Secondary Transition
Welcome to Year 6 transition to Secondary school 2024/2025.
Thank you to all the Parents/ Carers who attended the year 5 transition evening on Wednesday 26th June.
Secondary transfer 2025
Preparations for admission to reception class and Year 7 in September 2025 have already begun. The Pan London eadmissions ‘online’ portal opened on 1 September 2024, so that parents and carers can begin to make their applications. Applications should be made at www.eadmissions.org.uk
Online Applications
Lewisham no longer supplies paper application forms to schools. The eadmissions website has an easy-to-follow tutorial video and a facility for parents to create an email account. The Admissions and Appeals Team is happy to support schools and parents in making their application on line. Please contact Danielle Newell (secondary transfer) or Amina Ali (reception), if you wish to take up this offer.
Transition to Secondary School Event 25th September 2024
This event, building on the success of last year’s, will run in Lewisham’s Civic Suite from 5.00pm to 8pm. We are expecting over 300 parents, who will attend one of the three talks which will concentrate on the application process. We also hope the event will help to reduce the number of late applications received by the team each year, which often come from applicants where their children are already attending a Lewisham primary school.
Please note the following important dates:
Applications made online www.eAdmissions.org.uk from 1st September 2024.
Grammar schools, closing date for registration 30th June 2024.
The closing date for online application through eAdmissions is 31st October 2024.
Should you require any further assistance contact Anita on the 0208 698 5768.
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All schools have admissions criteria to decide which children get places |
For most secondary schools, there are more applicants than places available. All schools have admissions criteria to decide which children are offered a place.
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The criteria are not the same for every school. They may give priority to children who: |
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Distance to school |
The most common factor used is the distance from your home to the school, so we recommend you name your nearest school as one of your preferences. You can view a map showing secondary school admissions by distance to get an understanding of how these distances affected schools across the borough last year.
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Read the admissions criteria |
Some schools in the borough use our criteria for community schools (state-funded schools managed by the local authority), and others have their own criteria for deciding which children to admit. You can read the full criteria for community schools or visit school websites to read their criteria.
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Do you need to complete a supplementary information form? |
Some schools in the borough need to collect information that is not included in the application form. For these schools, you need to complete the school's supplementary information form as well as naming the school on your application.
Schools use this information to see which children meet their admissions criteria. For example, a faith school may ask for evidence of church attendance.
You can get supplementary information forms directly from the school, or download them from the school’s website. You should complete and return the form to the school directly by 31 October 2024.
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Don't forget |
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Bonus Pastor Open Sessions 2024
