Admissions

You must apply for a primary school place one year before your child can start school, when your child is three or has just turned four. Applications open in autumn and close on 15 January every year.

We have two classes per year group, which means that every September we can take up to 60 pupils in our Reception classes. Parents do not pay fees at our school, as we are a state primary school.

If you would like to request for your child to be educated outside of their chronological age group, this should be discussed with our Headteacher after an offer has been made by the local authority.

Applying for a place at Watling Park School

Applications for places at our school are administered by the London Borough of Barnet Council and families must apply via the Barnet Council website.

Even if you have a child already attending our school, you must apply for a sibling; siblings are not automatically enrolled, and an application must be made via the Barnet Council website. 

Offers of places are sent out on 16 April by Barnet Council.

Watling Park School Admissions Policy 2026-27

Barnet's guide to admissions

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Appeals

If your child has been refused a place at our school, you may appeal this decision; to do so you must complete this Appeal Form. The form must be sent to the address below no later than 20 days after the date of the decision against which you wish to appeal:

Clerk to the Appeal Panel
Watling Park School
Pavilion Way
Burnt Oak
HA8 9YA

After you appealed:

1. You will be told 10 school days in advance where and when your appeal is to be heard.
2. You will be invited to attend the hearing and, you may be accompanied by a friend or be represented. If you cannot attend the appeal your written appeal will be heard in your absence.
3. 5 days before the hearing you will be sent a written summary of the School’s case and the reasons for the decision against which you are appealing.

• The proceedings, which will be as informal as possible, will normally be as follows:

- case for the school
- questioning by the parent and panel
- the case for the parent
- questioning by the school and panel
- reply and summing up by the school
- summing up by the parent.

Prospective parents who have moved into the area are invited to make direct contact with us to arrange a visit and find out more.