Lambeth In-Year admissions 2019/20

Information for parents/carers of children applying for a primary school place from reception to year 6 in the 2019/20 academic year, born between 01/09/2008 and 31/08/2015 Download application lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions Frequently asked questions

What are ‘In-Year’ admissions? in order to support your child, as the form of additional support or home/ An In-Year admission is when a child school has invested so much time school agreements being put in place already attends a school but wishes and effort in your child, please make in the new school. to transfer to another school outside every effort to continue with this of the usual transfer time, for example process and work with the current If, however, there is evidence that your because the child has moved to a school to try and overcome the child has been a victim of other pupils’ new address. These transfers take existing issues which are driving the behaviours, we advise that you obtain place during the academic year, transfer request. You may find a new a statement from the head teacher to which is why they are referred to as school is unwilling to resource the support your transfer request. In-Year admissions. same level of support your school is currently offering to your child. If it becomes clear from your transfer A normal admissions round refers to form/additional information that your applications for the start of reception It is normally found that behaviour child has had an unsettling school in a primary school or secondary patterns, and unfavourable history and/or your child has attended transfer from primary school to year 7 associations with other types of pupil two or more primary schools, it may in . All applications can follow a child from school to not be possible to accept a further outside of normal admissions are school. If the information we receive move unless a change of address regarded as ‘In-Year’ (casual) from your child’s school highlights makes travel to the existing school admissions. that your child has faced difficulties in unreasonable. If this is not the case, complying with its behaviour policies we urge you to work with your child Your application will be considered as and code of conduct, this may be and the school to find a solution In-Year if: taken into account once an offer has that will allow them to successfully • you are applying for a place in been made. This could be in the complete their studies there. years 1 to 6 at a primary school or years 8 to 11 at a secondary school • you are applying for a reception place at a primary school or a year 7 place at a secondary school after school has started in September.

Things to consider before requesting a transfer Transferring schools in-year can, for some children, have a negative impact on a child’s achievement. It can take many months for a child to settle into a new school. For this reason transfers are not actively encouraged where possible.

If your child’s current school have put a number of measures in place

2 Section 1: Frequently asked questions You must not withdraw your available on our In-Year child from attending a school primary web page via unless you have made other lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions arrangements for them to receive full-time education. You Fair Access Protocol must inform the school in writing The purpose of the Fair Access before your child stops attending Protocol (FAP) is to ensure that, and advise them of the new outside the normal admissions educational arrangements in round, unplaced children who place for your child. The school fall into the specified categories and/or your Local Authority are offered a place quickly, so are required to check that the that the amount of time any child, arrangements you are making especially the most vulnerable, who are in place and are satisfactory. remains out of education is kept to Do I need to complete an iCAF a minimum. The FAP will only be if my child has an Education, Lambeth In-Year process used once the In-Year admissions Health and Care Plan? The majority of primary schools in process has been exhausted. The No. If your child has an Education, Lambeth (i.e. academies, foundation, Fair Access Panel considers all the Health and Care Plan, please contact and voluntary-aided schools) do information available and the child’s Lambeth’s Special Education Needs not participate in Lambeth’s In- individual circumstances to make a and Disabilities (SEND) Team on Year admissions process. If you are decision about what school would 020 7926 9460. You also must interested in securing an In-Year best meet the child’s needs. Further not complete any other school place at any of these schools you will details of the FAP will be available via application without first making need to apply to the school directly. lambeth.gov.uk contact with the SEND Team. If you Parents/carers that are interested in are not a Lambeth resident, then you accessing a place at a community So, who will decide who can will need to contact the SEND Team school and/or Oasis or cannot be offered places in in your home borough. Johanna should apply via Lambeth’s Lambeth schools? In-Year application process. The admissions authority for each My child has been permanently school will decide who gets an offer excluded. Do I complete an Please see the tables on pages of a place, if a place is available, by iCAF for another school place? 10-15 about Lambeth schools and using the school’s admissions criteria. No. If you are a Lambeth resident where applications are to be made – Lambeth is the admissions authority please contact the Inclusion Team the school or Lambeth Council. for all community schools in the on 020 7926 6928 to discuss borough. In simple terms, this means: revised educational arrangements During the 2019/20 academic • Lambeth Council will be the as detailed in the permanent year Lambeth School Admissions deciding body for schools that exclusion letter issued to you. Team will piloting on-line In-Year parents/carers apply for through If you are a non-Lambeth resident, applications for Lambeth community Lambeth School Admissions Team please contact your home Local schools and Oasis Academy • where parents/carers apply directly Authority to find out how they can Johanna. More details and a link to to schools, the schools themselves offer support and guidance regarding the In-Year Common Application will be the deciding body. the next steps for your child. Form via Parent Portal will be

Section 1: Frequently asked questions 3 10 Stages parent/carers must follow or be aware of

Stage 1 Stage 2 iCAFs can be handed in to Lambeth Research Apply Civic Centre (an appointment to It is important to consider as much As mentioned above the method do this is required and can be information as possible about the of applying for schools vary booked online at lambeth.gov.uk) or schools you wish to apply to and depending on the school. For alternatively sent by post to: how to apply for them. Lambeth community schools and • For Lambeth community schools Oasis Academy Johanna use the Lambeth School Admissions Team and Oasis Academy Johanna – Lambeth iCAF to list up to three PO Box 734 (see list on pages 10-15 and 19) of these schools in the order you Winchester – please use the Lambeth In-Year prefer them. You can apply for In- SO23 5DG Common Application Form (iCAF) Year places to any school regardless of which borough you live in and Please ensure that you use the right • for other Lambeth schools where you are residing at the time postal charge to make sure your (including private (fee-paying of application, even if you have been application reaches Lambeth School schools)), you will need to placed in temporary accomodation. Admissions Team. We recommend apply directly to them using The details of your iCAF may be that you use recorded delivery to their own form shared with your home borough. ensure you have proof of postage. • if you wish to apply for schools However, please do not list schools in other boroughs please check you do not want your child to attend Stage 3 what their processes are for their ‘just to fill up the form’. Further Proof of child’s date of birth schools (details on page 22) copies of the iCAF can be obtained The primary Lambeth iCAF is only for • check whether your child is likely via lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions children born between 01/09/2008 to be offered a place based on and 31/08/2015. Using this form the school’s published admissions A limited amount of paper iCAFs for children outside this age group criteria. The Lambeth community will be available at Lambeth Civic will result in the form being invalid primary schools and Oasis Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, SW2 (and it will not be processed). You Academy Johanna criteria is on 1EG which is open Monday-Friday must attach proof of your child’s pages 19-21. For other Lambeth 9am-5pm. The completed paper date of birth to the iCAF – either schools these can be found by visiting the Lambeth website at lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions • contact the school directly (see pages 10-15 for contact details) for a copy of their prospectus, or visit their website • Visit the school, they may have set open days or you can contact them to arrange an independent visit • read the latest Ofsted report for the schools you are interested in. These are available for viewing or downloading from ofsted.gov.uk

