School admissions

The School Admissions team processes applications for school places for children between the ages of 4 and 16.

Please note that the School Admission – Parent Portal will be unavailable on Saturday 9th December and Sunday 10th December due to maintenance of our systems. You will be unable to make any school applications and amendments during these times. The system will be available from Monday 11th December 2023.

Please Note: If you have a query concerning a school application, that has been submitted to e-admission please contact our Admissions team on:

020 8215 3004 or email infos@lbbd.gov.uk or admissions@lbbd.gov.uk

Please do not contact e-admissions directly.

For Interest List positions, please telephone our Admissions team on 0208 215 3004

Our schools 

Use our map below to see which schools are closest to your home.

Map of our schools (PDF, 537 KB)

View a map of our school locations

Choose the relevant section below and then follow the process listed in the relevant admission e-booklet. Each area lists the child’s date of birth and information about how to apply for your child’s school place. 

Other useful information

Ofsted inspects all schools and are changing the way they report this information. See the Ofsted website for more information about Ofsted reports or about the changes they are making.

Find out if your child qualifies for free school meals.

Nursery admissions

Our team does not process applications for nursery places. Instead, each of our schools process parents requests.

Please contact our Family Information Service (FIS) and they will provide you with full information for children born from today until 1 September 2019.

In-year admissions

How to change schools during the school year, or if you have recently moved to the borough and need a school place now

Starting school (children aged 3 and 4)

Information on application process for starting school

Moving to junior school

All the information you need for starting junior school

Moving to secondary school

All the information you need for when your child moves to secondary school

Apply for a technical or training school

Technical and training schools provide 14 to 19 year olds with technically-based courses of study or learning that is based on the skills they will need for work

Admissions interest list

The interest list for Barking & Dagenham Schools is currently closed.

Schools admissions appeals

You have a right to appeal to an independent appeal panel if we do not offer your child a place at your preferred school

Determined admissions arrangements

All schools must have admission arrangements that clearly set out how school applications are processed

Consultations

One Borough Voice, lets you get involved in the things that interest you the most in Barking and Dagenham