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 2012 
(PDF: 15.1MB)
Entry for September 2011
The deadline for applications for admission to secondary school 2011 has passed. Please contact the School Admissions Team on 020 8359 7651 for further advice and a copy of the paper application form.
Entry for September 2012
If your child was born between 1 September 2000 and 31 August 2001 you will need to make an application for the 2012/2013 academic year using a Common Application Form (CAF) supplied by your local authority.
- From 1 September 2011 you can apply online (eAdmissions external link).
- If your child attends a Barnet primary school and you are a Barnet resident, you will receive application advice 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 on 020 8359 7651 to request a pack (if you intend to apply online you do not need to register your interest with the School Admissions Team).
- The closing date is 31 October 2011.
- You will be posted the result on 1 March 2012 (results viewable online in the evening of 1 March 2012).
Special Educational Needs
If your child has a statement of special educational needs (SEN), please see the secondary transfer guidance for parents of pupils with special educational needs (PDF: 97KB) for details of the arrangements for entry to Barnet schools for children with SEN.
To make an application you will need to fill in the SEN secondary transfer form (PDF: 49KB) and return by post to the SEN Performance Team.
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 2012/13.
- 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 31 March 2012, 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.
- Please remember that only a small number of places are expected to become available to offer after 1 March 2012 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
Children, young people and families
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