If your child is starting primary or secondary school in September 2011 then you need to start applying for a school place now. You need to apply for a place before the deadline, secondary school applications close 31 October 2010 primary school applications close 15 January 2011. Find out more information about primary and secondary schools in Southwark, how to apply for a secondary or primary school place or apply online, it's quick and easy to do.
Success rates
This year (applications 2010/11) 95 percent of parents were successful in securing a place for their child in their preferred school. This is an increase of 14 percent from 2009 and means that almost 300 more children than last year will go to a Southwark school of their choice.
Top of the class
Southwark primary schools over the last four years have gone from 150th in the national league tables (the bottom 10) to the top 25 percent of all local authorities, outperforming both national averages and the achievements of our statistical neighbours. These results put Southwark in the top ten of the most improved boroughs in England (for both primary and secondary).
