Admissions

AKIVA SCHOOL ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

Please find below information on Admissions to Akiva including admissions criteria and deadlines. You can also find additional information in our Frequently Asked Questions

GENERAL INFORMATION

Akiva is unique among the family of Jewish Schools as it is the only Jewish school with a Progressive, rather than Orthodox or pluralist ethos. Our Judaism reflects that of our stakeholder communities who founded the school and continue to guide our Jewish life.

This is reflected in our admissions criteria.

The overriding principle behind the school’s Admission Arrangements is that they should give priority to families with an on-going commitment to Progressive Judaism, for whom Akiva is the only Jewish school that specifically caters for their Jewish needs.

The Admission Arrangements also reflect two connections that the school has. The first is the connection with our stakeholder communities in the Reform and Liberal movements (now collectively the Movement for Progressive Judaism), which created the school. The second is a connection with New North London Synagogue which is also situated on the Sternberg Centre for Judaism site.

ADMISSIONS FOR RECEPTION IN SEPTEMBER 2027

EVIDENCE OF SYNAGOGUE ATTENDANCE

Full details of synagogue attendance requirements are set out in our Admissions Arrangements. The dates for synagogue attendance are on the Synagogue Attendance Form.

QUALIFYING SYNAGOGUES

Local Qualifying Synagogues include the following, although any other synagogue which is a member of the Movement for Progressive Judaism will be accepted. For full details of Qualifying Synagogues, please see the Admissions Arrangements. For admissions specific or general information on local synagogues please see:

Alyth Synagogue

Finchley Reform Synagogue

NNLS

Finchley Progressive Synagogue

Sha'arei Tsedek

In case of any queries, please contact the School office at: admin@akivaschool.org

AKIVA SCHOOL ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

ADMISSIONS FOR ENTRY INTO SCHOOL FOR RECEPTION SEPTEMBER 2027

For full details of our Admissions Arrangements please see here,
If your child was born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023 you will need to apply to your home council for a place in a primary school for the 2026/27 academic year.
Prospective parents need to enrol on the London Borough of Barnet website , where you will find the online application form for the London Borough of Barnet.

You will also need to submit a Supplementary Application here
Dates for synagogue attendance can be found here

(not necessary to submit with your application)

The deadline for sending in the forms for 2027 - 2028 is 15th January 2027.

APPLYING FROM ISRAEL

 If you are applying from Israel, please see the IMPJ's list of communities .

APPEALS

For appeals, please click here

IN YEAR APPLICATIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/2027

If you are looking for a place at Akiva School in the next academic year 2026 - 27, then please click on the links to our Admissions Arrangements and Supplementary Application form below.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS click here

If you have any further queries please contact the office by email admin@akivaschool.org.

Admissions or entry into school for Reception September 2027

If your child was born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023 you will need to apply to your home council for a place in a primary school for the 2027/28 academic year.
Prospective parents need to enrol on the London Borough of Barnet website, where you will find the online application form for the London Borough of Barnet.
You will also need to submit a Supplementary Application Form (please see below).
The criteria and Supplementary Application Form for 2026/27 can be found below:

Schools Admissions Arrangements 2027-2028

Supplementary Application Form 2027-2028

Shabbat Service Date Checklist 2027-2028

Applying from Israel?

If you are applying from Israel, please see the IMPJ's list of communities.

For appeals click here.

In Year Applications for the Academic Year 2026/27

If you are looking for a place at Akiva School in the current academic year 2026-27, then please look at our admissions criteria below (please click the links).

Schools Admissions Arrangements 2026-2027

Supplementary Application Form 2026-2027