You can out how decisions about primary school places are made on this page.
How your application form is used
Each school that you list on your primary school admission form will be informed that you have made an application.
Each application is looked at separately without consideration of other schools listed on the form.
How admissions policies are applied
Once all applications have been received, the admissions authority for the school will consider its complete list and, if there are more applications than there are places available, the admissions policy will be applied.
In the case of community schools, we will apply the admissions policy and decide which applicants receive a place.
In the case of a voluntary or foundation school or an academy, the governors of the school will make the admissions decision and will use evidence provided on the supplementary form.
You can find the admissions policy for community schools on this website. The admissions policy for each foundation and voluntary aided school and academy is available in the starting school booklet.
Offers of a primary school place
Once all of the admissions decisions have been made, these are fed back to the Admissions Team.
Where a child can be offered more than one school they have applied for, the ranked order will be used to offer the child the highest of the possible offers.
No child should receive more than one Lewisham school place.
School places for looked after children
Children in care are among the most vulnerable in society. All admissions authorities must give highest priority in their admissions policy to such children.
Looked after children are defined by Section 22 of the Children Act 1989 as any child in the care of the local authority or provided with accommodation by them (e.g. children with foster parents).