The Pupil Admission Number (PAN) for our school, as agreed with both the Department for Education and the Local Authority is 180.
Enfield Grammar School Allocation:
- Looked after boys
- Exceptional medical grounds
- Sports & Music scholarships
- Boys whose parent is a member of staff
- Boys from a named Enfield primary school – Bush Hill Park, Chase Side, George Spicer, Lavender, Andrew’s CE (Enfield), St. George’s RC, St. Michael’s CE
- Other Enfield primary schools
Over-Subscription Allocation – In the case of over-subscription from point no. 6 above, decisions will be made using the following priorities:
- Boys with a sibling attending the school
- Closest distance
- Primary schools outside of the Borough
- Boys not educated in primary school
Click here for: Admissions Criteria & Procedures 2021 (2022 Criteria coming soon)
The closing date for applications to be returned to the Borough is TBC October 2021
Sport & Music Scholarships Admissions
Up to 18 pupils (10% of the annual intake) will be admitted who show that they can contribute at a high level to major school sports or music and would be willing to support the corporate and extra-curricular life of the School. If your son has a particular aptitude for sport or music and you would alike to apply under the scholarship criteria, please give details of his achievements and any appropriate groups or clubs to which he belongs when completing the application form below.
*Scholarship application deadlines differ – please see below for details
Each candidate applying under this criterion will be invited to a day of aptitude testing at Enfield Grammar School. Candidates will be assessed on key athletics components and assessed on their performance in their chosen sport or sports.
Candidate’s performance will be assessed using normative data for the tests used and will be compared against grading criteria developed by exam boards for use at GCSE.
Consideration for alternative test dates will be given in extenuating circumstances only and will be at the discretion of Enfield Grammar School. Extenuating circumstances include, but are not limited to, bereavement, religious holidays or festivals or medical appointments.
The purpose of the assessment is to both assess ability and the candidate’s capacity to learn or develop sporting skills and benefit from the opportunities at Enfield Grammar School, such as competing in midweek and Saturday fixtures at National, County and locally which have given us impressive levels of success in recent years .
Places will be awarded following assessment of the pupils’ aptitude by the School’s sports staff.
Consideration will be given to candidates that demonstrate an exceptional sporting aptitude in the major sports played at the school. Written references may be asked for in the case of appeal but places are awarded on the performances demonstrated on the day. The major school sports that are assessed under this criterion are cricket, football and rugby.
Click here for more information on: Sport Scholars
To apply, download the: Supplementary Application Form 2022/23
Timetable for Admissions
- 29th April 2022: Application Forms Available – and details for entry under the Sport and / or Music criteria (scholarships) will be available to download from the school website.
- Tuesday 5th October 2021: Closing date for Sport Applications – to return the application form to Enfield Grammar School for those applying under the Sport criteria of the school’s admissions policy.
- Friday 8th October 2021: Sports Trials. Parents will be notified of the results of the trials before the closing date for submission of the eAdmission Form to the Local Authority. On receipt of the results, parents who wish to apply to the School must name it as one of their preferences on their Application Form. The results of the trials do not guarantee a place at the School.
Each candidate applying under this criterion will be invited to attend a written musical aptitude
test at Enfield Grammar School.
Candidates who achieve the qualifying mark in the test will be invited back to attend an audition to perform a single piece on their chosen instrument or vocally.
The musical aptitude test is of approximately 40 minutes’ duration and does not require any formal knowledge of music theory. The test will cover questions on pitch, rhythm, texture and melody and will be performed on computers.
During the audition, candidates will perform a piece of their choosing either instrumental or vocal (accompanist will not be provided). Performances should last no longer than three minutes. As there is a free choice of instrument and piece, candidates of all abilities and all cultures will have the opportunity to succeed.
The purpose of the audition is to both access ability and the candidate’s capacity to learn or develop musical skills and benefit from the opportunities at Enfield Grammar School.
Click here for more information on: Music Scholars
To apply, download the: Supplementary Application Form 2022/23
Timetable for Admissions
- 29th April 2022: Application Forms Available – and details for entry under the Sport and / or Music criteria (scholarships) will be available to download from the school website.
- Tuesday 5th October 2021: Closing date for Music Applications – return the application form to Enfield Grammar School for those applying under the Music criteria of the school’s admissions policy.
- Saturday 9th October 2021: Written Musical Aptitude Test – approximately one hour duration. Details of the times of the test will be sent out at prior to this date.
- October 2021 TBA: Music Auditions for those who achieved the pass mark in the written aptitude test. Parents will be notified of the results of the audition before the closing date for submission of the eAdmission Form to the Local Authority. On receipt of the results, parents who wish to apply to the School must name it as one of their preferences on their Application Form. The results of the auditions do not guarantee a place at the School.
Admission Timetable for September 2022 Entry
- 29th April 2022: Application Forms Available – and details for entry under the Sport and / or Music criteria (scholarships) will be available to download from the school website.
- Tuesday 5th October 2021: Closing date for Music Applications – return the application form to Enfield Grammar School for those applying under the Music criteria of the school’s admissions policy.
- Saturday 9th October 2021: Written Musical Aptitude Test – approximately one hour duration. Details of the times of the test will be sent out at prior to this date.
- October 2021 TBA: Music Auditions for those who achieved the pass mark in the written aptitude test. Parents will be notified of the results of the audition before the closing date for submission of the eAdmission Form to the Local Authority. On receipt of the results, parents who wish to apply to the School must name it as one of their preferences on their Application Form. The results of the auditions do not guarantee a place at the School.
- Tuesday 5th October 2021: Closing date for Sport Applications – to return the application form to Enfield Grammar School for those applying under the Sport criteria of the school’s admissions policy.
- Friday 8th October 2021: Sports Trials. Parents will be notified of the results of the trials before the closing date for submission of the eAdmission Form to the Local Authority. On receipt of the results, parents who wish to apply to the School must name it as one of their preferences on their Application Form. The results of the trials do not guarantee a place at the School.
- TBA October 2021: eAdmission Closing date: for returning the eAdmission Form to the Local Authority.
- 1st March 2022: National Allocation Day: Letters sent to Parents with offers of school place by the Local Authority.
Parents have a statutory right of appeal against the refusal of a place which will be heard before an independent panel. Full details about the statutory right of appeal, including how and when the request for an appeal must be lodged, will be confirmed in the notification letter sent to parents on National Offer Day.
Appeals Timetable: (2022 dates not yet available)
Applications made in the normal admission round for entry in September 2021 to Year 7
| National Offer Day | |||
| Deadline for lodging appeals | |||
| One week prior to hearing date | Deadline for submission of any additional evidence by appellants | ||
| Appeals Information Evening | |||
| Appeals Hearings | |||
To request an Appeal Form; please contact the School Office either by telephone 020 8363 1095 or email office@enfieldgrammar.org
Applications for in-year admissions (admissions to Year 7 made after the start of the September term or to Years 8-11); appeal hearings will take place within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
