Secondary schools in Lewisham 2015-16 Secondary schools in Lewisham 2015–16 Lewisham Council is an outstanding authority Ofsted rates Lewisham Council as outstanding with ‘highly

Closing date

for applications

31 Oct 2014

Secondary schools in Lewisham 2015–16Information about schools in Lewisham and admissions arrangements

www.lewisham.gov.uk/admissions

You may wish to record your user name, password and application reference number.

User name

Password

Application reference number

The best way to apply for your school place is online at www.eadmissions.org.uk

It only takes a few minutes and you will get a confirmation email once you submit your application.

If your child is due to transfer to secondary school in September 2015, you must apply for a school place by 31 October 2014.

The benefits of applying online are:

• it is quick and easy to do

• you will get an email confirmation that your application has been received

• the system helps you by checking for errors

• there is no risk that your application will get lost in the post or arrive late

• you can change your preferences of school up until the closing date

• your details are held securely

• during the evening of 2 March 2015 you will receive an email informing you of your child’s offer of a secondary school.

Once you have submitted your application you will receive a reference number, which will be similar to this: 209-2015-09-E-002009. If you do not receive this number, it means your application has not been submitted.

3Apply online at www.eadmissions.org.uk

Foreword 4

Key dates 5

Why choose Lewisham 6

Deciding which schools to apply for 7

School open days 8

How to apply 9

Secondary schools in Lewisham 14

Addey and Stanhope School 14

Bonus Pastor Catholic College 15

Conisborough College 16

Deptford Green School 17

Forest Hill School 18

Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College 19

Haberdashers’ Aske’s Knights Academy 20

Prendergast Hilly Fields College 21

Prendergast Ladywell Fields College 22

Prendergast Vale College 23

Sedgehill School 24

St Matthew Academy 25

Sydenham School 26

Trinity Lewisham, Church of England School 27

Last year’s application and appeal rates 28

Applications for secondary transfer in September 2014 29

Admissions criteria for schools in Lewisham 33

Term dates for the academic year 2015–16 43

Map of secondary schools in Lewisham 44

Contents

4 Secondary schools in Lewisham 2015–16

Starting secondary school is an important milestone in your child’s life and you will want to be sure that you find the right school for them. This booklet has been designed to help you through the process, so that you are able to make well-informed decisions about applying for schools.

In Lewisham, we are ambitious for all our children and young people and we have the very highest aspirations for their achievement at school. Schools in Lewisham have facilities which are second to none; they are vibrant and stimulating; and they have dedicated and skilled staff and headteachers.

The quality of education in schools in Lewisham is high and continues to improve. There are very strong relationships between primary and secondary schools which ensures a child’s transition is smooth and successful.

Every secondary school in Lewisham offers a broad and balanced curriculum that will engage and inspire students, as well as provide flexibility to meet the needs of all students across the ability range. Each year more students are getting A* and A grades at GCSE and A-level and more are getting places at top universities.

In this booklet, each secondary school headteacher gives a flavour of their school, highlighting their ethos and values and the many opportunities available to your child. You can find out more about each school on their websites.

You will find important advice in this booklet about how to make your applications and we encourage you to read it carefully. In particular, you should make use of the school open days which are listed on page 8. You should visit as many schools as you can to see for yourself the fantastic opportunities they have to offer.

Lewisham has very popular and oversubscribed schools so it is important that you fully understand the application process and make informed choices based on the admissions criteria set out for each school. You can apply for up to six schools, either in Lewisham or in another borough, but please remember to be realistic when making your preferences, as most decisions rely on how far you live from the school. We particularly recommend that you visit and apply to your most local school. Your local headteachers will be happy to talk with you and answer any questions you may have.

We also recommend that you apply online via www.eadmissions.org.uk.

We know that your child will flourish and be successful in any secondary school in Lewisham and we wish them every success as they start this new chapter in their education.

Foreword

Frankie Sulke Executive Director Children and Young People


Key dates

Applications

Schools open for visits (see page 8) September/October 2014

Closing date for applications (see page 9)Apply online at www.eadmissions.org.uk or send your common application form to Lewisham Council.

Friday 31 Oct 2014 (we recommend that forms are submitted before Friday 24 Oct)

Closing date for supplementary information forms (if required) To be returned direct to the school (see page 12).

Friday 31 Oct 2014

Lewisham Council writes to Lewisham residents to confirm the schools applied for.

Friday 21 Nov 2014

Closing date for ‘late for good reason’ applicants and those who change their address after 31 October 2014.

Friday 12 Dec 2014

Offers

Results available for online applications If you apply online you will get an email in the evening telling you where your child has been offered a place.

Monday 2 Mar 2015

Results posted to people who did not apply online Your offer letter will be sent by first class post today – note that first class post does not guarantee next-day delivery and you cannot find out the result by telephone.

Deadline for accepting your offer Online applicants should accept their offer online. Those who made a paper application should return the acceptance slip to Lewisham Council.

Friday 13 Mar 2015

Appeals

Closing date for appeals about a community school in Lewisham Monday 30 Mar 2015

Appeal hearings June/July 2015

Induction day

Most schools in Lewisham will hold an induction day Tuesday 7 July 2015

This timetable is for families who live in Lewisham. If you live outside Lewisham, you should confirm the admissions arrangements with your local authority.


Lewisham Council is an outstanding authorityOfsted rates Lewisham Council as outstanding with ‘highly ambitious and energetic leadership’ (Ofsted 2012). They also found that children’s services in the borough perform excellently. Lewisham was one of only five authorities to receive the grade of ‘outstanding’.

In 2013 the number of Lewisham students achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A*–C (including English and mathematics) continued to rise, with a number of schools reporting their best ever results.

Every year an increasing number of students are getting A* and A grades at GCSE and A-level and more Lewisham students are getting places at top universities, including Oxford, Cambridge, Durham and the London School of Economics.

We always aim highMany of our schools are in the top 10% of schools in the country for progress made. All schools in Lewisham are now aiming to be in the top 5%. That’s where we are setting our sights and we are getting there.

We are aspirational for all our young peopleAll schools focus on delivering a high quality broad and balanced curriculum, ensuring students have access to ambitious progression routes, with expert guidance for successful futures.

Secondary schools in Lewisham have strong links with higher education providers, including Cambridge University and the University of London (Imperial College, King’s College, Goldsmiths and the School of Oriental and African Studies). This provides students with opportunities to learn from leading thinkers in a variety of disciplines such as medicine, mathematics, chemical engineering, philosophy, law and politics.

Schools in Lewisham are world classMost secondary schools in Lewisham (including all-age and special schools) have been completely rebuilt or substantially refurbished, with brand new multimedia state-of-the art facilities to improve learning.

We are innovativeLewisham is a borough where partnerships provide an enhanced experience for students. We continue to innovate, forming strong connections in and out of the borough, including independent and state sectors. Sedgehill School is linked with the outstanding Hayes School in Bromley, Conisborough College links with Colfe’s Independent School, and Trinity Lewisham with Wilson’s School. Strong federations (the Leathersellers’ Prendergast Federation and the Haberdashers’ Aske’s Federation) consist of three colleges each, sharing best practice and providing personal support to all students.

We see opportunity and are strong competitors Students are given opportunities to participate in national events and competitions such as the BBC School Report Day and the Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge. Schools in Lewisham are recognised publicly and have received numerous awards for exceptional performance in science, mathematics and technology, sports and the performing arts, English, citizenship and humanities.

We have outstanding teachersSecondary schools in Lewisham are building teams of teachers as lead practitioners – educators who have achieved consistent standards of teaching and learning of the highest order. All teachers in Lewisham are offered the best professional development, which ensures students enjoy rich and rewarding experiences in lessons and extracurricular activities. Secondary schools work closely with primary colleagues to ensure an effective transition and build on strong foundations and high standards.

Why choose Lewisham


The first step is to decide which schools you would like to apply for. You can apply for up to six schools. Not all children can be offered their first preference school so you should find out about several schools.

We strongly recommend that you look at your nearest school. Most schools in Lewisham are oversubscribed. It is therefore important that you include your nearest school as one of your preferences.

Visiting schoolsAll schools hold open days so you can visit them with your child. See page 8 for details of open days. Visiting schools is important because it gives you a chance to look around. You’ll get a feel of the facilities and what each school offers, and have a chance to talk to headteachers, teachers and students too. You can read schools’ prospectuses and websites, but nothing replaces an actual visit. Because schools in Lewisham and their facilities have changed and improved in so many ways over the last few years, it is particularly important that you see schools for yourself rather than relying on outdated reputations.

Admissions criteriaYou should use the admissions criteria to find out whether or not your child has a good chance of being offered a place at the schools you like.

When there are more applicants for a school than places available, the school’s admissions criteria will be applied to decide who should be offered a place. Therefore it is essential that you consider whether or not your child is likely to be offered a place before making your application.

The most common criterion used is the distance from your home to the school, so we recommend that you name your nearest school as one of your preferences. Most secondary schools in Lewisham also give priority to a child with a brother or sister at the school, and others give preference to pupils of a particular faith.

You can read all the criteria for schools in Lewisham on pages 33–42. To find out about admissions criteria for schools outside Lewisham, you will need to look at secondary school booklets and websites from those areas.

BandingThe Council uses a banding system to make sure that the majority of secondary schools in Lewisham have a good mix of students of different abilities. For most schools in Lewisham, we will place your child in one of five bands (1A, 1B, 2A, 2B and 3) based on their ability, usually based on tests taken in Year 5. At each school, 20% of the places are allocated to students from each band.

The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Federation and Prendergast Hilly Fields College use their own banding systems. The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Federation assesses students using its own test, which takes place after you have made your applications. It has more bands but still admits an even proportion of children across the school. Prendergast Hilly Fields College will use Lewisham Council’s banding system but the proportion of places available will be determined by the proportion of applicants in each band of ability. This is known as school based banding.

Contact the relevant schools for more information.

Deciding which schools to apply for


School open days

Addey and Stanhope SchoolMonday 22 September, 9–10.15amTuesday 23 September, 9–10.15amThursday 25 September, 9–10.15am and 6.30–7.30pm

Bonus Pastor Catholic CollegeThursday 25 September, 6.30–9pmThe headteacher will speak at 6.30pm and 7.30pm.Monday 29 September, 9.15–11.30amTuesday 30 September, 9.15–11.30amWednesday 1 October, 9.15–11.30amThursday 2 October, 9.15–11.30amFriday 3 October, 9.15–11.30amThe headteacher will speak at 9.30am each morning.

Conisborough CollegeWednesday 17 September, 9.15–11amFriday 19 September, 9.15–11amWednesday 24 September, 9.15–11amThursday 25 October, 6.30–8.30pmThe headteacher will speak at 10.30am on morning visits.

