If you need a school place for your child during the school year, you need to complete an in-year application. This might be because you’ve just moved to Harrow or your child is switching schools. The school year runs from September to the following July.
View our guides to school admissions:
Applications for families arriving from abroad
In most cases, children moving to England from other countries can attend local schools. Parents should check their child's visa rules first to make sure they are allowed to study at a school in England. Please check these visa rules before you fill in your application. You can find out more on GOV.UK.
Applications for a faith school place
If you are applying to a faith school, you will need to fill in a Supplementary Information Form (SIF). Please complete this form and send it directly to the school before the closing date.
Some faith schools also ask you to fill in a Priest Reference form. You can find out more on our school admission arrangements page.
Applying for an in-year school place
Before you apply for an in-year school place, you will need to:
- Choose up to six schools to apply for. To help decide, use our maps for Primary schools and Secondary schools.
- Have your supporting documents ready to upload. See what documents are required.
- If you live outside of Harrow, you must apply through your own local council.
Applications are submitted through our Education Portal. You will need to register for an account and sign in before you can apply. You cannot sign in using a MyHarrow account.
What happens next?
- If a place is available at your chosen school, you'll be offered a place in a letter. You will need to contact the school to accept the offer within five days.
- If we can't offer you a place at any of your chosen schools, don't worry. If you live in Harrow, you'll get a place at the nearest school with a vacancy.
School waiting lists
If your child doesn't get a place at any of your chosen schools, they will be put on the waiting list. This happens automatically, so you do not need to request it. Your child's name will be added to the waiting lists for all the schools you ranked higher than the school you were offered.
Waiting lists are ranked by the priority set in the admissions arrangements. Places are given to people on the waiting list when a place becomes available during the year.
View detailed information about school waiting lists.