Secondary transfer meetings Tuesday 4 August 9am–1pm These meetings are open to all

for parents/carers (including workshop) parents/carers of children transferring

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:
Rooms 5/6/7, 3rd Floor
International House
Canterbury Crescent
London SW9 7QE
Tuesday 15 September 6–7pm
Julian's Primary School
226 Leigham Court Road
London SW16 2RB
to secondary school in 2010, even if they
do not attend the above primary schools.
Please ensure that if you bring any children
to the above 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.
Secondary schools in Lambeth

Wednesday 23 September 6–7pm

Archbishop Sumner Primary
Transferring to a secondary school
School, Reedworth Street
London SE11 4PH

Bengali

020 7926 9503 65

French

020 7926 9503

Polish
W celu uzyskania niniejszych informacji w
Spanish
j zyku polskim, prosimy o kontakt telefoniczny
na numer 020 7926 9503
0845 300 0328
Portuguese
Portuguese

020 7926 9503

0845 300 0328
Somali
French
Haddii aad rabtit warbixintaan oo Af Soomaali
ku qoran, fadlan la soo xirriir 020 7926
Information for parents/carers
0845 9503
300 0328
Spanish
Bengali
of children transferring from
primary to secondary school
020 7926
08459503
300 0328 in September 2010
Twi
Twi

020 7926 9503 Closing date

Main photography: Emma Jane Richards
Yoruba (at Charles Edward Brooke Church of Friday 23 October 2009
England Girls' School, Stockwell Park
020 7926 9503 High and Lambeth Academy). See back cover for secondary transfer
Many thanks to all other contributions. meeting dates
If you would like this information in large
print, in Braille, on audio tape or in another All information in this booklet, published by

language, please phone 020 7926 9503. London Borough of Lambeth, is accurate
at time of print (July 2009).
Apply online www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions
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Section 1: Introduction
Contents

2 Section 1: Process and procedure

3 Introduction by Phyllis Dunipace and Councillor Paul McGlone
5 Apply online for your child’s secondary school place
6 Checklist for using Lambeth’s online or
paper Common Application Form (CAF)
7 Secondary transfer and the London co-ordinated
admissions procedure
12 Secondary transfer: Key dates
13 School term dates 2010/2011

14 Section 2: Lambeth secondary schools

15 Archbishop Tenison’s School
18 Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
21 Charles Edward Brooke Church of England Girl's School
24 Dunraven School
27 The Elmgreen School
30 Evelyn Grace Academy
33 Lambeth Academy
36 La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ School
39 Lilian Baylis Technology School
42 The London Nautical School
45 The Norwood School
48 St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls
51 Stockwell Park High School
54 Applying for schools in other boroughs

55 Section 3: Special Educational Needs (SEN)

56 Elm Court School
57 Lansdowne School
58 The Michael Tippett School
59 Turney School

60 Section 4: Other information

65 Map showing Lambeth secondary schools

Centre pages: Lambeth Common Application Form (CAF)

This form is only for children born between 01/09/98 and 31/08/99,
or taught as a Year 6 child during the 2009/10 academic year, and
who are Lambeth residents

PROCESS AND PROCEDURE / SECTION 1 1

 Introduction

A brief guide to terms used in this booklet Choosing a secondary school

with your child is a really exciting
Parents/carers The term parents includes carers and legal guardians. time and in Lambeth we have
Children and Young People’s Service The new Children and Young many excellent secondary
People’s Service is a department of Lambeth Council and brings together schools that offer high quality
all services for children under one banner and replaces the Education learning opportunities, excellent
Department, Children Services and Social Services. facilities and highly professional Phyllis Dunipace Councillor Paul McGlone
Home borough The borough where your child lives. staff dedicated to meeting the Executive Director for Children and Cabinet Member for Children and
School borough The borough where the school is. needs of all young people. Young People’s Services Young People
Academies Academies are publicly funded independent schools that
provide a free education to pupils of all abilities. They are established by
sponsors from business, faith or voluntary groups working with partners Quality of education range of extra-curricular activities Specialist subject provision
from the local community. In recent inspections, all mainstream which support the development of All Lambeth mainstream secondary
Community schools Community schools are often referred to as state secondary schools in Lambeth were young people’s sporting achievement, schools have at least one subject
schools. Their running costs met from public funds which come through the judged ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’. Many musical and creative ability as well specialism. This means that they
local council (mainly council tax and grants from central government). They of the special secondary schools as making a contribution to society. offer a particular expert focus on
provide free education. also received ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ a subject whilst also ensuring that
Foundation schools Foundation schools are funded through the local judgements and all schools in Education provision the curriculum overall is well taught
council. They make their own arrangements for admissions and provide Lambeth are improving year on year. Lambeth Council is one of the first and resourced.
free education. local authorities to benefit from the
Special schools Special schools cater for children that have a statement Ofsted reports are easily available to government’s national programme Schools have listed their specialisms
of Special Educational Needs (SEN) and whose special needs are such that read online. Visit www.ofsted.gov.uk ‘Building Schools for the Future’. in their admissions information
they cannot be met in a mainstream school. All children attending a special or contact the school directly for a As a result we have opened three (see pages 15 – 53) and you will find
school must have a statement of Special Educational Needs. hard copy. new schools and carried out a wide range of subjects covered
Voluntary-aided schools Voluntary-aided schools are set up by voluntary refurbishments in many schools across the borough. If your child has
bodies, usually churches, but have their running costs met from public Another measure of the quality across the borough. By September a specific interest in an area of the
funds which come through the local council. They provide free education. of education is GCSE results. this year, a further two schools will curriculum you can identify a school
The voluntary-aided schools in Lambeth have very close links to their Lambeth schools continue to be moved into new buildings. with a specialism that may suit your
church, and are often referred to as church schools. Each voluntary-aided improve and last year’s GCSE results child as one of your preferences.
school has its own admissions policy. were the highest ever with 62.2% These buildings are designed to
Voluntary-controlled schools Voluntary-controlled schools are run of young people achieving 5 A*– C enable staff and pupils to work in Lambeth Council remains committed
by the local council. It employs the school’s staff, and runs the admission grades, with many of Lambeth ways that reflect the new demands to continuously improving and
procedure. The council is normally the admission authority. In this case, schools achieving a higher of the curriculum whilst ensuring delivering the best educational
the school’s governing body must, by law, implement the council’s result than the national average. young people have access to opportunities for children and
decisions on individual applications, and act in accordance with the Achievement in the core subjects state-of-the-art IT, sporting and young people so that they are
admission arrangements determined and published by the council. of English and maths has risen creative facilities. enabled to achieve their full potential
Ofsted The national Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted), is the significantly in Lambeth. and play an active role in society.
government department responsible for inspecting schools and reporting Lambeth Council continues to work
on standards of achievement and the quality of education provided. Lambeth schools enable young hard with the government to make
people to attain well at the end of all of our schools truly fit for 21st
Key Stage 4 and provide a wide century education.

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This booklet guides
parents/carers and their children
through the admission process
for September 2010. It contains
guidelines on how to apply,
procedures for secondary
transfer, a description of each
Lambeth secondary school
and what they have to offer.
Please read carefully the
admissions criteria for the
schools you are interested in.
You should contact individual
schools directly for specific
information and request a copy
of the school’s own prospectus.
Before making your application,
try to attend open days/evenings
to speak to staff and form your
4 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE
own opinion of the school’s
suitability for your child.
The London-wide application
system means that wherever you
live, you can apply for a secondary
school place in up to six schools
using one single form from your
council. You can apply online
www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions
or by completing a paper Common
Application Form. Whichever
method you choose, your
application must be received
by Friday 23 October 2009.
The council is holding three
information meetings for
parents/carers, which you are
encouraged to attend. Details
are set out on page 8.
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
• Visit the website at
www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions
• Visit the One Stop Shop, Ground
Floor, International House,
Canterbury Crescent, Brixton.
The nearest London Underground
station is Brixton on the Victoria
Line. The One Stop Shop is
open at the following times:
Mon – Thurs 9.30am – 4.30pm
Friday 11.00am – 4.30pm
Apply online for your
child’s secondary school
place
www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions
If your child is transferring from primary to secondary school in
September 2010 and was born between 01/09/98 and 31/08/99 or
taught as a Year 6 child during the 2009/10 academic year, you
need to apply for a school place for them. Paper application forms
are still available but many parents /carers may find it easier to
apply online using the eAdmissions system.
The benefits of applying online:
• It is simple, safe, quick and easy to use.
• Your application won’t get lost in the post.
• Drop down school lists help reduce errors and save you time.
• Information can be checked online and changed at any point without
the need to fill in another form.
• If you have any questions or problems regarding the online admissions
website or process, please call the London Grid for Learning
supportline on 020 8255 5555 option 4.
• You will be issued with a unique reference number similar to this:
208-2010-09-E-001234, which will be your proof that your application
has been received.
• The online system is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, up
until midnight on the closing date of Friday 23 October 2009.
• You can see the result of your application from 7.00am on 2 March 2010,
rather than waiting for your letter to arrive in the post. In addition you will
receive an email with the result of the application later that day.
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.
PROCESS AND PROCEDURE / SECTION 1 5
Checklist for using Lambeth’s
online or paper Common Application
Form (CAF)
The completed Common
Application Forms should be
returned by Friday 23 October 2009
Online
www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions
by 12 midnight
By post
Lambeth School Admissions Team
CYPS ERAA Service, 4th Floor
International House
Canterbury Crescent
London SW9 7QE
By hand
One Stop Shop, Ground Floor
International House
Canterbury Crescent
London SW9 7QE
Monday – Thursday: 9.30am – 4.30pm
Friday: 11am – 4.30pm
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Secondary transfer
and the London co-ordinated
admissions procedure
When applying for a secondary school place using Secondary transfer is an
Lambeth’s CAF please ensure that you have: important time and the aim of this
booklet is to help parents/carers
Researched thoroughly each school you are interested in. You can do and children make the transition
this by reading the prospectus available from the school or information to secondary school. Please
in this booklet. If it is not a Lambeth school you will need to obtain read this section carefully. It
information from the school or the school’s borough. will provide the information that
you need to make considered
Checked that your child’s address is within Lambeth borough.
judgements about which schools
will best provide the academic
Checked that your child meets the admissions criteria for the schools
and social environment that your
you are considering.
child will need to make a success
Completed all relevant sections of the online or paper CAF. Failure to of their ongoing school career.
complete the CAF in full may hinder its processing. If you are unsure about any
aspect of the transfer process
Obtained and completed any supplementary information forms from please contact Lambeth School
schools that require them. The supplementary information forms must Admissions Team on 020 7926
be returned to the school by 23 October 2009. 9503 and/or attend one of the
secondary transfer meetings
Enclosed any supporting evidence (eg. a letter from the family organised to provide information
doctor/consultant in support of any medical claim). For online and support. Please see inside
applications you will need to send this directly to the Lambeth School cover for a guide to terms used Deciding which schools • If the school you want is in a
Admissions Team with your child’s name, date of birth and the online in this booklet. to apply for different borough, contact that
CAF reference number. It is important to consider as much borough for their booklet (details
Legislation and purpose information as possible about the on page 54).
Used the correct postage, when sending any paper CAFs to the The Education Act 2002 and schools you wish to apply to. • Contacting the school directly for
Lambeth School Admissions Team. the School Admissions Code Check whether your child is likely a copy of their prospectus
of Practice 2007 provides a to be offered a place based on • Going to the school’s open days
Included a stamped addressed envelope when submitting a paper
framework that seeks to ensure the school’s published admissions or evenings. Details of open days
CAF. Please note that for paper CAFs we will only send a
that on National Offer Day as criteria, which can be found on are listed on the school’s pages
receipt as proof that this form has been received if a stamped
many children as possible whose the individual school’s pages in this in this booklet or available directly
addressed envelope is attached. For online applicants proof of
parents/carers have applied for booklet, and check whether the from the school.
receipt is automatically generated, upon submission, through the
a school place ‘on time’ receives curriculum, ethos and aims of the • Talking to your child’s primary
generation of a unique reference number.
an offer (if an offer can be made) school will suit your child’s needs school headteacher, learning
Considered applying online: We recommend applying online as this at a school for which they have and abilities. mentor or class teacher.
avoids any potential problems with the post. In addition to your expressed a preference. The • Reading the latest Ofsted
notification letter you will also be able to find out the result of your procedure is not however able to You can find out information about report for the schools you are
application online on 2 March 2010, therefore you will not have to rely guarantee that every child who has schools by the following: interested in. These are available
on waiting for your letter to arrive in the post. In addition to this, with submitted an ‘on time’ application • Reading this booklet carefully and for viewing or downloading
electronic applications you have an advantage of being able to amend will receive the offer of a school looking at the admissions criteria from www.ofsted.gov.uk
your preferences at any time up until the closing date. place at a preferred school. for each school.
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Secondary transfer
and the London co-ordinated
admissions procedure
Completing an online or paper
Common Application Form
• You must complete the Common
Application Form (CAF) for your
home borough regardless of
whether you are applying for
schools in or outside of that
borough. Please check that your
child’s address is in Lambeth
borough before completing the
Lambeth Common Application
Form (CAF).
• Lambeth residents must complete
the Lambeth CAF, online or paper,
to apply to all schools either in
Lambeth or outside of the borough
with the exception of private
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(fee-paying) schools.
• Residents of boroughs other than
Lambeth who wish to apply for a
Lambeth school must complete
the CAF provided by the home
borough in which they live. The
details of your application will then
be passed on to Lambeth Council
by your home borough.
• You can apply online from our
website: www.lambeth.gov.uk/
eadmissions (see page 5 for
further details) or you can complete
a paper CAF, which is in the centre
of this booklet or can be
downloaded from our website.
• In addition to the CAF some
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:
Tuesday 4 August 9am–1pm
(including workshop)
Rooms 5/6/7, 3rd Floor
International House
Canterbury Crescent
London SW9 7QE
Tuesday 15 September 6–7pm
Julian's Primary School
226 Leigham Court Road
London SW16 2RB
Wednesday 23 September 6–7pm
Archbishop Sumner Primary
School
Reedworth Street
London SE11 4PH
These meetings are open to all parents/
carers of children transferring to
secondary school in 2010, even if they
do not attend the above schools. Please
ensure that if you bring any children to
the above 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.
schools require a supplementary
information form to be completed.
This can be obtained from the
school. Please check the
admissions arrangements for each
school you are applying for to
see if such a form is required.
An application may not be
considered if you have not
submitted a supplementary
information form when a
school requires it.
All supplementary information
forms should be returned to the
school concerned by 23 October
2009 and not to the council.
• Some schools in Lambeth and
neighbouring boroughs require
applicants to take banding tests.
See schools’ pages in this booklet
for further details of Lambeth
schools which require tests to
be taken.
• Parents/carers are able to list up
to six schools on the CAF.
• It is very important that you select
the schools on the CAF in the
order that you prefer them.
If more than one school is
able to offer your child a place
we will look at your list of
preferences and make an offer
for the school that is placed
highest.
• The admissions authority
(Lambeth Council) will consider
your application individually
against the school’s
admissions criteria. The
schools will not know your
preferences.
• We recommend that you apply
for no less than four schools
including one community or
voluntary-controlled school and
the school closest to your home
as this could increase your
chances of an offer. Remember,
schools will allocate places
according to their admissions
criteria and are not obliged to offer
a place because you have limited
your preferences.
• If you think that your child has an
exceptional medical, social or
educational need and you would
like this need considered as part of
your application you must state this
in the relevant section of the CAF.
You must provide professionally
supported evidence with your
application. Online applicants
should post supporting evidence
to the Lambeth School Admissions
Team. If you do not provide any
professional supporting evidence
of your child’s needs the
Medical/Social (MEDSOC) Panel
will be unable to consider your
application on these grounds.
The Code states that “If using
MEDSOC criterion, admission
authorities... must not give higher
priority to children under this
criterion if the required documents
have not been produced.”
• If your child has a statement of
Special Educational Needs, do
not complete a CAF, please see
page 55 for further information. If
you are not a Lambeth resident
please contact your home
borough for advice.
Online applications
You will be able to apply online from
1 September 2009 (see page 5 for
further details). We recommend
applying online as this avoids any
PROCESS AND PROCEDURE / SECTION 1
potential problems with the post. In
addition to your notification letter you
will also be able to find out the result
of your application online on 2 March
2010, therefore you will not have to
rely on waiting for your letter to arrive
in the post. In addition to this, with
electronic applications you have an
advantage of being able to amend
your preferences at any time up until
the closing date.
The closing date
All Common Application Forms (CAF)
whether online or paper, should
be returned by the closing date of:
Friday 23 October 2009.
Any CAFs received after 23
October 2009 will be late and
will not be processed until
after 1 March 2010, when offers
have been generated for ‘on time’
applications.
Notification of outcome
All offers of school places are made
all over the country on the same
day, National Offer Day, which this
year will be 1 March 2010. Lambeth
Council will send a letter to Lambeth
residents informing them of the
outcome of their application by first
class post on that day. In addition
to this, online applicants will also
be able to view the result of their
application online from 2 March
2010. Also, an email with the result
of the application will be sent later
that day.
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Secondary transfer
and the London co-ordinated
admissions procedure
What to do if you are offered a
place at a school
You must respond to an offer of a
place by returning the reply slip
included with your offer letter by 15
March 2010 to your council’s school
admissions team. In addition, some
schools may also send their own
offers to parents/carers after
1 March 2010, responses to those
letters should be made according
to the school’s directions.
What to do if you are not offered
a place at a school
In line with statutory requirements,
Lambeth Council will allocate places
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in Lambeth schools that have
vacancies for those Lambeth parents/
carers whose children did not receive
an offer from one of their preferred
schools on the 1 March 2010.
These allocations will be made on
the basis of distance, ie, 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 may be made to
a school that parents/carers
did not originally apply for.
In the event that you do not receive an
offer of a place at one of the schools
you selected on your CAF, Lambeth
School Admissions Team will provide
you with additional information
regarding waiting lists, appeals and
other information that could help
resolve the issue. We will also be able
to provide you with information about
schools that have vacancies after 21
March 2010. You will then have the
opportunity to apply for additional
schools by completing a new CAF.
Waiting lists
Your child’s name will automatically
be placed on the waiting list for any
Lambeth community or voluntary-
controlled schools you may have
applied to as a higher preference to
that offered. If your child does not
receive an offer at all, their name will
also be included on the waiting list
for any Lambeth community or
voluntary-controlled school they may
have applied to. If you have applied
to voluntary-aided or foundation
schools or those in another borough
and you wish to remain on their
waiting list, you will need to contact
that school or borough directly. The
contact details for our neighbouring
boroughs are on page 54.
3.19 of the School Admissions Code
states that “Waiting lists must be
clear, fair and objective and must
not give priority to children based
on the date either their application
was received or their name was
added to the list. For example, if a
child moves to an area outside the
normal admissions round and has
higher priority against the published
oversubscription criteria, they
must be ranked above those
with lower priority.”
Parents/carers need to be aware
that if their child’s name is on a
school’s waiting list, their name may
go up or down depending on how
the admissions criteria applies to
others on the waiting list.
Late applications
Applications received after the
closing date will be considered after
the allocation period has ended but
before 23 April 2010. For applications
received after the closing date,
parents/carers will be notified as
soon as an offer can be made from
an admissions authority. If there are,
however, vacancies in any school,
the applicant will be allocated that
place once they have come to the
attention of Lambeth Council.
Late medical/social (MEDSOC)
applications
If parents/carers submit an ‘on time’
application and is not offered a place
at a preferred school and then
submit late MEDSOC information
after 11 December 2009, their
application on these grounds cannot
be considered as ‘on time’. This will
result in a second application being
generated after 1 March 2010, which
will be treated as a late application.
As the admissions authority for our
community and voluntary-controlled
schools, Lambeth Council will be
unable to apply the MEDSOC
criterion application without the
relevant paperwork. If that paperwork
is submitted late, then the application
will be considered late also.
If the panel agrees to prioritise on
medical/social grounds and the
school is already full, then the child’s
position on the waiting list will
change accordingly.
How to appeal against the
refusal of a place
Under the School Standards and
Framework Act 1998 you have the
right to appeal against the refusal
of a school place. If you make an
appeal you will be told in writing
when the appeal is to be heard.
The appeals panel at the hearing
will be an independent body. You
can attend the hearing yourself or
send a representative on your behalf.
If you are unable to attend in person
your written appeal statement will
be considered by the panel.
If your child is refused a place at a
Lambeth community or voluntary-
controlled school (see inside cover
for definition) and you want to appeal
against the decision you will need to
complete a secondary school appeal
form. Forms can be submitted at
any time after 1 March 2010.
However if they are submitted after
15 May 2010, 10 school days from
the date of the council’s letter
informing you that your child was not
offered a place, it is unlikely that the
appeal will be heard.
The appeals panel is independent
of the council and made up of fully
trained members, at least one of
which will have a significant
background in education.
You can obtain the appeal form from:
Education Appeals Co-ordinator,
Democratic Services, Lambeth Town
Hall, Brixton Hill, London SW2 1RW.
The form can also be found on our
website at www.lambeth.gov.uk.
The form should be returned to the
same address.
For further information about appeals
for foundation schools, voluntary-
aided schools and academies and to
obtain the relevant appeal forms you
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will need to contact the school in
question directly. The appeals panel
will be independent and you must
make your appeal before the
deadline given by the school.
Outcome of appeals
For Lambeth community and
voluntary-controlled schools, 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.
Moving address
The school admissions team will
consider your application using
the details you provide on your
form. If you move address you
must inform the admissions
team of your new address so
we are able to contact you if
we need further information or
to communicate the outcome
of your application.
If you inform your council of your
preferences before 11 December
2009, the admissions team will
be able to take this into account
when considering your application.
If you change your address after
11 December 2009 and this
means that you need to change
your preferences you will need to
contact your new council to find
out what to do next.
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Secondary transfer
and the London co-ordinated
admissions procedure

