Admissions

On this page:-

In Year Admissions
Applying for Reception Sept 2025
Applying for Secondary School Sept 2026
Admission criteria and allocation
ADMISSION APPEALS
Where to appeal
Published Admission Numbers (PAN)
Further Information

To apply for a nursery place, please see Nursery Admissions

When making an application for admission, parents are asked to give careful consideration to:

a) Their commitment to supporting the vision, mission statement and aims of the school and their willingness to support their child’s education.

b)Their commitment to ensuring that their child attends the school regularly and arrives punctually each day.

In Year Admissions (start or move schools during the school year)

You will need to make an in-year school application if:

your child lives in Brent and does not currently have a school place
you have a school place but wish to transfer to a school in Brent
you have recently arrived in Brent and you have school aged children.

If your child is already in school and you are thinking about a transfer to another school, you will need to be aware that many schools will already be full. It is advised that you avoid changing school when your child is in Year 6 of primary school or Year 10 or 11 of secondary school. This is an important time in your child’s education so you should only consider moving school if there is very good reason to do so.

Make your in-year application here

Applying for Reception Sept 2025

If your child was born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021, you need to apply for them to start primary school in September 2025

Apply for your child’s school place online at www.eadmissions.org.uk. Applying online is quick and easy. You will need access to an email address to register and create an account. Correspondence will also be sent to this email address.

Applying for Secondary School Sept 2026

For children born between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2015, you can now apply for them to start secondary school in September 2026.

Application dates

1 September 2025 - applications open at eAdmissions
31 October 2025 - applications deadline
2 March 2026 - National offer day
16 March 2026 - response deadline

Second round of offers

16 March 2026 - deadline for applications and changes
Week ending 27 March 2026 - second round of offers are made
3 April 2026 - second round response deadline

Third round of offers

3 May 2026 - deadline for applications and changes
Week ending 22 May 2026 - third round offers
29 May 2026 - third round response deadline
September 2026 - children start school

Admission criteria and allocation

Brent Council is the Admission Authority for its Community Primary Schools and is responsible for formally agreeing the admissions criteria for these schools. We also publish a 'Scheme of Co-ordination' which explains how the council will co-ordinate all applications received for children applying to start primary or secondary school at the beginning of September. Admission arrangements and oversubscription criteria for voluntary aided (faith), foundation schools and academies are below.

When there are more applications for Brent community schools than there are places available, pupils are offered places according to the oversubscription criteria listed below. Children with special educational needs (SEN) who have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) have priority over other applicants for admission to the school named on their plan.

The oversubscription criteria for entry to Brent community schools in 2025-26 are:

1. Looked after or previously looked after children

A looked after child or a previously looked after child, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

2. Children attending infant school

Children attending an infant school on the same site as a junior school.

3. Medical or social needs

Exceptional circumstances to do with significant medical needs and/or social needs which necessitate a child's placement at one particular school.

4. Children of staff

Children whose parent is a member of staff who has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application or has been recruited to fill a vacancy for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

5. Siblings

Brothers or sisters of a child who attends the school, or an infant or junior school on the same or adjoining site and who will continue to do so on the date of admission.

6. Any other applicants

Tie break

Within each criterion, priority will be given to children that live closest to the school.

The distance from home to school will be measured by a straight line, from a point in the property to a point in the school determined by the grid references set by the Ordnance Survey.

The measuring system is an integral part of the admission software, uses Ordnance Survey maps and the LLPG (Local Land Property Gazetteer) and is accurate to 1 metre.

ADMISSION APPEALS

Timetable for Appeals for reception and junior (Year 3) places 2025/26

National offer day for children starting Primary school in the reception year or Junior school in Year 3 in September 2025 is 16 April 2025.

The deadline to return the appeal application is 20 May 2025.

Details of the appeals timetable are provided in the table below.

National Offer Day - notifications sent out	16 April 2025
Deadline for appeals	20 May 2025
On time appeals will be heard by	22 July 2025
Appeals received after the deadline will be heard by	within 40 school days of the appeal deadline or 30 school days of being lodged, whichever is the later date.*
Written notice of individual appeal dates will be provided to parents	10 school days prior to the hearing date**
Submission of additional evidence from parents is required by	7 working days prior to the date of the appeal hearing***
The Admissions Authority is required to submit its case by	7 working days prior to the date of the appeal hearing***

* appeals received after 20 May 2025 may not be heard until the autumn term as appeals do not take place during school holidays.

** unless the parent has waived their right to this notice period.

*** additional evidence may be accepted by the panel after this time.

This timetable applies for Brent Community Schools. Other primary schools in Brent may follow a different timetable. For Secondary School appeal timetables, please contact the schools directly.

In-year admissions

Appeals resulting from in-year applications will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.

Where to appeal

We can only deal with appeals to community schools in Brent. Appeals for a Brent community school place should be made to us using the forms below.

Appeals are heard by an independent appeal panel.

It is essential that you read and understand the appeals process before submitting a request for an appeal.

Read the appeals guidance note (.pdf, 173.1kB)
View key questions asked about the appeals process (.pdf, 462.1kB)

Appeals forms

Appeals processes vary according to what school year your child is applying for.

Email us for an appeal form for key stage 1 and 2 (Reception, Year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6).
All Brent secondary schools are foundation, voluntary aided, free schools or academies. For secondary school (Year 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and sixth form), appeals should be made in writing to the chair of governors. Contact the school for more information.

We can assist in the appeals process in certain cases. During the process if you want to talk to anyone about your application, please contact the Brent School Admissions Service.

Published Admission Numbers (PAN)

Nursery	30
Reception	30
Year 1	90
Year 2	90
Year 3	90
Year 4	90
Year 5	90
Year 6	90

Further Information

Parents who are interested in applying for a nursery place should phone the school and arrange a visit to collect an application form. When filling in our school based admissions form after a place has been offered or when applying for a nursery place parents are required to bring two firm pieces of evidence of their child’s current address and a birth certificate or passport as evidence of the child’s date of birth. When a child has been offered a place and a start date given they will be introduced to their class teacher before they start at the school.

The Stonebridge School