We know that getting a feel for a school is really important for parents and students, so we aim to make it as straightforward as possible. The links below are a good place to start; we will also invite you to come and see us in action in the run-up to the admissions deadline.
Applying for a September place
The deadline for applying for a September place has now passed. Information on making a late application for a September secondary school place, including to Archer Academy is available on Barnet’s website.If you have any questions, please contact our Admissions Officer Sharon Walsh on [email protected] or phone 020 8365 4110.
Late applications for the current academic year
Places in Years 7 – 11 for the current academic year have all been allocated. However, if you wish to be added to our waiting list, please contact Barnet directly.
Appeal Dates and Information
If you have not been offered a place following an in year application, the law entitles you to appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. All in year admissions appeals are held online.
If you wish to appeal,complete your appeal online. Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form and you MUST give the grounds for your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you state the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school.
Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated in the last THREE months. If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs with a mobile phone and upload the photographic files.
Appeals process
You are entitled to appeal if you are not satisfied with the place you have been offered. Appeals submitted will be heard by a panel independent of the governing body.
Please note that no places are reserved for successful appeals, this means that any appeals allowed will increase the intake above the admission limit.
Although each appeal is decided on individual merit, only exceptional circumstances are likely to lead to a successful appeal. The fact that a school is coeducational or that the school is a child’s or parents’ particular choice, or that other schools with vacancies involve a long journey, is unlikely to lead to a successful appeal.
In particular, with regard to the Archer Academy, if you are living outside our priority postcodes, the fact that you live nearer to the school than people who are within the priority postcodes and who have been offered a place will not be considered grounds for an appeal. Our admissions policy clearly states that people living within N2, N3 and NW11 have priority over people living outside those postcodes, and so an appeal on these grounds may not be successful.
For all appeals, panels will consider the following grounds:
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