Apply for a secondary in-year school place for the 2023-2024 academic year

Apply for an in-year admission to a Lambeth secondary school for the 2023 – 2024 academic year.

How to apply for a school place

Do it online

Apply online via the Lambeth Parent Portal. 

Please follow our guide to find out how to create an account and use the portal:

In-Year Common Application Form Part A (iCAF Part A)

Use the link above to apply for Lambeth community schools, regardless of which borough the child lives in.

In addition to the online In-Year Common Application Form Part A (iCAF Part A), if your child is on the register of a London state school, you and a senior member of staff there will need to complete the Lambeth In-Year Common Application Form Part B form and attach it to your application before submission.

Download the Lambeth In-Year Common Application Form Part B

Please also make sure that you attach the required proof of address and date of birth documents mentioned on the next page to the online form before you submit it, for the application to be complete.

The Lambeth In-Year Common Application Form Part B and proof of date of birth documents can also be sent to the Lambeth School Admissions Team separately, if you are unable to attach them to your online application.

If you can't apply online

There will be a very limited number of paper iCAF Part As for applying for a place at Lambeth community schools. Alternatively a soft copy of the form can be emailed to you. These are only for use in previously agreed exceptional circumstances.

Completed forms will need to be submitted to the Lambeth School Admissions Team with the required proof of address and date of birth documentation mentioned on the next page. These items can be sent by post, by email or via scanning facilities in the Lambeth Customer Centre. You will need an appointment for the latter.

By post

If you choose to send your application by post, you must use the correct postage and send it to:

Lambeth School Admissions Team
London Borough of Lambeth
PO Box 80771
London
SW2 9QQ

By email

You can email the CAF and documentation to admissions@lambeth.gov.uk. This is on the understanding that the security of any unsecured/unencrypted sensitive information which is emailed to us is the responsibility of the sender.

By emailing us such documents unencrypted, you are accepting full responsibility for its security. If possible, we would recommend that items are sent securely via an email encryption package (we use egress switch which is free).

By hand

You can book an appointment at the Lambeth Customer Service Centre to use their scanning facilities to submit information to us.

By Phone

Phone: 020 7926 9503