Primary Admissions Brochure 201112

Starting primary school in Lambeth 2011/12
Information for parents/carers of children born between 1 September 2006 and 31 August 2007, who will be starting reception in the 2011/12 academic year. Closing date Saturday 15 January 2011
If handing in the Common Application Form, please ensure it is received by Friday 14 January 2011 4.30pm See back cover for primary school admissions meeting dates
Apply online www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions
Contents
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Section 1: Process and procedure Introduction by Debbie Jones and Councillor Peter Robbins The new London co-ordinated admissions procedure Primary schools admissions meeting dates Primary schools admissions: Key dates and actions eAdmissions Applying online for your childs primary school place Checklist for using a Lambeth online or paper Common Application Form (CAF) Frequently asked questions Section 2: Lambeth primary schools Community primary schools Foundation primary schools Voluntary-aided primary schools Applying for schools in other boroughs Section 3: Lambeth primary schools admissions criteria Community primary schools Foundation primary schools Voluntary-aided primary schools Section 4: Other information School term and holiday dates 2011/12 Travel assistance School meals Attendance and punctuality Family holidays during term time Penalty notices Health Meeting a range of needs Voicing your concerns Child protection Lambeth services for under fives and families Lambeth Libraries and Archives Centre pages: Lambeth Common Application Form (CAF) This form is only for children born between 1 September 2006 and 31 August 2007 applying for Lambeth schools only.
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A brief guide to terms used in this booklet Parents /carers This term refers to all legal guardians. Children and Young Peoples Service (CYPS) The Children and Young Peoples Service brings together all services for children under one banner. Local Authority (LA) The borough / local council. Community schools Community schools have their running costs met from public funds which come through the local council (mainly council tax and grants from central government). They provide free education. Community schools are often referred to as state schools. Foundation schools Foundation schools were previously grant-maintained schools. The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 has brought these schools into a new framework which means that their running costs are now met from public funds which come through the local council. They provide free education. Each foundation school has its own admissions policy. Voluntary-aided schools Voluntary-aided schools are set up by voluntary bodies, usually churches, but have their running costs met from public funds which come through the local council. They provide free education. The voluntary-aided schools in Lambeth have very close links to their church, and are often referred to as church schools. Each voluntary-aided school has its own admissions policy. Special schools Special schools cater for children that have a statement of Special Educational Needs (SEN) and whose special needs are such that they cannot be met in a mainstream school. All children attending a special school must have a statement of special educational needs. Ofsted The national Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted), is the government department responsible for inspecting schools and reporting on standards of achievement and the quality of education provided. Reception class The first class of an infant or primary school, taking children at or before the age of five years. Department for Education (DfE) was formed on 12 May 2010 and is responsible for education and children's services. (The department was previously known as the Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF))
Section 1: Process and procedure
Introduction
Starting primary school is an exciting time for both your child and you as a parent or carer. It can also be very daunting, especially for those who are going through the process for the first time. It is a huge milestone in every childs life and it is important that you have the right information to make a decision about which primary school you would prefer your child to attend. This booklet gives you information on Lambeths primary schools and explains all you need to do to apply. All of our primary schools are committed to providing a high quality of education and excellent opportunities for our children. Most primary schools in Lambeth are rated good or outstanding, and those that are rated as satisfactory are improving rapidly. We have excellent headteachers and school staff who will do their best to ensure your child makes good progress and enjoys their time at school. There is a significant increase in demand for Reception class places in Lambeth and across Greater London in recent years. The council has been working hard with schools to meet the expected demand for places in September 2010. We have added extra classes to accommodate more children to ensure that all children who apply to attend a Lambeth primary school are offered a place in a local school. The future will see more reception classes in Lambeth primary schools,
Debbie Jones Executive Director, Children and Young Peoples Service particularly in the Norwood and Streatham areas, where we plan to create an additional eight classes by 2012. All London boroughs are now using a new co-ordinated system for allocating primary school places. This means that you can use the Common Application Form for the borough where you live to apply for up to six primary (including infant) schools in any borough (except fee-paying schools). It is anticipated that this will help to ensure that more children get an earlier offer of one of their preferred school choices, and leave fewer with no offer at all. Please read this booklet carefully along with those provided by individual schools and neighbouring boroughs. This will give you more detailed information about the schools, their ethos and individual achievements, all of which will help you make your choices. It may also be a good idea to visit your local schools and speak to the headteachers and their staff this is another way of finding out about them and what they can offer your child.
Councillor Peter Robbins Lead Cabinet Member for Children and Young People Along with our Councillors, council officers, school staff and governors, we are committed to the continued improvement of education for all children attending Lambeth primary schools. The care and attention offered to your child and their continued success is very important to us. We are very proud of the achievements our schools have made over the past decade and are sure that you will be impressed by the quality of education they offer. I hope you find this booklet helpful and we wish your child a successful and happy time in one of our Lambeth schools.
Introduction
This booklet guides parents/carers and their children through the admissions process for a reception place at primary school for the 2011/12 academic year. It contains guidelines on how to apply, a description of each Lambeth primary school and their admissions criteria. Please read carefully the admissions criteria for the schools you are interested in. You should contact individual schools directly for specific information and request a copy of the schools own prospectus. Before making your application, try to attend open days/evenings to speak to staff and form your own opinion of the schools suitability for your child. The Lambeth co-ordinated
admissions procedure means that if you live in Lambeth, you must apply for school places via Lambeth Council, regardless as to whether you are applying to Lambeth schools or not, using one single form. If you live in another local authority (LA) area, you must apply through that LA. You can apply online at www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions or by completing a paper Common Application Form. Whichever method you choose, your application must be received by Saturday 15 January 2011. The council is holding several information meetings for parents/carers, which you are encouraged to attend. Details are set out on page 10.
If you would like any additional assistance or advice on the primary admissions process you may: Telephone the Lambeth School Admissions Team on 020 7926 9503 Visit the website at www.lambeth.gov.uk/ eadmissions Visit the One Stop Shop, Ground Floor, International House, Canterbury Crescent, Brixton, SW9 7QE. The nearest London underground station is Brixton on the Victoria line. The One Stop Shop is open at the following times: Monday-Thursday 9.30am- 4.30pm; Friday 11.00am- 4.30pm
Primary admissions and the London co-ordinated admissions procedure
Admission into the reception year is an important time so please read this section carefully. It will provide the information that parents/carers need to make considered judgements about which schools will provide the most appropriate academic and social environment their child will need to make a successful start to their school career. If you are unsure about any aspect of the admissions procedure please contact Lambeth School Admissions Team on 020 7926 9503 and/or attend one of the primary school admissions meetings organised to provide information and support. Please see page 2 for a guide to terms used in this booklet. In accordance with new legislation, all London boroughs, along with several ones bordering London, are implementing a new Pan-London Primary School Admissions Procedure, similar to the current system used for applying for secondary school places. It is anticipated that this new coordinated procedure will help to ensure that more children get an offer of one of their preferred schools earlier, and fewer with no offer at all. Legislation and purpose The Education Act 2002 and the School Admissions Code 2010 provides a framework that
seeks to ensure that on National Offer Day as many children as possible whose parents/carers have applied for a school place on time receives an offer (if an offer can be made) at a school for which they have expressed a preference. The procedure is not however able to guarantee that every child who has submitted an on time application will receive an offer of a school place at a preferred school. Deciding which schools to apply for It is important to consider as much information as possible about the schools you wish to apply to. Check whether your child is likely to be offered a place based on the schools published admissions criteria, which can be found on the individual school pages in this booklet, and check whether the curriculum, ethos and aims of the school will suit your childs needs and abilities. You can find out information about schools by doing the following: Reading this booklet carefully and looking at the admissions criteria for each school Contacting the school directly for a copy of their prospectus if they produce one Going to the schools open days or evenings. Details of open days are listed on the schools pages in this booklet or available directly from the school Talking to your childs pre-school provider Reading the latest Ofsted report for the schools you are interested in. These are available for viewing or downloading from www.ofsted.gov.uk If the school you want is in a different borough, contact that borough for their booklet (details on page 24). However, you must still apply through Lambeth Council, if you are a Lambeth resident Completing an online or paper Common Application Form You must complete the Common Application Form (CAF) for your home borough regardless of whether you are applying for schools in or outside of that borough. Please check that your childs address is in Lambeth borough before completing the Lambeth Common Application Form (CAF) Lambeth residents must complete the Lambeth CAF, online or paper, 5
to apply to all schools either in Lambeth or outside of the borough with the exception of private (fee-paying) schools Residents of boroughs other than Lambeth who wish to apply for a Lambeth school must complete the CAF provided by the home borough in which they live. The details of your application will then be passed on to Lambeth Council by your home borough You can apply online from our website: www.lambeth.gov.uk/ eadmissions (see page 12 for further details) or you can complete a paper CAF, which is in the centre of this booklet or can be downloaded from our website In addition to the CAF some schools require a supplementary information form to be completed. This can be obtained from the school. Please check the admissions arrangements for each school you are applying for to see if such a form is required. An application may not be considered if you have not submitted a supplementary information form when a school requires it. All supplementary information forms should be returned to the school concerned by 14 January 2011 and not to the council. Applications received by Saturday 15 January 2011 will be accepted as on time. However, if your application is received by Friday 14 January 2011, we can ensure that it is checked, 6 Section 1: Process and procedure
and acknowledged before the closing date Parents/carers are able to list up to six schools on the CAF It is very important that you select the schools on the CAF in the order that you prefer them. If more than one school is able to offer your child a place we will look at your list of preferences and make an offer for the school that is placed highest The admissions authority will consider your application individually against the schools admissions criteria. The schools will not know your preferences We recommend that you apply for no less than four schools including one school closest to your home as this could increase your chances of an offer. Remember, schools will allocate places according to their admissions criteria and are not obliged to offer a place because you have limited your preferences If you think that your child has an exceptional need and you would like this need considered as part of your application you must state this in the relevant section of the CAF. You must provide professionally supported evidence with your application. Online applicants should post supporting evidence to Lambeth School Admissions Team. If you do not provide any professional supporting evidence of your childs needs the admissions authority
will be unable to consider your application on these grounds. The code states that If using medical/social criterion, admission authorities... must not give higher priority to children under this criterion if the required documents have not been produced If your child has a statement of Special Educational Needs, do not complete a CAF, please see page 21 for further information. If you are not a Lambeth resident please contact your home borough for advice. Online applications You will be able to apply online from 1 September 2010 (see page 12 for further details). We recommend applying online as this avoids any potential problems with the post. In addition to your notification letter you will also be able to find out the result of your application online on 4 April 2011, therefore you will not have to rely on waiting for your letter to arrive in the post. Also, with electronic applications you have an advantage of being able to amend your preferences at any time up until the closing date. The closing date All Common Application Forms (CAF) whether online or paper, should be returned by the closing date of: Saturday 15 January 2011. However, we are encouraging applicants to hand in their application no later than 14 January 2011. Any CAFs received after
15 January 2011 will be late and will not be processed until after 4 April 2011, when offers have been generated for on time applications. Notification of outcome All offers of school places are made all over the country on the same day, National Offer Day, which will be 4 April 2011. Lambeth Council will send a letter to Lambeth residents informing them of the outcome of their application by first class post on that day. In addition to this, online applicants will also be able to view the result of their application online from 4 April 2011. Also, an email with the result of the application will be sent later that day.
What to do if you are offered a place at a school You must respond to an offer of a place by returning the reply slip included with your offer letter by 18 April 2011 to the admissions team based in the council area you live in. In addition, some schools may also send their own offers to parents/carers after 4 April 2011, responses to those letters should be made according to the schools directions. What to do if you are not offered a place at a school In line with statutory requirements, Lambeth Council will look to allocate places in Lambeth schools that have vacancies for those Lambeth parents/carers whose children did not receive an offer from one of their preferred schools by 4 April 2011. 7
These allocations will be made on the basis of distance, ie, the nearest school to the childs home address that identifies a vacancy. Please note that allocations will be made according to the number of vacancies there are in the borough. An allocation will be made to a school that parents/carers did not originally apply for. In the event that you do not receive an offer of a place at one of the schools you selected on your CAF, Lambeth School Admissions Team will provide you with additional information regarding waiting lists, appeals and other information that could help resolve the issue. We will also be able to provide you with information about schools that have vacancies after 25 April 2011. You will then have the opportunity to apply for additional schools by completing a new CAF.
Waiting lists Your childs name will automatically be placed on the waiting list for any Lambeth community schools you may have applied to as a higher preference to that offered. If your child does not receive an offer at all, their name will also be included on the waiting list for any Lambeth community or voluntary-controlled school you may have applied to. If you have applied to voluntary-aided or foundation schools or those in another borough and you wish to remain on their waiting list, you will need to contact that school or borough directly. The contact details for our neighbouring boroughs are on page 24. 3.19 of the School Admissions Code states that Waiting lists must be clear, fair and objective and must not give priority to children based on the date either their application was received or their name was added to the list. For example, if a child moves to an area outside the normal admissions round and has higher priority against the published oversubscription criteria, they must be ranked above those with lower priority. Parents/carers need to be aware that if their childs name is on a schools waiting list, their name may go up or down depending on how the admissions criteria applies to others on the waiting list. Late applications Applications received after the closing date will be considered after National Offer Day, 4 April 2011. Parents/carers of late applicants will
be notified as soon as an offer can be made from an admissions authority. If there are, however, vacancies in any school, Lambeth residents can be allocated that place once they have come to the attention of Lambeth Council. Late medical/social (MEDSOC) applications If parents/carers submit an on time application and is not offered a place at a preferred school and then submit late MEDSOC information after 18 February 2011, their application on these grounds cannot be considered as on time. This will result in a second application being generated after 4 April 2011, which will be treated as a late application. As the admissions authority for our community and voluntary-controlled schools, Lambeth Council will be unable to apply the MEDSOC criterion application without the relevant paperwork. If that paperwork is submitted late, then the application will be considered late also. If the MEDSOC panel agrees to prioritise late applications on medical/social grounds and the school is already full, then the childs position on the waiting list will change accordingly. How to appeal against the refusal of a place Under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, you have the right to appeal against the refusal of a school place. If you wish to appeal against the decision not to offer your
child a place at a Lambeth community or voluntary controlled school (see inside cover for definition), please contact the Clerk to the Independent Appeals Panel, Democratic Services, Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton Hill, SW2 1RW, Tel: 020 7926 2170, Email: democracy@lambeth.gov.uk. A guidance note on appeals and an appeal form can also be downloaded from the councils website via the following link: www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions Please note that Democratic Services can only accept appeals for the Lambeth community primary schools, please see pages 16-18. If your application for a school place was submitted on time, the closing date for receipt of appeals for any of the schools listed above is Friday 6 May 2011. For late applications, the closing date is 10 school days after you receive written notification of the outcome of your application. Any appeals received after these deadlines are unlikely to be considered unless applicants are able to demonstrate extenuating circumstances which prevented the appeal from being submitted on time. Democratic Services will write to you regarding the arrangements for considering your appeal. Your appeal will be heard by an Independent Appeals Panel made up of panelists with knowledge of education issues. You will be invited to attend the appeal hearing and make representations in person to the
Independent Appeals Panel. If you wish to appeal against nonadmission to any other primary school, you will need to contact the individual school(s) directly, to obtain information about how to appeal. Outcome of appeals For Lambeth community and voluntary-controlled schools, you will be informed in writing about the outcome by the Democratic Services Team. For other Lambeth schools, the clerk for that appeal panel will write to you. Moving address School Admissions Team will consider your application using the details you provide on your form. If you move address you must inform the Admissions Team of your new address so we are able to contact you if we need further information or to communicate the outcome of your application. If you change your address after 18 February 2011 and this means that you need to change your preferences you will need to contact your new council to find out what to do next.
Further assistance Further assistance on the PanLondon primary school admissions procedure is available from: The Lambeth School Admissions on 020 7926 9503 Visiting the website at www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions Or if you would prefer to speak to someone face-to-face, Lambeth Children and Young Peoples Service provides a drop-in centre called the One Stop Shop. It is located at: International House, Canterbury Crescent, London SW9 7QE. The nearest underground station is Brixton on the Victoria line. The One Stop Shop is open at the following times: Monday-Thursday 9.30am-4.30pm; Friday 11am- 4.30pm.
Primary school admissions meetings for parents/carers Open meetings for parents/carers have been organised to explain the Pan-London primary school co-ordinated admissions procedure and to give you the opportunity to ask questions about the procedure on the following dates: Thursday 18 November 2010 5.30pm Julians Primary School, 226 Leigham Court Road SW16 2RB Wednesday 1 December 2010 6pm St Andrews Church of England Primary School Kay Road SW9 9DE Wednesday 8 December 2010 9.30am St Mark's Primary School Harleyford Road SE11 5SL Monday 13 December 2010 6.30pm Sudbourne Primary School Hayter Road SW2 5AP
These meetings are open to all parents/ carers of children starting reception class in the 2011/12 academic year. Please ensure that if you bring any children to the above meetings they remain with you at all times. Lambeth Council and school staff cannot be held liable for unaccompanied children in the building, nor can they take any responsibility for children brought to these meetings.
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Key dates
Nov 2010 to 5 Jan 2011
Actions What you and your child need to do

