Starting Reception September 2021

School place offers

On Primary National Offer Day, your child will be offered a place at a school. You must accept or decline this offer.

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 available.

Check how school places were offered this year (PDF, 0.2KB)

Waiting Lists

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

Changing your school preferences

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 appeal

Making a late application

The deadline for applications was 15 January 2021 but you can still make a late application.

Before making your application:

read our Primary admissions guide (PDF 2.27MB) to find out about Barnet schools and the admissions process
find primary schools in Barnet in the schools directory
contact and visit the schools you are interested in
use the guidance notes (PDF 814KB) to help make your application
you will need an email address to make your application

Apply for a reception school place

Your address

You must use your child's permanent address. 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 check our primary admissions guide (PDF 3.06MB) 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
we recommend you include your local school
you can include schools outside Barnet.

Evidence

Proof of address

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

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.

Child's date of birth

You will need to provide a copy of your child's short birth certificate or a copy of their passport photo page.

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.

If you are applying for a place at a Barnet community primary school you must also complete the Exceptional Medical-Social Circumstances Form (PDF 684KB)

Looked after children and previously looked 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.

Contact

School admissions
2 Bristol Avenue
Colindale
NW9 4EW

Telephone: 020 8359 7651

Enquiries: Contact us online