PS Its not my reading of the WLFS admissions policy that they have to fill their places, at least initially, by any real criteria. They have been criticised for not overtly prioritising SEN children although they are adamant that they are meeting approved admissions code.
It seems to me that in the case of WLFS its the first 120 who apply by a certain date (in this case 31st Jan 2011) . Thereafter the distance and other standard criteria kick in. There does not seem to be any requirement (not that I've picked up but happy to be proved wrong) to take children from the same borough initially or even at all. Despite what fhmum says about having an intake from Lewisham only I am not sure whether in fact a free school governing body can make that decision if it is not clearly stipulated within central government guidance, and hence potentially Southwark parents who are refused a place could present a legal challenge to rejection on this basis.

A slight digression perhaps but currently ( as is my understanding from discussions with the school admin) some Southwark children attend Fairlawn Primary as its the nearest school before Goodrich for families on the borders ie Therapia Road and similar streets; that particular area is rather short of schools hence the usual massive oversubscription to Fairlawn- as well as its outstanding results of course. We have been advised that Southwark children in that area would get priority over Lewisham children for that reason- even if Lewisham children are within the catchment area and could reasonably attend Horniman as an alternative.

Just to answer Michaels point, there are plans for permanent remodelling of some existing schools within Lewisham to respond to the increased demand but this is subject to central government funding of the Primary Expansion Programme. It is not clear how this programme will fare over the next few years especially if funds are diverted into free schools! However the £50m set aside for free schools seems a drop in the ocean, especially as £15m is required for the WLFS alone in order to cater for 120 pupils only!