your child’s name is on their waiting Apply for other schools Next steps list this it may not be an automatic You can apply for further schools, If your child was not offered your first process. Parents/carers need to be whilst your child’s name is on the preference school, we advise you to aware that if their child’s name is on waiting list for other schools or you follow the steps below. a school’s waiting list, their name have accepted an allocated offer. If Waiting lists may go up or down depending on requested, Lambeth School how the admissions criteria applies Admissions Team can provide you Ensure that your child’s name is on to others on the waiting list. Late with information about schools that the waiting list for the school(s) that applications received after the have vacancies after 23 March 2018. you applied for and were placed closing date of 31 October 2017 Second (or subsequent) applications higher than the school offered on will be considered after National can only be made using a paper your CAF. Please check with the Offer Day, 1 March 2018. CAF, which will be available after 1 school or borough to ensure that March 2018 to download from our website or from our Customer Service Centre. Completed forms need to be returned to the Customer Service Centre or posted to the School Admissions Team (addresses on the form). This is in addition to any necessary Supplementary Information Forms being completed and sent to the schools where used. Parents/carers of these new applicants will be notified as soon as an offer can be made, or receive a letter stating that no offer can be made from the CAF and Stage 9 can be followed again.

14 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDuRE Democratic Services will write to you regarding the arrangements for considering your appeal. Your appeal will be heard by an Independent Appeals Panel made up of panellists with knowledge of education issues. You will be invited to attend the appeal hearing and make representations in person to the Independent Appeals Panel. For the schools listed in column two, you will be informed in writing about the outcome by the Democratic Services Team. For other Lambeth schools, the clerk for that appeal panel will write to you. If you wish to appeal against non- Appeals admission to any other secondary school, you will need to contact the You can appeal against the refusal of Services can only accept appeals for individual school(s) directly, to obtain a school place listed on your CAF the following secondary schools: information about how to appeal. under the School Standards and • The Elmgreen School Framework Act 1998. If you wish to Tick to confirm that you have • Lambeth Academy appeal against the decision not to completed the actions stated • Lilian Baylis Technology School offer your child a place at a Lambeth in this stage • The Norwood School community school (see page 1 for • Oasis Academy South Bank Tick if not applicable definitions), please contact the Clerk • Woodmansterne School to the Independent Appeals Panel, Democratic Services, If your application for a school place If you are unsure about any 1st Floor, Olive Morris House, was submitted on-time, appeals need aspect of the secondary 18 Brixton Hill, SW2 1RD to be lodged by Friday 29 March 2018 transfer procedure please Tel: 020 7926 2170, for them to be heard before the contact Lambeth School Email: [email protected]. summer holidays. For late applications, Admissions Team on an appeal should be lodged within 20 A guidance note on appeals and an 020 7926 9503, or email school days of receipt of application appeal form can also be schooladmissions@lambeth. outcome letter. Appeals lodged after downloaded from the council’s gov.uk these dates will be heard within 40 website via the following link: school days of the appeal deadline www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions or 30 school days of being lodged, Please note that Democratic whichever is the later date.

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Date Actions – what you and your child need to do

Summer/ Decide which schools to apply for. Contact schools for prospectuses and details Autumn 2017 of open days/evenings. 1 Sep 2017 How to apply: 1 Applications must be made from 1 September online or using a paper Common Application Form (CAF) from your home borough by 31 October 2017. • To apply online visit Lambeth Council’s website at www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions (see pages 17-19 for more information). • A limited amount of paper CAFs will be made available for collection from the Lambeth Customer Service Centre, Olive Morris House, 18 Brixton Hill, London SW2 1RD. These forms should either be handed in to Lambeth Customer Service Centre, or posted to Lambeth School Admissions Team, 10th Floor, International House, Canterbury Crescent, London SW9 7QE with correct postage and a stamped address envelope for a receipt, or send by special or recorded delivery. • If you are submitting a paper CAF by post then please do so by Friday 20 October 2017. This is the Friday before the half-term holiday. 2 In addition to this supplementary information forms (SIF) required by particular schools must be obtained from the school, or via www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions then completed and returned to these schools by their published date. Please see schools’ pages 18 and 19 and 24-77 for details of which Lambeth schools require SIFs and their deadlines.

31 Oct 2017 Closing date for applications to all secondary schools participating in the co-ordinated admissions procedure. CAFs received after 31 October 2017 will be late and will not be processed until after 1 March 2018 when ‘on time’ applications have been processed.

Autumn/Winter Ensure that your child sits any admissions tests set by the school or another borough where 2017 required. Dates for these will vary, so please check. Lambeth admissions test used by some schools is on 11 November.

1 Mar 2018 National Offer Day. If you applied on time online and signed up to text messages you will receive an email and/text message on the evening of 1 March 2018 informing you to log in to your admissions account and view the official outcome of the application. Only if you applied using a paper CAF an outcome notification letter will be posted out first class post on 1 March 2018.

15 Mar 2018 Parents/carers must respond to an offer on this date by returning the reply to Lambeth School Admissions Team.

29 Mar 2018 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 other days after boroughs, please check their information and timescales. notification for late applications

Apr – Jul 2018 Appeals for schools are heard.

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

www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions

Lambeth Council only have a very limited amount of paper Common Application Forms (CAFs) available and these will normally be made available for parents/carers who do not have or cannot get access to the internet. In light of this, we strongly advise parents/carers to ensure that they submit their application online and on time! Online applications can be made from 1 September 2017. Pages 18 and 19 show a step-by-step guide to making an online application. For 2017 secondary school entry 95% of parents/carers who applied on time applied online. The benefits of applying online: • It is free and secure • You will be issued with a unique • During the evening of Monday • It uses a quick, easy to use reference number similar to this: 1 March 2018 you will be sent step-by-step format 208-2018-09-E-001234, which an email and/or text with the • Your application won’t get lost will be your proof that your outcome of your application. in the post application has been received Please wait until you have received • Drop down school lists help • The online system is available the email before logging on to the reduce errors and save you time 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, up Pan London eAdmissions website. • Information can be checked online until midnight on the closing date and changed at any point without of Tuesday 31 October 2017. the need to fill in another form • You can attach the required proof of address documentation and copies of any medical or social paperwork you wish to be considered. Just submit the application first then click on the 'attach a document' button • If you have any questions or problems regarding the online admissions website or log-in, please call the London Grid for Learning supportline on 020 8255 5555 option 1

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).

Registration 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.

Step 1 – 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 01/09/2006 and 31/08/2007.

Step 2 – Add your school preferences Using the pre-populated drop-down lists, 1. Select the borough you live 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 2017 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 3 – 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 4 – 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 2017. You must ensure that you re-submit your application if you make any amendments before the 31 October 2017 deadline.

SecTIOn 1 / PrOceSS and PrOcedUre 19 Lambeth secondary schools information at a glance

School DfE code Gender Status Denomination PAN for A 2018/19 Archbishop Tenison’s School 208 5403 mixed voluntary-aided Church of 92 55 Kennington Oval, S 208 6906 mixed academy n/a 180 255 Shakespeare Road, S Bishop Thomas Grant RC School 208 5401 mixed voluntary-aided Catholic 180 Beltrees Grove, S City Heights E-ACT Academy 208 6907 mixed academy n/a 180 33 Abbots Park, S Dunraven School 208 5402 mixed academy n/a 218 94-98 Leigham Court Road, S Durand Academy 208 5207 mixed academy n/a 125 Hackford Road, SW9 0RD 020 7735 8348 www.durandacademy.com no no

The Elmgreen School 208 4731 mixed academy n/a 180 Elmcourt Road, SE27 9BZ 020 8766 5020 www.the-elmgreen-school.org.uk no no

Lambeth Academy 208 6905 mixed academy n/a 180 Elms Road, SW4 9ET 020 7819 4700 www.lambeth-academy.org yes yes

La Retraite RC Girls’ School 208 5400 girls voluntary-aided Catholic 168 Atkins Road, SW12 0AB 020 8673 5644 www.laretraite.lambeth.sch.uk yes yes

Lilian Baylis Technology School 208 4321 mixed community n/a 124 323 Kennington Lane, K The London Nautical School 208 5405 boys foundation n/a 120 61 Stamford Street, S The Norwood School 208 4223 mixed community n/a 180 Crown Dale, SE19 3NY 020 8670 9382 www.thenorwoodschool.org yes yes

Oasis Academy South Bank 208 4000 mixed academy n/a 120 75 Westminster Bridge R Platanos College 208 4322 mixed academy n/a 210 Clapham Road, SW9 0AL 020 7733 6156 www.platanoscollege.com yes yes

Saint Gabriel’s College 208 4509 mixed voluntary-aided Church of England 120 Cormont Road, SE5 9RF 020 7793 3901 www.saintgabrielscollege.org yes no

St. Martin-in-the-Fields High 208 5404 girls academy Church of England 140 155 Tulse Hill, SW2 3UP 020 8674 5594 www.stmartins.academy yes yes School for Girls Trinity Academy 208 4003 mixed academy n/a 120 56 Brixton Hill, B Woodmansterne School 208 2657 mixed community n/a 90* Stockport Road S

* subject to change due to building considerations 20 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Address Phone no. Website SIF Test needed? required? 55 Kennington Oval, 020 7735 3771 www.tenisons.com yes yes SE11 5SR A 255 Shakespeare Road, 020 7737 9520 www.evelyngraceacademy.org no no SE24 0QN B Beltrees Grove, 020 8769 3294 www.btg.ac yes no SW16 2HY C 33 Abbots Park, 020 3691 4600 www.cityheightse-actacademy.org no no SW2 3PW D 94-98 Leigham Court Road, 020 8696 5600 www.dunraven.org.uk yes yes SW16 2QB D Hackford Road, SW9 0RD 020 7735 8348 www.durandacademy.com no no

T Elmcourt Road, SE27 9BZ 020 8766 5020 www.the-elmgreen-school.org.uk no no

L Elms Road, SW4 9ET 020 7819 4700 www.lambeth-academy.org yes yes

L Atkins Road, SW12 0AB 020 8673 5644 www.laretraite.lambeth.sch.uk yes yes

L 323 Kennington Lane, 020 7091 9500 www.lilianbaylis.com yes yes Kennington, SE11 5QY T 61 Stamford Street, 020 7928 6801 www.lns.org.uk yes yes SE1 9NA T Crown Dale, SE19 3NY 020 8670 9382 www.thenorwoodschool.org yes yes

O 75 Westminster Bridge 020 7921 4531 www.oasisacademysouthbank.org no no Road, SE1 7HS P Clapham Road, SW9 0AL 020 7733 6156 www.platanoscollege.com yes yes

S Cormont Road, SE5 9RF 020 7793 3901 www.saintgabrielscollege.org yes no

S 155 Tulse Hill, SW2 3UP 020 8674 5594 www.stmartins.academy yes yes

T 56 Brixton Hill, 020 3126 4993 www.trinityacademylondon.org yes no Brixton, SW2 1QS W Stockport Road 020 8764 1825 www.woodmansterne.london no no SW16 5XE

* subject to change due to building considerations 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. 11 3 Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Lambeth has a variety of 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 Durand Academy (mixed) the secondary transfer process 7 The Elmgreen School (mixed) for all community, voluntary-aided, 8 Lambeth Academy (mixed) voluntary-controlled, foundation, 9 La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ free schools and academies. 10 School (girls)

1 10 Lilian Baylis Technology School (mixed) 11 The London Nautical School (boys) 12 The Norwood School (mixed) 6 13 Oasis Academy South Bank (mixed) 14 15 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) 20 (mixed) 21 The (mixed) 9 19 16 22 22 Turney School (mixed)

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18 22 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 2017 School open days/evenings

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

Archbishop Tenison's School Lambeth Academy Platanos College Tuesday 19 September, 9-10.30am Tuesday 26 September 9.15-10.30am Tuesday 19 September, 9.30-10.30am Wednesday 20 September, 9-10.30am Thursday 28 September, 5-7.30pm Wednesday 20 September, 4-7pm Thursday 21 September, 9-10.30am Wednesday 4 October, 9.15-10.30am Saint Gabriel’s College Thursday 21 September, 5.30-7.30pm Friday 6 October, 9.15-10.30am Tuesday 26 September 9-10am Wednesday 27 September, 9-10.30am Thursday 12 October, 5-7.30pm Wednesday 27 September 9-10am Tuesday 3 October, 9-10.30am La Retraite Catholic Girls’ School Thursday 28 September 9-10am Tuesday 3 October, 5.30-7.30pm Thursday 6 July, 9.30-11am Wednesday 4 October 4.30-7.30 pm Ark Evelyn Grace Academy Friday 7 July, 9.30-11am St Martin-in-the-Fields High Monday 25 September, 9-10.30am Thursday 21 September, 4-7.30pm School for Girls Tuesday 26 September, 9-10.30am Monday 25 September, 9.30am-12noon Thursday 21 September, 9-10.15am Wednesday 27 September, 9-10.30am Tuesday 26 September, 9.30am-12noon Friday 29 September, 9-10.15am Thursday 28 September, 4-7.30pm Wednesday 27 September, 9.30am- Thursday 5 October, 5-7.30pm 12noon Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Friday 13 October, 9-10.15am Thursday 5 and Friday 6 October, Secondary School Tuesday 17 October, 9-10.15am 9.30am- 12noon Monday 18 September, 9.30-11.30am Trinity Academy Tuesday 19 September, 6.30-9pm Lilian Baylis Technology School Thursday 12 October, 4-7pm Tuesday 26 September, 9.30-11.30am Monday 25 to Wednesday 27 September, Saturday 14 October, 10am-12noon Wednesday 27 September, 9.30-11.30am 9-10am Tuesday 17 October, 4-7pm City Heights E-ACT Academy Tuesday 3 October, 5- 7.30pm Woodmansterne School Wednesday 20 September, 5.30-7pm Monday 2 to Wednesday 4 October Thursday 14 September, 6-7pm Thursday 28 September, 9-10.15am and Monday 9 to Wednesday Wednesday 20 September, 6-7pm Wednesday 4 October, 9-10.15am 11 October, 9-10am Wednesday 27 September, 9.30-10.30am Tuesday 10 October, 9-10.15am London Nautical School Thursday 28 September, 9.30-10.30am Thursday 12 October, 5.30-7pm Wednesday 20 September 5-8pm Wednesday 4 October, 9.30-10.30am Dunraven School Friday 6 October, 9.15-10.45am Thursday 5 October, 9.30-10.30am Tuesday 26 September, 6.30-9pm Wednesday 11 October, 9.15-10.45am Tuesday 10 October, 9.30-10.30am Thursday 28 September, 9.15-10.30am The Norwood School Saturday 30 September, 9.15-10.30am Monday 18 September, 9-15-10.30am Tuesday 3 October, 9.15-10.30am Tuesday 19 September, 9-15-10.30am Durand Academy Thursday 21 September, 5-8pm Wednesday 27 September, 5.30-6.30pm Monday 2 October, 9-15-10.30am The Elmgreen School Wednesday 4 October, 9-15-10.30am Tuesday 19 September, 6.30-9pm Oasis Academy South Bank Monday 25 September, 9-10.15am Tuesday 26 September, 5.30-7pm Tuesday 3 October, 9-10.15am Thursday 12 October, 5.30-7pm Wednesday 11 October, 9-10.15am

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

Archbishop Tenison’s is a thriving, Church of England, voluntary-aided school, founded over 330 years ago, providing a high-quality, innovative education for students aged 11-19, offering places to Church of England families, other faiths and no faith. Ambition: From September 2015 girls were admitted into year 7 for the first time, though we have had a mixed sixth form for several years. We will now be looking to combine the best features both of single sex and of co-education by teaching girls separately, while making sure that they are fully involved in the life of the school. Archbishop Tenison's is a small school and this helps to create a real family atmosphere with all the skills of all our students and ensure 'What I love about the school is the students known by the staff. that everybody has the opportunity way they pay attention to every little Students achieve at Tenison's, to achieve success. child and how they help students whether it is the high flyer with a progress in their learning'. "Your school is one of the top 90 in string of A grades and a place at top the country for showing sustained 'I really enjoy it here. We have university or someone who just improvement for pupils gaining 5 or great teachers and it's easy to needs that extra push to help them more GCSEs including English and make friends'. on the way to or Maths ... I would like to congratulate into their chosen career. Partnerships: you, your staff, governors and pupils Our students benefit from the input Curriculum & Academic for their hard work and success." of partners such as London South Standards: David Laws MP-Education Minister - Bank university, Cambridge Our students benefit from a letter to the previous Headmistress university and Kings College challenging and stimulating February 2015. London. We have links with the curriculum within a secure and Livery Companies of the Chartered caring learning environment, which Quotes: Surveyors, Dyers and Cutlers who promotes high expectations and 'This wasn't my first choice but offer mentoring, free music tuition, positive attitudes, underpinned by after all the doubt I had, I have work placements, academic Christian values. Our team of highly grown to like it. In this school I have bursaries in the Sixth Form, and qualified and dedicated teachers prospered a lot and got higher university bursaries. encourage the individual talents and levels than I expected'

24 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 7735 3771 DfE code Nearest stations Fax 020 7793 8519 208 5403 Oval (Northern Line underground) Email School’s status Vauxhall (Victoria Line underground [email protected] Voluntary-aided and rail) Website Year 7 Intake 2018/19 Bus routes www.tenisons.com 92 (mixed) 3, 36, 155, 133, 59, 159, 185, Wheelchair accessible? 333, 436 Yes

The highest standards of behaviour, questions that will assist you in making places will be offered, as far as uniform, attendance, punctuality and your choice of school. Tenison’s is a applications allow in the proportions consideration for others are small, successful, inclusive school 30:50:20 for the three bands. expected at all times. where visitors comment on the calm, Over-Subscription purposeful atmosphere. We We work in partnership with parents Where applications for admission endeavour to ensure that students who make a vital contribution to our exceed the number of places develop into caring, well-educated, success. Progress is constantly available, the following criteria will be motivated, successful young people, monitored, termly reports are issued applied under the two types of places, equipped to face the challenges of the to parents. Students are rewarded Foundation and Open, in each ability future. for exemplary work and positive band, in the order set out below, to effort. All students are members of Range of Ability decide which students to admit: one of our four houses: Canterbury, As a voluntary-aided Church of Foundation: Durham, Winchester and York and England , we 70% of places will be allocated in this they compete for house points offer places across the full range of category. If the Foundation places are awarded for sports, music and effort academic achievement and oversubscribed, length of regular in the classroom, as well as for good potential. To secure an effective church attendance of child and citizenship. balance of ability across each intake parents will be taken into account. and throughout the school, all The governors of the school have applicants will be required to take a 1 ‘Looked after’ children and high expectations of every student series of standard tests at the school previously ‘looked after’ children who is offered a place and look to (as agreed) in regard to literacy, who are or have been in the care parents to support the school in numeracy, comprehension and of a local authority as defined by assisting their child to achieve the intelligence (IQ). This is common Section 22 (1) of the Children's maximum possible benefit from the practice with almost all schools in Act 1989 and in the child education here. Lambeth. On the results of these arrangement order under the We strongly recommend that you visit tests, applicants will be placed in Children & Families Act 2014. the school on one of our open days, one of the following bands: above ‘Previously Looked After’ children before making an application, to see average, average and below - see paragraph 1.7 of the new the school at work and to ask any average. For September 2018, Admissions Code. 2 Boys and girls from worshipping Anglican families. 3 Boys and girls from worshipping 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.

