Coming Reception
Questions
- When should I start thinking about a reception place for my child?
- How do I apply for a Barnet school if I live outside the borough?
- How many Barnet schools can I apply for?
- How do I apply to schools in other authorities?
- What address should be used on the application form?
- What if I am applying for a Church of England, Catholic or Jewish school?
- What if my child has a statement of special educational needs?
- What is the latest date for applying for a reception place?
- What if a school receives more applications than it has places to offer?
- What should I do if I move house after making my application?
- When will I hear if my application has been successful?
- When must I accept or refuse the offer?
- Are vacancies likely to arise at oversubscribed schools after the first round of offers?
- What can I do if I am still not offered a preferred school?
- Will my appeal be successful?
- Can I appeal again if I’m unsuccessful?
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1. When should I start thinking about a reception place for my child?
The September after your child turns three.
2. How do I apply for a Barnet school if I live outside the borough?
Fill out a Common Application Form (CAF) available from your home local authority. From 1 September you will also be able to apply online (external link).
3. How many Barnet schools can I apply for?
Up to a maximum of six.
4. How do I apply to schools in other authorities?
You need to list the out-borough schools on the Barnet Common Application Form and details will be exchanged electronically with the respective boroughs.
5. What address should be used on the application form?
The address where the child is resident. Proof of address will be requested.
6. What if I am applying for a Church of England, Catholic or Jewish school?
As well as applying through the Barnet Common Application Form, you must fill out the school’s Supplementary Information Form (SIF).
7. What if my child has a statement of special educational needs?
Contact your SEN caseworker.
8. What is the latest date for applying for a reception place?
The closing date for applications is 15 January.
9. What if a school receives more applications than it has places to offer?
The school will follow its published oversubscription criteria to decide how to allocate the places up to the school limit.
10. What should I do if I move house after making my application?
Tell the Admissions Team of any house move. If the school has a Supplementary Information Form, you must also inform the school. Proofs of the move will be required.
11. When will I hear if my application has been successful?
Letters will be posted to parents on 4 April.
12. When must I accept or refuse the offer?
Within 14 days of receiving the offer letter.
13. Are vacancies likely to arise at oversubscribed schools after the first round of offers?
A small number are likely to arise. If further offers are possible these will be sent out by the end of May.
14. What can I do if I am still not offered a preferred school?
The Admissions Team can identify schools with vacancies. You can also remain on the waiting list for a preferred school if you have been offered a lower ranked or a further preference school. You will also be told about the right of appeal.
15. Will my appeal be successful?
Appeal panels can allow appeals for reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes only where it is satisfied that either:
i) the decision to refuse admission was not one which a reasonable admission authority would have made in the circumstances of the case, or
ii) that the child would have been offered a place if the school’s admission arrangements had been properly implemented. For children in Years 3 to 6, appeals panels will continue to balance the circumstances of the family against the practical and educational difficulties that result from extra children in classes that are already full.
16. Can I appeal again if I’m unsuccessful?
No, you cannot make a further appeal during the same academic year unless there are significant changes in your circumstances. If you believe that there have been significant changes in circumstance, you will need to give details of those changes to the Admissions Team for consideration.
Email this pageLast modified by: Douglas Shaw on 03/08/2010