Deptford Green SchoolThursday 18 September, 9.30–11amThursday 2 October, 9.30–11amSaturday 4 October, 10.30am–12.30pmWednesday 8 October, 9.30–11am and 6–8pm The executive headteacher will speak at 10.30am on open mornings and 7.30pm at the open evening.

Forest Hill SchoolWednesday 24 September, 9.30–11.30amThursday 25 September, 9.30–11.30amFriday 26 September, 9.30–11.30amWednesday 1 October, 9.30–11.30amThursday 2 October, 9.30–11.30amFriday 3 October, 9.30–11.30amStarting promptly at 9.30am from main reception. The headteacher will address visitors from 11am in the theatre.

Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham CollegeWednesday 24 September, 12 noon–7pmPrincipal’s presentations at 12.15pm, 2pm, 4pm and 6pm.

Haberdashers’ Aske’s Knights AcademyTuesday 23 September, 3–7pmPrincipal’s presentations at 4pm, 5pm and 7pm (no booking necessary). The academy will also be open every Tuesday and

Thursday to view the working school from 18 September to 16 October at 9.15–10.15am and 11.15am–12.15pm.Parents will need to book a place at one of the above dates as there are only 25 places available per session.

Prendergast Hilly Fields CollegeThursday 18 September, 5.30–7.30pmWednesday 24 September, 5.30–7.30pmThursday 25 September, 1.30–3.30pmThe headteacher will speak at 5.45pm and 6.45pm during evening visits and at 1.45pm and 2.45pm during the afternoon visit.

Prendergast Ladywell Fields CollegeThursday 18 September, 6–8pmTuesday 23 September, 9.15–10.30amThursday 25 September, 9.15–10.30amTuesday 30 September, 9.15–10.30amThursday 2 October, 9.15–10.30am

Prendergast Vale CollegeThursday 25 September, 6–8pmSaturday 27 September, 10am–12 noonThursday 2 October, 6–8pmSaturday 4 October, 10am–12 noon

Sedgehill SchoolMonday 22 September, 5.30–8.30pmThursday 25 September, 9–10.30amFriday 26 September, 9–10.30amTuesday 30 September, 9–10.30amWednesday 1 October, 9–10.30am

St Matthew AcademyFriday 19 September, 9–11.30am Saturday 27 September, 10am–12 noon Wednesday 1 October, 6–8pm Friday 3 October, 9–11.30am Friday 10 October, 9–11.30am

Sydenham SchoolTuesday 16 September, 9.15–10.45amWednesday 24 September, 9.15–10.45amSaturday 27 September, 9–11amThursday 2 October, 9.15–10.45am

Trinity Lewisham Church of England SchoolTuesday 23 September, 9–10.30amWednesday 24 September, 9–10.30amThursday 9 October, 6–8pm


Apply online at www.eadmissions.org.ukYou can apply for up to six schools, which you list in order of preference. The schools can be in Lewisham or outside the borough.

It is very important that you think carefully about the order in which you state your preferences because your child will only be offered a place at one school.

The place you will be offered is the school that is ranked highest on your preference list that is able to offer a place according to its admissions criteria.

If no school on your list of preferences is able to offer a place, you will be offered a place at the nearest available school in Lewisham that has vacancies.

The final deadline for applications is Friday 31 October 2014, but we recommend that you submit your application by Friday 24 October 2014.

If you cannot apply online, you can apply on a paper form, which you can pick up from Laurence House in Catford. You cannot apply both online and on paper. If you do so, we will only record the online application. The paper application will be null and void.

How the admissions scheme worksThe coordinated admissions scheme is designed so that children are made one offer of a school place on national offer day (2 March 2015). The offer may be one of the schools named on your application or, if your child does not qualify for a place at any of the schools applied for, another school in Lewisham where there is a vacancy.

You may apply for up to six maintained schools (not special schools or independent schools) on one application. You are required to rank each school in order of preference. Each school preference will be considered by the admissions authority for that school independently and a decision made on whether or not your child qualifies for a place at the school. Where an applicant can be offered more than

one school applied for, Lewisham Council will use the applicant’s ranking to determine which possible offer has been named the highest.

Please note that the order of your preferences will not be passed to schools.

Applying onlineYou should apply online because:

• it is quick and easy• your child’s details are safe and secure• you will get a confirmation email after you

have submitted your application• you can change your preferences any time

up to 11.59pm on 31 October 2014 • you will get your offer by email during the

evening of 2 March 2015, whereas if you apply on paper you will get a letter which will arrive later.

How to apply

Applying online

Applying online is secure, fast and convenient. To apply online you need to register at www.eadmissions.org.uk and create a password. This takes a few minutes and can be done any time from 1 September 2014.


To apply online:1. Register at www.eadmissions.org.uk any time

from 1 September 2014.2. Fill in and submit the online application form

before 11.59pm on 31 October 2014.• If you are providing additional documentation

to support your application, please scan and upload it with your application. If you cannot do this, please email, post or bring the information to the Admissions and Appeals Team at Laurence House in Catford (contact details on page 13).

• If you are applying for a school that needs a supplementary information form, please get the form from the school and return it to the school before 31 October 2014. Do not send it to the Council.

3. After you submit your application you will get an email with a reference number that looks like this: 209-2015-09-E-001234. If you do not get an email with a reference number, it means your form has not been submitted.

You are not asked to include your child’s banding when you apply online. We will collect this information from your child’s primary school.

For technical help with online applications or if you forget your password, contact the London Grid for Learning on:Email: [email protected]: 020 8255 5555 (select option 4)

Applying on paperWe recommend that you apply online if possible. However, if you are unable to do this you can apply using Lewisham Council’s common application form, as long as you are a Lewisham resident. You can collect a copy from Laurence House, Catford Road, Catford.

Please return the form to the Admissions and Appeals Team (see contact details on page 13). If you hand-deliver the form to Laurence House, you will be given a receipt.

If you send the form in the post, make sure you put the correct postage on the envelope. If you are using a large envelope, you must use a special ‘large envelope’ stamp, or Royal Mail will not deliver your form. You should also get a free certificate of posting from the post office and keep

this safe, along with a photocopy of the form, in case we do not receive it.

Filling in the application form online or on paperHere are some tips that will help you make your application. You will be asked for the same information whether you apply online or on paper, but the questions might be presented in a different order.

For further help filling in your application please ask your primary school headteacher or call the Admissions and Appeals Team at the Council on 020 8314 8282.

Your child’s details Make sure you correctly spell your child’s name and provide your child’s permanent home address, which must be in the borough of Lewisham. The child’s name must be exactly the same as on their birth certificate, unless it has been legally changed, in which case a copy of the legal document must be provided.

If you move at any time during the application process, you must let the Admissions and Appeals Team know immediately. Please provide written evidence of your new address, such as a copy of your new tenancy agreement or a solicitor’s letter confirming completion of a house purchase.

• If you move before 12 December 2014, we will use your new permanent home address to work out your offer or you can make a new application.

• If you move after 12 December 2014 but before 2 March 2015, your offer will be based on your previous permanent home address.

The address you give must be the child’s permanent home address, not a temporary address or one that you have rented in order to increase your child’s chances of getting into a particular school. We will check the address you give against our records and may ask you for evidence that this is the child’s permanent home address. We will withdraw an offer of a place if you provide false information.

Your details Only give the name(s) of parents/carers who live


at the same address as the child. If your child is not at a primary school in Lewisham, please provide evidence with your application that you have parental responsibility for the child and are therefore eligible to make an application, as well as evidence that you permanently live at the address you have applied from. These could include:

• your current council tax statement or a tenancy agreement

• a letter from the Child Benefit Agency showing both your name and your child’s name to show that you are in receipt of benefits for the child

• residence orders (or other court orders) if relevant• the child’s full birth certificate.

If parents who are not living together share the care of their child, we will normally accept that the child lives with the parent who has parental responsibility and is receiving child benefit and child tax credit. We may ask for evidence of this.

Order of preferences Your child will only be offered one place so it is very important that you think carefully about the order in which you list the schools you are applying for. You are not guaranteed a place at one of the schools you apply for and we strongly recommend that you list your most local school as one of your preferences. Do not list any school that you would not accept if it is offered.

Name of school and DfE numberPlease make sure you enter the correct school name. This is particularly important because some schools work in federation and will have similar names e.g. Prendergast schools in Lewisham and Harris acadamies in other boroughs. If you are applying on a paper form, also give the school’s unique DfE number (see pages 14–27).

If you are applying to schools outside Lewisham, please get the DfE number from that school or the council for that area. The DfE number will clearly identify which school you are applying for.

Supporting evidenceIn some situations, we need to see further evidence that your child meets the admissions criteria. These include:

• a letter from a hospital consultant demonstrating

that the school you have applied for is the only one which can meet the child or the family’s specific needs if you are applying on medical grounds

• a letter from a social worker demonstrating the same if you are applying on social grounds or the child is in public care

• the adoption order for a child who has been adopted (see below for more information about when we can give priority to adopted children).

You must tick the box for every school for which you are providing supporting evidence. Note that in Lewisham, only Prendergast Hilly Fields College and Prendergast Vale College give priority to children of staff, and schools outside Lewisham may or may not do so. Please check the admissions criteria for the school(s) you are applying for. A child of UK service personnel may qualify for priority and proof of this will be needed. Either upload your documents with your online application or email or send them to [email protected]. If you are applying on paper, attach them to your application form.

Children in public care or adopted from public care These children get priority and should get their first preference of school. If the child is in public care, or has been adopted and was in care in England or Wales immediately beforehand, the allocated social worker must provide a statement about the child’s legal status. If the child is adopted, please provide the adoption order with your application.

For advice on the application process, carers should contact the Admissions and Appeals Team at the Council on 020 8314 8282.

Check your applicationPlease note that we will carry out checks on the information you have provided. If we find that false information has been used to gain admission to a school, the offer of a place will be withdrawn.

Please note that you are entirely responsible for submitting your application and any supplementary forms on time. Lewisham Council accepts no responsibility for applications that are received late. The best way to make sure your application is received on time is to apply online before 31 October 2014.


Supplementary information formsPlease note that supplementary information forms must be returned direct to the schools, not to Lewisham Council.

Some schools need to collect information that is not included in the application form. They will use this information to see if students meet their admissions criteria: for example, a faith school will ask for evidence of church attendance.

The following schools in Lewisham require supplementary information forms:

• Bonus Pastor Catholic College • Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College • Haberdashers’ Aske’s Knights Academy • Prendergast Hilly Fields College • St Matthew Academy • Trinity Lewisham Church of England School.

You should get supplementary information forms from the school in question or from the school’s website and return the form direct to the school by Friday 31 October 2014.

Applying to an independent schoolIndependent schools are not included in the arrangements described in this booklet. Instead, you need to apply directly to the school.

Late applicationsIf you move into Lewisham after the closing date of 31 October 2014 you can still apply for a school place until 10am on 12 December 2014. You will need to include evidence of the move, such as a tenancy agreement or confirmation of house purchase which includes the date of the move.

