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Admissions for September 2025
If your child turns 4 years old between 1st September 2024 and 31st August 2025, you are now able to book a visit to view our fantastic school!
Conducted tours are available for adults and your child/children on the following dates at 09:15am or 10:30am:
Tuesday 19th November - ONLY availability for 10:30am
Thursday 21st November - ONLY availability for 09:15am
Thursday 5th December
We would love to meet you so if you would like to attend, please book your place by calling the school office on 01536 722757 or by reception@stmarys.pdet.org.uk
Please see the document below - Applying for a primary school place and also the Admission policies below.
Reception intake - primary and infant schools
In Northamptonshire, all children are offered a full year in reception.
Primary schools run from reception to year 6 and take new children into reception.
If your child turns 4 between 1 September 2024 and 31 August 2025, you should apply for their reception place by 15 January 2025. Please see the website listed below.
www.northnorthants.gov.uk/primary-school-places
After this date, you will need to make a late application.
In year applications
Admission to any year group during the school year are known as in-year applications.
If you are interested in joining our school and would like to arrange a visit please contact office@stmarys.pdet.org.uk.
For the school year September 2024 – August 2025, to apply for an in-year school place at our school, please complete the application form linked below. All applications are managed by our Trust (rather than the Local Authority).
https://forms.office.com/e/bPmJRTAa59
You will be contacted within 15 school days to let you know if a place can be offered. If you make your application during the school holidays, it may take longer than normal to process.
If your child has an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) please do not use this form to apply as there is different process in place via the Local Authority. Please see this page for further information: https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/specialist-send-support-services/send-support-service
If you have applied and been refused a place at our school (in any year group), you are entitled to appeal against that decision.
Appeals for PDET academies are administered by The Diocese of Peterborough Education team. For more information on the process please see: www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk/church-schools/admission-and-appeals/
If you wish to appeal please contact the Appeals Administrator by emailing education@peterborough-diocese.org.uk and ask for an appeals pack.
The pack includes some explanatory notes about the process of Admission Appeals and a Notice of Appeal form that, should you decide to proceed with an appeal, will need to be completed and returned by email if possible, but if not, to the Diocesan Office instead.
Timetable for appeals – September 2024 applications
| 16th April 2024 | National Offer Day. |
| 20th May 2024 (9:00 am) | Deadline for lodging on-time appeals. |
| Week commencing 17th June 2024 | Notification of the hearing date and time and Statement of Case to be sent to appellants. |
| 24th June 2024 | Deadline for additional evidence. |
| Week commencing 8th July 2024 | Appeal dates. Appeals will be heard on Zoom. Decision letters will be sent within 5 working days of the appeal hearing, subject to any unforeseen circumstances. |
APPLYING FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES: (AT OTHER SCHOOLS)
If your child turns 11 between 1 September 2024 and 31 August 2025, you should apply for their secondary place by 31 October 2024. Please see the website listed below.
www.northnorthants.gov.uk/secondary-school-places
The opening date for applications is 10 September 2024 and the closing date is 31 October 2024. After this deadline you will need to make a late application.