Date Secondary transfer key dates and action What you and your child need to do
Summer/ Decide which schools to apply for. Contact schools for prospectuses and
Oct 200 details of open days/evenings.
School term and holiday dates 2010/11
1 Sep 2009 Begin applying for secondary schools. How to apply:
Term Start date Finish date Number of days
1 Applications must be made using the Common Application Form from your home borough
by 23 October 2009. Term One Wednesday 1 September 2010 Friday 22 October 2010 38
• Lambeth residents must complete either an online or paper Lambeth Common
Holiday Monday 25 October 2010 Friday 29 October 2010
Application Form. These are available from 1 September 2009
• To apply online visit Lambeth Council’s website at www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions Term Two Monday 1 November 2010 Friday 17 December 2010 35
(see page 5 for more information)
Holiday Monday 20 December 2010 Monday 3 January 2011
• Paper Common Application Forms can also be downloaded from the website at
www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions or can be requested from Lambeth School Term Three Tuesday 4 January 2011 Friday 18 February 2011 34
Admissions Team on 020 7926 9503. These forms should either be handed in to the
One Stop Shop, Ground Floor, International House, Canterbury Crescent, London SW9 7QE, or Holiday Monday 21 February 2011 Friday 25 February 2011
posted to Lambeth School Admissions Team, CYPS ERAA Service, 4th Floor, International House, Term Four Monday 28 February 2011 Friday 8 April 2011 30
Canterbury Crescent, London SW9 7QE.
2 In addition to this supplementary information forms required by particular schools must Holiday Friday 11 April 2011 Monday 25 April 2011
be completed and returned to these schools by their published date. Please see schools’ pages Term Five Tuesday 26 April 2011 Friday 27 May 2011 23
15 – 53 for details of which Lambeth schools require supplementary information forms.
Holiday Monday 30 May 2011 Friday 3 June 2011
Friday 23 Closing date for applications to all secondary schools participating in the Term Six Monday 6 June 2011 Friday 22 July 2011 35
Oct 2009 London co-ordinated admissions procedure.
1 Mar 2010 National Offer Day. A letter will be posted on this day to all ‘on time’ applicants informing
applicants which school, if any, has been offered. Letters will be sent to both online
Total number of days = 195
applicants and those who have completed paper applications. In addition to this online
applicants will also be able to view the result of their application online from 2 March 2010.
The first date of Term One for the
school year 2010/11 (as proposed
15 Mar 2010 Parents/carers must respond to an offer on this date by returning the reply to by LGA is expected to be
Lambeth School Admissions Team.
Wednesday 1 September 2010)
15 May 2010 If you wish to appeal against the decision to refuse your child a Lambeth community or
or 10 school voluntary-controlled school place, appeal forms need to be submitted by this date to ensure appeals
days after
Bank and public holidays
notification are heard before the Autumn term. Appeal forms can be obtained from the Education Appeals 2010/11
for late Co-ordinator, Democratic Services, Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton Hill, London SW2 1RW. • Christmas Day 25 December
applications Tel: 020 7926 2170. Alternatively the form can be found on our website at www.lambeth.gov.uk • Boxing Day Holiday 28 December
Apr – Jul 2010 Appeals for Lambeth community and voluntary-controlled schools are heard. • New Year’s Day 1 January
• Good Friday 2 April
Further assistance If you would prefer to speak to The nearest London Underground • Easter Monday 5 April
Further assistance on the secondary someone face-to-face, Lambeth station is Brixton on the Victoria Line. • May Day Holiday 3 May
transfer process is available from: Children and Young People’s Service The One Stop Shop is open at • Spring Bank Holiday 31 May
• Lambeth School Admissions Team provides a drop-in centre called the the following times: • Summer Bank Holiday 30 August
on 020 7926 9503 One Stop Shop. It is located at: Mon – Thurs: 9.30am – 4.30pm
• Or you can visit the website at Ground Floor, International House, Friday: 11am – 4.30pm
www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions Canterbury Crescent, SW9 7QE.

12 SECTION 1 / PROCESS AND PROCEDURE PROCESS AND PROCEDURE / SECTION 1 13

Lambeth secondary schools Archbishop Tenison’s
School

This section provides detailed
information on all Lambeth
secondary schools.
Lambeth has a variety of secondary
schools. Lambeth Children and
Young People’s Service (Lambeth
Council) co-ordinates the secondary
transfer process for all community,
voluntary-aided, voluntary-controlled,
foundation schools and academies.
Please study information about each
school carefully as some of the
non-community schools may require
supplementary information forms.
These forms must be obtained
directly from the school and returned
to the school once completed.
Lambeth Children and Young
People’s Service allocates places
to the community and voluntary-
controlled schools in accordance
with it’s admissions policy taking
into account parental preference.
Please note: In response to possible
suggestions from the Adjudicator,
this admissions criteria is subject
to change.
Archbishop Tenison’s is a
thriving, Church of England,
voluntary-aided school,
founded over 300 years ago,
providing a high-quality,
innovative education for boys
aged 11 – 16, and for boys
and girls aged 16+ as part
of the North Lambeth sixth
form provision.
Our pupils benefit from a challenging
and stimulating curriculum within
a secure and caring learning
environment, which promotes high
expectations and positive attitudes,
and is underpinned by Christian
values. Our team of highly qualified
and dedicated teachers encourage
the individual talents and skills
of all our pupils and ensure that
everybody has the opportunity
to achieve success.
The school was recognised in
January this year by Ofsted that
"Archbishop Tenison's is a good
school where students thrive,
both academically and personally.”
In 2008, our GCSE results
showed 61% of pupils gaining
5 or more grades A*– C. At Key
Stage 3 in 2008 we obtained some
very impressive results, with 81%
of pupils in Year 9 attaining level
5 or better in English, in maths
90% attained level 5 or better,
and in science 68% achieved
level 5 or above.
Admissions criteria
The number of intended admissions
for year commencing 1 September
2010 will be 92.
Applications
Before completing an application
form and supporting documents,
prospective pupils and their parents
or carers should read carefully the
current school prospectus. The
highest standards of behaviour,
uniform, attendance, punctuality
and consideration for others are
expected at all times. We work in
partnership with parents who make
a vital contribution to our success.
Progress is constantly monitored
and pupils are rewarded for
exemplary work and positive effort.
The governors of the school have
high expectations of every pupil who
is offered a place and look to parents
to support the school in assisting
their child to achieve the maximum
possible benefit from the education
here. We also strongly recommend
that you visit the school on one of
our open days, before making an
application, to see the school at
work and to ask any questions that
would assist you in making your
choice of school.
Tenison’s is a successful school
where visitors comment on the
calm, purposeful atmosphere. We
endeavour to ensure that pupils
develop into caring, well-educated,
motivated, successful young people,
equipped to face the challenges of
the future.
Range of ability
As a voluntary-aided, Church of
England, comprehensive school,

