Is your child due to start secondary school in September 2016?

7 October 2015

Written by: School Admissions Team

Children and young people - Council statements and updates

If you live in Lambeth, the easiest way to apply for your child’s place is online. The deadline to apply for a secondary school is Saturday 31 October 2015

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Is your child due to start secondary school in September 2016?

Applying online is:

  • Free, easy and secure
  • Your application won’t get lost in the post
  • This online system is available seven days a week, 24 hours a day until midnight on 31 October 2015
  • You get the outcome of your child’s application on the evening of 1 March 2016 – before you will receive your letter.

Secondary schools in Lambeth 2016/17 bookletApplying for a secondary school place

This application is for children born between 1 September 2004 and 31 August 2005, or taught as a year six child during the 2015/16 academic year.

We strongly advise you to apply online.

Online applications can be made from 1 September 2015. Last year, 94% of Lambeth residents applied online and all of these families received an offer of a place.

For full details of how to apply please see our online guide – applying for a secondary school place for 2016/17.

You can also view our secondary schools in Lambeth 2016/17 booklet.

The deadline for secondary place applications is midnight on Saturday 31 October 2015.


You can also apply now for a primary school places

Online applications for primary school places can be made now for children born between 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012.

We strongly advise you to apply online.

Last year, 97% of Lambeth residents applied online and all of these families received an offer of a place.

For full details of how to apply please see our online guide – applying for a primary school place for 2016/17.

You can also view our primary schools admission booklet for 2016/17.

The deadline for primary place applications is midnight on Friday 15 January 2016.

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