That is so disappointing especially as many people would have used their first choice for the school as the bulge year was (unusually) announced early and certainly the information was provided during the open days. This has been accounted less that a month before the admission decisions are available and seems particularly poor communication and planning from Lewisham.

I don't imagine Fairlawn would be able to have another bulge year given they did last year and again, I fear that parents and children will be left without places until late summer.