Contact schools for prospectuses and details of when you can visit on open days/evenings. Begin applying for primary schools. How to apply: 1 Applications must be made using the Common Application Form from your home borough by 15 January 2011. Parents/carers who prefer to hand in the paper Common Application Form to the One Stop Shop in International House, will need to ensure that they do this by Friday 14 January 2011, as the One Stop Shop is closed on weekends. Lambeth residents must complete either an online or paper Lambeth Common Application Form. To apply online visit Lambeth Councils website at www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions (see page 12 for more information). Paper Common Application Forms can also be downloaded from the website at www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions or can be requested from Lambeth School Admissions Team on 020 7926 9503. These forms should either be handed in to the One Stop Shop, Ground Floor, International House, Canterbury Crescent, London SW9 7QE, or posted to Lambeth School Admissions Team, CYPS ERAA Service, 4th Floor, International House, Canterbury Crescent, London SW9 7QE. 2 In addition to this supplementary information forms required by particular schools must be completed and returned to these schools by their published deadline. Please see schools information on pages 16 - 23 in this book.
15 Jan 2011
Closing date for applications to all Lambeth community, voluntary-aided and foundation schools. CAFs received after 15 January 2011 will be late and will not be processed until after 4 April 2011 when offers have been generated for on time applications. Pan-London Offer Day. A letter will be posted on this day to all on time applicants informing parents/carers which school, if any, has been offered for their child. Letters will be sent to both online applicants and those who have completed paper applications. In addition to this online applicants will also be able to view the result of their application online from 5pm on 4 April 2011. Parents/carers must respond to an offer on this date by returning the reply to Lambeth School Admissions Team. If you wish to appeal against the decision not to offer your child a place at a Lambeth community or voluntary controlled school, appeal forms should be submitted by this date to ensure appeals are heard before the autumn term. To obtain an appeal form, please contact the Clerk to the Independent Appeals Panel, Democratic Services, Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton Hill, SW2 1RW, Tel: 020 7926 2170, Email: democracy@lambeth.gov.uk. A guidance note on appeals and an appeal form can also be downloaded from the councils website via the following link: www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions Appeals for Lambeth community schools are held.
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or 10 school days after notification for late applications
June to July 2011
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eAdmissions Applying online for your childs primary school place
www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions
If your child is entering reception class in primary school in the academic year 2011/12 and was born between 1 September 2006 and 31 August 2007, you need to apply for a Lambeth primary school place for them. Paper common application forms are still available but many parents/carers may find it easier to apply online using the eAdmissions system. The benefits of applying online for your childs school place It is simple, safe, quick and easy to use Your application will not get lost in the post Drop down school lists help reduce errors and save you time Information can be checked online and changed at any point without the need to fill in another form If you have any questions or problems regarding the online admissions website or process, please call the London Grid for Learning support line on 020 8255 5555 option 4 (8am to 6pm Monday to Friday) or email support@eadmissions.org.uk You will be issued with a unique reference number similar to this: 208-2011-09-E-001234, which will be your proof that your application has been received The online system is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, up until midnight on the closing date of Saturday 15 January 2011 You can see the result of your application from 5pm on 4 April 2011, rather than waiting for your letter to arrive in the post. In addition you will receive an email with the result of the application later that day.
Record your details
Use this space to record the details used to make your application.
Username: Password: Reference number: It is important to keep this information so that you can look up the school place offered online. 12 Section 1: Process and procedure
Checklist for using a Lambeth online or paper Common Application Form (CAF)
When applying for a primary school place please ensure that you have:
Researched thoroughly each school you are interested in. You can do this by reading the prospectus available from the school or information in this booklet. If it is not a Lambeth school you will need to obtain information from the school or the schools borough Checked that your childs address is within Lambeth borough Checked that your child meets the admissions criteria for the schools you are considering Completed all relevant sections of the online or paper CAF. Failure to complete the CAF in full may hinder its processing Enclosed any supporting evidence (eg. a letter from the family doctor/ consultant in support of any medical/social claim). For online applications you will need to send this directly to the Lambeth School Admissions Team with your childs name, date of birth and the online CAF reference number Used the correct postage, when sending any paper CAFs to the Lambeth School Admissions Team Included a stamped addressed envelope when submitting a paper CAF. Please note that for paper CAFs we will only send a receipt as proof that this form has been received if a stamped addressed envelope is attached. For online applicants proof of receipt is automatically generated, upon submission, through the generation of a unique reference number Obtained and completed any supplementary information forms from schools that require them. The supplementary information forms must be returned to the school by Friday 14 January 2010 (or other date stated by the school). However, we strongly recommend that you submit your application online or by post so that we receive it by Friday 14 January 2011. Applications received by Saturday 15 January 2011 will be accepted as on-time. Parents/carers who prefer to hand in the form, will need to ensure that they do this by Friday 14 January 2011. Considered applying online: We recommend applying online as this avoids any potential problems with the post. In addition to your notification letter you will also be able to find out the result of your application online on 4 April 2011, therefore you will not have to rely on waiting for your letter to arrive in the post. In addition to this, with electronic applications you have an advantage of being able to amend your preferences at any time up until the closing date.
The completed Common Application Form should be returned/submitted by Saturday 15 January 2011 Online: www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions by midnight on 15 January 2011 By post (recorded delivery): Lambeth School Admissions Team, CYPS ERAA Service, 4th Floor, International House, Canterbury Crescent, London, SW9 7QE By hand by 14 January 2010 (you will receive a receipt): One Stop Shop, Ground Floor, International House, Canterbury Crescent, London, SW9 7QE (Monday -Thursday 9.30am4.30pm; Friday 11am- 4.30pm)
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Frequently asked questions
When does my child need to start primary school? The law states that every child needs to start receiving education at the beginning of the term after their fifth birthday. In Lambeth, children can usually start primary school at about four and a half. Exactly when your child will start will depend on their date of birth and whether the school they have a place at has one or more intakes. The number of intakes that a school has is indicated in the individual school information starting on page 16. Children will usually start school in September 2011.
My child attends the nursery class of a Lambeth primary school. Do I have to apply for a place in the main school or will my child be transferred automatically? Children who attend a nursery class in a primary school do not transfer automatically to the main school. You have to apply separately to the schools borough for a reception class place. However, you may need also to submit a supplementary information form to the school. Please check admission criteria for details. If I apply for a reception place, will my child be offered a place because they are in the nursery? There are different admissions criteria for places in reception classes than those for nursery places. Please read pages 25 to 63 for the admission criteria for Lambeth schools. No children attending a community school nursery or childrens centre will get priority for a reception place at that school. However, some voluntary-aided or foundation schools may do this. You should check the admissions criteria of the individual schools for further details. Most schools do not give priority to children already attending their nursery so children who attend different early years provision or no provision at all have an equal chance of applying for a place at the school. However, this could result in these childrens
applications getting greater priority as they may meet the schools admissions criteria more than a child who was attending the nursery (eg they could live nearer to the school). But my child is receiving support and has friends in the nursery; can this be taken in to account? Unfortunately not all schools will take this into account. Again, you need to check the schools admissions criteria to find out if priority is given to nursery children. This is not the case for Lambeth community schools. It is important to note that all staff at Lambeth schools are trained to support all new children that start attending the main school and will ensure they settle in quickly, whether they were in the schools nursery/childrens centre or not. What happens if I change my address after my child has been offered a place? A legitimate change of address, after your child has been offered a place, will not affect the offer of a place. You will be expected to provide evidence of your address at the time you made your application as well as your new address. If you are unable to provide satisfactory evidence that you were living at the address included on the Common Application Form the offer of a place may be withdrawn. Proof of address(es) will be required by the council and/or the schools when your child is admitted. You must inform Lambeth School Admissions Team of
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changes of address as this may affect your application (please see page 9 for further details). I am due to move soon. Can I reserve a place at a primary school in my new neighbourhood? No. Primary school places cannot be reserved. You can still apply to your school of choice and your application will be considered on the basis of your home address at the time of application. What can I do to prepare my child for school? Starting school should be a big adventure! Theres a great deal that you can do to make sure that your son or daughter is happy and confident from the start of his or her school career. Before your child starts school, talk to the headteacher and find out how the school settles in new children. Check what you can do to help. The first few days at school can be daunting. If there are other children in your area going to the same school, try to make contact with their parents/carers so that your children can get to know each other. If this is possible, your child will have some familiar friendly faces around as soon as term begins.
Children will become increasingly independent if parents/carers get them used to collecting, hanging up and putting on their coat and other outdoor clothing. Help your child to take off and put on his or her own shoes. Shoes with velcro are easier for younger children than styles with laces or buckles. Asking permission to go to the toilet can be unfamiliar and unsettling if children have been used to taking responsibility for this themselves. Boys may not know how to use a urinal on their own. Check what the school expects children to do and try to familiarise your child with the routine before he or she starts school. Mealtimes at school should be fun. Find out what arrangements the school makes for lunch, and prepare your child by encouraging him or her to use a knife and fork properly, to try new foods a little at a time, and to eat a balanced meal as far as possible. Children need to know that they should contact an adult immediately if they feel unhappy or have hurt themselves in the playground. The adult concerned will pass this information on to the class teacher who will reassure the child and take further action as necessary.
Schools are keen to work closely with parents/carers, and you can do a lot to build on what your child has been learning during the school day. For example, if the school has a scheme to send reading books home, you can help your child by reading with him or her in the evening.
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Lambeth primary schools

In recent years Lambeth schools have added additional temporary places at certain schools following the publication of this booklet to meet local demand. Please check the Lambeth website (www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions) for details of any further changes to those listed here in December 2010. Key
IS Islamic school. N The school or childrens centre has a nursery class attached. (Please contact the school or childrens centre for further details about the nursery provision). W School with wheelchair access. S1 School has one intake for reception class i.e all children start in September. S2 School has two intakes for reception class i.e children start in September or January depending on date of birth. S3 School has three intakes for reception class i.e children start in September, January or after Easter depending on date of birth. CN School for children with complex special educational needs. MN School for children with mixed special educational needs. AL Admissions limit, i.e the number of pupils that can be admitted to the school in each year group. * Lambeth CYPS is working with these schools to admit an extra reception class for 2011/12 intake only. However, this has yet to be agreed. B The school has a breakfast club A The school has an after school club for children that attend the school only A+ The school has an after school club for children who do not have to attend that school
Community primary schools

A Supplementary Information Form is not required for these community schools. See admissions criteria for the Lambeth community schools on page 25. Allen Edwards Primary School (N, S1, B, A) Studley Road SW4 6RP Tel: 020 7622 3985 Headteacher: Pauline Turnham AL: 60 DfE code: 208 2808 Ashmole Primary School (N, S1, B, A) Ashmole Street SW8 1NT Tel: 020 7735 2419 Acting Headteacher: Jane Wood Chambers AL: 30 DfE code: 208 2022 Bonneville Primary School (N, S1, B, A) Bonneville Gardens SW4 9LB Tel: 020 8673 1183 Headteacher: Julie Hillman AL: 60 DfE code: 208 2897 Clapham Manor Primary School and Childrens Centre (N, S1, B, A) Belmont Road SW4 0BZ Tel: 020 7622 3919 Headteacher: Brian Hazell AL: 60 DfE code: 208 2115
Crown Lane Primary School and Childrens Centre (N, S1, B, A) Crown Lane SW16 3HX Tel: 020 8670 4713 Headteacher: Ian Hyde AL: 60 DfE code: 208 2783 Elm Wood Primary School (N, S1, B, A) Carnac Street SE27 9RR Tel: 020 8670 1621 Executive Headteacher: Craig Tunstall Head of School: Miranda Gibb AL: 30 DfE code: 208 2794 Fenstanton Primary School (N, W, S1, B, A) Abbots Park SW2 3PW Tel: 020 8674 3311 Headteacher: Sally Hindle AL: 90 DfE code: 208 2785 Glenbrook Primary School (N, S1, B, A) Clarence Avenue SW4 8LD Tel: 020 8674 2387 Executive Headteacher: Janet M Mulholland AL: 60 DfE code: 208 2836 Granton Primary School (N, W, S1, B, A) Granton Road SW16 5AN Tel: 020 8764 6414 Headteacher: Linda Courtney AL: 57 DfE code: 208 2265
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Section 2: Lambeth Primary Schools
In recent years Lambeth schools have added additional temporary places at certain schools following the publication of this booklet to meet local demand. Please check the Lambeth website (www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions) for details of any further changes to those listed here in December 2010.
Heathbrook Primary School and Childrens Centre (N, S1, B, A) St Rule Street SW8 3EH Tel: 020 7622 4101 Headteacher: Jennifer Woodrow AL: 60 DfE code: 208 2292 Henry Cavendish Primary School (N, S1, B, A) Balham Site: Hydethorpe Road SW12 0JA Streatham Site: Dingly Lane, SW16 1AU Tel: 020 8673 3376 Headteacher: Alexandra Hardy AL: 60 at each site DFE code: 208 2295 (Please note the child's address will be measured to their nearest site, parents/carers can state in the reasons box on the CAF which site they prefer. (Please see the admissions criteria on page 26). Henry Fawcett Primary School (N, S1, B, A) Bowling Green Street SE11 5BZ Tel: 020 7735 2764 Associate Headteacher: Claire Nuttall AL: 60 DfE code: 208 2901 Herbert Morrison Primary School (N, S1, B, A) Hartington Road SW8 2HP Tel: 020 7720 3439 Headteacher: Eileen Ross AL: 28 DfE code: 208 2868
Hill Mead Primary School (N, S1, B) Moorland Road SW9 8UE Tel: 020 7274 9304 Headteacher: Richard West AL: 90* DfE code: 208 2898 Hitherfield Primary School and Childrens Centre (N, S1, B, A) Hitherfield Road SW16 2JQ Tel: 020 8769 8428 Headteacher: Christopher Ashley-Jones AL: 85 DfE code: 208 2900 Jessop Primary School and Childrens Centre (N, S1, B, A) Lowden Road SE24 0BJ Tel: 020 7274 2333 Executive Headteacher: Janet M Mulholland Headteacher: Lilian Umekwe AL: 60 DfE code: 208 2331 Johanna Primary School (N, W, S1, B, A) Johanna Street SE1 7RH Tel: 020 7928 5814 Headteacher: Diana Morgan AL: 30 DfE code: 208 2332 Jubilee Primary School and Childrens Centre (N, W, S1, A) Tulse Hill SW2 2JE Tel: 020 8678 6530 Headteacher: Nick Hague AL: 60 DfE code: 208 3000
Kings Avenue Primary School (N, S1, B A+) Kings Avenue SW4 8BQ Tel: 020 7622 1208 Executive Headteacher: Richard Thornhill Head of school: Elizabeth Maxted AL: 60 DfE code: 208 2903 Kingswood Primary School (N, S1, B, A) Gipsy Road SE27 9RD Tel: 020 8670 3576 Executive Headteacher: Craig Tunstall Heads of School: Gail Molloy and Lucy Davenport AL: 120 DfE code: 208 2359 Lark Hall Primary School and Childrens Centre (N, S1, B, A) Smedley Street SW4 6PH Tel: 020 7622 3820 Executive Headteacher: Elizabeth Tennant Heads of school: Mark Hewitt and Gary Nichol AL: 60 DfE code: 208 2371
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Richard Atkins Primary School (N, S1, B, A) New Park Road SW2 4JP Tel: 020 8674 5601 Headteacher: Julie Roberts AL: 60 DfE code: 208 2504 Rosendale Primary School (N, S1, B, A) Rosendale Road SE21 8LR Tel: 020 8670 4962 Executive Headteacher: Neil Hopkin AL: 90 DfE code: 208 2899 Stockwell Primary School and Childrens Centre (N, S1, B, A) Stockwell Road SW9 9TG Tel: 020 7274 7687 Executive Headteacher: Janet M Mulholland AL: 60 DfE code: 208 2902 Streatham Wells Primary School and Childrens Centre (N, S1, B, A) 50 Palace Road SW2 3NJ Tel: 020 8674 3742 Headteacher: Rosemary Newlove AL: 30 DFE code: 208 2895 Sudbourne Primary School (N, S1, B, A+) Hayter Road SW2 5AP Tel: 020 7274 7631 Headteacher: Milan Stevanovic AL: 45 DfE code: 208 2575
Sunnyhill Primary School and Childrens Centre (N, S1, B, A) Sunnyhill Road SW16 2UW Tel: 020 8769 4785 Headteacher: John Parr AL: 87 DfE code: 208 2578 Telferscot Primary School (N, S1, B, A) Telferscot Road SW12 0HW Tel: 020 8673 7362 Headteacher: Jenny Martin AL: 30 DfE code: 208 2591 Vauxhall Primary School and Childrens Centre (N, W, S1, B, A) Vauxhall Street SE11 5LG Tel: 020 7735 4535 Executive Headteacher: Christopher Toye Head of School: Andrew Terrey AL: 30 DfE code: 208 2617 Walnut Tree Walk Primary School (N, S1, B, A) Walnut Tree Walk SE11 6DS Tel: 020 7735 1402 Headteacher: Jeanne Carabine AL: 45 DfE code: 208 2626 Woodmansterne Primary School and Childrens Centre (N, W, S1, B, A) Stockport Road SW16 5XE Tel: 020 8764 1825 Acting Headteacher: Paul Robinson AL: 60 DfE code: 208 2657
Loughborough Primary School and Childrens Centre (N, S1, B, A) Minet Road SW9 7UA Tel: 020 7274 8374 Executive Headteacher: Richard Thornhill Heads of school: Joanna Eade and Elena Mauro AL: 60 DfE code: 208 2905 Paxton Primary School (N, S1, A) Woodland Road SE19 1PA Tel: 020 8670 2935 Executive Headteacher: Craig Tunstall Head of School: Lucy Robins Headteacher: Arziye Craig-Kemal AL: 30 DfE code: 208 2459
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Foundation primary schools

A Supplementary Information Form may be required as part of your application for this school. See the admissions criteria for each school on pages 28 to 31. Durand Primary School (N, S1, A) Hackford Road, SW9 0RD Tel: 020 7735 8348 Headteacher: Mark McLaughlin AL: 125 DfE code: 208 5207 Julians Primary School (S2, B, A) 226 Leigham Court Road SW16 2RB Tel: 020 8769 8698 Headteacher: Alison Moller AL: 30 The governors of Julians Primary school have agreed to run new 2FE primary school provision in West Norwood, where there is currently a gap in provision. It is planned that this additional provision will start on the Julians site in 2011/12 and transfer to a new site in West Norwood in 2012. This is provisional at the moment and that we will confirm the situation by the end of December. The full details will be announced on Lambeths Website in December. DfE code: 208 5209
Reay Primary School (N, S2, B, A) Hackford Road SW9 0EN Tel: 020 7735 2978 Executive Headteacher: Elizabeth Tennant Principal: Sarah Botchway AL: 30 DfE code: 208 5206 Wyvil Primary School (N, S2) Wyvil Road SW8 2TJ Tel: 020 7622 1164 Executive Headteacher: Christopher Toye Head of School: Jessica Burke-Peters AL: 60 DfE code: 208 2664
Voluntary-aided primary schools

