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:
- waiting list names will be held until the end of July - this does not apply to Queen Elizabeth's School Barnet's secondary transfer waiting list, which is only held for one term.
- you will need to make an in-year admission application if you want your child to join the lists for the 2020/21 academic year,
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.
In-year waiting lists
- in-year waiting list names are normally held until the end of July each year and you have to submit a new in-year application for the following year
- this year, in response to COVID-19, we are not closing the in-year waiting lists and you will not need to reapply for the 2020/21 academic year
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
