Admission for September 2025
Welcome to St Clement’s Admissions page. We warmly welcome all families to make applications for September 2025. St Clement’s is a Catholic
Voluntary Aided Primary School in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
Children are admitted to our Reception class in the academic year in which they will be 5 years of age (the academic year runs from 1 September to 31 August).
All Reception children can start full time in the autumn term. The published admission number (PAN) for St Clement’s Catholic Primary School for 2024-2025 is 30.
Please contact the School Office on 020 8393 8789 if you wish to make an appointment to tour and view the school.
Procedures for admission for 2025-2026
We hope to see many of you at our upcoming open mornings. We are happy to answer any questions via the school office
or by email to the school office: info@stclements.surrey.sch.uk
Children are admitted to this school following our published criteria which can be found in our Admissions Policy 2025-2026.
Applications for Reception places open on 30th October 2024. The closing date for September 2025 admissions will be the 15th January 2025.
Admissions after this date are considered late applications.
- Parents will be notified of the offered school place on 16th April 2025.
- Parents must accept or decline the school place offer by 30th April 2025.
- Appeals need to be submitted by 17th May 2025.
The application process for places in the academic year 2025-26 is set out in the documents below.
- All applicants are required to complete the Supplementary Information Form (SIF) as part of their application to the school.
- All applicants must also complete the Common Application Form (CAF), which is available on the Surrey County Council
website for Surrey residents or your local authority website.
Appeals process for entry in 2025-2026
The national offer date is 16th April 2025. Appeals must be lodged by 17th May 2025 and appeals will be heard by 18th July 2025 (40 school days).
Appeals lodged after the set date will be heard within 40 school days of the appeal deadline or 30 days of being lodged whichever is the later date.
Outcome letters are sent out to parents from Surrey County Council and any appeals should be sent to them, not the school.
Appeals resulting from in year admission applications will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
Appeals resulting from year of entry or transfer applications for admission in September 2024 will be heard according to the following timetable:
| School | Offer | Appeals lodged by | Appeals heard by |
| Primary | 16th April 2025 | 17th May 2025 | 18th July 2025 |
NB: Appeals will not start being heard until after the relevant closing date has passed.
Appeals lodged after these dates will be heard within 40 school days of the appeal deadline or 30 school days of being lodged,
whichever is the later date.
Appellants will be sent notification of their appeal hearing at least 10 clear school days in advance of the hearing.
Appellants will be sent a copy of the school’s case 7 clear working days in advance of the hearing.
If an appellant wishes to submit further evidence which was not included with their initial appeal, they must make sure that
it is received no later than 5pm on the day preceding three clear working days prior to the appeal hearing date.
Any additional evidence or information received after this date might not be considered at the appeal hearing.
Admissions for September 2024
Children are admitted to our Reception class in the academic year in which they will be 5 years of age (the academic year runs from 1 September to 31 August).
All Reception children can start full time in the autumn term. The published admission number (PAN) for St Clement’s Catholic Primary School for 2024-2025 is 30.
Procedures for admission for 2024-2025
Applications for Reception places open on 30th October 2023. The closing date for September 2024 admissions will be the 15th January 2024.
Admissions after this date are considered late applications.
Parents will be notified of the offered school place on 16th April 2024.
Parents must accept or decline the school place offer by 30th April 2024.
Appeals need to be submitted by 15th May 2024.
Appeals process for entry in 2024-2025
The national offer date is 16th April 2024. Appeals must be lodged by 15th May 2024 and appeals will be heard by 18th July 2024 (40 school days). Appeals lodged after the set date will be heard within 40 school days of the appeal deadline or 30 days of being lodged whichever is the later date.
Outcome letters are sent out to parents from Surrey County Council and any appeals should be sent to them, not the school.
Appeals resulting from in year admission applications will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
Appeals resulting from year of entry or transfer applications for admission in September 2024 will be heard according to the following timetable:
| School | Offer | Appeals lodged by | Appeals heard by |
| Primary | 16th April 2024 | 15th May 2024 | 18th July 2024 |
NB: Appeals will not start being heard until after the relevant closing date has passed.
Appeals lodged after these dates will be heard within 40 school days of the appeal deadline or 30 school days of being lodged, whichever is the later date.
Appellants will be sent notification of their appeal hearing at least 10 clear school days in advance of the hearing.
Appellants will be sent a copy of the school’s case 7 clear working days in advance of the hearing.
If an appellant wishes to submit further evidence which was not included with their initial appeal, they must make sure that it is received no later than 5pm on the day preceding three clear working days prior to the appeal hearing date.
Any additional evidence or information received after this date might not be considered at the appeal hearing.
In-year admissions
In-year entry in 2024-2025
What are In-year admissions?
You can make an in-year application if your child needs to join a school outside of the normal admissions round – for example,
if you move house and your child can no longer attend their current school.
How parents can apply for a school place
If you want to apply for an In-Year admission to St Clement’s Catholic Primary School, you need to complete:
A School Managed Application form (SMA) for In-Year admission to a school and the school’s Supplementary Information Form (SIF).
Both completed forms need to be returned to our Office Administrator: Mrs Hicks, St Clement’s Catholic Primary School,
Fennells Mead, Ewell, Surrey KT17 1TX (info@stclements.surrey.sch.uk)
SMA Application Form (PDF)
Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
If a place is not available, you will be placed on our waiting list.