A Supplementary Information Form may be required as part of your application for this school. See the admissions criteria for each school on pages 32 to 63. Archbishop Sumners Church of England Primary School (N, S1, B, A+) Reedworth Street SE11 4PH Tel: 020 7735 2781 Headteacher: Ursula Ovenden AL: 30 DfE code: 208 3307 Christ Church (Brixton) Church of England Primary School and Childrens Centre (N, S1, B) Cancell Road SW9 6HN Tel: 020 7735 1343 Executive Headteacher: Neil Hopkin AL: 30 DfE code: 208 3324 Christ Church (Streatham) Church of England Primary School (S2) Cotherstone Road SW2 3NF Tel: 020 8674 4308 Headteacher: Nicola Zeronian-Dalley AL: 30 DfE code: 208 3329 Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (N, S1) Trent Road SW2 5BL Tel: 020 7274 4722 Headteacher: John Wentworth AL: 45 DfE code: 208 5202
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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (S1) Upper Tulse Hill SW2 2RL Tel: 020 8674 9051 Headteacher: Lascelles Haughton AL: 60 DfE code: 208 3621 Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School (N, S2, B, A+) Buckleigh Road SW16 5SL Tel: 020 8679 5005 Headteacher: James Robinson AL: 30 DfE code: 208 5205 Iqra Primary School (IS, S2) 127 Park Hill SW4 9PA Tel: 020 7622 3630 Executive headteacher: Richard Thornhill Head of school: Hamidah Cassim and Reema Gee Reid AL: 30 DfE Code: 208 3643 Macaulay Church of England Primary School (N, S2, B, A) Victoria Rise SW4 0NU Tel: 020 7622 1355 Headteacher: Liz Divall AL: 30 DfE code: 208 3375 Orchard VA Primary School (IS, S1, A) Christchurch Road (entrance from Cotherstone Road), SW2 3ES Tel: 020 8671 4400 Headteacher: Iffat Fariduddin AL: 25 DfE code: 208 3642
St Andrews Church of England Primary School (S2, B, A) Kay Road SW9 9DE Tel: 020 7274 7012 Headteacher: Jayne Mitchell AL: 30 DfE code: 208 3403 St Andrews Catholic Primary School (N, S1, A) Polworth Road SW16 2ET Tel: 020 8769 4980 Headteacher: Denise Assid AL: 60 DfE code: 208 5204 St Annes Catholic Primary School (N, S1, A) Durham Street SE11 5JA Tel: 020 7735 4516 Headteacher: Morgan Williams AL: 54 DfE code: 208 5201 St Bedes Catholic Infant and Nursery School (N, S3, A) (3/5-7 year olds only) Thornton Road SW12 0LF Tel: 020 8674 7292 Joint acting headteachers: Cathy Davis and Ewa Ostrynska AL: 60 DfE code: 208 5203 St Bernadettes Catholic Junior School (7-11 year olds only) (B, A) Atkins Road SW12 0AB Tel: 020 8673 2061 Headteacher: Deborah Hogan AL: 60 DfE code: 208 5200
St Helens Catholic Primary School (N, S2) Knowle Close SW9 0TH Tel: 020 7274 4343 Headteacher: Terri Cox AL: 38 DfE code: 208 3641 St Johns (Angell Town) Church of England Primary School (N, W, S2, B, A) 85 Angell Road SW9 7HH Tel: 020 7274 4847 Acting Headteacher: Martin Clark AL: 30 DfE code: 208 3466 St John The Divine Church of England Primary School (N, S1) Warham Street, Camberwell New Road SE5 0SX Tel: 020 7735 4898 Acting Headteacher: Eileen Muresan AL: 30 DfE code: 208 3457 St Judes Church of England Primary School (S2) Regent Road SE24 0EL Tel: 020 7274 2883 Headteacher: Florence Wilson AL: 30 DfE code: 208 3491 St Leonards Church of England Primary School (S1, A) Mitcham Lane SW16 6NP Tel: 020 8769 2712 Headteacher: Colin Edwards AL: 30 DfE code: 208 3493
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St Lukes Church of England Primary School (S1) Linton Grove SE27 0DZ Tel: 020 8670 1981 Headteacher: Catherine Mitchenall AL: 30 DfE code: 208 3499 St Marks Church of England Primary School (S, A) Harleyford Road SE11 5SL Tel: 020 7735 1467 Headteacher: Julaine Hedman AL: 30 DfE code: 208 3502 St Marys Roman Catholic Primary School (N, S1, A+) Crescent Lane SW4 9QJ Tel: 020 7622 5479 Headteacher: Karen Pluckrose AL: 45 DfE code: 208 5208 St Saviours Church of England Primary School (S2, B, A) Herne Hill Road SE24 0AY Tel: 020 7274 7986 Headteacher: ONeill Hemmings AL: 30 DfE code: 208 3589 St Stephens Church of England Primary School and Childrens Centre (N, S1, B, A) Dorset Road SW8 1EJ Tel: 020 7735 1023 Headteacher: Louise Salewski AL: 30 DfE code: 208 3596
Children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) Admission to a special school requires a child to have a statement of special educational needs, which follows a statutory assessment. However, if your child already has a statement of special educational needs, contact your home boroughs Special Educational Needs Team directly for advice.
Kings Avenue Visual Impairment Support Service (VIS) Pupils Park Hill SW4 9PA Tel: 020 8678 5007 Executive Headteacher: Richard Thornhill Head of School: Elizabeth Maxted Larkhall Centre for Pupils with Autism Smedley Street SW4 6PH Tel: 020 7622 3820 Executive Headteacher: Elizabeth Tennant Head of centre: Hillary East Wyvil Centre for Pupils with Speech and Language Impairment Wyvil Road SW8 2TJ Tel: 020 7622 1164 Executive Headteacher: Christopher Toye Head of School: Jessica Burke-Peters
Lambeth Special Educational Needs Team can be contacted at: The Special Educational Needs Team, 2nd Floor, Hopton House, 243A Streatham High Road, London SW16 6EY Telephone: 020 7926 9460 Primary schools for children with complex special educational needs (SEN) The Livity School (CN, W) Mandrell Road SW2 5DW Headteacher: Geraldine Lee Tel: 020 7733 0681 Foundation special school Turney (MN all age) Turney Road SE21 8LX Tel: 020 8670 7220 Executive Headteacher: Linda Adams Specialist provision for children with SEN Jubilee Hearing Support Centre Tulse Hill SW2 2JE Tel: 020 8678 6530 Headteacher: Nick Hague
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Primary schools 1 Allen Edwards Primary School (C) 2 Archbishop Sumners CE Primary School (VA) 3 Ashmole Primary School (C) 4 Bonneville Primary School (C) 5 Clapham Manor Primary School and Childrens Centre (C) 6 Christ Church (Brixton) CE Primary School and Childrens Centre (VA) 7 Christ Church (Streatham) CE Primary School (VA) 8 Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (VA) 9 Crown Lane Primary School and Childrens Centre (C) 10 Durand Primary School (F) 11 Elm Wood Primary School (C) 12 Fenstanton Primary School (C) 13 Glenbrook Primary School (C) 14 Granton Primary School (C) 15 Heathbrook Primary School and Childrens Centre (C)
16a Henry Cavendish Primary School (Balham site) (C) 16b Henry Cavendish Primary School (Streatham site) (C) 17 Henry Fawcett Primary School (C) 18 Herbert Morrison Primary School (C) 19 Hill Mead Primary School (C) 20 Hitherfield Primary School and Childrens Centre (C) 21 Holy Trinity CE Primary School (VA) 22 Immanuel and St Andrew CE Primary School (VA) 23 Iqra Primary School (VA) 24 Jessop Primary School and Childrens Centre (C) 25 Johanna Primary School (C) 26 Jubilee Primary School and Childrens Centre (C) 27 Julians Primary School (F) 28 Kings Avenue Primary School (C) 29 Kingswood Primary School (C) 30 Lark Hall Primary School and Childrens Centre (C)
31 Livity School (Special School) 32 Loughborough Primary School and Childrens Centre (C) 33 Macaulay CE Primary School (VA) 34 Orchard Primary School (VA) 35 Paxton Primary School (C) 36 Reay Primary School (F) 37 Richard Atkins Primary School (C) 38 Rosendale Primary School (C) 39 St Andrews CE Primary School (VA) 40 St Andrews Catholic Primary School (VA) 41 St Annes Catholic Primary School (VA) 42 St Bedes Catholic Infants School (VA) 43 St Bernadettes Catholic Junior School (VA) 44 St Helens Catholic Primary School (VA) 45 St Johns Angell Town CE Primary School (VA) 46 St John the Divine CE Primary School (VA) 47 St Judes CE Primary School (VA) 48 St Leonards CE Primary School (VA) 49 St Lukes CE Primary School (VA) 50 St Marks CE Primary School (VA) 51 St Marys RC Primary School (VA) 52 St Saviours CE Primary School (VA) 53 St Stephens CE Primary School and Childrens Centre (VA) 54 Stockwell Primary School and Childrens Centre (C) 55 Streatham Wells Primary School and Childrens Centre (C) 56 Sudbourne Primary School (C) 57 Sunnyhill Primary School and Childrens Centre (C)
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Applying for schools in other boroughs
Parents/carers resident in Lambeth, but who wish to apply for a school maintained by another borough, still need to apply on Lambeths online or paper Common Application Form and return it to the Lambeth School Admissions Team.
All boroughs produce a booklet similar to this one, which gives full details of schools, entry tests and any supplementary information forms that are required to be submitted with your application. Details of local school admissions teams in other boroughs within reasonable distance to Lambeth are listed here, and you can contact the relevant borough.
London Borough of Bromley Schools Admissions Team Civic Centre Stockwell Close Bromley BR1 3UH Tel. 020 8313 4044 London Borough of Croydon School Admissions Department for Children Young People & Learners 2nd Floor South West Corner Taberner House Park Lane Croydon CR9 1TP Tel. 020 8726 6400
London Borough of Lewisham School Admissions Laurence House 1 Catford Road London SE6 4RU Tel. 020 8314 8282 London Borough of Merton Schools Admissions Team Civic Centre London Road Morden SM4 5DX Tel. 020 8274 4906 London Borough of Southwark Admissions Section Childrens Services 4th Floor PO Box 64529 London SE1P 5LX Tel. 020 7525 5337
London Borough of Wandsworth Pupil Services Section Children's Services Department Town Hall Extension Wandsworth High Street London SW18 2PU Tel. 020 8871 7316 City of Westminster Schools Admissions Team 1st Floor 215 Lisson Grove London NW8 8LF Tel. 020 7641 1816/7
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Admissions criteria: Community primary schools

Please note: In response to possible suggestions from the Schools Adjudicator, the admissions criterion on these pages are subject to change. For the schools full admissions criteria, please contact the school or visit www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions
How decisions are made in Lambeth Lambeth Council, namely the CYPS, is the admissions authority for all community primary schools will, in consultation, determine the admissions arrangements for its schools. Lambeth Council, as the admission authority for all Lambeth community primary schools, will comply, wherever possible, with parents/carers wishes where they have expressed a preference for a particular school. Nevertheless, if there are more applications than places available, the CYPS will give priority to children in the following order: 1 Looked After Children A child in public care (looked after child) means a person under the age of 18 years who is provided by social services with accommodation by agreement with their parents/carers (Section 20 of the Children Act 1989) or who is the subject of a care order under Part IV of the Act. Children who are looked after under an agreed series of short-term placements (such as respite) are excluded. All applications under this criterion must be supported by a letter from the relevant Local Authority 2 Siblings Children with a brother or sister who already attends the school, and who will not have left the school at the time of admission. As a result siblings in the nursery or year 6 of a
primary school, or year 11 at a secondary school will not be regarded as a sibling under this criterion. A sibling is defined as a full/half/step brother or sister (who are living at the same address in all instances) or a child who is living as part of the family by reason of a court order, or a child who has been placed with foster carers at that address as a result of being looked after by the Local Authority. However, children who are looked after under an agreed series of short-term placements (such as respite) will not be regarded as siblings under this criterion. 3 Children with Exceptional Medical or Social Needs Children with a professionally supported medical or social need, whose application identifies a particular school that is especially able to meet that need. The decision to prioritise children on these grounds will be determined via Lambeth CYPS MEDSOC Panel, which is comprised of CYPS senior management as well as senior school staff. Documents from an appropriate professional (not including general information from a website, etc) must support these applications. However, any supporting evidence does not automatically mean that applicants will gain priority as the decision to prioritise under this criterion will solely rest with the MEDSOC Panel.
4 Distance Priority will be given on the basis of distance between the childs home and the school, measured by a straight-line. This measurement will be done using the SIA Datamap computerised mapping system. This measurement will be from a point from the childs home as identified by the software to a central point in the schools grounds as profiled in the software. The childs home address will be the childs permanent place of residency and must not be a business address, or the address of a relative or carer, unless they have legal custody of the child. Applications must only be made from a single address. Applications or offers under this criteria will only be valid once proof of address has been given and confirmed. As a tiebreaker for all criteria, priority will be given to children living closest to the preferred school ~ (measured by a straight-line) in accordance with the measuring information in criterion 4. However, ONLY in the case where children have exactly the same distance between their home and the school, Lambeth LA will randomly allocate places as a tiebreaker.
Children who attend a Lambeth community nursery school class will not automatically transfer to the main school. Parents/carers must apply separately for the primary school through Lambeth CYPS.
Section 3: Admissions criteria
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Over-subscription criteria for Henry Cavendish Primary School (Balham and Streatham Sites) Lambeth LA (namely the CYPS) is the admissions authority for Henry Cavendish Primary school (Balham and Streatham sites), a single community primary school. The admissions criteria for this school are as follows: Lambeth LA, as the admissions authority for Henry Cavendish Primary school, will comply, wherever possible, with parents wishes where they have expressed a preference for this school. Nevertheless, if there are more applications than places available, the CYPS will give priority to children in the above order, criterion 1-3. 4 Distance on the basis of proximity (only applies to Henry Cavendish Primary School) Priority will be given to children on the basis of proximity to the nearest nodal point for particular Henry Cavendish School sites. The school will operate a two node address point system. The first node is a central point on the site in Hydethorpe Road (Balham). The second node is a central point on the site in Dingley Lane (Streatham). The applicants address will be measured to their nearest node. The offer made will be a single offer to the nearest node. The distance 26 Section 3: Admissions criteria
between the childs home and the relevant nodal point will be measured by a straight-line. This measurement will be done using the SIA Datamap computerised mapping system. This measurement will be from the childs home address, as identified by the software, to a central point in the schools grounds as profiled in the software. The childs home address will be the childs permanent place of residency and must not be a business address, or the address of a relative or carer, unless they have legal custody of the child. Applications must only be made from a single address. Applications or offers under this criterion will only be valid once proof of address has been given and confirmed. In the event of a tiebreaker once all criteria have been applied, priority will be given to children living closest to the relevant nodal point, measured by a straight-line, in accordance with the measuring information in criterion 4. However, in the case where children have exactly the same distance between their home and the school, Lambeth LA will randomly allocate places as a tiebreaker.
The following schools admit pupils using the Lambeth community primary schools admissions criteria: Allen Edwards Primary School Ashmole Primary School Bonneville Primary School Clapham Manor Primary School Crown Lane Primary School Elm Wood Primary School Fenstanton Primary School Glenbrook Primary School Granton Primary School Heathbrook Primary School Henry Cavendish Primary School Henry Fawcett Primary School Herbert Morrison Primary School Hill Mead Primary School Hitherfield Primary School Jessop Primary School Johanna Primary School Jubilee Primary School Kings Avenue Primary School Kingswood Primary School Lark Hall Primary School Loughborough Primary School Paxton Primary School Richard Atkins Primary School Rosendale Primary School Stockwell Primary School Streatham Wells Primary School Sudbourne Primary School Sunnyhill Primary School Telferscot Primary School Vauxhall Primary School Walnut Tree Walk Primary School Woodmansterne Primary School
How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010)
Please note: These details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2011/12 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted on community schools last year.
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Allen Edwards Primary School Ashmole Primary School Bonneville Primary School Clapham Manor Primary School Crown Lane Primary School Elm Wood Primary School Fenstanton Primary School Glenbrook Primary School Granton Primary School Heathbrook Primary School Henry Cavendish Primary School Henry Fawcett Primary School Herbert Morrison Primary School Hill Mead Primary School Hitherfield Primary School Jessop Primary School Johanna Primary School Jubilee Primary School Kings Avenue Primary School Kingswood Primary School Lark Hall Primary School Loughborough Primary School Paxton Primary School Richard Atkins Primary School Rosendale Primary School Stockwell Primary School Streatham Wells Primary School Sudbourne Primary School Sunnyhill Primary School Telferscot Primary School Vauxhall Primary School Walnut Tree Walk School Woodmansterne Primary School Total
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72 All applicants received an offer at this school or for a higher preference 32 All applicants received an offer at this school or for a higher preference 117 299 114 90 367 149 164 169 151 77 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 20 33 33 13 33 22 17 13 19 10 32 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 39 85 25 16 55 38 12 31 11 35 27 1227.94 1050.90 483.99 305.6 656.07 956.83 247.86 467.69 298.44 2577.33 588.35 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 84 All applicants received an offer at this school or for a higher preference 44 All applicants received an offer at this school or for a higher preference
75 All applicants received an offer at this school or for a higher preference
104 All applicants received an offer at this school or for a higher preference 45 All applicants received an offer at this school or for a higher preference
This information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2011/12 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admission process impacted on community schools last year. * These schools increased their intake by one class for one year only (2010/11)
Appeals upheld (successful for the child) n/a 0 0 0 n/a 0 n/a n/a 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 n/a n/a 1 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a n/a 0 n/a 0 0 0 0 n/a 0 0 1
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Admissions criteria: Foundation primary schools

The following pages are a summary of the schools admissions criteria for Lambeth foundation schools, mainly the order in which offers are made when there are more applications than places (oversubscription criteria) for Lambeth foundation schools. For the schools full admissions criteria, please contact the school or visit www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions Please note Some of these schools will require you to complete a supplementary information form in addition to the Lambeth online or paper Common Application Form. If you are applying to any of these schools, please contact them directly to obtain their supplementary information form. This form is to be completed and returned to the school by their given deadline.
Durand Primary School

1 Looked after children (see notes). 2 Children who have a brother or sister in the school at the time of admission. A sibling refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent/carers partner where the child for whom the school place is sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling. 3 A child on roll in the Durand nursery in the current year (when admissions are considered). 4 Proximity to the school. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the front door of the childs home address to the main entrance of the school, with those living closer to the school receiving higher priority.
Notes Looked after children means any child in the care of any Local Authority or provided with accommodation by them.
A Supplementary Information Form is not required for this school. How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 125 Number of on time applications received: 210 Number of appeals heard: 0 'Looked after' children: 1 Siblings: 38 Children who attended the school's nursery: 41 Distance: 45 Last distance (straight-line): 2.2 miles Number of appeals heard: 0
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Julians Primary School