14 SECTION 2 / SCHOOLS SCHOOLS / SECTION 2 15

Archbishop Tenison’s
School
we offer places across the full range
of academic achievement and
potential. To secure an effective
balance of ability across each intake
and throughout the school as a
whole, all applicants will be required
to take a series of standard tests at
the school (on a stated day or days)
in regard to literacy, numeracy,
comprehension and intelligence
(IQ). On the results of these tests,
applicants will be placed in one
of the following bands: above
average, average, below average.
For September 2010, places will be
offered, as far as applications allow
in the proportions 30:50:20 for
the three bands.
Over-subscription
Where applications for admission
exceed the number of places
available (which has always been the
situation in recent years), the following
criteria will be applied under the two
types of places, Foundation and
Open, in each ability band, in the
order set out below, to decide
which pupils to admit:
Foundation
70% of places will be allocated in
this category. If the Foundation
places are oversubscribed, length
of regular church attendance of child
and parents will be taken into account.
1 ‘Looked after’ children,
namely those in the care of the
council under Section 31 of the
Children Act 1989.
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2 Boys from worshipping
Anglican families.
3 Boys from worshipping families
of other Christian denominations.
4 Up to five places are initially
reserved for boys from each of the
parishes of St Martin-in-the-Fields
and St James’s, Piccadilly.
Open
30% of places will be allocated in
this category. Parents applying for an
Open place do so knowing that the
school aims to provide an education
based on Christian principles, and
Archbishop Tenison’s School
Kennington Oval
London SE11 5SR
Headmistress
Mrs Elizabeth Sims MA
Registrar
Mrs L Arnold
therefore governors expect that all
pupils will take part in the Christian
worship of the school and will attend
religious education lessons.
5 ‘Looked after’ children, namely
those in the care of the council
under Section 31 of the Children
Act 1989.
6 Attendance at a church primary
school.
7 Boys whose parents express a
clear desire for a school with a
religious foundation and who can
demonstrate from their application
Telephone 020 7735 3771
Fax 020 7793 8519
Email
school@ats.lambeth.sch.uk
Website
www.tenisons.com
that their son will benefit from the
school’s Christian ethos.
8 Boys with an exceptional and
professionally supported social or
medical need for a place at this
school. This must be supported by
written evidence, eg from a doctor,
social worker or educational
psychologist, which sets out why
this school is the most suitable
school and the difficulties that would
be caused if the child had to attend
another school.
9 The travelling distance and ease
of travel to school.
DCSF code
208 5403
Admissions status
Voluntary-aided
Year 7 Intake 2010/11
92 (boys)
Appeal arrangements
Unsuccessful applicants will
have the right to appeal against
the decision to an Independent
Admissions Appeals Panel
established under the School
Standards and Framework Act
1998. Independent appeals for
this school are arranged by school
staff, please telephone the school
for an appeals form.
Nearest stations
Oval (Northern Line underground)
Vauxhall (Victoria Line underground
and rail)
Bus routes
3, 36, 155, 133, 59, 159, 185,
333, 436
How to apply
1 Applications must be made
using the Common Application
Form from your home borough
by Friday 23 October 2009
2 In addition the Supplementary
Information Form obtainable
from the school must be
completed and sent directly to
Archbishop Tenison’s School
by Friday 23 October 2009
Open days/evenings
Wednesday 30 September
2.00 – 3.15 pm
(last tour starts at 2.45 pm)
6.00 – 8.00 pm
(last tour starts at 7.30 pm)
Thursday 8 October
2.00 – 3.15 pm
(last tour starts at 2.45 pm)
6.00 – 8.00 pm
(last tour starts at 7.30 pm)
SCHOOLS / SECTION 2 17
Bishop Thomas Grant
Catholic Secondary School
A 11 – 18 Catholic
co-educational school.
A specialist maths and
computing school.
School aims
The school aims to enable all
students placed in our care to
develop their potential to the full in a
school environment firmly founded
on Christian principles. We produce
academic attainment in the context
of equality of opportunity and
Catholic spiritual and moral values.
Ofsted/Diocese inspections
Bishop Thomas Grant School was
recently inspected by Ofsted and the
Diocese who both recognised that
the school provides a very good
education for its pupils and has
many outstanding features.
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Quotes from the inspectors:
• The headmaster of Bishop
Thomas Grant School is
outstanding as a Catholic leader
and manager. Through his passion
for and commitment to Catholic
education he promotes a strong
and clear vision and direction for
the school as a Catholic
community.
• The quality of the Catholic life of
the school and the provision for
pastoral care is outstanding.
• A distinctive feature of the school
is the equal importance placed
on the academic and personal
development of all students.
• Students develop into well-
rounded individuals, with a
real sense of community,
responsibility and the confidence
that they can succeed.
• Opportunities for spiritual, moral,
social and cultural education
are outstanding and as a
consequence, students report
that they enjoy a school where
they are ‘safe, happy and able to
learn’. There is a very special
ethos in the school.
• Students make very good
progress throughout their studies
and in some subjects such as
science at Key Stage 3 and
mathematics in both key stages,
their progress is outstanding.
Progress in English is good at
Key Stage 3 and outstanding at
Key Stage 4.
Bishop Thomas Grant
Roman Catholic School
Belltrees Grove
London SW16 2HY
Headmaster
Mr Louis Desa BSc (Hons) PGCE
Quotes from parents:
“I could not have chosen a better
school for my children.”
“I greatly appreciate the
environment, which is not only
conducive for education, but also
mental, physical and spiritual
growth.”
“A great school, a great headteacher
and fantastic teachers.”
“There are many extra-curricular
opportunities to enhance learning.”
Expectations/other information
Bishop Thomas Grant School has
high expectations for its students
and demands high standards of
work and behaviour. Our code of
conduct states what is expected
of each student. Conduct is based
on the Christian values of courtesy,
respect, service and unselfishness
both inside and outside school and
students are expected to reflect
these standards in their daily routine,
their uniform and their personal
appearance.
Regardless of ability, all students
are encouraged to work hard
to develop their potential and
make use of their strengths
and abilities. We use a variety of
rewards to celebrate students’
successes and we believe strongly
that they learn when they feel
valued and their achievements
are recognised.
Learning is a privilege and a right.
The school community will,
Telephone 020 8769 3294
Fax 020 8769 4917
DCSF code
208 5401
Nearest stations
Streatham, Streatham Hill,
Email Admissions status Streatham Common (rail)
headteacher@btg-secondary.lambeth.
sch.uk
Voluntary-aided
Year 7 Intake 2010/11
Bus routes
249, 315, 417, 50, 60, 109, 118,
Website 180 (mixed) 250, G1, P13
www.btg-secondary.lambeth.sch.uk
therefore, not tolerate any behaviour
which disrupts students’ learning.
Bishop Thomas Grant School
occupies an enviable position and
enjoys attractive and extensive views
over much of South West London.
The school has outstanding
accommodation and facilities.
Students are able to learn in a clean,
graffiti-free, well-ordered environment.
The school takes every opportunity
to ensure that all subjects are taught
by qualified teachers trained in the
subject in which they teach. The
teaching staff are conscientious
and experienced and work with the
students to create a friendly and
supportive atmosphere.
Admissions criteria
The school exists primarily to serve
the Catholic community. Admission
is normally restricted to committed out below, to decide which boys of admission or committed and
and practising baptised Catholic and girls should be admitted. practising baptised children who
children who have one or both are members of the Oriental Rite
parents who are also committed, 1 ‘Looked after’ baptised Catholic Churches in union with Rome but
practising members of the Catholic children or ‘looked after’ children in whose parent may not be practising
church. However, the governing the care of Catholic families. at the time of admission.
body welcomes applications from 2 Committed and practising 4 Children enrolled in the
further afield and, subject to the baptised Catholic children of a catechumenate. Evidence of
availability of places, from parents committed and practising Catholic enrolment in the catechumenate
of children of other denominations parent or committed and practising will be required.
and faiths who support the religious baptised children and their parent 5 ‘Looked after’ children not in
ethos of the school. who are members of the Oriental category 1.
Rite Churches in union with Rome. 6 Children who are baptised
Where applications exceed the 3 Baptised Catholic children who members of the Oriental Rite
number of places available, the themselves are committed and Churches not in union with Rome.
governors will apply the following practising but whose parent may not 7 Children baptised who are being
criteria of selection in the order set be a practising Catholic at the time brought up according to the beliefs
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Bishop Thomas Grant
Catholic Secondary School
of another Christian denomination
which is in support of the ethos of
the Catholic church and whose
parent is a committed practising
member of that denomination.
8 Any other children.
If there is over-subscription in any of
the above categories, the governing
body will allocate places in
accordance with the following criteria
in the order of priority set out below:
(a) A direct link with the school:
the presence of a brother or sister
in school at the time of admission.
By ‘brother or sister’ we mean
natural brothers or sisters or legally
adopted siblings. Evidence of the
relationship will be required.
(b) Those with special
circumstances (medical or social
factors affecting the pupil or the
family) including ‘looked after’
children not covered in (a). The
governing body will require written
evidence in such cases from any
relevant professional at the time
of the application.
(c) Priority will be given to those
applicants who live nearer to the
school (as measured by a straight
line from the school gate to the
applicant’s home), using the
measurement supplied by a
computerised mapping system
from the council.
Religious practice
In assessing commitment and
practice the governors will take
into account frequency of Mass
attendance and information
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submitted on the applicant’s
supplementary information form.
The governing body will also seek
written support for the applications
from the priest, minister or faith
leader where the child and parent
regularly worship to confirm
religious commitment and practise.
Applications must be supported by
a baptismal certificate for the child.
Appeal arrangements
Unsuccessful applicants will
have the right to appeal against
the decision to an Independent
Admissions Appeals Panel
established under the School
Standards and Framework Act
1998. Independent appeals for
this school are arranged by school
staff, please telephone the school
for an appeals form.
Sixth form
For further information regarding
our sixth form provision please
contact the school for the sixth
form prospectus.
How to apply
1 Applications must be made
using the Common Application
Form from your home borough
by Friday 23 October 2009
2 In addition the Supplementary
Information Form obtainable
from the school must be
completed and sent directly to
Bishop Thomas Grant School
by Friday 23 October 2009
Open mornings
(9.30am – 12 noon)
Tuesday 15 September 2009
Monday 21 September 2009
Wednesday 30 September 2009
Address by the headmaster 9.30am
only, followed by a full tour of the
school.
Open evenings
(starts 6pm)
Wednesday 16 September 2009
Tuesday 6 October 2009
Those who arrive by 6pm will have
an address by the headmaster
followed by a full tour of the school.
Those who arrive after 6pm will
have a full tour of the school
followed by an address by the
headmaster at 8pm.
Sixth form open evenings
Please contact the school for details
and dates.
Charles Edward Brooke
Church of England Girls’ School
At Charles Edward Brooke,
“students thrive in a culture that
positively promotes independent
thinking, collaboration, active
problem-solving, inventiveness
and self-confidence.”
Ofsted July 2008
Charles Edward Brooke (CEB)
is a successful, vibrant and
innovative voluntary-aided
Church of England Girls’ school
in North Lambeth that welcomes
students from all backgrounds
and religions.
Our aims
We aim to:
• equip our students with the students mature. There is a clear activities for our girls both during
confidence, skills and knowledge focus on the core subjects of and after school, at weekends
to be successful women of the English, mathematics and science and during the holidays.
21st century with regular progress tracking and all
• support each student in students benefit from experienced, With such an outstanding musical
developing her talents in a talented and committed staff. provision, there are a wide range of
stimulating, secure and purposeful ensembles preparing for high quality
environment based on Christian We make full use of our specialisms, performances. Many of our students
principles media arts and music, to provide take peripatetic music lessons
• provide a broad, flexible and extensive enrichment. We are proud and have the opportunity to sit
relevant curriculum to have been repeatedly awarded Associated Board examinations.
• work together in an effective ArtsMark Gold status since 2002
partnership with parents, and we use the additional funding Our outstanding successes in the
governors and the wider we attract to develop initiatives such media arts will receive a boost
community. as the Summer Arts Festival and the when a brand new, state-of-the art
new Creative and Media Diploma. We performing arts centre is built in
Curriculum provide many exciting opportunities the next academic year.
Our curriculum was praised as for our students to take part in major
‘outstanding’ by Ofsted in July arts and community projects with Extra-curricular activities
2008. It is broad and balanced, prestigious partners such as We strongly believe that our extra-
meeting the interests and needs Rambert Dance, University of the curricular programme enriches the
of all our students and offering Arts, Exeter University and the experience of young women and
increased flexibility in choice as Old Vic. This widens the range of supports both their development
THE SCHOOLS / SECTION 2 21
Charles Edward Brooke
Church of England Girls’
School
and enjoyment of school.
Opportunities for extra-curricular
involvement include Saturday
classes; educational workshops and
visits to galleries; dance, music and
theatrical performances and sporting
events and tournaments. We hold a
number of school performances
each year including music productions,
exhibitions and variety evenings.
Over the school year there are
numerous residential opportunities
including the Bowles music camp
and team building camps.
Care, guidance and support
At Charles Edward Brooke your
daughter will be treated as the
unique individual she is and will
benefit from a high level of pastoral
care and support. On joining the
school each girl becomes a member
of a tutor group, with its own form
tutor, supported by a year progress
leader and our non-teaching
pastoral support assistants.
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The tutor groups are carefully built
around achieving a good mix of
abilities, backgrounds, friendships
and personalities.
We seek to encourage mutual
respect, self-discipline and
understanding in our students and
keenly recognise achievement and
improvement. We encourage an
understanding of the meaning and
significance of faith and promote
Christian values through the
experience we offer to all our students.
Organisation
There is no entrance examination
to the school (with the exception
of students applying for a music
place – see opposite page) but all
new students are tested once they
have settled in to ensure they are in
the right group to secure optimum
progress. Progress is tracked
regularly within subjects and is
reported to families. There are
Charles Edward Brooke Church
of England Girls’ School
Lower School
Dennen site, Cormont Road, SE5 9RF
Upper School
Brooke site, Langton Road, SW9 6UL
Headteacher
Ms Wendy Cooper BA Hons
regular parents’ evenings. School
examinations take place annually.
Every student attends two
personal academic monitoring
reviews with her parent or carer
each year.
Recent successes
Charles Edward Brooke is a school
going from strength to strength,
with results that are improving year
on year and a range of dynamic
initiatives.
We are particularly proud of our
achievements, of which these
are a few:
• Selected as the ‘most improved
school’ in Lambeth for 2008-2009
on the basis of last Summer’s
GCSE results which rose by an
impressive 12% in one year.
• Recognised by the Specialist
Schools and Academies Trust at a
national event for schools whose
Telephone 020 7274 6311
Fax 020 7735 8132
Email
head@charlesedwardbrooke.lambeth.
sch.uk
Website
www.charlesedwardbrooke.lambeth.
sch.uk
results have improved by more
than 10% over the past three
years. We achieved this in just one
year and our commitment to
ongoing achievements of this
standard is stronger than ever.
• Our value added is significantly
above the national average,
showing that students make much
better than average progress at
Charles Edward Brooke.
Admissions
There are 150 places in Year 7 each
year. The governors allocate 25% of
places as Church places, 10% of
places as music places, and 65% of
places open to students based on
the criteria below. Families wishing to
apply for a church place or a music
place must fill in the relevant Charles
Edward Brooke Supplementary
Information Form, available from
the school, as well as the Common
Application Form.
Over-subscription
Church places and Open places will
be allocated according to the
following criteria:
1 Children who are in the care of
the council.
2 Children who have a sister(s)
already at Charles Edward Brooke
Church of England Girls’ School.
3 Children who have a special need
that can be met by the school.
This is to be supported by evidence
from a suitable professional agency
eg. teacher, social worker, doctor etc.
4 The nearness of the home to the
DCSF code
208 4509
Nearest stations
Oval (Northern Line underground),
Admissions status Loughborough Junction (rail)
Voluntary-aided
Year 7 intake 2010/11
Bus routes
P5, 3, 36, 159, 185, 436
150 (girls)
school measured along recognised How to apply
routes. Music places will be 1 Applications must be made
allocated on the basis of an using the Common Application
aptitude test carried out in Form from your home borough
November/December, to include by Friday 23 October 2009
performance either as a vocalist or 2 In addition the Supplementary
Information Form obtainable
instrumentalist and a test of aural
from the school must be
perception and awareness.
completed and sent directly to
Charles Edward Brooke School
Sixth form by Friday 23 October 2009
Our sixth form is a vibrant,
successful partnership with two Open evening
neighbouring schools as part of the Thursday 10 September 2009
North Lambeth sixth form, known as 4.30 – 7.30 pm
NL6. It offers a wide range of course Open morning
at levels 2 and 3 and concentrates Thursday 10 September
9.15 – 10.45 am
on providing a range of academic
Friday 11 September
and general vocational courses for
9.15 – 10.45 am
full-time 16-19 year old students.
Students follow a main programme
of at least three A Levels or a BTEC
first diploma/certificate or an OCR
national course to suit their needs.
We have had a great deal of success
in enabling students to gain places
at their chosen universities, which
include access to medicine courses
at Kings College and further courses
in our speciality of media arts at
London College of Communication. School Standards and Framework
Act 1998. Independent appeals for
Unless otherwise stated all this school are arranged by school
quotations are taken from the staff, please telephone the school
school’s Ofsted Report July 2008 for an appeals form.
Appeal arrangements
Unsuccessful applicants will have the
right to appeal against the decision
to an Independent Admissions
Appeals Panel established under the
THE SCHOOLS / SECTION 2 23
Dunraven School
“Dunraven is a ‘good’ school
with a significant number
of outstanding features.”
Ofsted 2009
Excellence for all
Dunraven is a designated high
performing, co-educational, multi-
ethnic, foundation 11–18 secondary
school. The school has been
awarded two specialisms, adding
mathematics and computing to its
technology specialist status. We
hold school achievement awards,
Sportsmark and Artsmark awards.
We were awarded Advanced
Healthy School Status in 2008
and gained an ‘International
School’ Award in 2009. Dunraven
School’s involvement in the
Lambeth Connected Learning
Project means that every teaching
room is equipped with interactive
whiteboard technology.
Aims
The aim of Dunraven School is
‘excellence for all’ – high academic
expectations, high standards of
teaching and learning, and excellent
facilities. “The principal and senior
team embody the inclusive motto
of ‘excellence for all’ in all aspects
of their work” Ofsted 2009. Our
students wear a smart uniform.
They learn to be aware of and
respect the needs, views and
opinions of others. They learn to
develop self-confidence and powers
of judgement. Dunraven students
24 SECTION 2 / THE SCHOOLS
“make very good personal
progress…personal development
and well-being is good, with some
outstanding features” Ofsted.
Academic standards
Dunraven school’s success in GCSE
examinations has increased year by
year, much higher than the national
trend, based on challenging targets
and high expectations. Results at
all key stages are above national
standards and our value added
scores are strong. There are regular
work reviews, progress checks,
individual and school targets.
Dunraven promotes its programme
for gifted and talented students
within the ‘Aim Higher’ programme.
“All students regardless of
attainment or background do well”
Ofsted 2009
Features of the school
• a supportive primary-secondary
transfer programme
• access to ‘an outstanding
curriculum’
• accelerated, accelerating and
standard groups
• a strong emphasis on English,
mathematics, science (including
separate sciences), technology,
and modern foreign languages
• the arts, humanities, drama,
music, physical education and
dance have a high profile
• well developed information and
communications technology
provision
Dunraven School
94-98 Leigham Court Road
London SW16 2QB
Principal
David Boyle BA, PGCE, NPQH, FRSA
• an ‘outstanding’ sixth form
• a strong emphasis on homework
and personal study
• over 200 students enjoy specialist
music lessons
• ‘outstanding’ attention for those
who use a language other than
English and those in need of
additional challenge or support
• an ‘outstanding’ programme of
extension activities before and
after school and at lunchtimes
• each tutor group elects
representatives to the student
school council and students
apply to join the Junior Leadership
Team
• a wide range of sports, educational
visits and journeys and an
activities week
• the Aim Higher scheme,
encouraging access to higher
education
• links with many universities
including Oxford and Cambridge
• the school’s Gifted and Talented
programme, encouraging
students to participate in
university-based activities from
Year 7 onwards.
Impressive facilities
The facilities on Dunraven’s extensive
sites are impressive with dedicated
technology suites, refurbished
science laboratories, high-standard
media and art resources, a fully-
equipped drama theatre, dance
space, music practice rooms for
orchestra and ensembles, and a
Telephone 020 8677 2431
Fax 020 8664 7242
DCSF code
208 5402
Nearest stations
Streatham Hill (rail)
Email Admissions status Bus routes
admissions@dunraven-school.org.uk Foundation 50, 57, 109, 118, 133, 159, 249,
Website Year 7 intake 2010/11 250, 333, 417
www.dunraven-school.org.uk 192 (mixed)
business education suite. Our brand
new, environmentally sustainable
sports hall will be in use from
September 2009. There are two
libraries, on-site gymnasia and a
nearby sports field.
Home and school
Dunraven has a Home-School
Agreement and parental involvement
is strongly encouraged. There is an
active and well respected governing
board. “The students’ contribution
to the community…is outstanding”
Ofsted.
School organisation
All applicants for a place at the
school are required to take a
standardised test in verbal
reasoning, non-verbal reasoning
and numeracy. On the basis of the
results of these tests, applicants will
be placed in one of five ability bands. or provided with council Medical and/or social reasons:
Places will be offered in the following accommodation by that council applicants must provide at least
proportions: (according to the Children two pieces of written evidence
Band 1 20% Act 1989). of professional support which
Band 2 20% should be submitted, with the
Band 3 20% Siblings: applicants with supplementary information form,
Band 4 20% another child from the same direct to the school before the
Band 5 20% family already at the school who closing date. Applications must
is expected to be on the roll of set out the particular reasons
Where there are more applicants the school in September 2010. why Dunraven School is the
than places available in any ability ‘sibling’ is defined as a full, half most suitable school and what
band, places will be allocated or step brother or sister living at difficulties would occur if the child
according to the following criteria, the same home address. It also had to go elsewhere. Any such
which are stated in order of priority: includes an adopted or fostered applications will be considered
child living at the same home objectively by the admissions
‘Looked after’ children: applicants address and dependent on the committee of the school based
who are in the care of a council same primary carer. on the evidence provided.
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Dunraven School
Geography: proximity of the child’s
home to the school, measured
using the shortest walking route,
lit by street lighting, from the front
door of the home address (as
identified by the mapping software)
to the student entrance of Dunraven
Lower School in Mount Nod Road,
with those living nearest accorded
the highest priority.
For a full definition of all of the above
criteria, please refer to the school’s
admissions policy.
In the eventuality of insufficient
applicants for places in any band,
unfilled places will be offered to the
next band.
Appeal arrangements
Unsuccessful applicants will have the
right to appeal against the decision
to an Independent Admissions
Appeals Panel established under the
School Standards and Framework
Act 1998. The school has established
arrangements for appeal against
non-admission which include an
independent lay element. For further
details, please contact the clerk to
the governors via the school.
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For further information and a
prospectus please telephone 020
8677 2431 or see our website on
www.dunraven-school.org.uk
Sixth form – sharing excellence
Dunraven has a thriving sixth form
rated as ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted in
2009 “with major strengths including
excellent relationships and very
effective support systems”. At
Dunraven we offer a sixth form
experience which is challenging,
varied, interesting and rewarding.
As part of the South London Sixth
(SL6) collaboration, our close links
with Bishop Thomas Grant, La
Retraite and St Martin-in-the-Fields
enable us to offer an extended range
of subjects and enrichment activities.
As the largest sixth form in Lambeth,
SL6 has the scale needed to offer
a very wide range of A-Level and
vocational choices, without losing
the friendly atmosphere of a smaller
sixth form where you are known as
an individual. For further information
and a prospectus please see our
website or contact the school.
How to apply
1 Applications must be made
using the Common Application
Form from your home borough
by Friday 23 October 2009
2 In addition the Supplementary
Information Form obtainable
from the school must be
completed and sent directly
to Dunraven School by Friday
23 October 2009
Open sessions
Tuesday 22 September
6.30 – 9 pm (talks at 6.30 pm,
7.15 pm and 8.00 pm)
Wednesday 23 September
9.15 – 10.30 am (talk at 9.30 am)
Saturday 26 September
9.15 – 10.30 am (talk at 10.30 am)
Wednesday 30 September
9.15 – 10.30 am (talk at 9.30 am)
The admission test will be held on
Saturday 14 November 2009
Sixth form open evening
Tuesday 17 November 2009
6.00 – 8.00 pm
Closing date for applications
to sixth form for 2010
entry is 31 January 2010.
The Elmgreen School
The Elmgreen School is a good
school with “a number of
outstanding features” Ofsted
2009. It will welcome its fourth
intake of students to its new
building in September 2010.
The school offers an ‘outstanding
and well thought out’ curriculum
and the highest standards of
teaching and learning, delivered
within an atmosphere of
mutual respect and personal
achievement.
As the first parent promoted school
in the UK, The Elmgreen School
works particularly closely with
families and the local community
to ensure each child benefits from a
challenging educational experience
and is cared for and developed
within a “happy, harmonious and
successful educational community”
Ofsted 2009
When fully established, The Elmgreen
School will have 1100 students
including a sixth form.
The school’s creative curriculum
has been developed to provide
stimulating academic and vocational
opportunities, meeting the needs
of the students. Each student is
encouraged to achieve personal
success and fulfil their potential.
Great importance is attached to
pursuing skills and interests through
a wide range of extension and
extra-curricular activities.
Ambitions
Students at The Elmgreen School
are encouraged to become
articulate young people filled with the
confidence the school community
and the wider community places in
