Starting Reception in September 2023

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If your child was born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019, you will need to apply for a school place in reception year, for September 2023.

Primary National Offer Day: 17 April 2023

If you applied before 10 February 2023, you will receive your outcome letter during the evening of 17 April 2023.

Accepting or declining school place offers

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 Tuesday 2 May 2023

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

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

Further offers for Barnet school places

Further offers will be made to unsuccessful on-time and late applicants, from 16 May onwards. If your child is eligible for further offers, you will receive an offer letter from your home local authority. Below is the schedule for additional offers:

Second round offers

Deadline for applications to be considered for second round: 5 May 2023

Offer dates: 16 to 19 May

Additional offers

After the second round of offers, further offers will be made to children on school waiting lists, as and when vacancies arise.

Apply for a reception school place

Making changes to your school preferences

If you wish to change your school preferences after submitting your application, please complete and submit our Change of Preference Form .

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

Late applications

  • the closing date for applications was 15 January 2023, but you can still submit a late application
  • please submit your late application online eAdmissions

Preparing to make your late application

Before you make your application, you should:

making your application:

Apply for a reception school place

Delayed admission

If you are considering delaying your child's admission to school, you must still apply for a school place in their normal year group. 

Read about Deferred entry to Reception for more information on the options available to you.

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 childminder's 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, 3.1 MB) for more information about how we determine your home address.

School preferences

When selecting your school preferences, please make note of the following:

  • you can apply for up to 6 schools
  • you must list the schools in the order you prefer them
  • we recommend you include your local school
  • you can include schools outside Barnet
  • you should check how places were offered this year (PDF, 0.2 MB) to get an idea as to which schools are likely to offer your child a place

Evidence to support your application

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 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.

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 priority place at a Barnet community primary school you must also complete the Medical-Social Circumstances Form (PDF 0.2MB)

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