4 Section 2: 10 Stages parent/carers must follow or be aware of a copy of their birth certificate, Addresses of parent/carers and passport or EU National Identity children may also be checked Card, otherwise the application against Lambeth Council Tax and will not be processed. benefits records to aid verification. Alternatively this could be a copy of your child’s NHS card, medical Applications must be letter or doctors prescription stating accompanied by at least one your child’s date of birth. of the following documents to confirm your name and address as the applicant: Stage 4 • current financial year’s council Proof of address The application address stated Tax letter or statement. This must on your child’s iCAF must be be supplied if you are the council the address where you and your taxpayer child currently live, even if you • copy of your tenancy agreement. have been placed in temporary If this is a new address, supply accomodation. All proof of address a letter from solicitor confirming documents must be attached to the exchange of contracts or tenancy iCAF when it is submitted. agreement • copy of a benefit letter no more Applications received without than 12 months old or a current • *Child Benefit letter for the current all the required proof of address financial year’s Universal Credit financial year (please copy all documents for the parents/carers letter/print-out which includes the pages of the letter to include the may result in the child’s application child’s name. home address on the first page and child’s name on the second being withdrawn if the address Then at least one of the following cannot be verified. This means page) or a current financial year’s as well Universal Credit letter/print-out that your child will not receive an • copy of a benefit letter no more offer of a school place. which includes the child’s name than 12 months old or a current • Child’s National Health Service financial year’s Universal Credit If your child lives between two registration card, or a medical letter/print-out which includes letter or prescription that is no homes, ie. split custody between the child’s name – if not already parents, just one of the parental more than 12 months old provided from above list • immigration documents that show addresses can be used for the • copy of current TV licence. application and for distance address – if applicable • copy of current utility bill • Child Tax Credit Award, notice purposes. The address must be (excluding mobile phone), agreed between both parents/carers for the current financial year no more than 3 months old. (please copy all pages of the letter and is usually the address where • Driving Licence. the child benefit is paid to. If proof to include the home address parent’s name and child’s details). of address is not received, then this Applications must include one may delay the processing of your of the following documents to *If you or your partner are affected by application. confirm the child’s name and the High Income Child Benefit charge address: and have decided to stop Child

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confirm you qualify for this criteria (see page 20 for full details).

Looked After Children (LAC) or Previously Looked After Children (PLAC) A Looked After Child is a child currently in the care of the Local Council (foster or residential care). A Previously Looked After Child is stated as being the following in the 2014 School Admissions Code, Benefit payments, HM Revenue and documentation with your paragraph 1.7: customs have confirmed that you can child’s iCAF. Previously looked after children are still request a copy of your entitlement children who were looked after, reward letter despite the fact that Medical/social but ceased to be so because your payments have stopped. If you want your child’s application they were adopted 17 (or became to be considered as a medical/social subject to a child arrangements If you are unable to submit any or application (where a school has order 18 or special guardianship only some of the documents listed this criterion) because you believe a order 19). Further references to above for you and/or your child, you particular school is especially able previously looked after children in will need to obtain a sworn affidavit to meet your child’s needs above this Code means such children who or affirmation, through a Solicitor. others in the area, you must submit were adopted (or subject to child This affidavit or affirmation must professional documentation arrangements orders or special be signed by a Solicitor holding a outlining the reasons for this guardianship orders) immediately current practising certificate issued with the iCAF for consideration. following having been looked after. by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Submitting this documentation will Please note that Lambeth Council not automatically guarantee your child For ‘Looked After Children’ or cannot contribute towards the cost will be prioritised under this criterion. previously ‘Looked After Children’ of obtaining this. a letter from your child’s social Children of school staff worker, or a copy of court papers If you have any problems supplying If you work at a school that has must be submitted with the iCAF by these documents, please contact criteria for prioritising children of staff the deadline for the correct school’s Lambeth School Admissions Team members, supporting documentation admissions criterion to be given. as soon as possible. from your workplace must be submitted before the deadline Applications outside of cohort Stage 5 for consideration. Submitting this (out of year group) Provide additional documentation will not automatically In line with the School Admissions documentation guarantee your child will be prioritised Code, in some instances parents In additional to the proof of under this criterion. may seek a place for their child address and date of birth outside of their normal age group. documents, you may need to Please discuss this with the head Before deciding to request to delay attach additional supporting of the school in which you work to your child’s admission, you should

6 Section 2: 10 Stages parent/carers must follow or be aware of first contact the school(s) you are of the circumstances of each case interested in applying for. They will and in the best interests of the be able to explain the provision on child concerned. This will include offer to children in their chronological taking account of the parent’s year group, how it is tailored to meet views; information about the child’s the needs of all children including academic, social and emotional those born during the summer development; where relevant, their months and how those needs will medical history and the views of a continue to be met as children move medical professional; whether they up through the school. They may have previously been educated also be able to reassure you about out of their normal age group; and any concerns that you may have. If whether they may naturally have you wish to transfer them in year delayed entry is thought to be in a fallen into a lower age group if it to another school. Senior staff at child’s best interest, parent/carers were not for being born prematurely. your child’s current school must must submit an application for the They must also take into account complete the school’s sections of admissions round relevant to their the views of the head teacher of the form and sign and stamp the child’s chronological age with a the school concerned.” back of the form. formal request made for delayed entry to be considered. Lambeth This application must be received in Please note that if this Transfer LA will manage such a request via the relevant admissions round of the Form is not completed in full, the the following process. child’s chronological year group. whole iCAF will not be processed.

Parents applying for an out-of- If the request is granted and a This form provides more information year group place in a Lambeth place is available in the relevant year for the schools applied for and helps community primary school must group, then the child will be offered them assess what needs your child submit professional documentation a place in the year group agreed by may have and ensure that they can with their application to support this. the MEDSOC Panel and the school. be addressed. If your child is taught in a different year group, a letter from the head If the place is not offered and no offer Stage 7 teacher of your child’s current is made for the child to attend the Change of circumstances school must be attached to this form school is any other year group, the The Lambeth School Admissions confirming this (as per criterion 3 – family will be given the right of appeal. Team will consider your application Children with exceptional medical/ However, if another year group has using the details you provide on social reasons). The MEDSOC been offered in the school then the your form. If you move address Panel will then decide (along with right of appeal will not be offered. you must inform Lambeth School the relevant headteacher for the Admissions Team of your new school concerned) whether such Stage 6 address so we are able to contact an out-of-year group place will be Transfer Form you if we need further information offered at the named school. This The Lambeth iCAF has pages or to communicate the outcome of will allow the LA to comply with A-D which is a ‘Transfer Form’. your application. This also applies section 2.17 of the Code, where it This part of the form must be if you have a change of medical states that “Admission authorities completed if your child is on roll circumstances or if a sibling starts at must make decisions on the basis at a London school already and a preferred school.

