Transferring to secondary school September 2021

If your child was born between 1 September 2009 and 31 August 2010 they will transfer to secondary school in September in 2021.

Making your application

The deadline for applications was 31 October 2020, but you can still make a late application

• read our Secondary Admissions Guide (PDF) to find out about Barnet schools and the admissions process 
• find secondary schools in Barnet in the schools directory
• visit the school websites for more information 
• attend the school open events
• use the guidance notes (PDF) to help make your application
• you will need an email address to make your application.

Apply for a transfer to year 7 school place with eAdmissions 

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 childminders address.

A temporary address will 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 read our secondary admissions guide (PDF) for more information about how we determine your home address.

School preferences

You can apply for up to 6 schools:

• list schools in order of preference
• check the admissions criteria in the secondary admissions guide to see if your child meets their admissions criteria
• you can include schools outside Barnet on your application.

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 three 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 the school 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, a copy of the child arrangements order, special guardianship order or proof of adoption must also be provided.

Secondary school place offers 

You will have found out which school you have been offered, by email, on the evening of 1 March 2021. You must accept or decline your offer by logging into the eAdmissions website with the username and password supplied to you when you registered. 

The deadline to accept or decline your offer is Monday 15 March 2021

If we are unable to offer you any of the schools you applied for we will offer you a place at the nearest school that does have school places.

Your child will stay on the waiting lists for the schools you listed higher in preference than the school you have been offered.

If you want to add more schools to your application or change the order of your preferences, please fill in our enquiry form and select the change of preferences option 

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