The staff, governing body and pupils of St Francis Catholic Primary School would welcome you applying for a place at our school. To do this you must follow the correct process for your child’s age as detailed below.
We are an academy school which means we are our own admission authority but to ensure continuity across the borough we follow the London Borough of Newham’s admissions processes.
All applications for this school must be made through London Borough of Newham’s Pupil Services, not this school. Normal Admissions (reception for September entry)
For all children born from 1 September of last fourth year and 31 August of its next year inclusive, their parents/carers will need to apply for a reception class place in an infant or primary school for September entry.
National closing date for on time reception applications 15 January
National offer date for on time reception applicants 16 April
All reception applications must be made through the family’s home local authority. For children living in Newham, families must apply via London Borough of Newham.
For children living outside Newham, whose family wants them to attend this school their application must be made through their home borough naming this school as a preference on their application. Remember, parents/carers must apply for a reception place in this school, even if the child:
Before submitting a reception application we strongly recommend all families read the autumn edition of the local authorities ‘Starting Primary School’ guide and find out information about the school you are interested in.
As part of our admission arrangements we require a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) if an applicant wants their child to be consider under our faith based criteria (priority groups). If an applicant does not complete and submit a SIF or does not want to be considered under our faith based criteria (priority groups) the child will be automatically added to the lowest priority group when we rank the applications.
A SIF is not an application form so cannot be considered unless an application is made. Deadline for on time Supplementary Information Forms (SIFs) – 15 January.
School Finder – We recommend you use the Newham School Finder tool to determine the location of your preferred Newham schools and calculate home to school distances.
In year admissions (Current academic year – also known as, mid-term or mid-phase admissions) If a family arrives in Newham during the school year and their child needs a school place they must complete an In Year form naming their preferred schools.
The place offered may not be at the school the family prefers as that school may not have a suitable place available. In Year Admissions for 1 September to 16 July (Year Groups: reception to Year 6)
Before submitting an In Year school application we strongly recommend all families read the autumn edition of the local authorities ‘Starting Primary School’ guide and find out information about the process.
As part of our admission arrangements we require a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) if an applicant wants their child to be consider under our faith based criteria (priority groups). If an applicant does not complete and submit a SIF or does not want to be considered under our faith based criteria (priority groups) the child will be automatically added to the lowest priority group when we rank the applications.
A SIF is not an application form so cannot be considered unless an application is made.
The law requires that each local authority must have a Fair Access Protocol (FAP), agreed with the majority of schools in its area to ensure that for In Year admissions unplaced children, especially the most vulnerable, are offered a place at a suitable school as quickly as possible. In agreeing a protocol, the local authority must ensure that no school – including those with available places – is asked to take a disproportionate number of children who have been excluded from other schools, or who have challenging behaviour. St Francis’ Catholic Primary has signed up to the LB Newham’s Fair Access Protocol.
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