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arrangements must be fair and follow the requirements of the School Admissions Code. When and where an offer can be made at a school listed on the iCAF, your child will be offered the single highest place possible. Once a place is offered your child’s name will be removed from the list for all other preference schools unless you request that their name remain on the list on the reply form sent with the outcome letter (please see ‘Waiting List’ information). You have two weeks to accept the Stage 8 sibling who is eligible for a place offer. Failure to reply in this timescale Processing the iCAF under the published admissions may cause the place to be lost and Before we consider a transfer request, criteria, Lambeth LA will randomly offered to another child. information from the previous school allocate the place in order to will be required to help us decide if a determine who gets the offer. The If your child is not offered a place at transfer is appropriate and, if so, how parent/carer can then determine any preference school this will mainly best to achieve this. This is undertaken whether to accept or reject the offer. be because the school for is already in liaison with staff at the school(s) you full in your child’s year group. have applied for. Stage 9 Outcome of application If your child is out of school, and did Applications relating to twins, All your preferences on the iCAF not receive an offer from one of their triplets or other multiple births will be considered at the same preference schools on the iCAF, Where a parent/carer applies for time. A letter should be sent within Lambeth School Admissions Team entry into the same year group for 20 school days to inform you of will seek to allocate a place at a more than one child and it is not the outcome of your application. Lambeth school that has vacancies. possible to offer a place to all of However, please note that regardless This action is taken is in line with them, the names of the children who of the information you obtain about statutory requirements. Decisions were unsuccessful will be added to a school’s performance, schools will on where to allocate places will be the waiting list in accordance with only admit children in accordance made on the basis of distance to the the published admissions criteria, with their admissions criteria when school. (i.e. the nearest school as per other children. Where the vacancies arise. to the child’s home address that determining factor is based on identifies a vacancy). Please note distance, and these children have It is also important to note that that allocations will be made the same home to school distance, it will not always be possible to according to the number of Lambeth LA will randomly allocate offer you a place at the school vacancies there are in the borough. places to determine the rank order. you want for your child. Admission An allocation will be made to a Where there is one school place arrangements decide which children school that parents/carers did not available and there is more than one will or will not get a place. These originally apply for.

8 Section 2: 10 Stages parent/carers must follow or be aware of In this instance you will be required child’s name will remain on waiting Hill, SW2 1RW. to accept the allocated place lists for Lambeth community schools Email: [email protected] however, your child’s name will and Oasis Academy Johanna until remain on the waiting list(s) of the end of the academic year (31 A guidance note on appeals and an the community schools you have August) in which the application appeal form can also be downloaded listed as preferences on the iCAF. was received or until 31 December from the council’s website via Lambeth School Admissions Team of the same year if received after 1 lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions will assist children without a school June. This is an automatic process place wherever possible to ensure and parents/carers will not receive An appeal should be lodged they have an offer as soon as notification of this. After this time a within 20 school days of receipt of possible. *Please note that this is new iCAF will be required to ensure application outcome letter. Appeals also applicable even if you have that details on the waiting list are will be heard within 40 days of requested your child’s name to accurate and up-to-date. being lodged. Democratic Services remain on the waiting lists during the will write to you regarding the academic year. Apply for other schools arrangements for considering your You can apply for more schools appeal. Your appeal will be heard by If you have applied for other whilst your child’s name is on the an Independent Appeals Panel made Lambeth schools or those in waiting list for other schools, or up of panellists with knowledge of other boroughs and a place is you have accepted an allocated education issues. You will be invited offered, please inform Lambeth offer. If requested, Lambeth School to attend the appeal hearing and School Admissions Team as Admissions Team can provide you make representations in person to soon as possible so we have an with information about Lambeth the Independent Appeals Panel. accurate record of where a child schools which have vacancies and You will be informed in writing about will be attending and whether the how to apply for them. the outcome by the Democratic preferences listed on the Lambeth Services Team. iCAF are still required. Appeals You can appeal against the refusal If you wish to appeal against non- Stage 10 of a school place listed on your admission to any other primary Next steps iCAF under the School Standards school, you will need to contact the If your child was not offered your and Framework Act 1998. If you individual school(s) directly to obtain first preference school, we advise wish to appeal against the decision information about how to appeal. you to follow the steps below. not to offer your child a place at a Lambeth community school (see Waiting lists list on pages 10-15 and 19), as If you are unsure about Ensure that your child’s name is on well as Immanuel & St Andrews CE any aspect of the primary the waiting list for the school(s) that Primary School, Oasis Academy In-Year procedure please you applied for and were placed Johanna, Orchard Primary School, contact Lambeth School higher than the school offered on Reay Primary School and Rosendale Admissions Team on your iCAF by stating this on the Primary School, please contact the 020 7926 9503 or email reply form with the outcome letter. Clerk to the Independent Appeals schooladmissions@lambeth. Panel, Democratic Services, 1st gov.uk If this has been requested, your Floor, Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton

Section 2: 10 Stages parent/carers must follow or be aware of 9 Lambeth primary schools Lambeth Council processes applications for the schools listed as dark blue, those in light blue process their own applications.

School DfE code Address Phone no. Website Status Denomination/ Where to apply Religion

Allen Edwards Primary School 208 2808 Studley Road, Larkhall Lane, 020 7622 3985 allenedwards.co.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council SW4 6RP Archbishop Sumner CE 208 3307 Reedworth Street, SE11 4PH 020 7735 2781 archbishop-sumners-primary. Voluntary-aided Church of England School Primary School lambeth.sch.uk Ashmole Primary School 208 2022 Ashmole Street, SW8 1NT 020 7735 2419 ashmoleprimaryschool.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Bonneville Primary School 208 2897 Bonneville Gardens, SW4 9LB 020 8673 1183 bonneville-primary.lambeth.sch.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Christ Church Primary SW9 208 3324 Cancell Road, SW9 6HN 020 7735 1343 christchurchschool.cc Voluntary-aided Church of England School

Christ Church (Streatham) 208 3329 Cotherstone Road, SW2 3NF 020 8674 4308 christchurchstreatham.lambeth.sch.uk Academy Church of England School CE Primary School Clapham Manor Primary School 208 2115 Belmont Road, SW4 0BZ 020 7622 3919 claphammanor.lambeth.sch.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Corpus Christi Catholic School 208 5202 Trent Road, SW2 5BL 020 7274 4722 corpuschristischool.co.uk Academy Catholic School