them. They are valued and respected
so they, in turn, respect and value
those around them and are ‘well
prepared for life in a modern and
ethnically diverse society’. Students
are given every opportunity to make
informed choices and take advantage
of an outstanding education, which
will lead to a fulfilling adult life. Each
individual has a sense of their own
achievement together with a sense of
belonging to a cohesive community. is closely monitored with regular and
meaningful feedback to families.
Learning Particular support is given to those
All students benefit from a supportive students who have specific learning
primary/secondary transition or language needs. Extending more
programme and an enriching and able students through the school’s
accessible Key Stage 3 curriculum. Gifted and Talented programme is
This helps our students achieve a a priority in all curriculum areas.
smooth and successful start to their
secondary school career. Students Students are encouraged to become
are organised in tutor groups and independent learners through
class teaching groups designed emphasis on personal study and
to serve the needs of each young home learning. Generous praise
person, enabling them to learn at and reward underpins the work to
different rates and in different ways. motivate a thriving school community,
The national curriculum is followed where staff and students work
by all students with a strong purposefully together in a positive
emphasis on English, maths and well ordered environment. Students
science. This is complemented by a are taught by an enthusiastic and
strong humanities offer. All students well qualified staff, which, together,
benefit from excellent ICT, music and have developed the unique vision
modern foreign language provision and ethos of The Elmgreen School.
offering a breadth and depth of ‘The high quality of personal care’ is
learning. The progress of all students the welcomed responsibility of every
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The Elmgreen School
member of staff. Students have a
strong voice in the life of their school
and are encouraged to become
active learners and citizens.
Humanities, the chosen specialism
of the school, offers students,
families and the local community
access to a range of exciting
learning opportunities within the
areas of English, history, geography,
languages and global citizenship.
University and business links are of
paramount importance, with students
benefiting from creative partnerships
at a local and national level. All
students experience a range of work
related opportunities aimed at raising
aspirations and achievement.
Buildings
The ethos and vision of The Elmgreen
School is clear in its exceptional new
building, which opened in September
2009. The new building provides an
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exciting, flexible learning environment
with lecture spaces, amphitheatre,
media and music suites, exceptional
art and design workshops, outstanding
sports facilities, high quality ICT
throughout the school and an
inspirational library and learning
resource centre.
Admissions criteria
Lambeth Council, namely the CYPS,
is the admissions authority for all
community and voluntary controlled
secondary schools and will, in
consultation, determine the
admissions arrangements for its
schools. An ‘in-year’ admissions
procedure will be determined by
January 2010 for September 2010.
Lambeth Council, as the admission
authority for all Lambeth community
and voluntary-controlled secondary
schools, will comply, wherever
possible, with parents’ wishes where
they have expressed a preference for
The Elmgreen School
Elmcourt Road
London SE27 9BZ
Headteacher
Asma Mansuri
a particular school. Nevertheless,
if there are more applications
than places available, the CYPS
will give priority to children in the
following order:
Criterion 1 ‘Looked after’ children.
A child in the care of the council
(‘looked after’ child) means a person
under the age of 18 years who is
provided by social services with
accommodation by agreement with
their parents/carers (Section 20 of
the Children Act 1989) or who is the
subject of a care order under Part IV
of the Act. Children who are looked
after under an agreed series of
short-term placements (such as
respite) are excluded. All applications
under this criteria must be supported
by a letter from the relevant council.
Criterion 2 Siblings.
Children with a brother or sister
who already attends the school,
Telephone 020 8766 5020
Fax 020 8761 2312
Email
admin@the-elmgreen-school.org.uk
Website
www.the-elmgreen-school.org.uk
and who will not have left the school
at the time of admission. As a result
siblings in the nursery or Year 6
of a primary school, or Year 11
at a secondary school will not be
regarded as a sibling under this
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.
Criterion 3 Children with exceptional
medical or social needs.
Children with a professionally
supported medical or social need,
whose application identifies a
particular school that is especially
able to meet that need. The decision
to prioritise children on these
grounds will be determined via
MEDSOC panel, which is comprised
of the council’s senior management
as well as senior school staff.
Documents from an appropriate
professional (not including general
information from a website) must
support these applications. However,
any supporting evidence does not
automatically mean that applicants
will gain priority in this criterion as
the decision to prioritise under this
DCSF code
208 4731
Nearest station
Tulse Hill (rail)
Admissions status Bus routes
Voluntary-controlled 2, 201, 415, 432, P13, 196,
Year 7 intake 2010/11 468, 2, 68, 315, 322
180 (mixed)
criterion will solely rest with the How to apply
MEDSOC panel. Applications must be made
using the Common Application
Criterion 4 Distance. Form from your home borough
Priority will be given on the basis of by Friday 23 October 2009
distance between the child’s home
Open days/evenings
and the school, measured by a
Tuesday 6 October
straight-line. This measurement
7.00 – 9.00 pm
will be done using a computerised Saturday 10 October
mapping system. This measurement 9.30 – 11.00 am
will be from a point from the child’s Wednesday 14 October
home as identified by the software 9.00 – 10.15 am
to a point at the school as profiled Thursday 15 October
in the software. The child’s home 9.00 – 10.15 am
address will be the child’s permanent
place of residency and will not be the
address of a relative or carer, unless
they have legal custody of the child.
Applications must only be made
from a single address. When offered
a place at a school, the offer will be
conditional until proof of address
has been given.
As a tiebreaker for all criteria, priority
will be given to children living closest
to the preferred school – (measured
by a straight-line) in accordance
with the measuring information in
criterion 4. However, ONLY in the
case where children have exactly
the same distance between their
home and the school, Lambeth
Council will randomly allocate places
as a tiebreaker. School Standards and Framework
Act 1998. Appeals for this school are
Appeal arrangements arranged by Democratic Services,
Unsuccessful applicants will have the tel. 020 7926 2170 or visit
right to appeal against the decision www.lambeth.gov.uk for an appeals
to an Independent Admissions form (see page 11 for more details).
Appeals Panel established under the
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Evelyn Grace Academy
Evelyn Grace Academy is a
new academy sponsored by
ARK with an ambitious mission
and several distinctive features
which help students to achieve
the highest standards. The
academy opened in September
2008 with 180 students in Year 7,
it welcomes its third intake
in September 2010 and will
grow into an 11 – 18 academy
with its own sixth form.
In September 2010, the
academy will move to its
superb new accommodation
on Shakespeare Road designed
by internationally renowned
architect Zaha Hadid.
Our mission
Our mission is to create an
outstanding academy for our
students who will become the
leaders of tomorrow in every walk of
life. We will do what it takes to give
every student the skills, self belief
and motivation to be successful
in their learning. Our core values,
excellence, endeavour and self
discipline, shape Evelyn Grace’s
distinctive identity as a new
academy.
Our aims
We expect all our students to
leave the academy with an inner
confidence and drive that will enable
them to achieve their ambitions and
make a real contribution to society.
To achieve this we have identified
some clear specific aims:
30 SECTION 2 / THE SCHOOLS
• To establish a learning ethos
which leads to every student
becoming an independent, self
motivated, successful learner who
participates fully in the life of the
academy
• To enable every student to
achieve the highest standards in
mathematics and English and a
wide range of other subjects
• To set and expect the highest
standards of behaviour, dress
and attendance from all students
at all times
• To establish an ethos which
enables every student to respect
the diversity of the community
and develop a strong sense of
social responsibility and respect
for others
• To provide a wide range of
opportunities for students
to enjoy and excel in sports
and music
• To give students the opportunities
to develop specific skills and
aptitudes in leadership and
entrepreneurship
• To provide every student with the
skills and qualifications at 18+ to
go on to university or follow
another career path of their
choice
• Forge a strong and dynamic
partnership with parents and the
local community to ensure that
every student achieves their full
potential.
To achieve our ambitious aims we
do some things differently.
Evelyn Grace Academy
(interim site 2009/10)
2 Somerleyton Rd, London SW9 8ND
(Permanent site from 2010)
Shakespeare Rd, London SE24 0PZ
Principal
Peter Walker MA (Cantab), FRSA
Our small school structure
Evelyn Grace Academy is divided
into four small schools under the
overall leadership of the principal.
We already have two 11 – 14
schools and from 2011 will also have
two 14 – 19 schools. Each small
school will have its own headteacher,
staff, learning and recreational
spaces. Every student belongs
to a small school and follows a
programme of activities at break
and lunch time which are small
school based. When the academy
is full no small school will have
more than 300 students. We are
developing this approach to ensure
that personal relationships between
pupils and staff develop quickly and
that a culture of excellent behaviour
can be maintained. We demand
the highest standards of student
behaviour at all times.
Our core values and strong
culture and ethos
All our work is driven by our three
core values.
Excellence
We believe that all of us will learn
and every student can achieve
excellence.
Self discipline
We believe that we all have the right
to work and learn in an industrious,
orderly and respectful environment.
Endeavour
We work hard and do what it takes
Telephone 020 7274 9395
Email
ega.admissions@evelyngraceacademy.
org
Website
www.evelyngraceacademy.org
to get it right to achieve excellence.
In a small school, every teacher
knows every student which ensures
that the individual needs of every
student, both academic and
emotional, are met quickly and
effectively. The core values are at
the heart of the academy’s learning
culture and are referred to in every
lesson and in assemblies. The
academy has a formal and distinctive
uniform. We expect every child to
come to school looking smart, in full
uniform every day.
What does our strong culture
and ethos look like?
Developing an aspirational ethos
and mindset is at the heart of our
work, as we build our new academy.
Doing what it takes to get things
right means, above all, developing
in every student a personal belief
that learning matters and that every
student can be successful at the
highest level. Every minute at
school counts and at Evelyn
Grace Academy every student
will respect and enjoy the learning
process. There will be a zero
tolerance approach to behaviour
that disrupts learning.
Evelyn Grace Academy is a
learning community where all
adults and students have the right
to spend each day in a safe, secure
environment and where all are
treated with respect.
Excellent behaviour and displaying
DCSF code
208 6906
Admissions status
Nearest stations to the
interim site
Brixton (Victoria Line underground
Academy and rail)
Year 7 intake 2010/11 Loughborough Park (rail)
180 (mixed) Bus routes
P4 ,P5, 345, 35, 45
the academy’s values will be
regularly rewarded. We provide a
clear sequence of consequences,
sanctions and ‘opportunities to
reconcile’ to ensure that all students
understand our expectations and
learn how to behave.
Our Student Code of Conduct
outlines our expectations for our
students. They are taught to:
• wear their uniform with pride
• be prepared for learning
• communicate politely and
effectively with everyone they meet
• make sensible choices and avoid
risky behaviour
• demonstrate the academy values
of excellence, endeavour and
self-discipline.
Our longer academy day
Our students work longer hours than
typical secondary school students.
This gives them more time to learn
the skills they need to succeed.
From Monday to Thursday the
academy day runs from 8.30am Depth before breadth in the
to 5.00pm. This has been highly curriculum
successful during our first year We believe it is important to put
and well received by parents. It depth of the curriculum before
means we can offer students more breadth, so that every student can
teaching time in the core subjects of achieve the high standards necessary
English, mathematics and science in English and mathematics to help
but also 5 hours of PE and sport them take on a broader range of
and 3 hours of music each week. subjects with confidence. Our English
Our longer day also enables our and mathematics programmes
students to benefit from a wide provide extension classes for gifted
range of master classes and catch and talented students and well
up programmes for those who need structured programmes for those who
extra support with their learning. require additional help to catch up.
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Evelyn Grace Academy
Our curriculum will also emphasise
the wider skills and knowledge of
personal, social and moral education,
humanities and languages.
The academy will provide a range
of interventions to support students
with particular learning needs,
residential and personal development
experiences as well as opportunities
for students to develop their
leadership skills in the local and
wider community. As part of our
commitment to raising our students’
expectations and standards of
achievement we offer our students
opportunities to take part in several
ground-breaking programmes
from Year 7: Urban Mathematics
Scholars which is university based;
an extensive programme of sport
and music with professional
coaches and musicians; a week
long residential trip; university visits.
We see university preparation
as a key aspect of our work as
an academy from Year 7.
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Our 14 – 19 curriculum will
offer a variety of academic and
vocational programmes through
to examinations at 16+ and 18+.
Our goal is to provide every student
with the qualifications at 18+ to
make real choices to go on to
university or take up a vocational
training route. More detailed
information about our ambitious
14 – 19 programme will be available
to parents from September 2010.
Admissions criteria
Where the number of applications
for admission is greater than the
admissions number, applications
will be considered against the criteria
set out below. After the admission
of pupils with statements of Special
Educational Needs where the
academy is named on the statement,
the criteria will be applied in the order
in which they are set out below:
a) Children in the care of the council.
b) Children who have a sibling who
already attend the academy and
who will continue to do so on the
date of admission (for this purpose
‘siblings’ means a whole, half or
step-brother or step-sister resident
at the same address)
c) Children who live closest to
the academy using a straight
line measurement from the main
reception of the academy, to the
main entrance to the child’s home.
How to apply
Applications must be made
using the Common Application
Form from your home borough
by Friday 23 October 2009
Open mornings
During the academic year 2009/10
the academy will be in split site
temporary accommodation.
The open mornings will alternate
between Grace and Evelyn Schools,
between:
8.45 – 11.00 am
Tuesday 29 Sept, Somerleyton Rd
Thursday 1 Oct, Shakespeare Rd
Tuesday 6 Oct, Somerleyton Rd
Thursday 8 Oct, Shakespeare Rd
and:
10.00 am – 12.00 noon on
Saturday 3 Oct, Somerleyton Rd
Open evenings
Tuesday 6 Oct, Somerleyton Rd
Thursday 8 Oct, Shakespeare Rd
6.00 – 8.00 pm
Principal’s talk 6.15 pm and
7.15 pm followed by a tour of
the academy and discussions
with key staff
Appeal arrangements
Unsuccessful applicants will
have the right to appeal against
the decision to an Independent
Admissions Appeals Panel
established under the School
Standards and Framework Act
1998. Independent appeals for
this school are arranged by school
staff, please telephone the school
for an appeals form.
Lambeth Academy
Lambeth Academy was
established in response to local
parents’ campaign for a high
achieving community school.
Our students benefit from a
range of innovative and exciting
opportunities. The purpose-built
academy has been designed by
award-winning architects and
incorporates state-of-the-art sports,
dance, art, design, music, science
and technology facilities.
Our specialisms of languages and
enterprise are a particular strength
and equip our students to be
citizens of a 21st century world
community. We currently have
vibrant partnerships with schools
in China, Russia, Germany, Portugal,
South Africa, Sierra Leone and
the Cameroon.
Students benefit from opportunities
to follow personalised learning
pathways in expressive arts and
technologies and begin GCSE
courses in almost all subjects in
Year 9. Students in Key Stage 4
have access to a wide range of
courses from GCSE’s to vocational
qualifications in engineering and
heath and social care. There is an
extensive programme of enrichment
clubs for students.
Part of a group
A unique feature of Lambeth
Academy is that it is sponsored
by the United Learning Trust (ULT),
an educational charity, which is
the sponsor of a growing number
of academies nationally. Being
a member of this strong group
of schools brings considerable
benefits to the staff, parents and
students of Lambeth Academy.
Curriculum
The academy offers a particularly
rich and diverse curriculum, which
includes an emphasis on modern
foreign languages (French, Spanish,
German, Chinese) and business
lessons, as well as English, maths,
science, separate humanities
(history, geography, citizenship
and RE), design and technology,
ICT and expressive arts (PE, art,
dance, drama, and music). Music
benefits from the highly innovative
orchestrate project where every
Year 7 has an entitlement to
learn a musical instrument. There
are regular drama productions
involving all ages.
Sport is particularly strong with the
academy participating and winning
at the highest level and recently
winning an outstanding sports
schools award.
Sixth form
We have established a thriving sixth
form offering a full range of A level
and other courses. We expect our
students to progress on to sixth
form education and to university.
Admissions
Lambeth Academy is an inclusive
school and welcomes children from
the local community. The governors
are also committed to ensuring that
the admissions to the academy
reflect the full range of ability.
The academy believes that strong
parental or guardian involvement is
essential for the success of every
student and all parents, guardians
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Lambeth Academy
and students will be invited to meet
with staff at the school soon after
a place is offered.
There are no faith criteria as part of
the admissions policy. Children from
families of all faiths, or none, are very
welcome.
Oversubscription criteria
If there are more applicants than
the number of places available, the
following over-subscription criteria
will be applied. All applicants will be
asked to take a cognitive ability test
and, based on their test score, will
be placed in one of five equal ability
bands, with the same number of
applicants in each band. After places
have been allocated to children with
a statement of Special Educational
Need that names Lambeth
Academy, places within each band
will be allocated in the following
order of priority:
34 SECTION 2 / THE SCHOOLS
• Children in the care of the council
(‘Looked after’ children)
• Siblings of students currently
attending the academy and who
will continue to do so on the date
of admissions. The term ‘sibling’
means a full, step, half, adopted
or fostered brother or sister,
but not cousins. The academy
reserves the right to ask for proof
of relationship.
• Special medical needs, social
needs and special needs (where
the application is supported by
written specific professional
advice, eg from a doctor or
specialist, not a primary school
alone, as to why admission to
the academy is necessary). The
decision as to whether the
academy is uniquely placed to
meet the stated need of the
applicant will be determined by
panel appointed by the local
governing body. The panel will
give special consideration to
Lambeth Academy
Elms Road
London SW4 9ET
Principal
Mr Stephen Potter MA (Oxon), MEd
Business Support Director
Mrs Magdalin Babiker-Clancy
children with a visual impairment.
• Nearest straight-line distance to
the academy. The distance which
determines how close the student
lives to the academy is the
shortest straight-line distance
between the door to the student’s
permanent address and the
designated entrance to the
academy main building.
A child’s permanent address is
the place of normal residence
during term time. Where parental
responsibility is shared, the address
of the parent/guardian who receives
the child benefit allowance for the
child will be taken as the permanent
address.
The academy will provide
reasonable opportunities for
children to take the cognitive
ability test that is used to determine
the ability band for each child.
However, with the exception
Telephone 020 7819 4700
Admissions hotline 020 7819 4718
Fax 020 7819 4701
Email
admissions@lambeth-academy.org
Website
www.lambeth-academy.org
of children with a statement of
Special Educational Needs that
names Lambeth Academy,
children who have sat the academy’s
test will be given priority over those
who have not.
The academy’s full admissions
policy can be downloaded from
www.lambeth-academy.org/
admissions or can be obtained on
request from our admissions officer
on 020 7819 4718.
DCSF code
208 6905
Admissions status
Academy
Year 7 intake 2010/11
180 (mixed)
Appeal arrangements
Unsuccessful applicants will
have the right to appeal against
the decision to an Independent
Admissions Appeals Panel
established under the School
Standards and Framework Act
1998. Independent appeals for
this school are arranged by school
staff, please telephone the school
for an appeals form.
Nearest stations
Clapham Common, Clapham
South, Clapham North
(Northern Line underground)
Bus routes
155, 255, 355
How to apply
Applications must be made
using the Common Application
Form from your home borough
by Friday 23 October 2009
Open days/evening
Parents are very welcome to attend
both our open evening and open
days.
Open evening
Monday 21 September 2009
4pm – 6pm
Presentation by the principal, tours
of the school led by students and
displays.
Open days
Tuesday 22 – Friday 25 September
2009
See the school in action! Tours start
at 9.00 am. The tours will last about
an hour. Please call the admissions
hotline 0207 819 4718 to book.
Places are limited to allow the
school to carry on working.
(Please note that there is no parking
on site)
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La Retraite Roman
Catholic Girls’ School
La Retraite is a Catholic school
with a long history of offering
excellent education to its
students.
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 has been designated as
an ‘outstanding’ school by Ofsted.
This 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
36 SECTION 2 / THE SCHOOLS
make these experiences enjoyable
as well as productive. We want every
child to achieve the best of which
she is capable in this comprehensive
school where all are valued. La
Retraite has been named as a
Raising Achievement in Teaching
and Learning (RATL) school by the
Specialist Schools Trust and, as such,
provides a centre of excellence for
other schools to draw on.
Curriculum
La Retraite is a specialist science
college. It provides a wide variety
of vocational and academic science
courses and many of our students
go on to study medicine, dentistry
and nursing as well as many other
careers. Numbers studying science
in the sixth form are well above
average.
La Retraite Roman Catholic
Girls’ School
Atkins Road
London SW12 OAB
Headteacher
Ms S M Powell MA
All national curriculum subjects are
offered and in addition, the school
offers a wide variety of vocational and
academic options in such subjects
as business.
Extra-curricular activity
The school makes very special
provision in music. Free instrumental
tuition is on offer to any students
accepted at the school who
successfully audition for a music
scholarship. We have an outstanding
classical choir and gospel choir as
well as several instrumental groups
and a rock band. As well as this,
the school provides a wealth of
sporting activities, visits to
professional and artistic venues,
opportunities in public speaking and
enterprise education and many
artistic visits to theatres, concerts,
museums and galleries. There are
opportunities for residential and day
‘retreats’ as part of the spiritual care
we give to students. Many school
visits and journeys are offered to
support the curriculum, for instance
to Belgium, to visit the WW1
battlefields and to France and Spain,
to support language learning.
Student care
La Retraite is characterised by its
calm learning atmosphere and its
insistence on good manners and
courtesy. Students are exceptionally
well cared for by a team of
professionals who know that a happy
child will succeed and that a child
who is achieving her best is likely to
Telephone 020 8673 5644
Fax 020 8675 8577
Email
schsec@laretraite.lambeth.sch.uk
Website
www.laretraiteclaphamschool.co.uk
be happy in herself. Co-operation
with parents is of the highest
importance as the school recognises
that it is only by working in
partnership with parents that we
can be successful.
An experienced team of learning
mentors, English as an additional
language teachers and teachers
knowledgeable about special needs
support students with widely
varying needs.
Sixth form
We are very proud to be an 11–19
school and to offer continuous
education to all our students until
they are 18/19 years of age. We
believe that this will give them a
secure academic foundation for
further or higher education. See
the ‘Secondary Schools in Lambeth:
Additional Information’ booklet for
details of our sixth form and for
details of how to apply.
Admissions policy
Admissions to the school are made
by the governing body. Parents must
make application for admission to
Year 7 by completing the Common
Application Form (CAF) provided by
Lambeth Council in which the
applicant lives. Applications for places
in other year-groups can be made
at any time. The governors will
also require parents to complete a
supplementary information form and
return this to the school by the same
date. This form will be to establish
DCSF code
208 5400
Admissions status
Voluntary-aided
Year 7 intake 2010/11
150 (girls)
Catholic practice and commitment. It
will seek information not available on
the Common Application Form
relating to the evidence set out in
section 1 below. It will require a
reference from a parish priest or
other minister of religion. Completion
of a supplementary information form
is not mandatory. However, if one is
not received, the governors will not
be able to apply the admission
criteria, and the application will
be considered under the ‘other
girls’ category.
The governors wish to maintain
a comprehensive school and
applicants take standardised tests
in order to ensure a balanced intake.
The governors wish to encourage
applications from Catholic and
Christian girls of all abilities. The
date of the test will be published
in advance. The aim is to admit
Catholic pupils into the school first
and then to fill any remaining places
to achieve three broad bands of
ability (25% in band 1, 50% in band
2 and 25% in band 3).
In making their decisions the
governors will take into account
the details from the supplementary
information form, the priest or
minister’s reference and the test.
Criteria for admission
1 Governors will give priority to
Catholic girls. The evidence of
Catholic practice which governors
will take into account will be:
Nearest stations Balham,
Clapham South (Northern Line
underground and rail)
Bus routes
57, 60, 417,155, 355
1.1 A self-assessment of Catholic
or Christian practice and observance,
to be counter-signed and stamped
by the parish priest, ethnic-group
chaplain or minister of religion.
1.2 The original of the baptism
certificate or, where this is not
available, the original of the first
communion certificate.
1.3 When applications and the
results of the tests are received,
all applications will be ordered into
three ability bands in the proportions
outlined above, according to their
performance in the standardised
tests. Baptised Catholic applicants
will then be allocated positions within
those bands and priority will be given
to those with the highest level of
Catholic practice. If a band is full, any
spare places in the adjacent band(s)
will be allocated to other baptised
Catholics until the total number of
applicants to be offered places
reaches 150.
2 After all Catholics have been
admitted, any unfilled places may be
filled according to the oversubscription
criteria outlined below. In this case,
the proportions 25:50:25 will be
adhered to.
3 Oversubscription criteria:
Where more applications are
received than there are places in a
particular ability band, applicants will
be admitted in the following order:
3.1 ‘Looked after’ Catholic girls
or non-Catholic ‘looked after’ girls
in the care of Catholic families.
3.2 Catholic girls or girls who are
baptised members of Eastern rite
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La Retraite Roman Lilian Baylis
Catholic Girls’ School Technology School

