You can find advice and information here, to help you make your decision on which primary schools to apply for.
The success rate in 2007
Many primary schools are oversubscribed when the closing date for applications is reached in February, as a result of the fact that parents are invited to express up to four preferences for Lewisham schools.
However, in 2007, when the Community school admissions criteria had been applied and decisions also made by Voluntary Aided and Foundation schools and St Matthew Academy, 97% of parents received an offer of one of their four preferences.
When re-offers were made in June of places which had become available from parents who had also applied and accepted places in another borough, the success rate was even higher.
Using the admissions criteria and other information to aid your decision
It should be noted that small schools that have only one class of 30 children will admit from a much closer distance than larger schools admitting 90 children and that each Voluntary Aided or Foundation school or Academy will have its own admissions criteria.
To avoid disappointment special attention should be paid to the published criteria. Any exceptional medical or social claim should be submitted with the CAF by attaching up to date professional documentation.
You can also use last year's admissions information to help you consider whether your child is likely to be offered a place at a Community school in Lewisham.
Other important admissions information
There are proposals for Monson Primary School and Lewisham Bridge Primary School which you should be aware of when making your application.