Admissions

Year 7 Admissions Process 2025

To apply for a place at Leigh Stationers’ Academy, an applicant must apply through their home Local Authority, in accordance with the Co-ordinated Planned Admission scheme. The Local Authority coordinates the application process on behalf of Leigh Stationers’ Academy according to the scheme which is published in their annual admissions booklet. To apply, please on the link below:

APPLY FOR A SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACE

There are 270 places available in Year 7 at Leigh Stationers’ Academy for September 2025.  All children applying for a place at Leigh Stationers’ Academy are required to take a fair banding test, including siblings of students currently attending the academy. The applicants will be split into 5 equally sized bands based on their assessment results. Within each band our admission criteria will be applied as set out in our determined admission arrangements. This is to ensure that LSA has a comprehensive intake and children across the full ability range are admitted.  It is not possible to pass or fail the test, but those not sitting the test at all, will only be prioritised after those children who have sat the test.

Leigh Stationers’ Academy Policy and Procedure 2025/2026

Key Dates

• Fair Banding Tests: Saturday 12th October 2024, Saturday 16th November 2024 and Tuesday 19th November 2024
• Supplementary Form (Fair Banding) Closing Date: Thursday 31st October 2024
• Closing date for Local authority SCAF and Leigh Stationers’ Academy Supplementary Form to be returned directly to the academy: 31st October 2024
• Year 7 Open Mornings: Tuesday 24th September 2024 (9 – 11am) and Thursday 26th September 2024 (9 – 11am) – booking only
• Year 7 Open Evening: Tuesday 17th September 2024 (4.30 – 7pm)
• National Offer Day: Monday 3rd March 2025 (emails sent after 4pm)

Fair Banding Tests will be held at one of the Leigh Academies Trust Schools in the South East London Cluster. Parents and Carers will be notified of the venue and time of their child’s test via post, email or phone.

Applications for the Fair Banding Test have now closed

The test is a non verbal reasoning paper and free resources can be downloaded via the GL Assessment website linked below.

GL ASSESSMENT WEBSITE 11+ PAPERS

Sixth Form Admissions

Woolf Sixth form is an inclusive community and we welcome application from students from any background looking to study in a supportive and caring environment. 

There are up to 200 places available in Woolf Sixth Form for September. The Admissions criteria for the Academy, including Sixth Form, is set out in our published Admissions Policy. 

Leigh Stationers’ Academy Admissions Policy and Procedure (button – remove year)

Leigh Stationers’ Academy Admissions Policy and Procedure

Application Procedure

Applications for enrolment in Woolf Sixth Form for September 2025 will open 31st October 2024. To initiate your application, please visit the enrolment website below.

Apply to Woolf Sixth Form at Leigh Stationers’ Academy

Each applicant must complete an application form, providing information about their predicted grades and preferred course selections. Additionally, as part of the application process, we will request a reference from your current school. We will not process your application till the reference form is received. 

The deadline for submitting completed applications is 14th February 2025. All students are required to use the online application form for this purpose. 

Upon receipt of your application, our Sixth Form team will conduct a formal admissions process. Conditional offers will be extended, contingent on the student’s predicted grades and selected courses at that time. It’s important to note that these offers may be adjusted in accordance with the student’s actual results.

Should you have any questions or require further information about the admissions process, please do not hesitate to contact us at admissions@stationers.latrust.org.uk. 

Applications received after the 14th February 2025, deadline will still be processed, but students will be placed on a waiting list in cases where courses are oversubscribed.

In July 2025, we plan to host a Taster Event for all prospective Year 12 students. During this event, students will have the opportunity to experience life as a sixth form student at Woolf. They will attend lessons related to their interests, gain insight into our culture and ethos, and have the chance to interact with our staff and students.

In-Year Admissions

Applicants applying for a place at LSA need to apply directly to the Academy. The process regarding children admitted via Fair Access Panel will be in line with Greenwich Local Authority’s published arrangements.

Appeals

If you have not been offered a place at Leigh Stationers’ Academy, the law entitles you to appeal against that decision to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. All appeals will be heard online which has the advantage that your appeal can be heard from your home or place of work.

If you wish to appeal, please use this link to complete your appeal online. Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. It is suggested that you download the explanatory booklet about appeals which you should read before you complete the appeal form –

You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form and you MUST give the grounds for your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you state the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school, but on different forms.

Any letters or reports that you wish the panel to see should be uploaded at this time.  You are asked to bear in mind that if you later send additional information, the closing date is 5 working days before the STAGE 1 hearing.  All appointed panels have agreed NOT to take any late letters or reports after the 5 working day deadline.  This will be strictly enforced.  For secondary/primary transfer appeals, the hearing will take place at least TWO months after the refusal letter.  This gives you plenty of time to get your evidence together if you act early and take account of school holidays.

Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated in the last THREE months.  If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs with a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.

Full details about the hearing will be sent to you with your invitation to the hearing.

If you wish to contact the clerk – email:  clerk@educationappeals.com

Timetable for Appeals

Mid-Term Applications Appeals

Sixth Form Applications Appeals