St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School provides a Catholic education for children between the ages of 4 and 11 years.
To apply for a place at St. Mary’s, you must apply online via Warwickshire Admissions. This is the same for Rising Five and In Year Applications
Admission arrangements 2025-2026
Admission arrangements 2023-2024
Admission arrangements 2024-2025
Primary round of admissions | |
| Closing date for rising 5 applications | 15th January 2024 |
| Date of allocation of places | 16th April 2024 Letters will be sent second class or email sent out |
| Deadline for lodging appeals and providing evidence to support the appeal (if appropriate) | TBC |
| Appeals will be heard by | June/July 2024 |
| Notice of appeal hearing | At least ten schooldays notice |
| Deadline for governing body to submit evidence for the appeal | June/July 2024 (if posting allow time to arrive by this date) |
| Deadline for sending appeal papers to all parties | No later than 10 school days before the appeal hearing |
| Deadline for applicant to submit additional evidence | Five school days before the appeal hearing. Information or evidence not submitted by the deadline might not be considered at the appeal |
| Late applications for appeals will be heard by | At the same time as previously scheduled appeals or within 30 school days of appeal being lodged |
| Decision letters sent to applicant | Normally with five days. Details of our Admission Policies are at the top of this page. |
Appeals for normal round of admissions | |
| Date of allocation of places | 16/04/2024 |
| Deadline for lodging appeals and providing evidence to support the appeal (if appropriate) | TBC May 2023 |
| Appeals will be heard by | TBC June/July 2024 |
| Notice of appeal hearing | At least 14 school days notice of the appeal hearing. |
| Deadline for governing body to submit evidence for the appeal | At least 10 school days before the appeal hearing. |
| Deadline for sending appeal papers to all parties | No later than 10 school days before the appeal hearing. |
| Deadline for appellant to submit additional evidence | 15 school days before the appeal hearing. Information or evidence not submitted by the deadline might not be considered at the appeal. |
| Late applications for appeals will be heard by | At the same time as previously scheduled appeals or within 30 school days of appeal being lodged |
| Decision letters sent to appellant | Normally within five school days |
Appeals for in-year admissions | |
| Deadline for lodging appeals and providing evidence to support the appeal (if appropriate) | 28 school days from the date of notification that the application was unsuccessful. |
| Appeals will be heard | Within 30 school days of deadline for appeals |
| Notice of appeal hearing | At least 14 school days notice |
| Deadline for governing body to submit evidence for the appeal | 10 school days before the appeal hearing. |
| Deadline for sending appeal papers to all parties | No later than 10 school days before the appeal hearing |
| Deadline for appellant to submit additional evidence | 10 school days before the appeal hearing. Information or evidence not submitted by the deadline might not be considered at the appeal |
| Late applications for appeals will be heard | At the same time as previously scheduled appeals or within 30 school days of appeal being lodged |
| Decision letters sent to appellant | Normally within five school days |
1. Baptised Catholic children who are in the care of a local authority (looked-after children) or provided with accommodation by them (e.g. children with foster parents) (Section 22 of the Children’s Act 1989) and children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order).
2. Baptised Catholic children living within the Parish of Our Lady & St Benedict Church,
Alcester Road, Wootton Wawen, who have a brother or sister in the school at the time of admission.
3. Baptised Catholic children living within the Parish of Our Lady & St Benedict Church, Wootton Wawen.
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 (e.g. children with foster parents) (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) and children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order).
7. Non Catholic children who have a brother or sister in the school at the
time of admission.
8. Non Catholic children.