Secondary schools in Lambeth 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 secondary school 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 London 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 Academy 30 Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School 33 City Heights E-ACT Academy 36 Dunraven School 39 Durand Academy 42 The Elmgreen School 45 Lambeth Academy 48 La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ School 51 Lilian Baylis Technology School 54 The London Nautical School 57 The Norwood School 60 Oasis Academy South Bank 63 Platanos College 66 Saint Gabriel’s College 69 St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls 72 Trinity Academy 75 Woodmansterne School 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 Department for Education. Community schools are run by the local council. It employs the school’s staff, and runs the admission procedure. Their running costs are met from public funds which come through the local council (mainly council tax and grants from central government). They provide free education. 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. Ofsted The national Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted), is the government department responsible for inspecting schools and reporting on standards of achievement and the quality of education provided. Parents/carers 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 Key Stage 4 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 Lambeth College. 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.