Preparing for Secondary School
Deciding on a secondary school for your child is one of the most important decisions you will make as a parent/carer.
If your child has special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), please explore the resources available to support your decision-making process:
- See the Haringey secondary admissions pages
- Read our Step by Step Guide to Choosing the Right Secondary School for Children with SEND (PDF, 269KB)
- Talk to the teachers at your child’s primary school and the other professionals that work with your child
- Investigate the secondary schools you are interested in, and contact them to find out more - see below for details of Haringey secondary schools
- Some questions to ask when choosing a secondary school (PDF, 107KB)
If you still have questions, call the SEND department on 020 8489 1913 or email sendphasetransfers@haringey.gov.uk
We will also be running our special SEND secondary transfer hotline week in October – more details will be available nearer the time.
Online workshop: choosing a secondary school with the SEND Education Inclusion Team
In June 2023, we hosted an online workshop which was:
- an event for families of children with SEND preparing for choosing their secondary school
- a chance to hear from other parents, and secondary Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCos) from both mainstream and special schools in the borough
- this event is aimed at parents/carers of year 5 children with SEND, but parents of year 4 children are also welcome
If you were unable to attend our workshop in June 2023, please view the presentation and Q&A, below:
- Choosing a Secondary School Workshop 2023 - slides (PDF, 1.78MB)
- Choosing a Secondary School Workshop 2023 - Q&A chat (PDF, 226KB)
If you are interested in a specialist school, see our Special School provision in Haringey page.