churches in communion with Rome.
3.3 Other ‘looked after’ children.
3.4 Girls who are baptised members
of Eastern rite churches not in
communion with Rome.
3.5 Girls who are baptised Christians
who are active in their churches
(frequent and regular attendance)
which are in membership of
Churches Together in England
provided that they have a statement
of frequent and regular Church
attendance from the appointed
minister etc.
3.6 Girls who are Christians (either
baptised or preparing for adult
baptism) in churches which are in
membership of the evangelical list,
provided that they have a statement
of church attendance (mentioning
if necessary that the girl is in
preparation for baptism) from
the appointed minister.
3.7 Girls of other faiths.
3.8 Other girls.
Where it is necessary to choose
between applicants within each of
these groups, priority will be given to
those girls whose applications show
the greatest degree of religious
practice and commitment, shown
from the evidence described above.
Evidence scrutinised will include: the
priest’s endorsement form showing
regular practice; baptism certificate
(or first communion certificate
which is also acceptable as proof of
baptism.) Baptised Catholic girls will
be admitted in the following order:
those who attend Mass weekly,
fortnightly, monthly, occasionally,
never. Baptised Catholics will not be
considered as practising Catholics,
but only as baptised Catholics if their
church attendance is elsewhere than
at a Catholic church. Similarly, other
Christian girls will be admitted in the
following order: those who attend
church/service weekly, fortnightly,
monthly, occasionally, never.
4 Tie-breakers.
Where applicants are of equal
standing within each of 3.1 – 3.8
above, the following sub-criteria will
apply in priority order:
4.1 Within each of groups 3.1. to
3.8 above, preference will be given
to applicants who have a sibling who
will be attending La Retraite School
at the time of the applicant’s
admission. A sibling is defined as a
full sister or step/half sister living at
the same address, 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 as
a result of being ‘looked after’ by
the council.
4.2 Priority will then be given on the
basis of distance between the child’s
home and the school, measured by
a straight line. This measurement
will be done using a computerized
mapping system. This measurement
will be from a central point from
the child’s home as identified by
the software to a central point
in the school.
Appeal arrangements
Unsuccessful applicants will have
How to apply
1 Applications must be made
using the Common Application
Form from your home borough
by Friday 23 October 2009
2 In addition the Supplementary
Information Form obtainable
from the school must be
completed and sent directly to
La Retraite School by Friday 23
October 2009
Open days/evening
Wednesday 23 September 2009
4.00 –7.30 pm (Last entry 7.00 pm)
Headteacher’s address at
4.15, 5.15 and 6.15 pm
Monday 5 – Friday 9 October 2009
9.30 – 12.00 noon
Headteacher’s address at 10.30 am
Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 October
2009 1.45 – 3.00 pm
Headteacher’s address at 1.45 pm
Entrance tests
Saturday 14 November 2009
9.00 am – 12.00 noon
Sixth form open evening
Thursday 19 November 2009
6.00 – 8.00 pm
(No admission
after 7.30 pm)
the right to appeal against the
decision to an Independent
Admissions Appeals Panel
established under the School
Standards and Framework Act
1998. Independent appeals for
this school are arranged by school
staff, please telephone the school
for an appeals form.
“A good school with outstanding
features.” Ofsted 2008
Lilian Baylis Technology School is a
mixed, 11–16, non-denominational
school located in a brand new
building at Vauxhall. It is a government
specialist technology college.
Transforming life chances
The school works in partnership with
South Bank University and Kings’
College to transform the life
chances of all students. Through
our partnerships we offer a Saturday
school, mentoring by university
undergraduates, master classes and
regular residential study weekends.
The school has been awarded
‘Investors in Careers’ due to its
partnership with a number of major
businesses including Edexcel, Shell,
IBM, EDF Energy and Cushman
and Wakefield. These businesses
provide mentors, career placements
and work shadowing opportunities.
We are proud to be one of the few
schools to obtain the ‘Artsmark
Gold’ and ‘Sportsmark’ awards.
This means that we can offer all
our students the opportunity to
take part in arts and sports projects
with leading national organisations
including the Tate, the Royal Festival
Hall, Fulham Football Club and
Surrey Cricket Club.
A Technology College
As a government specialist
technology college we are funded
to provide additional opportunities
in the technology subjects of maths,
science and design technology. The
school also teaches ‘thinking skills’
in these subjects. As part of being
a technology college students also
take part in 15 project days every
year when they study an
area in depth for a whole day.
Ofsted
The school was recently inspected
by Ofsted. The report stated:
• “The school has very successfully
created a cohesive and
welcoming community where
students from over 40 countries
have great respect for each other
and for all adults.”
• “Students are very proud of their
school, they know that they are
valued and appreciate all that the
school can offer them.”
• “An exemplary pastoral system
has resulted in outstanding
personal development and well-
being for all students, good
behaviour, and significant
reductions in exclusions.”
• “The school have developed an
outstanding and very responsive
academic and vocational
curriculum that motivates
students to attend and
successfully progress at 16
to further education, training
and employment.”
• “All staff share a common
sense of purpose that is best
summed up in the school motto
‘Transforming the life chances
of students’.”
• “The school’s evaluation of
its strengths and weaknesses
is outstanding and gives the
school outstanding capacity
to improve further.”

