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In year admissions

What is an in year admission?

You would normally be making an in year application if:

  • your child does not currently have a school place to attend; or
  • your child has recently moved into the borough or has arrived from another country

You must contact our school admissions team so that we can assist you in finding a suitable school place for your child.

Our school admissions team will be able to guide you through the correct in year application process for you. In Southwark, there are four routes to apply for an in year place and differ depending on the schools you want to apply for and your child’s circumstances. The in year application routes are set out below.

Southwark in year application process

Route 1

Schools that co-ordinate and manage their own in year applications

If you're applying for an in year place at any of the Southwark schools listed below, you must apply to them directly. You will receive an outcome to your child's in year application directly from the school within 15 school days. For further details on how to apply please visit each school’s website.   

Primary

Secondary

Should you have any queries regarding your child's in year application you must contact the schools listed above directly as they each manage their own in year admissions. 

Route 2

In year applications co-ordinated by Southwark Council’s school admissions team

If your child is currently not attending a Southwark school and you'd like to apply for an in year place at a Southwark school not listed at Route 1 above, you must complete Southwark Council's online in year application.

If you apply for an in year place under Route 2, you will receive an outcome to your child's application directly from Southwark Council within 15 school days. You can also email our school admissions team at inyear.admissions@southwark.gov.uk should you have any queries regarding your child's in year application. 

Route 3

If you're a Southwark resident and applying to a school outside of Southwark

You must contact the borough where the school is located to ask about their in year application arrangements. 

If you apply for an in year place under Route 3, you should receive an outcome to your child's application directly from the out borough school or the local authority that you submitted the application within 15 school days. Should you have any queries regarding your child's in year application, you must contact the local authority that you submitted the application to directly who will be able to advise you further.  

Route 4

Transferring your child from one Southwark school to another Southwark school

You will need to speak directly with your child’s current headteacher in the first instance. Once you have spoken with the headteacher, they will arrange to provide you with information on the school to school transfer process.

Important information

  • families who are applying for a voluntary aided (church) schools, academy, foundation or free schools, must contact the school directly to ask if they're required to complete a Supplementary Information Form (SIF); all completed SIFs must be returned directly to the school of application
  • in year applications will not be processed during school holiday periods

Offer

After submitting your application, you will receive an outcome within 15 school days.

If the school you have named on the in year application cannot offer your child a place, they will let you know the reasons why and tell you about your right to appeal. Information about how to appeal will also be on each school’s website. You cannot submit an appeal until you have been told the outcome of your application.

Page last updated: 30 August 2024

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