In-Year Application Form (Reception-Y11)

The information on this form is processed electronically for administrative purposes and is subject to the terms of the UK GDPR.

Prendergast Vale School is an all-through school for children aged 3 - 16 years. This form is for children applying to Reception - Year 11. (Reception and Year 7 in-year applications are only accepted after 1 January. Please contact Lewisham Admissions until 31 December.) 

Our nursery takes children from the term after they turn three years old. To apply for a nursery place, please click here. 

This application form must be completed by a parent/carer with parental responsibility to apply for an in-year place at Prendergast Vale School. We may require the applicant to provide formal evidence as proof of parental responsibility.

You must provide the following documents to complete your application:

• Proof of address where child normally lives includes (submit ONE document):

• - Council Tax statement or letter (in the applicant’s name and for the current financial year)
• - Tenancy agreement or solicitor’s letter confirming completion of house purchase (please see Section A of our Proof of Address Protocol for more details)
• - Letter from the National Asylum Support Service (NASS) or UK Border Force (UKBA) confirming the applicant lives at the address (must be current year).
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• Proof of birth date includes (submit ONE document)​​
• - Passport (must be current)
• - EU national identity card (must be current)
• - Prescription or medical letter (must clearly state child’s name and date of birth).

If you have recently moved to your address, you must also supply a letter from a solicitor confirming completion date (closing accounts may be required). If you move house, or some other relevant change to your situation, you must re-apply and provide new documents.

Please make sure your documents are correct and current. For more information and the full list of accepted documents, please read our parental responsibility and proof of address protocols, available on the School Policies section of our website. To complete your application, please email any further requested documents to PVS Admissions: admissions@prendergast-vale.com

We are only able to process applications once the school has received all relevant requested documents.

For children who have arrived from outside the UK – it is the responsibility of the parents of foreign national children to check that their children have a right under their UK entry conditions to study at a school before applying for a place. For more information, please read this UK Government guidance.

For a child with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), please seek advice from your local authority’s Children with Complex Needs service. (Lewisham: 020 7138 1272 or 020 7138 1275)

Reason for application

Child's details

Child's home address: This is the address where the child normally lives. If this is different from the applicant's address, please give the reason for this. If the applicant has moved house within the last six months, you will also need to provide evidence to confirm that your home address is permanent, rather than temporary. Parents/carers must provide documentary evidence as proof of permanent home address.

If you move house, or some other relevant change to your situation, please submit a new application with this new information, and provide new supporting documents. Please re-apply online or contact the school.

Shared care arrangements: It is normally accepted that the child lives with the parent/carer who makes the application and is able to provide documentary evidence of the child’s main domiciliary address, that is, who the child lives with on school days. If this applies, you should indicate the reason and provide the appropriate documentation.

Proof of birth date: Parents/carers must provide documentary evidence showing proof of child's birth date.

Our parental responsibility protocol and proof of address protocol provide more information and can be found on the School Policies page of our website.

Parent/Carer details

The Applicant is Parent/Carer 1. Please include the name(s) of parent(s) or adults(s) with legal parental responsibility with whom the child lives permanently, including a parent with shared care. If you tick 'Other', provide evidence of legal parental responsibility.

Applicant (Parent/Carer 1)

Parent/Carer 2

Child's education details (school)

Your child should continue attending their current school until a start date has been confirmed by the new school.

Siblings also applying or already attending this school

Please ensure you complete a separate form for each child applying for a place at this school.

Sibling 1

Sibling 2

Sibling 3

Sibling 4

Children in public care or adopted children previously in public care prior to adoption

Children who are newly arrived in the UK

For children who have arrived from outside the UK – it is the responsibility of the parents of foreign national children to check that their children have a right under their UK entry conditions to study at a school before applying for a place. For more information, please read this UK Government guidance.

Supplementary Information

If you wish to make a claim for consideration under the criterion for exceptional social or medical need, please contact the school to ask for our In-Year Supplementary Information Form. A supplementary information form must accompany your application, with documentary evidence to support your claim. Please read our determined admissions policy carefully, before you submit your in-year application.

Requested Documents

We are only able to process applications once the school has received all relevant requested documents.

You must provide documents to support your application, including a current proof of address and proof of birth date for your child. For more information and the full list of accepted documents, please read our proof of address and parental responsibility protocols, available on the School Policies page of our website.

Application to your Local Authority

You are advised to submit an In-year Common Application Form (iCAF) to your own Local Authority if you would like your child to move schools.

Declaration and confirmation of parent/carer

I confirm that:

I wish to apply for a place for my child at Prendergast Vale School.

I certify that I am the person with parental responsibility for this child who lives permanently with me at the address given. I have provided proof of the address where the child normally lives.

I authorise the school and/or Local Authority to check the details I have supplied against any records held by the Local Authority, the child's current or previous school, as well as those of other external agencies.

I understand that it is my responsibility as applicant to provide evidence acceptable to the school that conclusively shows the child’s permanent home address, as well as any other required documentary evidence.

I understand that any false or deliberately misleading information given on this form and/or supporting information/documentation may render this application invalid, or lead to the offer of a place being withdrawn.

I certify that the information I have given is true and complete.

Please make sure that you provide all necessary documents. Failure to do so will delay consideration of your child’s application. Please include your child's full name and date of birth with your email. Email requested documents to: admissions@prendergast-vale.com

Data Protection

The Leathersellers’ Federation of Schools is a data controller for the purposes of the UK GDPR. We collect information from you and may also receive, share, store and use information about your child as required by law and as described in the Privacy Notice on the School Policies page of our website.

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