St Stephen's C E 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 children and previously looked after children (including children adopted from state care outside of England).
2. 2Exceptional medical or social need — Children who have exceptional medical and social needs. The application form must be accompanied by recent and relevant medical evidence from suitable professionals such as GPs, consultants, or social workers. If you do not supply this evidence when you apply it may affect whether or not your child is allocated a place. All information submitted will be regarded as confidential.
3. 3Siblings — Children who have a sibling attending St Stephen’s School who is on roll at the time of their admission. This includes full, step, half, adopted and foster children living in the same household.
4. 4Faith / foundation places — Six foundation places: these will be allocated to children where one, or both of whose parents are active members who worship regularly at either St Stephen’s Church or another local Christian church. Regular worship will be defined as church attendance at least twice per month in the past year and should be verified by a letter from a member of the clergy of the specified church. If foundation places are oversubscribed, places will be allocated firstly to members of St Stephen’s Church. In the event of an oversubscription from St Stephen’s Church, geographical proximity will apply. The home to school distance will be measured by the shortest route by road and/or maintained footpath from the property to the Winchester Road gate. Accessibility of private or public transport will not be considered. All distances will be measured using the School Admissions’ council’s geographical information system. If less than six places are allocated to St Stephen’s Church, the remaining Foundation places will be allocated according to proximity. Where two or more distances are the same a decision will be made using random allocation.
5. 5Children of staff — Children (by which is meant full, step, half, adopted and foster children living in the same household) of staff directly employed by St Stephen’s school for two years or more before the admission application and still employed, without having given notice or been given notice that the employment will end, at the time the offer is made.
6. 6Distance from home to school — Children who live nearest to the pedestrian entrance of the school, which is in Winchester Road. The home to school distance will be measured by the shortest route by road and/or maintained footpath from the property to the Winchester Road gate. Accessibility of private or public transport will not be considered. All distances will be measured using the School Admissions’ geographical information system. Where two or more distances are the same a decision will be made using random allocation.

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). The published admissions number is 60 children per school year with six foundation places available for those families who worship locally.

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.