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 25 Archbishop Tenison’s School

Open: who can demonstrate from their How to apply 30% of places will be allocated in application that their son will benefit 1 Applications must be made this category. Parents applying for an from the school’s Christian ethos. using the Common Application Open place do so knowing that the 8 Boys and girls with an exceptional Form from your home borough school aims to provide an education and professionally supported social by Tuesday 31 October 2017. based on Christian principles, and or medical need for a place at this 2 In addition the Supplementary therefore governors expect that all school. This must be supported by Information Form obtainable students will take part in the Christian written evidence, e.g. from a from the school or via worship of the school and will attend doctor, social worker or educational www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions religious education lessons. psychologist, setting out why this must be completed and sent 5 ‘Looked after’ children and school is the most suitable school directly to Archbishop Tenison’s previously 'looked after' children and the difficulties that would be School by Friday 20 October 2017 who are or have been in the care caused if the child had to attend of a local authority as defined by another school. Open mornings 9-10.30am Section 22 (1) of the Children's 9 The travelling distance and ease (last tour at 9.45am, Headteacher's Act 1989 and in the child of travel to school. speech 10.10am) arrangement order under the Appeal Arrangements Tuesday 19 September Children & Families Act 2014. unsuccessful applicants will have the Wednesday 20 September ‘Previously Looked After’ children right to appeal against the decision Thursday 21 September - see paragraph 1.7 of the new to an Independent Admissions Wednesday 27 September Admissions Code. Appeals Panel established under the Tuesday 3 October 6 Attendance at a church School Standards and Framework Open evenings 5.30-7.30pm primary school. Act 1998. Independent appeals for (last tour at 6.45pm) 7 Boys and girls whose parents this school are arranged by school Headyteacher's speech at 7.10pm express a clear desire for a school staff, please contact the school. with a religious foundation and Thursday 21 September Tuesday 3 October Admissions Test Date Saturday 11 November 2017

26 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Ark Evelyn Grace Academy

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

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

Our students understand what it means to be good and this is a constant theme explored through our assemblies, tutor time and their personal and social education curriculum. However, we know only too well that ‘character is habit’ and that a person can only become a good person through the good deeds they repeat. Therefore, students are expected to demonstrate good manners at all times, by holding doors open for others and saying ‘good morning and afternoon’. We all use a common language when describing the sort of person we want to develop at EGA as we continually promote the qualities of: resilience, responsibility, integrity, curiosity, confidence and eloquence. In September 2017, EGA will have a new Principal who previously co- every member of our community feels been said and written within their founded an outstanding Ark school in happy and safe. We expect every respective subjects. Our curriculum is Wembley, North London. He is driven student to be courteous and polite both broad and deep. An Evelyn to bring that same level of success to and we are explicit about what that Grace child not only devotes extra Evelyn Grace Academy. Join us at looks like. time to becoming literate and one of our open mornings or at our numerate, they are eloquent, open evening and see how your child Evelyn Grace Academy prides itself knowledgeable and thirsty to know will benefit from becoming part of this in being a community of learners more about the humanities and arts. new chapter in Ark Evelyn Grace. where both students and teachers constantly seek to improve and The enrichment offer and Curriculum never believe that they have opportunities beyond the curriculum Ark Evelyn Grace Academy provides ‘arrived’. Consequently, our teachers are second to none. These include a rich and diverse curriculum with a model our belief that there is no many clubs, including: Mandarin, particular focus on the core subjects substitute for hard work and that this Portuguese, Duke of Edinburgh, – Maths, English and Science – as is the key to success. choir, brass band and basketball, to well as the humanities, arts and name but a few. Our sports facilities sport. We also offer a mix of Our teachers are experts in their are excellent and team achievements traditional and modern subjects from academic fields and their aim is to considerable. Our under-16 Geography, History and Religious enable every child to grapple with and basketball team are currently the Education to ICT, Mandarin, master key concepts and skills and 2017 London champions and were Philosophy and Dance. expose them to the very best that has runners up in the all-England finals.

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 2018/19 Bus routes www.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 Tuesday 31 October 2017. Open mornings 9-10.30am Monday 25 September Tuesday 26 September Wednesday 27 September Open evening 4-7.30pm Thursday 28 September

Students get a broad and rich option of going to university or education and our curriculum is following a successful career path. extremely rigorous, with regular Admissions criteria assessments to track and inform In the event of there being more students' progress. applications than spaces available, Learning at applications are considered against We believe in providing more the criteria below. After the admission learning time in English and of students with Special Educational Mathematics in the early years so Needs or an Education Health Care students can take on a broader Plan, the criteria are applied in the range of subjects with confidence in following order: the future. However, the curriculum a) Children in the care of the council remains broad and balanced with all and previously Looked After students studying the arts, Children, is as stated in the humanities, sciences, technologies Admissions Code 2014. and sports. b) Children who have a sibling who already attends the Academy and Learning at Key Stage 4 and 5 who will continue to do so on the Our 14–18 curriculum offers a variety Appeal arrangements date of admission (for this purpose of academic programmes through to unsuccessful applicants have the `siblings' means a whole, half or examinations at 16+ and 18+. We right to appeal against the decision step-brother/sister resident at the have high expectations of our Year to an Independent Admissions same address). 10 and 11 students, who can Appeals Panel established under the c) Children who live closest to the choose to do the English School Standards and Framework Academy using a straight line Baccalaureate or a range of high- Act 1998. Independent appeals for measurement from the main value GCSE subjects. Our goal is to this school are arranged by school reception of the Academy to the provide every student with the staff. Please telephone the Academy main entrance to the child's home. qualifications at 18+ to have the for an appeals form.

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

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

30 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 8769 3294 DfE code Nearest stations Fax 020 8835 9262 208 5401 Streatham, Streatham Hill, Email School’s status Streatham Common (rail) admissions@btg- Voluntary-aided Bus routes secondary.lambeth.sch.uk Year 7 Intake 2018/19 249, 315, 417, 50, 60, 109, 118, Website 180 (mixed) 250, G1, P13 www.btg.ac Wheelchair accessible? No

these standards in their daily routine, teaching staff are conscientious and previously looked after Catholic their uniform and their personal experienced and work with the children who have been adopted or appearance. students to create a friendly and who have become the subject of a supportive atmosphere. residence or guardianship order. Regardless of ability, all students are 2 Committed and practising encouraged to work hard to develop Admissions criteria baptised Catholic children of a their potential and make use of their The school exists primarily to serve committed and practising Catholic strengths and abilities. We use a the Catholic community. Admission parent or committed and variety of rewards to celebrate is normally restricted to committed practising baptised children and students’ successes and we believe and practising baptised Catholic their parent who are members of strongly that they learn when they children who have one or both the Oriental Rite Churches in union feel valued and their achievements parents who are also committed, with Rome or the Ordinariate. are recognised. practising members of the Catholic 3 Baptised Catholic children who church. However, the governing Learning is a privilege and a right. themselves are committed and body welcomes applications from The school community will, practising but whose parent may further afield and, subject to the therefore, not tolerate any behaviour not be a practising Catholic at the availability of places, from parents of which disrupts students’ learning. time of admission or committed children of other denominations and and practising baptised children Bishop Thomas Grant School faiths who support the religious who are members of the Oriental occupies an enviable position and ethos of the school. enjoys attractive and extensive views Rite Churches in union with Rome Where applications exceed the over much of South West London. or the Ordinariate but whose number of places available, the The school has outstanding parent may not be practising at governors will apply the following accommodation and facilities. the time of admission. criteria of selection in the order set Students are able to learn in a clean, 4 Children enrolled in the out below, to decide which girls and graffiti-free, well-ordered environment. catechumenate. Evidence of boys should be admitted. enrolment in the catechumenate The school takes every opportunity 1 Looked after baptised Catholic will be required. to ensure that all subjects are taught children or looked after children in 5 Looked after children not in by qualified teachers trained in the the care of Catholic families and Category 1 and previously looked subject in which they teach. The after children who have been adopted or who have become the subject of a residence or guardianship order. 6 Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Churches. Evidence of Baptism will be required. 7 Children of families who are members of other Christian denominations that are part of Churches Together in England. Evidence of Baptism (or

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 31 Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School

dedication) provided by a priest or allocated and two or more How to apply minister of a designated place of children are deemed to live at the 1 Applications must be made worship will be required. same distance from the school using the Common Application 8 Children who are members of the place will be decided by the Form from your home borough other faiths. Evidence membership drawing of lots. by Tuesday 31 October 2017. of the faith provided by a priest, Religious practice 2 In addition the Supplementary minister or religious leader of a In assessing commitment and Information Form obtainable designated place of worship will practice the Governors will take into from the school or via be required. account frequency of Mass www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions 9 Any other children. attendance over the period of three must be completed and sent If there is over-subscription in any of years preceding the application. directly to Bishop Thomas the above categories, the governing Applications will be ranked in the Grant School by Friday 27 body will allocate places in following order: those who attend October 2017. accordance with the following criteria Mass weekly, fortnightly, monthly, Open mornings 9.30-11.30am in the order of priority set out below: less than once a month, never and with priority being given to children Monday 18 September a A direct link with the school: the baptised within the first three years Tuesday 26 September presence of a brother or sister in of birth. This will be determined Wednesday 27 October school at the time of admission. according to the information (A full tour of the school at 9.30am, By ‘brother or sister’ we mean submitted on the applicant’s followed by an address by the natural brothers or sisters or supplementary form. For Catholic Headteacher at 10.45am) legally adopted siblings. Evidence applicants we require written Open evenings 6.30-9pm of the relationship will be required. support from their Parish Priest to b Those with special circumstances, Tuesday 19 September confirm frequency of mass (Those who arrive by 6.30pm will social, pastoral and medical needs attendance for the past three years have an address by the headteacher which make the school particularly using the Priest Reference Form followed by a full tour of the school. suitable for the child in question. provided. If it is necessary to obtain Those who arrive after 6.30pm will Strong and relevant evidence a reference from more than one have a shorter tour of the school must be provided by an priest i.e. because the applicant has followed by an address by the appropriate professional authority been living in their current parish for headteacher.) (e.g. qualified medical practioner, less than three years, or regularly education welfare officer, social attends Mass at more than one worker or priest). Appeal arrangements parish, further copies of the Priest c Priority will be given to those unsuccessful applicants will have the Reference Form are available from applicants who live nearer to the right to appeal against the decision the school or on our website. School (as measured by a straight to an Independent Admissions Applications must be supported by line from the School gate to the Appeals Panel established under the an original baptismal certificate for applicant’s home), using the School Standards and Framework the child. measurement supplied by a Act 1998. Independent appeals for computerised mapping system The school's full admissions criteria this school are arranged by school from the Local Authority. Where is available from the school. staff, please write to the school to the last remaining place is to be lodge a request to appeal.

32 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS City Heights E-ACT Academy

Who we are We are an ambitious, inclusive and innovative 11-18 secondary school in Tulse Hill, Lambeth serving our local community. The Academy opened in September 2013, in brand new purpose built accommodation, with state of the art facilities to match our high quality educational provision. City Heights E-ACT Academy will grow year on year until 2020. When full our school will include a high quality sixth form provision run in conjunction with the SL6 (Lambeth Our school is a happy school and At City Heights every decision we Secondary 6th form partnership). As we pride ourselves on the make is made with the question in an academy, we are part of the E- relationships our staff have with our mind, ‘will this help students to learn ACT network of schools, which students, caring for them throughout better and achieve more?’ allows us access to outstanding their education. We also work All can achieve educational resources and expertise closely with families to ensure that all At City Heights, we all believe that to help provide exceptional our students are committed to no matter what a student’s starting opportunities for all our students. learning and develop the character point is, that outstanding progress is necessary to take advantage of all We are proud to be a values driven achievable by all. We subscribe to a the opportunities we provide. We school, characterised by our unique ‘growth mindset’, which means that were delighted to be graded as partnership with the renowned it is our role as teachers and ‘Good’ by Ofsted in May 2015, just Dulwich College along with our professionals to identify the barriers 21 months into our existence. Our Languages Specialism, which to achievement and to support our ambition now is for a very strong first promotes bi-lingualism with a young people to overcome them. particular focus on Spanish. In set of GCSE results in 2018 followed High standards in all that we do addition to this, we also have a small by an ‘Outstanding’ judgement on At City Heights we have an inclusive additional learning needs Ofsted’s next visit. unrelenting focus in meeting the provision for students with ASD, What makes us unique? highest standards in all that we do. allowing them to access mainstream At City Heights E-ACT Academy, we From learning, to behaviour, to education alongside tailored individual are committed to excellence. This attitude, uniform or attendance, we support to allow them to realise their ‘DNA’ sets us apart from other challenge anything that is less than full potential. At City Heights E-ACT schools and makes us unique. Our the very best and we are not Academy, we have the highest ‘DNA’ comes down to four key prepared to lower our expectations aspirations for all of our learners, as strands which underpins all that we for any student. we are determined to ensure they are do as a school community. prepared for university and inspired to We all are role models Outstanding Learning contribute positively to their local and Every member of our school Excellent teaching and learning is the global communities. community is a role model; every core to all that we do at City Heights. student is a role model and we all

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 33 City Heights E-ACT Academy City Heights E-ACT 33 Abbots Park, London SW2 3PW Acting Headteacher Academy Mr Elroy Cahill

have the opportunity and responsibility to have a positive impact on the lives of others. We give trust and respect at all times. Our buildings and facilities City Heights E-ACT Academy is located in a state of the art multi million pound campus in Abbots Park, just of Christchurch Road. The building opened in September 2014 and benefits from the latest resources and top class technologies. We are a ‘Google’ school and as such our and Performing Arts, Art, Design Leadership Team with many classrooms are resourced to allow Technology and Sport. opportunities for parents or carers of students to combine traditional high performing students to engage During Key Stage 3 (years 7-9) learning techniques with modern readily in their son/daughters there is an emphasis on Literacy, technologies, to ensure that they are education. Numeracy and ICT as the both academically and technologically foundations of access to the At KS4, we have designed a broad prepared for the modern world. We curriculum for those students who and balanced curriculum including have a well-resourced library, music are identified as needing extra GCSE and BTEC courses. Over suites and specialist teaching rooms support. As a specialist Modern 90% of our students do a strong for subjects such as Science, Foreign Languages school, with a academic core of Maths, English, Technology and Sports as well as a focus on Spanish, this plays a key Science, Spanish and a Humanities dedicated suite of specialist teaching role in our curriculum, with all subject, ensuring that they are rooms for students with Additional students learning Spanish as well as eligible for the EBACC award at the Learning Needs, particularly those having a firm foundation in the end of KS4. All students study both with ASD. In addition to our school history and culture of Spanish- English Language and English building, we also have a state of the speaking nations. Literature meaning that they receive art multi-purpose sports area on a double GCSE in this subject area. Christchurch road with all-weather For students who have shown high Additionally, the majority of our facilities. performance at primary school, there students will study Double or Triple is a demanding curriculum which Our curriculum and specialism Science GCSE meaning that they ensures that these students receive At City Heights, our curriculum is will have more than one qualification appropriate stretch and challenge. designed to meet the needs of all in this key subject area. Beyond this We are a NACE Challenge school, students whilst also preparing them core offer, students will have guided meaning that we have an extensive for successful futures. We have a choice in a wide range of GCSEs programme of extra-curricular broad and balanced curriculum across every curriculum area. opportunities to complement our in including English, Mathematics, class curriculum to ensure that high As part of our specialism, we aim to Science, Modern Foreign performing students are encouraged develop bilingualism for all students. Languages, Computer Science and to reach their full potential. This is This will support the transition to Programming, Humanities, Creative run by a member of our Academy

