Secondary Admissions

Admissions Arrangements for September 2019

All families in London must apply for a place at Secondary school at www.eadmissions.org.uk. If you have recently moved into the area and would like to enrol your child here at Prendergast Ladywell School, please get in touch with Lewisham Council ASAP. 

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Why choose Prendergast Ladywell School? 

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Important diary dates

The transition from primary school to secondary school is a significant milestone, which can be daunting for some young people. We want to make this process as simple and easy as possible by providing plenty of opportunity for our future pupils to familiarise themselves with their new environment as soon as they can.

Every year, we deliver a varied programme of events to aid with the transition to Prendergast Ladywell School. Below is an outline of how the process worked for students joining us in 2018; we generally have similar dates each year.

Thursday 1 March	National Offer Day
Friday 15 March	Deadline for accepting your place
Monday 10 June	Student enrolment meetings (by appointment from 2pm)
Wednesday 26 June TBC	Student enrolment meetings (by appointment from 2.15pm)
Tuesday 2 July	Student familiarisation (Induction day: 9am - 12.45pm) Students to arrive from 8.45am
Tuesday 3 September	Year 7 starts school (am only)
Wednesday 4 September	School starts

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Enrolment Meetings

We hold enrolment meetings on the afternoon of Monday 10 June from 2pm. If you need to discuss this please get in touch.

Letters of invitation include the Enrolment Form to complete and return, and our soon-to-be-updated Welcome Booklet for you to keep. We ask families to bring the completed forms along with the child's original passport and / or birth certificate, their latest school report and any medical / SEN notes as necessary.

Please be aware that if you do not attend and do not get in touch with us to rearrange, we will assume that you do not wish your child to enrol with us and remove you from our admissions process.

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PLS Induction Day

We welcome families to our Induction Day on the first Tuesday of every July, which is the pan-London agreed induction date. The most recent Induction Day was Tuesday 3 July. Please see below for an outline of events to get an idea of what to expect.

Students arrive at Prendergast Ladywell School, (using the Secondary School entrance off Ladywell Fields) and reported to the main reception desk at 8.45am in their current school uniform for the induction day, where students were signed in.  At this point parents said goodbye to their child in the reception area.

Parents who requested to look around the School met with our Prefects once all of the students have gone downstairs to their Welcome Assembly, and were taken on a tour.

The format of the Induction Day is as follows:                   

8.45 - 9.00	Arrival – students to be brought to reception and will be led to the Assembly hall.
9.00 - 9.30	Introductions – Welcome to Prendergast Ladywell School!
9.30 - 10.10	Activities
10.15 - 10.30	Class-based activities and a tour of the school.
10.40 - 11.20	Break time: refreshments are provided
11.30 - 12.45	Activities
12.45 - 13.00	Final presentations
13.00	End of the Induction Day

Parents / carers collected students outside reception at the end of the day.

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Open Events in September 2019

Year 6 children who are eligible to transfer to secondary school in September 2020 must apply for a school place via www.eadmissions.org.uk by 31 October 2019. If you are interested in enrolling your child to Prendergast Ladywell and you have not yet seen our school, please attend an open morning to see our School in action, explore our website, or get in touch with any questions you may have.

We propose to hold an Open Evening on Tuesday 10 September from 6pm to 8pm. You are welcome to join us for that, and / or the remaining open mornings we have planned. There is no need to make an appointment, just turn up!

The proposed dates for our Open Mornings are as follows, running from 9.15am to 10.30am:

Thursday 12 September

Tuesday 17 September

Thursday 19 September

Tuesday 24 September

Here are some comments from past events: 

I really enjoyed all of the different facilities that I was shown… you are doing very well. I am looking forward to coming here. I was very excited and looking forward to seeing the school after checking the website. I was even more impressed! My child will be coming in September. Thank you. I have enjoyed my time here. I think I will have a good education here next year

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Important information

Please read our Welcome Booklet, which is full of important information about joining PLS.

You will also find the following documents useful:

• Attendance Leaflet

• Biometrics (cashless catering) Letter and the Biometrics Information Booklet

• FSM Letter from PLS and the FSM Letter from Lewisham with info on how to apply for FSM

• Please see the Uniform page for further details on where you can buy the School Uniform
   

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Free school lunches

At Prendergast Ladywell School, a hot healthy lunch costs £2.30 per day (£11.50 per week). If your family receives certain benefits, your child may be entitled to free school meals, which could save you over £400 a year! This money is credited directly to your child's account daily at 12noon, so no one knows who receives free school meals.

In addition to free school meals, PLS will receive extra money (pupil premium) to benefit your child’s education. 

Apply online at www.lewisham.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals.

Don’t miss out – apply today.

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