St Mary’s is a church school with a vision to achieve excellence balanced with compassion. Christian values and beliefs form the basis of our school ethos and are reflected in our teaching and in the daily life of the school. Please watch our school video to see what a journey at St Mary’s could look like for your child.
Our Admissions Policy for can be found.
When you apply, you will need to complete the local authority’s Common Application form online at https://www.richmond.gov.uk/primary_school_admissions. This applies even if you already have an older child at St Mary’s.
Please note: You are only required to complete an additional ‘Supplementary Information Form’ if you wish to be considered for a Church foundation place and believe you are eligible (details below).
If you wish to apply for one of our 24 Foundation (i.e. Church) places, you will need, in addition to completing the Common Application Form, to download and complete a Supplementary Information Form relating to Church attendance and involvement.
This must be completed and signed by your parish priest or minister and a paper copy returned to the school along with a copy of your child’s Baptismal certificate.
Please note that while families attending St Mary’s Church are automatically eligible to apply for a Foundation place, those attending all other churches will need to live within the Parish Boundary to be eligible for admission under the Foundation criteria. Please refer to our Parish Boundary Map for details of the catchment area.
We have updated our over-subscription criteria for foundation places to take in to account the fact that it was not possible to attend places of worship during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are intending to apply for a foundation place, please detail your attendance only during the period when premises were available for worship
If your child is currently in Reception – Year 6 and you wish to inquire about current vacancies at St Mary’s please refer to our Admissions policy on our policies page.
You will first need to contact Richmond School Admissions and complete their application form before joining our waiting list. They can be contacted at richmond.admissions@achievingforchildren.org.uk. Further information is available and their application form is available on their website.
The school is a part of the Richmond Primary Schools’ Fair Access Protocol which prioritises children without a school place who may have difficulty finding a suitable school place Please refer to the local authority’s guidance here.
Please find the local authority’s appeals page which also includes a link to the online appeal form and further information about appealing.
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