If you are thinking of moving to Lewisham but have not yet confirmed the date, you can apply for Lewisham schools using the common application form provided by your current local authority.

If you apply after 10am on 12 December 2014 we will not consider your application until after 2 March 2015.

Early transferIn very exceptional circumstances, Lewisham Council will consider a request for an early transfer for a

younger child (born between 1 September 2004 and 31 August 2005) providing that:

• the application is supported by the child’s primary school headteacher and an educational psychologist, confirming that the child is academically outstanding and sufficiently physically and emotionally mature to cope with the demands of secondary school

• the parent agrees in writing that their child will transfer to secondary school with the older cohort, regardless of the outcome of their applications, and will not be able to apply the following year.

Parents must consider the implications of an early transfer. From 2015, students will be required to stay in learning or training until at least their 18th birthday.

Later transfer In very exceptional circumstances, Lewisham Council will consider a request for a transfer for a child born between 1 September 2002 and 31 August 2003 providing that:

• the application is supported by the child’s primary headteacher and an educational psychologist confirming, for example, the child has learning delay or difficulty and their social maturity is well below that of their peers, or that the child has missed part of a year due to ill health

• the parent agrees in writing that their child will transfer to secondary school with the younger cohort regardless of the outcome of their applications and has not participated in the transfer scheme the year before.

In cases described above, parents must consider the implications of later transfer.

Please note that Lewisham Council’s Admissions and Appeals Team facilitates the transfer arrangements and is unable to influence a school’s decision to accept or decline an application for a child applying out of year group.


1. Confirmation of applicationIf you have applied online, you will receive an automated confirmation. If you have made a paper application, Lewisham Council will write to you on 21 November 2014 to confirm the schools you have applied for. If you do not receive this letter, please contact the Admissions and Appeals Team as it may mean we have not received your application. If this happens, you will need to provide a photocopy of your application and proof of postage.

2. Your offerIf you applied online, you will receive an email during the evening of 2 March 2015 informing you of your child’s offer of secondary school.

If you applied on paper, your offer will be posted to you first class on 2 March 2015. Please note that first class post does not guarantee next-day delivery and council staff will not be able to give you the result over the telephone.

If you are a Lewisham resident and you cannot be offered a place at any of the schools on your list, we will offer you a place at another school in Lewisham that has a vacancy.

After the application deadline, you will not be allowed to add to or change the order of your preferences.

3. Accepting your offerIf you applied online, please log into your account to accept your offer. You will need your login details and secure password to do this. If you applied on paper, you must return the acceptance slip which will accompany your offer letter.

4. AppealsYou can appeal against any decision not to offer your child a place at a school. Your offer letter will tell you how to get an appeal form. Lewisham Council

will deal with appeals for Lewisham community schools, while schools which are their own admission authority (e.g. faith schools or academies) will deal with their own appeals.

You need to complete the appeal form, stating your case and explaining why you feel your child should have been offered a place at the school. Attach supporting evidence to be considered by the appeal panel.

5. Reallocation lists If you are not offered your first preference school, we will assume that you wish to go on the reallocation list for any schools you named as a higher preference than the school offered, unless you tell us otherwise. Your position on the list will be determined by the school’s admissions criteria and there are separate lists for each band (see page 7 for an explanation of the banding system). If places become available at a school they will be offered to children on the reallocation list. You will not be able to go on reallocation lists for schools which were a lower preference than the school offered.

If you apply to one of the following schools and are not successful, the school will write to you shortly after 2 March 2015 explaining the school’s procedure for appeals and reallocation of places:

• Addey and Stanhope School • Bonus Pastor Catholic College • Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College • Haberdashers’ Aske’s Knights Academy • Prendergast Hilly Fields College • Prendergast Vale College • St Matthew Academy • Trinity Lewisham Church of England School.

If you move to the area and were not living in the borough at the closing date, your child will be included in a reallocation list, placed in criteria order.

Admissions and Appeals Team3rd Floor Laurence House, Catford SE6 4RU • 020 8314 8282 • www.lewisham.gov.uk/admissions

What happens next


www.as.lewisham.sch.uk

At Addeys we are educating the whole child. Exam results are obviously very important and at Addeys these are outstanding, but we believe education is so much more than that. We value a really broad education which reflects our students’ interests and needs, particularly with a view to their future careers. We are delighted to have opened a new sixth form so our students can learn with us until they go on to university, an apprenticeship or employment. We offer a wide range of visits, trips as well as extracurricular sports and arts activities. Our students take part in book groups, essay-writing and debating competitions as well as bands, sports teams and the annual school play.

The school has a very strong ethos and we value working closely with our families to develop the cultural, social and moral aspects of education. We keep our parents informed when their children are doing well or if there are problems, because we know that if school and families work together closely we will achieve the best for each child.

We are a small school where there are very close relationships between staff and children. Staff work incredibly hard to ensure every child achieves the very best they can. Behaviour is outstanding and our children are happy, secure and enjoy school. We know each child individually and have the highest expectations of them all in terms of behaviour and academic outcomes. As they tell us, we are their second family.

Ann Potter, Headteacher

Addey and Stanhope SchoolEducating the whole child

DfE no 209 4600

Address 472 New Cross Road, New Cross SE14 6TJ

Tel 020 8305 6100

Headteacher Ann Potter

Nearest stations New Cross, Deptford, Deptford Bridge, New Cross Gate or Brockley

Bus routes 21, 36, 47, 53, 75, 77, 136, 171, 172, 225, 321, 436, 453

Admissions Voluntary-aided school; 650 girls and boys aged 11–18

Places available September 2015: 120

Email [email protected]

Web www.as.lewisham.sch.uk

Monday 22 September, 9–10.15am

Tuesday 23 September, 9–10.15am

Thursday 25 September, 9–10.15am and 6.30–7.30pm

Timetable for visits


www.bonuspastor.co.uk

Bonus Pastor is a school where every student is known and loved, where there are outstanding facilities, outstanding student behaviour, a culture built on respect, and exceptionally high aspirations for each person.

Bonus Pastor is an over-subscribed Catholic school with a warm and caring ethos. We are happy, popular, and academically successful. Every student is cared for and known for their strengths in a warm-hearted and friendly atmosphere.

Our students achieve excellent GCSE results. Bonus Pastor is modern and visionary, with teaching, learning and student success at the heart of everything we do. Our excellent teachers know their students well and ensure that their learning is personalised.

Our motto is ‘through faith to success’. We are proud that every student goes on to a sixth form placement, student attendance is outstanding and the school is a happy one.

We have our fabulous new buildings and everyone who visits says how beautiful they are and how impressive the facilities are. There are lots of wide open spaces for students and state-of-the-art ICT facilities, including two IMAX-like rooms and a digital environment. We have our own chapel and garden, covered areas, internal and external dining, a fantastic drama studio and amphitheatre, a huge sports hall and playing fields. Totally fabulous!

Ruth Holden, Principal

Bonus Pastor Catholic CollegeThrough faith to success

DfE no 209 4802

Address Winlaton Road, Bromley BR1 5PZ

Tel 020 8695 2100

Principal Ruth Holden

Nearest station Beckenham Hill

Bus routes 54, 136, 138, 181, 208, 320

Admissions Catholic boys and girls aged 11–16



Web www.bonuspastor.co.uk

Thursday 25 September, 6.30–9pm. The headteacher will speak at 6.30pm and 7.30pm.

Monday 29 September, 9.15–11.30am

Tuesday 30 September, 9.15–11.30am

Wednesday 1 October, 9.15–11.30am

Thursday 2 October, 9.15–11.30am

Friday 3 October, 9.15–11.30am.

The headteacher will speak at 9.30am each morning.


www.conisboroughcollege.co.uk

For five consecutive years, Conisborough College students have achieved the school’s best ever results and this year we expect student attainment to reach new heights. Over this period the proportion of students achieving the top grades has more than doubled. Staff, governors, students and their families have worked together to help establish the college as one of the most improved schools in the country. I am extremely proud to be the head of a school where this transformation has taken place.

Our students have access to a fantastic new building with state-of-the-art facilities and are determined to make the very most of the opportunities this huge investment has given them. Students also benefit greatly from the college’s partnership with Colfe’s. Our students are extremely ambitious and this association offers them a clear pathway to a leading independent school and university. The scholarship programme enables our highest achieving students to secure a place in Colfe’s sixth form. Intervention activities in all year groups are designed to support them through this process.

We challenge students to develop into happy, successful young adults who are keen to make a positive contribution to their community. Our students are justifiably proud of the progress that they are making and the part they have played in making their college the outstanding community school in the area.

Nick Langham, Head of School

Conisborough CollegeA Colfe’s Associate SchoolAn oversubscribed, outstanding school

DfE no 209 4249

Address Conisborough Crescent, Catford SE6 2SE

Tel 020 8461 9600

Executive headteacher Robert Ellis

Head of school Nick Langham

Nearest station Bellingham

Bus routes 47, 54, 124, 136, 181, 199, 208

Admissions 900 boys and girls aged 11–16



Web www.conisboroughcollege.co.uk

Wednesday 17 September, 9.15–11am

Friday 19 September, 9.15–11am

Wednesday 24 September, 9.15–11am

Thursday 25 October, 6.30–8.30pm

The headteacher will speak at 10.30am on morning visits.


Secondary schools in Lewisham 2015–1616

www.deptfordgreen.lewisham.sch.uk

It is an extremely exciting time to be joining Deptford Green School. Our award-winning new building offers our staff and students the best educational facilities in London. It’s an inspirational environment to be working in and impacts on all aspects of students’ learning.

The school has a team of staff, students and parents who are determined to make the school outstanding across all areas. We celebrated some of our best GCSE exam results in autumn 2013 and the latest data tracking confirms results will rise further in 2014. There is a real passion for learning and a strong commitment to the local community. Students are keen to make a positive contribution as citizens of London whilst pursuing an academic pathway that will lead to the top universities.

We understand the importance of making the transition from primary to secondary as successful as possible. A transition teacher is dedicated to a streamed class group in Year 7 with a maximum of 22 in each class and teaches the students English, literacy, citizenship and humanities. As students have the same teacher for a significant proportion of their timetable they build strong relationships, make quick progress and a bridge is made between primary and secondary approaches to learning.

We expect students to take responsibility for their own learning and to play their part in ensuring that Deptford Green is a vibrant and happy community in which everyone’s learning can flourish.

