Contents 3-4 Essential information
SECONDARY SCHOOLS 5
Ark Globe Academy
6-7
Ark Walworth Academy
9
Alleyn’s School
10
City of London Academy
11
Bacon’s College
12
Borough academy
13
Compass School
14
Harris Academy Bermondsey
15
Harris Boys’ Academy
16
Harris Federation
17
Harris Peckham/Little Giants
18
Ark Evelyn Grace
19
La Retraite
20-21
St Saviour’s & St Olave’s School
22-23
James Allen’s Girls’ School
24-25
Kingsdale Foundation School
27
London Nautical School
28-29
St Michael’s Catholic College
30
South Bank UAE
31
St Thomas the Apostle College
32
Westminster City School
Further/HIGHER Education
33
Ark Globe Academy Sixth Form
34
Kingsdale Foundation School
35
St Michael’s Catholic College
36
St Saviour’s and St Olave’s Sixth Form for Girls
38
Westminster City School
40
Trinity Academy
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Essential information for those starting secondary school next year
Open days are due to take place, but make sure you know what is what By Kevin Quinn
Each year the challenge of deciding on which secondary school to apply to for your child remains one of the biggest education decisions for parents and carers...
You can’t expect to name a secondary school and assume that your child will automatically be offered a place. It is simply a case of listing the schools you prefer and awaiting the outcome of the allocation process. It is vital that you get the order of preferences right on your child’s primary to secondary transfer application. You may be tempted to name just one school on the online application as it is the only school you want for your child. However, there are no guarantees that your child will be offered this school. To increase the chances of your child being offered a preferred school, we strongly advise you to list up to six preferences on their application. There are various types of secondary schools to choose from including academies, voluntary aided, foundation, free and independent schools. And it is here where the oversubscription criteria vary. It is important you fully understand the oversubscription criteria and match them to your own circumstances. Some schools are heavily oversubscribed, with hundreds applying for places. Southwark Council has not published open day/evening dates in their brochure this year and you are strongly advised to check each school’s website for details on how and when they will be holding their open day/evening as this may be subject to change at short notice. Make sure you find out how many applications the school usually receives - this information will also be printed in the Starting Secondary school in Southwark 2022/23 brochure and the Starting secondary school in Lambeth 2022/23 booklet, as well as other boroughs. The more people who apply for a school for their children, the bigger the risk that your child might not be offered a place at that school. Armed with this knowledge, you should be better placed to put your preferences down. Do use all six preferences - however, you need to be wary about only choosing schools which are heavily over-subscribed. You should name your first preference school on the application, but also list preferences where your child has a realistic chance of being offered a place. Applying for secondary schools can be emotionally difficult. It is such a vital decision for your child’s future. If your child is in Year Continues overleaf