34 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 3691 4600 DfE code Nearest stations Email 208 6907 Tulse Hill main line station [email protected] School’s status Bus routes Website Academy 2, 68, 196, 201, 322, 415, 432, P13 www.cityheightse-actacademy.org Year 7 intake 2018/19 180 (mixed) Wheelchair accessible? Yes

sixth form study and provide a base Criterion 2: Sibling How to apply for potential application to university This is a child with a brother or sister Applications must be made using courses abroad. We also have a who already attends the academy the Common Application Form significant minority of children who and who will still attend the academy from your home borough by arrive with us already bilingual at the time of admission (for this Tuesday 31 October 2017. (particularly in Portuguese and purpose 'siblings' means a whole, Open evenings 5.30-7pm Spanish) and we have a commitment half or step-brother/sister resident at Wednesday 20 September to developing their family language as the same address). Thursday 12 October well as English in order to develop full Criterion 3: Social/Medical needs academic bilingualism. This is a child with a professionally- Open mornings 9-10.15am Thursday 28 September At , our Sixth Form supported medical or social need Wednesday 4 October provision will begin in September whose application identifies that City Tuesday 10 October 2018. This will involve the Academy Heights Academy is especially able working in partnership with other to meet that need above other Visits to the Academy can be Lambeth Secondary Schools as part schools and outlines the difficulties arranged, by appointment, for the of the South London Sixth Form that would occur if the child had to first Friday of every month Partnership (SL6). Students will have attend elsewhere. The decision to throughout the academic year. a wide range of courses, with expert prioritise children on these grounds teaching by our talented and high will be determined by the admissions committee of the academy. performing staff. application lives at a different address Admissions Criteria Distance from the child a letter of explanation After places have been allocated to Priority will be given on the basis of should be attached. An offer of a children with a statement of Special distance between the point at the place made under this criterion will Educational Needs, or Education child’s home and the academy, only be valid once proof of address Health Care Plan that names City measured by a straight line. This has been given and confirmed. measurement will be done using a Heights E-ACT Academy, places will As a tiebreaker for all criteria, priority computerised mapping system. be allocated according to the will be given to children living closest following criteria: The measurement will be from a point to the City Heights Academy site Looked-after child and at the child’s home to a central point in measured in accordance with the previously looked after child the academy’s grounds as determined guidance in criterion 4. by the software. The child’s home This is a child who is:- Appeal arrangements address will be the child’s permanent a is in the care of a local authority, unsuccessful applicants will have the place of residency during term time. or right to appeal against the decision to b has subsequently been adopted If parents are separated and share an Independent Admissions Appeals or been made subject to child custody of the child, the address Panel established under the School arrangement orders or a special given should be that of the parent Standards and Framework Act 1998. guardianship order immediately with whom the child spends most of Independent appeals for this after being in the care of the local the school week. This will normally be academy are arranged by academy authority. the address where Child Benefit is staff. Please contact the academy for payable. If the parent making the an appeals form.

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 35 Dunraven School Dunraven School 94-98 Leigham Court Road London SW16 2QB Principal Mr David Boyle BA, PGCE, NPQH, FRSA, FCollT, MIoD Head of Secondary Ms Jessica West BA, PGCE, NPQH

Excellence for all Dunraven is designated as a high performing, All-Through school. In 2014, we were judged as 'outstanding' in all areas by Ofsted. The school is a National Support School and, in 2016, was appointed as a National Teaching school in recognition of our effective partnership and support work with a range of primary and secondary schools. We hold School Achievement awards, Sportsmark and Artsmark awards. "This is an outstanding school." Ofsted 2014 Aims The aim of Dunraven School is ‘excellence for all’ – high academic expectations, high standards of learning and teaching, and excellent facilities. The Principal and his team Features of the school are “highly committed to challenging targets and high • a supportive primary-secondary developing pupils' belief in their expectations. Results at all key transfer programme abilities and capacity to succeed.” stages are above national standards • access to “an outstanding Ofsted. Our students wear a smart and our value added scores are curriculum” (Ofsted) uniform and represent the school strong. There are regular work • accelerated, accelerating and with pride. They learn to be aware of reviews, progress checks, individual standard teaching groups and respect the needs, views and and school targets. “Outstanding • a strong emphasis on English, values of others. They learn to teaching is endemic in all year mathematics, science (including develop self-confidence and powers groups of the school and across all separate sciences), humanities, of judgement. “The whole-school subjects.” Ofsted 2014. Dunraven’s and modern foreign languages ethos of developing ‘the growth programme for able students as well • the arts, drama, music, physical mindset’ has raised pupils' as our work with students who need education and dance have a high expectations through their own additional support has been profile self-belief.” Ofsted 2014. commended. “All groups of pupils achieve results that are significantly • well developed information and Academic standards ahead of their peers nationally.” communications technology Dunraven School’s success in GCSE Ofsted 2014. provision and A level examinations has grown • an “outstanding” sixth form (Ofsted) year by year, much faster than the • a strong emphasis on homework national average, based on and independent learning.

36 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 8696 5600 DfE code Nearest stations Fax 020 8696 5602 208 5402 Streatham Hill (rail) Email School’s status Bus routes [email protected] Academy 50, 57, 109, 118, 133, 159, 249, Website Year 7 intake 2018/19 250, 333, 417 www.dunraven.org.uk 218 (mixed) Wheelchair accessible? Yes

Dunraven School Home and school Siblings: applicants with another • over 200 students enjoy specialist Dunraven has a Home-School child from the same family already at music lessons Agreement and parental involvement the school who is expected to be on • ‘outstanding’ attention for those is strongly encouraged. There is an the roll of the school in September who use a language other than active and well respected governing 2018. ‘Sibling’ is defined as a full, English and those in need of board. “The school is held in high half or step brother or sister living at additional challenge or support esteem...” Ofsted 2014. the same home address. It also • an ‘outstanding’ programme of Allocating places includes an adopted or fostered extension activities before and All applicants for a place at the child living at the same home after school and at lunchtimes school are required to take a address and dependent on the same • each tutor group elects standardised test in verbal primary carer. representatives to the student reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and Medical and/or social reasons: school council and students apply numeracy. On the basis of the applicants must provide at least two for a diverse range of leadership results of these tests, applicants will pieces of written evidence of opportunities be placed in one of five ability bands. professional support which should • a wide range of sports, Places will be offered in the following be submitted, with the educational visits and journeys proportions: supplementary information form, • the Aim Higher scheme, direct to the school before the supporting access to Higher Band 1 20% closing date. Applications must set Education Band 2 20% out the particular reasons why • active links with many universities Band 3 20% Dunraven School is the most including Oxford and Cambridge Band 4 20% suitable school and what difficulties • the school’s Most Able Band 5 20% would occur if the child had to go programme, encouraging Where there are more applicants elsewhere. Any such applications will students to participate in than places available in any ability be considered objectively by the university-based activities from band, places will be allocated admissions committee of the school Year 7 onwards. according to the following criteria, based on the evidence provided. All-Through School which are stated in order of priority: Children of staff at the school: Our new buildings mark the start of ‘Looked after’ children: applicants applications for children of staff at our development as an All-Through who are in the care of a Local Authority the school. The member of staff School offering both older and or provided with Local Authority must be employed by Dunraven younger students a unique accommodation by that Authority Educational Trust for a minimum of educational experience in South and children who were looked after, 0.6fte (21 hours support staff / 16.5 London. We completed the £20 but ceased to be so because they hours teaching staff) and have been million Building Schools for the were adopted (or became subject to employed at the school for at least 3 Future programme on the secondary a residence order or special years at the time of submitting the site in Summer 2013. guardianship order) (According to application (ie. for September 2018 the Children Act 1989 and/or the entry, their employment must have Adoption and Children Act 2002). started no later than September 2014).

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 37 Dunraven School

How to apply 1 Applications must be made using the Common Application Form from your home borough by Tuesday 31 October 2017. 2 In addition the Supplementary Information Form obtainable from the school or via www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions must be completed and sent directly to Dunraven School by Friday 20 October 2017. Open sessions Tuesday 26 September 6.30–9pm (talks at 6.30pm, 7.15pm and 8pm) Thursday 28 September 9.15–10.30am (talk at 10.30am) Saturday 30 September 9.15–10.30am (talk at 10.30am) Tuesday 3 October 9.15–10.30am (talk at 10.30am) Geography: proximity of the child's Appeal arrangements home to the school, measured using unsuccessful applicants will have the Admissions Test Date a straight line from the home address right to appeal against the decision Saturday 11 November 2017 (as identified by the mapping to an Independent Admissions software) to the South Site entrance, Appeals Panel established under the 94-98 Leigham Court Road, London School Standards and Framework SW16 2QB, with those living nearest Act 1998. The school has accorded the highest priority. established arrangements for appeal against non-admission which include For a full definition of all of the above an independent lay element. For criteria, please refer to the school’s further details, please contact the admissions policy. clerk to the governors via the school. In the eventuality of insufficient For further information and a applicants for places in any band, prospectus please telephone unfilled places will be offered to the 020 8696 5600 or see our website next band. on www.dunraven.org.uk

38 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Durand Academy

About the Academy equivalent to any independent school, admit external applicants in Year 7 Durand Academy is an funded by the Durand Education unless it is undersubscribed by all-through school, offering Trust bursary scheme. pupils moving up from our own Year children, parents and families The boarding element allows Durand 6. Children in Year 6 of the Primary the security of knowing that they to offer a rich and broad extended School are entitled to transfer to the have a place in an outstanding school day, structured to maximise secondary school without applying school all the way through to 18. opportunities for further learning, further. If fewer than 125 pupils From nursery age to adulthood sports, music and creative pursuits intend to transfer from Year 6, the Durand takes a consistent to which we believe all children Academy will admit up to the size of approach to teaching and should have access. Once admitted the Year 7 group (i.e. 125) if sufficient learning, instilling a culture of to the school all children will board applications are received. hard work and high expectations from year 9. Children will leave the Any child who is currently on the roll throughout the Academy. all-through Durand Academy as of Durand Academy in year 6 in the Children at Durand have a unique educated and skilled citizens with 2017/18 academic year, will not opportunity, to progress through the something precious and valuable to need to formally apply for a year 7 early years, junior and middle school give back to society. place for September 2018 as they in and go on to attend a Pupils will be admitted at reception will automatically transfer into year 7 state-boarding upper school, set in and then after that by casual Any child who does not currently beautiful West Sussex in years 10 admissions. Note: Admission to the attend Durand Academy in year 6 and 11. They will board during the Nursery class does not automatically who would like to apply to join in week and return home at weekends. guarantee a place in the main Year 7 in 2018, should do so It is Durand’s aspiration that every school. Applicants will be required to through their home borough via the child will complete the full journey, re-apply for a place in Reception. London co-ordinated admissions going on to experience an education Consequently, the Academy will not procedure for secondary transfer.

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 39 Durand Academy Durand Academy Hackford Road, Stockwell, London. SW9 0RD Executive Headteacher Mr Mark McLaughlin

Education Vision at primary level has proven that children seeking in year admission if Durand Academy’s approach to this approach works. 2016 SATs there are more applicants than teaching and learning is underpinned results were significantly above spaces available. by the school’s emphasis on the national average, with children Casual admissions into years 7 and delivering consistency and structure achieving 96% in Reading, 98% 8 If there are any casual admissions in education. Durand knows that, SPAG and 100% in Maths. into years 7 and 8 (i.e. if the numbers through instilling a culture of hard Building and Facilities in any year group fall below 125) but work and high expectations, children Durand's Middle School (Years 7 there are more applicants than will be given the best opportunity to and 8) is located within the beautiful spaces available, after the admission succeed and fulfil their potential – no Victorian school buildings on of any children with a statement of matter what their background. Hackford Road, Stockwell, featuring SEN or Education Health Care Plan Providing consistency and structure high ceilings and polished parquet which names the school, the means delivering the following things: floors. On this site children will not following criteria will apply in order: • Excellent teaching only get access to a great education, 1 Looked after children or • A clear routine that staff, parents but also to outstanding facilities. previously looked after and pupils adhere to and respect Durand Academy has its own children. A “looked after child” is • Good discipline and orderly swimming pool and all weather a child who is (a) in the care of a behaviour pitch, ensuring healthy minds and local authority, or (b) being provided • Teaching our pupils to have healthy bodies. Durand's chefs use with accommodation by a local compassion, to care and have a organic and farm assured ingredients authority in the exercise of their sense of responsibility for wherever possible in the kitchen, to social services functions (see the themselves, each other and those ensure this philosophy runs right definition in section 22(1) of the around them through the DNA of the school. Children Act 1989). A “previously • Expecting children to wear their Secondary admissions looked after child” is a child who uniform smartly Children will board from year 9. The was looked after, but immediately • Tailoring class sizes according following criteria will apply to any after being looked after, became to ability • Placing a strong focus on getting the basics right in Maths and English – as a foundation for all further subject-specific learning • Dedicating time to teaching children vital life skills (how to dress properly, how to line-up quietly and speak respectfully to others, mealtime table manners, how to swim, how to follow a routine etc) • Expecting buy-in from parents, staff and children, respecting the importance of structured learning Durand’s track record of attainment

40 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 7735 8348 DfE code Nearest stations Fax 020 7793 0605 208 5207 Stockwell, Oval Email [email protected] School’s status Bus routes Website Academy 333, 3, 159, 415, 133, 59 www.durandacademy.com Year 7 intake 2018/19 125 (mixed) Wheelchair accessible? No

subject to an adoption, residence a child lives at more than one How to apply / child arrangement order or address because the parents have Applications must be made using special guardianship order. An shared responsibility, the child’s the Common Application Form ‘adoption order’ is an order under home will be determined using a from your home borough by section 46 of the Adoption and joint declaration form from the Tuesday 31 October 2017. Children Act 2002, a ‘residence parents stating the pattern of Open day /child arrangement order’ is an residence. For the purposes of Wednesday 27 September 5.30- order settling the arrangements to this Admissions Policy, the child’s 6.30pm be made as to the person with home will be the address where whom the child is to live under the child spends most nights section 8 of the Children Act 1989 during the school week. If the and a ‘special guardianship order’ child’s residence is split equally determine admission in these is defined under section 14A of between both parents, the parent circumstances, the use of random the Children Act 1989 as an order will be asked by the Academy to allocation will be supervised by a appointing one or more individuals determine which is the child’s person appointed by the Academy to be a child’s special guardian (or home for the purpose of but who is independent of it. special guardians). admission to the Academy. The child’s home does not include the Where a single place remains available 2 Children who have a sibling at home of grand-parents or aunt / at the Academy and the application the Academy or a sibling who uncles unless the families live being considered is for multiple birth is due to be a pupil at the close together in a stable long- children, the Academy will allocate Academy at the proposed date term arrangement. Proof of above its Published Admissions of admission of the applicant. residence is required before the Number to admit each child. “Sibling” includes brothers and offer of a place is confirmed. sisters, adopted brothers and If false or misleading information is sisters, half brothers and sisters, Tie-break used to gain entry to the Academy, step brothers and sisters, fostered If the number of applicants within the application will be reconsidered brothers and sisters living any of the above over-subscription and the correct level of priority given permanently at the same address criteria exceeds the number of which may result in the offer of a as the applicant. It does not places at the Academy, places will place being withdrawn. include cousins or other relatives. be offered in any over-subscription Appeal arrangements criterion according to the distance of 3 Children who live nearest to unsuccessful applicants have the the child’s home from the Academy the Academy. The distance of a right to appeal against the decision and those living closer to the child’s home from the Academy to an Independent Admissions Academy will be offered places will be measured in a straight line Appeals Panel established under the before those living further away from the front door of the child’s School Standards and Framework (measured as stated in criteria 3). home address to the main Act 1998. Independent appeals for entrance of the Academy, using In the event of a tie after all other this school are arranged by school the local authority’s computerised over-subscription criteria have been staff. Please telephone the Academy mapping system. “Home” means applied, the final place will be for an appeals form. the place where the child lives allocated using random allocation. with his / her parents or carers. If Where random allocation is used to

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 41 The Elmgreen School The Elmgreen School Elmcourt Road London SE27 9BZ Headteacher Mr Dominic Bergin BA (Hons) NPQH

