Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – for September 2011 Intake
Q. When will the application form and prospectus be available?
- Awaiting update
Q. I have missed the Open Evening; can I have an individual tour?
- Due to the large number of enquiries, it is not possible to offer prospective parents individual tours.
Q. I have missed the Open Evening, how can I get an application form?
- You can obtain a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) by either collecting one from the Main Reception or by telephoning the Admissions Officer on 020 7902 5045. A SIF will be put in the post to you on request. The closing date for applications is (to be advised). Please remember to complete your local authority Common Application Form (CAF).
Q. When is the closing date for applications?
- All applications have to be with the LNS by(to be advised). Failure to meet this deadline will mean you son’s application cannot be considered. Please be aware that any false or deliberately misleading information given on the SIF or the CAF and /or supporting information may render the application invalid, or lead to the offer of a place being withdrawn. It is the responsibility of parents to ensure that their child’s application has been completed correctly:
- Please note you must provide proof of home address for the child e.g. the child’s birth certificate, passport, child benefit or utility bill. Please do not send originals.
Q. Will my child be tested?
- Yes, your child will be tested. You will be notified by letter of your child’s testing date. This will consist of ability tests for the purpose of banding. This will take place mid November 2009.
Q. When will I know the outcome of my application?
- Awaiting update.
Q. Do you take children with Special Educational Needs?
- Yes. The parents of the children with a statement of Special Educational Needs will be invited to meet with the SENCo after we have received your application or statement. We also like these children to take the ability tests.
Q. How many places does the school offer?
- Awaiting update.
Q. Are siblings automatically offered a place at the school?
- No. Where applications for admission exceed the number of places available, (after allowing for places allocated to children with a statement of special educational needs naming the school), the following criteria will be applied to each ability band, in the order set out below, to decide which pupils to admit.
- Children: in care of the council (looked after children).
- Sport: Boys who are currently involved in a sporting activity, either land or water based, at a minimum of international / national / county or district level in priority order as indicated on the SIF.
- Sibling: Sibling is defined as the brother of a pupil who will still be attending LNS in the first year of admission.
- Random selection within the Ability Band.
Admissions Officer
admissions@nautical.lambeth.sch.uk
