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Admissions criteria for secondary schools

Find out what the admissions criteria are at schools across the borough.

If there are more applications to a school than places available, we use the schools' admissions policy to decide which children qualify for a place.

Schools that use the community schools' criteria

For admission in September 2025, we use the community schools’ criteria for the following schools:

  • Deptford Green School

  • Forest Hill School 

  • Sydenham School

Schools that use their own criteria

For admission in September 2025, the following schools will each use their own criteria:

Applying to start secondary school in 2025-26 updated Sept 24 (002)

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