1 Looked after children: applicants who are in the care of a Local Authority or provided with Local Authority accommodation by that authority (according to the Children Act 1989) and for whom the school can best meet their needs. 2 Siblings: applicants with another child from the same family already at the school. A sibling is defined as a full, half or step brother or sister living at the same home address. It also includes an adopted or fostered child living at the same home address and dependent on the same primary carer. In all cases the sibling must still be on the roll of the school at the time of admission. Home address is the address at which the pupil should live permanently and full time as the principal residence. It does not include short term rental or lease. 3 Distance: proximity of the childs home to the school, measured along the shortest safe walking route lit by street lighting, with those living nearest accorded the highest priority. Distance is taken as proximity from the home address to the school entrance in Leigham Court Road or Etherstone Road, as measured by the most suitable walking route.
they have professionally supported educational, medical or social needs that the school is especially able to meet, even though they would not otherwise qualify for admission. Letters from an appropriate professional (eg doctor, social worker) must support these applications although these will not always be conclusive.
Please contact the school for a Supplementary Information Form. This form needs to be returned to the school by 14 January 2011.
How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2011/12 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how
the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 60 Number of on time applications received: 178 Looked after children: 0 Siblings: 25 Distance: 35 Last distance (walking route): 716 metres Medical/social: 0 SEN: 0 Number of appeals heard: 2 Number of appeals upheld (successful for the child): 0
In exceptional cases, the headteacher, in consultation with the governing body, may admit children because
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Admissions criteria: Foundation primary schools

Reay Primary School

1 Looked after children: a looked after child is a child who is in the care of a Local Authority or provided with accommodation by that authority according to section 20 of the Childrens Act 1989. 2 Children with a sibling who already attends the school, and would not have left the school at the time of admission. A sibling is defined as a full/half/step brother or sister, living at the same address, a child who is living as part of the family by reason of a court order, or a child who has been placed with foster carers at that address as a result of being looked after by the Local Authority. 3 Children with a professionally supported medical or social need that the school is especially able to meet. Admissions decisions will be taken by Lambeths Children and Young Peoples Service (CYPS) in consultation with the head teacher and the governors. Letters from
an appropriate professional must support these applications although these will not always be conclusive. 4 Children who attend the Reay School Nursery. 5 Priority will be given on the basis of distance between the childs home and the school, measured by a straight line. The childs home address will be the childs permanent home address and will not be the address of a relative or carer, unless they have legal custody of the child. Applications should only be made from a single address. Please contact the school for a Supplementary Information Form. This form needs to be returned to the school by 14 January 2011. How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an
indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 30 Number of on time applications received: 142 Looked after children: 0 Siblings: 17 Medical/social: 0 Children who attended the schools nursery: 11 Distance: 2 Last distance (walking route): 63.2 metres SEN: 0 Number of appeals heard: 1 Number of appeals upheld (successful for the child): 0
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Wyvil Primary School

1 Looked after children. A looked after child is a child who is in the care of a Local Authority or provided with accommodation by that authority according to section 20 of the Children Act 1989. 2 Children with a brother or sister who already attends the school, and would not have left the school at the time of admission. A sibling is defined as a full/half/step brother or sister, living at the same address, a child who is living as part of the family by reason of a court order, or a child who has been placed with foster carers at that address as a result of being looked after by the Local Authority. 3 Children with a professionally supported medical or social need that the school is especially able to meet. Admissions decisions will be taken by Lambeths Children and Young Peoples Service (CYPS) in consultation with the headteacher. Letters from an appropriate professional must support these applications although these will not always be conclusive. 4 Children who have attended the Wyvil nursery. 5 Priority will be given on the basis of distance, measured by the shortest safe walking route between the childs home and the school. (The length of the journey between the childs home and the school by private car or public transport is not taken into account).
A Supplementary Information Form is not required for this school. How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year.
Number of places available for 2010/11: 60 Number of on time applications received: 101 Looked after children: 0 Siblings: 19 Medical social: 0 Children who attended the schools nursery: 40 Distance: 1 Last distance (walking route): 450 metres SEN: 1 Number of appeals heard: 0
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Admissions criteria: Voluntary-aided primary schools

The following pages are a summary of the schools admissions criteria for Lambeth voluntary-aided schools, mainly the order in which offers are made when there are more applications than places (oversubscription criteria) for Lambeth voluntaryaided schools. For the schools full admissions criteria, please contact the school or visit www.lambeth.gov.uk/eadmissions Please note All of these schools will require you to complete a supplementary information form in addition to the Lambeth online or paper Common Application Form. If you are applying to any of these schools, please contact them directly to obtain their supplementary information form. This form is to be completed and returned to the school by their given deadline.
Archbishop Sumner Church of England Primary School

1 Looked after children. 2 Children whose families worship regularly (at least twice a month over the previous two years) and take an active part in the life of any of the churches in North Lambeth parish, which are St Anselms Kennington Cross, St Marys and Lambeth Methodist Mission on Lambeth Road, St Peters Vauxhall and Vauxhall Methodist Mission on Worgan Street. 3 Children who have brothers and sisters who will be attending the school when the applicant enters the Reception class, i.e. blood relatives, step siblings, adopted and foster siblings living at the same address. 4 Children living nearest to the school, the nearest being measured between the main pedestrian entrance to the school, by the Reception class on Reedworth Street and the front door of the childs home. Where the child lives in a block of flats, the front door will be deemed as the door at ground level where the number of the home/flat is posted.
Places offered to children who attend church are sometimes referred to as foundation places; others may be called open places. (In practice we usually offer foundation places to about a third to half of an intake).
How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 30 Number of on time applications received: 101 Looked after children: 0 Family involvement in local churches to the school: 3 Siblings: 10 Distance: 17 Last distance (walking route): 350 metres SEN: 0 Number of appeals heard: 4 Number of appeals upheld (successful for the child): 0
If there are applicants who tie for a place under one criterion, subsequent criteria will be applied. Should distance from the school finally not determine which child is to be offered a place at the school, random selection will be used by taking a name from a hat. 32 Section 3: Admissions criteria
Christ Church (Brixton) Church of England Primary School Foundation places The governing body has designated 10 places to be offered to pupils whose parents/carers are faithful and regular worshippers in an Anglican or other Christian church (see note a).
1 Looked after children (see note b); 2 Children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need for a place at this school (see note c); 3 Children whose parent/carer is a faithful and regular worshipper (see note d) at Christ Church Brixton Road; 4 Children whose parent/carer is a faithful and regular worshipper (see note d) at another Anglican or Christian church.
If there are less than 10 qualified applicants for foundation places, any unfilled places will become additional open places. Unsuccessful qualified applicants for foundation places will be considered for any open places remaining unfilled at the end of the allocation procedure. Open places The governing body has designated 20 places each year as open places, to be offered to pupils who do not qualify for a foundation place, but whose parents have chosen the school for the type of education it provides.
1 Looked after children (see note b); 2 Children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need for a place at this school (see note c); 3 Children who will have a brother or sister (see note e) in the school at the time of admission; 4 Children in order of nearness of the home to the school (see note f).
If any of the above categories 1 to 4 is oversubscribed, priority will be given according to the following priorities: i Children who will have a brother or sister (see note e) in the school at the time of admission; ii children in order of nearness of the home to the school (see note f). In the event that two or more applicants live the same distance from the school and there are insufficient places to admit all applicants, the place will be allocated by drawing lots.
In the event of oversubscription in any of the above criteria, distance (as measured in 4 above) will be used to determine between that two or more applicants live the same distance from the school and there are insufficient places to admit all applicants, the place will be allocated by drawing lots.
Notes a A Christian church is one that is a full member of a local Churches Together Group, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, The Evangelical Alliance, or the African and Caribbean Evangelical Alliance. b Looked after children are children who are in the care of Local Authorities as defined by section 22 of the Children Act 1989. Children who are under an agreed series of short-term placements (such as respite) are excluded. The governors will require written confirmation that the child is in public care and will be so at the same time of admission to the school. c This must be supported by written evidence at the time of application, e.g. from a specialist health professional, social worker or other care professional. The evidence must set out the reasons why this school is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. d Faithful and regular worshipper is defined as one or both parents/carers attending worship fortnightly for a period of two years prior to application. Those who have recently moved to the area and who worshipped previously in a different church will be asked to supply a reference from that church so that the two-year period is covered. e Brother and sisters are defined as blood relative, step-siblings, half-siblings, adopted and foster siblings living at the same address. f Distance is measured in a straight line using the computerised mapping system (this measurement will be from a central point of a childs home to a central point of the school).
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How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 30 Number of on time applications received: 51 All applicants received an offer at this school or for a higher preference Number of appeals heard: 0 Number of appeals upheld (successful for the child): n/a
Christ Church (Streatham) Church of England Primary School

1 Looked after children. 2 Involvement of parent/carer in the parishes of Streatham Christ church with St Margaret. 3 Involvement of parent/carer in other qualifying Christian churches located within one-mile radius of the school. To be counted as qualifying churches must be full members of Churches Together in England. To obtain admission to the school on the basis of priorities 1, 2, 3 or 4, it must be shown that the parent/ carer is involved in the worship of the church, attending services more frequently than once a month on average, for at least a year. Where there has been a change of the church attended, the previous church attendance will be counted, if it was a qualifying church. A reference will be required from the priest/ minister of the churches attended. 4 Children with an exceptional and specific medical or social need for a place at Christ Church School. This must be supported by written evidence, eg, from a doctor, social worker, or educational psychologist, which sets out the reasons why this school is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school.
5 The presence of a brother or sister already on the school roll and who would still be on the roll at the date the child would be admitted. (brothers and sisters includes step siblings, half sibling, adopted and foster siblings providing they are living at the same address). 6 Remaining places would be offered according to the proximity of the home of the applicant to the school (priority will be given to those who live nearest to the school). In the event that two or more applicants have equal right to a place under any of the above criteria and there are insufficient places, the governing body will use distance, in the first instance, to decide between applicants; if applicants live equidistant from the school the governing body will draw lots to decide between applicants. Please contact the school for a Supplementary Information Form. This form needs to be returned to the school by 14 January 2011.
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How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 30 Number of on time applications received: 117 Looked after children: 0 Family involvement in Streatham Christ Church with St Margaret parishes: 7 Family involvement in other qualifying Christian churches within one mile radius of the school: 4 Family involvement in other churches within one mile radius of the school and live within one mile radius of the school: 0 Medical/social: 0 Sibling: 8 Children living within one mile radius of the school: 11 Distance: 0 SEN: 0 Number of appeals heard: 0
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

1 Baptised, Catholic looked after children. 2 Baptised, Catholic children who have one or two parents who are practising Catholics and who live in the parish of Corpus Christi or who are part of the worshipping communities of Corpus Christi (Brixton Hill), St Philip and St James (Herne Hill) or St Simon and St Jude (Streatham Hill). 3 Baptised Catholic children who have one or two parents who are practicing Catholics and attend Mass regularly at neighbouring parishes which do not have their own Catholic school. 4 Baptised Catholic children who have one or two parents who are practicing Catholics and attend Mass regularly at neighbouring parishes which do have their own Catholic school. 5 Other looked after children. 6 Children of parents who are adherents to the Eastern Christian churches including Orthodox churches and who have no access to a school of their own denomination. Evidence of baptism or reception from the authorities of that church will be required. 7 Children of families who are committed members of other Christian denominations that are part of Churches Together in England. Evidence of Baptism (or dedication) provided by a
priest or minister of a designated place of worship will be required. 8 Children who are members of other faiths. Evidence of membership of the faith of religious commitment provided by a priest, minister or religious leader of a designated place of worship will be required. 9 Any other children. If there is over-subscription in any of the above categories, the governing body will apply the following sub-criteria to decide which children to admit. i Children with a sibling at the school at the intended time of admission. ii Children attending Corpus Christi nursery class. iii For categories 2, 3, 4 above, the strength of evidence of commitment to the faith as demonstrated by the level of the familys Mass attendance on Sundays will increase the priority of an application within each category. Priority will be further increased by length of time of Catholic practice. iv For categories 6, 7, 8 above, the strength of evidence of commitment to the faith as demonstrated by the level of the familys attendance at services will increase the priority of an application within each category. Applications will only be considered where this evidence is provided in a reference from the priest, minister or faith leader
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at the church where the family worship. v The governing body may increase the priority of an application within a category where evidence is provided at the time of application of an exceptional social, medical or pastoral need of the child which made the school particularly suitable for the child in question. vi All other children in that category, with those living nearer the school receiving higher priority. Within criteria 2, places allocated using the distance criteria, will be in proportion to the number of applications received from each of the 3 named parishes.
Notes a Looked after children has the same meaning as in Section 22 of the Childrens Act 1989, and means any child in the care of a Local Authority or provided with accommodation by them (e.g., children with foster parents). b Catholic means a member of the Catholic church or a church in full communion with the See of Rome. This includes the Eastern Catholic churches. This will normally be evidenced by a certificate of baptism in a Catholic church or a certificate of reception into full communion of the Catholic church. c Reference to other Christian denominations refers to other denominations that are full members of Churches Together in England. d By committed practising members of the Catholic church we mean at least one parent and the children attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation as a central part of their lives. Within criteria 2,3 and 4 places will be allocated firstly to those who attend Mass weekly, secondly to those who attend Mass three times a month, thirdly to those who attend Mass fortnightly, fourthly to those who attend monthly and finally to those who attend less than once a month. The length
of time a parent has been practising will also increase their priority within this criterion with those whose commitment is over 2 years receiving priority over those whose commitment is under 2 years within each, subject to regularity of attendance being the same. However, the governors will ensure that Catechumens and those where it is not possible to prove previous practice elsewhere (e.g. refugee situations) are not disadvantaged by this element of the criteria. e A sibling is defined as a full brother or sister or step/half brother or sister living at the same address, a child who is living as part of the family unit by reason of a court order or a child who has been placed with foster carers as a result of being looked after by the authority. f Nearer the school will be measured as the distance from the childs home to the main reception office entrance of the school in Trent Road in a straight, line using Local Authority recommended software. g To demonstrate an exceptional social, medical or pastoral need of the child which can be most appropriately met at this school, the governing body will require formal written evidence from an appropriate professional such as a social worker, doctor or priest.
How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 45 Number of on time applications received: 224 Baptised, Catholic looked after children: 0 Baptised, Catholic, attending local churches to the school: 45 (of these siblings: 14 siblings attended schools nursery, 31 attended nursery) Baptised, Catholic children attending other churches: 0 Other baptised Catholic children: 0 Other 'looked after' children: 0 Children of Eastern Christian church attenders: 0 Other baptised children: 0 Children of other faiths: 0 Any other children: 0 SEN: 0 Number of appeals heard: 6 Number of appeals upheld (successful for the child): 1
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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

Foundation places The governors have designated a maximum of 40 foundation places to be offered to regular worshipping and committed members of a Christian church.
Applicants applying for a foundation place do so on the understanding that the governors will seek a letter of support from their Minister of Religion. The governors will need to be satisfied that the parent/carer (not just the child concerned) has been involved in the worship and work of the church in a way that demonstrates serious commitment.
1 Children in public care (looked after children) 2 Applicants who are regular worshipping and committed members of Holy Trinity and St Matthias Church, Tulse Hill.
3 Applicants who are regular worshipping and committed members of a Christian church/denomination; normally these would be member churches of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) and/or The Evangelical Alliance and/or The African and Caribbean Evangelical Alliance and/or The International Ministerial Council of Great Britain (IMCGB). If there are more applications than places available under this category, a higher priority will be given to applicants showing a greater commitment to their churchs life.
Open places The governors have designated a maximum of 20 open places which will be offered to children of applicants living within a one mile radius of the school. 1 Children in public care (looked after children). 2 The presence of a brother or sister in the school at the time of admission into the schools register. 3 Children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need for a place at the school. This must be supported by written evidence, e.g. from a specialist health professional, social worker, or other care professional, which sets out the reasons why this school is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. 4 Places will be offered to applicants of other religious faiths. A letter of support will be required from their religious leader. 5 The nearness of the childs home to the school gate, measured as the crow flies.
Where two or more applicants for a foundation place are deemed to be of equal standing, places will be allocated according to: i The presence of a brother or sister in the school at the time of admission into the schools register. ii The nearness of the childs home to the school gate, measured as the crow flies. If two or more applicants live equidistant from the school the governing body will draw lots to decide between applicants. If there are fewer than 40 qualified applicants for foundation places, any unfilled places will automatically become extra open places. Unsuccessful applicants for foundation places will be considered for open places.
In the event of two or more applicants having equal right to a place, the governors will use distance to determine between applicants. If two or more applicants live equidistant from the school the governing body will draw lots to decide between applicants.
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Any unfilled open places will automatically become church foundation places.
Notes a The school is part of the locally agreed co-ordinated admissions scheme and the timescales for applications to be received and processed are those agreed with the Local Authority. Parents must complete the Local Authority's Common Application Form (CAF) and return the form to the authority; if applying for a place at this school, parents must name this school as one of the preferences on the CAF. Parents who wish to apply for a foundation place must also complete the schools supplementary form and return this to the school. b Applicants = The recognised parent/guardian of the child for whom the place is being applied. c A child in public care (looked after children) means a person under the age of 18 years who is provided by social services with accommodation by agreement with their parents/carers (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) or who is the subject of a care order under Part IV of the Act. Children who are looked after under an agreed series of short-term placements (such as respite) are excluded. d Foundation places Regular worshipping and committed members of a church; A higher priority will be given to regular weekly church attendance for both the child and parents/carer over a period exceeding 2 years and to commitment to a ministry within the church. These ministries can include Sunday school membership for the child and Sunday school teacher for the parent, home group leader, youth group leader, worship group, prayer group leader, and leadership group leader etc. e Brothers and sisters include half brother and sisters and step brothers and sisters who share the same home address. It also includes adopted brothers and sisters who share the same home address.
The home address is the address where the child resides. Where a child spends time with both parents/carers in separate homes and both have parental responsibility, the school will need to establish where the majority of school nights (Sunday to Thursday) are spent and treat that as the home address. g When offered a place at the school it is likely that the offer will be conditional until proof of address and age of the child has been given. Original copies of the following documentation will be required: Childs short birth certificate child benefit documentation council tax bill one other from TV licence, credit card or store card statement. Proof of address and age must be supplied immediately on request by the school. Occasionally we have reason to suspect that a family does not live at the address stated. If this is the case, we will carry out an investigation. Should we discover that a parent is making a fraudulent claim the offer of a place will be withdrawn.
How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2011/12 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 60 Number os on time applications received: 121 Foundation places (40) Committed members of local churches: 3 (of these siblings: 2, distance: 1) Other committed church attenders: 37 (of these siblings: 9, distance: 28) Open places (20) Looked after children: 1 Sibling: 13 Medical/social: 0 Children of other faiths: 0 Distance: 6 Last distance (walking route): 205.61 metres SEN: 0 Number of appeals heard: 5 Number of appeals upheld (successful for the child): 0
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Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School