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Lilian Baylis
Technology School
Our partnership with parents
One of the reasons Lilian Baylis
Technology School is a rapidly
improving school is its emphasis on
working in partnership with parents.
We have six full-time pastoral officers
who will contact you if we have any
concerns. You can also contact
them by phone or ‘drop in’ at any
time during the day. To share our
expectations we hold an academic
review day every term so that each
parent can meet their child’s tutor to
review his/her progress in detail. We
also hold regular careers fairs and
celebration events where you can
meet teachers, local employers,
colleges and universities.
A healthy school
Lilian Baylis Technology School has
been awarded the National Healthy
Schools standard. All students study
PE for 2 hours per week and can join
in a wide range of after school sports
clubs and teams. In addition all
students also study all aspects of
health including diet, drugs, sex and
relationships and smoking and our
canteen only serves healthy food.
Our new building
We are very privileged to have an
exceptional new building. This
includes state of the art laboratories
and design technology workshops,
an inspiring library and leading
edge ICT facilities. Throughout the
school there are flexible learning
centres where students can simply
log on to computers and continue
40 SECTION 2 / THE SCHOOLS
with their studies. These can be
used on weekdays from 7.30am –
5.00pm and on Saturday mornings.
To allow staff to plan and deliver
exciting and motivating lessons
every classroom has an electronic
whiteboard and computers.
We have also started to build a
brand new sixth form that will open
in 2011. This means that students
starting can continue at Lilian Baylis
Technology School until they are 19.
Admission criteria
Lambeth Council, namely the CYPS,
is the admissions authority for all
community and voluntary controlled
secondary schools and will, in
consultation, determine the
admissions arrangements for its
schools. An ‘in-year’ admissions
procedure will be determined by
January 2010 for September 2010.
Lambeth Council, as the admission
authority for all Lambeth community
and voluntary-controlled secondary
schools, will comply, wherever
possible, with parents’ wishes
where they have expressed a
preference for a particular school.
Nevertheless, if there are more
applications than places available,
the CYPS will give priority to
children in the following order:
Criterion 1 ‘Looked after’ children.
A child in the care of the council
(‘looked after’ child) means a person
under the age of 18 years who is
provided by social services with
Lilian Baylis Technology School
323 Kennington Lane
Vauxhall
London SE11 5QY
Headteacher
Gary A Phillips BSc (Hons) PGCE,
MA, FRSA
accommodation by agreement with
their parents/carers (Section 20 of
the Children Act 1989) or who is the
subject of a care order under Part IV
of the Act. Children who are looked
after under an agreed series of
short-term placements (such as
respite) are excluded. All applications
under this criteria must be supported
by a letter from the relevant council.
Criterion 2 Siblings.
Children with a brother or sister
who already attends the school,
and who will not have left the school
at the time of admission. As a result
siblings in the nursery or Year 6
of a primary school, or Year 11
at a secondary school will not be
regarded as a sibling under this
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.
Criterion 3 Children with exceptional
medical or social needs.
Children with a professionally
supported medical or social need,
whose application identifies a
particular school that is especially
Telephone 020 7091 9500
Fax 020 7091 9555
Email
school@lilianbaylis.com
Website
www.lilianbaylis.com
able to meet that need. The decision
to prioritise children on these
grounds will be determined via
MEDSOC panel, which is comprised
of the council’s senior management
as well as senior school staff.
Documents from an appropriate
professional (not including general
information from a website) must
support these applications. However,
any supporting evidence does not
automatically mean that applicants
will gain priority in this criterion as
the decision to prioritise under this
criterion will solely rest with the
MEDSOC panel.
Criterion 4 Distance.
Priority will be given on the basis of
distance between the child’s home
DCSF code
208 4321
Admissions status
Community
Year 7 intake 2010/11
124 (mixed)
and the school, measured by a
straight-line. This measurement
will be done using a computerised
mapping system. This measurement
will be from a point from the child’s
home as identified by the software
to a point at the school as profiled
in the software. The child’s home
address will be the child’s permanent
place of residency and will not be
the address of a relative or carer,
unless they have legal custody of
the child. Applications must only be
made from a single address.
When offered a place at a school,
the offer will be conditional until
proof of address has been given.
Nearest stations
Vauxhall (Victoria Line underground
and rail)
Bus routes
2, 3, 36, 44, 59, 77, 77A, 88, 109, 133,
155, 156, 159, 185, 333, 360, 436
How to apply
Applications must be made
using the Common Application
Form from your home borough
by Friday 23 October 2009
Open days/evenings
9.00 – 10.30 am
Monday 21 – Friday 25
September 2009
5.00 – 7.30pm
Thursday 24 September 2009
Appeal arrangements
Unsuccessful applicants will have the
right to appeal against the decision
to an Independent Admissions
Appeals Panel established under the
School Standards and Framework
Act 1998. Appeals for this school
are arranged by Democratic
Services, tel. 020 7926 2170 or visit
www.lambeth.gov.uk for an appeals
form (see page 11 for more details).
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The London Nautical
School
The London Nautical School
exists to educate and prepare
pupils to be able to meet the
needs of society, either at sea or
in any other occupation, where
responsibility, attention to duty
and regard for others are valued
equally with academic and
practical skills. The school’s
success in achieving its aim
depends on effective partnership
between parents, pupils, staff
and governors, together with
a curriculum within which the
school’s nautical character
forms a central part.
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Admissions policy
The London Nautical School will
admit up to the following limits per
year group:
Year 7: 120
Year 8: 120
Year 9: 115
Year 10 : 115
Year 11: 115
Year 12: 50
Year 13: 50
The admissions arrangements
described in this document will apply
to admissions for the academic year
which begins in September 2010.
In order to ensure that the intake to
the school represents the full range
of ability, the school will use banding
as part of its admission arrangements
if the school is oversubscribed.
Other than to determine the ability
band into which a pupil will be
placed, the assessment of a pupil’s
ability plays no other part in the
admission arrangements.
All applications received will be
considered on an ‘equal preference’
basis.
Admissions to The London Nautical
School will be coordinated through
the pan-London coordinated
procedure and its timetable.
Applications should be submitted
on the Common Application Form
to the council responsible for the
child’s address.
The London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street
Blackfriars
London SE1 9NA
Headteacher
Mr H Dastagir BSc
A supplementary information form
must be completed indicating
whether or not a parent/carer
wishes their child to be considered
for a place at The London Nautical
School. The supplementary
information form must be returned
by 23 October 2009.
Admissions and
over-subscription criteria
If there are more applicants that
the number of places available the
following oversubscription criteria
will be applied:
The applicants will be placed in one
of 3 ability bands according to their
test scores, including those with a
statement of Special Educational
Needs that names the school.
After places have been allocated to
children with a statement of Special
Educational Needs that names the
school in accordance with the Code
of Practice, places within each band
will be allocated in the following
order of priority:
• Children in the care of the council
(‘looked after’ children).
• Sport – Boys who are currently
involved in a sporting activity,
either land or water based, at a
minimum of international/
national/county or district level.
• Children who will have brothers
or sister (sixth form) at their time
of entry.
• Random selection within the
ability band.
Telephone 020 7928 6801
Fax 020 7261 9408
Email
admin@nautical.lambeth.sch.uk
Website
www.lns.org.uk or
www.nautical.lambeth.sch.uk
The London Nautical School may
refuse admission to particular
applicants in cases where less than
the published admission number
has applied. These are applicants
who have been excluded from two
or more other schools. The ability to
refuse admissions runs for a period
of two years from last exclusion.
Exclusions which took place before
the pupil concerned reached
compulsory school age do not
count for this purpose.
Where places become vacant in a
band, for example, because parents
accept offers of places at other
schools, and no applicants in those
bands remain without a place, they
will be filled (by random allocation) by
children falling into the next nearest
DCSF code
208 5405
Admissions status
Foundation
Year 7 intake 2010/11
120 (boys)
band(s) (ie the band(s) on either
side, below or above).
Late applications will be dealt
with in accordance with the
procedures set down by Lambeth
council within the pan-London
coordinated procedure.
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.
Nearest stations
Waterloo (Northern Line, Bakerloo Line
underground and rail), Blackfriars
(District Line, Circle Line underground
and rail), Southwark (Jubilee Line
underground)
Bus routes
RV1, 1, 4, 59, 68, 76, 139,
168, 171, 341, 521
Children’s position on the waiting
lists will be determined solely in
accordance with the oversubscription
criteria set out above. Where places
become vacant they will be allocated
to children on the waiting list in
accordance with the published
oversubscription criteria.
Children who are subject of a
direction by the secretary of state
to admit will be given precedence
for admission over children on
the waiting list.
In-year submissions
Subject to any provisions in the
council’s co-ordinated admission
arrangements relating to applications
submitted for years other that the
normal year of entry, the school will
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The London Nautical
School
consider all such applications and
if the year group applied for has a
place available, a place will be
offered. If a place is not available, the
parent can ask for his or her child’s
name to be added to the waiting list,
as described previously. Parents
whose application is turned down
are entitled to appeal to an
independent appeals panel.
Appeal arrangements
Unsuccessful applicants will
have the right to appeal against
the decision to an Independent
Admissions Appeals Panel
44 SECTION 2 / THE SCHOOLS
How to apply
1 Applications must be made
using the Common Application
Form from your home borough
by Friday 23 October 2009
2 In addition the Supplementary
Information Form obtainable
from the school must be
completed and sent directly
to The London Nautical School
by Friday 23 October 2009
Open evening
Wednesday 23 September 2009,
4.00 – 6.00 pm.
established under the School
Standards and Framework Act
1998. Independent appeals for
this school are arranged by school
staff, please telephone the school
for an appeals form.
Sixth form
For further information regarding
our sixth form provision please
contact the school for the sixth
form prospectus.
The Norwood School
A performing and visual arts Company and The Dulwich Picture We provide teaching and learning
specialist college. Gallery – to name but a few! which interests, excites, engages
and motivates pupils. Our aim is to
“This is a good and effective
Facilities ensure that teaching and learning
school overall with some very
Norwood has many state of the is innovative, challenging and
good features, where pupils
art facilities that contribute to this appropriate to individuals’ abilities.
make good progress.” Ofsted
positive and stimulating learning
The Norwood School is a co- environment. The school has been Extra staff and smaller classes are
educational non-denominational allocated £13,000,000 towards new provided in the core subjects of
community school. Located in buildings and major refurbishment. English, maths and science for we
landscaped gardens in the south Plans for this will commence in believe that it is very important ‘to
of the borough with well-maintained 2010. Work is underway to improve get the basics right’ and ensure that
buildings and excellent facilities, our specialist facilities to include a pupils feel a sense of progression
Norwood is an inspiring place spectacular new arts block including and fulfilment. The learning needs
to learn. Being a small school we a 100 square metre dance space of all pupils are met by setting
take a pride in knowing our young and a multi-media arts studio this year. appropriately challenging targets
people well and in providing an through the analysis of performance
environment in which they feel safe, Teaching and learning data and the use of rigorous
well-supported and encouraged At Norwood we are optimistic and monitoring and tracking systems.
to succeed. enthusiastic about what teachers The progress of every pupil is
and pupils can achieve together. reviewed regularly.
The Arts
At Norwood we embrace new
opportunities and do not stand still.
As a performing and visual arts
specialist college we aim to develop
a lifelong passion for the arts in
all of our pupils and to provide a
stimulating environment in which
individuals are encouraged to
express their creative talents, foster
their imaginations and develop their
self-confidence. Our Arts Mark Gold
award recognises the quality and
wide variety of arts provision at
Norwood. Projects and partnerships
are established with local, national
and international organisations and
include the English National Opera,
The Young and Old Vic, The National
Theatre, The Rambert Dance
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The Norwood School The Norwood School
Crown Dale
London SE19 3NY
Telephone 020 8670 9382
Fax 020 8761 5933
Email
DCSF code
208 4223
Admissions status
Nearest station
West Norwood (rail)
Bus routes
Headteacher post@norwood-secondary.lambeth. Community 68, 196, 249, 417, 432, 468
Mrs Denise Webster NPQH sch.uk Year 7 intake 2010/11
Website 150 (mixed)
www.norwood-secondary.lambeth.
sch.uk

We know the level of every pupil
and whether they are achieving
above, equal or below expectation.
Teaching intervention and revision
programmes are adjusted accordingly.
A wide range of extra-curricular
activities are provided to enrich,
extend and support pupils. Our
emphasis upon personalised learning
encourages staff and students to
recognise talents, abilities, interests
and areas for improvement.
The curriculum
Our remodelled curriculum at Key
Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 is
preparing the way for 14 – 19
progression, with vocational and
individual pathways. Pupils in years 7
to 9 follow the national curriculum in
all subjects, including dance, drama
and music. Gifted and talented
pupils in languages, and the arts
have the opportunity to take their
GCSEs early. In an innovative move,
we will be introducing the new
Creative and Media Diploma with
all Year 9’s from September 2009.
At Key Stage 4 all pupils have the
opportunity to study a range of
courses including GCSEs in English
and English literature, science, maths,
IT, citizenship, religious studies
and physical education. In addition
pupils may choose three options,
one of which is a vocational subject.
Norwood’s sixth form offers
specialist post-16 provision in the
performing and visual arts providing
natural routes for pupils who have
enjoyed the arts at Key Stage 4 and
are looking for a career in this field.
An innovative and exciting offer
includes a variety of complimentary
AS and A2 courses, and engaging
and relevant work experience and
enrichment programmes.
Partnerships
The Norwood School works very
closely with its primary schools
to raise achievement and improve
transition from primary to secondary
school. Pupils from these schools
work with our specialist teachers in
dance, drama, music, art, modern
languages and PE, and experience
our outstanding transition
programme. We are one of the
Brit School’s Leading Edge partners
and students benefit from close
links, particularly with regards to
creative industries careers advice,
mentoring for both staff and pupils,
curriculum development and the
opportunity to watch cutting edge
showcases and performances.
The Norwood School has an
excellent reputation for the standard
of its pastoral care. We strongly
encourage parents to become
actively involved in their children’s
education and are committed to
ensuring that parents are regularly
updated on their child’s progress.
It is important to us that all pupils
should feel happy, healthy and
secure and that parents and staff
work together to achieve this. We
look forward to meeting you when
you visit. All of our visitors are
impressed by the students’ sense
of pride in their school and their
enthusiasm for learning and
achievement.
Admission criteria
Lambeth Council, namely the CYPS,
is the admissions authority for all
community and voluntary controlled
secondary schools and will, in
consultation, determine the
admissions arrangements for its
schools. An ‘in-year’ admissions
procedure will be determined by
January 2010 for September 2010.
Lambeth Council, as the admission
authority for all Lambeth community
and voluntary-controlled secondary
schools, will comply, wherever
possible, with parents’ wishes
where they have expressed a
preference for a particular school.
Nevertheless, if there are more
applications than places available,
the CYPS will give priority to
children in the following order:
Criterion 1 ‘Looked after’ children.
A child in the care of the council
(‘looked after’ child) means a person
under the age of 18 years who is
provided by social services with
accommodation by agreement with
their parents/carers (Section 20 of
the Children Act 1989) or who is the
subject of a care order under Part IV
of the Act. Children who are looked
after under an agreed series of
short-term placements (such as
respite) are excluded. All applications
under this criteria must be supported
by a letter from the relevant council.
Criterion 2 Siblings.
Children with a brother or sister
who already attends the school,
and who will not have left the school
at the time of admission. As a result
siblings in the nursery or Year 6
of a primary school, or Year 11
at a secondary school will not be
regarded as a sibling under this
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.
Criterion 3 Children with exceptional
medical or social needs.
Children with a professionally
supported medical or social need,
whose application identifies a
particular school that is especially
able to meet that need. The decision
to prioritise children on these
grounds will be determined via
MEDSOC panel, which is comprised
of the council’s senior management
as well as senior school staff.
Documents from an appropriate
professional (not including general
information from a website) must
support these applications. However,
any supporting evidence does not
automatically mean that applicants
will gain priority in this criterion as
the decision to prioritise under this
criterion will solely rest with the
MEDSOC panel.
Criterion 4 Distance.
Priority will be given on the basis of
distance between the child’s home
and the school, measured by a
straight-line. This measurement
will be done using a computerised
mapping system. This measurement
will be from a point from the child’s
home as identified by the software
to a point at the school as profiled
in the software. The child’s home
address will be the child’s permanent
place of residency and will not be
the address of a relative or carer,
unless they have legal custody of
the child. Applications must only
be made from a single address.
When offered a place at a school,
the offer will be conditional until
proof of address has been given.
As a tiebreaker for all criteria, priority
will be given to children living closest
to the preferred school ~ (measured
by a straight-line) in accordance
with the measuring information in
criterion 4. However, ONLY in the
case where children have exactly
the same distance between their
home and the school, Lambeth
Council will randomly allocate places
as a tiebreaker.
How to apply
Applications must be made
using the Common Application
Form from your home borough
by Friday 23 October 2009
Open evening
4.30 – 7.00 pm
Wednesday 23 September
Open days
9.15 – 10.30 am
Monday 21 – Friday 25 September
Late entrants’ visit day
9.15 – 10.30am
Tuesday 29 September
Friday 2 October
Appeal arrangements
Unsuccessful applicants will have the
right to appeal against the decision
to an Independent Admissions
Appeals Panel established under the
School Standards and Framework
Act 1998. Appeals for this school are
arranged by Democratic Services,
tel. 020 7926 2170 or visit
www.lambeth.gov.uk for an appeals
form (see page 11 for more details).

