Depending on what year you are applying for your child to join there are different admission documents to be completed. Please select the appropriate ones from the list below. The school office can help you if you have any queries. Please see our CONTACT page.

It is vital that application forms are returned by the relevant dates each year. These are in the autumn term.

As the school generally has more applications than available places we apply a points system.

If you wish to apply for a place in a Reception class it is necessary to complete a Haringey application form as well as the school admission form (below).

Admission to the main school	downloads: 489 | type: pdf | size: 120 kB
The main form to be used by all applicants to the school from Reception to Year 6.
Nursery Admission	downloads: 484 | type: pdf | size: 120 kB
A form that must be completed if your child is applying to the Nursery.
Form of recommendation	downloads: 302 | type: pdf | size: 80 kB
In support of application for admission to the school and nursery.

ADMISSIONS

St Michael's School offers 60 places in each year group from reception to year 6. Children are normally admitted to the appropriate class for their age at the beginning of the Autumn Term, although casual vacancies can be filled at any time.

The school also offers 52 part-time places in the nursery. Admission to the nursery does not entitle a child to a place in Reception the following year; parents must make a further application to Haringey and to the school.  There are separate supplementary forms for the main school and for the nursery, and it is responsibility of parents to ask for these. Casual vacancies are filled as they arise.

All parents wishing their child to come to St Michael’s must complete a Haringey application form and return this to the Authority by their published closing date. The  school form, which will be used by governors in the event of over subscription should  be returned to the school at the same time. 

The school considers the over subscription criteria after the Local Authority has processed the application forms, and will return the ranking to Haringey in time to offer places in March for entry the following September.  This is part of the new pan London admission arrangements, and will ensure that parents are not kept waiting to hear about a school placement for too long. 

Prospective parents are welcome to visit the school. There will be an open afternoon in the Autumn Term when the Head Teacher will speak to them and members of Year 6 will show them around the school. There will also be a day in each of the other terms when parents can make individual visits. Details and dates can be obtained from the school office or on the school website. Parents are asked not to contact the school before their child's second birthday-Application forms and copies of the school brochure may also be collected from the school office. Completed forms, forms of recommendation and/or supporting documents, must be returned to the school by the date published by Haringey. Parents should ensure that they receive acknowledgement of their application. Two stamped addressed envelopes; one for the receipt of their application and one for the letter notifying them whether or not their child has been offered a place would be appreciated.

A panel of the school's governors will consider all applications and rank places in accordance with the criteria and points system set-out below. Parents will be informed in writing of the outcome of their application by Haringey and asked to confirm they will be taking up the place. If unsuccessful, they may appeal within 14 days. There is however no right of appeal process in respect of nursery places, because nursery provision is no a statutory obligation. The number of points required to secure a place will vary year or year depending on applications received.

If an unsuccessful applicant wishes to be considered for any casual vacancy that may subsequently arise, they should indicate this to the school office. Parents applying for casual vacancies at other times should ensure they lodge an application form with the school. When such a vacancy occurs, all applicants currently indicating an interest are considered in accordance with the criteria below; there is no waiting list.

THE CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION

In the event of there being more applications than places the following criteria will apply.
All applications for places in either the main school or the nursery, including casual vacancies, are awarded a number of points and thus ranked within each year group according to the criteria listed below, in order of priority. Applicants are admitted strictly in order of the number of points accumulated on their application form. Where applicants have the same number of points, places will be allocated to those whose main permanent residence is closest from their front door to the mid point between the school's two pedestrian gates in North Road (measured in a straight line).


Applicants are asked to note that Looked After Children [children in care] baptised into the Church of England will take priority over other children in care. 
After this, priority will be given to Looked After Children from other faiths or no faith before any of the following oversubscription criteria  are applied.

1. Religious Links:

Children’s whose families are regular (weekly or fortnightly) worshippers at the Parish Church of St Michael’s, Highgate; the Parish of All Saint’s, Highgate; the Parish Church of St Augustine, Highgate; the United Reformed Church, Pond Square, Highgate; the Parish Church of St Andrew’s, Whitehall Park;

Or

Children’s whose families are regular (weekly or fortnightly) worshippers at the Parish Church of St Michael’s, Highgate; the Parish of All Saint’s, Highgate; the Parish Church of St Augustine, Highgate; the United Reformed Church, Pond Square, Highgate; the Parish Church of St Andrew’s, Whitehall Park;
or the Parish Church of St Anne’s, Highgate and have been worshipping there for between 6 Months and a year and provide a form of recommendation signed by the appropriate priest or minister to that effect.

2 points

Or

Children’s whose families are regular (weekly or fortnightly) worshippers at another Trinitarian Christian Church and have been worshipping there for at least one year and provide a form of recommendation signed by the appropriate priest or minister to that effect.

2 points

Or

Children’s whose families are of another faith who are regular (weekly or fortnightly) worshippers and have been worshipping for at least one year and provide a form of recommendation signed by the appropriate priest or minister, rabbi etc. to that effect.

1 point


2. School Connections:

Children who have a brother and/or sister currently attending the school and who will still be on the school roll at the date when it is proposed that the child be admitted. 

3 points

3. Nursery

Children who attend St Michael’s School Nursery

1 point

4. Locality:

Children living within the postal district of N6

3 points

5. Medical, Social or Educational needs:

The governors reserve the absolute right to award up to three points to any applicant on the grounds of social, medical or educational needs, where this is supported by an appropriate professional recommendation from a social worker, doctor, speech and language therapist etc.

up to 3 points