Have your say on changes to some Lambeth Community Schools admissions policy and arrangements for 2025/2026 entry

Purpose / Background

The School Admissions Code 2021 requires schools, or the Local Authority for community schools, to formally consult with the public regarding changes to their admissions criteria arrangements. This would include admissions criteria and decreases to the Published Admissions Number (PAN). If no changes are made, there is a requirement that schools consult every seven years. 

The changes proposed for Lambeth community schools are the formal reductions in PAN for the following schools from the 2025/26 academic year. The proposal regarding primary schools is part of a wider undertaking by the council to reduce PANs due to falling population across the borough.  

Please see list of schools below who have agreed to reduce the number of Reception places: 

There are no changes proposed to the existing admissions criteria or main admissions processes for Lambeth community primary schools (and Oasis Academy Johanna, on behalf of Oasis Community Learning), nor Woodmansterne School (both phases), and Lilian Baylis Technology School.  

To help you have your say on changes you can view the draft admissions policy

Non-Community school consultations on the admission arrangements and/or to reduce PAN: 

Dunraven Educational Trust

Elmgreen School

Van Gogh School

St. Helen’s Catholic Primary School

[Please note that the schools listed above may alter after the consultation goes live, this page will be updated accordingly] 

After the consultation ends

We will update the page after the consultation feedback has been reviewed and the draft policy is amended as appropriate and has been determined (agreed) by the lead Councillor for Children’s Services. Details of this will be published no later than 15 March 2024.