Notre Dame High School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Catholic looked after or previously looked after children — Catholic looked after or previously looked after children (see notes 2 & 3)
2. 2Catholic child with parent employed at school — A Catholic child who has a parent employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission is made.
3. 3Catholic children attending feeder school — Catholic children (see note 3) who attend a feeder school of Notre Dame (see note 4)
4. 4Other Catholic children — Other Catholic children (see note 3)
5. 5Other looked after or previously looked after children — Other looked after or previously looked after children (see note 5)
6. 6Practising Christian child with parent employed at school — A practising Christian child who has a parent employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission is made.
7. 7Catechumens or Eastern Christian Church members attending feeder school — Catechumens or members of an Eastern Christian Church (see notes 5&6) who attend a feeder school of Notre Dame at the time of application
8. 8Other Catechumens or Eastern Christian Church members — Other Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church (see notes 5&6)
9. 9Other Christian denominations attending feeder school — Children of other Christian denominations whose membership is evidenced by a minister of religion or other religious leader (see note 7) and who attend a feeder school of Notre Dame (see note 4)
10. 10Other Christian denominations — Other children of Christian denominations whose membership is evidenced by a minister of religion or other religious leader (see note 7)
11. 11Child of another faith with parent employed at school — A child of another faith who has a parent employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission is made.
12. 12Other faiths attending feeder school — Children of other faiths whose membership is evidenced by a minister of religion or other religious leader (see note 8) and who attend a feeder school of Notre Dame (see note 4)
13. 13Other faiths — Other children of other faiths whose membership is evidenced by a minister of religion or other religious leader (see note 8)
14. 14Any other children attending feeder school — Any other children who attend a feeder school of Notre Dame (see note 4)
15. 15Any other children

If two applications tie: In the event of the school reaching capacity mid category, the Governing Body as Admissions Authority will allocate places using a random computer allocation process for all of the students in that category, which will be carried out by an independent body.

A child who has a sibling attending Notre Dame High School at the time of enrolment will be placed at the top of the category in which the application is made. Of the 210 places, a maximum of 200 are prioritised for children in categories 1 to 10 inclusive, of which a maximum of 170 places are prioritised for Catholic children in categories 1 to 4. Where a child receives a place by random allocation but one or more of their siblings does not, those siblings will be admitted over and above the admissions number. EHCPs/Statements of Special Educational Needs are dealt with by separate procedure and must be admitted if named.

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.