How to apply for school place before deadline
Apply online
If you have not already applied for your child's secondary school place, you must apply using the Common Application Form (CAF) on the eAdmissions website.
Applications can be made online until 19 August 2025.
See the booklet below for a step-by-step guide on applying online before clicking on the link below to the application portal.
Starting secondary school in Lambeth 2025/26 booklet
Apply for a secondary school place
Please note that if you had created an eAdmissions account in the past and have not used it in the last three years, you may need to create a new account, as some historical accounts/children's details will have been deleted in compliance with GDPR.
If you are uncertain about how to create an account, or have forgotten your password, please view the short help videos easily found on the eAdmissions portal webpage.
If you still experience problems with creating an account, validating email addresses, or website functionality, please call the London Grid for Learning support line on 020 8255 5555 and press option one.
ParentComms
The ParentComms mobile app is an alternative way to receive notifications from the eAdmissions website and is designed to help parents stay connected with their child's school.
If you don’t already use ParentComms through your child's school, you will need to download the ParentComms app from the Apple App Store, Google Play or Windows Phone Store to a mobile device.
Register your eAdmissions USO username and password to receive the following push notifications from the admissions website:
- Reminders to submit any un-submitted applications 1 week and 24 hours before the closing date. (If you register less than 24 hours before the deadline you will not be able to be sent this message).
- Your application reference number of your submitted application
- The outcome of your application.
If you can't apply online or are making a second application for your child
If you are a Lambeth resident, please use the form below:
Lambeth secondary transfer paper CAF
By post
If you choose to send your application by post, you must use the correct postage and send it to:
Lambeth School Admissions Team
London Borough of Lambeth
PO Box 80771
London
SW2 9QQ
By email
You can email the CAF and documentation to schooladmissions@lambeth.gov.uk on the understanding that the security of any unsecured/unencrypted sensitive information which is emailed to us is the responsibility of the sender.
By emailing us such documents unencrypted, you are accepting full responsibility for its security. If possible, we would recommend that items are sent securely via an email encryption package (we use egress switch which is free).
By hand
You can book an appointment at the Lambeth Customer Service Centre to use their scanning facilities to submit information to us.