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St Martin-in-the-Fields
High School for Girls
“This is an outstanding school
where every child is valued
to come to her or his full
potential.” Ofsted June 2007
St Martin-in-the-Fields High School
for Girls was established over 300
years ago by our founding church
in Trafalgar Square to provide
an education for the girls of the
parish. Merging tradition and
innovation, the school continues
to build on its spiritual foundations
whilst embracing changes which
directly benefit our pupils, such as
gaining specialist technology and
sports school status. The Christian
ethos permeates the whole life of the
school and drives the vision for the
future forward. Pupils feel valued and
express this as ‘being part of the St
48 SECTION 2 / THE SCHOOLS
Martin’s family’. They are also aware
of the high expectations placed on
them to perform to their potential
from Year 7 to 13. The wide range
of extra-curricular activities enriches
the educational experience of
the pupils and provides plenty of
opportunities for performance and
individual expression. As one student
put it: “There is something here
for everyone.”
Admission criteria
The governing body of St. Martin-in-
the-Fields High School for Girls will
admit 140 girls into Year 7. This
school has a distinctive Christian
ethos which is at the heart of this
school and provides an inclusive,
caring and supportive environment
where children learn and flourish in a
St. Martin-in-the-Fields
School for Girls
155 Tulse Hill
London SW2 3UP
Headteacher
Mrs Lesley Morrison BSc
setting shaped by Christian values.
We welcome applications from all
members of the community and
we ask all parents to respect the
Christian ethos of our school and
its importance to our community.
Applicants will take standardized
NFER aptitude tests and will be
admitted into the school from three
ability bands (25% band one, 50%
band two and 25% band three).
If there are insufficient applicants
for places the following criteria will
apply: the unfilled places in band 1
will be offered to band 2 applicants;
the unfilled places in band 2 will
be offered to band 1 and band
3 applicants; the unfilled places
in band 3 will be offered to band
2 applicants.
The governors have designated
60% of places in each ability band
as Foundation places and 40%
as Open places.
The school is part of the locally
agreed co-ordination procedure and
the timescales for applications to be
received and processed are those
agreed with the council. Parents
must complete Lambeth’s Common
Application Form (CAF) and
return the form to the council.
If applying for a place at this school,
parents must name this school as
one of the preferences on the CAF.
Parents of all Foundation place
applicants and of Open place
applicants under criteria 3, 4 or 5,
Telephone
020 8674 5594
Fax
020 8674 1379
Email
stmartins@stmartins.lambeth.sch.uk
must also complete the school’s
supplementary information form and
return this to the school.
Foundation places
• The governors have designated
60% of places in each ability band
each year as Foundation places
to be offered to children of regular
worshipping members of a
Christian church (as defined in
paragraph 2. below).
• If there are more qualified
applicants than places in any of
the ability bands, places will be
allocated according to the
following criteria which are stated
DCSF code
208 5404
Admissions status
Voluntary-aided
Year 7 intake 2010/11
140 (girls)
in order of priority.
• It may happen that there are not
enough places to admit all girls
meeting any one criterion. In this
case, the governors will admit
girls under the particular criterion
in order of nearness of the home
to the school. Lambeth Council’s
system for measuring distance
will be used and the council
will be asked to carry out the
measurements. In the event
that girls have exactly the same
distance between their home and
the school, the school will operate
random allocation.
• If there are fewer qualified
applicants for Foundation places
than places available in any of the
ability bands, the unfilled places
will become additional Open places.
Criteria, in order of importance,
for Foundation places
1 ‘Looked after’ children.
A ‘looked after’ child is a child who
is looked after by the council
in accordance with Section 22 of
the Children Act 1989 at the time
an application is made, and who the
council has confirmed will still be
looked after at the time the child is
admitted to the school.
2 The parents/carers need to be
regular worshipping members of a
Christian church (Anglican or
affiliated to Churches Together in
England, the Evangelical Alliance or
the African-Caribbean Evangelical
Alliance). A reference will be required
from the priest or minister of religion.
Nearest stations
Tulse Hill (rail)
Brixton (Victoria Line underground
and rail)
Bus routes
2, 68, 68A, 196, 201, 322, 515,
432, P13
Parents/carers will usually need to
be attending church at least once a
fortnight and have been practising
for at least three years.
3 The presence of a sister
(defined as a female blood relative,
step-sibling, half-sibling, adopted
or foster sibling who is living at the
same address) in the school (years
7 – 11) as at September 2010.
4 Girls with an exceptional and
professionally supported medical
or social need for a place at this
school. This must be supported by
written evidence at the time of the
application, eg. from a specialist
health professional, social worker
or other care professional. The
evidence must set out the reasons
why this school is the most suitable
school and the difficulties that
would be caused if the child had
to attend another school.
5 Girls whose parents have a
particular wish for their daughter to
be educated in an all-girls school.
(If possible, a letter from the primary
school headteacher or a doctor or
social worker should be sent with
the supplementary information form).
6 The nearness of the home to the
school, measured as stated above.
Open places
• The governors have designated
40% of places in each ability band
each year as Open places to be
offered to girls who do not qualify
for Foundation places but whose
parents have chosen the school
for the type of education it provides.
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St Martin-in-the-Fields
High School for Girls
• Parents applying for an Open
place do so knowing that the
school aims to provide an education
based on Christian principles and
therefore governors expect that
all pupils will take part in the
Christian worship of the school
and will attend religious
education lessons.
• If there are more applicants than
places available in any of the
ability bands, places will be
allocated according to the
following criteria which are stated
in order of priority.
• It may happen that there are not
enough places to admit all girls
meeting any one criterion. In this
case, the governors will admit
girls under the particular criterion
in order of nearness of the home
to the school. Lambeth Council’s
system for measuring distance
will be used and the council
will be asked to carry out the
measurements. In the event
that girls have exactly the same
distance between their home and
the school, the school will operate
random allocation.
Criteria, in order of importance,
for Open places
1 Looked after children.
A ‘looked after’ child is a child
who is looked after by the council
in accordance with Section 22 of
the Children Act 1989 at the time
an application is made, and who
the council has confirmed will still
be looked after at the time the child
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is admitted to the school.
2 The presence of a sister
(defined as a female blood relative,
step-sibling, half-sibling, adopted
and foster sibling who is living at the
same address) in the school (years
7 – 11) as at September 2010.
3 Daughters of parents of faiths
other than the Christian faith who
express a clear desire for a school
with a religious foundation. (The
supplementary information form
should be supported by a letter
from a priest or religious leader.)
4 Girls with an exceptional and
professionally supported medical
or social need for a place at this
school. This must be supported by
written evidence at the time of the
application, eg from a specialist
health professional, social worker
or other care professional. The
evidence must set out the reasons
why this school is the most suitable
school and the difficulties that would
be caused if the child had to attend
another school.
5 Girls whose parents have a
particular wish for their daughter to
be educated in an all-girls school.
(If possible, a letter from the primary
school headteacher or a doctor or
social worker should be sent with
the supplementary information form.)
6 The nearness of the home to the
school, measured as stated above.
How to apply
1 Applications must be made
using the Common Application
Form from your home borough
by Friday 23 October 2009
2 In addition the Supplementary
Information Form obtainable
from the school must be
completed and sent directly
to St Martin-in-the-Fields by
Friday 23 October 2009
Open days/evenings
Wednesday 23 September
5.00 – 8.00 pm
Saturday 3 October
10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Additional opportunities to visit the
school: 29 September, 7, 8 13, 15,
21, 22 October all at 9.15 am
Sixth form open evening
Please contact the school for details
and dates
Admission tests
Saturday 14 November 2009
Appeal arrangements
Unsuccessful applicants will
have the right to appeal against
the decision to an Independent
Admissions Appeals Panel
established under the School
Standards and Framework Act
1998. Independent appeals for
this school are arranged by school
staff, please telephone the school
for an appeals form.
Stockwell Park High
School
“An Outstanding School.”
Ofsted 2006 and themed
inspection 2008
A Foundation school, a business
and enterprise college and a
training school.
Academic achievement
Both our Key Stage 3 and Key Stage
4 results continue to improve. We
are proud of the fact that our results
were 67% 5 A*– C.
Academic support
We closely monitor the progress of
individual pupils. Parents receive
regular progress reports. We map
the progress of every pupil and hold
target-setting days at least twice
each year. We have very good
support for Gifted and Talented
pupils who complete early SATs in
Year 8 and early GCSEs. There are
also supported curriculum classes
for those pupils who need to
‘catch-up’ to national standards.
Pastoral support
A strong house system is in place
to support all pupils. There are four
houses each led by a head of house.
Weekly inter-house competitions
take place in order to foster
competitive activities and the
house ethos (ie family ethos).
A well-developed and nationally
recognised system of pupil
involvement, peer mediation and
restorative justice enables us to
listen carefully to pupils’ views.
Good relationships exist between
diverse groups of pupils which is
an excellent feature of our school.
A wide range of sports and
educational visits are in place.
Our business and
enterprise ethos
We have pioneered Portfolio for Life
which enables pupils’ wider skills
to be accredited. Pupils are also
involved in accredited leadership
development courses, business
activities and are able to work with
a wide range of business partners.
Centres of excellence have been
developed through in-house
academies in sports, business,
drama, film, science and
engineering, writing and art.
We encourage pupils to connect
with business, practice enterprise
and take part in leadership
development activities.
Admissions criteria
The main principle of admission to
Stockwell Park High School is to
secure and maintain the character
of the school as a comprehensive
school, providing for the needs of
young people within the 11 – 19 age
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Stockwell Park High
School
range. In order to achieve this,
the admissions criteria have been
designed to produce an intake that
is representative of the national
ability range. Pupils will, therefore,
be admitted according to a banding
system. Three ability bands will be
determined by the results of Cognitive
Ability Tests (CAT scores) and the
school will admit approximately 20%
of pupils from the top band, 60%
of pupils from the middle band and
20% of pupils from the lower band.
The number intended to be admitted
in September 2010 will be 210.
The school participates in the
council’s co-ordinated procedure
and all deadlines within that should
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be adhered to by applicants.
As required by the regulations of
2005, the school will give top priority
to applications on behalf of children
in the care of the council (‘looked
after’ children) residing with the
primary carer as evidenced by
the child benefit allowance in the
admission area. Children with
statements of Special Educational
Needs naming the school will
also be admitted.
With the exception of these two
categories, priority will be given to
children residing within the priority
admission area which includes the
following postcodes: SW2, SW4,
SW8, SW9, SW12, SW16, SE1, SE5,
Stockwell Park High School
Clapham Road
London SW9 0AL
Headteacher
Ms Judette Tapper CBE, FRSA,
MA, NPQH
SE11, SE19, SE21, SE24 and SE27.
There is no guarantee of a place for
children living in this admission area.
The school will endeavour to provide
places for pupils who live outside
this area whose parents wish them
to attend Stockwell Park High
School provided that they can be
accommodated within the agreed
admission limits.
Over-subscription
In the event of oversubscription
in any ability band, admissions will
be determined using the following
criteria:
1 Children in the care of a council.
2 Children with exceptional medical
circumstances supported by written
medical evidence. The evidence
should come from at least two
registered health professionals and
should set out the particular reasons
why Stockwell Park High School is
the most suitable school and what
difficulties would occur if the child
had to go elsewhere. Any such
applications will be considered by
the admissions committee of the
school.
3 Siblings of pupils whose home
address is within the priority
admission area who are attending
the school at the time of the
applicant’s admission.
4 Siblings of pupils whose home
address is outside the priority
admission area who are attending
the school at the time of the
applicant’s admission.
Telephone 020 7733 6156
Fax 020 7738 6196
Email
info@stockpark.lambeth.sch.uk
Website
www.stockpark.lambeth.sch.uk
5 Proximity of the child’s home to
Stockwell Park High School using a
straight-line distance from the front
door of the child’s home address
(including flats) to the main entrance
of the school (Clapham Road) with
those living nearest to the school
receiving the higher priority.
Definitions
‘Sibling’ refers to brother or sister,
half brother or sister, adopted
brother or sister, step brother or
sister, or the child of the parent/
carer’s partner where the child for
whom the school place is sought is
living in the same family unit at the
DCSF code
208 4322
Admissions status
Foundation
Year 7 intake 2010/11
210 (mixed)
same address as that sibling.
‘Home address’ is the address
at which the pupil should live
permanently and full time as the
principal residence. It does not
include accommodation occupied
on a short-term rental basis.
In all the above criteria, documentary
proof of residence will be required.
Late applications
Late applications may be made
to the school and will be maintained
in order of the over-subscription
criteria. Any pupil not offered a
place will be placed on the waiting
Nearest stations
Stockwell (Northern and Victoria Lines
underground)
Bus routes
2, 50, 88, 155, 196, 333, 345, P5
How to apply
1 Applications must be made
using the Common Application
Form from your home borough
by Friday 23 October 2009
2 In addition the Supplementary
Information Form obtainable
from the school must be
completed and sent directly to
Stockwell Park by Friday 23
October 2009
Open days/evenings
Monday 28 September 2009
9.30 – 10.30 am
Tuesday 29 September 2009
9.30 – 10.30 am
Wednesday 30 September 2009
4.00 – 6.00 pm
list and will have the statutory right
of appeal.
Appeal arrangements
Unsuccessful applicants will
have the right to appeal against
the decision to an Independent
Admissions Appeals Panel
established under the School
Standards and Framework Act
1998. Independent appeals for
this school are arranged by school
staff, please telephone the school
for an appeals form.
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Applying for schools
in other boroughs
Parents/carers resident in
Lambeth, but who wish to
apply for a school maintained
by another borough, still need
to apply on Lambeth’s online
or paper Common Application
Form and return it to the
Lambeth School Admissions
Team.
All boroughs produce a booklet
similar to this one, which gives full
details of schools, entry tests and
any supplementary information
forms that are required to be
submitted with your application.
Details of local school admissions
teams in other boroughs within
reasonable distance to Lambeth
are listed here, and you can contact
the relevant borough for a copy of
their brochure.
London Borough of Bromley
Schools Admissions Team
Civic Centre
Stockwell Close
Bromley BR1 3UH
Tel. 020 8313 4044
London Borough of Croydon
Department for Children, Young
People and Learners
Schools Admissions
Taberner House
Park Lane
Croydon CR9 3JS
Tel. 020 8726 6400 ext 61884
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London Borough of Lewisham
School Admissions
Laurence House
1 Catford Road
London SE6 4RU
Tel. 020 8314 8282
London Borough of Merton
Schools Admissions Team
Civic Centre
London Road
Morden SM4 5DX
Tel. 020 8274 4906
London Borough of Southwark
Children’s Services
PO Box 64529
London SE1P 5LX
Tel. 020 7525 5337
London Borough of Wandsworth
Pupil Services
Town Hall
Wandsworth High Street
London SW18 2PU
Tel. 020 8871 7316
City of Westminster
Schools Admissions Team
1st Floor
215 Lisson Grove
London NW8 8LF
Tel. 020 7641 1816/7
Children with Special
Educational Needs
(SEN)
Lambeth Children and Young
People’s Service (CYPS) aims to
ensure that all children have the
educational opportunities they
need to reach their full potential.
We offer a range of specialist
services to meet a wide range
of needs.
If you think that your child is having
difficulties at school and you are
worried about his or her progress,
you should discuss your concerns
with your child’s teacher or
headteacher. Lambeth CYPS
provides support and high quality
provision for children who need
specialist educational support.
Further information is available from:
The Special Educational
Needs Team
2nd Floor, Hopton House
243A Streatham High Road
London SW16 6EY
Telephone 020 7926 9578
The majority of children with Special
Educational Needs have these needs
met within mainstream schools.
Some children will need a formal
assessment of their educational
needs, which may lead to the child
receiving a statement of Special
Educational Needs. Some children
with a statement may require more
specialist support to meet their
educational needs fully. In such
cases, we can consider with
you whether your child’s special
educational needs would be best
met at a special school. Lambeth
special schools are listed on pages
56 – 59.
Children with Special
Educational Needs
If your child has Special Educational
Needs and is receiving support
in primary school, you should talk
to your child’s primary school
headteacher as early as possible
so that plans can be made to
ensure that your child receives
the right kind of help in secondary
school.
Children with statements of
Special Educational Needs
At the start of the Summer term,
parents/carers of children with a
statement of Special Educational
Needs will be invited to attend
the Special Educational Needs
Secondary Transfer workshop.
Lambeth CYPS will explain how
the secondary transfer process is
managed for statemented pupils.
By the end of June 2009, parents/
carers of children resident in
Lambeth, with a statement of
Special Educational Needs, will
receive a letter with a form asking for
secondary school preferences from
Lambeth Special Educational Needs
Team. This correspondence will also
inform them about the process for
transferring to secondary school and
inviting them to notify Lambeth
CYPS of the name of their
preferred school. The Special
Educational Needs Team will
SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOLS / SECTION 3
then consult with your preferred
secondary school.
It is therefore important that you
complete this form and return it
before the end of the Summer
term 2009.
Information sessions for parents/
carers regarding secondary transfer
will be held towards the end of the
Summer term 2009.
Lambeth CYPS will write to all
schools where Lambeth pupils
attend, requesting that the annual
review meeting for all Year 5 pupils is
held by the end of the Summer term
2009. The annual review should
focus, in part, on identifying the
provision that may be required to
support your child in secondary
school. In addition it is also important
to consider the needs of pupils, in
part 2 of statements and to amend
if appropriate.
Leaflets containing further information
about the process of transfer to
secondary school and details of the
information sessions are available
from the Special Educational Needs
Team on 020 7926 9578.
55
Elm Court
School
The school had benefited from
Building Schools for the Future
funding and has moved to our
new site at Elm Park.
The school caters for children with
mixed needs and children who have
social and communication difficulties
alongside their learning difficulties.
Our curriculum follows a
mainstream model. All pupils are
taught in line with the national
curriculum guidelines.
The school has strong links with
Lambeth College. Year 10 and 11
pupils attend college for building
studies and preparation for college
life. We also have links with other
vocational projects. All pupils receive
work related curriculum, careers
advice from Year 9 and complete
a two weeks work experience
placement in Year 10. The school’s
curriculum offer, and individually
targeted support, leads to nationally
accredited exams at GCSE, entry
level and basics skills level.
We are committed to partnership-
working between pupil, home and
school. We use a home/school diary
to inform pupils and families about
homework, school events or any
other information that we need to
share with each other. Pupils
influence school policy through
the student council committee.
The school has introduced a
uniform policy and all students are
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Elm Court School
Elm Park
London SW2 2EF
Headteacher
Mr Bill Hutcheson BEd, OBE
Admissions status
Lansdowne Lansdowne Special School
Argyll Close
Dalyell Road
Headteacher
Mrs Ginni Bealing
Qualified teacher
Telephone 020 8674 3412
Fax 020 8671 7883
Community special
School London SW9 9QL
Telephone 020 7737 3713
Admissions status
Community special
Email admin@elmcourt.lambeth.sch.uk Fax 020 7738 6877
Open days/evenings Lansdowne aims for students local secondary schools for sport, Open days/evenings
We have an open door policy at to learn in a safe structured science and drama. To arrange a visit to
Elm Court and visitors are always environment in which all their Lansdowne School
welcome to come and see the achievements are acknowledged Admission criteria please contact the school.
school. You can visit the school by and celebrated. Admission to Lansdowne School
appointment. Just give us a ring, Nearest stations
requires your child to have a
we’ll be pleased to see you. Brixton (Victoria Line Underground
The school caters for children with statement of Special Educational
and rail)
mixed needs and children who have Needs (see page 55). Contact
Bus routes Stockwell (Northern Line
social and communication difficulties the Special Educational Needs Underground)
2, 59, 109,118, 133, 159, 250,
415, 432 alongside their learning difficulties. Team for more information Bus routes
The school has specialist teaching on 020 7926 9578. 2, 196, 322, 345
areas for science, technology and
art and design.
expected to wear school uniform.
Lansdowne has established good
Elm Court is an extended service links with a number of mainstream
school. We offer a range of extended schools which enable pupils to
facilities to our students and to the attend supported sessions with
community. We link with our partners
in providing health and educational
workshops, clinics and activities. A
breakfast club operates for students
from 8am each school day and
lunchtime and after school activities
supplement our extended offer
to students.
Community links
Elm Court works closely with
industry, employers and local groups
to keep students, parents and
teachers well informed about the
services and opportunities they offer.
Admission criteria
Admission to Elm Court School
requires your child to have a statement
of Special Educational Needs (see
page 55). Contact the Special
Educational Needs Team for more
information on 020 7926 9578.
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The Michael The Michael Tippett School
Heron Road
London SE24 0HZ
Headteacher
Ms Jan Stogdon MEd, NPQH
Admissions status
Turney Turney School
Turney Road
London SE21 8LX
Headteacher
Mrs Linda Adams MEd,
PGSCE (Autism)
Tippett Telephone 020 7326 5898
Fax 020 7326 5899
Community special School Telephone 020 8670 7220
Fax 020 8766 7588
Admissions status
Community special