Crown Lane Primary School 208 2783 Crown Lane, Streatham, 020 8670 4713 crownlane.lambeth.sch.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council SW16 3HX 208 5402 94-98 Leigham Court Road, 020 8696 5600 dunraven.org.uk Academy N/A School SW16 2QB 208 2794 Carnac Street, SE27 9RR 020 8670 1621 gipsyhillfederation.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Fenstanton Primary School 208 2785 Abbots Park, SW2 3PW 020 8674 3311 gipsyhillfederation.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Glenbrook Primary School 208 2836 Clarence Avenue, 020 8674 2387 gipsyhillfederation.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council Clapham Park, SW4 8LD Granton Primary School 208 2265 Granton Road, SW16 5AN 020 8764 6414 grantonprimary.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Heathbrook Primary School 208 2292 St Rule Street, SW8 3EH 020 7622 4101 heathbrook.org Community N/A Lambeth Council

Henry Cavendish Primary School 208 2295 Hydethorpe Road, SW12 0JA 020 8673 3376 henrycavendish.co.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council (Balham) Henry Cavendish Primary School 208 9901 Dingley Lane, SW16 1AU 020 8673 3376 henrycavendish.co.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council (Streatham) Henry Fawcett Primary School 208 2901 Bowling Green Street, SE11 5BZ 020 7735 2764 henryfawcett.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Herbert Morrison Primary School 208 2868 Hartington Road, SW8 2HP 020 7720 3439 herbertmorrisonprimaryschool.co.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Hill Mead Primary School 208 2898 Hillmead Drive, Moorland Road, 020 7274 9304 hillmead.org Community N/A Lambeth Council SW9 8QJ

10 Section 3: Lambeth primary schools School DfE code Address Phone no. Website Status Denomination/ Where to apply Religion

Allen Edwards Primary School 208 2808 Studley Road, Larkhall Lane, 020 7622 3985 allenedwards.co.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council SW4 6RP Archbishop Sumner CE 208 3307 Reedworth Street, SE11 4PH 020 7735 2781 archbishop-sumners-primary. Voluntary-aided Church of England School Primary School lambeth.sch.uk Ashmole Primary School 208 2022 Ashmole Street, SW8 1NT 020 7735 2419 ashmoleprimaryschool.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Bonneville Primary School 208 2897 Bonneville Gardens, SW4 9LB 020 8673 1183 bonneville-primary.lambeth.sch.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Christ Church Primary SW9 208 3324 Cancell Road, SW9 6HN 020 7735 1343 christchurchschool.cc Voluntary-aided Church of England School

Christ Church (Streatham) 208 3329 Cotherstone Road, SW2 3NF 020 8674 4308 christchurchstreatham.lambeth.sch.uk Academy Church of England School CE Primary School Clapham Manor Primary School 208 2115 Belmont Road, SW4 0BZ 020 7622 3919 claphammanor.lambeth.sch.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Corpus Christi Catholic School 208 5202 Trent Road, SW2 5BL 020 7274 4722 corpuschristischool.co.uk Academy Catholic School

Crown Lane Primary School 208 2783 Crown Lane, Streatham, 020 8670 4713 crownlane.lambeth.sch.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council SW16 3HX Dunraven School 208 5402 94-98 Leigham Court Road, 020 8696 5600 dunraven.org.uk Academy N/A School SW16 2QB Elm Wood Primary School 208 2794 Carnac Street, SE27 9RR 020 8670 1621 gipsyhillfederation.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Fenstanton Primary School 208 2785 Abbots Park, SW2 3PW 020 8674 3311 gipsyhillfederation.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Glenbrook Primary School 208 2836 Clarence Avenue, 020 8674 2387 gipsyhillfederation.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council Clapham Park, SW4 8LD Granton Primary School 208 2265 Granton Road, SW16 5AN 020 8764 6414 grantonprimary.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Heathbrook Primary School 208 2292 St Rule Street, SW8 3EH 020 7622 4101 heathbrook.org Community N/A Lambeth Council

Henry Cavendish Primary School 208 2295 Hydethorpe Road, SW12 0JA 020 8673 3376 henrycavendish.co.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council (Balham) Henry Cavendish Primary School 208 9901 Dingley Lane, SW16 1AU 020 8673 3376 henrycavendish.co.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council (Streatham) Henry Fawcett Primary School 208 2901 Bowling Green Street, SE11 5BZ 020 7735 2764 henryfawcett.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Herbert Morrison Primary School 208 2868 Hartington Road, SW8 2HP 020 7720 3439 herbertmorrisonprimaryschool.co.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Hill Mead Primary School 208 2898 Hillmead Drive, Moorland Road, 020 7274 9304 hillmead.org Community N/A Lambeth Council SW9 8QJ

Section 3: Lambeth primary schools 11 Lambeth primary schools Lambeth Council processes applications for the schools listed as dark blue, those in light blue process their own applications.

School DfE code Address Phone no. Website Status Denomination/ Where to apply Religion

Hitherfield Primary School 208 2900 Hitherfield Road, SW16 2JQ 020 8769 8428 hitherfield.co.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Holy Trinity CE Primary School 208 3621 Upper Tulse Hill, SW2 2RL 020 8674 9051 holytrinityceprimary.org.uk Voluntary-aided Church of England School

Immanuel & St Andrew CE 208 5205 Northanger Road, SW16 5SL 020 8679 5005 immanuelschoollambeth.org Voluntary-aided Church of England School Primary School Iqra Primary School 208 3643 127 Park Hill, SW4 9PA 020 7622 3630 iqra.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Muslim School

Jessop Primary School 208 2331 Lowden Road, Herne Hill 020 7274 2333 jessopprimary.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council SE24 0BJ Jubilee Primary School 208 3000 Tulse Hill, SW2 2JE 020 8678 6530 jubilee.lambeth.sch.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Julian’s Primary School Streatham site * 208 5209 226 Leigham Court Rd, SW16 2RB 020 8761 8761 1894 1894 juliansprimary.org.uk Foundation N/A School West Norwood site * 208 5209 16 Wolfington Road, SE27 0JF 020 8761 1894 juliansprimary.org.uk Foundation N/A School Kings Avenue Primary School 208 2903 Kings Avenue, SW4 8BQ 020 7622 1208 kingsavenueschool.co.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Kingswood Primary School 208 2359 gipsyhillfederation.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council Lower site** (Reception to year 2) 55 Gipsy Road, SE27 9NP 020 87618761 48274827 Upper site** (Year 3 to 6) 188 Gipsy Road, SE27 9RD 020 8670 3576 gipsyhillfederation.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council Lark Hall Primary School 208 2371 Smedley Street, SW4 6PH 020 7622 3820 larkhall.lambeth.sch.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Loughborough Primary School 208 2905 Minet Road, SW9 7UA 020 7274 8374 loughboroughprimarylambeth.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Macaulay CE Primary School 208 3375 Victoria Rise, SW4 0NU 020 7622 1355 macaulaycofeschool.co.uk Voluntary-aided Church of England School

