Admissions

Year 7 Admissions Process 2024

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 Stationers’ Crown Woods 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 2024.  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 2024/2025

Key Dates

• Fair Banding Tests: Saturday 12th October 2024
• Supplementary Form (Fair Banding) Closing Date: Friday 27th September 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: TBC

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.

Fair Banding Supplementary Form

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 in an inclusive community and we welcome applications from students from any background looking to study in a supportive and caring environment.

There are 400 places available in sixth form at Leigh Stationers’ Academy for September 2023. The Admissions criteria for the Academy, including Sixth Form, is set out in our published Admissions Policy.

Leigh Stationers’ Academy Admissions Policy and Procedure 2023/2024

Application Procedure

Applications for enrolment in Woolf Sixth Form for the September 2024 intake will open in November 2023. To initiate your application, please visit the following website link: https://scwa.applicaa.com/year12 . 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. 

The deadline for submitting completed applications is January 31, 2024. 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 January 31 2024 deadline will still be processed, but students will be placed on a waiting list in cases where courses are oversubscribed.

In July 2024, 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 following an in-year application, the law entitles you to appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. In accordance with the 2022 School Admission Appeals Code Appeals, the admission authority and panels have elected for all admissions appeals to be held online.

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 highly recommended 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 state the grounds of your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you give the grounds of your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school.

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 using a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.

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

Information about Secondary Transfer appeals will be posted on this website before 28 February 2025.

Timetable for Appeals

Sixth Form Applications Appeals