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

42 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 8766 5020 DfE code Nearest station Fax 020 8761 2312 208 4731 Tulse Hill (rail) Email School’s status Bus routes [email protected] Academy 2, 201, 415, 432, P13, 196, Website Year 7 intake 2018/19 468, 2, 68, 315, 322 www.the-elmgreen-school.org.uk 180 (mixed) Wheelchair accessible? Yes

active learners and citizens. workshops, outstanding sports following having been looked after. Humanities, the chosen specialism facilities, high quality ICT throughout A child in public care (looked after of the school, offers students, the school and an inspirational library child) means a person under the age families and the local community and learning resource centre. of 18 years who is provided by social access to a range of exciting Sixth Form services with accommodation by learning opportunities within the The Elmgreen School has a growing agreement with their parents/carers areas of English, History, Geography, vibrant Sixth Form. As part of the (Section 20 of the Children Act 1989) Languages and Global Citizenship. South London Sixth (SL6) or who is the subject of a care order university and business links are of collaboration, our close links enable under Part IV of the Act. Children paramount importance, with us to offer an extended range of who are looked after under an agreed students benefiting from creative subjects and enrichment activities. series of short-term placements partnerships at a local and national Our students have a highly (such as respite) are excluded. level. All students experience a range personalised experience which of work-related opportunities aimed 2: Siblings. Children with a brother ensures that they are ready for the at raising aspirations and or sister who already attends the next stage of their education or achievement. school, and who will not have left the employment as shown by our school at the time of admission. As a Ambitions excellent destinations data which result siblings in Year 11 will not be Students at The Elmgreen School includes the very top universities. regarded as a sibling under this are encouraged to become articulate The Great North Wood criterion. A sibling is defined as a young people filled with the Education Trust full/half/step brother or sister (who are confidence the school community The Elmgreen School is in a small living at the same address in all and the wider community places in Multi Academy Trust with Rosendale instances) or a child who is living as them. They are valued and School. The Elmgreen School is part of the family by reason of a court respected so they, in turn, respect proud to be part of a small Multi- order, or a child who has been placed and value those around them. They Academy Trust with Rosendale with foster carers at that address as a achieve highly so that they are well School. Together we are committed result of being looked after by the prepared for life in a modern and to providing outstanding education council. However, children who are ethnically diverse society. Students from 0-19 through staying at the looked after under an agreed series are given every opportunity to make cutting edge of educational of short-term placements (such as informed choices and take research, to ensure our students' respite) will not be regarded as advantage of an outstanding great achievement. siblings under this criterion. education, which will lead to a fulfilling adult life. Admissions criteria 3: Children with exceptional 1: Looked after children. Priority medical or social needs. Children Buildings will be given to looked after children with a professionally supported The ethos and vision of The and previously looked after children. medical or social need, whose Elmgreen School is clear in its Previously looked after children are application identifies a particular exceptional building. The building children who were looked after, but school that is especially able to meet provides an exciting, flexible learning ceased to be so because they were that need. This criterion will also take environment with lecture spaces, adopted (or became subject to a into account where a parent/carer amphitheatre, media and music residence order or special has a physical, mental or social need suites, exceptional art and design guardianship order) immediately that is significant and demonstrable

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for their child to attend a specific will not be given. How to apply school. This does not include 2. There will be a maximum priority Applications must be made using childcare arrangements. The decision limit of 4 children per year group for the Common Application Form to prioritise on these grounds will be secondary schools/phase (years 7 from your home borough by determined via MEDSOC panel, which to 11). Tuesday 31 October 2017. is comprised of the council’s senior Open days/evenings management as well as senior school 5: Distance. Priority will be given on Tuesday 19 September staff. Documents from an appropriate the basis of distance between the 6.30-9pm (last tour at 8.15pm) professional (e.g. GP, consultant or child’s home and the school, Headteacher's talk at 7pm and social worker letter or report, not measured by a straight-line. This 8.15pm including general information from a measurement will be done using a Monday 25 September website) must support these computerised mapping system. This 9-10.15am (last tour at 10.15am) applications. However, any supporting measurement will be from a point Headteacher's talk at 9am evidence does not automatically mean from the child’s home as identified by Tuesday 3 October that applicants will gain priority in this the software to a point at the school 9-10.15am (last tour at 10.15am) criterion as the decision to prioritise as profiled in the software. Headteacher's talk at 9am under this criterion will solely rest with As a tiebreaker for all criteria, priority Wednesday 11 October the MEDSOC panel. will be given to children living closest 9-10.15am (last tour at 10.15am) 4: Children of staff at the school. to the preferred school (measured by Headteacher's talk at 9am Applications for children of staff at the a straight-line) in accordance with 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 employed by the said school as a have exactly the same distance teaching assistant or qualified teacher between their home and the school, for a minimum of 0.6fte (16.5 hours Lambeth LA will randomly allocate teaching staff) and this employment places as a tiebreaker. must have been for at least 3 years at The admissions criteria for Lambeth the time of submitting the application community schools is available in full (i.e. their employment must have on www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions started no later than September 2014). Appeal arrangements 1. All such applications must be unsuccessful applicants will have the submitted to the MEDSOC Panel via right to appeal against the decision to an iCAF application submitted to the an Independent Admissions Appeals LA and must be accompanied with Panel established under the School the relevant paperwork supporting an Standards and Framework Act 1998. application on these grounds. The Appeals for this school are arranged by applicant must take sole responsibility Democratic Services, tel. 020 7926 to provide such paperwork. Without 2170 or visit www.lambeth.gov.uk for the provision of the relevant papers an appeals form (see page 15 for which identify all the above, priority more details).

44 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Lambeth Academy

‘The academy is a welcoming, lively We define ourselves by our six has the full support of every member and friendly place. Students work core values: of staff from their first day in Year 7 together in harmony and support • Ambitious right through to their last day at each other well.’ • Confident school. Ofsted February 2013 • Enthusiastic Our students also benefit from a Lambeth Academy is a school • Creative host of extra-curricular opportunities committed to bringing out the • United and experiences including trips best in everyone. Our mission is • Empowering abroad, sport, language clubs, to ‘be exceptional’ in all that we ‘Students show a genuine thirst for drama and dance. do and we strive to ensure that learning. They are optimistic and We offer a full range of GCSE options all of our students and staff positive about their education and at Key Stage 4 and a full range of AS achieve their potential. We want the opportunities they are given to and A2 courses in our thriving Sixth our children and young people to excel in extra-curricular activities.’ Form. In addition, we offer a number be confident, well-rounded Ofsted February 2013 of vocational qualifications. Many of individuals who are prepared to our students are able to take play a full role in the world in We have a rich and diverse examinations early if they wish. which they live. curriculum that meets the needs of all of our students. Each student

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 45 Lambeth Academy Lambeth Academy Elms Road London SW4 9ET Headteacher Ms Carol Shepherd BA NPQH

interviews and these will take place in the autumn term. Pupils applying for the Programme must also sit the Lambeth Academy Banding Test. This is an exciting time to join the academy. We are a ‘good’ school (Ofsted February 2013) with an ‘outstanding’ English Department (Ofsted subject judgement February 2012). We are well on our way to being an ‘outstanding’ school and this is testament to the hard work and dedication of the staff and students at Lambeth Academy. ‘Students treat each other with respect; they get on well together and they enjoy the variety and diversity in the Academy.’ Ofsted 2013 A personal tutor and Head of Year We have up to 18 places available Admissions supports every student in their for our rapidly developing, All applicants are required to take a learning. They will guide them innovative French Bilingual standardised test in verbal reasoning, through each stage of their Programme. This is an academically non-verbal reasoning and numeracy. development and will become a demanding course and students will On the basis of the results of these point of contact for parents. In be expected to undertake several tests, each applicant will be placed in addition, staff with particular extra-curricular commitments. one of five ability bands, with the expertise in areas such as high Students selected for this programme same number of places offered to performance, special needs or EAL will have daily tutor time in a French students in each band. This will be a (English as an additional language) speaking tutor group, French lessons common banded admission test for a are available if needed. will be at an accelerated pace and they group of Lambeth secondary schools, will be taught at least one other subject including Lambeth Academy. Children Our partnership with parents is in French. They will also be given other applying to more than one of these central to this journey and we value opportunities to develop their French schools will only be required to sit one this contribution. We strive to be speaking and writing. test. The test will take place on open in our approach and will listen Saturday 11 November 2017. and respond. We recognise that French Bilingual Programme working together is the most candidates are given a separate After places have been allocated to powerful way to enable our students aptitude assessment. A pupil with children with a statement of Special to achieve their full potential. aptitude is one who we identify as Educational Needs Or Education having the capacity to benefit from Health Care Plan that names the programme. Selection will involve

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 2018/19 Bus routes lambeth-academy.org 180 (mixed) 155, 255, 355 Website Wheelchair accessible? www.lambeth-academy.org Yes

Lambeth Academy, places within opportunities for children to take the How to apply each band will be allocated in the standardised ability test that is used 1 Applications must be made following order of priority: to determine the ability band for each using the Common Application child. However, with the exception of • Children in the care of the council Form from your home borough children with a statement of Special ‘looked after’ children, and by Tuesday 31 October 2017. Educational Needs or Education ‘previously looked after’ children, Health Care Plan that names 2 In addition the Supplementary who have been adopted or who Lambeth Academy, children who Information Form obtainable have become the subject of a have sat the academy's test will be from the school or via residence or guardianship order. given priority over those who have www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions • Siblings of students currently not. The academy's full admissions must be completed and sent attending the academy and who policy can be downloaded from directly to Lambeth Academy will continue to do so on the date www.lambeth-academy.org or by Friday 20 October 2017. of admission. The term `sibling can be obtained on request from our Open mornings 'means a full, step, half, adopted 9.15-10.30 Admissions Officer on 020 7819 4718 or fostered brother or sister, but (The Headteacher's talk is at 9.30am) not cousins. Appeal arrangements Tuesday 26 September • Special medical needs, social unsuccessful applicants will have the Wednesday 4 October needs and special needs, where right to appeal against the decision Friday 6 October the application is supported by to an Independent Admissions Open evenings written specific professional Appeals Panel established under the 5-7.30pm advice, e.g. from a doctor or School Standards and Framework Thursday 28 September specialist, not a primary school Act 1998. Appeals for this school are Thursday 12 October alone, as to why admission to the arranged by Democratic Services, Admissions Test Date academy is necessary. tel. 020 7926 2170 or visit • Nearest straight line distance to www.lambeth.gov.uk for an appeals Saturday 11 November 2017 the academy. form (see page 15 for more details). The academy will provide reasonable

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 with a long history of offering excellent education to its students; it has been designated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted and regularly achieves very high examination results. Its Catholic mission is central to the school and it offers a Christian education, based in gospel values, to Catholic and Christian girls. It is very important to us that our students learn to know and love God, to understand the roots of their faith in the gospels and to be able to consider how to act in a moral way which values others. Worship and liturgy are at the centre of school life. La Retraite’s Ofsted desiganation as an ‘outstanding’ school reflects the high attainment levels reached by most of our students, who are ambitious and aspirational. Teaching and learning are at the heart of everything we do and we aim to make these experiences enjoyable as well as productive. We want every child to achieve the best of which All national curriculum subjects are activities, visits to professional and she is capable in this comprehensive offered and in addition, the school artistic venues, opportunities in school where all are valued. offers a wide variety of vocational and public speaking and enterprise academic options to ensure that all education and many artistic visits to Curriculum pupils can study courses appropriate theatres, concerts, museums and La Retraite has a history in to their needs and abilities. galleries. There are opportunities for specialising in science. It provides a residential and day ‘retreats’ as part wide variety of vocational and Extra-curricular activity of the spiritual care we give to academic science courses and The school makes very special students. Many school visits and many of our students go on to study provision in music. We have an journeys are offered to support the medicine, dentistry and nursing as outstanding classical choir and curriculum, for instance to Belgium, well as many other careers. gospel choir as well as several to visit the WW1 battlefields and to Numbers studying science in the instrumental groups and a rock France and Spain, to support sixth form are well above average. band. As well as this, the school provides a wealth of sporting language learning.

48 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 8673 5644 DfE code Nearest stations Balham, Clapham Fax 020 8675 8577 208 5400 South (Northern Line underground and Email School’s status rail) [email protected] Voluntary-aided Bus routes Website Year 7 intake 2018/19 57, 60, 417,155, 355 www.laretraite.lambeth.sch.uk 168 (girls) Wheelchair accessible? Yes

Student care a parish priest or other minister of Where more applications are La Retraite is characterised by its religion. Completion of a supplementary received than there are places, calm learning atmosphere and its form is not mandatory. However, if applicants will be ranked according insistence on good manners and one is not received, the governors to the following criteria: courtesy. Students are exceptionally will not be able to apply the Within each category 1 to 5 priority well cared for by a team of admission criteria, and the will be given to: professionals who know that a application will be considered under happy child will succeed and that a the ‘other girls’ category. In making i Girls who have a sibling in years 7 child who is achieving her best is their decisions the governors will to 10 at the time of application likely to be happy in herself. take into account the information Within categories 1, 2 and 4 Cooperation with parents is of the from the supplementary information applicants will be: highest importance as the school form and the religious reference. recognises that it is only by working i ranked according to Sunday Mass Criteria for Admission in partnership with parents that we attendance in the following order: Governors will admit applicants in can be successful. those who attend weekly; fortnightly, the following order of priority: monthly; occasionally; never An experienced team of learning 1 Baptised Roman Catholic girls ii then allocated to an ability band mentors, English as an additional and girls who are baptised according to the outcome of the language teachers and teachers members of Eastern Rite Churches tests. Where there is knowledgeable about special in communion with Rome who are oversubscription by Catholic needs support students with widely looked after and previously looked applicants to a particular band, varying needs. after girls as stated in the School applicants will be allocated to the Admissions policy Admissions Code 2014. adjacent band for the purposes of Admissions to the school are made 2 Baptised Roman Catholic Girls and the admissions procedure by the governing body. Parents must baptised girls who are members make application for admission to of Eastern Rite Churches in Year 7 by completing the Common communion with Rome and where Application Form (CAF) provided by La Retraite is in possession of a the Local Education authority in completed supplementary form. which the applicant lives. 3 Other looked after girls and Applications for places in other year previously looked after girls who groups can be made at any time. have been adopted. The governors will also require 4 Christian girls baptised in other parents to complete a denominations who are enrolled supplementary form and return this on and participating in a formal to the school by the same date. This course of preparation for the First form will be to establish Catholic Sacraments in a Roman Catholic practice and commitment. It will parish at the time of application seek information not available on the and where La Retraite is in Common Application Form relating possession of a completed to the evidence set out in section 1 supplementary form. below. It will require a reference from 5 All other girls.

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

Within category 5 (other girls): computerized mapping system. In How to apply cases where applicants have exactly i Where places remain after all 1 Applications must be made the same distance between their applicants in (i) to (iv) have been using the Common Application home and the school, Lambeth LA considered, governors will take Form from your home borough will randomly allocate places on account of the outcome of the by Tuesday 31 October 2017. behalf of the governors. tests and the places still available 2 In addition the Supplementary within the ability bands. Applicants Appeal arrangements Information Form obtainable scoring test results within one of Parents and Carers whose from the school or via the three ability band score ranges applications are unsuccessful may www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions will be awarded places until all appeal to an independent Appeal must be completed and sent places within the bands have Panel set up in accordance with directly to La Retraite School been allocated. Section 85(3) of the School by Tuesday 31 October 2017. Standards and Framework Act Tie Breaker Open mornings 1998. Appeals must be made in Within each category 1 to 6 priority writing and must set out the reasons Thursday 6 July, 9.30-11am will be given to: why the appeal is being made. They Friday 7 July, 9.30-11am i. Girls who have a sibling in years 7 should be directed to the Clerk to Monday 25 September, to 12 at the time of application the Appeals Panel at the school (an 9.30am-12 noon ii. Girls who are students at St independent clerk appointed under Tuesday 26 September, Bernadette's Junior School, the terms of the relevant Education 9.30am-12 noon Clapham Park. Act). The appeal will usually be on Open evening 4-7.30pm Within each category (i) to (v) in the the grounds of maladministration by Thursday 21 September the school or because of the over- event of an equal right to a place, Admissions Test Date riding need of the child and should priority will be given to the girl who Saturday 11 November 2017 lives nearest to the school as be received at the school, preferably measured by Lambeth LA’s by 31st March 2018.

