Reception Admissions

 

Thank you for showing interest in our Academy.

The Application Process

Reception Admissions Contact

Contact: School Office
Telephone: 0208 778 4742
Email: admissions@harrisprimarycrystalpalace.org.uk
Address: Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace, Malcolm Road, London, SE20 8RH

Reception Applications 2027 Intake

The Academy will have an admission number of 60 in Reception for September 2026-2027  The Key dates are below:

Reception Key Dates	2026-2027
1 September 2026	Local Authority Online Application Website Open
15 January 2027	Online closing date for Application Forms
11 February 2027	Deadline of 'Late' Application Forms
16 April 2027	National Offer Day
30 April 2027	Acceptance of place deadline
20 May 2027	Deadline for appeals to be made in writing to the Academy
24 May - 31 December 2027	Waiting Lists closed and replaced by casual admissions waiting lists, Parents/Carers will need to re-apply for an In-Year transfer through the local authority after this date, if still waiting

For Parents/Carers who Wish to Appeal

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. Completed forms should be sent to the Clerk to the Appeal Panel at:

Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace, Malcolm Road, SE20 8RH

Completed appeal forms, for Reception intake only, must be received by the Academy by the closing date 20th May 2027 at 5.00pm. 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.  All appeals will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals.

• 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 3 people (2 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.

Children with an Education, Health & Care Plan (EHCP) 

If your child has an Education, Health & Care Plan (EHCP), please do not complete an application form but contact the Special Educational Needs team on 020-8313 4164 for further information.