Secondary School Applications 2014

[Renata Hamvas]

The starting Secondary Brochure for Southwark and associated documents for application are now available on-line

http://www.southwark.gov.uk/downloads/download/2484/secondary_school_admissions

The closing date for applications is 31st October 2013

For parents with children in year 5 and 6, school open days will be held in Southwark and other borough secondaries in September and October, the dates of the Southwark open days are below:

ARK All Saints Academy

Tuesday 15 October 2pm to 3.30pm

Thursday 17 October 2pm to 3.30pm

Monday 21 October 9.15am to 11am

Tuesday 22 October 9.15am to 11am

Thursday 24 October 9.15am to 11am

Bacon?s College

Tuesday 24 September 5.30pm to 8pm

Wednesday 25 September 5.30pm to 8pm

Globe Academy

Tuesday 1 October 9.30am to 11.30am

Wednesday 2 October 5pm to 7pm

Saturday 5 October 9.30am to 12pm

Tuesday 8 October (tour only) 9am to 10.30am

Harris Academy Bermondsey

Thursday 19 September 9.30am

Tuesday 24 September 9.30am

Monday 30 September 5pm

Harris Academy at Peckham

Thursday 3 October 4.30pm to 7.30pm

Tuesday 8 October 10.30am to 11.30am

Wednesday 9 October 10.30am to 11.30am

Tuesday 15 October 10.30am to 11.30am

Wednesday 16 October 10.30am to 11.30am

Harris Boys? Academy East Dulwich

Thursday 26 September 5pm to 7pm

Saturday 28 September 10am to 12pm

Drop in sessions:

