St Martin's Catholic Primary School

The Admissions Policy gives details of our current admission criteria.

To apply for a place at our school, please complete the Reading Borough online application form which can be found here and the supplementary form.  Hand the supplementary form into the school office along with your child's baptismal certificate (if available).  

An application can be made for a place for a child at any time outside the admission round and the child will be admitted where there are available places.  An application should be made via the local authority by completing the in-year admissions application form which is available from https://brighterfuturesforchildren.org/for-parents-carers/schools/in-year/

 As a Catholic School, parent will also need to complete a Supplementary Information Form in addition to the standard application form that is submitted to the local authority.  Supplementary Information Forms can be obtained from the school’s website at:

https://www.stmartinscaversham.co.uk/westberks/primary/stmartins/site/pages/keyinformation/admissions or a hard copy can be provided on request by contacting the school office on 0118 937 5544 or admin@stmartins.reading.sch.uk

Supplementary Information Forms must be returned directly to the school at Pendennis Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6SS or by email admin@stmartins.reading.sch.uk.

If a Supplementary Information Form is not submitted directly to the school, this may affect the priority given to the application and could affect the likelihood of your child being offered a place.

The local authority will forward your application to the school for consideration by the governors. Where there are places available but more applications than places, the published oversubscription criteria, as set out in the admission arrangements for 2023/24 will be applied. The full admission arrangements can be accessed from https://www.stmartinscaversham.co.uk/westberks/primary/stmartins/site/pages/keyinformation/admissions or by contacting the school office to request a hard copy.  Parents are advised to read the admission arrangements carefully before making their application.

If there are no places available, the local authority will notify you of this decision on behalf of the governors and the child will be added to the waiting list.  Please see the admission arrangements for more details regarding waiting lists.

You will be advised of the outcome of your application in writing as soon as possible.  Applicants must be informed of the outcome of their application within 15 school days of its receipt, but the aim is to notify applicants of the outcome of their application within 10 school days of its receipt.

You have the right to appeal to an independent appeal panel if your application is unsuccessful. If you have any questions in relation to in-year admissions please contact Katherine Tilling -Headteacher.  You may also wish to discuss in-year applications with the local authority in Reading: 

Brighter Futures for Children - School Admissions

Telephone: 0118 9373777 (option 1)

E-mail: admissions@brighterfuturesforchildren.org

Website: Brighter Futures for Children - Website

Parents/carers will have the right of appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel if they are not offered a place at our school.

The Appeal Panel will be independent of the school and the Governing Body. The arrangements for appeals will be in line with the School Admission Appeals Code 2012 published by the DfE (Department for Education).

Parents wishing to appeal against an admission decision should apply to:

The Clerk to the Appeal Panel
Committee Services, Reading Borough Council
Civic Centre
Reading
RG1 7AE

Alternatively an application can be submitted on-line at www.reading.gov.uk/schoolsadmissions

Appeals for admissions in September must be submitted by RBC’s Schools deadline. Appeals will be heard during June/July. Appeals for in year admissions can be submitted at any time.