Lewisham school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

We haven't yet confirmed the council's admissions page link.

GOV.UK: School admissions

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (14)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Addey and Stanhope School	85	265	61	61	3.1 per offer
Bonus Pastor Catholic College	172	686	305	151	4.0 per offer
Conisborough College	98	264	55	55	2.7 per offer
Deptford Green School	168	550	150	137	3.3 per offer
Forest Hill School	168	528	126	99	3.1 per offer
Haberdashers' Hatcham College	218	774	210	175	3.6 per offer
Haberdashers' Knights Academy	120	285	72	72	2.4 per offer
Prendergast Ladywell School	110	717	120	74	6.5 per offer
Prendergast School	115	555	159	97	4.8 per offer
Prendergast Vale School	64	291	35	35	4.5 per offer
Sedgehill Academy	176	634	168	122	3.6 per offer
St Matthew Academy	155	622	134	83	4.0 per offer
Sydenham School	235	681	217	179	2.9 per offer
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham	90	382	59	48	4.2 per offer

Primary schools (67)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Adamsrill Primary School	55	160	44	44	2.9 per offer
All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath	30	144	21	19	4.8 per offer
Ashmead Primary School	60	219	83	58	3.7 per offer
Athelney Primary School	24	58	24	24	2.4 per offer
Baring Primary School	16	75	13	13	4.7 per offer
Beecroft Garden Primary	59	279	59	51	4.7 per offer
Brindishe Green School	90	302	75	74	3.4 per offer
Brindishe Lee School	30	207	35	28	6.9 per offer
Brindishe Manor School	60	293	79	59	4.9 per offer
Childeric Primary School	22	54	22	22	2.5 per offer
Cooper's Lane Primary School	82	169	74	74	2.1 per offer
Dalmain Primary School	59	285	73	58	4.8 per offer
Deptford Park Primary School	13	47	13	12	3.6 per offer
Downderry Primary School	60	196	84	59	3.3 per offer
Edmund Waller Primary School	60	218	76	57	3.6 per offer
Elfrida Primary School	20	42	20	20	2.1 per offer
Eliot Bank Primary School	60	198	41	41	3.3 per offer
Fairlawn Primary School	59	174	52	51	2.9 per offer
Forster Park Primary School	21	107	18	18	5.1 per offer
Good Shepherd RC School	18	47	16	16	2.6 per offer
Gordonbrock Primary School	90	347	128	87	3.9 per offer
Grinling Gibbons Primary School	19	49	18	18	2.6 per offer
Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School	60	271	83	58	4.5 per offer
Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary	59	131	49	49	2.2 per offer
Haberdashers' Knights Primary	25	61	21	21	2.4 per offer
Haseltine Primary School	37	106	32	32	2.9 per offer
Holbeach Primary School	46	149	40	40	3.2 per offer
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School	30	89	36	29	3.0 per offer
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School	21	70	20	20	3.3 per offer
Horniman Primary School	30	171	47	28	5.7 per offer
John Ball Primary School	91	374	138	85	4.1 per offer
John Stainer Community Primary School	56	242	37	37	4.3 per offer
Kelvin Grove Primary School	41	117	32	32	2.9 per offer
Kender Primary School	36	88	35	35	2.4 per offer
Kilmorie Primary School	82	239	69	69	2.9 per offer
Launcelot Primary School and Nursery	29	88	29	24	3.0 per offer
Marvels Lane Primary School	32	79	31	31	2.5 per offer
Myatt Garden Primary School	60	193	55	48	3.2 per offer
Oak Gardens Primary School	12	46	11	11	3.8 per offer
Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School	23	46	22	22	2.0 per offer
Perrymount Primary School	29	118	24	24	4.1 per offer
Prendergast Ladywell School	43	177	33	33	4.1 per offer
Prendergast Vale School	30	103	32	25	3.4 per offer
Rangefield Primary School	30	84	25	24	2.8 per offer
Rathfern Primary School	59	250	63	56	4.2 per offer
Rushey Green Primary School	51	203	43	43	4.0 per offer
Sandhurst Primary School	90	261	110	89	2.9 per offer
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery	25	55	24	24	2.2 per offer
St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School	60	179	81	57	3.0 per offer
St George's CofE Primary School	27	66	25	25	2.4 per offer
St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School	6	29	6	6	4.8 per offer
St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School	19	40	15	15	2.1 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	7	37	7	7	5.3 per offer
St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School	30	177	41	30	5.9 per offer
St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School	30	79	29	28	2.6 per offer
St Matthew Academy	18	61	14	14	3.4 per offer
St Michael's Church of England Primary School	12	37	11	11	3.1 per offer
St Saviour's Catholic Primary School	18	47	18	18	2.6 per offer
St Stephen's CofE Primary School	10	43	10	10	4.3 per offer
St William of York Catholic Primary School	27	66	25	25	2.4 per offer
St Winifred's RC Primary School	37	89	29	29	2.4 per offer
Stillness Infant School	83	268	77	77	3.2 per offer
Tidemill Academy	56	134	50	50	2.4 per offer
Torridon Primary School	90	242	74	74	2.7 per offer
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham	55	184	44	44	3.3 per offer
Turnham Academy	20	53	19	19	2.7 per offer
Twin Oaks Primary School	12	47	12	12	3.9 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Lewisham secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.