Oasis Academy Johanna 208 2332 Johanna Street, Lower Marsh, 020 7928 5814 oasisacademyjohanna.org Academy N/A Lambeth Council SE1 7RH Orchard Primary School 208 3642 Christchurch Road (entrance from 020 8671 4400 orchardprimaryschool.com Voluntary-aided Muslim School Cotherstone Road), SW2 3DH Paxton Primary School 208 2459 Woodland Road, SE19 1PA 020 8670 2935 gipsyhillfederation.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Reay Primary School 208 5206 Hackford Road, SW9 0EN 020 7735 2978 reay.lambeth.sch.uk Foundation N/A School

Richard Atkins Primary School 208 2504 New Park Road, SW2 4JP 020 8674 5601 richardatkins.lambeth.sch.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Rosendale Primary School 208 2899 Rosendale Road, SE21 8LR 020 8670 4962 rosendale.cc Academy N/A School

St. Andrew’s Catholic Primary School 208 5204 Polworth Road, SW16 2ET 020 8769 4980 st-andrewsrc.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Catholic School

St. Andrew’s CE Primary School 208 3403 Kay Road, SW9 9DE 020 7274 7012 standrewsprimaryschoolstockwell.org Voluntary-aided Church of England School

* Please note the child’s address will be measured to both sites and a place allocated at the nearest site with a vacancy. ** Measurements are made to the upper site.

12 Section 3: Lambeth primary schools School DfE code Address Phone no. Website Status Denomination/ Where to apply Religion

Hitherfield Primary School 208 2900 Hitherfield Road, SW16 2JQ 020 8769 8428 hitherfield.co.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Holy Trinity CE Primary School 208 3621 Upper Tulse Hill, SW2 2RL 020 8674 9051 holytrinityceprimary.org.uk Voluntary-aided Church of England School

Immanuel & St Andrew CE 208 5205 Northanger Road, SW16 5SL 020 8679 5005 immanuelschoollambeth.org Voluntary-aided Church of England School Primary School Iqra Primary School 208 3643 127 Park Hill, SW4 9PA 020 7622 3630 iqra.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Muslim School

Jessop Primary School 208 2331 Lowden Road, Herne Hill 020 7274 2333 jessopprimary.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council SE24 0BJ Jubilee Primary School 208 3000 Tulse Hill, SW2 2JE 020 8678 6530 jubilee.lambeth.sch.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Julian’s Primary School Streatham site * 208 5209 226 Leigham Court Rd, SW16 2RB 020 8761 1894 juliansprimary.org.uk Foundation N/A School West Norwood site * 208 5209 16 Wolfington Road, SE27 0JF 020 8761 1894 juliansprimary.org.uk Foundation N/A School Kings Avenue Primary School 208 2903 Kings Avenue, SW4 8BQ 020 7622 1208 kingsavenueschool.co.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Kingswood Primary School 208 2359 gipsyhillfederation.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council Lower site** (Reception to year 2) 55 Gipsy Road, SE27 9NP 020 8761 4827 Upper site** (Year 3 to 6) 188 Gipsy Road, SE27 9RD 020 8670 3576 gipsyhillfederation.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council Lark Hall Primary School 208 2371 Smedley Street, SW4 6PH 020 7622 3820 larkhall.lambeth.sch.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Loughborough Primary School 208 2905 Minet Road, SW9 7UA 020 7274 8374 loughboroughprimarylambeth.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Macaulay CE Primary School 208 3375 Victoria Rise, SW4 0NU 020 7622 1355 macaulaycofeschool.co.uk Voluntary-aided Church of England School

Oasis Academy Johanna 208 2332 Johanna Street, Lower Marsh, 020 7928 5814 oasisacademyjohanna.org Academy N/A Lambeth Council SE1 7RH Orchard Primary School 208 3642 Christchurch Road (entrance from 020 8671 4400 orchardprimaryschool.com Voluntary-aided Muslim School Cotherstone Road), SW2 3DH Paxton Primary School 208 2459 Woodland Road, SE19 1PA 020 8670 2935 gipsyhillfederation.org.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Reay Primary School 208 5206 Hackford Road, SW9 0EN 020 7735 2978 reay.lambeth.sch.uk Foundation N/A School

Richard Atkins Primary School 208 2504 New Park Road, SW2 4JP 020 8674 5601 richardatkins.lambeth.sch.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Rosendale Primary School 208 2899 Rosendale Road, SE21 8LR 020 8670 4962 rosendale.cc Academy N/A School

St. Andrew’s Catholic Primary School 208 5204 Polworth Road, SW16 2ET 020 8769 4980 st-andrewsrc.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Catholic School

St. Andrew’s CE Primary School 208 3403 Kay Road, SW9 9DE 020 7274 7012 standrewsprimaryschoolstockwell.org Voluntary-aided Church of England School

* Please note the child’s address will be measured to both sites and a place allocated at the nearest site with a vacancy. ** Measurements are made to the upper site.

Section 3: Lambeth primary schools 13 Lambeth primary schools Lambeth Council processes applications for the schools listed as dark blue, those in light blue process their own applications.

School DfE code Address Phone no. Website Status Denomination/ Where to apply Religion

St. Anne’s Catholic Primary School 208 5201 6 Durham Street, SE11 5JA 020 7735 4516 st-annes.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Catholic School

St. Bede’s Catholic Infants School 208 5203 Thornton Road, SW12 0LF 020 8674 7292 st-bedes.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Catholic School Reception to year 2 only St. Bernadette Catholic Junior School 208 5200 Atkins Road, SW12 0AB 020 8673 2061 stbernadette.co.uk Voluntary-aided Catholic School Years 3-6 only St. Helen’s Catholic Primary School 208 3641 Knowle Close, SW9 0TQ 020 7274 4343 st-helens.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Catholic School

St. John’s (Angell Town) 208 3466 85 Angell Road, SW9 8ND 020 7274 4847 st-johns.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Church of England School CE Primary School St. John the Divine 208 3457 Warham Street, Camberwell 020 7735 4898 stjohn.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Church of England School CE Primary School New Road, SE5 0SX St. Jude’s CE Primary School 208 3491 Regent Road, SE24 0LX 020 7274 2883 st-judes.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Church of England School

St. Leonard’s CE Primary School 208 3493 42 Mitcham Lane, SW16 6NW 020 8769 2712 st-leonards.lambeth.sch.uk Academy Church of England School

St. Luke’s CE Primary School 208 3499 Linton Grove, SE27 0DZ 020 8670 1981 st-lukes-primary.lambeth.sch.uk Academy Church of England School

St. Mark’s CE Primary School 208 3502 Harleyford Road, SE11 5SL 020 7735 1467 stmarkscofeprimarylambeth.co.uk Voluntary-aided Church of England School

