Apply for a secondary school place after the start of the school year

School applications made during the school year are called in-year applications. Barnet Council coordinates in-year admissions for all Barnet secondary schools, except for Hasmonean High School for Boys, Hasmonean High School for Girls and Finchley Catholic High School.

If you wish to apply for a place at a school outside Barnet, you will need to contact the local authority responsible for the borough where the school is located for information about the application process.

You should apply for an in-year Barnet school place if your child:

• lives in Barnet and does not currently have a school place
• has recently moved or is in the process of moving from abroad or elsewhere and needs a school place
• has a school place but you want to transfer them to a school in Barnet.

Apply for an in year school place

You will need an email address to make your application.

Barnet in-year secondary application

Preparing to make your application

Read our admission guides to find out about Barnet schools and the admissions process.

• secondary admissions guide (PDF 4.8 MB)
• find schools in Barnet in the schools directory

Parent Portal Step by Step Guides

• Creating a Parent Portal Account
• Creating a record for your child
• Making an in-year school admission application

Evidence to support your application

As part of your in-year application you will need to provide specific information.

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 offence.

Evidence showing proof of address we will accept:

1. Council Tax number (put your Council Tax number on the application form)
2. provide 1 copy of either your: 

• 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 provide 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 schools, foundation schools and academies

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.

Exceptional social or medical needs

Please refer to the individual school pages in the secondary admissions guide (PDF 5.7MB)

Change an existing application

If you want to add more schools to your application or change the order of your preferences, you can complete our online form:

Change your preferences

Updating your details

If you would like to update your details, you can use our online for:

Update your application details

School place offers

We will write to you with the outcome of your application and let you know if we can offer a place at one of your preferred schools.

If none of the schools you have listed are able to offer a place and your child is out of school, we will allocate a place at the nearest school with a vacancy.

Accept or decline a school place offer

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 academic year starting in September.

Your child's name will be kept on the waiting lists for the schools you ranked as a higher preference than the school you have been offered.

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.

Check your waiting list position

Changing your child’s school

Changing schools is not usually in a child’s best interests and a decision to do so should not be taken without careful consideration. 

It's very disruptive for children in Years 10 and 11. Other schools may not offer the same subjects as the current school, or they may have a different syllabus or examination board.

We recommend that you discuss your reasons with the head teacher at the current school before requesting a transfer.

If there are things you are not happy with, you may be able to resolve your concerns without changing school.

If your child tells you that they are being bullied or not getting on with other pupils, you should speak to your child’s Form Tutor or Head of Year first.

You also need to bear in mind that most schools in Barnet are full and we may not be able to offer you the school you want.

Contact

School admissions
2 Bristol Avenue
Colindale
NW9 4EW

Telephone: 020 8359 7651

Enquiries: Contact us online