Transferring to secondary school September 2023

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If your child was born between 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012, you will need to apply for a secondary school for September in 2023.

Key dates for your application

  • 1 September 2022: applications open
  • 31 October 2022: deadline for 'on-time' applications
  • 10 December: deadline for late applications to be considered as if received on time, providing there is a good reason for missing the deadline
  • 1 March 2023: school place offers (National Offer Day)
  • 15 March 2023: deadline for acceptance of school offer.

Preparing to make your application

Before you make your application, you should:

Apply for a transfer to year 7 school place with eAdmissions

Late applications

  • the closing date for applications was 31 October 2022
  • applications received after 31 October 2022, will be treated as 'late' and will not be considered until places have first been allocated to all applicants who applied on time
  • late applicants will not receive an outcome to their application, until the end of March 2023
  • if you were unable to apply on time due to exceptional circumstances, it may be given 'on time' priority, as long as it is submitted before 10 December 2022
  • please submit your late application on the online eAdmissions portal and tell us the reason for your late application

Reason for late appplication

Your address

You must use your child's permanent address at the time of application.

Do not use the address of a relative or someone who provides temporary care for your child, a business address or a childminder's address.

A temporary address will normally not be accepted if you still own a property that was previously used as a home address.

Providing false information to secure a school place is a criminal act. Please check our secondary admissions guide (PDF 5.6MB) for more information about how we determine your home address.

School preferences

When selecting your school preferences, please remember to:

  • select up to six schools, including schools  that are within or outside Barnet
  • list the schools in the order you prefer them
  • check the admissions criteria for each school in the secondary admissions guide
  • Check how school places were offered last year (PDF 0.2MB)
     to consider which schools are likely to offer your child a place.

If you wish to change your school preferences after the 31 October deadline, please complete and submit our Change of Preference Form by 9 December 2022. Any changes to school preferences received after this date will only be considered after places are offered on 1 March 2023.

If you live outside Barnet, contact your local authority for their policy on making changes to school preferences.

Evidence

Proof of address

Put your council tax number on the application form and upload a copy of either your:

  • tax credit documentation
  • a recent bank statement showing Child Benefit payments
  • utility bill dated within the last 3 months
  • your most recent rent, mortgage statement or tenancy agreement

If you don’t have a council tax number you must upload 2 documents from the proof of address list.

Faith, foundation and academy school applications

Faith schools, some foundation schools and academies will ask you to complete a supplementary information form (SIF) or Certificate of Religious Practice (CRP).

These can be downloaded from school websites and should be returned to the school you are applying to.

Evidence needed for exceptional social or medical reasons

You may be asked to provide written evidence to support your application. You will be told what to do when you select schools on the application form.

Looked after children and previously after children

You will have to provide evidence of the child's looked after status, this is normally a letter from the social worker.

For previously looked after children, you must provide a copy of the:

  • child arrangements order
  • special guardianship order
  • proof of adoption.

Accepting or declining school place offers

If you applied on time you will receive an email on the evening of 1 March 2023, naming the school your child has been offered.

Select the reply button on the bottom of the email and log into your eAdmissions account to accept or decline your offer.

The deadline to accept your offer is Wednesday 15 March 2023.

If we are unable to offer you a place at any the schools you selected on your application, we will aim to offer you a place at the nearest school with a vacancy.

Your child will stay on the waiting lists for the schools you listed as higher preferences on your application form than the school you have been offered.

You have the right to appeal against the decision not to offer your child a place. Find out more about appeals

Contact

School Admissions Team
2 Bristol Avenue
Colindale
NW9 4EW

Telephone: 020 8359 7651

Enquiries: Contact us online