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Admissions

Thank you for showing an interest in applying for a place at our school!

Applying for a place at school can be a little confusing and we hope this page will be of help.

 

Children are admitted to our Reception Class during the school year of their fifth birthday. The school year runs from the 1st September to 31st August of the following year. If you would like a tour, an application form or more information, please contact the school office on 020 8940 7911.

 

We admit 30 children into our Reception class each year. For entry in September 2025, applications must be returned to the local authority by 15th January 2025. 

 

Other points of entry

There are three other phases for admissions:

  • Entry to our afternoon playgroup provision called Acorns, for children who are 2 - 4 years old
  • Entry to our Nursery Class for children who have turned 3 years old by the start of the academic year in September. We also offer extended sessions to our Nursery children for the full school day. 
  • In year admissions from children once they have started statutory school either elsewhere in the UK or from abroad.

 

Please click below to find out how to apply in each of these circumstances.

 

Please note if you have missed any of the deadlines mentioned you can still apply for a place at our school. Please call the school office on 020 8940 7911 or email info@srsa.richmond.sch.uk for assistance with this.

 

For more informations about applying for a nursery place in Richmond please click here.

Supplementary Church Application Form

 

If you are applying for a school place under criteria 4 or 5 please complete the supplementary form along with your main application. 

School Admissions Policy & Criteria

 

Where there are more than 30 applications, places will be allocated in accordance with the school's admissions criteria: 

 

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children

  2. Children with an exceptional and professionally supported medical or social need

  3. Siblings

  4. Regular attendance at St Richard’s, St Andrew’s or St Peter’s churches

  5. Regular attendance at another place of Christian worship

  6. Distance

 

 

How places have been offered (30 places)

2021     

  2022

  2023

   2024

 

Number of applications

41

45

37

44

Places allocated to:

 

Looked after and previously looked after children

0

0

0

0

Sibling at time of admission

15

14

10

9

Foundation places

2

1

1

1

Open places

15

14

15

20

Places allocated by the local authority

1

4

2

0

Number of appeals heard

0

0

0

0

Number of successful appeals

0

0

0

0


Please see our Admissions Policy below.

Admissions Policy 2025-26

For more information about applying for an in-year school place follow the link below:

Appeals

 

The link for Richmond's appeals page is: here

 

Please download an appeal form or email education.appeals@richmond.gov.uk.

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