What ages does St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School take?

St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

How do I apply to St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School?

St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School is a state school. Applications are made through your Local Authority (Hertfordshire) using the Common Application Form. The national deadline is 31 October for secondary and 15 January for primary admissions.

Does St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School?

When St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Catholic looked after/previously looked after children — Catholic ‘looked after’ children and Catholic children who were previously looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a Child Arrangement Order or a Special Guardianship Order including those Catholic children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and who ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted); 2. Baptised Catholic with CCP and sibling at school — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice who have a sibling at the school (in Years R to 5) at the time of application; 3. Baptised Catholic with CCP in St Hilda's parish — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice who are resident in the parish of St. Hilda's Catholic Church, Stevenage. The parish Boundaries are attached as Appendix 1, and 7 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the event of distances being the same for two or more children where this would determine the last place to be allocated, random allocation will be carried out and supervised by a person independent of the school. All the names will be entered into a hat and the required number of names will be drawn out.

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How places are decided at St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic 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.

1Catholic looked after/previously looked after children — Catholic ‘looked after’ children and Catholic children who were previously looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a Child Arrangement Order or a Special Guardianship Order including those Catholic children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and who ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted).
2Baptised Catholic with CCP and sibling at school — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice who have a sibling at the school (in Years R to 5) at the time of application.
3Baptised Catholic with CCP in St Hilda's parish — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice who are resident in the parish of St. Hilda's Catholic Church, Stevenage. The parish Boundaries are attached as Appendix 1.
4Other baptised Catholic with CCP outside St Hilda's parish — Other baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice who are resident in parishes other than St Hilda’s parish.
5Other baptised Catholic children — Other baptised Catholic children.
6Other looked after/previously looked after children — Other ‘looked after’ children and children who were previously looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a Child Arrangement Order or a Special Guardianship Order including those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and who ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted).
7Catechumens and Eastern Christian Church members — Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church where this is verified either by a certificate of baptism or in writing by their Priest or Minister.
8Children of other Christian denominations — Children of other Christian denominations where membership of the faith community is verified either by a certificate of baptism or in writing by their Minister of Religion.
9Children of other faiths — Children of other faiths where membership of the faith community is verified in writing by their Religious Leader.
10Other children — Other children.

If two applications tie: In the event of distances being the same for two or more children where this would determine the last place to be allocated, random allocation will be carried out and supervised by a person independent of the school. All the names will be entered into a hat and the required number of names will be drawn out.

Within each of the 10 numbered oversubscription criteria, applications are further prioritised by: (a) sibling attendance at the school (Years R to 5), then (b) distance from home to school (straight line, Hertfordshire County Council measurement), then (c) random allocation if distances are equal. For the past three years the admission authority has been unable to offer places to any applicants beyond oversubscription criterion 4.

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.