St. Mary’s RC Primary School 208 5208 Crescent Lane, SW4 9QJ 020 7622 5479 st-marys.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Catholic School

St. Saviour’s CE Primary School 208 3589 Herne Hill Road, SE24 0AY 020 7274 7986 stsaviourslambeth.co.uk Voluntary-aided Church of England School

St. Stephen’s CE Primary School 208 3596 Dorset Road, SW8 1EJ 020 7735 1023 st-stephens.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Church of England School

Stockwell Primary School 208 2902 Road, SW9 9TG 020 7274 7687 stockwell-pri.lambeth.sch.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Streatham Wells Primary School 208 2895 50 Palace Road, SW2 3NJ 020 8674 3742 streathamwells.lambeth.sch.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Sudbourne Primary School 208 2575 Hayter Road, SW2 5AP 020 7274 7631 sudbourne.com Community N/A Lambeth Council

Sunnyhill Primary School 208 2578 Sunnyhill Road, SW16 2UW 020 8769 4785 sunnyhillprimary.com Community N/A Lambeth Council

Telferscot Primary School 208 2591 Telferscot Road, SW12 0HW 020 8673 7362 telferscot.lambeth.sch.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Vauxhall Primary School 208 2617 Vauxhall Street, SE11 5LG 020 7735 4535 vauxhallprimary.org.uk Foundation N/A School

Van Gogh Primary 208 5207 Hackford Road, SW9 0RD 020 7735 8348 vangoghprimary.org.uk Academy N/A School

Walnut Tree Walk Primary School 208 2626 Walnut Tree Walk, SE11 6DS 020 7735 1402 wtwschool.co.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Woodmansterne Primary School 208 2657 Stockport Road, SW16 5XE 020 8764 1825 woodmansterne.london Community N/A Lambeth Council

Wyvil Primary School 208 2664 Wyvil Road, SW8 2TJ 020 7622 1164 wyvilschool.org.uk Foundation N/A School

14 Section 3: Lambeth primary schools School DfE code Address Phone no. Website Status Denomination/ Where to apply Religion

St. Anne’s Catholic Primary School 208 5201 6 Durham Street, SE11 5JA 020 7735 4516 st-annes.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Catholic School

St. Bede’s Catholic Infants School 208 5203 Thornton Road, SW12 0LF 020 8674 7292 st-bedes.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Catholic School Reception to year 2 only St. Bernadette Catholic Junior School 208 5200 Atkins Road, SW12 0AB 020 8673 2061 stbernadette.co.uk Voluntary-aided Catholic School Years 3-6 only St. Helen’s Catholic Primary School 208 3641 Knowle Close, SW9 0TQ 020 7274 4343 st-helens.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Catholic School

St. John’s (Angell Town) 208 3466 85 Angell Road, SW9 8ND 020 7274 4847 st-johns.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Church of England School CE Primary School St. John the Divine 208 3457 Warham Street, Camberwell 020 7735 4898 stjohn.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Church of England School CE Primary School New Road, SE5 0SX St. Jude’s CE Primary School 208 3491 Regent Road, SE24 0LX 020 7274 2883 st-judes.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Church of England School

St. Leonard’s CE Primary School 208 3493 42 Mitcham Lane, SW16 6NW 020 8769 2712 st-leonards.lambeth.sch.uk Academy Church of England School

St. Luke’s CE Primary School 208 3499 Linton Grove, SE27 0DZ 020 8670 1981 st-lukes-primary.lambeth.sch.uk Academy Church of England School

St. Mark’s CE Primary School 208 3502 Harleyford Road, SE11 5SL 020 7735 1467 stmarkscofeprimarylambeth.co.uk Voluntary-aided Church of England School

St. Mary’s RC Primary School 208 5208 Crescent Lane, SW4 9QJ 020 7622 5479 st-marys.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Catholic School

St. Saviour’s CE Primary School 208 3589 Herne Hill Road, SE24 0AY 020 7274 7986 stsaviourslambeth.co.uk Voluntary-aided Church of England School

St. Stephen’s CE Primary School 208 3596 Dorset Road, SW8 1EJ 020 7735 1023 st-stephens.lambeth.sch.uk Voluntary-aided Church of England School

Stockwell Primary School 208 2902 Stockwell Road, SW9 9TG 020 7274 7687 stockwell-pri.lambeth.sch.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Streatham Wells Primary School 208 2895 50 Palace Road, SW2 3NJ 020 8674 3742 streathamwells.lambeth.sch.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Sudbourne Primary School 208 2575 Hayter Road, SW2 5AP 020 7274 7631 sudbourne.com Community N/A Lambeth Council

Sunnyhill Primary School 208 2578 Sunnyhill Road, SW16 2UW 020 8769 4785 sunnyhillprimary.com Community N/A Lambeth Council

Telferscot Primary School 208 2591 Telferscot Road, SW12 0HW 020 8673 7362 telferscot.lambeth.sch.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Vauxhall Primary School 208 2617 Vauxhall Street, SE11 5LG 020 7735 4535 vauxhallprimary.org.uk Foundation N/A School

Van Gogh Primary 208 5207 Hackford Road, SW9 0RD 020 7735 8348 vangoghprimary.org.uk Academy N/A School

Walnut Tree Walk Primary School 208 2626 Walnut Tree Walk, SE11 6DS 020 7735 1402 wtwschool.co.uk Community N/A Lambeth Council

Woodmansterne Primary School 208 2657 Stockport Road, SW16 5XE 020 8764 1825 woodmansterne.london Community N/A Lambeth Council

Wyvil Primary School 208 2664 Wyvil Road, SW8 2TJ 020 7622 1164 wyvilschool.org.uk Foundation N/A School

Section 3: Lambeth primary schools 15 Lambeth primary schools

Primary schools

1 Allen Edwards 25 Oasis Academy Johanna Primary School 26 Jubilee Primary School 2 Archbishop Sumner’s CE 27a Julian’s Primary School Primary School (Streatham site) 3 Ashmole Primary School 27b Julian’s Primary School 4 Bonneville Primary School (West Norwood site) 5 Clapham Manor Primary School 28 Kings Avenue 6 Christ Church Primary SW9 Primary School 7 Christ Church (Streatham) 29a Kingswood Primary School CE Primary School (Lower site) 8 Corpus Christi Catholic 29b Kingswood Primary School Primary School (Upper site) 9 Crown Lane Primary School 30 Lark Hall Primary School 10 Dunraven School 31 Loughborough Primary School 11 Elm Wood Primary School 32 Macaulay CE Primary School 12 Fenstanton Primary School 33 Orchard Primary School 13 Glenbrook Primary School 34 Paxton Primary School 14 Granton Primary School 35 Reay Primary School 15 Heathbrook Primary School 36 Richard Atkins Primary 16a Henry Cavendish Primary School School (Balham site) 37 Rosendale Primary 16b Henry Cavendish Primary School School (Streatham site) 38 St Andrew’s Catholic 17 Henry Fawcett Primary School Primary School 39 St Andrew’s CE 18 Herbert Morrison Primary School Primary School 40 St Anne’s Catholic 19 Hill Mead Primary School Primary School 20 Hitherfield Primary School 41 St Bede’s Catholic 21 Holy Trinity CE Infants School Primary School 42 St Bernadette’s Catholic 22 Immanuel and St Andrew Junior School CE Primary School 43 St Helen’s Catholic 23 Iqra Primary School Primary School 24 Jessop Primary School

