St Oswalds CIW Voluntary Aided School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Pupils Looked After (PLA) — Pupils Looked After (PLA) or children who were previously PLA.
2. 2Armed forces children — Children with parents / carers who are active members of the armed forces or were members of the armed forces no more than six years before the date of the admission application.
3. 3Siblings — Children with brothers or sisters, these being determined as foster, adopted or permanently living at the same address, who attend the school at the date of the proposed admission.
4. 4Catchment area — Children who live in the catchment area of the school as described in 2 above.
5. 5Anglican communicants outside area — Children from families living outside the area who are regular communicants at an Anglican Church.
6. 6Other Christian denominations outside area — Children from families of other Christian denominations from outside the area as defined in 2 above whose parents wish them to be educated in an Anglican Church School.
7. 7Non-worshipping families outside area — Children from families outside the area as defined in 2 above who are not active Christian worshippers but whose parents wish their children to be educated in an Anglican Church School.

If the school is named in an Individual Development Plan (IDP), the Governing body has a duty to admit the child to the school. There is, in all instances a ‘right of appeal’ against a decision that has been made with regard to the refusal of an application for admission which must be made to the Chairperson of the Governing Body. This policy is reviewed annually and consulted with between all VA and VC schools in Pembrokeshire, the Diocesan Director and between Pembrokeshire Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion Local Authorities as part of the consultation process.

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.