Robert Ellis, Executive Headteacher

Deptford Green SchoolA great place to learn

DfE no 209 4047

Address Edward Street, New Cross SE14 6AN

Tel 020 8691 3236

Executive headteacher Robert Ellis

Nearest station New Cross Gate and New Cross

Bus routes 21, 53, 453, 136, 436, 171, 172, 177, 225,

Admissions 1,100 boys and girls aged 11–18



Web www.deptfordgreen.lewisham.sch.uk

Thursday 18 September, 9.30–11am

Thursday 2 October, 9.30–11am

Saturday 4 October, 10.30am–12.30pm

Wednesday 8 October, 9.30–11am and 6–8pm

The executive headteacher will speak at 10.30am on open mornings and 7.30pm at the open evening.



www.foresthillschool.co.uk

Forest Hill is a highly regarded, over-subscribed boys’ school popular with local families, providing a vibrant learning community in which our young men thrive both academically and personally. Several years of very strong and sustained improvement in exam performance are evidence of our real expertise in working successfully with boys. In November 2013 Ofsted judged Forest Hill to be a ‘Good’ school with ‘Outstanding Leadership and Behaviour’.

Renowned for our exceptional performances in Mathematics and our specialism in the Performing Arts, Forest Hill boys flourish in an environment that fosters initiative, creativity and self-esteem. Pupils are individually known and equally valued, receiving exceptional pastoral care, support and guidance through our traditional House system, ensuring they both enjoy school and are actively engaged in their learning.

Boys continue their education in our mixed sixth form, SFH6, where rapidly increasing numbers of students are successfully gaining places at many prestigious universities.

We are an established and highly successful all-ability community school, where parents and staff share a common commitment and aspirations for all students and strive to develop well-rounded individuals within a challenging yet caring environment.

Steve Brady, Headteacher

Forest Hill SchoolA vibrant, thriving local boys’ school

DfE no 209 4289

Address Dacres Road, Forest Hill SE23 2XN

Tel 020 8699 9343

Headteacher Steve Brady

Nearest stations Forest Hill or Sydenham

Bus routes 75, 122, 176, 194, 202, 312, 351, 352, 450

Admissions 1,200 boys aged 11–16; 250 (mixed) 16–19 Sixth Form students (SFH6)



Web www.foresthillschool.co.uk

Wednesday 24 September, 9.30–11.30am

Thursday 25 September, 9.30–11.30am

Friday 26 September, 9.30–11.30am

Wednesday 1 October, 9.30–11.30am


Friday 3 October, 9.30–11.30am

All tours will begin promptly at 9.30am from the main reception. The Headteacher will address visitors from 11am in the Theatre.



www.haaf.org.uk

Hatcham College is a specialist music and ICT College, educating children from nursery to sixth form through the use of excellent, innovative, personalised learning and specialist teaching. Exceptional support is provided to enable all children to achieve their full potential. Haberdashers’ Aske’s tradition is an integral part of every child’s lifelong learning at Hatcham College. Our young people enjoy their time at the college and this is reflected in behaviour and attitude towards their learning and to the community as a whole. Hatcham College is hugely popular with parents and children and brings stability and self-esteem to all involved.

Hatcham College provides a safe, rigorous and challenging learning environment for pupils of all abilities and backgrounds to develop as well adjusted young adults. Our expectations are extremely high in terms of pupil achievement, behaviour and uniform and we insist that pupils behave respectfully toward others and their environment.

I believe that Hatcham has a great deal to offer your child and I hope that you agree. I look forward to meeting you and working with you over the coming years in ensuring the very best for your child.

Declan Jones, Principal

Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham CollegeJudged by Ofsted as ‘Outstanding’ in 2013/2014

Wednesday 24 September, 12 noon–7pm

Principal’s presentations at 12.15pm, 2pm, 4pm and 6pm.


DfE no 209 6905

Address Pepys Road, New Cross SE14 5SF

Tel 020 7652 9510

Headteacher Declan Jones

Number on roll 1,461 (347 in the sixth form)

Nearest station Brockley or New Cross Gate

Bus routes 36, 53, 171, 225, 321, 343, 453, 484

Places available September 2015: 208 (minus students in Year 6 of primary phase)


Web www.haaf.org.uk

Apply online at www.eadmissions.org.uk 19

www.haaf.org.uk

Welcome to Haberdashers’ Aske’s Knights Academy, an all through 3–18 academy serving the local communities of Bromley and Catford. Knights Academy is a vibrant, diverse school community with a relentless focus on high expectations and aspirations. We provide a happy and nurturing environment, so that as well as maturing into well-rounded, healthy young people, our pupils develop a passion for learning. We strive for excellence in all that we do, whether that is in standards of academic attainment, uniform or behaviour.

We enable our pupils to achieve success by focusing on high quality teaching, providing an engaging and stretching curriculum, and focusing on each child as an individual within our Haberdashers community. Through the excellent provision offered through our sport specialism and the extensive extra-curricular activities, our pupils develop confidence and self-esteem.

We are a school that is built on an ethos of tradition and innovation, respect and responsibility, collaboration and inclusion. It is these moral values that we instil in our pupils which enables them to contribute to our school community and the communities in which they live.

It will be my privilege to work with you and your child along this exciting journey of their school career, to enable them to achieve their very best.

Dr Tesca Bennett, Principal

Haberdashers’ Aske’s Knights AcademyHigh expectations and high aspirations

Tuesday 23 September, 3–7pmPrincipal’s presentations at 4pm, 5pm and 7pm (no booking necessary).

The academy will also be open for parents every Tuesday and Thursday to view the working school from 18 September to 16 October at 9.15–10.15am and 11.15am–12.15pm.

Parents will need to book a place at one of the above dates as there are only 25 places available per session.


DfE no 209 6906

Address Launcelot Road, Bromley BR1 5EB

Tel 020 8461 9240

Principal Dr Tesca Bennett

Number on roll 1,340 boys and girls (162 in the sixth form)

Nearest station Grove Park

Bus routes 124, 126, 136, 261, 284, 361



Web www.haaf.org.uk


www.hillyfieldscollege.lewisham.sch.uk

We are a girls’ comprehensive voluntary-aided school with a co-educational sixth form which has a long history of excellent results at both GCSE and A-levels. In November 2013 we were graded as ‘outstanding’ in all categories by Ofsted. In 2012 we were in the top 10% of non-selective schools in the country based on the percentage of students achieving five or more A*–A grades at GCSE including English and mathematics. Last year we were in the top 100 schools in the country for the progress our students make between primary school and GCSEs for English, maths and three other GCSEs; and 16% of our GCSE students gained 10 or more A/A* grades. We host the sixth form for the Prendergast schools and all Prendergast students have priority places. We have had a 100% pass rate at A2 for many years and our sixth form students go on to a wide range of universities. This academic year approximately 30% of our Year 13 students have gone to the top Russell Group universities. The Minister of State for schools described us as ‘exceptionally effective in educating our pupils.’

However, our school is far more than exams. We pride ourselves on our pastoral care and have very high expectations of all. Our students participate in a very wide range of activities and we expect our students to participate in residential trips from Year 7 to sixth form. We expect our students to be well-behaved, good citizens able to help each other, the local community and themselves. We do hope that you come and visit.

Sue Roberts, Headteacher

Prendergast Hilly Fields CollegeAn ‘outstanding’ girls’ school

Thursday 18 September, 5.30–7.30pm

Wednesday 24 September, 5.30–7.30pm

Thursday 25 September, 1.30–3.30pm

The headteacher will speak at 5.45pm and 6.45pm during evening visits and at 1.45pm and 2.45pm during the afternoon visit.


DfE no 209 4646

Address Adelaide Avenue, Brockley SE4 1LE

Tel 020 8690 3710

Executive headteacher David Sheppard

Headteacher Sue Roberts

Nearest stations Ladywell, Crofton Park or Brockley

Bus routes 122, 284, 484, P4

Admissions Voluntary-aided school for girls; non-denominational



Web www.hillyfieldscollege.lewisham.sch.uk


www.ladywellfieldscollege.lewisham.sch.uk

Prendergast Ladywell is a family school, large enough to provide an inspiring, challenging curriculum, yet small enough to pay attention to the needs of every child. Like every family we know each child is different and that every child deserves success. Like every family, we have rules and routines and high expectations for every family member.

Prendergast Ladywell Fields College provides high quality teaching, a curriculum that supports individual needs, a regular and rigorous assessment process, and a range of enrichment activities; we encourage students to take leadership roles within our community.

We are part of the Prendergast Federation of schools and benefit from the outstanding support that the Leathersellers provide. Students have access to the exceptional Post 16 provision the federation offers, and educational opportunities beyond the school gates.

Our students deserve to have the best so that they can be the best. The knowledge and skills they acquire at school will equip them for life as responsible, resilient and independent learners, equipped to thrive in our rapidly changing world; with us they can achieve their full potential and maximise their chances of future success in all areas of their lives.

Prendergast Ladywell Fields College is a place where we have the highest expectations of young people and where ambition is valued. The forthcoming years at the college will be exciting for all who are here; we warmly invite you to be part of our future.

Niall Hand, Headteacher

Prendergast Ladywell Fields CollegeAchieving excellence

Thursday 18 September, 6–8pm


Thursday 25 September, 9.15–10.30am




DfE no 209 4323

Address Manwood Road, Brockley SE4 1SA

Tel 020 8690 1114


Headteacher Niall Hand

Nearest stations Crofton Park, Catford or Catford Bridge

Bus routes 185, 284, 54, 122, 75, 136, 181

Admissions 900 students, boys and girls, 11–16



Web www.ladywellfieldscollege.lewisham.sch.uk


www.prendergastvale.com

At Prendergast Vale we endeavour to know your child as well as you do. Like you, we want them to excel. It’s our job to identify every child’s talents, nurture them to be the best they can possibly be, and kindle the spark that makes them unique. We believe that every child has the potential for academic excellence.

We are building a family at Prendergast Vale, with academic excellence at the heart of everything we do. We are a new Prendergast college, catering for boys and girls of all ages from 3–18, when our students will leave our federated sixth form.

Our broad academic curriculum is balanced by an extensive range of extra-curricular activities and enrichment opportunities. We engage with every student as an individual learner and our regular personalised tutorials provide opportunities for individual development and discussion around learning and pastoral care. Outstanding teachers, who are as ambitious for your child as you are, ensure that every student is challenged and supported so that they can achieve their best and sustain themselves as lifelong learners.

We are an innovative 21st Century learning community and are, as our school motto says, ‘in perpetuum discimus’, we are forever learning. We hope that you will consider choosing our school as the place you would most like your child to continuing their learning. Please find more details on our website and we invite you to come and visit us to find out more about us first hand.

Paul O’Neill, Headteacher

Prendergast Vale CollegeWe are forever learning

DfE no 209 5201

Address Elmira Street, Lewisham SE13 7BN

Tel 020 8297 3540


Headteacher Paul O’Neill

Nearest station Lewisham

Bus routes 21, 47, 136, 225, 321, 436

Admissions 120 in Year 7



Web www.prendergastvale.com

Thursday 25 September, 6–8pm

Saturday 27 September, 10am–12 noon

Thursday 2 October, 6–8pm

Saturday 4 October, 10am–12 noon



www.sedgehillschool.co.uk

Our vision is simple: we are working together to build bright futures. We will ensure that all our students gain the qualifications, skills and experiences necessary for them to maximise their potential. Students at Sedgehill are expected to take charge of their lives and their futures and become engaged citizens and leaders of the future.