50 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Lilian Baylis Technology School

excellent teaching, individualized Lastly all our students undertake a support and a very relevant and wide range of university visits with our meaningful curriculum” partners at Kings College, Cambridge “The headteacher is determined university and London South Bank and relentless in his focus on university. In all cases these visits improvement. This is driven by his include meeting our ex students who passionate belief that all students, now attend these universities. irrespective of their circumstances, Transforming life chances are entitled to the best possible LBTS works in partnership with education” London South Bank university and High standards for all Kings' College, London to transform All of our students are supported the life chances of all students. through outstanding teaching, small Through our partnerships we offer a Lilian Baylis Technology School classes and setting to ensure that Saturday school, mentoring by (LBTS) is a mixed, 11–19, non they reach the highest standards. university undergraduates, master denominational school located in Students are set in English, Maths classes and regular study days. a brand new building at Vauxhall. and Science from Y7. In Y9 students The school has also been awarded start their GCSEs in set classes. We ‘Investors in Careers’ due to its “An outstanding school in all support our most able through offering partnership with a number of major aspects.” Ofsted 2013 separate GCSE Sciences (Biology, businesses including St Thomas' Ofsted Chemistry and Physics), AS Level Hospital, Omnicom, IBM, Berkley Our last full Ofsted report stated: Additional Maths and GCSE Mandarin. St James and Cushman and Wakefield. These businesses provide “Teaching is outstanding. Teachers Students can study a wide range of mentors, career placements and are highly skilled in their planning options for GCSE. These include work shadowing opportunities. and in the way they ask questions”. Geography, History, Religious We are proud to be one of the few “The teaching of reading, writing and Studies, Art, Sport Sciences, Music, schools to obtain the ‘Artsmark Gold’ communication across all subjects is Drama, Business, Computer and ‘Sportsmark’ awards. This means a particular strength” Science, Catering, Resistant Materials and Engineering. Students that we can offer all our students the “Students display excellent attitudes can also choose one, two or three opportunity to take part in arts and to learning and behave very well GCSEs in a Modern Foreign sports projects with leading national around the school”. Language from French, Spanish, organisations including Tate Modern, “Students thrive because the school Portuguese and Mandarin. the Royal Festival Hall, Fulham Football Club and Surrey Cricket Club. is a very caring and inclusive Our results show that our students community and excellent support are achieving well above national Our partnership with parents systems are in place”. average in GCSE English and Maths One of the reasons Lilian Baylis “The sixth form is outstanding. for both progress and grades. We Technology School continues to be a Students make great strides in their expect this trend to continue due to rapidly improving school is its learning in the newly established our outstanding teaching and emphasis on working in partnership sixth form because they benefit from curriculum. with parents. We have seven full time

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 51 Lilian Baylis Technology School Lilian Baylis 323 Kennington Lane Vauxhall Technology School London SE11 5QY Headteacher Gary Phillips

pastoral officers who will contact you Admission criteria Previously looked after children are if we have any concerns. You can LBTS will use the Lambeth entrance children who were looked after, but also contact them by phone or ‘drop test as part of its admissions. The ceased to be so because they were in’ at any time during the day. To purpose of the entrance test is to adopted (or became subject to a share our expectations we issue a band pupils in order to ensure that residence order or special full report every 6 weeks and hold the school has a balanced and guardianship order) immediately regular academic parents evenings comprehensive intake. following having been looked after. every term so that each parent can All children applying for admission to A child in public care (looked after meet their child’s teachers to review the school in Year 7 will be required to child) means a person under the age his/her progress in detail. We also take a Verbal Reasoning, Numeracy of 18 years who is provided by social hold regular careers fairs and as well as Non Verbal Reasoning services with accommodation by celebration events where you can tests. Children who have not taken agreement with their parents/carers meet teachers, local employers, the tests will only be considered for a (Section 20 of the Children Act 1989) colleges and universities. place at the school after those who or who is the subject of a care order A healthy school have taken the test. In the case of under Part IV of the Act. Children who Lilian Baylis Technology School has continued oversubscription after the are looked after under an agreed been awarded the Advanced full allocation of places, a place will series of short-term placements (such National Healthy Schools Standard. only become available to a child who as respite) are excluded. All students study PE and can join in has not taken the test once all other 2 Siblings. Children with a brother a wide range of after school sports children remaining on the or sister who already attends the clubs and teams. In addition all oversubscription waiting list for school, and who will not have left students study all aspects of health places have been offered a place. the school at the time of admission. including diet, drugs, sex and All applicants will be placed in one of As a result siblings in Year 11 will relationships and smoking. Our five bands, based on their score in not be regarded as a sibling under canteen only serves healthy food. the Test. Once the children with a this criterion. A sibling is defined as Our new building Statement of Special Educational a full/half/step brother or sister (who We are very privileged to have an Needs or Education Health Care Plan are living at the same address in all exceptional new building. This in which the school is the named instances) or a child who is living as includes state of the art laboratories school are offered a place, the part of the family by reason of a and design technology workshops, remaining places will be allocated on court order, or a child who has been an inspiring library and leading edge the basis of the oversubscription placed with foster carers at that Computer Science facilities. criteria detailed below, so that equal address as a result of being looked Throughout the school there are numbers of applicants are admitted after by the council. flexible learning centres where from each band. However, children who are looked students can simply log on to The criteria will be applied to after under an agreed series of computers and continue with their applicants in each band in the order short -term placements (such as studies. These can be used on set out below: respite) will not be regarded as weekdays from 7am-5pm and on 1 Looked after children. Priority will siblings under this criterion. Saturday mornings. be given to looked after children and 3 Children with exceptional previously looked after children. medical or social needs. Children

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 2018/19 2, 3, 36, 44, 59, 77, 77A, 88, 109, www.lilianbaylis.com 124 (mixed) 133, 155, 156, 159, 185, 196, 333, Wheelchair accessible? 360, 436 Yes

with a professionally supported an iCAF application submitted to the How to apply medical or social need, whose LA and must be accompanied with 1 Applications must be made application identifies a particular the relevant paperwork supporting using the Common Application school that is especially able to meet an application on these grounds. Form from your home borough that need. This criterion will also take The applicant must take sole by Tuesday 31 October 2017. into account where a parent/carer responsibility to provide such has a physical, mental or social need paperwork. Without the provision of 2 In addition the Supplementary that is significant and demonstrable the relevant papers which identify all Information Form obtainable for their child to attend a specific the above, priority will not be given. from the school or via school. This does not include www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions 2. There will be a maximum priority childcare arrangements. The decision must be completed and sent limit of 4 children per year group for to prioritise on these grounds will be directly to Lilian Baylis secondary schools/phase (years 7 to determined via MEDSOC panel, Technology School by Monday 11). which is comprised of the council’s 30 October 2017. senior management as well as senior 5 Distance. Priority will be given on Open mornings school staff. Documents from an the basis of distance between the morning tours at 9am and 10am appropriate professional (e.g. GP, child’s home and the school, Monday 25 September to consultant or social worker letter or measured by a straight line. This Wednesday 27 September report, not including general measurement will be done using a Monday 2 to Wednesday 4 October information from a website) must computerised mapping system. This Monday 9 to Wednesday 11 support these applications. However, measurement will be from a point from October any supporting evidence does not the child’s home as identified by the Open Evening automatically mean that applicants software to a point at the school as Tuesday 3 October, 5-7.30pm will gain priority in this criterion as the profiled in the software. decision to prioritise under this As a tiebreaker for all criteria, priority Admissions Test Date criterion will solely rest with the will be given to children living closest Saturday 11 November 2017 MEDSOC panel. to the preferred school (measured by 4 Children of staff at the school. a straight-line) in accordance with the Applications for children of staff at the measuring information in criterion 5. school. A member of staff for the However, in the case where children purposes of this criterion must be have exactly the same distance employed by the said school as a between their home and the school, teaching assistant or qualified teacher Lambeth LA will randomly allocate for a minimum of 0.6fte (16.5 hours places as a tiebreaker. teaching staff) and this employment The admissions criteria for Lambeth must have been for at least 3 years at community schools is available in full Panel established under the School the time of submitting the application on www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions Standards and Framework Act 1998. (i.e. their employment must have Appeal arrangements Appeals for this school are arranged by started no later than September 2014). unsuccessful applicants will have the Democratic Services on 020 7926 1. All such applications must be right to appeal against the decision to 2170 or visit www.lambeth.gov.uk for submitted to the MEDSOC Panel via an Independent Admissions Appeals an appeals form (details on page 15).

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 53 The London Nautical School The London Nautical 61 Stamford Street London SE1 9NA School Headteacher Mr Andrew Bull MA

The London Nautical School exists A Unique Heritage learning. We recognize the role of to educate and prepare pupils to be The school has a nautical history and parents in the success of the school able to meet the needs of society, tradition stretching back a hundred and actively involve them. We have either at sea or in any other years. This means we offer all pupils an excellent pastoral team and a occupation, where responsibility, the chance to participate in nautical very high quality teaching staff. Year attention to duty and regard for sports and activities. We have links Heads and Tutors stay with the others are valued equally with with the Merchant and Royal Navy, as same group of pupils throughout academic and practical skills. well as other sectors of the Maritime their time at the school enabling The school’s success in achieving Industry such as the Honourable them to build up strong relationships its aim depends on effective Company of Shipwrights. with pupils and parents. partnership between parents, A Small School Outstanding Sporting pupils, staff and governors, London Nautical is small enough that Opportunities together with a curriculum within we all know each other personally. We have an excellent reputation as a which the school’s nautical We provide all pupils, staff and sports college. Our teams frequently character forms a central part. visitors with a safe environment for top local sports leagues and we have several sporting internationals amongst our pupils. Pupils are offered a wide range of sporting opportunities within the curriculum and as extra- curricular activities. We choose to offer more time for PE/Games in our curriculum because active participation in sport improves teamwork and co-operation. A Curriculum for the 21st Century Our curriculum is focussed on achieving excellence for all. We aim to offer a career path for all pupils, preparing them for a range of academic, professional, artisan, and sporting careers. Personalisation in our curriculum offer is aimed at boys achieve their best intellectually, physically and creatively. Serving the whole of London in the Heart of London We work regularly with high profile Theatre companies and galleries giving pupils fantastic opportunities to broaden their experiences. We are a

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 2018/19 and rail), Southwark (Jubilee Line www.lns.org.uk 120 (boys) underground) Wheelchair accessible? Bus routes Yes RV1, 1, 4, 59, 68, 76, 139, 168, 171, 341, 521

pan London School because we have no catchment area. Our pupils come from every borough and we welcome applications from all over London. Admissions and over-subscription criteria The London Nautical School admits pupils of all abilities from the whole of London, and occasionally beyond. For year 7’s starting school in September 2018 there are 120 places available that will be allocated according to the following criteria: 1 Pupils who are in the care of a Council or provided with accommodation by that Council in accordance with the Children Act 1989, often known as `looked after children' (also a legal obligation). This will include any being made for social reasons must who are `previously looked after NB. pupils with a Statement of be supported by written evidence children’ (defined as those who Special Education Needs, or from registered professionals such have ceased to be because of Education Health Care Plan are dealt as social workers or other social adoption, a residence order or a with under a separate system care professionals. Medical or special guardianship order). administered by their local authority. social applications must set out the 2 Pupils who already have another All applicants under category 4 are particular reasons why. The London sibling on the school roll (including treated equally, and in common with Nautical School is the most suitable 6th form) as at September 2018. many other schools: school and what difficulties would Sibling is defined as a full, half or 25% - Band A occur if the child had to go step brother/sister who is living at elsewhere. Any such applications 50% - Band B the same home address, and may will be considered objectively by include an adopted or fostered 25% - Band C the Admissions Committee of the child provided they can be proven Where there are more applicants than school based on the evidence to be resident at that address. places available, all potential pupils provided. Application under this 3 Medical and/or social reasons: (including those in categories 1 to 4) criteria does not guarantee a applications must be professionally will sit an ability test for the purposes priority place and cannot be supported. Medical reasons must of banding ability. This enables us to considered without the appropriate be supported by written medical ensure the school has a very wide supporting evidence. evidence. The evidence should range of ability within it. Pupils are 4 All other pupils. come from at least two registered allocated to one of 3 bands health professionals. An application according to results.

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 55 The London Nautical School

Where there are more applicants Children’s position on the waiting lists How to apply than places within a particular band, will be determined solely in 1 Applications must be made allocation of those places will be by accordance with the oversubscription using the Common Application way of random selection with all criteria set out above. Where places Form from your home borough pupils having equal opportunity. An become vacant they will be allocated by Tuesday 31 October 2017. appropriate independent person to children on the waiting list in 2 In addition the Supplementary who is not a member of the school accordance with the published Information Form obtainable staff, governors or an LNS parent, oversubscription criteria. from the school or via will supervise this process. In the Children who are subject of a direction www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions case of twins, where one is by the secretary of state to admit will must be completed and sent allocated a place in the ballot, the be given precedence for admission directly to The London Nautical remaining twin will also receive a over children on the waiting list. School by Friday 27 October 2017. place within their relevant band. Appeal arrangements Open evening 5-8pm All admissions are co-ordinated unsuccessful applicants will have the through the Pan-London Co- Wednesday 20 September right to appeal against the decision ordinated scheme and parents Open mornings 9.15-10.45am to an Independent Admissions will be required to apply on the Appeals Panel established under the Friday 6 October appropriate Common Application School Standards and Framework Wednesday 11 October Form via their Local Authority before Act 1998. Independent appeals for Admissions Test Date the published date. In addition, a this school are arranged by school Saturday 11 November 2017 supplementary form must be sent to staff, please telephone the school the Admissions Department at the for an appeals form. 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 2018. Parents are allocated the highest preference school that has offered a place. Waiting lists The London Nautical School will operate a waiting list. Where in any year The London Nautical School receives more applications for places than there are places available a waiting list will be maintained by The London Nautical School from 1 September of the year to which the application applied in accordance with council guidelines.

56 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS The Norwood School

The Norwood School is a vibrant, Our ‘outstanding’ curriculum is of-the-art building which has been oversubscribed 11-18 mixed designed to meet the needs and designed to facilitate and support secondary school where students abilities of all students, praised by the sporting, academic and cultural make exceptional progress. Ofsted as “innovative and engaging” experiences for our students. Adjacent to Norwood Park on the right through to our thriving Sixth Working together to achieve borders of Lambeth and Croydon, Form. Our most able participate in success The Norwood School is an bespoke `Journey to A* Programmes', We have established a number of exciting place to learn, with are inspired by university style successful partnerships with local excellent facilities, a flourishing teaching delivered by Cambridge, primary and secondary schools, Sixth Form and good GCSE and A Sussex and Kings College universities community groups, local businesses Level results. The school’s vision and our innovative Bursary and international organisations which is: to be a beacon of success and Programme. Our specialist status enrich our curriculum offer. These a centre of excellence, benefitting makes an outstanding contribution to collaborative partnerships provide a students, parents and the wider the quality of our curriculum and to the number of opportunities for students community. engagement and relevance of to be inspired, expand their knowledge, students' lessons. Immersion Days, We are a small community school develop their skills and experience Arts Week and Wonder 7 - our Extra where every young person is known, and contribute to their success. The Curricular Programme - provide pupils supported and challenged. school is committed to ensuring that with life-long memorable experiences ‘Teachers attentive care and students leave Norwood as that extend, enrich and support their support ensure students achieve’. confident and mature young adults. learning We create opportunities for Ofsted. staff to share their passion for their We know our young people well and ‘The headteacher’s pursuit of subjects with students and to deliver pupils and staff are proud to be part excellence permeates to other lessons that stimulate, motivate and of a well ordered, purposeful and leaders and all staff’ Ofsted. excite our young people. safe environment. Our excellent primary to secondary transition Students throughout the school As a Norwood student your son or programme ensures students settle make consistently good progress. daughter will benefit from our state- Results in English are in the top into school exceptionally well. 10% of school nationally and are significantly above in many subjects. ‘Outcomes for students are impressive’ ‘Students achieve extremely well’. Ofsted. A personalised and bespoke learning experience using a variety of distinctive pathways, we recognise student promise. Our enthusiastic staff are committed to ensuring each child reaches their full potential.

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 57 The Norwood School The Norwood School Crown Dale London SE19 3NY Headteacher Mrs Denise Webster NPQH

Engagement with parents and their ability bands on the basis of these 3 Children with exceptional use of a wide range of partnerships results. medical or social needs. Children contribute to high quality care for with a professionally supported 1 Looked after child. Priority will be the students at Norwood’. Ofsted. medical or social need, whose given to looked after children and application identifies a particular A vibrant Sixth Form previously looked after children. school that is especially able to meet Our successful and expanding Sixth Previously looked after children are that need. This criterion will also take Form has a 100% pass rate. Post- children who were looked after, but into account where a parent/carer 16 provision, with strong university ceased to be so because they were has a physical, mental or social need links and Careers Guidance is adopted (or became subject to a that is significant and demonstrable engaging and a full and varied range residence order or special for their child to attend a specific of extra-curricular activities and work guardianship order) immediately school. This does not include experience placements enrich the following having been looked after. childcare arrangements. The programme. The curriculum offer at A child in public care (looked after decision to prioritise on these Key Stage 5 provides a natural child) means a person under the age grounds will be determined via progression route for students to the of 18 years who is provided by social MEDSOC panel, which is comprised top universities as well as high services with accommodation by of the council’s senior management quality apprenticeships. Please see agreement with their parents/carers as well as senior school staff. our website for more details. (Section 20 of the Children Act 1989) Documents from an appropriate or who is the subject of a care order Admission Criteria professional (e.g. GP, consultant or under Part IV of the Act. Children who Performing and Visual Arts social worker letter or report, not are looked after under an agreed Bursaries including general information from a series of short-term placements (such The Norwood School are proud to website) must support these as respite) are excluded. offer bursaries to students who show applications. However, any a natural aptitude and passion for 2 Siblings. Children with a brother or supporting evidence does not the Arts. Applicants are invited to sister who already attends the school, automatically mean that applicants attend a Performing Arts audition or and who will not have left the school at will gain priority in this criterion as a Visual Arts workshop, followed by the time of admission. As a result the decision to prioritise under this a short formal interview. siblings in Year 11 will not be regarded criterion will solely rest with the The Norwood School will reserve up as a sibling under this criterion. A sibling MEDSOC panel. is defined as a full/half/step brother or to 10% of places as Bursaries 4 Children of staff at the school. sister (who are living at the same offered to pupils who show a Applications for children of staff at address in all instances) or a child who particular aptitude for our Specialism the school. A member of staff for the is living as part of the family by reason in Visual and Performing Arts. Please purposes of this criterion must be of a court order, or a child who has see the website for more details, employed by the said school as a been placed with foster carers at that provision and interviewing process. teaching assistant or qualified address as a result of being looked teacher for a minimum of 0.6fte All children applying for admission to after by the council. However, children (16.5 hours teaching staff) and this the school in Year 7 will be required who are looked after under an agreed employment must have been for at to take a Verbal reasoning, Numeracy series of short-term placements (such least 3 years at the time of and a Non Verbal reasoning test. as respite) will not be regarded as submitting the application (i.e. their Applicants will be placed in one of five siblings under this criterion.

