Enrolment of new children normally takes place in January. Children who will be four years old, on or before the last day of February may be enrolled then.  Parents should look for adverts in local press or church bulletins advising dates and times. Please bring both birth and baptismal certificates with you.

Parents may make a placing request for your child to attend the school of their choice. Form PR/3 explaining the procedure is available from the school. The Head Teacher will be pleased to give any advice if required. Parents with pupils already of school age who wish a place for their child can contact the Head Teacher by telephone or call at the school.

You have the right to make a placing request for your child to be educated in a school other than the local school. In December each year, the authority will advertise its arrangements for placing requests.

There are sound educational reasons for trying to ensure that the transfer or admission of children to a school takes place at the start of a school session.

Every effort will be made to try to meet the parental wishes, but you should note that it is not always possible to grant every placing request to a particular school.

Placing requests to Primary School does not necessarily ensure that your child will have a direct entry into the associated Secondary.  Advice on this must be sought from the Primary School Head Teacher. Further information on placing requests and procedures is available from the school or the council’s website.

Parents and Young People have a right under the Additional Support for Learning Act 2009 to make a placing request for their child or young person to attend a nursery (including partnership nursery), special school or special class managed by the home authority. The Act also enables parents and young people to make a placing request to attend a school / establishment belonging to another authority.