Jerry88

Ditto for me please too - this is something we're looking at too! Many thanks!

Thanks everyone. It has been rather a steep learning curve over the past few days! We're excited to be back in the area (lived there before moving to the US), but the school situation/catchment areas/Southwark application procedures etc is a little more complicated than we'd imagined! We've been told by Southwark that we can't actually apply until we live in the UK, which wouldn't be until school finishes here in June. So we'd be a *really* late application! We were liking the look of Charter N Dulwich and E Dulwich and Kingsdale primarily for our son (lots of good things that people say about them and other schools, but honestly, also proximity to where we'd be living - looking to make the move for the kids as easy as we can), as well as looking into Elm Green, Harris, St Thomas and Habs. redjam - how does the lottery process work for Kingsdale? Do you apply via the CAF and then they choose the kids much later? I went to a v large S London state school back in the day and found it fine, so am sure my son would adjust to the size in the end. Sol - are you aware of how the Charter two schools deal with such incredibly late requests for a spot? Do schools even have spots left that late in the day, late summer? Southwark have told us that we'd apply when we lived back in the borough, they'd offer us a spot at one of our CAF 6 listed schools if there was one, and if there was no spot, then we'd be offered a spot at any secondary in Southwark, closest first. All a little hairy! Unsure if local schools have even one spot after the CAF applications?! Thanks for all your help.

Looking to move in to the area with our 11 year old son from the US this summer. Having to do a late application for secondary schools. Would appreciate any and all insights on Harris, Charter Herne Hill (likelihood of entry) and Kingsdale and Charter ED (currently Camberwell). We would moving towards the top end of Lordship Lane, near Heber School.