“A school that has a very caring and supportive ethos…
being kind and considerate is very important at Our Lady” Ofsted, 2018"

Admissions

How to apply to Our Lady Catholic Primary School 

We are delighted that you are interested in applying for a place for your child at Our Lady School, which is a single form entry, Voluntary Aided Primary School under the Diocese of Westminster. If your child was born between 1st September 2020 and 31st August 2021, they will be due to start school in September 2025.

2025 ENTRY

Our Governing Body has now determined the policy for September 2025 Entry, the policy can be found at the top of this page.  We are delighted that you are interested in sending your child to Our Lady’s, please do have a look at our Virtual Tour https://youtu.be/wrwEzWskzmE and our school prospectus which provides you with a wealth of information about our school. Here you can find information about our aims and ethos, curriculum, admissions and much more.

Visits to the school are now warmly welcomed and a programme of visits throughout the Autumn Term will be published in due course. Hertfordshire County Council have published a leaflet about applying for a school place in 2025/26 on their website which will give you all the information you will need.

Main Steps

• You will need to complete a Hertfordshire County Council application form which will be available online from 1st November 2024.
• You will also need to complete the Our Lady supplementary information form (available below) and return it to the school.
• Please note - a Certificate of Catholic Practice is no longer required as part of the admission process from 2024.

Nursery applications are open all year round whilst places are available.  The closing date for Nursery and Reception applications is 15th January 2025. Offers will be made on 16th April 2025

Policies, forms and information

The admissions process and all its forms can appear very confusing and daunting. Please feel free to call the school office if it helps to talk about the process. 

IN YEAR APPLICATIONS

Occasionally we have vacancies in our school outside the normal admission times. If we do not have a vacancy you are still welcome to complete our in year admission form and return it to the school. Please download the form here.

Hertfordshire Local Authority Information

For full information on the Co-ordinated Admissions Process please visit the Admissions Section of the Hertfordshire website.

OUR VIRTUAL SCHOOL TOUR:

 https://youtu.be/wrwEzWskzmE

Copies of all the documents  and forms (with the exception of the Certificate of Catholic Practice)  are available at the school.

The Hertfordshire timetable for Co-ordinated Admissions for 2019-20 can be found here: https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/schools-and-education/school-admissions/primary-junior-and-middle-schools/important-dates-primary-junior-and-middle-school-admissions.aspx