At Sedgehill we are committed to excellence for everyone and in everything we do. All students are challenged, expected and supported to achieve their potential and all staff are asked, ‘would it be good enough for your child?’ We are now well established in fantastic new buildings that offer a world-class learning environment for all students. Our 5 Rs – readiness (for learning), respect and responsibility, resilience and reach – inform all that we do at Sedgehill.

Sedgehill offers a huge range of opportunities for students to develop. We have over 200 students receiving free tuition in music, bursaries for dance and drama and a partnership with Fulham FC. Our sixth form offers more than 30 different courses. Every student joining year 7 is given a classical instrument that they will learn during their music curriculum time.

Sedgehill expects all its students to achieve excellence inside and outside the classroom and will offer the support to ensure that every student achieves his or her potential.

Ken Mackenzie, Headteacher

Sedgehill SchoolBuilding bright futures

DfE no 209 4267

Address Sedgehill Road, Catford SE6 3QW

Tel 020 8698 8911

Headteacher Ken Mackenzie

Nearest station Beckenham Hill

Bus routes 54, 136, 138, 181, 208

Admissions 1,700 boys and girls aged 11–18



Web www.sedgehillschool.co.uk

Monday 22 September, 5.30–8.30pm

Thursday 25 September, 9–10.30am

Friday 26 September, 9–10.30am


Wednesday 1 October, 9–10.30am



www.stmatthewacademy.co.uk

St Matthew Academy is the school where every child is encouraged to let their light shine. We are fast becoming known as a school where children receive an extraordinary education, and Ofsted agree – their last visit rated us as a good school with many outstanding features.

We are committed to ensuring our children receive a better, more interesting education here than they would in any other school. Academic excellence and unrivalled opportunities to develop as confident individuals within a caring Catholic community are the ingredients of our success. We welcome children of all faiths and none.

Our passion is high-quality teaching in every lesson, every day, and we encourage our children to reach for the stars – to develop their ambitions and work hard to achieve them.

Every child is prepared for further education or training, the world of work, being part of society and a lifetime of learning. We maintain strong links with a range of partners including Blackheath High School and the outstanding Christ the King Sixth Form College.

Self-confident, self-disciplined, loving and public spirited individuals, with the skills to thrive in a rapidly changing world, is what a St Matthew Academy education creates.

I encourage you and your child to visit us to find out more.

Michael Barry, Principal

St Matthew AcademyIgniting imaginations, illuminating minds

DfE no 209 6907

Address St Joseph’s Vale, Blackheath SE3 0XX

Tel 020 8853 6250

Principal Michael Barry

Nearest station Blackheath

Bus routes 54, 89, 108, 202, 261, 321

Admissions Catholic academy: boys and girls aged 3–16

Places available (Year 7) September 2015: 180 (minus students in Year 6 of primary phase)


Web www.stmatthewacademy.co.uk

Friday 19 September, 9am–11.30am

Saturday 27 September, 10am–12 noon

Wednesday 1 October, 6pm–8pm

Friday 3 October, 9–11.30am

Friday 10 October, 9–11.30am



www.sydenham.lewisham.sch.uk

Sydenham School has been educating girls since 1917. Raising achievement is at the heart of all we do, through our strong educational values, our student-centred staff and our aspirational traditions. Our students receive an excellent educational experience as we are very ambitious for them. Last summer once again we achieved our best ever results at both GCSE and at A-level, above national averages in all key measures. Our 2013 Ofsted report said that we are ‘a good school with outstanding leadership and management. Teachers make lessons enjoyable and challenging.’ The quality of our teaching and learning combined with a strong curriculum means our students can gain academic success and develop into confident, clear-thinking young women with a sense of their responsibility to others and ambition for their own future. As we are a science, technology, engineering and maths school, high numbers of our students take triple science at GCSE and then do A-levels in those subjects. We are strongly committed to developing our students in the visual and physical arts, humanities and in five languages so they can develop the creative skills, critical awareness and confidence to thrive in their future. Our long-term success for students is reflected in that 100% of our sixth form students go on to university or college, over 60% going on to Russell Group or Research Intensive Universities.

Parents are co-educators at Sydenham and their contribution as partners in their children’s learning is highly valued. Together we ensure that the girls learn happily and we ensure accelerated progress for all students.

Carolyn Unsted, Headteacher

Sydenham SchoolAim high and achieve higher

DfE no 209 4204

Address Dartmouth Road, Sydenham SE26 4RD

Tel 020 8699 6731

Headteacher Carolyn Unsted

Nearest stations Forest Hill or Sydenham

Bus routes 122, 171, 176, 185, 312

Admissions 1,450 girls aged 11–19; 250 16–19 Sixth Form students (SFH6)



Web www.sydenham.lewisham.sch.uk


Wednesday 24 September, 9.15–10.45am

Saturday 27 September, 9–11am




www.trinitylewisham.org

At Trinity, the smallest secondary school in the borough, we know every child well and they thrive in a friendly, family environment. Ofsted judged us an ‘outstanding’ school in our business enterprise and economic education inspection in 2012.

A Church of England school, we welcome children of all faiths and none. We provide a rich education that celebrates music and the arts, and finds inspiration in beauty.

We are a local school to local families. We believe that it ‘takes a village to raise a child’ and we work closely with our local community to ensure our pupils grow up as fine young men and women who are proactive in creating outstanding futures for themselves and the wider community. Academic success is the passport to success in life. We ensure that every student has that passport and understands that hard work, personal integrity and honesty will lead to a happy life.

We call ourselves Lewisham’s only ‘grammar-style school’ because we provide a traditional academic curriculum and our emphasis on courtesy and old-fashioned ways of behaving aims to give young people the same social capital they would gain in the best grammar schools.

We are a Woodard School, linking us to some of the best public schools in the country. Whether it is our Oxbridge preparation visits or the good manners that are part of daily life at Trinity, you will be able to see that we are ‘no ordinary school’.

Father Richard Peers, Headmaster

Trinity Lewisham, Church of England SchoolNo ordinary school

DfE no 209 4636

Address Taunton Road, Lee SE12 8PD

Tel 020 8852 3191

Headmaster Father Richard Peers

Nearest stations Hither Green or Lee

Bus routes 122, 178, 202, 261, 273, 321

Admissions Church of England school; 600 boys and girls aged 11–16



Web www.trinitylewisham.org


Wednesday 24 September, 9–10.30am

Thursday 9 October, 6–8pm




The following tables tell you about the number of applications made to each secondary school for admission in September 2014. It will help you consider whether or not your child is likely to be offered a place at each school. Please use this information as a guide only: we cannot guarantee that application rates will be the same in future. Similarly, the home-to-school distances will depend on the applications received by 31 October 2014.

If a school receives more applications than there are places available, places will be offered to children in accordance with the admissions criteria for the school. You can see admissions policies for schools in Lewisham on pages 33–42. Please consider the admissions criteria and judge whether your child is likely to be offered a place. Community secondary schools in Lewisham use home-to-school distances, which are measured in a straight line from the home to a single nodal point in the school premises. See individual policies for voluntary-aided schools and academies for their policies on measuring.

Distances for all secondary schools in Lewisham are calculated by an electronic measuring system from the actual property. There are also commercial measuring systems, which can be accessed free of charge on the internet, that you can use to judge whether your child may qualify for a place. Please note that these sites may only measure from postcode to postcode and are not as precise as the system used by Lewisham Council for school admissions. This information should be used cautiously, as a rough guide.

If you need advice about whether your child is likely to qualify for a place at a secondary school in Lewisham, or information about your distance to a school in Lewisham, please contact us on 020 8314 8282. If you have questions about the admissions criteria or the likelihood of your child gaining a place in a school outside Lewisham, you should contact the school or the relevant council direct.

Last year’s application and appeal rates

School Lodged Heard Successful

Addey and Stanhope School 8 8 0

Bonus Pastor Catholic College 11 tba tba

Conisborough College 13 7 0

Forest Hill School 3 1 1

Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College 35 31 0

Prendergast Hilly Fields College 19 15 2

Prendergast Vale College 8 2 1

Sydenham School 2 0 0

Trinity Church of England School 9 4 3

Appeals

Appeals were lodged for the following schools.


Applications for secondary transfer in September 2014 This information is provided as a guide only. Applications for admission in September 2015 are likely to differ.

For more information on the banding system please see page 7.

Addey and Stanhope School

Band 1A 1B 2A 2B 3 AllPlaces available 24 24 24 24 24 120

Total number of applicants 130 112 130 142 118 632Places offered to children in public care 0 1 0 0 1 2Places offered to children with SEN statements 0 0 0 2 6 8

Places offered to siblings 9 4 6 10 5 34Home-to-school distance of last place offered 1,006m 1,108m 1,627m 796m 1,065m

Bonus Pastor Catholic CollegePlaces available 155Total number of applicants 563Places offered to children with SEN statements 1Places offered to baptised Catholics who attend church weekly, whether or not parents regularly attend

117

Places offered to baptised Catholics who attend fortnightly 7Places offered to baptised Catholics who attend monthly, or occasionally, or do not attend 16Places offered to baptised Christians with reference from church 14Places offered to baptised Christians with no religious verification 0Places offered to non-baptised Christians with reference from church 0Places offered to those of other faiths 0

Conisborough College – a Colfe’s Associate School

Band 1A 1B 2A 2B 3 AllPlaces available 36 36 36 36 36 180Total number of applicants 135 149 143 168 174 769Places offered to children in public care 0 0 0 1 0 1Places offered for medical or social need 0 0 0 0 2 2

Places offered to children with SEN statements 0 0 1 0 3 4

Places offered to siblings 3 9 8 16 9 45

Home to school distance of last place offered 6,335m 1,707m 2,650m 1,061m 1,158m


Deptford Green School

Band 1A 1B 2A 2B 3 All

Places available 47 47 46 47 47 234Total number of applicants 71 77 89 84 92 413Places offered to children in public care 0 0 0 0 2 2

Places offered for medical or social need 0 0 0 0 0 0Places offered to children with SEN statements 0 0 0 0 4 4Places offered to siblings 6 8 4 8 5 31 Home to school distance of last place offered 3,391m 6,100m 5,626m 5,227m 5,402m

Forest Hill School


Places available 48 48 48 48 48 240Total number of applicants 173 128 119 111 92 623Places offered to children in public care 0 0 0 0 0 0Places offered for medical or social need 0 0 0 0 0 0Places offered to children with SEN statements 0 0 0 0 8 8

Places offered to siblings 10 11 4 7 5 37Home to school distance of last place offered 2,611m 2,643m 4,211m 6,523m 5,743m

Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College

Band 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AllPlaces offered 27 26 23 20 25 22 22 19 24 208

Places offered to children with SEN statement

1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

Places offered to children in public care

1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6

Places offered to children with musical aptitude

0 1 0 0 0 1 4 3 8 17

Places offered for medical or social need

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

Places offered to siblings 2 4 8 2 6 5 5 8 8 48Places offered on distance 13 10 10 15 14 10 8 7 5 92Transferring from Hatcham Temple Grove

10 8 5 2 5 5 5 1 1 42

Home to school distance of last place offered under distance criteria

671m 656m 796m 753m 921m 886m 805m 763m 262m


Prendergast Hilly Fields CollegeBand 1A 1B 2A 2B 3 AllPlaces offered 36 25 22 20 13 116Total number of applicants 215 149 132 114 78 688Places offered to children in public care 1 0 1 1 2 5Places offered under music criterion 8 4 0 0 0 12Places offered to children with SEN statements 0 0 0 0 2 2Places offered for medical or social need 0 0 0 1 1 2Places offered to siblings 7 4 1 2 3 17Places offered on distance 20 17 20 16 5 78Home to school distance of last place offered 1,298m 1,632m 1,912m 1,613m 1,085m

Prendergast Ladywell Fields CollegeBand 1A 1B 2A 2B 3 AllPlaces available 48 48 48 48 48 240

Total number of applicants 63 66 94 113 115 451

Places offered to children in public care 0 0 0 1 0 1

Places offered for medical or social need 0 0 0 0 0 0




Haberdashers’ Aske’s Knights Academy

Band 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AllPlaces offered 25 23 23 27 22 20 27 22 19 208

Places offered to children with SEN statements

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Places offered to children in public care

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Places offered to children with sporting ability

0 1 1 3 0 3 4 4 1 17

Places offered for medical or social need

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Places offered to siblings 4 2 6 5 4 3 8 6 3 41Places offered on distance 13 14 12 11 13 10 10 9 14 106Transferring from Knights Temple Grove

7 6 4 8 5 4 5 3 1 43

Home to school distance of last place offered under distance criteria

3,220m 7,052m 4,433m 1,927m 6,445m 2,418m 5,822m 3,082m 3,614m

Prendergast Vale College

Band 1A 1B 2A 2B 3 AllPlaces available 24 24 24 24 24 120

Total number of applicants 120 116 127 131 125 619Places offered to children in public care 0 0 0 0 0 0Automatic transfer from primary section 0 2 7 11 18 38Places offered to children with SEN statements 0 1 1 0 2 4Places offered to siblings 2 4 7 3 1 17Home to school distance of last place offered 2,975m 2,366m 1,026m 938m 952m


Sedgehill School


Places available 61 61 62 61 61 306Total number of applicants 89 85 119 149 161 603Places offered to children in public care 0 0 0 0 0 0Places offered for medical or social need 0 0 0 0 0 0Places offered to children with SEN statements 0 0 0 0 2 2Places offered to siblings 3 6 7 12 17 45Home to school distance of last place offered 6,639m 4,810m 7,498m 4,178m 7,329m

St Matthew AcademyPlaces available 180Total number of applicants 523Automatic transfer from primary section 38Places offered to baptised practising Catholics who are new to the school 23

Places offered to children of other Christian denominations 6Home to school distance of the last place offered 7,983m

Sydenham School


Places available 48 48 48 48 48 240



Places offered for medical or social need 0 1 0 0 0 1




Trinity Lewisham, Church of England School


Places available 24 24 24 24 24 120


Places offered to Foundation applicants 14 10 16 14 6 60



Places offered on distance 9 11 3 2 7 32


Home to school distance of last place offered 1,379m 3,216m 311m 969m 1,055m


Admissions criteria for schools in Lewisham

Admissions policy for: Conisborough CollegeDeptford Green SchoolForest Hill SchoolPrendergast Ladywell Fields CollegeSedgehill SchoolSydenham SchoolWhen these schools are oversubscribed (having more applicants than places available) priority within each band of ability will be given in the following order:

1. Children in public care, or who were previously in public care and have been adopted (see below) – details must be supplied by the allocated social worker or foster carer. These are children in care to a local authority or provided with accommodation by that authority, as well as children who were in care to a local authority in England or Wales, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order).

2. Children on the grounds of their or their family’s severe medical or social need for that particular school and who would not otherwise qualify for admission – there is discretion to admit these children in exceptional circumstances. The application must be supported by a letter from a hospital consultant, social worker or similar professional setting out the reasons why the school is the only one able to meet the child’s needs, before an admission decision is made. The admission decision will be considered in consultation with a panel of teaching and medical professionals. Medical professionals provide advice on applications made under medical conditions and teaching professionals advise on applications made for social or special reasons. Supporting evidence must be provided before the closing date for applications.

3a. 11–16 community schools – children whose older brother or sister is on the roll of the school on the closing date for applications as well as those whose sibling was a former pupil of the school and who transferred to a 16–18 education provision at the end of the previous academic year. If the school is over-subscribed entirely with siblings, priority will be given (i) to those with exceptional social and medical need and (ii) to those living nearest the school.

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3b. 11–18 community schools – children whose brother or sister is on the roll of the school on the closing date for applications and will still be on the roll of the school at the intended date of admission. If the school is oversubscribed entirely with siblings, priority will be given as in 3a above.

Siblings include all blood and adoptive siblings, half siblings, foster siblings of looked after children and step siblings. Siblings must all live at the same address as the child. Proof of the sibling relationship may be required.

4. Children who live nearest to the school – all distances will be measured to a central nodal point in the school premises in a straight line, using digitised mapping software of the area, from a nodal point in the applicant’s permanent home address. If more than one applicant lives in a multi-occupancy building, such as a block of flats, priority will be given to the applicant whose door number is the lowest numerically and/or alphabetically.

Twins, triplets and other multiple birthsWhere a twin, triplet or child from another multiple birth qualifies for the last school place to be allocated, Lewisham Council will admit all of the qualifying siblings in excess of the published admissions limit.


Tie breakOn the rare occasion where two or more identical applications (other than multiple births) qualify for the last available place, lots will be drawn to decide which qualifying child is offered the place.

When a school is oversubscribed, any vacancy which arises as a result of a withdrawal of a successful application will be offered to the next child on the waiting list in that band. If there are no children left on the waiting list in that band, applicants from adjoining bands will be offered places.

Waiting listsRequests to be placed on a waiting list for a community school must be made through the home local authority in accordance with the pan London agreement, and to ensure Lewisham Council meets its duty to continue to coordinate admissions beyond offer date and comply with parents’ highest possible preference, children will not be allowed to go on waiting lists for schools they ranked as lower preferences than the school offered, until September 2015, when they can make a fresh application as an in-year applicant. An exception to this is where Lewisham Council (or the home local authority) has agreed to a parental request to change the order of preferences. In this case, the original application, including any offer made under coordination, will be withdrawn and the applicant will be required to reapply. Waiting lists will be held for the first academic year only.

Applications received for Year 7 from 1 August 2015 will be considered as in-year applications.

This information is correct at the time of printing. However, amendments may be made on the direction of the Department for Education or the Schools Adjudicator.

Voluntary-aided and academy schools’ admissions policiesThese schools have their own criteria for deciding which children to admit. Each school’s admissions policy, the annual intake and other information about the school are included in the school’s prospectus, which can be obtained from the headteacher. A summary of each school’s admissions policy is given in this booklet, but you are advised to obtain a full copy before you apply.

In line with government legislation, all schools participate in Lewisham’s coordinated admissions system and follow published timescales. The following pages contain information about the admissions policies of voluntary-aided schools and academies in Lewisham. The main points of each of the schools’ admissions criteria are listed, but parents are advised to contact schools individually for:

1. information about parish areas from which priority of admission may be given

2. definition of religious commitment and practice of worship

3. admissions criteria in full, together with definitions of siblings, regular attendance etc.

Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child’s home address (including flats) to the school, using a computerised measuring system. A supplementary information form must be obtained and returned to each faith school if a place is sought based on religious commitment. The school must also be named as a preference on your application. This must be submitted by 31 October 2014.

The information is correct at the time of printing. However, amendments may be made on the direction of the Department for Education or the Schools Adjudicator.

A copy of the full admissions criteria for 2015–16 is available from each school.

Addey and Stanhope School Addey and Stanhope is a co-educational comprehensive school whose intake is broadly balanced in gender and reflects the whole ability range according to Lewisham’s banding system. The admission number for the school is 120. All applicants are first placed within bands, and if there are more applications than there are places available within a band, the governors will allocate places according to the following criteria.

Oversubscription criteria 1. Applicants in public care (looked after children).

‘A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of the local authority or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions and children who were looked after, but


ceased to be so because they were adopted (or become subject to a residence order or special guardianship order).

2. Applicants with a brother or sister on the roll of Addey and Stanhope School at the closing date for applications and whose sibling is expected to be on the roll of the school at the intended date of admission.

3. Applicants who live nearest to the school. Distances will be measured in a straight line from the home to the main entrance of the school, using the Council’s computerised measuring system (with flats being treated in a way described in this booklet).

4. In the event that two or more identical applicants (i.e. applicants living the same home-to-school distance) qualify for the last available place, the place will be allocated by drawing lots.

These criteria will be applied in order until the available places within each band of ability are offered and taken up. Should either criterion 1 or 2 be oversubscribed, children living nearest to the school, as measured in a straight line, will have priority. Any applicant who is not offered a place at Addey and Stanhope will be placed on the waiting list, by banding and in order of home-to-school distance, and considered for a place at the school if a vacancy arises.

Home address In determining where a child lives, we cannot accept the address of grandparents, other relatives or childminders, unless the parents themselves actually live at the same address. Proof of residence may be requested before the definite offer of a place will be confirmed.

Siblings A sibling is defined as a full or half-brother or sister or a foster brother or sister, living at the same address as the applicant.

Bonus Pastor Catholic CollegeBonus Pastor Catholic College was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families. The college is conducted by its governing body as part of the Catholic Church in accordance with its trust deed and Instrument of Government, and seeks at all times to be a witness to Jesus Christ. In applying for a place at Bonus Pastor

Catholic College it is understood that parents/carers accept the aims and ethos of the Catholic College, and will support its distinctive nature. This does not affect the right of parents/carers who are not of the Catholic faith to apply and be considered for a place here. The governing body has responsibility for admissions to the college and increased the roll of Year 7 in September 2012 to 155 students. Year 7 in September 2015 will also increase to the number of 155 students, whilst Year 11 will remain at 150 students. Each Year 7 group will increase by five students as each academic year progresses. The five additional places in Year 7 are for students with speech, language and communication needs.

Oversubscription criteria1. Looked after baptised Catholic children, or looked

after children in the care of Catholic families.

