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 |
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 2025.
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 2025 admission | |
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15th January 2025 | |
16th April 2025 | Local Authority informs Parents/Carers of allocated school |
1st May 2025 |
Acceptance deadline - online applicants should accept or decline their offer online |
17th May 2025 | Appeals should be made in writing to the Academy/Appeals to be heard |
May/June 2025 | Appeals heard |
1st September 2025 | 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 2025.
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 2025-26 (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 online by 31st October 2024. 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 13th December 2024. 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 1st March 2025, 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 2025 | |
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31st October 2024 | Application forms to be received by your Local Authority |
13th December 2024 | Harris Federation Year 6 Testing day |
1st March 2025 | Local Authority informs parents/carers of allocated school |
17th March 2025 |
Acceptance deadline - online applicants should accept or decline their offer online |
31st March 2025 | Deadline for appeals to be made in writing to the Academy |
May/June 2025 | Appeals heard |
1st September 2025 | 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.
Admission arrangements 2023-24
Determined Admissions Policy 2023-2024
Determined Children of Staff Supplementary Information Form 2023-24
Determined In-Year Admission Application Form 2023-24
Determined Request For Admission Outside Normal Age Group 2023-24
Determined Sixth Form Request for Admission Outside Normal Age Group Form 2023-24
Admission arrangements 2024-25
Determined Admissions Policy 2024-2025
Determined Children of Staff Supplementary Information Form 2024-25
Determined In-Year Admission Application Form 2024-25
Determined Request For Admission Outside Normal Age Group 2024-25
Determined Sixth Form Request for Admission Outside Normal Age Group Form 2024-25
Admission arrangements 2025-26
Determined Admission Policy 2025-2026
Determined Children of Staff Supplementary Information Form 2025-26
Determined In-Year Admission Application Form 2025-26
Determined Request For Admission Outside Normal Age Group 2025-26
Determined Sixth Form Request for Admission Outside Normal Age Group Form 2025-26