16 Section 3: Lambeth primary schools WA TERLOO BRIDGE

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WA TERLOO ROAD

WESTMINSTER BRIDGE 25 ROAD

RIVER THAMES

LAMBETH BRIDGE LAMBETH ROADKENNINGTON ROAD 60 2

VAUXHALL BRIDGE VAUXHALL KENNINGTON LANE 44 St John’s Angell Town T EMBANKMENT 59 CE Primary School ALBER ARK ROAD 40 45 St John the Divine CE 49 17 KENNINGTON Primary School KENNINGTON P 3 CAMBER 46 St Jude’s CE Primary School 62 WELL NEW ROAD 52 45 47 St Leonard’s CE Primary School 18

35 BRIXTON ROAD SOUTH LAMBETH ROAD LAMBETH SOUTH 6 48 St Luke’s CE Primary School TH ROAD CLAPHAM ROAD 58 49 St Mark’s CE Primary School ANDSWOR W 1

50 St Mary’s RC Primary School STOCKWELL ROAD LOUGHBOROUGH STOCKWELL 31 DENMARK HILL 15 ROAD 51 St Saviour’s CE Primary 30 39 43 44 School NOR TH ST CEDARS ROAD 53 BRIXTON 52 St Stephen’s CE Primary School 5 HIGH STREET 32 51 53 Stockwell Primary School CLAPHAM CLAPHAM COLDHARBOUR LANE 54 Streatham Wells LONG RD 19 ACRE LANE 24 PARK ROAD EFFRA ROAD Primary School 50 HERNE HILL CLAPHAM 55 55 Sudbourne Primary School 28 HERNE HILL DUL 8 WICH ROAD 46 56 Sunnyhill Primary School 23

4 13 TULSE HILL 57 Telferscot Primary School BRIXTON HILL CLAPHAM COMMON SOUTH SIDE 26 58 Van Gogh Primary CRO POYNDERS ROAD 36 XTED 59 Vauxhall Primary School 42 21 ROAD 33 60 Walnut Tree Walk CHRISTCHURCH7 37 16a 41 ROAD Primary School 57 12 54 THURLOW 61 PARK ROAD

NOR

SOUTH CRO 62 Wyvil Primary School 16b WOOD ROAD THAM HILL STREATHAM HILL

STREA 20 XTED ROAD

11 STREATHAM 10 27b

47 HILL KNIGHTS HIGH ROAD 56 27a 29a 29b

THAM 48

STREA WEST NORWOOD 38 9 TH STREATHAM COMMON NOR CROWN DALE 34 EARDLEY RD

WESTOW HILL 22

VALE 14 THAMSTREA THAM VALE STREA 61 Section 3: Lambeth primary schools 17 Children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) Choosing and applying for a school for a child with an EHCP

Children with an Education, home borough’s Special Educational London SW2 1EG, Monday-Friday Health and Care Plan (EHCP) Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Team 9am-5pm. Admission to a special school directly for advice. Phone: 020 7926 9460 requires a child to have an Email: [email protected] EHCP, which follows a statutory Special Education Needs and or visit Lambeth’s Local Offer assessment. However, if your child Disabilities (SEND) Team website at lambeth.gov.uk/send- already has an EHCP, contact your Lambeth Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, local-offer

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

What help do we offer parents and carers? • Email support • Meetings in person • Support communicating with professionals e.g. writing letters, emails and telephone calls • Guidance on SEN support and Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP’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]

18 Section 4: Children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) Lambeth primary community schools’ admissions criteria

The following schools admit • Granton Primary School • Loughborough Primary School pupils using the Lambeth • Heathbrook Primary School • Paxton Primary School community primary schools • Henry Cavendish Primary School • Richard Atkins Primary School admissions criteria: • Henry Fawcett Primary School • Stockwell Primary School • Allen Edwards Primary School • Herbert Morrison Primary School • Streatham Wells Primary School • Ashmole Primary School • Hill Mead Primary School • Sudbourne Primary School • Bonneville Primary School • Hitherfield Primary School • Sunnyhill Primary School • Clapham Manor Primary School • Jessop Primary School • Telferscot Primary School • Crown Lane Primary School • Jubilee Primary School • Walnut Tree Walk Primary School • Elm Wood Primary School • Kings Avenue Primary School • Woodmansterne Primary School • Fenstanton Primary School • Kingswood Primary School and Oasis Academy Johanna • Glenbrook Primary School • Lark Hall Primary School

Section 5: Lambeth primary community schools’ admissions criteria 19 Lambeth primary community schools’ admissions criteria

Lambeth LA, as the admission Criterion 2 Documents from an appropriate authority for all Lambeth community Siblings professional (eg. GP, consultant primary schools, will comply, Children with a brother or sister who or social worker letter or report, wherever possible, with parents/ already attends the school, and not including general information carers wishes where they have who will not have left the school at from a website) must support expressed a preference for a the time of admission. As a result these applications. However, any particular school. Nevertheless, if siblings in the nursery of a primary supporting evidence does not there are more applications than school will not be regarded as a automatically mean that applicants places available, priority will be given sibling under this criterion. A sibling will gain priority in this criterion to children in the following order: is defined as a full/half/step brother as the decision to prioritise under or sister (who are living at the same this criterion will solely rest with Criterion 1 address in all instances) or a child the MEDSOC panel. There is no Looked After Children who is living as part of the family by framework (statutory or otherwise) Priority will be given to Looked After reason of a court order, or a child for a parent/carer to appeal against Children and Previously Looked who has been placed with foster the decision of the MEDSOC Panel. After Children. Previously looked carers at that address as a result All Panel decisions are final and after children are children who of being looked after by the Local binding for both school and children. were looked after, but ceased to Authority. However, children who are be so because they were adopted looked after under an agreed series Criterion 4 (or became subject to a residence of short-term placements (such Children of staff at the school order or special guardianship order) as respite) will not be regarded as Applications for children of staff at immediately following having been siblings under this criterion. the school. A member of staff for looked after. A child in public care the purposes of this criterion must be employed by the said school (looked after child) means a person Criterion 3 as a teaching assistant or qualified under the age of 18 years who is Children with Exceptional teacher for a minimum of 0.6fte provided by social services with Medical or Social Needs (16.5 hours teaching staff) and accommodation by agreement with Children with a professionally this employment must have been their parents/carers (Section 20 of supported medical or social need, for at least 3 years at the time of the Children Act 1989) or who is whose application identifies a submitting the application (i.e. their the subject of a care order under particular school that is especially employment must have started no Part IV of the Act. Children who able to meet that need. This criterion later than September 2016). are looked after under an agreed will also take into account where a series of short-term placements parent/carer has a physical, mental 1. All such applications must be (such as respite) are excluded. All or social need that is significant submitted to the MEDSOC applications under this criterion must and demonstrable for their child to Panel via an iCAF application be supported by a letter from the attend a specific school. This does submitted to the LA and must relevant Local Authority. not include childcare arrangements. be accompanied with the The decision to prioritise on these relevant paperwork supporting grounds will be determined via an application on these grounds. MEDSOC panel, which is comprised The applicant must take sole of the council’s senior management responsibility to provide such as well as senior school staff. paperwork. Without the provision

