Letters & Information
Consultation to Reduce Moss Hall Junior Pupil Admission Number (PAN)
Overview
All schools must have admission arrangements that clearly set out:
- how many children will be admitted into the school, known as the ‘Published Admission Number (PAN)
- the oversubscription criteria to be used to decide the order of priority, if there are more applications than places available.
The admission authority for the school must determine the admission arrangements annually, even if there are no changes. Where changes are being proposed, the admission authority is required to carry out a formal consultation.
Barnet Council is the admissions authority for 37 community primary schools in Barnet. There are no proposed changes to the oversubscription criteria for Barnet community schools. However, the governing body for Moss Hall Junior School has asked the council to consult on a proposed reduction to the School’s Published Admission Number (PAN), from 120 to 90 places.
What we are proposing
Moss Hall Infant School, the main feeder school for Moss Hall Junior School, has seen variable demand for school places over recent years. A reduced number of children in the infant cohort will be moving up to the junior school from the academic year 2026/27. We are therefore proposing a reduction in Moss Hall Junior School’s PAN from 120 to 90 places, to reflect the anticipated lower demand.
For any academic year where an unexpected rise in demand is observed, the admission number will be reviewed and existing capacity may be reused.
Admission authorities are not required to consult on offering places in excess of the PAN or formally increasing the number.
This request is supported by the changing population trends in the borough. Barnet’s primary school forecast indicates a continuation of falling demand for places across schools in the area where Moss Hall Junior School is situated. The demand is expected to fall through to the end of the decade. The projections also show that there will be sufficient places for local children even if the PAN for Moss Hall Junior School is reduced, as proposed. However, if demand for places unexpectedly increases in the future, the admission numbers will be reviewed, and existing capacity will be reutilised without the need for a formal consultation. No other changes to the admission arrangements for community schools are being proposed for 2026/27.
You can view the full proposed arrangements for 2026/27 here.
You are invited to consider the information and respond to the open consultation via the questionnaire linked in the information below. The closing date for responses is 31.01.25.
Barnet Consultation on proposed admission arrangements for Moss Hall Junior School
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Below you will find information from Barnet Admissions on how to choose and apply for a secondary school place for your Year 6 child who will transfer to Secondary School in September 2025.
Junior Transfer Information
Below you will find information on the process of applying for your child to transfer from Year 2 in the Infant School to Year 3 in the Junior School in September 2024. Please note that if your child attends the Infant School, they are automatically guaranteed a place in Year 3 at the Junior School, but all parents must complete the Barnet e-admissions / transfer application process.