Monday 30 September 9am to 11am

Tuesday 1 October 9am to 11am

Wednesday 2 October 9am to 11am

Thursday 3 October 9am to 11am

Friday 4 October 9am to 11am

Harris Girls? Academy East Dulwich

Thursday 19 September 5pm to 9pm

Wednesday 2 October 5pm to 9pm

Monday 7 October 8.45am

Tuesday 8 October 8.45am

Wednesday 9 October 8.45am

Kingsdale Foundation School

Wednesday 18 September 9.30am to 11am

5.30pm to 8pm

Saturday 21 September 11am to 1pm

Wednesday 25 September 9.30am to 11am

Wednesday 2 October 9.30am to 11am

Saturday 5 October 11am to 1pm

Wednesday 9 October 9.30am to 11am

Saturday 12 October 11am to 1pm

St Michael?s Catholic College

Monday 23 September 9.30am to 11.30am

4.30pm to 6.30pm

Wednesday 25 September 9.30am to 11.30am

Monday 30 September 9.30am to 11.30am

The Charter School

Tuesday 24 September 2.15pm to 5pm

Wednesday 2 October 2.15pm to 5

The City of London Academy

Monday 16 September 5pm to 7pm

Wednesday 18 September 5pm to 7pm

Monday 23 September 9am to 10am

Monday 30 September 9am to 10am

University Engineering Academy, South Bank

Tuesday 17 September 5.30pm to 8pm

Saturday 21 September 10.30am to 1pm

Thursday 26 September 5.30pm to 8pm

Walworth Academy

Tuesday 24 September 9am to 10.45am

Wednesday 25 September 9am to 10.45am

Thursday 26 September 5.30pm to 8pm

Tuesday 1 October 5.30pm to 8pm

Saturday 5 October 10am to 12pm

Compass Free School

Thursday 10 October 5.30pm to 8.30pm

Friday 11 October 8.30am to 1pm

Monday 14 October 8.30am to 10.30am

Tuesday 15 October 8.30am to 10.30am

Wednesday 16 October 8.30am to 10.30am

Thursday 17 October 8.30am to 10.30am

Friday 18 October 8.30am to 10.30am

St Saviour?s and St Olave?s School

Saturday 14 September 10am

Tuesday 17 September 10am

Tuesday 24 September 6pm to 8pm

Wednesday 25 September 10am

Thursday 3 October 10am

The City of London Academy

Monday 16 September 5pm to 7pm

Wednesday 18 September 5pm to 7pm

Monday 23 September 9am to 10am

Monday 30 September 9am to 10am

University Engineering Academy, South Bank

Tuesday 17 September 5.30pm to 8pm

Saturday 21 September 10.30am to 1pm

Thursday 26 September 5.30pm to 8pm

Walworth Academy

Tuesday 24 September 9am to 10.45am

Wednesday 25 September 9am to 10.45am

Thursday 26 September 5.30pm to 8pm

Tuesday 1 October 5.30pm to 8pm

Saturday 5 October 10am to 12pm

Compass Free School

Thursday 10 October 5.30pm to 8.30pm

Friday 11 October 8.30am to 1pm

Monday 14 October 8.30am to 10.30am

Tuesday 15 October 8.30am to 10.30am

Wednesday 16 October 8.30am to 10.30am

Thursday 17 October 8.30am to 10.30am

Friday 18 October 8.30am to 10.30am

St Saviour?s and St Olave?s School

Saturday 14 September 10am

Tuesday 17 September 10am

Tuesday 24 September 6pm to 8pm

Wednesday 25 September 10am

Thursday 3 October 10am

[Cora]

Really useful to have these listed, Thank you.

[buggie]

Will you be doing a similar list for primary school open mornings/days? Not applying till next autumn, but hoping to take advantage of impending mat leave & see a few this year!

[bawdy-nan]

Thanks Renata - does anyone know Lewisham dates?

[cactus]

I'm struck by the dominance of academies and free schools in Southwark. I'm trying to be open minded about the

pros and cons of this shift away from local authority controlled schools, but that's a different thread for another time.

[Miacis]

About to start this process. Many thanks for posting Renata. Any idea on where I might find info on last distance offered for 2013 entry. Do know this varies

[MrsDanvers]

Lewisham secondary transfer booklet etc here: http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/education/schools/school-admission/applying-to-start-secondary-school/Pages/default.aspx

[Cora]

Lewisham admissions pack much more useful than the Southwark one...anyone know how to find out the furthest distances offered for Southwark secondaries including within each band...hard to be realistic with choices when the information is not given to make that decision! The Lewisham pack is much ,ore transparent giving you figures, broken down in bands. As a result I can see which ones it is not worth looking at and those that are a possibility..

Renata and James if you are reading this can you suggest it to the powers that be....their rejection letters are also much more transparent making the process seem fair even if it is not the news you want.

[Renata Hamvas]

Hi Cora,

the Southwark and Lewisham admissions systems are a little different. Lewisham has some LA run secondaries, all of Southwark's are either academies or voluntary aided (faith). Lewisham therefore has a banding test sat by it's pupils in year 6 for several secondary schools. It therefore can publish the outcome in terms of bands for this. Some other schools (eg the Aske's Federation ones) have separate tests, but however have made their banding results freely available, so therefore, these could be integrated into the Lewisham booklet. Southwark used to have a Southwark banding test, which Southwark year 6 pupils sat. This was abandoned about 5 years ago as more and more of the Southwark (non-LA) secondary schools wanted to run their own banding tests (so it now means that if you apply to several Southwark schools, you child may need to sit several non-verbal reasoning tests in November/December).

This is also why in the letters to Lewisham parents, the information on your distance in relation to the last place offered distance can be given.

