Sacred Heart 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.

1. 1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after Catholic children and previously looked after Catholic children (including Catholic children adopted from state care outside of England).
2. 2Faith / foundation places — Other Baptised Catholic children.
3. 3Looked after and previously looked after children — Other looked after children and previously looked after children (including children adopted from state care outside of England).
4. 4Faith / foundation places — Catechumens (children over the age of 7), members of an Eastern Christian Church
5. 5Siblings — A candidate not falling within categories 1 to 3 with a brother or sister in the school at the time of enrolment.
6. 6Faith / foundation places — Any Christian children.
7. 7Any other children — Any other faith children.
8. 8Any other children — Any other children.

Summary of the school's oversubscription criteria for 2027/28 entry as printed by Achieving for Children in Richmond's schools brochure 2027 (the governing body/trust is responsible for the wording; read the full determined policy on the school's website). Within each of the categories listed above, the following provisions will be applied in the following order. I. The governing body will give top priority, within a category, to an application where compelling evidence is provided at the time of application, from an appropriate professional such as a doctor, priest or social worker, of an exceptional social, medical, pastoral or other need of the child, which can only be met at this school. II. The attendance of a brother or sister at the school at the time of enrolment will increase the priority of an application within a category, so that the application will be placed at the top of the category in which the application is made, after children in (i) above. III. The children of a member of staff who has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application to the school is made will be given priority after children in (i) or (ii) above. Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the subcategories listed above would still lead to over subscription, the places up to the published admission number will be offered to those living closest to the school, measured by the shortest route by road and/or maintained footpath, accompanied as necessary, from the property to the nearest pedestrian school gate used by the relevant year-group. This distance is measured by the local authority, not the school. Accessibility of private or public transport will not be considered. All distances will be measured using the School Admissions’ geographical information system. Brother or sister includes: i) all natural brothers and sisters, half brothers and sisters, adopted brothers and sisters, stepbrothers and sisters, foster brothers and sisters, whether or not they are living at the same address, and ii) the child of a parent’s partner where that child lives for at least part of the week in the same family unit at the same address as the applicant. The school’s supplementary information form available on the school’s website.

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.