St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Admissions

Admissions:

St Mary's Catholic Primary is a two-form entry school in the Archdiocese of Southwark. Although we prioritise Catholic applicants and have strong links with local Catholic parishes, we welcome applicants from those of all faiths and none and multiple places were offered to non-Catholic children last year.

Our Published Admission Number is 30 children per class from Reception to Year 6 and 26 children for both morning and afternoon nursery sessions.

Individual tours are available for those who wish to learn more about our school – please contact the Admissions Officer on admin@St-marys.merton.sch.uk for more details.

Reception and in-year applications:

For reception places and in-year transfers, please follow the following steps:

All applicants should complete two forms:

These are

·         the Local Authority's Common Application Form (CAF).  You are encouraged to complete the CAF online at https://www.merton.gov.uk/education-and-learning/schools/admissions. If this is not possible, paper copies are available from the school office. This form should be submitted to the Local Authority, online or on paper, by the date published by the Local Authority. No application is valid without completion of a CAF.

·         The school's Supplementary Information Form. The Supplementary Information Form should be returned to the school. If a Supplementary Information Form is not completed the school cannot rank the application until all applicants who have returned a Supplementary Information Form have been considered.

Catholic applicants should also:

·         Provide the child’s baptismal certificate to the school, who will make a copy. If the child gains a place at the school, a copy of the birth certificate must also be provided prior to the child starting school.

·         Provide a Certificate of Catholic Practice to the school, signed and stamped by your parish priest, or the priest at the Parish or Ethnic Chaplaincy at which you worship.

Applicants of other faiths should also:

·         Provide evidence of baptism/reception and evidence of worship should be provided where applicable.

For applications for Reception admission in September 2025 forms should be returned to the Local Authority and to the school by 15 January 2025

Nursery applications:

Our nursery is open from 8.30am to 3.30pm and applications are welcomed for full time places, morning places (8.30am – 11.30am) or afternoon places (12.30pm – 3.30pm). Wrap around care is also available from 7.30am to 6pm for an additional charge. Children usually start nursery the September after they turn 3 years old, although they can start the term after they turn 3 if places are available.

For nursery places applications should be made to the school only by 28^th February 2025, using the Supplementary Information Form - Nursery below. Catholic applicants should also supply a baptism certificate and Certificate of Catholic Practice as appropriate. Applicants of other faiths should provide, evidence of baptism/reception into that faith and evidence of worship where appropriate.

“Should our nursery be oversubscribed places will be allocated based on the criteria set out in the below reception Admissions Policy.”