All parents wanting to apply for a place for a child at Holy Trinity primary school are expected to take a tour of the school.
If you’re a prospective parent and haven’t had a school tour yet, please click the button below for the next available dates and to book a place on a tour.
During your tour we will tell you everything you need to know about the school, answer your questions and explain how Lambeth schools’ application system and selection criteria works.
At the end of the tour we will cover all the information you need to know about how to apply for a place in Reception at Holy Trinity.
Are you interested in joining the Holy Trinity family?
Holy Trinity is a Church of England school, but we are an inclusive community that welcomes all learners regardless of race, gender, and ethnicity or religion, stage of English learning, ability, special educational need or impairment.
Holy Trinity has two forms of entry, with maximum class sizes of 30 children in both Reception classes. We are deeply rooted in the local community, and as such we will always try to accommodate applications from local parents.
In the event that we are oversubscribed, our Governing body has designated that an equal amount of available places be made available both to families that attend church, and families that do not. Our admissions policy reflects our inclusive ethos. Every child and family is welcome. To view our current admissions policy please click the button below.
Admissions Policy Consultation for Next to Next Year
The Governing Body are consulting on admission arrangements for parents applying for places in Reception for the academic year beginning in September next to next year. The consultation will run for 8 weeks from 1st December Next to nexxt year to 31st January next year
This action is part of a wider undertaking by Lambeth Council to reduce PANs (Published Admissions Numbers) due to falling population across the borough. This is a consequence of a range of factors, including a drop in the number of births, lower fertility rates, the impact of welfare reform and the impact of the uncertainty of Brexit on migration that have led to a year-on-year fall in Reception numbers, which is expected to continue until next fourth year.
Holy Trinity supports the local authority’s view that all our schools have a responsibility to work together in finding a solution to the current and predicted number of children in our borough.
When to apply for a Reception place at Lambeth primary schools
Children join our primary school in September of the school year in which they are five – so, for entry in September next year, this applies to children born between 1 September of last fourth year and 31 August of its next year.
The closing date for applications for a Reception class place at a primary school in the current year academic year is midnight on 15th January next year.
If your application is received after 15th January next year, it will be considered a late application by Lambeth Council and will not be considered for a place until after 16th April next year (the date that all applicants are notified). Missing the 15th January deadline will therefore significantly reduce your chance of getting a place at Holy Trinity as your preferred choice.
How to apply for a primary school Reception place at Holy Trinity
The admissions system for all Reception age children is managed by the local authority in which you live and not by Holy Trinity directly. For most parents applying for a place at Holy Trinity that will mean applying through Lambeth Council.
However, for a place at Holy Trinity, all parents are required to apply using the Lambeth application system and submit a simple additional application form direct to Holy Trinity.
To apply through Lambeth Council, all parents are required to fill out a Common Application Form (‘CAF’) for their child, preferably using the online Lambeth e-admissions process, which is the Primary Schools Admissions Portal.
Parents who live in other boroughs may apply for places in a Lambeth school, but must apply through their home borough which will then be passed to Lambeth Council.
Lambeth Council provides a comprehensive Primary Schools Admission Booklet that details the Reception place application process that you can download below.
Once you have completed the CAF (for Lambeth or your borough), you’ll need to complete the short Holy Trinity application.
You can download this below and then post it or drop it into the school office - addressed to Applications, Holy Trinity CE Primary School, Upper Tulse Hill, London SW2 2RL
Or email a scanned copy to admin@holytrinity.lambeth.sch.uk
Reminder:
To apply for a place at Holy Trinity for Reception Class you must:
‘In Year’ admissions at Holy Trinity Primary School
For admissions at any other time please telephone or visit the school office to see whether we have any available places.
An ‘In-Year’ application is any application for a school place outside of the usual application time. In other words, for a primary school, any time other than first joining Reception.
If you would like to apply for a place in either:
then your application is considered an ‘In-Year' application.
Holy Trinity does not participate in the Lambeth Council ‘In-Year’ application system so all applications for ‘In-Year’ places are dealt with directly by the school.
For more information please contact the school office.
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