20 Section 5: Lambeth primary community schools’ admissions criteria of the relevant papers which It is not acceptable for a family to identify all the above, priority will use a temporarily rented address to not be given. secure a place of their preference. In disputed cases, Lambeth School 2. There will be a maximum priority Admissions will make a judgement limit of 1 child per form of entry based on the evidence available to per year group for primary them and have the right to withdraw schools/phase (reception to year an offer if it is deemed to have be 6) (ie up to 7 children in total in a fraudulently obtained. Applications one form entry school). or offers under this criteria will only be valid once proof of address has Criterion 5 been given and confirmed. Distance Priority will be given on the basis of As a tiebreaker for all criteria, priority school will operate the community11 distance between the child’s home will be given to children living closest school admissions criteria as above, and the school, measured by a to the preferred school (measured by except for criteria 5. The proposed straight-line. This measurement will be a straight-line) in accordance with the admissions criterion 4 is as follows: done using a computerized mapping measuring information in criterion 5. system. The measurement will be However, in the case where children Tiebreaker from a point from the child’s home as have exactly the same distance In the event of a tiebreaker once all identified by the software to a point at between their home and the school, criteria have been applied, priority will the school as profiled in the software. Lambeth LA will randomly allocate be given to children living closest to The child’s home address will be the places as a tiebreaker. the relevant nodal point, measured child’s permanent place of residency by a straight-line, in accordance and must not be a business address The admissions criteria for Lambeth with the measuring information in or the address of a relative or carer, community schools is available in full criterion 5. However, in the case unless they have legal custody of on lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions where children have exactly the same the child. Applications must only be distance between their home and the made from a single address. Henry Cavendish Primary School school, Lambeth LA will randomly and Kingswood Primary School allocate places as a tiebreaker. If parents/carers are separated have a different criterion for and share custody of the child, the determining proximity from the Distance Measurements for address given should be that of the home to school as set out below. Kingswood Primary School parent/carer with whom the child Priority will be given to children on spends most of the school week, Over-subscription criteria for the basis of proximity to a central and will be the address where Child Henry Cavendish Primary School point on the Kingswood Upper site, Benefit is payable/child is registered. (Balham and Streatham Sites) Gipsy Road, SE27 9RD only. If the parent/carer making the Lambeth LA is the admissions application lives at a different authority for Henry Cavendish address to the child, a letter of Primary, which operates from a split explanation should be attached. site (Balham and Streatham). The

Section 5: Lambeth primary community schools’ admissions criteria 21 Schools in other boroughs

All boroughs produce a booklet London Borough of Lewisham London Borough of Wandsworth similar to this one, which gives School Admissions Pupil Services Section full details of schools and how Laurence House Education and Social Services to apply for them. Details of local 1 Catford Road Department school admissions teams in London SE6 4RU Town Hall Extension other boroughs within reasonable Tel. 020 8314 8282 Wandsworth High Street distance to Lambeth are lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/ London SW18 2PU listed here. education/schools/schooladmission/ Tel. 020 8871 7316 Pages wandsworth.gov.uk/admissions London Borough of Bromley Schools Admissions Team London Borough of Merton City of Westminster Civic Centre Schools Admissions Team School Admissions Team Stockwell Close Civic Centre Kensington Town Hall Bromley BR1 3UH London Road Hornton Street Tel. 020 8313 4044 Morden SM4 5DX London W8 7NX bromley.gov.uk Tel. 020 8274 4906 Tel. 020 7745 6433 merton.gov.uk/admissions westminster.gov.uk/admissions London Borough of Croydon School Admissions Team London Borough of Southwark 4th Floor (Zone A) School Admissions Team Bernard Weatherill House Southwark Children’s Services 8 Mint Walk 4th Floor, Hub 3 Croydon, CR0 1EA PO Box 64529 Tel. 020 8726 6400 London SE1P 5LX croydon.gov.uk/education/ Tel. 020 7525 5337 schools-new/school-admissions/ southwark.gov.uk/schooladmissions

22 Section 6: Schools in other boroughs School term and holidays

School term and holiday dates 2019/20

Term Start date Finish date Number of days Term One Monday 2 September 2019 Friday 18 October 2019 35 Holiday Monday 21 October 2019 Friday 25 October 2019 Term Two Monday 28 October 2019 Friday 19 December 2019 39 Holiday Friday 20 December 2019 Friday 3 January 2020 Term Three Monday 6 January 2020 Friday 14 February 2020 30 Holiday Monday 17 February 2020 Friday 21 February 2020 Term Four Monday 20 February 2020 Friday 3 April 2020 30 Holiday Monday 6 April 2020 Monday 17 April 2020 Term Five Monday 20 April 2020 Friday 22 May 2020 24 Holiday Monday 25 May 2020 Friday 29 May 2020 Term Six Monday 1 June 2020 Tuesday 21 July 2020 37

Total number of days = 195 Professional Training Days (INSET) Bank and public holidays From the 195 pupil days set out • Monday 25 December 2019 above, headteachers will need (Christmas Day) to designate, in consultation with • Tuesday 26 December 2019 staff, five non-teaching staff (Boxing Day) development days (INSET), • Wednesday 1 January 2020 which may be allocated as whole (New Year) day training sessions during pupil • Friday 10 April 2020 holiday periods or by the use of (Good Friday) additional hours before or after • Monday 13 April 2020 school sessions. (Easter Monday) • Monday 4 May 2020 (May Day) • Monday 25 May 2020 (Spring Bank Holiday) • Monday 27 August 2020 (Summer Bank Holiday)

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Section 7: Holidays 23 Lambeth School Admissions Team

PO Box 734 Winchester SO23 5DG

020 7926 9503 lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions

Thank you to all schools that provided photos for the booklet.

All information in this booklet, published by London Borough of Lambeth, is accurate at time of print. (September 2019).

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