Secondary Transfer for children leaving Twin Oaks in July 2026!

Important information regarding secondary school applications-please read

Dates for diaries:

Wednesday 10th September 2025: Year 6 transition meeting at Twin Oaks 3.30pm in the hall

Monday 22nd September 2025: Lewisham meeting for parents at The Civic Suite in Catford (more information will come to you as we get it)

Applications

Schools open for visits: September/October 2025 (please check on school websites for up to date open day/evening information)
Applications open (apply online by clicking here): From Monday 1 September 2025
Closing date for applications: Friday 31 October 2025 (we recommend that you submit your online application before the half term holiday in October. )
Closing date for supplementary forms (if required) to be returned to the school directly: Friday 31 October 2025
Click here to see which Lewisham schools require supplementary forms

Offers

Results for online applications: Monday 2nd March 2026 (you will get an email in the evening telling you where your child has been offered a place)
Deadline for accepting your offer: Monday 16th March 2026 (if you applied online, you must accept the offer online – you should keep a record of your login details)

Appeals

See details for appeals to Lewisham schools here
See details for appeals to Southwark schools here

Online applications

Applications for secondary school choices can be made from 1st September 2025. The site is open until October 31st but please do aim to complete the application before this date.

Online application link: https://www.eadmissions.org.uk/

For step by step instructions on applying - click here

Click below to see details of schools and application procedures for all three of our local boroughs

Lewisham Secondary schools

Lewisham Admissions

Greenwich Secondary Schools

Greenwich Admissions

Southwark Secondary schools

Southwark Admissions

See what children and parents of Year 7 have to say about starting secondary school in Lewisham

Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Most children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities can get the support they need at local mainstream schools.

If your child has an Education, Health and Care Plan, you need to follow a different process when applying for a secondary school place. For more information about applying to start secondary school, please speak to Miss Shearsby. For more information use the link: School Admissions for Children with Special Education Needs

Grammar schools

Lewisham does not have any grammar schools. If you are looking at a grammar school for your child they need to be registered to take the test usually before the end of May while they are in Year 5.

See here for details about the Bexley Grammar tests for schools such as Beths

See here for details of the Kent test for schools such as Dartford Grammar.

See here for details of Bromley tests for St Olaves or Newstead Woods

Open events

We recommend that you go and see as many secondary schools as you can and if possible, visit while the schools are open and the children are learning in them.

As schools send us information about their open days we will upload them here:

Lewisham are advertising all the dates for all of their secondary school's open days here

Southwark are advertising their dates here

Greenwich are advertising their dates here

Sign up for weekly emails from Lewisham about the admissions process – to receive these as they will contain tips/advice about application process and reminders as the Oct 31 date approaches. Sign up here

Deptford Green

Open Evenings

Open mornings

Follow on X @DeptfordGreen

Website: https://www.deptfordgreen.lewisham.sch.uk/page/?title=Admissions&pid=12

Haberdasher's Hatcham College

From 3 to Forever - the Haberdashers' Pupil Experience from Haberdashers' Academies Trust on Vimeo.

Virtual open day

https://www.habshatcham.org.uk/Virtual-Open-Day/

Open evening:

Open mornings

For details see here: https://www.habshatcham.org.uk/Admissions/Open-Days/

Follow on X: @HabsHatcham

Propsectus: https://www.habshatcham.org.uk/Our-Prospectus/

*Note - Music specialist applications available, see website for details.

Addey and Stanhope

Open evening:

Open mornings:

Follow on X: @Addeys300

Website: http://www.as.lewisham.sch.uk/18/admissions

Bonus Pastor Catholic college

Open evening:

Open mornings:

Follow on X: @bonus_pastor

Website: https://www.bonuspastor.co.uk/599/admissions

Bacon's College

//www.youtube.com/embed/frnT0os2XGs

Open evening:

Open mornings:

Click here for Bacons College Prospectus

Follow on X: @baconscollege

Website: https://www.baconscollege.co.uk/

Harris Bermondsey (Girls only)

Open evening:

Open mornings:

Click here for the Harris prospectus

Follow on X: @HABermondsey

Website: https://www.harrisbermondsey.org.uk/238/academy-admissions?search=2022

The Leathersellers' Federation -

Prendergast Vale,

Open evening:

Open mornings:

Website: https://www.prendergast-vale.com/587/admissions-arrangements-for-entry-into-year-7

Follow on X @ValePrendergast

Prendergast Ladywell

Open evening:

Open mornings:

Website https://www.prendergast-ladywell.com/1452/admission-into-year-7

Prendergast (Girls only)

Open evening:

Open mornings:

Music Events

Follow on X @PrendergastSch1

Website: https://www.prendergast-school.com/194/admissions

St Matthew's Academy

Open evening:

Open afternoons:

Follow on X @StMattAcad

Website: https://www.stmatthewacademy.co.uk/admissions

https://www.stmatthewacademy.co.uk/admissions/prospectus

City of London - Southwark

Open evening:

Open mornings:

Click here to see the promotional video

Click here for the prospectus

Follow on X @CoLA_Southwark

Website: https://www.cityacademy.co.uk/admissions3/403.html

INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY APTITUDE TEST

City of London Academy specialises in Business and Enterprise, also known as Information Technology. Prospective students can complete an online Information and Technology Aptitude Test that evaluates their aptitude for Information Technology.

CoLA Southwark allocates up to 24 places (10 per cent of the cohort) each year through this test.

The Information and Technology Aptitude test will take place at the City of London Academy (Southwark). See https://www.cityacademy.co.uk/admissions3/403.html for full details.