Academy Admissions

Welcome to the Harris Academy Tottenham Admissions information page. Please look at our news page for details of our open evenings for prospective Parents, Carers and Pupils.

A brief summary of the application procedure follows, for Sixth Form, Year 7, Reception and In-Year admissions. Our full admissions policy, with details of our admissions criteria, can be downloaded further down the page.

Local authority guidance is available on the admissions process HERE.

Academy admissions contact details

Admissions Officer	Natasha Jackson-Hinds
Telephone	020 3772 4243
Email	admissions@harristottenham.org.uk
Address	Harris Academy Tottenham, Ashley Road, London, N17 9LN

Reception applications

The Academy has an admission number of 30 in Reception for September 2024.

Applications for places in Reception should be made via the eAdmissions website administered by the Local Authority. No applications direct to the Academy can be accepted.

Reception - key dates for September 2024 admission
15^th January 2024
16^th April 2024	Local Authority informs Parents/Carers of allocated school
1^st May 2024	Acceptance deadline - online applicants should accept or decline their offer online
17^th May 2024	Appeals should be made in writing to the Academy/Appeals to be heard
May/June 2024	Appeals heard
1^st September 2024	Waiting Lists closed and replaced by casual admissions waiting lists, Parents/Carers will need to re-apply as a casual admission, if still waiting


View Digital Prospectus Online	Download a PDF

Year 7 applications

The Academy has an admission number of 150 in Year 7 for September 2024.

For admissions into the next year’s Year 7, parents and carers are required to apply online via the eAdmissions website administered by the Local Authority. No applications direct to the Academy can be accepted.

Parents are strongly advised to read carefully the full Academy Admissions Policy 2024-25 (see at the bottom of the page), information, and advice from the local authority. The main points to remember are:

You must submit an application form to your Local Education Authority via the eAdmissions website administered by the Local Authority if applying on line by 31^st October 2023. A place at any secondary school can only be offered if an application has been received.
Think carefully about the order in which you place your chosen schools on the form. You should enter your most preferred school first on the list. Please remember to enter the full name of Harris Academy Tottenham, there are several different Harris Academies and an entry of simply “Harris Academy” will be ignored.
You will be invited to a testing day on the 8^th December 2023. This is a non-verbal reasoning test and ensures places are offered to all bands of ability.
Be sure to include at least three different schools on your preference form.

On 1^st March 2024, the local authority will notify you of the school where your child has been offered a place. If you are happy with the offer, you MUST ACCEPT this place online.

If you are unhappy that you did not receive an offer of a school place at Harris Academy Tottenham, you have the right to lodge an independent appeal with us.

Year 7 Key Dates - For September Admission 2024
31^st October 2023	Application forms to be received by your Local Authority
8^th December 2023	Harris Federation Year 6 Testing day
1^st March 2024	Local Authority informs parents/carers of allocated school
15^th March 2024	Acceptance deadline - online applicants should accept or decline their offer online
15^thApril 2024	Deadline for appeals to be made in writing to the Academy
May/June 2024	Appeals heard
1^st September 2024	Waiting lists closed and replaced by casual admissions waiting lists. Parents/Carers will need to re-apply as a casual admission, if still waiting.


View Digital Prospectus Online	Download a PDF

In-year applications

If you are looking for a place in Harris Academy Tottenham because you have recently moved into the area, or your child is at another secondary school and you feel that a change of school would benefit their education and/or general well-being, you are entitled to apply for a school place.

Further details on the In Year protocols, including the Published Admission Number for each year group is available within the admissions policy below.

Since September 2013, the law allows you to apply directly to Harris Academy Tottenham. Please contact Admissions at the Academy, (contact details above) to request an in-year admission form, or download from (see below). Please note that there is no guarantee that a place will be available, but you have the right of appeal if you are refused a place.

Appeals process

Parent(s) wishing to appeal against the Academy’s decision on admissions, for any year group, should complete an Appeal Form (see below) stating the reason for the appeal, based on the published Admissions Criteria.

If you wish to appeal, you must contact Admissions at the Academy who will send you an appeals form to complete.

Completed forms should be sent to the Clerk to the Appeal Panel at Harris Academy Tottenham, Ashley Road, London, N17 9LN

The appeals will be heard, in private, by an Independent Appeal Panel. The Clerk to the Appeal Panel will make an appointment within a reasonable time; appeals may be made in English or the Parents /Carers’ first language.

Only one appeal per application is allowed.
Appeals are conducted in person, and you may bring a friend.

The appeal hearing

The Academy will arrange for an Independent Appeals Panel to consider the Academy's reasons for refusal and your reasons for wanting to attend the Academy.

The Panel will consist of three people (two will have education experience and one will be an independent person with no education experience).

The Panel will consider the case put forward by you and the Academy. They must consider the admission arrangements for the Academy and the reasons why you want to attend that particular school. The Panel must exercise its discretion by balancing the weight of your argument (for wanting to attend) against the Academy’s reasons for refusal i.e. the prejudice that one more student would cause to the education of the students already offered and the Health and Safety of all the students already attending the Academy, also taking into account the Academy's published admission arrangements.

The decision of the Independent Appeals Panel is binding on the admissions authority and the Parents.

Please Note: The Academy does not provide help with appeals.