Admissions
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - Admissions Consultation 2024 - 2025
Please click on the documents below for full details regarding our Admissions Consultation process.
Admissions Arrangements
2023 – 2024
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - Open Evening
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School will be holding an Open Evening on Tuesday 1st November 2022 at 6pm for all prospective new parents who will be applying for a Reception school place to start in September 2023.
There will be an opportunity to view the school and to meet with the Headteacher and the Foundation/Early Years Teams. Supplementary Information Forms will be available to collect on this evening, please note completed forms and supporting documentation cannot be submitted to the school office until Tuesday 1st November 2022.
Reception 2023 applies to children born between 1st September 2018 and 31st August 2019.
Click on the links below to access the required forms.
In addition to the completing the Supplementary Information Form, if you are a practising Catholic and are applying under categories 2 and 3, please obtain a Certificate Of Catholic Practice from your Parish Priest.
As well as completing and submitting the Supplementary Information Form to the school office, you must also apply for a school place online, the application process for Under 11s (Reception) commence on 1st November 2022 and close on 13th January 2023 on the following website www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/admissions
Certificate Of Catholic Practice
For school applications only:
A Certificate Of Catholic Practice can be obtained from your Parish Priest.
St Joseph's Catholic Nursery School – Open Evening
St Joseph's Nursery School will be holding an Open Evening on Monday 7th November 2022 at 6pm for all prospective new parents who will be applying for a Nursery place to start in September 2023.
There will be an opportunity to view the nursery and to meet with the Headteacher and the Foundation/Early Years Teams. Supplementary Application forms will be available to collect on this evening. please note completed forms and supporting documentation cannot be submitted to the school office until Wednesday 9th November 2022.
Nursery applications should be made via the school only and will commence on Wednesday 9th November 2022 and close on Sunday 15th January 2023.
Nursery applies to children born between 1st September 2019 and 31st August 2020
Please Note: We are a 30 hours childcare provider, and welcome applications from children of all faiths to our Nursery.
Click on the links below to access the required forms.
Admissions Arrangements
2022 – 2023
Applications for September 2022 are now closed.
Please contact the school office for further assistance.
Click on the links below to access the required forms.
In addition to the completing the Supplementary Information Form, if you are a practising Catholic and are applying under categories 2 and 3, please obtain a Certificate Of Catholic Practice from your Parish Priest.
As well as completing and submitting the Supplementary Information Form to the school office, you must also apply for a school place online, the application process for Under 11s (Reception) commence on Monday 1st November 2021 and close on Friday 14th January 2022 on the following website www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/admissions
Reception applies to children born between 1st September 2017 and 31st August 2018
Nursery Admissions
Click on the links below to access the required forms.
Nursery applies to children born between 1st September 2018 and 31st August 2019
N.B. We are a 30 hours childcare provider.
We welcome applications from children of all faiths to our Nursery.
Nursery applications, via the school, will commence on Thursday 4th November 2021 and close on Friday 14th January 2022.
Certificate Of Catholic Practice
For school applications only:
A Certificate Of Catholic Practice can be obtained from your Parish Priest.
In-Year Applications
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 to the school by completing the in-year admissions application form and returning it to;
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Royal Avenue, Waltham Cross, Herts, EN8 7EN
Where there are places available but more applications than places, the published oversubscription criteria, as set out in the admission arrangements for 2021 -2022, will be applied as detailed in our Admissions Policy.
Parents are advised to read the admission arrangements carefully before making their application.
If there are no places available, the child will be added to the waiting list. Please see the admission arrangements for more details.
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 receipt, but the aim is to notify applicants of the outcome of their application within 10 school days of 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 the school office. You may also wish to discuss in-year applications with the local authority please click on the link below for further information.