58 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 8670 9382 DfE Nearest station Fax 020 8761 5933 208 4223 West Norwood (rail) Email School’s status Bus routes [email protected] Community 68, 196, 249, 417, 432, 468 Website Year 7 intake 2018/19 www.thenorwoodschool.org 150 (mixed) Wheelchair accessible? Yes

How to apply 1 Applications must be made using the Common Application Form from your home borough by Tuesday 31 October 2017. 2 In addition the Supplementary Information Form obtainable from the school or via www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions must be completed and sent directly to The Norwood School by Friday 13 October 2017. 3 Bursary Application Forms obtainable from the school or via www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions should be returned to The Norwood School by employment must have started no will be from a point from the child’s Friday 29 September 2017. later than September 2014). home as identified by the software to Open evening 5-8pm a point at the school as profiled in 1. All such applications must be Thursday 21 September the software. submitted to the MEDSOC Panel via Open days 9.15-10.30am an iCAF application submitted to the As a tiebreaker for all criteria, Monday 18 September LA and must be accompanied with priority will be given to children living Tuesday 19 September the relevant paperwork supporting closest to the preferred school Monday 2 October an application on these grounds. (measured by a straight-line) in Wednesday 4 October The applicant must take sole accordance with the measuring Check website for details responsibility to provide such information in criterion 5. However, paperwork. Without the provision of in the case where children have Admissions Test Date the relevant papers which identify all exactly the same distance between Saturday 11 November 2017 the above, priority will not be given. their home and the school, Lambeth Bursary Auditions LA will randomly allocate places as 2. There will be a maximum priority and Workshops a tiebreaker. limit of 4 children per year group for Saturday 14 October 2017 secondary schools/phase (years 7 The admissions criteria for Lambeth to 11). community schools is available in full on www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions 5 Distance. Priority will be given on School Standards and Framework the basis of distance between the Appeal arrangements Act 1998. Appeals for this school are child’s home and the school, measured unsuccessful applicants will have the arranged by Democratic Services, by a straight-line. This measurement right to appeal against the decision tel. 020 7926 2170 or visit will be done using a computerized to an Independent Admissions www.lambeth.gov.uk for an appeals mapping system. This measurement Appeals Panel established under the form (see page 15 for more details).

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 59 Oasis Academy South Bank Oasis Academy South Bank 75 Westminster Bridge Road London SE1 7HS Principal Ms Carly Mitchell

Our Vision and Values Oasis Academy South Bank is an academically high-achieving inclusive community. When Ofsted visited OASB in 2015 they commented that “The Academy is a school where no child is left behind”. Preparing our children for employment Oasis Academy South Bank is a in a career with prospects is at the brand new secondary school heart of what we do. Through a which opened to 120 Year 7 rigorous approach to academic students in September 2013 and outcomes and a commitment to will build year on year. In 2015, developing and building social and S - Social responsibility We care OASB was graded Outstanding cultural capital, all our students for our community and help others by Ofsted in all areas in this first “Climb the STAIRS to Greatness” whenever we can. inspection. OASB opened in a ‘Climb the STAIRS to Greatness’ newly refurbished building Curriculum: Oasis Academy South Our STAIRS values underpin all that offering state of the art Bank believes all young people can we do: educational facilities. OASB become employed successfully in a plans to open a Sixth Form in S - Scholarship We focus relentlessly career with prospects. Oasis September 2018. on securing outstanding academic Academy South Bank believes every qualifications and developing a love aspect of a child's development is OASB aspires to be a world- of learning in all our students. crucial to their success, because of class school where we focus this our curriculum offer is made up T - Transformation We believe that equally on securing outstanding of 3 core areas: academic qualifications and everyone can change for the better developing all aspects of a child. and everyone has the power to change 1 Traditional Academic Core Within the curriculum we offer and influence others for the better. Curriculum 2 Enrichment Curriculum exciting opportunities and A - Aspiration We know if you aim 3 South Bank 6 Entitlement experiences that will develop a high and believe then you can youngster culturally, socially, become anyone or do anything. Traditional Academic Core morally, physically and Curriculum I - Inclusion We do not select based emotionally, thus ensuring, every Oasis Academy South Bank offers a on ability or faith. We include all young person is successful in traditional core academic curriculum aspects of a child’s development. We securing employment in a career in addition to a rich and varied believe we are one family: we never with prospects. enrichment curriculum. In Year 7 and make anyone feel isolated or alone. 8 the following subjects are R - Resilience We understand that compulsory and taught in line with the ‘greatness’ does not come without National Curriculum: English, Maths, huge amounts of hard work and Science, a Modern Foreign Language, effort and we know that we must History, Geography, Gastronomy, never give up. Religious Studies and Music.

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, www.oasisacademysouthbank.org Year 7 intake 2018/19 159, 344, 360, 453 120 (mixed) Wheelchair accessible? Yes

We have a clear focus on literacy at both Key Stage 3 and 4. The school day begins at 8.00am with an hour of 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, R.E. and Computer Science. We ensure a rigorous focus on literacy and numeracy so that all children exceed We offer a unique, innovative and South Bank 6 - An entitlement national expectations. We ensure a creative enrichment programme that for all Oasis Academy South tight focus on regular and meaningful ensures the development of the whole Bank Students assessments in all subjects so child. This includes two afternoons of In addition to the core and students and parents are always sport per week, for example football, enrichment curriculum all children aware of student progress and how netball, rugby and athletics. It also will be entitled to the ‘South Bank 6’ to move forward. entails one afternoon of an every year. Again, to help ensure our Ofsted said that ‘high quality enrichment elective, for example vision is realised students will: teaching is the norm because there Musical Theatre, Dance, Catering 1 Visit a Russell Group university is an unrelenting focus on supporting and Hospitality, Publishing, Website every year students to exceed expectations and Software Design. On one 2 Visit a range of organisations, ’Ofsted 2015 afternoon students partake in companies or charities on the careers projects in a variety of All students, from year 7 on, have a South Bank sectors for example; technology, house coach and weekly ‘learning engineering, architecture, medicine, conversations’ about how to make media, civil service, journalism and progress. We also offer 1-2-1 tuition professional services. for any student who would benefit from catch up classes. Ofsted reported that “the Academy provides students with exceptionally Ofsted reported that “the curriculum good opportunities to experience a is outstanding. It is underpinned by wide field of careers advice and innovative enrichment activities guidance”.Ofsted 2015 which contribute to boosting students’ competence and goals.”Ofsted 2015

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 61 Oasis Academy South Bank

3 Experience an annual • Church offering pastoral care How to apply residential trip • Waterloo Foodbank Applications must be made using 4 Enjoy cultural experiences • Youth Work 1-2-1 and small the Common Application Form (visits to museums, art galleries, group therapy. from your home borough by theatres, concerts) Admissions Criteria Tuesday 31 October 2017. 5 Be given the opportunity, during The PAN (Published Admission curriculum time, to develop and Number) for 2018-19 is 120 Year 7 Open evenings 5.30-7pm discover talents in sport, music, students. A copy of the admissions (Principal's address 5.30pm and art, dance, drama, cooking, policy is available on request or to 6.15pm) technology and film production download from our website. In the 6 Have sustained a volunteering Tuesday 26 September event of the school being programme either with Oasis Thursday 12 October oversubscribed, the following Academy Johanna or another oversubscription criteria will apply: All our open events will provide an element of the Oasis Waterloo Hub. opportunity to tour the academy, 1 Looked after Children or Behaviour for Learning hear the Principal speak and meet Previously Looked after Children our students. If these dates are OASB prides itself on a calm, as defined in section 22 (1) of the difficult for you, please contact us ordered and purposeful learning Children Act 1989. A previously on 020 7921 4531. We look forward environment. We believe in the Looked After Child is as stated in to meeting you and if you have any highest of expectations. the Admissions Code 2014. further questions, please do not 2 Siblings – we will prioritise twins or Ofsted reported that ‘the behaviour hesitate to contact us. children from other multiple births of students is outstanding. Parents under the sibling criteria and and residents in the area praise the would increase our published PAN Academy for the mature, warm and to accommodate this need. respectful behaviour of 3 Children with exceptional medical students.’Ofsted 2015 or social needs as defined by a considered to be where the child Oasis Waterloo Hub Services suitably qualified and experienced spends the majority of the school and Activities panel convened to consider such week. Oasis Academy South Bank is proud cases. Evidence in the form of a Appeal Arrangements to be part of the wider Oasis doctor or social worker’s letter will unsuccessful applicants will have the Waterloo Hub which already delivers be required. right to appeal against the decision an extensive range of children’s, 4 Distance – as measured by a to an Independent Admissions youth and family services in the local straight line between the child’s Appeals Panel established under the community. The following wrap- home and the permanent site of School Standards and Framework around community services will be the school. This measurement will Act 1998. Appeals for this school offered to families at Oasis Academy be done by a computerised are arranged by Democratic South Bank: mapping system, from a point in Services, tel. 020 7926 2170 or visit the child’s home as identified by • Community Hub Coffee House www.lambeth.gov.uk for an appeals the software to a point at the • Debt advice service including form (see page 15 for more details). housing and benefits advice school as profiled in the software. • Hullabaloo toddler group The child’s home address will be

62 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Platanos College

to demonstrate enterprise capability through decision-making, leadership, managing risk and problem-solving. Ample opportunities exist for pupils to develop these skills, both within the timetabled curriculum and beyond, through our extensive extracurricular programmes. Educational environment We have an outstanding new building, with excellent facilities including state of the art ICT suites, science laboratories and a new sports centre, built and equipped to Sport England standards. The building was designed for year- 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 “This is an excellent school. of high-performing schools. We numeracy is outstanding.” Ofsted Parents rightly feel that it gives are also an invited member of their children every chance of The Mayor’s London Schools Every child who enters Platanos succeeding in life” Ofsted Gold Club for excellent schools College should be aiming high because we will have high Platanos College is a high- for a third successive year. We expectations of him/her. By providing performing mixed academy for are proud of our commitment to a very broad curriculum tailored to ages 11-16. We were rated our learners and the community. pupils' individual needs, together ‘Outstanding’ in all aspects of Transformation opportunities with high-quality teaching, we our school in our recent Ofsted “Students appreciate and enjoy the expect our pupils to build on their inspection. We have now rich range of opportunities available achievements from primary school received three successive to them.” Ofsted and fulfil their potential. As a Training ‘Outstanding’ ratings over the There is an exceptionally strong school School, we actively encourage the last decade. We are a member of ethos and we are proud of the way professional development of staff, the SSAT Leading Edge our specialisms permeate all aspects enabling the school to stay at the programme, a national network of school life. Our pupils are expected forefront of educational progress.

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 63 Platanos College Platanos College Clapham Road London SW9 0AL Headteacher Ms Judette Tapper CBE, FRSA, MA, NPQH

Curriculum monitoring of progress. The needs of Science and Maths provide “The excellent range of subjects our academically able pupils are also opportunities for independent strongly promotes and sustains the supported through our new learning, extensive research work, academic achievement, preparing academic programme, the Grammar educational trips and seminars. The them extremely well for life in School Pathway. Centre of Excellence for Creative modern Britain.” Ofsted Writing helps pupils to focus on At Key Stage 4 the curriculum is rich poetry, learn about the media and At Key Stage 3, pupils follow the and diverse with many different develop their journalistic skills. national curriculum with a particular pathways designed to meet individual emphasis on the development of pupil’s needs. Pupils can take the In addition, our Centre of Excellence competences through an arts- English Baccalaureate subjects: for Drama provides scholarships, based, skills-based programme as English, Mathematics, Science, a theatre visits, workshops and master well as an academic pathway. E- language and either History and classes, as well as opportunities for learning, six-weekly assessments Geography. A wide range of other public performances, whilst our and careful target-setting are used to courses are also available, including Centre of Excellence for Modern support personalised learning and Art, Drama, ICT, Media, PE, Foreign Languages will also open many opportunities are provided for Technology, Graphics and Music and opportunties for trips, master pupils to develop their Business and a variety of vocational courses. Work- classes and workshops to develop Enterprise skills in real projects and related learning and the spirit of advanced language skills in pupils. to share their findings with others. enterprise also permeates the Admissions criteria Able, gifted and talented pupils are curriculum at Key Stage 4 and there The main principle of admission is to identified across the curriculum and are extensive opportunities for work secure and maintain the character of are kept on target through regular experience. Pupils' progress is closely the school as a comprehensive tracked through our programme of school for young people aged 11– six-weekly assessments. We expect 16. The criteria have therefore been pupils to develop as independent designed to produce an intake that learners under the guidance and is representative of the national support of their teachers. ability range by using a banding Developing the whole pupil system. There are many opportunities for Ability bands extra-curricular activities within our Centres of Excellence. School teams, Five (5) ability bands will be for instance, challenge other schools determined by Cognitive Ability Tests in football, cricket, rugby, basketball, (CAT scores) and the school will netball, volleyball, swimming, admit approximately equal numbers badminton, chess and debating. of applicants (20%) into each band. The Centre of Excellence for Sports The total number admitted each year offers specialist coaching for a range (published admission number) is of sports, not normally available, 210. The school participates in the through scholarships for those council’s co-ordinated procedure showing talent and commitment. and all deadlines within that should Our Centres of Excellence for be adhered to by applicants.