Foundation places The governors have designated 15 places to be offered to pupils whose families are faithful and regular worshippers in a Christian church, which means attending at a place of worship at least twice a month over a period of one year prior to making the application. A supporting reference from the vicar/minister of the church attended, dated not more than 3 months prior to 31 January 2010, should be lodged with the application. 1 Children in or subject to care or control of the Local Authority (fostered or looked after) 2 Children with an exceptional and specific medical or social need for a place at Immanuel and St Andrew School. This must be supported by written evidence at the time of application e.g. from a medical consultant, social worker, or other care professional, which sets out the reasons why this school is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. 3 Children who have a sibling at the time of admission to the school and are frequent worshipping members (i) at a qualifying Christian church located in the parish boundaries of Immanuel and St Andrew (note this does not include the nursery classes). A
sibling is a child who is a blood relative, step-siblings, formally fostered and adopted children, living at the same address. 4 Children of parents and legal guardians who are frequent worshipping members of the schools parish church, Immanuel and St Andrew, Streatham Common) and who live in the Area Deanery of Lambeth South. 5 Children of parents and legal guardians who are frequent worshipping members of any other qualifying Christian churches (ii) located in the parish boundaries of Immanuel and St Andrew and who live in the Area Deanery of Lambeth South. 6 Children living nearest the school. The entrance to the school being measured from the school gate in Northanger Road, nearest Greyhound Lane. The child must be living at the address both at the date of application and at the first day of the childs schooling.
i Frequent worshipping member means that the immediate family worships at least twice a month at the church and has done so for at least a year prior to the closing date for applications for admission to the school. The governing body will require written confirmation from the priest or minister through a form supplied by the school. If the immediate family has changed its place of worship within 12 months prior to the closing date for applications, it will be for the parent(s) to supplement the reference from their current place of worship for the remainder of this period prior to the closing date. Immediate family means the parent or parents or guardian(s) with whom the child normally resides and whose
address is given in the application. ii To be counted as qualifying the church must be a full member of Churches Together in England.
If there are fewer than 15 qualified applicants for foundation places, any unfilled places will become additional open places. Unsuccessful applicants for foundation places will be considered for any open places remaining unfilled at the end of the allocation procedure.
Open places The governors have designated 15 places each year as open places, to be offered to pupils who do not qualify for a foundation place. 1 Children in or subject to the care or control of the Local Authority (fostered or looked after) 2 Children with an exceptional and specific medical or social need for a place at Immanuel and St Andrew School. This must be supported by written evidence e.g. from a medical consultant, social worker, or other carer professional, which sets out the reasons why this school is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. 3 Children who have a sibling at the time of admission to the school and are not frequent worshipping members at a qualifying church (note this does not include the nursery classes). A sibling is a child who is a blood relative, step-siblings, formally fostered and adopted children, living at the
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same address. 4 Children living nearest the school. The entrance to the school being measured from the school gate in Northanger Road, nearest Greyhound Lane. The child must be living at the address both at the date of application and at the first day of the childs schooling.
Notes a Parent/carer means someone who has legal responsibility for the child (proof may be required where there is any doubt). b Offers of places are subject to documentation validating date of birth and address. c Proof of church commitment will be ascertained by a letter being given to the applicant who will give it to the incumbent of Immanuel and Saint Andrew Church or qualifying church who will decide if the criteria has been met and return the form to the school. In the case of there being a vacancy in incumbency, the priest in charge will take this role. In the case of no priest in charge the church wardens will take this role. d Distances will be measured on an ordnance survey and will be the distance from the school to the home walking via public routes as lit by street lighting (excluding lit footpaths or lit car parks). e The admission criteria is used to allocate places to all the other places in the school. f Parents who do not receive an offer of a place and still seek a place will indicate in writing that they would like to go on a waiting list. The waiting list will be reviewed every six months from the date of the first term of entry commencement. Parents and carers will have to submit a written request asking for continuation to ensure their child is kept on the waiting list. Further offers of places will then be allocated from the waiting list. g If a parents status of application changes a new application form must be submitted. Any new applications are not considered in the same year unless there has been a significant and material change in circumstances, eg, family has moved house.
h Parents/carers who are refused a place have a right to appeal against that decision. When parents are notified by letter of the decision, details of appeal procedures will be included in the letter.
How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 60. This school increased their intake by one class for one year only (2010/11) Number of on time applications received: 96 Foundation places (30) Looked after children: 0 Medical/social: 0 Sibling: 3 Children of frequent attenders at the schools parish church: 8 Children of frequent attenders at other Christian churches: 1 Distance: 0 Open places (30) Looked after children: 1 Medical/social: 0 Sibling: 11 Distance: 36 Last distance (walking route): 1300 metres SEN: 0 Number of appeals heard: 1 Number of appeals upheld (successful for the child): 0
In the event that two or more applicants have equal right to a place under any of the above criteria and there are insufficient places, the governing body will use distance, in the first instance, to decide between applicants; if applicants live equidistant from the school the governing body will draw lots to decide between applicants.
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Iqra Primary School

Faith places 26 places will be allocated to children of Muslim families. Open places Four places will be allocated to children of non-Muslim families whose parents desire them to be educated in a school with an Islamic ethos. For both faith or open places 1 Looked after children (a looked after child is a child who is in the care of the Local Authority or is provided with accommodation by the authority according to the Childrens Act 1989. All applications under this criteria must be supported by a letter from the Local Authority) 2 Brother or sister already attending Iqra VA School. (A sibling must be in attendance in the Iqra VA School at the time of admission) 3 Children with specific needs. (Children with a professionally supported medical or social need, whose application identifies Iqra School as being uniquely able to meet their needs) Decisions made within this particular criterion will be ratified by the trustees medical/social panel.
4 Address closest to the school. (Priority will be given on the basis of distance between the childs home address and the school. The school will use Multi-map to determine the safest walking distance to travel to Iqra School) The method of measurement will incorporate guidelines within the Local Authorities Safeguarding Children Policy.
In the event of an equality of distance for more than one application for one available space the trustees/governing body will use the fairest method of selection to all concerned.
Please contact the school for a Supplementary Information Form and an Imams Declaration Form. These forms need to be returned to the school by 14 January 2011.
Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the categories listed above would lead to oversubscription, the following provisions will be applied:
i For categories 2 and 3 above, the strength of evidence of the familys Islamic commitment will increase the priority of an application within each category. This evidence must be provided by the parents and can be endorsed by their local Imam or secretary of their local Mosque. ii The attendance of a sibling at the school at the time of admission will increase the priority of an application within each category. iii The governing body may increase the priority of an application within a category where evidence is provided at the time of application of an exceptional social, medical or pastoral need of the child which makes the school uniquely suitable for the child in question.
How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 30 Number of on time applications received: 83 Foundation places (30) Looked after children: 0 Siblings: 17 Medical/social: 0 Distance: 13 Last distance (walking route): 2.37 miles Open places (0) SEN: 0 Number of appeals heard: 0
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Macaulay Church of England Primary School

Foundation places Twenty-one (21) places are offered to pupils whose families are faithful and regular worshippers in a Christian Church at the closing date for application.
The parent or carer must provide with the application: proof of baptism of the applicant in the Christian faith. a reference from the Minister or Vicar of the Church or Churches attended, dated not more than 3 months prior to the closing date for application proof of address dated not more than 3 months prior to the closing date for application If there are more than 21 qualifying applicants, places will be allocated according to the following criteria, in order of priority:
1 Children in or subject to the care or control of a Local Authority. 2 Children with a sibling in the school at the date of entry and whose parents or carers remain faithful and regular worshippers in a Christian Church at the closing date for application. 3 Children of families who are faithful and regular worshippers at any Anglican church;
4 Children of families who are faithful and regular worshippers at any other Christian denominational church; 5 Children whose pressing social or medical needs or those of their parent or guardian place them in need of the caring environment which Macaulay School provides. Relevant written evidence from appropriate sources such as a doctors certificate or Social Services report, should be submitted.
The parent or carer must provide with the application proof of address dated not more than 3 months prior to the closing date for application. If there are more than 9 applicants, Open Places will be allocated according to the following criteria, in order of priority:
1 Children in or subject to the care or control of a Local Authority. 2 Children with a sibling in the school at the date of entry. 3 Children whose pressing social or medical needs or those of their parent or guardian place them in need of the caring environment which Macaulay School provides. Relevant written evidence from appropriate sources such as a doctors certificate or Social Services report, should be submitted.
It may happen that there are insufficient places to admit all applicants meeting a single criterion. In this case the Governors will allocate places in the following order:
1 Children who are currently in the Nursery; 2 Children whose parent or guardian lives nearest to the School as the crow flies.
If there are fewer than 21 qualified applicants for Foundation Places, any unfilled places will become additional Open Places. Unsuccessful applicants for Foundation Places will be considered for any Open Places remaining unfilled at the end of the allocation procedure.
Open places Nine (9) places each year are offered as Open Places to pupils who do not qualify for a Foundation Place at the closing date for application
It may happen that there are insufficient places to admit all applicants meeting any one criterion. In this case the Governors will allocate places in the following order:
1 Children who are currently in the Nursery; 2 Children whose parent or guardian lives nearest to the School as the crow flies.
If there are fewer than 9 qualifying applicants for Open Places, any unfilled places will become additional Foundation Places. Unsuccessful applicants for Open places will be
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considered for any Foundation places remaining unfilled at the end of the allocation procedure.
Definitions: The closing date for application means 15th January prior to the commencement of the academic year in which the child enters the school. Faithful and regular means that the child has been baptised in the Christian faith or has a certificate of thanksgiving and that he or she and at least one of their parents or carers attend a place of worship at least twice a month over the period of three years immediately prior to the closing date for application. proof of baptism means a baptismal or christening certificate or a certificate of thanksgiving for the gift of a child for those Christians who do not practise infant baptism proof of address means an original or a certified copy of any recognised evidence of address as identified in the application form A sibling is defined as a pupil having a shared parent and living at the same address as the child making the application and extends to those of whole or half blood and those of either parent by legal adoption. the date of entry means the date on which the child attends or is due to attend the school officially for the first time nearest as the crow flies means the distance measured in a straight line on an Ordnance Survey Map from the schools main gate in Victoria Rise to the front door of the childs main home. All apartments in homes of multiple occupation or blocks of flats will be deemed to have as their front door the main entrance to the block. If two applicants live equidistant from the school, the drawing of lots by the Chair of the Admissions Sub-Committee will be used to determine the matter.
How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 30 Number of on time applications received: 83 Foundation places (21) Looked after children: 0 Siblings: 5 Anglican children: 14 Children of other denominations: 2 Medical/social: 0 Distance: 0 Open places (9) Looked after children: 0 Siblings: 1 Medical/social: 0 Distance: 8 Last distance (straight-line/crow flies): 1.7km SEN: 0 Number of appeals heard: 0
Orchard VA Primary School

1 Looked after children of Muslim faith; 2 Children with siblings at the school; 3 Children of Islamic faith; 4 Other looked after children; 5 Children from non-Muslim families whose parents desire their children to be educated in a school with an Islamic ethos and who support the aims of the school;
In the case of over subscription in any of the above categories priority will be given to those residing closest to the school (shortest safe walking distance), using Yell.com.
Please contact the school for a Supplementary Information Form.
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How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2011/12 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 25 Number of on time applications received: 87 Looked after children: 0 Siblings: 21 Distance: 4 Last distance Yell.com safest walking distance: 0.40 miles SEN: 0 Number of appeals heard: 1 Number of appeals upheld (successful for the child): 0 Please contact the school for a Supplementary Information Form. This form needs to be returned to the school by 14 January 2011.
St Andrews Church of England Primary School

Foundation places The governing body had designated 25 places to be offered to pupils whose families are faithful and regular worshippers in an Anglican church (meaning attendance at a place of worship at least once a fortnight over the last year before the date of application). 1 Looked after children. 2 Children of families who are faithful and regular worshippers at St Andrews Church, Lingham Street or St Michaels Church (Stockwell Parish). 3 The presence of a sibling in the school at the time of admission (a sibling is defined as a blood relative, a step-sibling, a half sibling or a formally fostered or adopted child who is living at the same address as the child making the application). 4 Children whose pressing social or medical needs or those of their parents/carers place them in need of the environment which St Andrews Primary School alone provides. Relevant written evidence from appropriate sources should be submitted (such as a doctor or social services report). 5 The nearness of the home to the school, measured along the shortest safe walking route to the schools main gate (proof of address, dated not more than 3 months prior to lodging the application, must be submitted with the form).
In the event that two or more applicants have equal right to a place under any of the above criteria, the governing body will apply the subsequent criteria, in order of priority, to these applicants. If there are less than 25 qualified applicants for foundation places, any unfilled places will become additional open places. Unsuccessful applicants for foundation places will be considered for any open places remaining unfilled at the end of the allocation procedure.
Open places The governing body had designated 5 places each year as open places, to be offered to pupils who do not qualify for a foundation place, but whose parents/carers have chosen the school for the type of education it provides. 1 Looked after children 2 The presence of a sibling in the school at the time of admission (a sibling is defined as a blood relative, a step-sibling, a half sibling or a formally fostered or adopted child who is living at the same address as the child making the application). 3 Children whose pressing social or medical needs or those of their parents/carers place them in need of the environment which St Andrews Primary School alone provides. Relevant written evidence from appropriate sources should be submitted (such as a doctor or social services report).
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4 The nearness of the home to the school, measured along the shortest safe walking route to the schools main gate (proof of address, dated not more than 3 months prior to lodging the application, must be submitted with the form).
St Andrews Catholic Primary School

Please note: admission to the nursery class does not guarantee a place in the main school. 1 Baptised Catholic looked after Catholic children or looked after children in the care of Catholic families. 2 Baptised Catholic children who have one or two parents who are baptised, practising Catholics; Who attend mass every week (except for periods of illness, or family holiday) at either English Martyrs, Streatham or St Bartholomews, Norbury. 3 Baptised Catholic children who have one or two parents who are baptised, practising Catholics; who attend mass every week (except for periods of illness, or family holiday) in other Catholic parishes. This includes children who are members of any of the Oriental Rite. (See note b) in union with Rome who are baptised and practising. 4 Baptised Catholic children who have one or two parents who are baptised, practising Catholics; who are known to the priest and attend mass at least once a month. 5 Other baptised Catholic children not included in criteria 1-4 above. 6 Other looked after children.
In the event that two or more applicants have equal right to a place under any of the above criteria, the governing body will apply the subsequent criteria, in order of priority, to these applicants.
Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 30 Number of on time applications received: 53 All applicants received an offer at this school or for a higher preference Number of appeals heard: 0
7 Children who are members of the Eastern Christian churches, including Orthodox churches. Evidence of baptism or reception from the authorities of that church will be required. 8 Baptised children of baptised Christians whose church is a member of Churches Together in England. Evidence of baptism, (or dedication) and religious commitment provided by a priest of minister where the family regularly worship will be required. 9 Children of other faiths. Evidence of religious commitment provided by a priest, minister or religious leader where the family regularly worship will be required. 10 Any other children.
If there is over-subscription in any of the above categories, the governing body will apply the following sub-criteria to decide which children to admit. i Children with siblings who will be attending the school at the time of admission, with those living nearer the school receiving higher priority. ii A child on roll in the nursery in the current year (When admissions are considered) with children living nearer the school receiving higher priority.
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iii For categories 2, 3, 4 and 5 above, the strength of evidence of commitment to the faith as demonstrated by the level of the families Mass attendance on Sundays will increase the priority of an application within each category. The self assessment of Catholic practice on the supplementary form will be confirmed by the parish priest. iv For categories 7, 8 and 9 above, evidence of membership of the church or faith group should be provided.
Notes a Looked after children has the same meaning as in Section 22 of the Childrens Act 1989, and means any child in the care of a local authority or provided accommodation by them. (e.g. children living with foster parents.) b Catholic means a member of a church in full communion with the See of Rome. This includes the Eastern Catholic churches. This will normally be evidenced by a certificate of baptism in a Catholic church or a certificate of reception into full communion of the Catholic church. c Reference to other Christian denominations refers to other denominations that are full members of Churches Together in England. d By committed practising members of the Catholic church we mean at least one parent/carer and the children attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation as a central part of their lives (except for periods of illness, or family holiday) 2nd category refers to families that are known to the priest and attend Mass at least once per month.
A sibling is defined as a full brother or sister or step/half brother or sister living at the same address, a child who is living as part of the family unit by reason of a Court Order or a child who has been placed with foster carers as a result of being looked after by the authority. Nearer the school will be measured by a straight line. This measurement will be done using a computerised mapping system. The measurement will be from a central point in the childs home as identified by the software to a central point in the school as profiled in the software, which will be that used by Lambeth Council. The childs home address will be the permanent home address and will not be the address of a relative or carer, unless they have legal custody of the child.
Please contact the school for a Supplementary Information Form. This form needs to be returned to the school by 14 January 2011. How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010)
Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 60 Number of on time applications received: 110 Baptised Catholic looked after children: 0 Baptised Catholic, attending local churches to the school: 40 (of these, siblings: 19, attended schools nursery: 15, distance: 6) Baptised Catholic, regularly attending other churches: 20 (of these, siblings: 5, attended schools nursery: 7, distance: 8) Baptised Catholic, attending other churches: 0 Other baptised Catholic children: 0 Other looked after children: 0 Children of Eastern Christian church attenders: 0 Other baptised children: 0 Children of other faiths: 0 Any other children: 0 Last distance (straight line): 7431.20 metres Appeals heard: 5 Number of appeals upheld (successful for the child): 0
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St Annes Catholic Primary School

