Nursery Admissions

Admissions Information - Nursery

St Mary’s is a Voluntary Aided Federation in the Archdiocese of Southwark. It was opened to serve the Catholic community, in particular, the children of practising Catholic families living in the parishes of Holy Cross, Carshalton, Our Lady of the Rosary, Sutton, St Margaret’s, Carshalton Beeches, and Holy Family, Sutton Green.

Parents elect to apply for this school in order to ensure that the Catholic values and way of life are passed on to their children at home, in the parish and at school.

St. Mary's Catholic Infant school admit up to 52 children into nursery - this could be either 26 morning places, 26 afternoon places or 26 all day places for those children entitled to the extended 30 hour provision or a combination of all.

Mid-Term Applications 2024 - 2025:

Please submit the Nursery Application form and either a Certificate of Practice or request your priest to complete part 2 of the Supplementary Form, we will also need a copy of your child's Baptism Certificate, Proof of Address and (short) Birth Certificate during this transition year.

For mid-term Nursery applications - please contact the school office to request a nursery application form and supplementary form

Please send all Mid-Term Infant Applications/paperwork to admissions@stmarysinfschool.org.uk

APPEALS

Statutory appeals cannot be made against the Governors decision not to offer a place at the nursery

2025 - 2026 Intake:

Open Days - 2025/2026 Intake

The best way to find out about our school is to come and see us.

We welcome visits to our school before application and hold open days on a monthly basis throughout the year, where small groups of parents/carers may visit for a tour.

This will give you the opportunity to see our schools on a typical day and to ask any questions as you walk around.

To book onto one of our Open Days, please visit our Open Day page for more details - https://www.smcsc.org.uk/open-day.php

Nursery Admissions 2025/2026:

Please submit either a Certificate of Practice or request your priest to complete part 2 of the Supplementary Form, during this transition year.

Children born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 are due to start Nursery in September 2025.

Applications for Nursery Class are made online directly to the school via this form, you will also need to download a copy of the Nursery Supplementary form to complete and return to the Infant School along with your child's baptism certificate and proof of address:

Our Nursery class admits children in the academic year of their fourth birthday. The academic year runs from September to August. Parents need to apply the year before admission, in the academic year of their child's third birthday between September and 15th January.

School Admission Dates for Nursery Class in September 2025

Applications open September 2024
Applications close on 15th January 2025
Nursery applications are announced in April 2025

Please send all Nursery Applications/paperwork to: admissions@stmarysinfschool.org.uk

NB. A place in the Nursery does not guarantee a place in the main school.

Orchard Childcare:

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Useful Links

Getting your child ready for School

Nursery & Infant School - Virtual Tour