2. Committed and practising baptised Catholic children from families where at least one parent/carer is a practising Catholic.

3. Baptised Catholic children who themselves are committed and practising, although the parents/ carers are not.

In interpreting commitment and practice the governors take into account frequency of regular attendance at Sunday Mass, as indicated on the supplementary information form. A higher priority will be given where there is a higher regular frequency of attendance at Sunday Mass, as verified by the nominated priest.

When the college is oversubscribed with applicants whose commitment and practice has been verified by the parish priest the governors will refer to the preceding paragraph in prioritising places and will then take the following factors into account, in the order of priority shown:

a) The presence of a baptised Catholic sibling on the roll of the college at the time of admission, i.e. 1st September 2015.

b) Serious medical grounds supported by a consultant’s letter at the time of application, considered at the discretion of the governing body. This supporting evidence should set out the particular reasons why this college is the most suitable and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school.


c) Proximity to the college. Any places unfilled under (1), (2) and (3) will be offered in accordance with the following practice in the order of priority shown:

4. Baptised Catholic children whose frequency of attendance at Sunday Mass is irregular or occasional.

5. Baptised Catholic children who may not be attending Sunday Mass at the time of application. Sub-categories (a), (b), and (c) apply in prioritizing applications in the above two groups.

6. Other looked after children.

7. The presence of a non-baptised sibling who has regular attendance at Sunday Mass, as verified by their nominated priest, on the roll of the college at the time of admission, i.e. 1st September 2015.

8. Non-baptised children who have regular attendance at Sunday Mass, as verified by their nominated priest.

9. The presence of a baptised or dedicated sibling of another Christian denomination whose practice can be verified by a priest, minister or pastor of the denomination, on the roll of the college at the time of admission, i.e. 1st September 2015.

10. Baptised or dedicated children of other Christian denominations whose practice can be supported by a priest, minister or pastor of the denomination.

11. The presence of a baptised or dedicated sibling of another Christian denomination who are not practising, on the roll of the college at the time of admission, i.e. 1st September 2015.

12. Baptised or dedicated children of other Christian denominations who are not practising.

13. The presence of a sibling from other faiths on the roll of the college at the time of admission, i.e. 1st September 2015.

14. Children of other faiths.

15. Any other applicant. Sub-categories (a), (b) and (c) apply in prioritising applications in the above four groups.

NotesThese form part of the policy and criteria. In addition

to the online application or common application form, a Bonus Pastor supplementary information form should be completed by parents/carers on behalf of all prospective pupils. Completion of a supplementary information form is not mandatory but if one is not received the governors will be unable to apply their admission criteria and the application will be considered under Criterion 15 above ‘Any other applicant’.

This information is correct at the time of printing however amendments may be made on the direction of the Department for Education or the Schools Adjudicator.

Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College Banding The college operates a banding policy and will offer places according to the admissions criteria within each band, as described below.

Admissions criteria Procedures where the college is oversubscribed after the admission of pupils from Year 6 of the primary school and pupils with statements of special educational needs where the college has consented to be named in the statement, priority for admission is given to children who meet these criteria:

1. A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. A looked after child is a child who is looked after by a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in accordance with section 22 of the Children Act 1989 at the date of the relevant application for admission is made.

2. Ten per cent of the agreed admission number of pupils will be admitted on the basis of aptitude in music, using a specified assessment process, which will be published in the academy prospectus (Year 7 secondary transfer only).

3. Pupils for whom it is essential to be admitted to the secondary school because of special circumstances to do with significant medical or social needs. The application will need to be supported by a letter from a hospital consultant, social worker or similar professional. The information should demonstrate


why the secondary school is the only school able to meet the child’s specific needs.

4. Pupils who, on the date of admission, will have an older sibling (i.e. a natural brother or sister, or a half-brother or sister, or a legally adopted brother or sister or half-brother or sister, or step-brother or sister who will be living with them at the same address at the date of their entry to the academy) on the roll of the Hatcham College secondary school. Proof of the sibling relationship will be required if a place is offered.

5. The remaining places will be offered to pupils with the nearest distance measurement on the basis of proximity. Home-to-academy distance will be measured as the direct line distance between the pupil’s home address to their nearest node. Proof of residency will be required if a place is offered.

The secondary school will operate a dual nodal address point system. The first node is the college’s main building entrance on Pepys Road. The second node is the college’s main building entrance on Jerningham Road. The applicant’s address will be measured to their nearest node.

How to apply Please refer to the college’s prospectus for full details of the admission arrangements. Parents wishing to apply for the college need to use the following procedure.

Read the admissions information in the college prospectus and complete a supplementary information form. Both are available from the federation website, www.haaf.org.uk, or can be collected from Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College, Pepys Road, New Cross SE14 5SF.

Consideration for a music place Ten per cent of the places available for Year 7 applicants will be offered to those with musical aptitude. In order to be considered under the musical aptitude criterion, a supplementary form will need to be completed. The form is available from the federation website www.haaf.org.uk. The closing date is Monday 29 September 2014.

Applicants will be called in to take the music aural test which will be held on Saturday 4 October 2014. It is our aim to advise parents of the outcome of the music aptitude assessment before the secondary

transfer closing date, 31 October 2014.

Apply for a place If you would like your child to be considered for a place at the college you will need to name Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College on your local authority online or paper application form using the school’s full name and DfE number: 209 6905.

Applicants who require concessions in the assessment or are applying under the medical and social or looked after child criterion will need to complete a supplementary form which should be received by the college by 31 October 2014.

To ensure a comprehensive intake, all applicants are required to take a non-verbal reasoning (NVR) assessment for the purpose of identifying ability. The college operates a banding policy and children are placed in one of nine bands of ability based on the score achieved in the NVR assessment (1 is the lowest and 9 the highest). The assessment will be held on Friday 5 December 2014.

We cannot consider an applicant who has not taken the NVR assessment until all of the applicants who have taken the assessment have been offered a place by the college or a higher preference.

Applicants applying to both Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College and Haberdashers’ Aske’s Knights Academy must name both schools on their application. However, applicants will only take one NVR assessment and the result will stand for both schools.

Haberdashers’ Aske’s Knights Academy Banding The academy operates a banding policy and will offer places according to the admissions criteria within each band, as described below.

Procedures where the academy is oversubscribed When the academy is oversubscribed, after the admission of pupils from Year 6 of the primary school and pupils with statements of special educational needs where the academy has consented to be named in the statement, priority for admission is given to children who meet these criteria:

1. A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence,


or special guardianship order. A looked after child is a child who is looked after by a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in accordance with section 22 of the Children Act 1989, at the date on which the relevant application for admission is made.

2. Ten per cent of the agreed admission number of pupils will be admitted on the basis of aptitude in sport, using a specified assessment process.

3. Pupils for whom it is essential to be admitted to the academy because of special circumstances to do with significant medical or social needs. The application will need to be supported by a letter from a hospital consultant, social worker or similar professional. The information should demonstrate why the academy is the only school able to meet the child’s specific needs.

4. Pupils who, on the date of admission, will have an older sibling (i.e. a natural brother or sister, or a half-brother or sister, or a legally adopted brother or sister or half-brother or sister, or step-brother or sister, who will be living with them at the same address at the date of their entry to the academy) on the roll of Haberdashers’ Aske’s Knights Academy secondary school. Proof of the sibling relationship will be required if a place is offered.

5. The remaining places will be offered to pupils living nearest to the secondary school on the basis of proximity. Home-to-academy distance will be measured as the direct line distance between the pupil’s home address to the academy’s main building entrance on Launcelot Road. Proof of residency will be required if a place is offered.

How to apply Please refer to the academy’s prospectus for full details of the admission arrangements. Parents wishing to apply for the academy need to use the following procedure.

Read the admissions information in the academy prospectus and complete a supplementary information form. Both are available from the federation website, www.haaf.org.uk, or can be collected from Haberdashers’ Aske’s Knights Academy, Launcelot Road BR1 5EB.

Consideration for a sporting aptitude place Ten per cent of the places available for Year 7 applicants will be offered to those with sporting aptitude. In order to be considered under the sporting aptitude criterion a supplementary form will need to be completed. The form is available from the federation website www.haaf.org.uk. The closing date is Monday 29 September 2014.

Applicants will be called in to take the multi-stage fitness test and the full sports assessment which will be held on 6–8 October 2014. It is our aim to advise of the outcome of the sporting aptitude assessment before the secondary transfer closing date, 31 October 2014.

Apply for a place If you would like your child to be considered for a place at the academy you will need to name Haberdashers’ Aske’s Knights Academy on your local authority application form or online using the school’s full name and DfE number: 209 6906.

Applicants who require concessions in the assessment or are applying under the medical and social or looked after child criterion will need to complete a supplementary form, which should be received by the academy by 31 October 2014.

To ensure a comprehensive intake, all applicants are required to take a non-verbal reasoning (NVR) assessment for the purpose of identifying ability. The academy operates a banding policy and children are placed in one of nine bands of ability based on the score achieved in the NVR assessment (1 is the lowest and 9 the highest). The assessment will be held on Wednesday 10 December 2014 .

We cannot consider an applicant who has not taken the NVR assessment until all of the applicants who have taken the assessment have been offered a place by the academy or a higher preference.

Applicants applying to both Haberdashers’ Aske’s Knights Academy and Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College must name both schools on their application. However, applicants will only take one NVR assessment and the result will stand for both schools.

Prendergast Hilly Fields College In September 2015 the governors will admit 116 girls to the college’s Year 7. The college participates in Lewisham’s coordinated admissions scheme.


All applications should be made through the local authority of the applicant, using the appropriate coordinated admissions form or online at www.eadmissions.org.uk.

Applicants who wish to be considered for one of the music places available will be required to sit a test to determine their aptitude. On the basis of the test results a shortlist will be established and shortlisted applicants will be required to attend an audition. Should they not be successful they will automatically be considered for a place using criteria 3 and 6. Applicants who wish to demonstrate their aptitude for music should complete the school’s supplementary form. Please contact the school for the form and the closing date for receipt.

BandingThe governors allocate places using fair banding arrangements. This means that the field of applicants is divided into five ability bands and the percentage of places allocated to each band is directly proportional to the percentage of applicants in each band.

Admission criteriaThe admission number of the college is 116. If there are more applications than there are places available, the governors will use the criteria listed below to determine which applicants will be offered a place. These are applied in priority order:

1. Girls in public care in consultation with the Executive Director for Children and Young People.*

2. Ten per cent of the intake will be selected on the basis of aptitude for music as judged by the applicant’s test result and audition.

3. In exceptional cases, applicants with social and/or medical need will take priority over other applicants in 4 and 5 below.

4. Children with a sibling on roll at the time of admission in September 2015.

5. The children of staff where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made.

6. Home-to-college distance measured to a central nodal point in the school premises, using digitised mapping software of the area,

from a nodal point in the applicant’s permanent home address.