Please note: admission to the nursery class does not guarantee a place in the main school. 1 Looked after Catholic children or looked after children in the care of Catholic families 2 Baptised Catholic (note a) children from practising Catholic (note b) families (note c) or families that are formally enrolled in the catechumenate (note d), resident in the parishes of St Annes, Vauxhall and St Frances De Sales, Stockwell within the boundaries demarcated on the map. This includes children of parents who are adherents to any of the Oriental Rite churches (note e) in union with Rome who are baptised and practising. 3 Other baptised Catholic children from practising Catholic families who reside outside the area specified above. 4 Other baptised Catholic children. 5 Other looked after children. 6 Children of parents who are adherents to any of the Oriental Rite Churches not in union with Rome who are baptised and practising. 7 Any other applicants.
i The level of Catholic practice. governors will take the following into consideration: Children whose families attend weekly Mass will be given priority over those who attend fortnightly; those who attend Mass fortnightly priority over those who attend monthly, those who attend monthly priority over those who attend occasionally those who attend occasionally priority over those who have only recently begun to attend Mass (note f) etc; in the order specified on the Confirmation of Religious Practise form. ii Children with a brother or sister (note g) attending the school at the time of admission iii Those with special circumstances (medical, social or pastoral factors affecting the pupil or childs family). The governing body will require written evidence in such cases from any relevant professional at the time of the application iv Distance between home and school (note h) measured by the shortest walking route.
Notes a Catholic means a member of the Catholic church or of a church in full communion with the See of Rome. This will normally be evidenced by a certificate of baptism or a certificate of reception into full communion of the Roman Catholic church. b Practising Catholic means Catholic children where at least one parent/carer and the children attend Mass weekly on Sundays and on Holy Days of Obligation as a central part of their lives and where the application is supported by a Catholic priest. Prospective parents
Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the categories listed above would lead to oversubscription the following criteria will be applied in the order of priority set out below
must meet with the parish priest to fill in the priests reference. Applicants will be ranked in order of preference using information from the supplementary form. Family a childs natural or adoptive parents or officially designated carers. This does not include grandparents or other relatives unless they are officially designated carers. Catechumen member of the catechumenate of the Catholic church (someone undergoing instruction prior to being baptised into the Catholic church). This must be evidenced by a certificate of reception into the order of catechumens. Oriental Rite Churches in union with Rome Alexandria: Coptic, Ethiopian Antioch: Malankrese (Sri Lanka), Maronite, Syrian Armenian: Armenian Chaldean (Syro-Oriental): Chaldean, Malabar Constantinople (Byzantine): Albanian, Byelorussian, Bulgarian, Greek, Melchite, Italo-Albanian, Romanian, Russian, Ruthenian, Slovakian, Ukrainian, Hungarian. Source: Annuario, Pontifico 2002 Riti nella chiesa pp 979-982 (Please note the onus is on parents to provide up-to-date information to support the application at the time of consideration). Most recently weekly refers to families who have only begun to attend Mass regularly in the 12 months prior to the application being made. Brother or sister children who live as brother or sister, including natural brothers and sister, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers or sisters. It does not include other relatives, e.g. cousins. Distance from home to school the distance measured as a safe walking distance from the front door of the home to the main gate of the school using the measurement supplied by the local authority derived from their computerised mapping system.
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Please contact the school for a Supplementary Information Form. This form needs to be returned to the school by 14 January 2011. How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (24 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2011/12 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 54 Number of on time applications received: 109 'Looked after' children: 0 Baptised Catholic children living in the parishes of St Annes and St Frances De Sales: 39 (of these siblings: 26) Baptised Catholic children living outside the above parishes: 29 (of these siblings: 5 distance: 10) Other baptised Catholic children: 0 Other 'looked after' children: 0 Children of parents/carers of any Oriental Rite churches: 0 Any other children: 0 Appeals heard: 0
St Bedes Catholic Infant & Nursery School Please note: admission to the nursery class does not guarantee a place in the main school. 1 Looked after Catholic children or looked after children in the care of Catholic families. 2 Baptised Catholic children, whose parents are practising members of St Bedes Parish Church or enrolled in the catechumenate. 3 Other baptised Catholic children. 4 Other looked after children. 5 Children who are members of Eastern Christian churches including Orthodox churches. Evidence of baptism or reception from the authorities of that church will be required. 6 Children of families who are members of other Christian denominations. Evidence of baptism (or dedication) and of religious commitment provided by a priest or minister where the family regularly worship, will be required. 7 Any other children. Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the categories listed above would lead to oversubscription, the following provisions will be applied: i Applications will be ranked in the order shown on the Supplementary Information Form, highest priority to those who attend Mass weekly, then fortnightly etc. For categories 2 and 3 above, the strength of evidence of the familys
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Mass attendance on Sundays will increase the priority of an application within each category. This evidence must be provided by the parents and can be endorsed by a priest at the church where the family normally worships. The attendance of a sibling at the school at the time of admission will increase the priority of an application within each category. For categories 5 and 6 above the strength of evidence of commitment to the faith as demonstrated by the level of the familys attendance at services will increase the priority of an application within each category. This evidence must be provided by the parents and can be endorsed by a priest or minister from the place where the family normally worships. The governing body may increase the priority of an application within a category where evidence is provided at the time of application of an exceptional social, medical or pastoral need of the child which makes the school particularly suitable for the child in question. Priority being given to those who live nearest to the school. The distance from home to school is measured as a straight line (or safe walking distance) from front gate of the home to the main gate of the school using the measurement supplied by the Local Authority derived form their computerised mapping system.
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Notes Looked after children has the same meaning as in Section 22 of the Childrens Act 1989, and means any child in the care of a Local Authority or provided with accommodation by them (e.g. children with foster parents). Please note that children in private fostering arrangements are not considered looked after children. Catholic means a member of a church in full communion with the See of Rome. This includes the Eastern Catholic churches. This will normally be evidenced by a certificate of baptism in a Catholic church or a certificate of reception into full communion of the Catholic church. For the purposes of this policy, it includes a looked after child who is part of a Catholic family where a priests reference demonstrates that the child would have been baptised or received if it were not for their status as a looked after child (e.g. a looked after child in the process of adoption by a Catholic family). Reference to other Christian denominations refers to other denominations that are full members of Churches Together in England. catechumen means a member of the catechumenate of a Catholic church. This will normally be evidenced through the parish priest, for example with a letter confirming enrolment. A sibling is defined as a full brother or sister or step brother or sister living at the same address, a child who is living as part of the family unit by reason of a Court Order or a child who has been placed with foster carers as a result of being looked after by the Local Authority. To demonstrate an exceptional social, medical or pastoral need of the child which can be most appropriately met at this school, the governing body will normally require written evidence from an appropriate professional, such as a social worker, doctor or priest.
Oriental Rite Churches in union with Rome Alexandria: Coptic, Ethiopian Antioch: Malankrese (Sri Lanka), Maronite, Syrian Armenian: Armenian Chaldean (Syro-Oriental): Chaldean, Malabar Constantinople (Byzantine): Albanian, Byelorussian, Bulgarian, Greek, Melchite, Italo-Albanian, Romanian, Russian, Ruthenian, Slovakian, Ukrainian, Hungarian. Source: Annuario, Pontifico 2002 Riti nella chiesa pp 979-982 (Please note the onus is on parents to provide up-to-date information to support the application at the time of consideration).
St Bernadettes Catholic Junior School (for 7-11 year olds only)

1 Baptised Catholic looked after children 2 Baptised Catholic children from St Bedes Infant and nursery school 3 Baptised Catholic children from regular practising Catholic families of St Bedes Parish Church. 4 Other baptised Catholic children 5 Other looked after children. 6 Children who are members of Eastern Christian churches including Orthodox churches. Evidence of baptism or reception from the authorities of that church will be required. 7 Children of families who are committed members of other Christian denominations. Evidence of baptism (or dedication) and religious commitment provided by a priest or minister where the family regularly worship, will be required. 8 Any other children.
How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 60 Number of on time applications received: 78 All applicants received an offer at this school or for a higher preference Number of appeals heard: 0 Please contact the school for a Supplementary Information Form. This form needs to be returned to the school by 14 January 2011.
Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the categories listed above would lead to oversubscription, the following provisions will be applied: i The attendance of a sibling at the school at the time of admission will increase the priority of an application within each category. ii For categories 2, 3, 4 above, the strength of evidence of commitment to the faith as demonstrated by the level of the familys mass attendance on Sundays will increase the priority Section 3: Admissions criteria 49

of an application within each category. This evidence must be provided by the parents/carers and can be endorsed by a priest at the church where the family normally worship. iii For categories 6, 7, 8 above, the strength of evidence of commitment to the faith as demonstrated by the level of the familys attendance at services will increase the priority of an application within each category. This evidence must be provided by the parents/ carers and can be endorsed by a priest or minister from the place where the family normally worships. iv The governing body may increase the priority of an application within a category where evidence is provided at the time of application of an exceptional social, medical or pastoral need of the child which made the school particularly suitable for the child in question. v The distance from the childs home to the school gate measured by the shortest walking route. This will be confirmed using Yell.com
Notes Looked after children has the same meaning as in Section 22 of the Childrens Act 1989, and means any child in the care of a Local Authority or provided with accommodation by them (eg children with foster parents). Catholic means a member of a church in full communion with the See of Rome. This includes the Eastern Catholic churches. This will normally be evidenced by a certificate of baptism in a Catholic church or a certificate of reception into full communion of the Catholic church. For the purposes of this policy, it includes looked after children who are part of a Catholic
family where a priests reference demonstrates that the child would have been baptised or received if it were not for their status as a looked after child (eg a looked after child in the process of adoption by a Catholic family). Reference to other Christian denominations refers to other denominations that are full members of Churches Together in England. By regular practising Catholic family we mean at least one parent/carer and the children attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation as a central part of their lives. A sibling is defined as a full brother or sister or step/half brother or sister living at the same address, a child who is living as part of the family unit by reason of a Court Order or a child who has been placed with foster carers as a result of being looked after by the authority. To demonstrate an exceptional social, medical or pastoral need of the child which can be most appropriately met at this school, the governing body will normally require written evidence from an appropriate professional such as a social worker, doctor or priest. Oriental Rite Churches in union with Rome Alexandria: Coptic, Ethiopian Antioch: Malankrese (Sri Lanka), Maronite, Syrian Armenian: Armenian Chaldean (Syro-Oriental): Chaldean, Malabar Constantinople (Byzantine): Albanian, Byelorussian, Bulgarian, Greek, Melchite, Italo-Albanian, Romanian, Russian, Ruthenian, Slovakian, Ukrainian, Hungarian. Source: Annuario, Pontifico 2002 Riti nella chiesa pp 979-982 (Please note the onus is on parents to provide up-to-date information to support the application at the time of consideration).
St Helens Catholic Primary School

Please note: admission to the nursery school does not guarantee admission to St Helens Catholic Primary School. 1 Looked after Catholic children or looked after children in the care of Catholic families. 2 Baptised Catholic children from practicing Catholic families who live in the parish of Our Lady of the Rosary, Brixton. 3 Baptised Catholic children from practicing Catholic families who live in the parish of St Francis, Stockwell or St Philip and St James, Herne Hill. 4 Baptised Catholic children from practicing Catholic families who live in other parishes. 5 Other Catholic children and children enrolled in the catechumenate. 6 Other looked after children. 7 Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Churches. Evidence of baptism provided by a priest will be required. 8 Children of families who are members of other Christian denominations that are part of Churches Together in England. Evidence of baptism (or dedication) a priest or minister of a designated place of worship will be required. 9 Children of other faiths. Evidence membership of the faith provided by a priest, minister or religious leader of a designated place of worship will be required.
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10 Any other children. The following order of priorities will be applied when applications within any of the above categories exceed the places available and it is necessary to decide between applications: i A brother or sister on the school roll at the time of admission. Evidence of the relationship may be required. ii For categories 2, 3, and 4 above The strength of evidence of commitment to the faith as demonstrated by the level of the family's Mass attendance on Sundays. This evidence must be provided by the parents/carers and be endorsed by a priest at the church(es) where the family normally worship. Priority will be given using the frequency of Mass attendance asked for on the supplementary information form. Applications will be ranked in the order shown on the supplementary information form, firstly to those who attend Mass at least fortnightly, then those who attend at least monthly. iii Social and medical needs which make the school particularly suitable for the child in question. Strong and relevant evidence must be provided by an appropriate professional authority (eg qualified medical practitioner, education welfare officer, social worker or priest).
iv Distance from home to school in a straight line (or safe walking distance) from front gate of the home to the main gate of the school using the measurement supplied by the Local Authority derived from their computerised mapping system. Priority will be given to those who live nearest to the school. Evidence of residence may be required. Notes
Catholics include members of the Latin and Oriental Rite Churches that are in union with the Bishop of Rome. Reference to other Christian denominations refers to denominations that are full members of Churches Together in England. This will normally be evidenced by a certificate of baptism in a Catholic church or a certificate of reception into the order of catechumens. Siblings are children who live as brother and sister, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers or sisters. It would not include other relatives eg cousins. Families are defined as being the childs natural or adoptive parents or officially designated carers. It would not include grandparents or other relatives unless they are officially designated carers. Home refers to the permanent home address is that at which the child lives for the majority of his/her time and with the parent who is in receipt of child benefit.
How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 38 Number of on time applications received: 106 Baptised Catholic looked after children: 0 Baptised Catholic children whose family attends a local Catholic church to the school: 25 (of these siblings: 12) Children from worshipping Eastern Christian families: 0 Other looked after children: 0 Children from other worshipping Christian families: 0 Children of other faiths: 1 Any other children: 0 SEN: 0 Number of appeals heard: 0
Please contact the school for a Supplementary Information Form and a clergy form. These forms need to be returned to the school by 14 January 2011.
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St Johns (Angell Town) Church of England Primary School If the school is oversubscribed, places will be offered in accordance with the criteria below in order of priority: 1 Looked after children. A looked after child is a child who is in the care of a Local Authority or provided with accommodation by that authority according to section 22 of the Children Act 1989. 2 Children with a brother or sister who already attends the school, and would not have left the school at the time of admission. A sibling is defined as a full/half/step brother or sister, living at the same address, a child who is living as a part of the family by reason of a court order or a child who has been placed with foster carers at that address as a result of being looked after by the Local Authority. 3 Children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need for a place at this school. This must be supported by written evidence, e.g. from a specialist health professional, social worker, or other care professional which sets out the reasons why this school is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school.
4 Children from families where at least one parent is a regular member of St Johns Church Angell Town having worshipped at least twice a month for a year and whose name is entered on the electoral roll of the parish. The application must be supported by a letter from the vicar/priest in charge. (If you have recently moved, and have not attended St Johns Church for a year, please supply the name and address of your previous church on the supplementary information form). 5 Children in order of nearness to the school. Distance will be measured by a straight line between the childs home and the school.
How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 30 Number of on time applications received: 72 Looked after children worshipping at an Anglican Church: 0 Children of parents/carers who worship at St Johns Angell Town Church: 1 Children of parents/carers who worship at other local Anglican church: 5 Siblings: 12 Medical/Social: 0 Distance: 18 Last distance (straight line): 4614.84 metres SEN: 0 Number of appeals heard: 0
In the event that two or more applicants have equal right to a place under any of the above criteria and there are insufficient places, the governing body will use distance, in the first instance, to decide between applicants; if applicants live the same distance from the school the governing body will draw lots to decide between applicants.
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St John The Divine Church of England Primary School

1 Looked after children who are in public care of a Local Authority. 2 Children whose parents/guardians are faithful and regular worshippers (a) at the Parish Church of St John the Divine, Kennington. 3 Children whose parents/guardians are faithful and regular worshippers (a) at other local Anglican (Church of England) Parish churches (c), and have been for at least one year. 4 Children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need for a place at this school. This must be supported by written evidence, eg, from a specialist health professional, social worker, or other care professional, which sets out the reasons why this school is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. 5 Children who will have brother and/or sisters attending the school at the time of admission (2) b. 6 Children in order of the nearness of the home to the school, measured by a straight line (d).
In the event that two or more applicants have equal right to a place under any of the above criteria, the governing body will apply the subsequent criteria, in order of priority, to these applicants. In the event that two or more applicants live equidistant from the school, the place will be awarded by drawing lots.
Notes a Faithful and regular worship means church attendance at least twice a month for a minimum period of one year. Written evidence of the applicants commitment to their place of worship (in the form of a clergy reference), will be required. b Brother and sisters are defined as those who are blood relatives, step siblings, foster or adopted siblings living at the same address. c (Other Anglican Parishes) these parishes are: St Marks, Kennington St Agnes, Kennington Park Christ Church, Brixton Road St Michaels Camberwell d This measurement will be done using the authoritys computerised mapping system.
How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 30 Number of on time applications received: 154 Looked after children worshiping at an Anglican church: 2 Children of parents/carers who worship at St John the Divine Church: 0 Children of parents/carers who worship at other local Anglican churches: 4 Siblings: 16 Medical/social: 0 Distance: 8 Last distance (walking route): 413 metres SEN: 0 Number of appeals heard: 3
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St. Judes C.E. Primary School Foundation places The governors have designated 23 of the 30 places to children whose parent/carer are committed and regular members of a Christian church. When there are more applications than there are places available, the governors will admit pupils according to the following criteria, in order of priority: 1 Children in public care (see note a). 2 Children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need for a place at this school (see note c) 3 Children whose parent/carer are regular worshippers at St Matthews Church Brixton (Parish of Brixton, St Matthew with St Judes) for whom this is the nearest Church of England School. 4 Children whose parent/carer are regular worshippers in a Christian church for whom St. Judes is the nearest Church of England School. These churches must be full members of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI). *committed and regular worshippers are defined as worshipping on a fortnightly basis. 5 Children that have a sibling already attending the school at the time of admission. Past family associations with the school cannot be considered unless a brother of sister is still at the school at the time of entry, when the child is due to start. If the address given at the time of the 54 Section 3: Admissions criteria
application differs from the address at the time of entry, the governors reserve the right to withdraw the place. A sibling is defined as having a shared parent/carer and living at the same address as the child making the application. (see note b). 6 The nearness of the childs home to the schools main gate, measured by a straight line distance. If there are fewer than 23 qualified applicants for foundation places, any unfilled places will become additional open places. Unsuccessful applicants for foundation places will be considered for any open places that remain vacant at the end of the allocation process. Open places The governors have designated seven places each year as open places, to be offered to pupils who do not qualify for a foundation place. If there are more than seven applicants, open places will be allocated according to the following criteria, in order of priority.
1 Children in public care (see note a). 2 Children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need for a place at this school (see note c) 3 Children that have a sibling already attending the school at the time of admission. Past family associations with the school cannot be considered unless a brother or sister is still at the
school at the time of entry, when the child is due to start. If the address given at the time of the application differs from the address at the time of entry, the governors reserve the right to withdraw the place. A sibling is defined as having a shared parent/carer and living at the same address as the child making the application. (see note b) 4 The nearness of the childs home to the schools main gate, measured by a straight line distance. In the event that two or more applicants have equal right to a place under any of the above criteria and there are insufficient places, the governing body will use distance, in the first instance, to decide between applicants; if applicants live equidistant from the school the governing body will draw lots to decide between applicants.
Notes a Looked after children are children who are in the care of local authorities as defined by section 22 of the Children Act 1989. Children who are under an agreed series of short-term placements (such as respite) are excluded. The governors will require written confirmation that the child is in public care and will be so at the time of admission to the school. b Brothers and sisters are blood relatives, step-siblings, half-siblings, adopted and foster siblings living at the same address. c Medical or social need: This must be supported by written evidence, e.g. from a specialist health professional, social worker, or educational psychologist, which sets out the reasons why this school is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school.
Please contact the school for a Supplementary Information Form. This form needs to be returned to the school by 14 January 2011. How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 30 Number of on time applications received: 99 Foundation places (23) Looked after children: 0 Regular worshippers at St Jude's Church: 0 Other regular worshippers at a church: 18 Siblings: 0 Distance: 0 Open places (7) Looked after children: 0 Sibling: 7 Distance: 0 SEN: 0 Number of appeals heard: 0
St Leonards Church of England Primary School

