St Lawrence Catholic Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2025-26 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Catholic looked after/adopted children — Catholic looked after children and previously “looked after” children and Catholic children who have been adopted (or made subject to child arrangement orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after. Including children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and were adopted.
2. 2Baptised Catholic with sibling, practising — Baptised Catholic children who have a sibling at the school at the time of admission and who practise weekly as evidenced by the Certificate of Catholic Practice (CCP)
3. 3Baptised Catholic child of staff — Baptised Catholic Children whose parent is a member of staff who has been employed at St Lawrence Catholic Primary School for two or more years at the time of application and/or Catholic children of a member of staff who has been recruited to fill a vacancy for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4. 4Baptised Catholic in parish, practising — Baptised Catholic children who reside in the parish of St Lawrence (as per the attached parish boundary map) and who practise weekly as evidenced by the Certificate of Catholic Practice (CCP)
5. 5Baptised Catholic outside parish, practising — Baptised Catholic children who do not reside in the parish of St Lawrence (as per the attached parish boundary map) and who practise weekly as evidenced by the Certificate of Catholic Practice (CCP).
6. 6Baptised Catholic in parish, not meeting 1-5 — Baptised Catholic children who reside in the parish of St Lawrence (as per the attached parish boundary map), who do not meet criteria 1-5
7. 7Baptised Catholic outside parish, not meeting 1-5 — Baptised Catholic children who do not reside in the parish of St Lawrence (as per the attached parish boundary map) who do not meet criteria 1-5
8. 8Non-Catholic looked after/adopted children — Non-Catholic looked after children and non-Catholic children who have been adopted (or made subject to child arrangement orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after.
9. 9Non-Catholic child of staff — Non-Catholic Children whose parent is a qualified teacher who has been employed at St Lawrence Catholic Primary School for two or more years at the time of application and/or non Catholic children of a member of staff who has been recruited to fill a vacancy for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
10. 10Catechumens and Eastern Christian Church members — Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church.
11. 11Other Christian denominations — Christians of other denominations whose application is supported either by a certificate of baptism or by a minister of religion.
12. 12Children of other faiths — Children of other faiths whose application is supported by a religious leader.
13. 13Any other children — Any other children.

If two applications tie: If there is one place available and two or more children next in order of priority or next on the waiting list meet the appropriate criterion equally, the place will be allocated using the distance criterion. If the distances are equal, the LA’s database will randomly order these.

Where the final place is offered to a child who has a twin/triplets etc. applying for a place in the same school year, these siblings will also be admitted, even if this means temporarily going over the published admission number.

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.