64 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 7733 6156 DfE code Nearest stations Fax 020 7738 6196 208 4322 Stockwell (Northern and Victoria Lines Email [email protected] School’s status underground) Website www.platanoscollege.com Academy Bus routes Year 7 intake 2018/19 2, 50, 88, 155, 196, 333, 345, P5 210 (mixed) Wheelchair accessible? Yes

Priority admission supported by a letter from the How to apply 1 Applications must be made The school will give top priority to relevant local authority children’s using the Common Application applications on behalf of children in services department and/or relevant Form from your home borough the care, or all children previously in documents. ‘Previously looked after by Tuesday 31 October 2017. the care, of the local authority children’ refers to children who were (`looked after children') residing with looked after (as above), but ceased 2 In addition the Supplementary the primary carer with the relevant to be so because they were adopted Information Form obtainable documentary evidence. Children with (or became subject to a residence from the school or via statements of Special Educational order or special guardianship order) www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions Needs or an Education, Health and immediately after being looked-after. must be completed and sent Care (EHC) Plan naming the school 2. Children with exceptional medical directly to Platanos College by will also be admitted. circumstances supported by written Friday 20 October 2017. Scholarships medical evidence. The evidence should come from at least two Open days/evenings In addition, a maximum of up to 10% registered health professionals and Tuesday 19 September, of our admission number will be should set out the particular reasons 9.30-10.30am designated for applicants who show why Platanos College is the most Wednesday 20 September, 4-7pm aptitude and interest in Art and suitable school and what difficulties Music. This will be linked to our would occur if the child had to go Admissions Test Date business and enterprise programme. elsewhere. Any such applications will Saturday 11 November 2017 The school will also make available be considered by the Admissions opportunities for the award of Committee of the school. scholarships and bursaries to Applications under this criterion do support pupils with marked aptitude not guarantee a priority place and in Art, Music, Science, Maths and cannot be considered without the entrance of the school (Clapham Business and Enterprise. appropriate supporting evidence. Road) with those living nearest to Oversubscription 3. Siblings of pupils who are the school receiving the higher In the event of oversubscription in attending the school at the time of priority. any ability band, priority will be given the applicant's admission. ‘Sibling’ For further information, please refer as according to the following criteria: refers to brother or sister, half brother to the school's Admissions Policy. or sister, adopted brother or sister, 1. Children in the care, or previously step brother or sister, or the child of Appeal arrangements in the care, of a Local Authority. the parent/carer’s partner where the unsuccessful applicants will have the ‘Looked after children’ refers to child for whom the school place is right to appeal against the decision children who are (a) in the care of a sought is living in the same family unit to an Independent Admissions local authority or (b) being provided at the same address as that sibling. Appeals Panel established under the with accommodation by a local School Standards and Framework authority in the exercise of their 4. Proximity of the applicant's home Act 1998. Independent appeals for social services functions at the time to Platanos College using a straight- this school are arranged by school of making an application. If an line distance measurement from the staff, please telephone the school for application is made under the front door of the child’s home an appeals form. ‘looked-after’ criterion, it must be address (including flats) to the main

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 65 Saint Gabriel's College Saint Gabriel’s College Cormont Road, London SE5 9RF From spring 2018: Langton Road, London SW9 6uL Principal Mr Nick Butler MBA

We are a small, friendly, co- Leading Learning • As a music specialist school, we educational Church of England "The quality of teaching is good. encourage every student to learn secondary school, open to all Teachers have strong subject an instrument or voice, and we faiths and none. We are knowledge and plan interesting and offer scholarships with free tuition committed to the highest engaging activities that build on to students with real musical standards of learning within a students’ prior knowledge." Ofsted aptitude. strong culture of pastoral care. For our 2016 GCSE results, we are: • Students benefit from opportunities Our students love being at • 7% above the national average to collaborate with professionals school, because we know them and 8% above the Lambeth and perform at the highest level, as individuals and we do average for the percentage of including at the Queen Elizabeth everything possible to help them students achieving A*-C in both Hall and the British Film Institute. be happy and successful. English and Maths (70%) • Our strong extra-curricular "Students show the highest levels • 0.29 above the national average programme includes STEM club, of respect and tolerance towards and 0.2 above the Lambeth debating, gardening, Spoken Word, each other; they are well spoken, average for Progress 8 (0.26) London Citizens, music ensembles, and demonstrate confidence and • Top school across Lambeth, sports and homework clubs. maturity." Ofsted Southwark and Wandsworth for • Our newsletter “The Messenger” Progress in English (1.04) is packed with pictures and Our new, state-of-the-art building is • Top school in Lambeth and third stories from school every week. under construction on Langton Road across Lambeth, Southwark and and we expect to move in during “We have lots of good clubs here. Wandsworth for percentage of 2018. While the building works take We really like football – it helps us students who join in Year 7 with place the school is based at improve our skills and we can attainment below national average Cormont Road. properly socialise with people.” and leave with A*-C in both Olu & Raymond, Year 7 "The school has the highest levels English and Maths (50%) of expectations regarding students’ • Third school in Lambeth for conduct and behaviour" Ofsted percentage of students who join in Year 7 with national average attainment and leave with A*-C in both English and Maths (74%) “I think the teachers are one of the best things about this school. They are very helpful and good at explaining things.” Brayan, Year 9 Beyond the Classroom “The quality of relationship Career aspirations underpins the students’ highly "Students are well behaved in positive attitudes to learning, lessons, work hard and want to do achievement and spiritual well. They have high aspirations for development.” SIAMS their futures and are keen to adopt student leadership positions." Ofsted

66 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Telephone 020 7793 3901 DfE code Nearest stations Fax 020 7735 8132 208 4509 Oval (Northern Line underground), Email School’s status Loughborough Junction (rail) [email protected] Voluntary Aided 11-16 College Bus routes Website www.saintgabrielscollege.org Year 7 intake 2018/19 P5, 3, 36, 159, 185, 436 120 (mixed) Wheelchair accessible? Yes

• GCSE options are carefully guided “I was really nervous on my first children of all faiths or none will learn to ensure each student has the day but this school has really and flourish. Our aim is that every chance of success and can helped me grow in confidence.” child will fulfil his or her unique, God- progress to their chosen Aminat, Year 10 given potential. vocational or academic path. Values and ethos We welcome applications from all • Our careers programme includes “An ethos of inclusive Christian members of the community and we workshops, speakers, business fellowship in which, regardless of ask parents to respect the Christian partnerships and workplace visits. faith background, every individual is ethos of our school. Parents • Students develop confidence and valued to the full” SIAMS applying to Saint Gabriel’s do so in responsibility through a range of • We received outstanding in our the understanding that we offer an leadership programmes. most recent SIAMS inspection for education based on Christian • We help students prepare for Church of England schools. principles, so the governors hope higher education and organise • Collective Worship and our that all students will attend collective annual visits to universities Christian values of service to worship and Religious Studies through our partnerships with others, generosity of spirit and lessons. Cambridge King’s College commitment to excellence London. underpin all areas of school life. “I like the fact that everyone is • High-quality religious education different in this school. We wear the helps foster respect and same uniform but something relationships across our diverse special shines out from each community of different faiths and person.” Heidi, Year 10 cultures. Pastoral care • Our mission is to help every “I was very impressed with the student, of whatever background, Pastoral Care available for the to fulfil their God-given potential. students of Saint Gabriel’s College. “The strong values from both staff I feel that being a small school and students at Saint Gabriel’s allows the staff to get to know the means that it feels like big a family children better and identify their from when you walk through the gate individual needs.” Sharon, parent in the morning to when you leave at All parents applying for a place in Year 7 at Saint Gabriel’s College • Every student is placed in a small, the end of the day” Daijaun, year 8 must complete the Common all-age family group called an Admission Criteria Application Form (CAF) from the Advisory group. This is a summary of our Admissions Local Authority where the child lives • Each Advisory group belongs to Policy. To obtain a copy of the full and name this school as one of the one of three Learning Communities, policy before applying for a place, preferences. Applicants for a Church which provide a network of support please see our website or contact place or a specialist music place and a community focus. the school. must also complete the Saint • The vertical tutoring and pastoral As a Church of England school we Gabriel’s College Supplementary system ensure that students feel provide an inclusive, caring and Information Form and return this to safe in school. supportive environment where 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 Tuesday 31 October 2017. 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 i. Looked After Children, or Information Form obtainable signed by your priest/minister. previously Looked After Children. from the school or via www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions If there are more than 30 applicants ii. Children with an exceptional and must be completed and sent who qualify for a Church place, professionally supported medical directly to Saint Gabriel’s College places will be allocated according to or social need for a place at this by Friday 20 October 2017. the same criteria as for open places, school. with the additional criteria of children Open mornings 9-10am iii. Children who will have a sibling in who themselves and/or whose Tuesday 26 September Saint Gabriel’s College at the time parent/carer is a regular worshipper Wednesday 27 September of admission. at a) St John the Divine Church, Thursday 28 September iv. Children whose parent/carer is a Kennington; b) an Anglican church; Open evening member of staff at Saint Gabriel’s c) a Christian Church. Wednesday 4 October 4.30-7.30pm College. unsuccessful applicants for Church Music Scholarship Audition v. Children who attend one of the places will be considered for open Saturday 25 November 2017 places. following feeder primary schools: Christ Church SW9, Crawford, Specialist Music Places 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 Town, from a specialist course in music. St John the Divine, St Paul’s Places will be allocated on the basis Walworth. of an aptitude test to include vi. Children who live nearest to the performance either as a vocalist or school. instrumentalist and a test of aural perception and awareness. Appeal arrangements unsuccessful applicants will have the To be considered for a specialist music right to appeal against the decision place, the school’s Supplementary to an Independent Admissions Information Form must be completed. Appeals Panel established under the Those not offered a specialist place School Standards and Framework will automatically be considered for Act 1998. Independent appeals for an open place. this school are arranged by school Open Places staff, please telephone the school for 78 places each year are offered to an appeals form. students who do not qualify or were

68 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls

St Martin’s is a girls’ Church of Our Values which engenders a healthy level of England school with a co- Service, Compassion, Justice and competition. The enjoyment of educational sixth form. We are Perseverance are the four core learning is enhanced by a full range an ambitious, inclusive and high Christian values distinctive to our of extra -curricular opportunities performing school. school. We believe that these cultivate which inspire our students to moral virtues that support and form Our vision is to provide an participate in school life. character, spiritual awareness, self - exceptional education for girls of We are rightly proud of our strong esteem and resilience. all abilities, rich in opportunities, pastoral care system which embodies within an inspiring and supportive Educational Excellence our ethos and underpins the positive environment underpinned by our Our curriculum offer is designed to and supportive relationships between Christian values. It was the aim of meet the needs of our girls and our staff and the girls. our founders in 1699 and prepare them for the future. Our rich Three Quotes continues to be our aim today. and diverse curriculum includes computer science, triple science and “The school, through its distinctive The school’s vision is encapsulated languages. We offer Mandarin Christian character, is outstanding at within our motto Caritate et lessons on Saturday. The variety of meeting the needs of all learners” Disciplina – With Love and Learning. teaching approaches and activities Statutory Inspection of Anglican This places our girls at the heart of ensures that girls are stimulated, Schools all that we do to enable them to be intellectually challenged and are learners of today and leaders of “Students spiritual, moral, social active participants in their learning. tomorrow. and cultural awareness is excellent” The school has a long history that is Ofsted 2014 celebrated in all aspects of school “There is a very good atmosphere life, including our house system for learning” Ofsted 2014

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 69 St. Martin-in-the-Fields St Martin-in-the-Fields School for Girls 155 Tulse Hill High School for Girls London SW2 3uP Headteacher Mrs Beverley Stanislaus BEd, NPQH

Admission Criteria and we ask all parents to respect the 60% of places in each ability band The Governing Body admits 140 girls Christian ethos of our school and its as Foundation Places, for the into Year 7. St Martin’s has a distinctive importance to our community. children of regular worshipping Christian ethos which is at the heart of members of a Christian church. To ensure a comprehensive intake, the school and provides an inclusive, applicants will take NFER tests and If you wish to apply for a place at caring and supportive environment will be assigned to one of three St Martin’s, please name us as one where children learn and flourish in a ability bands (25% Band One, 50% of your preferences on the Common setting shaped by Christian values. Band Two and 25% Band Three). Application Form (CAF) and return it We welcome applications from The Governors have designated to your Local Authority. In addition, all members of the community you must also complete our Supplementary Information Form (SIF) and return it to St Martin’s. On the SIF you need to tick at least one of the criteria. However, you can tick more than one. The form must then be returned to St Martin’s by Friday 20 October 2017. Please make sure you indicate where you wish your daughter to sit the Admission Test (11 November 2017). Foundation Places (60% in each ability band) are for children of regular worshipping members of a Christian Church (affiliated to Churches Together in England, the Evangelical Alliance, Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches or Affinity Churches). Parent(s) or carer(s), together with the child, will usually need to be attending Church at least once a fortnight and have been practising for at least three years. Please give details of your church membership in the SIF and hand the Clergy Form to your Minister of Religion. Please also tick other items as appropriate (Looked After Child, Sister, Medical or Social Need, Nearness of Home to School). All other places (40% in each ability band) are for girls who do not

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 www.stmartins.academy Church of England Academy and rail) Year 7 intake 2018/19 Bus routes 140 (girls) 2, 68, 68A, 196, 201, 322, 515, Wheelchair accessible? 432, P13 No

qualify for a Foundation Place as 5 Girls with an exceptional medical How to apply their parents are not practising or social need. This must be 1 Applications must be made Christians, but have chosen the supported by written evidence using the Common Application school for the type of education it from a specialist health Form from your home borough provides. Parents applying do so professional, social worker other by Tuesday 31 October 2017. knowing that the school aims to care professional. The evidence 2 In addition the Supplementary provide an education based on must set out the reasons why this Information Form obtainable Christian principles and therefore school is the most suitable school from the school or via Governors expect that all pupils will and the difficulties that would be www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions take part in the Christian worship of caused if the child had to attend must be completed and sent the school and will attend Religious another school. directly to St. Martin’s School Education lessons. 6 The nearness of the home to the by Friday 20 October 2017. school. Please tick all relevant criteria in the Open mornings 9-10.15am SIF (Looked After Child, Sister, For more information please visit (Headteacher's address 9am) Regular Worshipping member of a www.stmartins.academy Thursday 21 September Christian church, Faith other than Appeal arrangements Christian, Medical or Social Need, Friday 29 September unsuccessful applicants will have the Nearness of Home to School). Friday 13 October right to appeal against the decision Tuesday 17 October If there are more applicants than to an Independent Admissions Open evening 5-7.30pm places in any of the ability bands, Appeals Panel established under the (Headteacher's address 5.15pm and places will be allocated according to School Standards and Framework 6.30pm) the following criteria: Act 1998. Independent appeals for this school are arranged by school Thursday 5 October 1 A ‘looked after’ or ’previously staff, please telephone the school for looked after’ child as stated in the Please visit www.stmartins.academy an appeals form. School Admissions Code 2014. for more details 2 The presence of a sister in the Admissions Test Date school (Years 7-11), who is living Saturday 1 November 2017 at the same address, as at September 2018 3 (Foundation places only) Regular worshipping member of a Christian church 4 (Non-Foundation places only) Daughters of parents of faiths other than the Christian faith who express a clear desire for a school with a religious foundation. (The SIF should be supported by a letter from a priest or religious leader.)

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 71 Trinity Academy Trinity Academy 56 Brixton Hill SW2 1QS Headteacher Ben Thompson BSc, MEd, NPQH

Trinity Academy is an 11-18 co- pupils will go on to university, with a Behaviour educational secondary school for significant proportion going to the Trinity Academy provides a calm and SW London with a relentless very best universities. orderly atmosphere where disruption focus on academic rigour and of lessons is not tolerated. Swearing Trinity has a Catholic ethos and draws offering pupils of all backgrounds and aggressive language and on the best of the Catholic education and abilities a style of education behaviour are forbidden. tradition in academic and pastoral more usually associated with matters while being committed to Members of the school community grammar schools or the serving the whole community and are expected to treat one another independent sector. From treating all pupils equally. The school with kindness, patience and respect. September 2017 we will be housed is open on equal terms to members Rules are few and sensible but in a brand new state-of-the-art of all denominations and faiths and enforced consistently. Our discipline learning campus being built by the those with no religious background. policy is underpinned by principles of Education Funding Agency. restorative justice and reconciliation. Everything we do at Trinity is based Ethos, Vision & Values on the school values of Wisdom, Curriculum for Excellence At Trinity Academy we motivate our Fairness, Courage and Self Pupils will study the subjects that pupils to aim for the stars. Every Discipline, underpinned by principles universities value and which make pupil will be encouraged and of inclusivity, integrity, respect and for a broad and balanced ‘liberal supported throughout their time at high aspirations. Trinity provides a education’. We believe that the school to become the best that welcoming, safe, inclusive and education is about more than just they can be. No one will ever be stimulating atmosphere for pupils. getting equipped for the world of written off. Trinity expects most of its

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 Academy Bus routes www.trinityacademylondon.org Year 7 intake 2018/19 P5, 35, 37, 45, 59, 109, 118, 133, 120 (mixed) 159, 250, 333, 350 Wheelchair accessible? Yes

work; a good, rounded education is Enriched School Experience Admissions something valuable in itself. Music, Art, Drama and sports all play Trinity Academy aims to recruit important parts in school life at Trinity applicants from a broad swathe of All pupils study Maths, English, Academy. We also offer a range of SW London encompassing Clapham Physics, Chemistry, Biology, after school activities such as Samba Brixton and Balham and extending Computing, Modern Languages, Drumming, Futsal and Boxing. into Herne Hill, Tulse Hill, Streatham, History, Geography, Philosophy & Tooting, Stockwell, Vauxhall and RE, Art, Music and PE. Some will Trinity Academy is open from 8am to parts of Battersea. Our admissions study additional subjects such as 6pm, with the core school day arrangements are designed to give Latin and Food Technology. starting with registration at 8.20am families across this area a fair chance and finishing at 4.30pm. Between Literacy is a priority at Trinity and all of gaining a place at the school. 4.30 and 6pm pupils can remain in pupils are strongly encouraged to Trinity’s Admissions Policy is school to take part in clubs and read fiction and non-fiction books for available on request and can be activities, do their homework, carry interest and pleasure. Each day downloaded from the school’s out other independent learning there is a Drop Everything And Read website. We recommend you read activities or attend extension classes session where all staff and pupils the full document, but the main offering extra learning support. On stop what they are doing and read a elements of the policy are Friday the core school day finishes book of their choice. summarised here: earlier at 3.30pm. Our Published Admissions Number In the First and Second forms (Years Free and autonomous 7 & 8), pupils are taught most (PAN) for September 2018 entry is Trinity Academy is run by an subjects within the same class in 120 Year 7 pupils. academy trust that is completely order to provide stability and independent of the local Catholic Applicants with a statement of continuity and to help smooth the diocese and of the local authority. Special Educational Needs naming transition between primary and The school is funded directly by the Trinity Academy on the statement will secondary schools. Department for Education. be allocated places before all others. If there are more applicants than places available for September 2018 entry, applicants will be ranked as follows: 1 Looked After Children and children 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 2018 will be ranked next. (Siblings include natural brothers and sisters, half-brothers/

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sisters, step-brothers/sisters, 5 Distance Criteria. All remaining How to apply adopted or foster brothers/sisters.) applicants will be ranked on the 1 Applications must be made Where applications are received basis of the straight-line distance using the Common Application from triplets, twins, other multiple between the front door of the Form from your home borough births and other same-year siblings, applicants’ homes and one or by Tuesday 31 October 2017. places will be allocated to all the other of the Trinity Academy 2 In addition the Supplementary rest of the group of siblings straight reference points. The Clapham Information Form obtainable after a place has been allocated to reference point is the Clock Tower from the school or via any one of them and all of any next to Clapham Common www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions multiple birth/same-year sibling underground station (SW4 7AA). must be completed and sent group will be offered places even if The Brixton reference point is the directly to Trinity Academy by this means exceeding the PAN. centre of the school’s site on Friday 20 October 2017. 3 up to three places that may be Brixton Hill (SW2 1QS). allocated to founders' children. Appeal arrangements Open days 4 Children qualifying for the Pupil unsuccessful applicants have the 4-7pm Premium/Service Premium will be Thursday 12 October, right to appeal against the decision 10am-12noon prioritised next in the rankings for Saturday 14 October, to an independent appeals panel. 4-7pm up to one third of all remaining Tuesday 17 October, Further details and guidance on places. Parents who want to take admissions and appeals are advantage of this preference must available from the school. submit a Supplementary Information Form. If the number of applicants seeking preference under this criterion exceeds the number of places available, ranking within this category will be established by random allocation using a computer programme. You do not have to live in any particular geographical area to apply for preference under this heading. You can live anywhere. You qualify for the Pupil Premium if you have been eligible for free school meals at any time in the past six years. Further details about the Pupil Premium/Service Premium can be found in our admissions policy and guidance pages on the school’s website.