1 Looked after children. 2 Children of families who are on the electoral roll and worship regularly (at least twice a month for the last six months) at St Leonard's church. (Signature of priest required). 3 Children of families who are on the electoral roll and worship regularly (at least twice a month for the last six months) at St Albans, St James or St Peters church. (Signature of priest required). 4 Siblings of children already in St Leonard's School at the time of admission. 5 Children of families who are members of other Anglican churches who worship regularly at their church (at least twice a month for the last six months). (Signature of priest required). 6 Children of families whose church is a full member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland who worship regularly at their church (at least twice a month for the last six months) (signature of minister required). 7 Children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need for a place at this school. (This must be supported by written evidence, e.g. from a specialist health professional, social worker, or educational psychologist, which sets out the reasons why this school is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school).
8 Any remaining places will be allocated with regard to closest proximity to the school. In categories 2, 3, 5 and 6 a signed Supplementary Information Form must be submitted to the School.
Definitions Looked after children: children looked after by the Local Authority in accordance with section 22 of the Children Act 1989 at the time an application is made, and who the Local Authority has confirmed will still be looked after at the time the child is admitted to the school. Siblings: blood relatives, step-siblings, halfsiblings, adopted and foster siblings living at the same address. NB Siblings must still be in school at the time the new sibling is admitted. Distance: measured in a straight line from the front door of the residence to the pupil gate of the school. Social/Medical: children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need, for a place at this school. This must be supported by written evidence at the time of application, e.g. from a specialist health professional, social worker or other care professional. The evidence must set out the reasons why this school is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. Families: the child and adults who have parental responsibility. Special Educational Needs: Parents of pupils who have a statement of special educational needs are required to apply for school places separately through the Local Authority from which advice is available. If a child with a statement is placed in this school by the Local Authority before the normal admission round, the number of places available to other applicants will be reduced.
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applicants; if applicants live equidistant from the school the governing body will draw lots to decide between applicants. Please contact the school for a Supplementary Information Form. This form needs to be returned to the school by 14 January 2011. (The church part is submitted by the priest to the school by 21 January 2011) How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 30 Number of on time applications received: 89 Looked after children: 0 Regular worshippers at St Leonard's: 18 Children attending other local churches: 5 Siblings: 7 Other Anglican children: 0 Children of other denominations: 0 Medical/social: 0 Distance: 0 SEN: 0 Number of appeals heard: 2 Number of appeals upheld (successful for the child): 0 56 Section 3: Admissions criteria
St Lukes Church of England Primary School

Foundation places The governing body has designated 20 places to be offered to pupils whose families are faithful and regular worshippers at a church of a Christian denomination recognised by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, the Evangelical Alliance or Churches for Christ in West Norwood. Faithful and regular attendance at church is defined as at least twice a month for at least one year. 1 Looked after children (see note a) 2 Children whose parents or carers are faithful and regular worshippers at one of the following churches: St. Lukes, West Norwood Christ Church, Gipsy Hill St. Peters, Streatham Emmanuel, West Dulwich All Saints, West Dulwich 3 Children whose parents or carers live within in a mile of the school and are faithful and regular worshippers at a church other than the above but of a Christian denomination recognised by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, the Evangelical Alliance or Churches for Christ in West Norwood. 4 Children who will have a brother or sister in the school at the time of admission. This includes stepbrothers and sisters, foster and adopted children living in the same household. (see note b) 5 Children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need for a place at this
school. This must be supported by written evidence, e.g. from a doctor, social worker, or educational psychologist, which sets out reasons why this school is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. (see note c) 6 The nearness of the home to the school, measured by a straight line between the childs home address and the school entrance on Linton Grove. (see note d) In the event that two or more applicants have equal right to a place under any of the above criteria, the governing body will apply the subsequent criteria, in order of priority, to these applicants. If there are less than 20 qualified applicants for foundation places, any unfilled places will become additional open places. Unsuccessful applicants for foundation places will be considered for any open places.
Open places The governing body has designated 10 places each year as open places, to be offered to pupils who do not qualify for a foundation place, but whose parents have chosen the school for the type of education it provides. 1 Looked after children (see note a) 2 Children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need for a place at this school. This must be supported by written evidence, e.g. from a doctor, social worker, or educational
psychologist, which sets out reasons why this school is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. (see note c) 3 Children who will have a brother or sister in the school at the time of admission. This includes stepbrothers and sisters, foster and adopted children living in the same household. (see note b) 4 The nearness of the home to the school, measured by a straight line between the childs home and the school. (see note d) In the event that two or more applicants have equal right to a place under any of the above criteria, the governing body will apply the subsequent criteria, in order of priority, to these applicants.
Definitions a Looked after Children - A child in public care (looked after child) means a person under the age of 18 years who is provided by social services with accommodation by agreement with their parents/carers (Section 20 of the Children Act 1989) or who is the subject of a care order under Part IV of the Act. Children who are looked after under an agreed series of short-term placements (such as respite) are excluded. All applications under this criterion must be support by a letter from the relevant council. b Siblings Children with a brother or sister who already attends the school, and who will not have left the school at the time of admission. As a result siblings in year 6 will not be regarded as a sibling under this criterion. A sibling is defined as a full/half/step brother or sister (who are living at the same address in all instances) or a child who is living as part of the family by reason of
court order, or a child who has been placed with foster carers at that address as a result of being looked after by the council. However, children who are looked after under an agreed series of short-term placements (such as respite) will not be regarded as siblings under this criterion. c Children with exceptional medical or social needs Children with exceptional medical or social need, whose application identifies a particular school that is especially able to meet that need. The decision to prioritise children on these grounds will be determined via Lambeth CYPS MEDSOC panel, which is comprised of CYPS senior management as well as senior school staff. Documents from an appropriate professional (not including general information from a website etc) must support these applications. However, any supporting evidence does not automatically mean that applications will gain priority as the decision to prioritise under this criterion will solely rest with the MEDSOC panel. d Distance - Priority will be given on the basis of distance between the childs home and the school measured by a straight line. This measurement will be done using the SIA/Hometrack DataMAP/SMARTcomputerised mapping system from a point from the childs home as identified by the software to the school entrance on Linton Grove. The childs home address will be the childs permanent place of residency and must not be a business address, or the address of a relative or carer, unless they have legal custody of the child. Applications must be only be made from a single address. Applications or offers under this criteria will only be valid once proof of address has been given and confirmed.
How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 30 Number of on time applications received: 53 All applicants received an offer at this school or for a higher preference Number of appeals heard: 0
Please contact the school for a Supplementary Information Form if you are applying for a foundation place. This form needs to be returned to the school by 14 January 2011.
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St Marks Church of England Primary School Foundation places The governing body has designated 20 places to be offered to pupils whose families are faithful and regular worshippers at a church of a Christian denomination recognised by Churches Together in England and by the Evangelical Alliance. Regular attendance at church is defined as at least twice a month for at least a year. (see notes) If there are more than 20 applicants, places will be allocated according to the following criteria. These are stated in order of priority. 1 Looked after children, and children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need (or those of their parents or guardians/carers) for a place at St Marks School. (see notes) 2 Children who have a brother or sister in the school at the time of admission. (see notes) 3 Children whose parents are faithful and regular worshippers at St Marks CE Church, The Oval, SE11. (see notes) 4 Children whose parents are faithful and regular worshippers at a church other than the above, but of a Christian denomination recognised by Churches Together in England and by the Evangelical Alliance. (see notes)
5 The nearness of the home to the school. The school will require all applicants to provide proof of the childs address. (see notes)
3 The nearness of the home to the school. (see notes) 4 In the event of there being a tie for the final available place the decision will be made by drawing lots.
Notes a Looked after children: A looked after child is a child who is looked after by the local authority in accordance with Section 22 of the Children Act 1989 at the time the application is made, and who the local authority has confirmed will still be looked after at the time the child is admitted to school. b Social/Medical: An application for a child with an exceptional and professionally supported medical, or social need, (or those of their parent(s)/guardian/carer) for a place at this school must have such an application supported by written evidence at the time of application. Such evidence should be provided by a specialist health professional, social worker or other care professional. The evidence must set out reasons why this school is the most suitable, and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. c Siblings: Siblings are defined as blood relatives, step-siblings, half-siblings, adopted and foster siblings living at the same address. NB: Siblings must still be in school at the time the new sibling is admitted. d Applications for foundation places: Those applying for foundation places are required to complete a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) which can be obtained from the local authority or the school. e Distance: Distance is measured by reference to the safe walking distance along public roads or footpaths, that are lit, from the house or entrance to flats to the main entrance of the school.
In the event that two or more applicants have equal rights to a place under any of the above criteria, the governing body will apply the subsequent criteria, in order of priority, to these applicants: If there are less than 20 qualified applicants for foundation places any unfilled places will become additional open places. Unsuccessful applicants for foundation places will be considered for open places Open places The governing body has designated 10 places each year as open places, to be offered to pupils who do not qualify for a foundation place, but whose parents have chosen the school for the type of education it provides. If there are more than 10 applicants, places will be allocated according to the following criteria. These are stated in order of priority:
1 Looked after children, and children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need (or those of their parents or guardians/carers) for a place at St Marks School. (see notes) 2 Children who have a brother or sister in the school at the time of admission. (see notes).
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St Marys Roman Catholic Primary School

Please note: admission to the nursery class does not automatically guarantee a place in the main school. 1 Baptised Catholic looked after children or non-Catholic looked after children in the care of Catholic families. 2 Baptised Catholic children of parents who are committed practising members of the Catholic faith and who live within the parish boundaries of St Marys, Clapham. (The parish boundary map can be found at St Marys Monastery, Clapham Park Road, Clapham.) 3 Baptised Catholic children of parents who are committed practising members of the Catholic faith and belong to the worshipping community of St Marys, Clapham. 4 Baptised Catholic children of parents who are committed practising members of the Catholic faith and who belong to the two neighbouring parishes which do not have their own Catholic school. (Note. These parishes being the parish of St Vincent De Paul, Altenburgh Gardens, Clapham Junction and the parish of St Francis De Sales, Larkhall Lane, Stockwell.) 5 Baptised Catholic children of parents who are committed practising members of the Catholic faith who attend Mass in other local Catholic parishes. 6 Other looked after children.
How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 30 Number of on time applications received: 59 All applicants received an offer at this school or for a higher preference Number of appeals heard: 0
7 Baptised children of parents who are members of the Eastern Christian churches including Orthodox churches and who have no access to a school of their own denomination. Evidence of baptism or reception from the authorities of that church will be required as well as evidence of religious commitment provided by a priest or minister where the family regularly worship. 8 Baptised children of committed Christians whose church is a member of Churches Together in England and who support the aims and practices of the school. Evidence of baptism (or dedication) and religious commitment provided by a priest or minister where the family regularly worship, will be required. 9 Children of other faiths whose parents support the religious ethos of the school. Evidence of religious commitment provided by a priest, minister or religious leader where the family regularly worship, will be required. 10 Any other children. The following order of priorities will be applied when applications within any of the categories exceed the places available and it is necessary to decide between applicants. i Children with a sibling who will be attending the school at the intended time of admission, with those living nearer the school receiving the highest priority. ii The governing body may increase the priority of an application within
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a category where evidence is provided at the time of application of an exceptional social, medical or pastoral need of the child which made the school particularly suitable for the child in question. iii All other children, with those living nearer the school receiving the higher priority. For categories 2, 3, 4 and 5 above, the strength of evidence of commitment to the faith as demonstrated by the level of the familys Mass attendance on Sundays will increase the priority of an application within each category. For example, those attending Mass on a weekly basis will be given higher priority. Applications will only be considered where this evidence is provided in a reference from the parish priest at the church where the family regularly worship. For categories 7, 8 and 9 above, the strength of evidence of commitment
to the faith as demonstrated by the level of the familys attendance at services will increase the priority of an application within each category. Applications will only be considered where this evidence is provided in a reference from the parish priest or minister at the church where the family worship.
Notes a Looked after children has the same meaning as in Section 22 of the Childrens Act 1989, and means any child in the care of a Local Authority or provided with accommodation by them (e.g. children with foster parents). b Catholic means a member of the Catholic church or of a church in full communion with the See of Rome. This includes the Eastern Catholic churches. This will normally be evidenced by a certificate of baptism in a Catholic church or a certificate of reception into full communion of the Catholic Church. For the purposes of this policy, it includes non-Catholic looked after children who are part of a Catholic family where a priests reference demonstrates that the child would have been baptised or received if it were not for their status as a looked after child (e.g. a looked after child in the process of adoption by a Catholic family).
c Reference to other Christian denominations refers to other denominations that are full members of Churches Together in England. d By committed practising members of the Catholic church we mean at least one parent/carer and the child/ children attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation as a central part of their lives. Within criteria 2, 3, 4 and 5 places will be allocated firstly to those who attend Mass weekly, secondly to those who attend Mass three times a month and thirdly to those who attend Mass fortnightly. Those who attend Mass less frequently than fortnightly may be considered if they have evidence of a pastoral reason for this irregular practice. The length of time a parent has been practising will also increase their priority within this criterion. The governors will ensure that Catechumens and those where it is not possible to prove previous practise elsewhere (eg refugees) are not disadvantaged by this element of the criteria. e A sibling is defined as children living at the same address as brother or sister, including natural brothers and sisters (full or half brothers and sisters), adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers or sisters. It would not include other relatives eg. cousins. f Nearer the school will be measured as the distance from the childs home to the school using the Local Authority mapping system. Proof of address of the parent/carer and child is required. Applications are considered from the childs home address only. g To demonstrate an exceptional social, medical or pastoral need of the child which can be most appropriately met at this school, the governing body will require formal written evidence at the time of application from an appropriate professional such as a social worker, doctor or priest.
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How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 45 Number of on time applications received: 138 Baptised looked after children: 0 Baptised Catholic children from within St Mary's parish 33 (of these siblings: 14, distance: 19) Baptised children from the worshipping community of St Mary's Parish: 10 (of these siblings: 0, distance: 10) Baptised children from neighbouring parishes: 2 (of these sibling: 1, distance: 1) Other looked after children: 0 Baptised children of parents who are adherents to the Eastern Christian religion: 0 Baptised medical/social: 0 Baptised children of committed Christians: 0 Children of other faiths: 0 Any other children: 0 Last distance (walking route): 1,727 metres SEN: 0 Number of appeals heard: 8 Number of appeals upheld (successful for the child): 1
St Saviours Church of England Primary School

Foundation places The governors have allocated a maximum of 24 places. In order to qualify for a foundation place children together with their parent(s) or carer(s) must worship faithfully and regularly (see note a) in an Anglican or Trinitarian church which is a full member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland or the Evangelical Alliance. 1 Children in public care (see note b). 2 Children who worship with their parent(s) or carer(s) faithfully and regularly at the churches of St Saviours or St Pauls in the parish of Herne Hill, who live in the parish, or for whom this is the nearest Church of England School. 3 Children who have a brother or sister already attending St Saviours school at the time of entry and whose parent(s) or carer(s) continue(s) to qualify for a foundation place, and for whom this is the nearest Church of England school (see note ci). 4 Children who worship with their parent(s) or carer(s), faithfully and regularly at another Trinitarian Christian church, which is a full member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland or The Evangelical Alliance and for whom this is the nearest Church of England school.
Any unfilled foundation places will become additional open places. Open places The governors have allocated 6 places to be offered to children with their parent(s) or carer(s) who are not eligible for foundation places. If there are more than 6 applicants, places will be allocated in accordance with the following criteria, in the following order of priority: 1 Children in public care (see note b). 2 Children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need for a place at this school (see note d). 3 Children who live nearer to the school (see note e) than any other applicant not placed in the above criteria who, at the time of entry (see note ci), have a sister or brother still attending the school (see note cii). 4 Children in order of nearness of the home to the school (see note e). In the event that two or more applicants have equal right to a place under any of the above criteria and there are insufficient places, the governing body will use distance, in the first instance, to decide between applicants; if applicants live equidistant from the school the governing body will draw lots to decide between applicants.
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Notes a Faithfully and regularly means attending worship at least twice a month over a period of one year prior to the closing date for applications (15 January). When a parent or carer is new to the area, the name and the address of the minister of religion at the previous church must also be given. Governors will seek evidence of regular church attendance. i The parent(s) or carer(s) must ensure that the ministers form has been completed and returned to the school, before the admissions procedure begins, by 1 March. ii For initial entry to reception class only (rising 5s), the school will send parents a copy of the completed ministers form or letter when it has been returned. If you have not received the photocopy by two weeks after the closing date, you must not assume that the school has received a completed form for your child. iii Minister's forms returned to the school after 1 March, or after a letter of rejection has been sent out, can only be used to decide on priority on the subsequent waiting list. b Looked after children or children in public care are children who are in the care of local authorities as defined by section 22 of the Children Act 1989. Children who are under an agreed series of short-term placements (such as respite) are excluded. The governors will require written confirmation that the child is in public care and will be so at the time of admission to the school.
c i Past family associations with the school cannot be considered unless a brother or sister is still at the school at the time of entry, when the child is due to start. If the address given at the time of the application differs from the address at the time of entry, the governors reserve the right to withdraw the place. Brothers and sisters are blood relatives, step-siblings, half-siblings, adopted and foster siblings living at the same address. i For open places only, the offer of a place to a brother or sister will be entirely dependent on their previous sibling(s) having been offered a place under the open place criteria. d Medical or social need: This must be supported by written evidence, e.g. from a specialist health professional, social worker, or educational psychologist, which sets out the reasons why this school is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. e Proximity to the school is measured by the shortest safe walking distance from the home address to the school entrance, in which those who live nearer are given highest priority. Proof of address of the parent(s) /carer(s) and child is required. Applications are considered on the child's home address only.
How offers were made on the last Local Offer Day (23 April 2010) Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 30 Number of on time applications received: 70 Foundation places (24) Looked after children who worship at local churches to the school: 0 Other children who worship at local churches to the school: 20 (of these, siblings: 11) Children who worship at other churches: 8 Open places (6) Looked after children: 0 Distance: 1 Last distance (walking route): 113 metres SEN: 0 Number of appeals heard: 1 Number of appeals upheld (successful for the child): 0
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St Stephens Church of England Primary School