Renata

[Renata Hamvas]

Lambeth schools:

Archbishop Tension?s School

Tuesday 24 September 9-10.30am

Thursday 26 September

9-10.30am and 6-7.30pm

Wednesday 2 October

2-3.15pm and 6-7.30pm

Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic

Secondary School

Monday 16 September, 9.30am-12noon

Tuesday 17 September, 6-9pm

Tuesday 24 September, 9.30am-12noon

Wednesday 2 October, 9.30am-12noon

Thursday 10 October, 6-9pm

City Heights E-ACT Academy

Wednesday 18 September 5.30-7pm

Thursday 26 September, 9-10.30am

Tuesday 1 October, 5.30-7pm

Wednesday 9 October, 9-10.30am

Tuesday 15 October, 9-10.30am

Thursday 17 October 5.30-7pm

Morning meetings at Somerleyton

Road site, evenings at Fenstanton

Primary School, Abbots Park.

Dunraven School

Tuesday 17 September, 6.30-9pm

Thursday 19 September, 9.15-10.30am

Saturday 21 September, 9.15-10.30am

Tuesday 24 September, 9.15-10.30am

Durand Academy

Wednesday 2 October, 6-8pm

The Elmgreen School

Tuesday 24 September, 7?9pm

Saturday 28 September, 9.30?11am

Monday 30 September, 9?10.15am

Wednesday 2 October, 9?10.15am

Evelyn Grace Academy

Saturday 21 September, 10am-12noon

Tuesday 24 September, 8.45-11am

Thursday 26 September, 8.45-11am

Thursday 26 September, 5.30-8.30pm

Lambeth Academy

Tuesday 1 October 9.15-10.30am

Wednesday 2 October, 4.30-7.30pm

Thursday 3 October, 9.15-10.30am

La Retraite Catholic Girls? School

Wednesday 25 September, 4-7.30pm

Monday 30 September, Tuesday 1 and

Wednesday 2 October, 9.30-12noon

Thursday 10 and Friday 11 October,

9.30am?12noon

Lilian Baylis Technology School

Monday 30 September

to Friday 4 October, 9-11am

Thursday 3 October, 5-7.30pm

Monday 7 to Friday 11 October, 9-11am

Monday 14 to Friday 18 October, 9-11am

London Nautical School

Wednesday 25 September, 4?6pm

The Norwood School

Monday 16 September, 9.15-10.30am

Tuesday 17 September, 9.15-10.30am

Wednesday 18 September, 9.15-10.30am

Thursday 19 September, 9.15-10.30am

Friday 20 September, 9.15-10.30am

Thursday 26 September, 4.30?7pm

Monday 7 October, 9.15-10.30am

Wednesday 9 October, 9.15-10.30am

Oasis Academy South Bank

Wednesday 18 September, 5.30- 8.30pm

Wednesday 2 October 5.30-8.30pm

Saturday 12 October 10am-12pm

Platanos Academy

Tuesday 24 September, 9.30-10.30am

Wednesday 25 September, 4-8pm

Saint Gabriel?s College

Thursday 19 September, 6-8pm

Monday 23 September, 9-10.15am

Wednesday 25 September, 9-10.15am

Monday 30 September, 4-6.30pm

Saturday 5 October, 9-11.30am

Wednesday 9 October, 6-8pm

Tuesday 15 October, 9-10.15am

Thursday 17 October, 9-10.15am

St Martin-in-the-Fields High

School for Girls

Wednesday 25 September, 5-8pm

Saturday 28 September, 10am-1pm

[Renata Hamvas]

Lewisham schools:

​Addey and Stanhope School

Monday 23 September, 9?10.45am

Tuesday 24 September, 9?10.45am

Thursday 26 September, 9?10.45am and 6.30?8pm Prendergast Hilly Fields College

Thursday 19 September, 5.30?7.30pm

Wednesday 25 September, 5.30?7.30pm

Thursday 26 September, 1.30?3.30pm

The headteacher will speak at 6pm and 7pm during evening visits and at 2.45pm and 3.45pm during the afternoon visit.

Bonus Pastor Catholic College

Thursday 26 September, 6.30?9pm

The headteacher will speak at 6.30 and 7.30pm.

