School Admission Arrangements for 2018/2019 consultation

We would like to thank everyone who took part in the consultation, without whose valuable input the consultation would not have been possible.

You can see how we have acted on the results under 'We asked, You said, We did'.

Overview

The council is consulting on admission arrangements for Barnet schools for the academic year 2018/19.

Barnet Council is the admissions authority for 41 community primary schools and Friern Barnet School and is consulting on proposed changes to the oversubscription criteria. This is a set of criteria that will determine how places will be allocated in the event that there are more applications than places available for admission to reception class and transfer to junior and secondary schools. It is also consulting on an additional change to the oversubscription criteria for in-year admission to community schools.

The proposed changes are as follows -

1. To introduce an additional oversubscription criterion which gives priority to children of teaching staff of the school where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made and will be in employment as a teacher at the school when the child starts school.

2. In-Year admission criterion - the current arrangements for In-Year admissions gives priority to children who are without a school place and to those wishing to transfer schools who have already been a pupil at the school. However, as it currently stands, a former pupil who may live outside of the local area would attract some priority ahead of some other children without a school place within the local area. With the high demand of school places the council is proposing to change this oversubscription criterion restricting priority to former pupils without a school place, that live in the geographical area and who have attended the school in the previous 12 months.

For further information about the proposed changes please read our consultation document.

Why we are consulting

In accordance with the School Admissions (Admission Arrangements and Co-ordination of Admission Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2012 admission authorities are required to consult on any proposed changes to admission arrangements.

The consultation process allows parents, pre-schools, schools, religious authorities, the local community, the Local Authority and neighboring local authorities to give their views and comments about proposed admission arrangements.

We value your feedback and it will be given consideration before the final arrangements are determined.