How school waiting lists work
You will be added to school waiting lists if you:
- don’t get a place at any of the schools you applied for
- have been offered a place at a lower preference school listed on your application and still want a place at a higher preference school
You can ask to have your child’s name added to school waiting lists if you:
- still want a place at a lower ranked school on your application
- add your child’s name to a school you didn’t list on your application
How long we keep names on waiting lists:
- secondary transfer and reception waiting list names are held until the end of December
- in-year waiting list names are held until the end of July
Your child’s position on the list can go down as well as up, time spent on a waiting list isn’t taken into account.
Contact
School admissions
2 Bristol Avenue
Colindale
NW9 4EW
Telephone: 020 8359 7651
Enquiries: Contact us online
