Transfer to Secondary School
Full details of the admission arrangements for entry to Barnet secondary schools can be found in our brochure a guide to secondary education in Barnet 2009 
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Entry for September 2009
If your child was born between 1 September 1997 and 31 August 1998 you will need to make an application for the 2009/2010 academic year using a Common Application Form (CAF) supplied by your local authority.
- From 1 September 2008 you can apply online (eAdmissions external link).
- If your child attends a Barnet primary school and you are a Barnet resident, you will receive an application pack automatically through the primary school in early September.
- If your child is attending an independent school or a school outside the borough and you would like to apply for a place at a maintained school, please contact the Admissions Team to request a pack.
- The closing date is 24 October 2008.
- You will be posted the result on 2 March 2009 (viewable online from 9am on 3 March 2009).
If your child has a statement of special educational needs (SEN), you will be given a different form to complete. Any queries you have about your child’s application should be addressed to your SEN caseworker.
Making your application – important points to remember
- You can list a maximum of six schools in the order you prefer them, there is no advantage in listing only one school. You are strongly advised to include at least one local community school as one of your preferences to ensure that your child secures a school place for 2009/10.
- If all the preferences you make are unrealistic you are unlikely to secure a place at any of the named schools.
- You will be told why you have received an offer or a refusal, and where relevant, parents can stay on waiting lists and appeal against the decisions not to offer places.
- Once you have been offered a place at a school of your preference your child will not normally be considered for alternative lower ranked schools and you would not be expected to appeal for a place at these schools.
- After 16 March 2009, the council will retain waiting lists for the oversubscribed community schools and accept further applications for community schools with vacancies. The council will make further offers from the waiting lists as and when places become available. After 16 March 2009, oversubscribed voluntary aided, foundation schools and the academies, if relevant, will hold their own waiting lists (you should contact each school directly to be added to the waiting list). The academies and any voluntary aided and foundation schools with vacancies will accept further applications. Individual schools will make further offers as and when places become available.
- Please remember that only a small number of places are expected to become available to offer after 2 March 2009 at schools that are full. This is because few children will receive more than one offer on that date.
- If you are a Barnet resident whose child has not been offered a place at one of your preferred schools and you do not wish to accept a place at a Barnet school that has vacancies, you will become responsible for securing suitable education for your child.
- If you are not a Barnet resident you must apply for a school place on the Common Application Form provided by the borough in which you live. Check neighbouring borough admissions for further information.
Further information
For help or advice on secondary school admissions please contact a member of the Admissions Team using the contact details opposite
Children, young people and families