74 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Woodmansterne School

Woodmansterne we have a comprehensive induction programme which we use to gain an in-depth 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 needs. Children in our primary phase have an automatic right to continue into our secondary phase. This provides a unique opportunity to continue our well-established relationships with Woodmansterne is proud to be Our young learners are the pioneers families and build on the in-depth an outstanding, inclusive, co- of our through-school ethos and the knowledge of our children both as educational school serving the realisation of a vision built on a very learners and individuals. children and families of our special partnership between Our shared philosophy ensures there community. We are Lambeth’s Woodmansterne School, the local is consistency around expectations only local authority all-through community and our children and and the cultural ethos of our school. school having opened to our first families. cohort of Year 7 in 2017. We have high expectations for all of The Woodmansterne Learning our young people and believe that Our Vision and Ethos: Working Community: with great teaching and lots of together, at the heart of the Woodmansterne School has a shared encouragement every child can fulfil community, achieving excellence ethos and vision for its service to the their potential. The Woodmansterne in everything we do. community, its families and young way is underpinned by our six core Our Ethos: people. As a through-school we values which embody our ethos and Woodmansterne’s all-through model galvanise the immense strength of are at the heart of everything we do. offers enormous benefits to pupils, our primary provision and success • Integrity families and staff. We have a unique forging a school which provides an • Aspiration approach to primary and secondary exceptional educational environment • Unity transition removing the barriers and and learning experience for our young • Co-operation anxiety traditionally experienced at people. With learners of all ages on • Respect this time. We provide a seamless site our older pupils act as mentors • Responsibility for our younger children and develop transition to the secondary phase, Our staff demonstrate these values their pupil leadership skills. whether your child is from every day and we believe they are Woodmansterne or not. Our staff As an outstanding school we know the key to our learners’ academic work across phases, combining their what information is vital in laying strong and lifelong success. subject specialisms and passion with foundations for the best possible start their experience and commitment to to learning, progress and achievement enriching our children’s learning and in Year 7. For parents who are looking life chances. to send their children to

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 75 Woodmansterne School Woodmansterne School Stockport Road SW16 5XE Tel: 020 8764 1825 Executive Headteacher Ms Samantha Palin BA (Hons), MA, NPQH

Our Enrichment: be and achieve academic success 1: Looked after children. Priority As a through-school we believe our within a creative and stimulating will be given to looked after responsibility goes beyond guiding learning environment. using our childrenand previously looked after your child to academic success and primary expertise, we raise children. Previously looked after nurturing their love of learning. achievement for all our pupils from children are children who were Woodmansterne provides day one in the secondary phase. As looked after, but ceased to be so opportunities and experiences which the school grows, our experienced because they were adopted (or develop our young people’s resilience secondary team will ensure Key became subject to a residence order and emotional well-being and open Stage 4 and 5 offer both academic or special guardianship order) their minds to the possibilities and and vocational pathways as the immediately following having been opportunities available to them. gateway to further education, looked after. A child in public care Through trips, competitions, sports, apprenticeships and career (looked after child) means a person music, local and national collaboration opportunities. under the age of 18 years who is with other schools and universities, provided by social services with We warmly invite you to visit us and we seek to cultivate a love and accommodation by agreement with see for yourself the care and celebration of the arts, valuing the their parents/carers (Section 20 of expertise of our staff and our pupils’ importance of healthy lifestyles, the Children Act 1989) or who is the love of learning. enjoying collaboration and subject of a care order under Part IV competition, developing leadership Admissions criteria of the Act. Children who are looked skills and a community spirit. All pupils being taught/on roll as a after under an agreed series of year 6 pupil at Woodmansterne Why should I choose short-term placement (such as Primary during the academic year Woodmansterne when it has respite) are excluded. 2017/18 and remain on roll during no proven record of exam result 2: Siblings. Children with a brother the Secondary Transfer application success? or sister who already attends the process, will be eligible to The rapid and sustained progress of school, and who will not have left the automatically transfer to the our primary children from their school at the time of admission. As a Woodmansterne secondary phase in starting points speak for themselves. result siblings in Year 11 will not be 2018/19. These children will be At Woodmansterne we challenge regarded as a sibling under this accommodated within the PAN. our learners to be the best they can criterion. A sibling is defined as a full/half/step brother or sister (who are living at the same address in all instances) or a child who is living as part of the family by reason of a court order, or a child who has been placed with foster carers at that address as a result of being looked after by the council. However, children who are looked after under an agreed series of short-term placements (such as respite) will not be regarded as siblings under this criterion.

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 www.woodmansterne.london Year 7 intake 2018/19 50, 60, 109, 118, 152, 255, 463 90 (subject to change due to building considerations) Wheelchair accessible? Yes

3: Children with exceptional 1. All such applications must be How to apply medical or social needs. Children submitted to the MEDSOC Panel via Applications must be made with a professionally supported an iCAF application submitted to the using the Common Application medical or social need, whose LA and must be accompanied with Form from your home borough application identifies a particular the relevant paperwork supporting by Tuesday 31 October 2017. school that is especially able to meet an application on these grounds. Gain an insight into that need. This criterion will also take The applicant must take sole Woodmansterne’s ethos: tours into account where a parent/carer responsibility to provide such of Year 5 & 6 classes and talks has a physical, mental or social need paperwork. Without the provision of with the Executive Headteacher. that is significant and demonstrable the relevant papers which identify all for their child to attend a specific the above, priority will not be given. Open mornings 9.30–10.30am school. This does not include Tuesday 26 September 2. There will be a maximum priority childcare arrangements. The decision Wednesday 27 September limit of 4 children per year group for to prioritise on these grounds will be Thursday 28 September secondary schools/phase (years 7 determined via MEDSOC panel, Wednesday 4 October to 11). which is comprised of the council’s Tuesday 10 October senior management as well as senior 5: Distance. Priority will be given on Open evenings 6-7pm school staff. Documents from an the basis of distance between the appropriate professional (e.g. GP, child’s home and the school, Executive Headteacher talk Thursday 14 September consultant or social worker letter or measured by a straight-line. This Wednesday 20 September report, not including general measurement will be done using a For further opportunities to visit information from a website) must computerized mapping system. This the school and meet with the support these applications. However, measurement will be from a point Executive Headteacher please any supporting evidence does not from the child’s home as identified by visit the school website. automatically mean that applicants the software to a point at the school will gain priority in this criterion as the as profiled in the software. decision to prioritise under this As a tiebreaker for all criteria, priority criterion will solely rest with the will be given to children living closest MEDSOC panel. to the preferred school (measured by Appeal arrangements 4: Children of staff at the school. a straight-line) in accordance with the unsuccessful applicants will have the Applications for children of staff at measuring information in criterion 5. right to appeal against the decision the school. A member of staff for the However, in the case where children to an Independent Admissions purposes of this criterion must be have exactly the same distance Appeals Panel established under the employed by the said school as a between their home and the school, School Standards and Framework teaching assistant or qualified Lambeth LA will randomly allocate Act 1998. Appeals for this school are teacher for a minimum of 0.6fte places as a tiebreaker. arranged by Democratic Services, (16.5 hours teaching staff) and this The admissions criteria for Lambeth tel. 020 7926 2170 or visit employment must have been for at community schools is available in full www.lambeth.gov.uk for an appeals least 3 years at the time of on www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions form (see page 15 for more details). submitting the application (i.e. their employment must have started no later than September 2014).

SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS 77 Applying for schools in other boroughs

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

78 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS Children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND)

Children with statements of available at various locations The SLCR can directly support up to Special Educational Needs or throughout the borough including: 21 students in 2017-18. Qualifying Education Health Care Plan schools, children’s centres and students must have an Education, By the end of Summer term 2017, libraries. Health and Care Plan clearly parents/ carers of children resident in identifying ‘Communication and The Local Offer has two main Lambeth, with a statement of Special Interaction’ as their primary area of purposes: Educational Needs or an Education need, focusing on ‘specific language • accessible and up-to-date Health Care Plan, will receive a letter impairment/developmental language information about available with a form asking for secondary disorder’. As these students are all provision and how to access it, school preferences from Lambeth taught in mainstream classes, they and Special Educational Needs and must also be able to cope with the • responsive to local needs and Disabilities Team. This demands, structures and aspirations by directly involving correspondence will also inform expectations of Dunraven’s children with SEND and their them about the process for mainstream environment. parents, young people with SEND, transferring to secondary school and and service providers in its The Elmgreen School – The inviting them to notify Lambeth ELS development and review. Hearing Support Department – of the name of their preferred school. HSD (sometimes referred to as ‘The The Special Educational Needs and Lambeth Council’s principles for Hearing Impaired unit’) is the Disabilities Team will then consult delivery of its local offer are: Lambeth secondary provision for with your preferred secondary • That the needs of children and students with a hearing loss and school. young people are identified and accompanying communication and assessed as quickly as possible It is therefore important that you learning needs who will benefit from and matched by appropriate complete this form and return it. specialist Teacher of the Deaf and provision, Teaching Assistant (TA) support Further information is available from: • That parents, carers and the throughout the school day. The Special Education Needs and children and young people department is located within The Disabilities (SEND) Team themselves are placed at the Elmgreen School, a state of the art, 10th floor centre of the process. new-build comprehensive so enabling International House • Health and Social Care work a high degree of inclusive education Canterbury Crescent together in the total interest of the and involvement in social experiences. London SW9 7QE child, young person and their phone: 020 7926 9460 families, as laid out in the SEND City Heights E-ACT Academy fax: 020 7926 9453 Code of Practice January 2015. ASD Resource Base. website: www.lambeth.gov.uk The academy is additionally Mainstream schools with resourced for students with statutory The Local Offer provision for children with SEN Statements of SEN or an Education Lambeth sets out in its Local Offer Dunraven School SLC Resource Health Care Plan which has Autistic the support available for local Dunraven School has additional Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as the children and young people with provision for students with speech, primary need. Three students a year SEND. This is published online on language and communication needs will join the academy Resource Base the Young Lambeth website at via its Speech, Language and up to a total of 15 students. www.younglambeth.org.uk/localoffer Communication Resource (SLCR). and in a number of leaflets which are

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London Nautical Secondary Lambeth Schools for children Elm Court is a special secondary School Autistic Spectrum with Statements of Special school for students who have Resource Base is dedicated to Educational Needs or Learning Difficulties with associated Inclusion and is constantly developing Education Health Care Plan Social and Communication Needs. support structures to meet the needs Elm Court School Many of our students have Autism. of pupils and the local community. Elm Park, London SW2 2EF We provide a creative and practical Telephone 020 8674 3412 The ASD Resource Base at The learning environment with a focus Fax 020 8671 7883 London Nautical School is a unit upon achievement and the Email [email protected] within the school that offers help and development of Citizenship and Headteacher support for children with a statement/ Life Skills. Joanna Tarrant EHCP where the main need is BSc (Hons), MA, NPQH Autism. Our ASD Provision team includes 4 specialist ASD teaching assistants, a HLTA and a specialist teacher who are managed and guided by the school’s Inclusion Manager. All students attend mainstream lessons, supported by a specialist Teaching assistant or HLTA. When students are not in lessons, they are within the provision receiving additional individualised support. All of our staff have extensive knowledge and training on autism and inclusion. The vision of our centre is that all students feel included and accepted, which will empower them to participate and make progress alongside their peers. We encourage our students to be as big a part of the mainstream school as possible, and want the provision to be an emotionally secure place for our students at times where they may find aspects of mainstream school demanding.

80 SECTION 3 / SPECIAL EDuCATION NEEDS SCHOOLS Lansdowne Special School The Michael Tippett School Turney School Argyll Close, Dalyell Road Heron Road, London SE24 0HZ Turney Road, London SE21 8LX London SW9 9QL Telephone 020 7326 5898 Telephone 020 8670 7220 Telephone 020 7737 3713 Fax 020 7326 5899 Fax 020 8766 7588 Fax 020 7738 6877 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Executive Headteacher Headteacher Headteacher Mrs Linda Adams Ms Jan Stogdon MEd, NPQH Mrs Linda Adams (MEd); PGSCE (Autism) MEd, PGSCE (Autism) In the heart of Herne Hill The Michael Lansdowne is a secondary school for Tippett Group is a stand out special Turney is a school for children and young people aged 11-19 years who needs organisation for students with young people with special have special educational needs. The a range of complex needs. educational needs aged from 4-18 primary need of our students is autism years. The primary need of our The TMTS Group consists of a with associated communication pupils is autism, with associated School and College. The school difficulties and speech and language communication difficulties and caters for student 11-19 and the delay or disorder. The school has complex global delay. college for students 19-22. recently moved into a purpose built The school is on one site and new building which has been consists of five key stages. designed specially to meet the needs of young people with autism. Admissions criteria Admission to the Lambeth Resource Bases, Elm Court, Lansdowne, The Michael Tippett and Turney School require your child to have a statement of Special Educational Needs or Education Health Care Plan. Contact the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Team for more information on 020 7926 9460.

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Travel assistance We all know how expensive it can be when For pupils with Special Educational your child/ren change schools – new uniforms, Needs travel assistance to and from new shoes, school trips! school may be required. London Mutual Credit union in Lambeth can help Parents/Carers of pupils with a anyone who lives or works in the borough to have statement of SEN or an Education access to safe savings, low cost loans and a straightforward current account. Health Care Plan can make a Small amounts saved regularly can help to cover these costs, and other request for travel assistance to expensive times like Christmas, and the credit union can help you to save. Lambeth Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Transport Team. Established in 1982, London Mutual Credit union is London’s largest community credit union, specialising in providing ethical financial services To apply or for further information to its members. The credit union offers products designed to help all contact 020 7926 9684 or email income groups and has loans to suit everyone, whether employed or [email protected] receiving benefits. The Credit union Current Account has an ATM and Free school meals debit card, so you can shop around for the best deals. When your child is offered a school Don’t be tempted by expensive doorstep lenders. Visit your local branch at place, please contact the school to 10 Acre Lane, SW2 5SG, or join online at www.creditunion.co.uk ascertain their arrangements for free school meals as most are dealt with by the school directly. Uniform grants Lambeth Council does not provide assistance with purchasing uniform. Arrangements maybe able to 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. Tel: 020 7926 9558 Email: [email protected] www.younglambeth.org

82 SECTION 4 / OTHER INFORMATION 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 with confidential and can be about all disagreements and for mediation young people with special aspects of special educational and on the routes of appeal and educational needs and disabilities needs and disability support complaint on matters related to (SEND) and with their parents and delivered in schools and colleges. SEN and disability. 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, statements of SEN, Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP’s) and LDA’s • 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]

OTHER INFORMATION / SECTION 4 83 Apply online and apply on time Deadline: Tuesday 31 October 2017 www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions

Secondary transfer meetings for parents/carers Meetings for parents/carers have been organised to explain the secondary transfer co-ordinated admission arrangements and give you the opportunity to ask questions about the procedure on the following dates: Monday 11 September 2017 6-7pm Allen Edwards Primary School Studley Road, Larkhall Lane, SW4 6RP Wednesday 13 September 2017 5.30-6.30pm Julian’s Primary School (Streatham site) 226 Leigham Court Road, SW16 2RB

These meetings are open to all parents/carers of children transferring to secondary school in 2018, even if they do not attend the named primary schools. Please ensure that if you bring any children to these meetings they remain with you at all times. Lambeth Council and school staff cannot be held liable for unaccompanied children in the building, nor can they take any responsibility for children brought to meetings.

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 (July 2017).

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