School Email contact@tmts.lambeth.sch.uk Email office@turney.org.uk

The Michael Tippett School is
for students aged 11 – 19 with
complex needs.
The school provides a secondary
education for students who have a
range of complex and inter-related
learning needs. Students have
severe learning difficulties or
profound and multiple learning
difficulties alongside one or more
of the following:
• Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Sensory impairment
• Medical needs
• Significant communication
difficulties
All students aged 11 – 16 have
access to the national curriculum,
which is differentiated and modified
to suit the needs of individual
students. The post-16 curriculum
is tailored towards preparing for life
after school. A combination of
accredited courses and educational
activity centred on life-skills provide
an individualised foundation for
the future.
We are very proud to have a brand
new building that provides a range
of first-class facilities including
spacious and modern classrooms,
sensory room, drama/music studio
and hydrotherapy pool.
The school places a high value on
its strong links with parents which
ensures that individual needs are
Open days/evenings
Prospective parents are welcome
to visit the school throughout the
year. Please contact the school
to arrange this.
Nearest stations
Loughborough Junction (rail)
Herne Hill (rail)
Brixton (Victoria Line Underground
and rail)
Bus routes
P4, P5, 345, 35, 45
met. Similarly there are good links
with the community which enable a
broad range of opportunities for
the students.
Admission criteria
Admission to The Michael Tippett
School requires your child to have
a statement of Special Educational
Needs (see page 55). Contact the
Special Educational Needs Team
for more information on
020 7926 9578.
Turney School is a foundation
special school, which caters for
children with mixed needs.
“An ‘outstanding’ school.”
Ofsted October 2008
The school caters for children with
learning difficulties, speech and
language difficulties and autistic
spectrum disorders. The age range
of pupils on the roll is 4 to 16
years old.
Our curriculum
In the secondary department, pupils
study Key Stages 3 and 4 of the
national curriculum in the following
subjects: English, reading, maths,
science, history, geography, food
technology, resistant materials,
information communication
technology, French, art, music,
religious education, sports and
physical education, careers and
personal social health education.
Leavers programme
We have a leavers programme
for years 10 and 11 pupils which
includes emphasis on independence
skills, life skills, citizenship, health
education and careers. A careers
officer visits the school regularly and
meets with pupils and parents from
Year 9 to Year 11. Year 10 and 11
pupils complete work experience
placements in the community. Year
11 pupils have access to Lambeth
College to study a range of subjects.
Pupils can take GCSEs in art,
English, maths and ICT, and entry
level certificates in all other national
curriculum subjects. Life skills are a
Open days/evenings
To arrange a visit to Turney
School please contact the
school.
Nearest stations
Tulse Hill (rail)
Herne Hill (rail)
Bus routes
3, 68, 196, 201, 322, 468
key element of the Key Stage 4
curriculum which also leads to
accreditation.
Admissions criteria
Admission to Turney School requires
your child to have a statement
of Special Educational Needs (see
page 55). Contact the Special
Educational Needs Team for more
information on 020 7926 9578.

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Other relevant information
Travelling to school
Since September 2006 children
and young people under 18 years
in full time education will be able
to travel free on buses and trams.
All children and young people will
need to purchase an oyster card.
Applications for an oyster card
can be obtained from a Post Office
near you, please note there is a
£5 charge for this.
For further information please visit
the Transport for London website,
www.tfl.gov.uk.
You can apply to Lambeth Council
for financial help with your child’s
travel costs if the journey cannot
be undertaken by bus (as confirmed
by Transport for London). You will
need to meet the following essential
criteria:
• Parents/carers must live in the
borough of Lambeth;
• The child must attend the most
appropriate school to home ie:
(i) the nearest community,
foundation, voluntary-
controlled or voluntary-aided
school to home, regardless
of whether the school is
mixed or single-sex
(ii) the nearest denominational
school to home whether
mixed or single-sex.
• The child must be travelling a
distance of over three miles for
a child aged 11 – 18.
If the distance to your child’s school
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is more than the distance mentioned
above, we will only give your child
a pass if this school is the nearest
school to your home with a place for
your child. If there are schools nearer
to your home with spare places,
we will not give your child a pass.
We will check this with the School
Admissions Team or directly with the
school. You must send us proof if
you could not get your child into
the nearer schools.
If you think your child is eligible for
travel assistance please contact
the Student Finance Team on
020 7926 9474.
Pupils with Special
Educational Needs (SEN)
It is unusual for secondary aged
pupils to receive transport past
the age of 11 unless they have
mobility difficulty.
Assistance with transport will only
be provided for Lambeth resident
pupils with a statement of SEN
if transport is identified as being
necessary in parts 5 and 6 of the
statement.
Arrangements may be made
to meet the individual travelling
needs of students over 16
who have difficulties travelling to
school or college as a result of
their SEN or learning difficulties.
In these circumstances please
contact the Special Educational
Needs Team.
School meals
Lambeth Council is committed to
School uniforms
providing a high-quality school meals
service which meets the nutritional
standards introduced by the
A full school uniform for your
government.
child costs around £100, which
can be a lot to find in one go.
The service offers interesting and
But if you start saving £2.50 per
nutritious meals and meets strict
week with Lambeth Savings and
standards of health, safety and
Credit Union (LSCU) now, you
hygiene and caters for a wide variety
will have the £100 you need
of cultural, religious and medical
by next Summer.
dietary needs.
School meals are available every
day during term time, for which
there is a standard charge. Most
schools have a cafeteria style of
service with dishes individually priced.
All children whose parents/carers are
in receipt of the following benefits are
entitled to receive free school meals:
• Income Support (IS)
• Income based Job Seekers
Allowance (IBJSA)
• Support under part VI of the
Immigration & Asylum Act 1999
• Child Tax Credit, but not Working
Tax Credit with an annual income
(assessed by the Inland Revenue)
not exceeding £14,495
• Guaranteed element of state
pension credit
All Lambeth secondary schools
authorise free school meals for
their pupils, with the exception
of Archbishop Tenison’s School,
LSCU is a unique type of financial
institution, run on co-operative and
ethical principles, which exists to
provide low-cost savings and loans
to anyone who either lives or works
in Lambeth. In addition to the main
savings account, LSCU also offers
an easy access account into which
salaries and benefits can be paid.
If setting up a savings account is not
possible at the moment, loans are
also available to cover the cost of
the uniform. £100 borrowed over
52 weeks is just £2.17 per week and
which is administered by Lambeth
Council’s Service Student Finance
Team, tel. 020 7926 9474.
If you are applying to a secondary
school outside Lambeth, you
should contact the borough where
the school is situated for a free
school meals application form
(the addresses of the boroughs
surrounding Lambeth are listed
on page 54).
Contact:
One Stop Shop
Lambeth Children and Young
People’s Service, Ground Floor
International House, Canterbury
Crescent, London SW9 7QE.
Tel. 020 7926 9474
OTHER INFORMATION / SECTION 4
the total repaid is £112.69 – this is
for the Introductory Loan at 2% per
month (26.8% APR). The cost of
the loan could be less if you have
previously saved regularly with
the credit union. There are no
arrangement, set up or hidden fees
and no extra charges if you want
to repay the loan early.
LSCU is based at 244b Brixton
Hill, but you can telephone them
on 020 3256 0000, or apply via
the internet at www.lscu.org.uk
School journey and school
clothing grants
There is no funding for school
journeys for secondary school
children.
Attendance and punctuality
Lambeth schools promote high
standards of attendance and
punctuality, and parents/carers have
an important role to play in ensuring
that their child goes to school – and
arrives on time:
• Under the Education Act 1996,
parents/carers have a legal duty to
ensure that their child receives full-
time education between the ages
of 5 and 16.
• Parents/carers are asked to write
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to the school with an explanation if
their child has been absent for any
reason.
• When parents/carers know
that their child is going to be
absent for any reason, they should
ask the headteacher’s permission
in advance.
• A child’s appointments with the
doctor, dentist etc should be
arranged outside the school day
where possible.
The Lambeth Council’s Exclusions,
Reintegration, Attendance and
Admissions Service (ERAA) can help
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children who are having difficulties
which affect their school attendance.
Parents/carers can contact ERAA’s
Education Welfare Team for help
and advice.
Parents/carers can ask their child’s
headteacher to arrange for them
to see an education welfare officer,
or they can contact:
Exclusions, Reintegration,
Attendance and Admissions
Service (ERAA)
International House, Canterbury
Crescent, London SW9 7QE
Tel: 020 7926 9613
Family holidays during
term time
Parents/carers should not take their
child out of school for holidays during
term time as this will inevitably disrupt
the child’s education. If parents/carers
feel that this cannot be avoided they
should discuss their plans with the
headteacher and ask permission
in advance.
Penalty notices
The council now have the power
to issue penalty notices (fines)
for a range of attendance
issues, including taking holidays
in term time without permission,
returning late from an agreed holiday
in the term time and consistently
poor attendance at school, which
includes lateness. For more
information on penalty notices,
please contact the Exclusions,
Reintegration, Attendance and
Admissions Service (ERAA)
on 020 7926 9613.
Health
There is a nurse attached to every
school. If there are any problems, the
school nurse will make sure that your
child has the right support. If you
already know that your child has a
medical condition, you should tell
the headteacher or SEN department
before he or she starts school.
Voicing your concerns
If you are unhappy about any
aspect of your child’s education,
you should talk to his or her
headteacher. Most concerns can
be successfully resolved by an
informal discussion with the
headteacher. However, if you are
still not satisfied, you have the right
to put your complaint in writing
to the school’s governing body.
For more information about the
complaints procedure, speak
to the headteacher of your child’s
school or:
Customer Care Officer
International House, Canterbury
Crescent, London SW9 7QE
Tel. 020 7926 9777
Child protection Parents/carers, who have
The Children Act 1989 states that concerns or queries in
both councils and schools must relation to school
have procedures to deal with placements, or other
cases of suspected child abuse unresolved school issues, are
and neglect. encouraged to visit our One
Stop Shop at International
Also, the Education Act 2002 requires House, Canterbury Crescent,
councils and school governing SW9 7QE where a duty officer
bodies to make arrangements with a is available for consultation
view to safeguarding and promoting and advice between the
the welfare of children. following hours:
Lambeth schools and nurseries Monday – Thursday:
must report to the Lambeth Children 9.30am – 4.30pm
and Young People’s Service any Friday: 11am – 4.30pm
concerns they have about the safety Useful telephone numbers:
or well being of a pupil, as part Lambeth School Admissions
of their duties to safeguard and Team
promote the welfare of children. 020 7926 9503
Student Finance Team
Usually any concern that the school 020 7926 9474
or nursery has will be discussed with Families’s Information
the child’s parents/carers first and Service
agreement sought to make the 0845 601 5317
referral to Lambeth’s Children and Exclusions, Reintegration,
Young People’s Service. However, Attendance and Admissions
parents/carers will not be contacted Service (ERAA)
where it is felt that to do so will place 020 7926 9611
the child at an increased risk of Special Educational Needs
significant harm. In any event 020 7926 9578
parents/carers need to understand
that all referrals are made in the best
interest of the child. Parents/carers
can help prevent unnecessary child
protection referrals by letting the
school know about any accidental
injury, illness or upset which might
otherwise cause school staff to be
worried about their child.
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Other relevant information
Lambeth Libraries, Archives
and Arts
Lambeth Libraries, Archives and
Arts offer a wide range of services
for pupils at primary school and
for their parents/carers.
Lambeth Libraries offer:
• Homework and reference
collections reflects the national
curriculum, including study and
revision guides.
• Free internet access for children
and young people. Access to
educational websites to support
both leisure and educational
activity.
• Lambeth libraries actively
promote library services through
class visits and reader
development projects such as the
Young Cultural Creators and
Carnegie Shadowing.
• Teenage reading groups:
Streatham Library.
• Chatterbooks reading group
at Brixton, West Norwood,
Streatham, Minet and South
Lambeth Libraries.
• Events and activities throughout
the year including Black History
Month, World Book Day,
Refugee Week, Summer Reading
Challenge and performance
evenings for young people by
young people.
For more information on any of
these please ring Lambeth Libraries,
Archives and Arts on 020 7926 0750
or email libraries@lambeth.gov.uk or
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archives@lambeth.gov.uk
Lambeth Archives at the Minet
Library offer:
• Advice and information on local
history, geography and art and
design based in the Lambeth area
as well as resources on Black
History, the local Portuguese
community and Women’s studies.
• Copies of original historical
records for use in teaching,
including maps, photographs,
local newspapers and documents.
• Document packs for use in the
classroom at Key Stage 2 and 3,
including Florence, A Victorian
Girl in Lambeth, Sources for
Lambeth’s Black History and
‘One Foot in Each Land’, a pack
Lambeth Libraries
Brixton Library
Brixton Oval
London SW2 1JQ
020 7926 1056
Carnegie Library
188 Herne Hill Road
London SE24 0AG
020 7926 6050
Clapham Library
1 Northside, Clapham Common
London SW4 0QW
020 7926 0717
Durning Library
167 Kennington Lane
London SE11 4HF
020 7926 8682
Minet Library
52 Knatchbull Road
London SE5 9QY
on Portuguese history and culture. 020 7926 6073
7
To find out more about options for South Lambeth Library
class visits or visits by archive staff 180 South Lambeth Road
to schools, please contact Gabrielle London SW8 1QP
Bourn on 020 7926 6076 or email 020 7926 0705
8 14
archives@lambeth.gov.uk Streatham Library
63 Streatham High Road
Lambeth Landmark, Lambeth’s London SW16 1PL
digital archive, provides web 020 7926 6776
access to over 6000 photographs
Waterloo Library
and other historic images from
114 – 118 Lower Marsh
Lambeth Archive’s collections
London SE1 7AG
at www.lambethlandmark.com
020 7926 8750
A version for local teachers with
enhanced download facilities is also West Norwood Library
now available through the London 1 Norwood High Street
Grid for learning at www.lgfl.net London SE27 9JX
020 7926 8092
Lambeth Secondary Schools
1 Archbishop Tenison’s
School (boys)
10 2 Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic
Secondary School (mixed)
3a Charles Edward Brooke Church of
England Girls’ School
Lower School (girls)
3b Charles Edward Brooke Church of
England Girls’ School
Upper School (girls)
9 4a Dunraven Lower School (mixed)
4b Dunraven Upper School (mixed)
1
5 The Elmgreen School (mixed)
6a Evelyn Grace Academy (mixed) (interim site)
3b
3a 6b Evelyn Grace Academy (mixed)
13 (permanent site – admissions distance
measurements will be made from this site)
16 7 Lambeth Academy (mixed)
15 8 La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’
School (girls)
6b
6a 9 Lilian Baylis Technology School (mixed)
10 The London Nautical School (boys)
11 St Martin-in-the-Fields High
School for Girls (girls)
12 The Norwood School (mixed)
17
13 Stockwell Park High School (mixed)
11
Special Schools
5 14 Elm Court School (mixed) 15
15 Lansdowne School (mixed)
4a
4b 16 The Michael Tippett School (mixed)
17 Turney School (mixed)
2 12
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