School Admission Arrangements 2027-28 Consultations
Community School Admission Arrangements, Co-ordinated Schemes and Fair Access Protocol for September 2027/28
Harrow is consulting on its Community School Admissions Arrangements for September 2027/28.
As part of the consultation Harrow is proposing to reduce the Published Admission Number (PAN) at the following schools.
- Reduction of the Published Admission Number (PAN) at Whitchurch Primary School from 120 to 90 places (4FE to 3FE)
As well as the following changes:
- Consideration under medical criterion for children – updating how applications are considered, advice will be sought from Harrow’s Special Education Needs Service and the Designated Clinical Officer for Harrow.
- The dates within the co-ordinated schemes have been updated where required to reflect the 2027/2028 academic year.
- Fair Access Protocol – We have updated the wording to reflect current practice of the frequency of meetings of the School Placement Panel from 3 weeks to fortnightly.
How to take part
The consultation will open on Monday 3 November 2025 and will run for 43 days, concluding on Monday 15 December 2025.
Parties with an interest in education in Harrow can also respond by emailing schooladmissions@harrow.gov.uk
The admission arrangements will be determined by 28 February 2026
Proposed Admission Arrangements for Academies, Free Schools and Voluntary Aided Schools in Harrow for September 2027-28
Academy Schools, Free Schools and Voluntary Aided (faith schools), are their own admission authority.
The schools below are consulting on changing their admission arrangements for 2027-28:
Saint Jerome Church Of England Bilingual School
The school have listed several changes which the school has listed in the letter accompanying the draft proposals.
View details of the proposed changes on the St Jerome's website
The consultation period is from Monday 3 November 2025 to Monday 15 December 2025.
Please address any comments to the Admissions Committee at the School address or by email to: office@stjeromebilingual.org
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
The school have listed several changes which the school has listed in the letter accompanying the draft proposals.
View details of the proposed changes on the St John Fisher website
The consultation period is from Monday 3 November 2025 to Monday 15 December 2025.
Please address any comments to the Admissions Committee at the school address or by email to office@st-johnfisher.harrow.sch.uk