St David's C.I.W. Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked after children / statemented children — Children who are “looked after” by a local authority, and/or has a statement issued by the local authority, must be admitted to the school.
2. 2Practising Anglicans in Cyncoed ministry area — Children who, with their parent(s) or guardian(s), are practising Church in Wales Anglicans living within the Cyncoed ministry area and attend church weekly, or fortnightly for at least two years.
3. 3Practising Anglicans in Monmouth/Llandaff diocese — Children who, with their parent(s) or guardian(s), are practising Church in Wales Anglicans living within the Monmouth or Llandaff diocese area, and attend church weekly, or fortnightly for at least two years.
4. 4Members of Cytun/Evangelical Alliance churches — Children who, with their parent(s) or guardian(s), are in weekly or fortnightly attendance of Churches, that are members of Churches together in Wales (Cytun) (Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) if recently moved to Wales) or The Evangelical Alliance or children who attend churches that are members of Churches together in Wales (Cytun) (Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) if recently moved to Wales) or The Evangelical Alliance alone or in the company of other practicing worshippers and have done so for at least two years prior to the closing date for applications. This includes Presbyterian Church of Wales; the Chinese Christian Church; the Union of Welsh Independent Churches; Baptist Union of Wales; the Methodist Church; the United Reformed Church; Covenanted Baptist Churches; the Salvation Army; the Roman Catholic; the Congregational Federation of Churches; Religious Society of Friends and Orthodox Church. Churches must be members of Cytun or The Evangelical Alliance as at the closing date for applications to the School, and attend church weekly, or fortnightly for at least two years
5. 5Siblings — Children who have a brother or sister, including step-brother/step-sister living in the same house, attending the school at the time they would be admitted were their application to be successful.
6. 6Other Christian/World Faith denominations in communion with Church in Wales — Children who, with their parent(s) or guardian(s), are in weekly/fortnightly attendance of any Christian denomination, or other World Faith, that does not fall into categories 1 to 4 above and where the denomination is in communion with the Church in Wales and whose long term participation can be substantiated by a senior representative of that faith organization, and whose families wish their child to be educated in a Church in Wales School.
7. 7Living in Cyncoed ministry area — Children living with parent(s) or guardian(s) within the Cyncoed ministry area.
8. 8Any other applicants — Children whose parent(s) or guardian(s) are applying for admission for other reasons.

Provided that the Governing Body reserves the right to depart from these criteria if there is compelling evidence that the welfare of a child will be seriously prejudiced if the child is not admitted to the school. Criteria for categories 2, 3, 4 and 6 will be determined strictly in the light of the signed recommendation from the incumbent or priest-in-charge of the church concerned. In addition to the 30 reception places, there are 48 part-time Nursery places; children admitted to Nursery have no automatic right of admission to Reception. Applicants will be notified by the Local Authority on the offer date of Friday 16 April 2027. Parents whose application to reception is unsuccessful have the right to appeal in writing to the Clerk to the Governors within 15 school days of notification; appeals are considered by an independent Admission Appeal Panel administered by the Monmouth Diocesan Board of Education. There is no appeal procedure for Nursery applications, as this is non-statutory education. Unsuccessful applicants are placed on a waiting list until 30 September in the school year applied for, after which a fresh application must be made directly to the school; waiting lists must not prioritise by date added, and must reflect the published oversubscription criteria.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.