Application Forms

We work in partnership with Surrey County Council to manage our admissions process.

Admissions for Reception

Applications for a September start in Reception should be made by completing both the Surrey County Council online form and our school's Supplementary Information Form. 

1. Surrey County Council's online form can be accessed using this link:   Online application 

2. St Paul's Supplementary Information Form must be returned to the school office before the application deadline date. Download the form to print and return to "Admissions Officer, St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Hampton Court Way, Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0LP"

St Paul's Supplementary Information Form 2023-24 

St Paul's Supplementary Information Form 2022-23 

Information about our policies and procedures for Admissions can be found in our Admissions Policy.

Information from Surrey can be found on the Surrey County Council's Schools Admissions Page.

If you have any questions about the process or forms, please contact, our Admissions Officer, at admissions@stpauls-thamesditton.surrey.sch.uk. 

In-Year Admissions

To apply for in-year admission to St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, you need to complete Surrey County Council's online form as well as our St Paul's Supplementary Information Form. 

1. Surrey County Council's online Centrally Managed Application (CMA) can be accessed and submitted using this link: Online application  

2.  St Paul's Supplementary Information Form must be returned to the school office. Download the form to print and return to "Admissions Officer, St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Hampton Court Way, Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0LP"

St Paul's Supplementary Information Form 2023-24 

St Paul's Supplementary Information Form 2022-23 

Who processes your application?

The governing body is the admissions authority for St Paul’s Catholic Primary School and has responsibility for admissions to the school, including setting the priority of admissions when the school is oversubscribed. Although Surrey County Council coordinates In-year applications for St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, it is the governing body who will consider if the school has any vacancies and if so, whether they are able to offer a place. The school will contact you to let you know the outcome of your application.

When will parents be notified of the outcome of their application?

Upon receipt of an In-Year application, The school will aim to notify parents of the outcome of the application in writing within 10 school days. However, it might take up to 15 school days. You must respond to any offer of a place within two weeks.

The right to appeal

If you are refused a place at any school you applied for, you have the right to make an appeal to an independent appeal panel. Where an application is refused, the school will set out the reason for refusal. For applications for In Year Admissions, appeals must be lodged within 20 days and heard within 40 school days of the appeal being lodged. If parents wish to appeal, they must set out the grounds for appeal in writing. The clerk of the Governing body will manage the appeals process. 

Other Information

Where an applicant is offered a school place following an in-year application, and the offer is accepted, arrangements should be made for the child to start school as soon as possible, particularly where the child is out of school. If your child is not offered a place, you can add their name to a waiting list. Waiting lists are ranked according to each school’s admission criteria. Your child’s position on a waiting list may go down as well as up, for example, if other children with greater priority, according to the school’s admission criteria, are added to the list.

Note: a hard copy of this online page is available on request for parents who don’t have internet access.