Admissions

Policies and Related Documents

Also read our School Prospectus for further information.

Arrangements for Admission

Prospective parents seeking admission to Reception Class are required to access the online process on the Birmingham City Council website

Information must be read very carefully as there will be strict deadlines to meet.

Parents must also complete a Supplementary Information Form which can be found above, or by collecting a paper copy from the school office.

Proof of baptism must also be supplied. If there are not enough baptised Catholic children to fill the places available, the remaining places will be filled following the selection criteria outlined below.

Selection Criteria

The policy on admissions which the Governors have adopted seeks to reflect the aims of the school. The Governors have decided that the number of pupils to be admitted to any class will be 30.

The Governors have made a special arrangement with the LA (under Section 6(6) of the 1980 and Section 30 of the 1988 Education Act) in order to preserve the Catholic character of the school.

All admissions to the school are to be determined by the Governing Body. If the number of applications exceeds the standard number, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:

  1. Baptised Catholic children who are in the care of a local authority (looked-after children) or provided with accommodation by them (eg children with foster parents) (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989).
  2. Baptised Catholic children living within the Parish of St Augustine who have a brother or sister in the school at the time of admission.
  3. Baptised Catholic children living within the Parish of St Augustine.
  4. Other Baptised Catholic children who have a brother or sister in the school at the time of admission.
  5. Other Baptised Catholic children.
  6. Non-Catholic children who are in the care of a local authority (looked-after children) or provided with accommodation by them (eg children with foster parents) (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989).
  7. Non-Catholic children who have a brother or sister in the school at the time of admission.
  8. Non-Catholic children
    i Children with a statement of special need that names the school must be admitted. This will reduce the number of places available to applicants.
    ii The definition of a brother or sister is:
    - A brother or sister sharing the same parents;
    - Half-brother or half-sister, where two children share one common parent;
    - Step-brother or step-sister, where two children are related by a parent’s marriage;
    - Adopted or fostered children.
    iii If there is over subscription within a category, priority will be given to children living closest to the school determined by the shortest straight line distance measured from the main door of the school to the home address.

The above arrangements are reviewed annually.