1 Children in public care (e.g. fostered or looked after). 2 Children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need for a place at this school. This must be supported by written evidence at the time of application, e.g. from a specialist health professional, social worker or other care professional. The evidence must set out the reasons why this school is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. 3 Children who live in the school catchment area and attend St Stephens C/E Primary School Nursery. 4 Children who have a parent/carer who has been a faithful and frequent worshipper at St Stephens Church, South Lambeth for at least the previous 12 months (at least an average of one attendance at a church gathering per fortnight) (the vicar must sign your supplementary information form). 5 Children living in the school catchment area who have a parent/carer who has been a faithful and frequent worshipper for at least the previous 12 months (at least an average of one attendance at a church gathering per fortnight) at any other church recognised as Christian by the school governors (the priest or minister must sign your supplementary information form).
6 Children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission. (A sibling is a child who is a blood relative, step-siblings, formally fostered and adopted children, living at the same address). 7 Other children living in the school catchment area. 8 Any other children.
In the event that two or more applicants have equal right to a place under any of the above criteria and there are insufficient places, the governing body will use distance, in the first instance, to decide between applicants; if applicants live equidistant from the school, the governing body will draw lots to decide between applicants.
Notes a Parent/carer means someone who has legal parental responsibility for the child (proof may be required where there is any doubt) b Recognised as Christian means that it must be recognised in the list of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland or the Evangelical Alliance. c The school catchment area is within Fentiman Road, Clapham Road, Landsdowne Way and South Lambeth Road. The far side of each road is outside the area. d If there are no vacancies in a year/class appropriate to the child, parents/carers will be asked whether they wish to remain on the waiting list. If no response is given within 10 school days then the admission forms will be destroyed. Children on the waiting list will be allocated any vacant place according to the priorities listed above. e Within each group, priority depends on the distance from home to school in a straight line, e.g. from the front door of the applicants home to the schools main gate.
Please note that these details only relate to the 2010/11 intake and children applying which will vary each year. Therefore this information cannot be used to guarantee an indication of how offers will be made for 2010/11 intake and is only made available to give an indication of how the admissions process impacted this school last year. Number of places available for 2010/11: 30 Number of on time applications received: 52 All applicants received an offer at this school or for a higher preference Number of appeals heard: 0 Please contact the school for a Supplementary Information Form. This form needs to be returned to the school by 14 January 2011.
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School term and holiday dates 2011/12

Term Term One Holiday Term Two Holiday Term Three Holiday Term Four Holiday Term Five Holiday Term Six Start date Monday 5 September 2011 Monday 24 October 2011 Monday 31 October 2011 Monday 19 December 2011 Tuesday 3 January 2012 Monday 13 February 2012 Monday 20 February 2012 Monday 2 April 2012 Monday 16 April 2012 Monday 4 June 2012 Monday 11 June 2012 Finish date Friday 21 October 2011 Friday 28 October 2011 Friday 16 December 2011 Monday 2 January 2012 Friday 10 February 2012 Friday 17 February 2012 Friday 30 March 2012 Friday 13 April 2012 Friday 1 June 2012 Friday 8 June 2012 Monday 23 July 2012 31 34 30 29 35 Number of days 35
Total number of days = 194 Bank and public holidays 2011/12 Monday 29 August 2011 (Summer Bank Holiday) Tuesday 27 December 2011 (Christmas Day Holiday) Monday 2 January 2012 (New Years Day Holiday) Friday 6 April 2012 (Good Friday) Monday 9 April 2012 (Easter Monday) Monday 7 May 2012 (May Day) Monday 4 June 2012 (Spring Bank Holiday) Tuesday 5 June 2012 (Queen's Jubilee) Monday 27 August 2012 (Summer Bank Holiday)
Professional Training Days (INSET) From the 194 pupil days set out above, headteachers will need to designate, in consultation with staff, five non-teaching staff development days (INSET), which may be allocated as whole day training sessions during pupil holiday periods or by the use of additional hours before or after school sessions. Our view is that the allocation of dates should be left to headteachers. However our strong recommendation is that at least one whole day should be allocated for staff development prior to the beginning of Term One. It would be for headteachers to determine, in consultation with their staff, whether it would be appropriate for one or more days to be allocated more flexibly as twilight sessions.
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Section 4: Other information
Travel assistance All children aged 5-11 years old can travel free on buses and trams with a valid oyster card. However, you can apply to the council for financial help with your childs travel costs if your child meets the following criteria: Parents/carers must live in Lambeth The child must attend the most appropriate school to home i.e: 1 The nearest community, foundation, voluntary-controlled or voluntary aided school to home, regardless of where the school is mixed or single-sex 2 The nearest denominational school to home where mixed or single-sex The child must be travelling a distance of over two miles for a child aged 5 11, that cannot be undertaken by bus (as confirmed Transport for London) or there are professionally supported medical reasons why the child cannot undertake the journey by bus. If the distance to your childs school is more than the distance mentioned above, we will only give your child a pass if this school is the nearest school to your home with a place for your child. If there are schools nearer to your home with spare places, we will not give your child a pass. We will check this with Lambeth School Admissions Team or directly with the school. You must send proof if you could not get your child into the nearer schools.
Please note that any parents/carers who have applied to a school further than the nearest school will not be offered assistance with travel unless the nearest school was not able to offer a school place. As required by law, the distance between home and school is measured by a straight-line. An appropriate school place will normally mean the nearest community, voluntary-aided or foundation school. The council will take into consideration your preference for a particular school on denominational grounds, but it must be the nearest denominational school to your home, and you must provide documentary proof of regular church attendance. Pupils who qualify for help with travel costs will be given a travel pass. Travel passes will be issued only on special medical grounds or if Transport for London does not provide a bus pass for that particular journey. If you think your child qualifies for free travel, you can get an application form by contacting the Student Finance Team on 020 7926 9474. Alternatively you can get the form from our website at www.lambeth.gov.uk
If you need the support of a childminder to take your child to school or pick up after school you can contact the Lambeths Childrens Information Service for a list of childminders with vacancies on 0845 601 5317.
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School meals Lambeth Council is committed to providing a high-quality school meals service which offers varied and nutritious meals and meets strict standards of health, safety and hygiene. The service caters for a wide variety of cultural, religious and medical dietary needs. School meals are available every day during term time at a standard charge. Free school meals are only available to children whose parents/carers can prove that they are currently receiving one of the following: Income Support (IS) and Child Benefit Income based Job Seekers Allowance (IBJSA) and Child Benefit Income related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 Child Tax Credit, but not Working Tax Credit with an annual income (assessed by the Inland Revenue) not exceeding 16,190 Guaranteed element of state pension credit and Child Benefit To find out how to apply for free school meals, talk to the headteacher of your childs school, or for the following schools, contact the Student Support Team: Clapham Manor St Andrews CE St Johns (Angell Town) St John The Divine CE St Marks CE.
Sustainable modes of travel strategy summary School travel represents a significant element of single journey car use at peak times, with the corresponding impacts on congestion and pollution. If children become accustomed to travelling by car, habits learned in younger years are carried into adulthood with ensuing long term negative impacts. Schools, parents and young peoples decisions to support sustainable travel choices therefore will all play a part towards reducing the negative impacts of school travel. Given the recent changes in education policy, where new schools are opening in the borough and schools are open for longer, the transport related impacts will increase. By promoting active, sustainable choices for the school journey, there is scope to reduce the negative effects of car use. 66 Section 4: Other information
Improvements can be made to safety, environmental and health outcomes. The Education and Inspections Act (2006) has incorporated a duty to assess the travel needs of young people up the age of 19 (up to the age of 25 for those with disabilities). The Act outlines that local authorities must provide travel arrangements for children, clarifying those that are eligible for free or subsidised travel. An assessment of the existing provision for travelling sustainably will be undertaken in order to ensure that walking, cycling and the use of public transport remains a realistic, attractive option for journeys during school time.
Attendance and punctuality Lambeth schools promote high standards of attendance and punctuality. Parents/carers have an important role to play in ensuring that their child goes to school and arrives on time: Under the Education Act 1996, parents/carers have a legal duty to ensure that their child receives full-time education between the ages of 5 and 16 Parents/carers are asked to write to the school with an explanation if their child has been absent for any reason When parents/carers know that their child is going to be absent for any reason, they should ask the headteachers permission in advance A childs appointments with the doctor, dentist etc should be arranged outside the school day where possible. The Lambeth CYPS Exclusions, Reintegration, Attendance and Admissions Service (ERAA) can help children who are having difficulties which affect their school attendance. Parents/carers can contact ERAAs Education Welfare Team for help and advice.
Parents/carers can ask their childs headteacher to arrange for them to see an Education Welfare Officer, or they can contact: Exclusions, Reintegration, Attendance and Admissions Service (ERAA) International House, Canterbury Crescent, London SW9 7QE Tel: 020 7926 9613 Family holidays during term time Parents/carers should not take their child out of school for holidays during term time as this will inevitably disrupt the childs education. If parents/carers feel that this cannot be avoided they should discuss their plans with the headteacher and ask permission in advance.
Penalty notices The council now has the power to issue penalty notices (fines) for a range of attendance issues, including taking holidays in term time without permission, returning late from an agreed holiday in the term time and consistently poor attendance at school, which includes lateness. For more information on penalty notices, please contact the Exclusions, Reintegration, Attendance and Admissions Service (ERAA) on 020 7926 9613.
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Health There is a nurse attached to every school. If there are any problems, the school nurse will make sure that your child has the right support. If you already know that your child has a medical condition, you should tell the headteacher or SEN department before he or she starts school. Meeting a range of needs Lambeth Council aims to ensure that all children have the educational opportunities they need to reach their full potential. We offer a range of specialist services to meet a wide range of needs. If you think that your child is having difficulties at school and you are worried about his or her progress, you should discuss your concerns with your childs teacher or headteacher. Lambeth provides support and high-quality provision for children who need specialist educational help; leaflets for parents/carers of school children who may have special educational needs are available from your childs school or from: Lambeth Children and Young Peoples Service Special Educational Needs Team 2nd Floor, Hopton House 243A Streatham High Road London SW16 6EY Tel: 020 7926 9460
Voicing your concerns If you are unhappy about any aspect of your childs education, you should talk to his or her headteacher. Most concerns can be successfully resolved by an informal discussion with the headteacher. However, if you are still not satisfied, you have the right to put your complaint in writing to the schools governing body. For more information about the complaints procedure, speak to the headteacher of your childs school or: Customer Care Officer International House Canterbury Crescent London SW9 7QE Tel: 020 7926 9777 Child protection The Children Act 1989 states that both councils and schools must have procedures to deal with cases of suspected child abuse and neglect. Also, the Education Act 2002 requires councils and school governing bodies to make arrangements with a view to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Lambeth schools and nurseries must report to the Lambeth Children and Young Peoples Service any concerns they have about the safety or well being of a pupil, as part of their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
Usually any concern that the school or nursery has will be discussed with the childs parents/carers first and agreement sought to make the referral to Lambeths Children and Young Peoples Service. However, parents/carers will not be contacted where it is felt that to do so will place the child at an increased risk of significant harm. In any event parents/carers need to understand that all referrals are made in the best interest of the child. Parents/carers can help prevent unnecessary child protection referrals by letting the school know about any accidental injury, illness or upset which might otherwise cause school staff to be worried about their child.
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Parents/carers, who have concerns or queries in relation to school placements, or other unresolved school issues, are encouraged to visit our One Stop Shop at International House, Canterbury Crescent, SW9 7QE where a duty officer is available for consultation and advice between the following hours: Monday to Thursday: 9.30am - 4.30pm Friday: 11am - 4.30pm Useful telephone numbers: Lambeth School Admissions Team 020 7926 9503 Student Finance Team 020 7926 9474 Familiess Information Service 0845 601 5317 Exclusions, Reintegration, Attendance and Admissions Service (ERAA) 020 7926 9611 Special Educational Needs Team 020 7926 9460
Safeguarding Team 07976 490 051 or 07976 490 058
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Lambeth services for under fives and families
A range of childcare and family support services for under fives and their families is available in Lambeth. Each provides an environment for children, which is safe and healthy, with an enjoyable learning curriculum. Services are delivered flexibly to suit different family circumstances.
Provision for under fives includes: 27 Children's Centres and 3 satellite venues that provide integrated childcare and education all year round for 0 - 5 year olds as well as health and family support services. Childminders are linked to Children's Centres as Associate Carers and through childminder drop-ins.
Over 100 private, voluntary and independent nurseries, pre-school and crches for children 0 - 5 years of age. 15 Stay and Play One O'Clock Clubs providing an open access service for children under five and their parents/carers. Parents/carers and toddler groups run by parents/carers and voluntary organisations offering opportunities for parents, carers and childminders to meet while their children play alongside each other. Childminders available to offer flexible childcare places for children 0 - 14 years old including care at flexible times during the day, all year round and school pick up/drop off.
After school and breakfast clubs for children aged 3 years and over providing a range of activities. For further information about these or any other services for children and young people 0 - 19 please contact Lambeth Families Information Service (FIS).
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Families Information Service (FIS) The Families Information Service provides confidential, reliable and impartial information and advice for families about services for children and young people aged 0 - 19 and up to 25 with disabilities. The FIS team delivers this by phone, face to face at outreach and brokerage sessions around the borough, or simply log on to www.younglambeth.org. FIS provides information and guidance on: Childcare and education Help with childcare costs Parenting, health and family support Training or working in childcare Services for disabled children or children with special educational needs Services and activities for children and young people. Publications available from FIS include: Early learning in Lambeth for 3 and 4 year olds Lambeth Children's Centres leaflet Lambeth Parenting Handbook Lambeth Holiday Activities Programme Lambeth Summer University brochure Supporting Parents with Childcare Cost Choosing Childcare Open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Telephone: 0845 601 5317 Email: fis@lambeth.gov.uk Website: www.younglambeth.org Section 4: Other information 71
Lambeth Libraries and Archives
Lambeth Libraries Brixton Library Brixton Oval London SW2 1JQ 020 7926 1056 Carnegie Library 188 Herne Hill Road London SE24 0AG 020 7926 6050 Clapham Library 1 Northside Clapham Common London SW4 0QW 020 7926 0717 Durning Library 167 Kennington Lane, London SE11 4HF 020 7926 8682 Minet Library 52 Knatchbull Road London SE5 9QY 020 7926 6073 South Lambeth Library 180 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1QP 020 7926 0705 Streatham Library 63 Streatham High Road London SW16 1PL 020 7926 6768 Waterloo Library 114-118 Lower Marsh London SE1 7AG 020 7926 8750 West Norwood Library 1 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX 020 7926 8092
Lambeth Libraries and Archives offer a wide range of services for pupils at primary school and for their parents/carers.
Lambeth Libraries offer: Homework and Reference collections reflecting the national curriculum, including study and revision guides Free internet access for children and young people. Access to educational websites to support both leisure and educational activity Class visits and reader development projects such as the Young Cultural Creators and Carnegie Shadowing Teenage reading groups at Streatham Library Chatterbooks reading groups at Brixton, West Norwood, Streatham, Minet and South Lambeth libraries Events and activities throughout the year including Black History Month, World Book Day, Refugee Week, Summer Reading Challenge and performance evenings for young people by young people. For more information on any of these please ring Lambeth Libraries and Archives on 020 7926 0750 or email libraries@lambeth.gov.uk or archives@lambeth.gov.uk.
Lambeth Archives at the Minet Library offer: Advice and information on local history, geography and art and design based in the Lambeth area as well as resources on Black History, the local Portuguese community and womens studies. Copies of original historical records for use in teaching, including maps, photographs, local newspapers and documents. Document packs for use in the classroom at Key Stage 2 and 3, including Florence, A Victorian Girl in Lambeth, Sources for Lambeths Black History and One Foot in Each Land, a pack on Portuguese history and culture. To find out more about options for class visits or visits by archive staff to schools, please contact Gabrielle Bourn on 020 7926 6076 or email archives@lambeth.gov.uk. Lambeth Landmark, Lambeths digital archive, provides web access to over 6000 photographs and other historic images from Lambeth Archives collections at www.lambethlandmark.com. A version for local teachers with enhanced download facilities is also now available through the London Grid for Learning at www.lgfl.net.
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Primary school admissions meetings for parents/carers Open meetings for parents/carers have been organised to explain the Lambeth co-ordinated admissions procedure and to give you the opportunity to ask questions about the procedure on the following dates:
Thursday 18 November 2010 5.30pm Julians Primary School, 226 Leigham Court Road, SW16 2RB Wednesday 1 December 2010 6pm St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Kay Road, SW9 9DE Wednesday 8 December 2010 9.30am St Mark's Primary School, Harleyford Road SE11 5SL Monday 13 December 2010 6.30pm Sudbourne Primary School, Hayter Road, SW2 5AP
These meetings are open to all parents/ carers of children starting reception class in the 2011/12 academic year. Please ensure that if you bring any children to the above meetings they remain with you at all times. Lambeth Council and school staff cannot be held liable for unaccompanied children in the building, nor can they take any responsibility for children brought to these meetings.
Bengali
020 7926 9503

French
020 7926 9503

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

Somali
Haddii aad rabtit warbixintaan oo Af Soomaali ku qoran, fadlan la soo xirriir 020 7926 9503
Spanish
020 7926 9503

Twi
020 7926 9503

Yoruba
020 7926 9503
If you would like this information in large print, in Braille, on audio tape or in another language, please phone 020 7926 9503.
Main photography by Emma Jane Richards at Hitherfield Primary School and St Judes Church of England Primary School. Many thanks to other contributors. All information in this booklet, published by London Borough of Lambeth, is accurate at time of print (August 2010).
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