Monday 30 September, 9.15?11.30am

Tuesday 1 October, 9.15?11.30am

Wednesday 2 October, 9.15?11.30am

Thursday 3 October, 9.15?11.30am

Friday 4 October, 9.15?11.30am

Please arrive by 9am. The headteacher will speak at 9.15am.​

Prendergast Ladywell Fields College

Thursday 19 September, 9.15?10.45am

Friday 27 September, 9.15?10.45am

Saturday 28 September, 10?11.30am

Tuesday 1 October, 6-?8pm

Thursday 3 October, 9.15?10.45am

Please arrive at 9.15 for the morning visits. The tour of the college will begin promptly and finish at 10am followed by the headteacher?s talk.

Conisborough College

For surnames beginning A?H

Friday 20 September, 9.15?11am

For surnames beginning I?P

Monday 23 September, 9.15?11am

For surnames beginning Q?Z

Monday 30 September, 9.15?11am

The head teacher will speak at 10.30am on morning visits.​

Open to all

Thursday 3 October, 6.30?8.30pm

Prendergast Vale College

Wednesday 18 September, 6.30pm

Saturday 21 September, 10.30am

Saturday 28 September, 10.30am

Saturday 5 October, 10.30am​

Deptford Green School

Wednesday 18 September, 9.15?11am and 6?8pm

Friday 4 October, 9.15?11am

Saturday 5 October, 10.30am?12.30pm​

Sedgehill School

Monday 23 September, 6.30?8.30pm

Thursday 26 September, 9?10.30am

Friday 27 September, 9?10.30am

Tuesday 1 October, 9?10.30am

Wednesday 2 October, 9?10.30am​

Forest Hill School

Wednesday 25 September, 9.30?11.30am

Thursday 26 September, 9.30?11.30am

Friday 27 September, 9.30?11.30am

Wednesday 2 October, 9.30?11.30am

Thursday 3 October, 9.30?11.30am

Friday 4 October, 9.30?11.30am

Please arrive promptly at 9.20am at

the main reception entrance on Dacres Road, allowing additional time to park locally as there is no on-site parking. Tours begin at 9.30am and will be followed by the headteacher?s talk.​

St Matthew Academy

Saturday 21 September, 9am?12 noon

Tuesday 24 September, 6?8pm

Wednesday 25 September, 9?11am

Friday 4 October, 9?11 am​

Haberdashers Askes Knights academy

Wednesday 18 September, 2?8pm

The academy will also be open for parents to view every Tuesday and Thursday in September and October between 10 September and 17 October from 9.15?10.15am and 11.15am?12.15pm.

Parents will need to book a place on one of the above dates.​

Sydenham School

Tuesday 17 September, 9?10.45am

Wednesday 25 September, 9?10.45am

Saturday 28 September, 9?11am

Thursday 3 October, 9?10.45am

The headteacher will speak at 10.15am.

Haberdashers Askes Hatcham College

Wednesday 25 September,

12 noon?5pm

Thursday 3 October, 6?8pm

Parents will need to book a place on

one of the above dates.​

Trinity, Lewisham, Church of England School

Tuesday 24 September, 9?10am: tour

of school; 10am: headteacher?s talk

Wednesday 25 September, 9?10am: tour

of school; 10am: headteacher?s talk

Thursday 24 October, 6?7.30pm:

tour of school; headteacher?s talks

6pm and 7.30pm​

[Renata Hamvas]

Do go and see as many schools as you can. It is advisable to put down six schools in order of preference (putting down one or two schools does not increase your chance of getting one of those schools and increases the risk that the LA will allocate you a school, rather than one of your choosing). Schools do not know the order of preference. You will be offered a place at the highest ranked school on your list that can offer you a place in accordance to their admissions criteria.

If you are offered a school that is low down on your list or is allocated by your LA, you will be on the waiting list for your higher ranked schools. There is quite a lot of movement on these lists between National Offer Day and September.

Renata

[uncleglen]

The Free Schools and Academies have autonomy and cannot be used as a political football by whoever is running the council as has happened in the past.