Tie breakWhere the offer of places to all the applicants in any one of the sub-categories listed above will lead to over-subscription, the places up to the admission number will be offered to those living nearest to the school.

How to applyParents and children who intend to apply for a place are invited to attend at least one of the open sessions held in September. They will be given a tour of the college, have an opportunity to meet the teaching staff and be addressed by the headteacher in the college hall. The college’s prospectus and current examination results will be available.

Supplementary information forms for music applicants and applicants seeking consideration under the social or medical criterion will be supplied by the college to parents with the prospectus. These documents can be collected from the college at any one of the open sessions in September, or can be posted on request. The form is also available from the college’s website. Supplementary information forms for music applicants should be returned to the college by Tuesday 30 September 2014. Social/medical applications should be returned to the college by Friday 31 October 2014.

Please note:In order that their application may be considered properly parents are reminded that they should:

• complete a supplementary information form and return it to the college if they are appling for a music or social/medical place.

• check that they have submitted evidence of their daughter’s social or medical need if appropriate.

*A child looked after is deemed as:

Girls in public care, or who were previously in public care and have been adopted – details must be supplied by the allocated social worker or foster carer. These are girls in care to a local authority or provided with accommodation by the authority, as well as girls who were in care to a local authority in England or Wales, but ceased to be so because they


were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order).

Prendergast Vale College In September 2015 the Governors will admit 120 children to the college’s Year 7. 30 children on roll in year 6 at the College will be entitled to transfer to year 7.

The college participates in Lewisham’s co-ordinated admissions scheme. All applications should be made through the Local Authority of the applicant, using the appropriate co-ordinated admissions form or may be made online. Prendergast Vale College operates the same banding system as Lewisham Community Schools to ensure as far as possible a comprehensive intake. There are 5 bands (1a,1b,2a,2b and 3). There will be an equal number of places available in each band.

Where there is over subscription places are offered to:

1. Looked after children and children who were in care to a local authority in England or Wales but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order).

2. In exceptional circumstances there is discretion to admit children on the grounds of their or their family’s acute medical or social need for the college and who would not otherwise qualify for admission. The application must be supported by a letter from a hospital consultant, social worker or similar professional, setting out the reasons why the college is the only one to meet the child’s needs, before a decision is made. The admission decision will be considered by the Governors Admission Committee. Supporting evidence must be provided before the closing date for applications.

3. Children whose sibling is on the roll of the secondary phase of the college on the closing date for applications and is expected to be on the roll at the intended date of admission. Siblings include all blood siblings, adoptive siblings, half-siblings, foster siblings of Looked after Children and step siblings. Siblings must all live at the same address as the child. Proof of the sibling relationship may be required.

4. The children of staff where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more

years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made.

5. Children who live closest to the college. All distances will be measured in a straight line, using digitised mapping software of the area, from a nodal point in the applicant’s permanent home address to a central nodal point at the school.

Tie breakOn the rare occasion where two or more applicants qualify for the last available place, lots will be taken to decide which child is offered the place

Waiting lists will be held in the same order as the admission criteria.

St Matthew Academy Applications for Year 7 are coordinated through the applicant’s home local authority and parents must complete the common application form (CAF) issued by their home borough or apply online. Parents will be required to complete a supplementary information form to provide information not captured on the Council’s application form that relates to the religious criteria for admission. The supplementary form must be returned to the academy by the closing date for applications.

Consideration of applications Where St Matthew Academy is oversubscribed for Year 7 admissions, after the admission of pupils with statements of special educational needs where St Matthew Academy is named on the statement, the remaining places will be allocated in the following order:

1. Pupils transferring from Year 6 of St Matthew Academy.

2. Catholic children in public care and children looked after by Catholic families (see definition 1).

3. Baptised Catholic children (see definition 2).

4. Other children in public care.

5. Baptised Eastern Orthodox children (see definition 3).

6. Children of other Christian denominations whose applications are supported by a minister of religion.

7. Children of other faiths whose applications are supported by a religious leader of a designated place of worship.


8. Other applicants.

If it is necessary to distinguish between applicants within any of the above categories, places will be allocated first to those applicants who have a sibling (see definition 4) who will be attending the academy at the proposed date of admission of the applicant.

After siblings, the remaining places will be allocated to those whose home addresses are closest to the academy, as measured by straight-line distance from the main entrance of the academy to the main entrance to the child’s normal place of residence. If it is necessary to distinguish between two applicants with a sibling connection, this will be done on the basis of closeness to the academy as determined by straight-line distance as described above.

Definitions 1. Children in public care – a ‘looked after child’ is

a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions and children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order).

2. Baptised Catholic children are those with a certificate of baptism from a Roman Catholic parish or a parish of an Oriental Rite Church in communion with the See of Rome and those Roman Catholic Catechumens who have a certificate of enrolment in the Catechumenate.

3. Eastern Orthodox children are those with a certificate of baptism from an Eastern Orthodox parish.

4. A sibling is a person who has the same natural father or mother or legal guardian as a student on the roll of the academy at the time of admission and who shares permanent domicile with that parent/legal guardian and that student.

Trinity Lewisham Church of England School Trinity Church of England School has a distinctive Christian character and provides an inclusive, caring and supportive environment where children learn and flourish in a setting shaped by the Christian scriptures, worship and values. We welcome applications from all members of the community and we ask all parents to respect the Christian character of our school.

The governors admit 120 students to Year 7 each September. The governors seek to maintain as far as possible those banding arrangements set by Lewisham Council. Children are admitted to the school in equal proportions (20% from each band) from the bands designated by the Council in Year 5. Once each band is full children from the next band down are considered according to the criteria below.

Parents applying for places do so knowing that Trinity Church of England School provides an education based on Christian principles.

Foundation places The governors have designated 60% of places (72) each year as foundation places for children who attend or whose parents attend a Christian place of worship according to the criteria below.

A supplementary form should be sent to the school by the statutory closing date for secondary school applications: 31 October.

If there are more applicants than places available priority will be given in the following order:

1. Looked after children attending or whose parent or carer attends a place of Christian worship regularly in that the priest or minister reports attendance on average twice or more each month over the preceding two years.

2. Children attending a Church of England place of worship regularly in that the priest reports attendance on average twice or more each month over the preceding two years.

3. Children attending a place of worship of another Christian denomination regularly (Christian is defined as a church in membership of Churches together in Britain and Ireland or the Evangelical Alliance) in that the priest or minister reports attendance on average twice or more each month at the principal act of worship on Sunday.

4. Children who have a brother, sister or step or half-siblings including fostered and adopted siblings living at the same home address attending Trinity at the time of admission. Children with siblings in Year 11 who will have left Trinity at the time of the younger child’s admission do not qualify.

5. Children who live nearest to the school, measured


along a straight line from the child’s home to the school gate.

If there are insufficient places to accommodate all applicants qualified under one criterion, places will be allocated to those children who live the shortest distance from school measured in a straight line using digitised mapping software or ordnance survey maps of the area from the home to the school’s main door. In the event that two or more applicants live the same distance from the school, the place will be allocated by drawing lots. Where children live in the same building, such as a block of flats, preference will be given in ascending numerical and if necessary alphabetic order according to the flat’s address.

Open places The governors have designated 40% of places (48) each year as open places. Priority will be given to:

1. Looked after children.

2. Children who have a brother, sister or step or half siblings including fostered and adopted siblings living at the same home address attending Trinity at the time of admission. Children with siblings in Year 11 who will have left Trinity at the time of the younger child’s admission do not qualify.

3. Children who live nearest to the school, measured along a straight line from the child’s home to the school gate. In the event that two or more applicants live the same distance from the school, the place will be allocated by drawing lots.

Home-to-school distance will be considered from the main door at the school’s site in Taunton Road.

Looked after children are children who are (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see definition in section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). A previously looked after child is a child who was adopted, or subject to a residence order, or special guardianship order, immediately following having been looked after (details must be supplied by the allocated social worker or foster carer).

The school is part of the locally agreed coordinated admissions scheme and the timescales for applications to be received and processed are those agreed with the Council. Parents must apply online or complete their home borough’s common application form (CAF), naming this school as one of the preferences. Parents who wish to apply for a foundation place must also send a supplementary form to the school. The governors will consider late applications in accordance with the procedure in the local authority’s secondary admission booklet.

Waiting list The school operates a waiting list which is ordered in accordance with the admissions criteria. The waiting list is held until the end of the autumn term in the admission year. Parents may request in writing to join the waiting list.

Appeals procedure Appeals should be put in writing to the clerk of the appeals panel, care of the school, by the appeals deadline, clearly stating the grounds for the appeal. The school has adopted the same appeals deadline as Lewisham community schools. Appeals will be heard by an independent appeals panel before the end of the summer term.

Should a vacancy arise at the school before the appeals panel meets, the school will allocate the vacancy to an applicant in accordance with its published admissions criteria.

Twins, triplets and other multiple births Where twins, triplets or children from other multiple births qualify for the last place to be allocated the governors will admit all the qualifying siblings in excess of the published admissions limit and they will be considered as ‘excepted pupils’.

Fair access The school is committed to taking its fair share of pupils who are hard to place in accordance with the locally agreed fair access protocol. Pupils admitted under the protocol will take priority over any children on the waiting list and this may include, on occasion, admitting above the planned admission number.

School term dates 2015–16These are the term dates determined by Lewisham Council for community schools in Lewisham. Please note the governing body of a voluntary-aided school or an academy may decide to vary the dates for their school.

Autumn term 2015Tuesday 1 September to Friday 23 OctoberMonday 2 November to Friday 18 DecemberHalf term holiday: Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October

Spring term 2016Monday 4 January to Friday 12 February Monday 22 February to Thursday 24 March Half term holiday: Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February

Summer term 2016Monday 11 April to Friday 27 May Monday 6 June to Wednesday 20 July Half term holiday: Monday 30 May to Friday 3 June

Public holidaysChristmas Day: 25 December 2015Boxing Day: 28 December 2015 (substitute day)New Year’s Day: 1 January 2016Good Friday: 25 March 2016Easter Monday: 28 March 2016May Day: 2 May 2016Spring Holiday: 30 May 2016Summer Holiday: 29 August 2016

Do you get any of these?l income support

l income-based jobseeker’s allowance or

employment and support allowance

l child tax credit only – income below

the threshold amount

l guarantee element of pension credit

l asylum seeker support

Your child can also get free school

meals, which could save you up to

£40 0 a year.

Don’t miss out!Register by phone

on 020 8314 6221

We will be able to tell you immediately

if you qualify. Lines are open from

10am–4pm. You will need your national

insurance number.

Register online at www.lewisham.gov.uk/pupilpremium

The school could get this extra pupil

premium funding to benefit your child.

Support your child’s education: get an extra

£953 for their school


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© Published June 2014. Ref: 601-1a.

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