Year 3 Admissions

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 of Scotland, 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 Junior school intend to admit 90 children into Year 3 each academic year (depending on need and applications received).

N.B. Pupils attending St. Mary's Nursery & Infant School are still required to complete an application to the junior school.

Mid-Term Applications 2024-2025:

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

Mid-Term applications (year 3 - Year 6) MUST be made through the Local Authority (https://www.sutton.gov.uk/w/in-year-admissions) as well as completing and returning the Mid-Term Supplementary Form and Priest/Minister's Reference, along with a copy of your child's Baptism Certificate. The Mid-Term Supplementary Form is available to download and print below.

Please send all Mid-Term Applications/paperwork to: admissions@stmarysjunior.org.uk

2025 - 2026

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

Year 3 applications MUST be made through your local authority as well as sending a supplementary application form and bpatism certificate direct to the school. You can apply for all of our local authorities through the e-admissions website

(Whilst we ourselves can not guarantee a place at the Junior school it would be most unusual, and to this date has not occurred, that a place has not been offered.)

https://www.eadmissions.org.uk/

National Admissions Dates for Year 3 in September 2025

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

Applications open September 2024.
Applications close on 15th January 2025.
Year 3 Allocations are announced on National Primary Offer day on 16th April 2025 or the next working day.

Click on the documents below for more information on Admissions policies and supplementary forms (please note a large print copy or translation can be provided on request)

Please send all Year 3 Applications/paperwork to admissions@stmarysjunior.org.uk

Appeals

Parents with unsuccessful applications for Year 3 in September 2025 may:

apply to go on our waiting list (please contact your Local Authority)
appeal against our decision, notify us within 20 days of receiving the noficiation (please contact admissions@stmarysjunior.org.uk)
appeal deadlines is 4th June 2025

Parents/carers whose applications for places at the junior school are unsuccessful may appeal to an independent Appeal Panel set up in accordance with section 85(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. Appeals must be made in writing and msut set out the reasons on which the appeal is made. Appeals should be made to the Admissions Appeal Clerk at the school address. Parents/Carers have the right to make oral representations to the Appeal Panel.

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 school on a typical day and to ask 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

Year 3 application must be made through your Local Authority as well as sending a supplementary application form and Baptism Certificate direct to the school. You can apply to all of our Local Authorities through the e-admissions website https://www.eadmissions.org.uk/

St. Mary's Catholic Federation