Southwark 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 (19)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Ark All Saints Academy	104	245	66	66	2.4 per offer
Ark Globe Academy	81	310	57	57	3.8 per offer
Ark Walworth Academy	130	399	93	93	3.1 per offer
Bacon's College	185	404	146	144	2.2 per offer
City of London Academy (Southwark)	240	660	223	207	2.8 per offer
Haberdashers' Borough Academy	180	517	135	128	2.9 per offer
Harris Academy Bermondsey	115	284	88	88	2.5 per offer
Harris Academy Peckham	114	227	47	47	2.0 per offer
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich	150	540	113	85	3.6 per offer
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich	140	499	93	86	3.6 per offer
Kingsdale Foundation School	416	2871	964	336	6.9 per offer
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School	31	93	19	19	3.0 per offer
Sacred Heart Catholic School	115	686	238	102	6.0 per offer
St Michael's Catholic College	150	572	192	123	3.8 per offer
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School	66	198	29	29	3.0 per offer
The Charter School Bermondsey	110	306	80	80	2.8 per offer
The Charter School East Dulwich	231	1006	212	136	4.4 per offer
The Charter School North Dulwich	178	1195	363	168	6.7 per offer
The St Thomas the Apostle College	150	499	181	117	3.3 per offer

Primary schools (65)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Albion Primary School	50	164	34	34	3.3 per offer
Alfred Salter Primary School	60	180	48	43	3.0 per offer
Angel Oak Academy	59	117	53	52	2.0 per offer
Ark Globe Academy	34	54	31	31	1.6 per offer
Bellenden Primary School	20	72	12	12	3.6 per offer
Bessemer Grange Primary School	60	216	51	47	3.6 per offer
Bird In Bush School	25	54	24	24	2.2 per offer
Boutcher Church of England Primary School	30	107	41	27	3.6 per offer
Brunswick Park Primary School	60	126	41	39	2.1 per offer
Charles Dickens Primary School	59	222	120	59	3.8 per offer
Crampton Primary	30	118	35	26	3.9 per offer
Crawford Primary School	26	61	21	21	2.3 per offer
Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School	89	388	146	87	4.4 per offer
Dulwich Wood Primary School	60	186	68	51	3.1 per offer
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School	28	59	25	25	2.1 per offer
Friars Primary Foundation School	23	66	15	15	2.9 per offer
Galleywall Primary, City of London Academy	45	129	37	37	2.9 per offer
Goodrich Community Primary School	43	124	22	22	2.9 per offer
Goose Green Primary and Nursery School	25	152	13	13	6.1 per offer
Grange Primary School	29	58	26	26	2.0 per offer
Grove Primary School	20	49	17	17	2.5 per offer
Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich	60	219	43	35	3.7 per offer
Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park	21	66	20	20	3.1 per offer
Heber Primary School	60	264	79	56	4.4 per offer
Hollydale Primary School	30	116	24	22	3.9 per offer
Ilderton Primary School	23	63	19	19	2.7 per offer
Ivydale Primary School	60	153	49	47	2.6 per offer
John Donne Primary School	44	91	43	43	2.1 per offer
John Keats Primary School	34	78	33	33	2.3 per offer
John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes	58	156	69	55	2.7 per offer
Judith Kerr Primary School	55	307	64	40	5.6 per offer
Keyworth Primary School	25	46	16	16	1.8 per offer
Lyndhurst Primary School	60	217	85	51	3.6 per offer
Michael Faraday School	50	134	44	44	2.7 per offer
Oasis Academy Surrey Square	49	102	44	44	2.1 per offer
Oliver Goldsmith Primary School	34	74	26	26	2.2 per offer
Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School	5	19	2	2	3.8 per offer
Phoenix Primary School	65	138	57	57	2.1 per offer
Pilgrims' Way Primary School	17	25	16	16	1.5 per offer
Redriff Primary, City of London Academy	59	195	94	55	3.3 per offer
Riverside Primary School	30	81	24	24	2.7 per offer
Robert Browning Primary School	13	34	12	12	2.6 per offer
Rotherhithe Primary School	29	95	29	29	3.3 per offer
Rye Oak Primary School	26	59	19	19	2.3 per offer
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough	17	54	12	12	3.2 per offer
Snowsfields Primary School	22	60	15	15	2.7 per offer
Southwark Park Primary School	35	92	30	30	2.6 per offer
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School	40	81	38	38	2.0 per offer
St Francis RC Primary School	29	55	28	28	1.9 per offer
St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School	13	34	12	12	2.6 per offer
St George's Church of England Primary School	8	30	6	6	3.8 per offer
St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School	30	63	31	29	2.1 per offer
St James' Church of England Primary School	37	79	33	33	2.1 per offer
St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School	58	279	100	56	4.8 per offer
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School	30	133	40	26	4.4 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Infants School	27	53	26	26	2.0 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	15	40	15	15	2.7 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	30	90	34	26	3.0 per offer
St Jude's Church of England Primary School	0	6	0	0	Not published
St Paul's Church of England Primary School	22	41	22	22	1.9 per offer
St Peter's Church of England Primary School	7	22	7	7	3.1 per offer
The Belham Primary School	60	236	68	47	3.9 per offer
The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie	30	124	28	23	4.1 per offer
Tower Bridge Primary School	18	49	15	15	2.7 per offer
Victory Primary School	10	38	4	4	3.8 per offer

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

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Questions

When is the Southwark 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.