Admission to School and Nursery

St Mary’s is an Anglican School and the religious education it provides is in conformity with the rites, practices and doctrines of the Church of England. Parents should be aware that in this School, RE, collective worship and our whole ethos are based on the teachings of the Church of England. As a result, the withdrawal of pupils from formal education and/or worship would not isolate them from the Christian teaching, which the school provides. The school seeks to reach out to the whole community and therefore offers places to those of faith and non-faith backgrounds. St. Mary's School is the admission authority for places in main school and nursery.

Admission into Nursery

Children are admitted into the Nursery in the academic year in which they attain their 4th birthday. The School maintains an Enquiry Register and parents are invited to register their child’s information with the school. Information Packs, which include a copy of the Nursery Admissions Policy and Nursery Application Form, are sent out in the academic year prior to admission. At that time Parents are also given the opportunity  to  visit  the Nursery. During the Spring term the Governing Body meet to rank the list of applicants in accordance with the over subscription criteria in the Nursery Admissions Policy. Offers of a Nursery place are made by the School. Admission to the Nursery does not mean automatic admission to the School which involves a separate application  process (see Admission to Reception class). The Nursery Admissions Policy and Nursery Application Form are available to download.

In-Year Admission to Nursery

In-Year and Late Applications are administered by the School. If there are places available but more applicants than places, then the published oversubscription criteria will be applied. The Nursery In-Year Admission Application Form is available to download. 

Admission into Reception Class

Children are admitted into the Reception class in the academic year in which they attain their 5th birthday. Admissions are administered under the Trafford Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme and parents are required to complete a Trafford Primary Application Form. The School also maintains an Enquiry Register and parents are invited to register their child’s information with the school. Information Packs,  which include a copy of the School Admissions Policy and School Supplementary Form, are sent out in the academic year prior to admission . At that time Parents are also given the opportunity to visit the School . In the Spring Term the School receive from Trafford School Admissions a list of all the children who have indicated the School as one of their preferred choices. The Governing Body meet to rank the list of applicants in accordance with the over subscription criteria in the School Admissions Policy. This ranked list is forwarded to Trafford School Admissions who send out offers on behalf of the School. The Published Admission Number (PAN) for the Reception intake is 35.  The School Admissions Policy and School Supplementary Form are available to download.

In Year Admission to School

In Year admissions are administered under the Trafford Co-ordinted Admissions Scheme. Parents are required to complete a Trafford  In Year Common Application Form.  Additionally, parents are invited to register their child’s information with the school.  If a place becomes available the School will contact Trafford School Admissions who will forward to the School a list of children whose names appear on the waiting list. The School will, at that time, send out a School In-Year Supplementary Form for those parents who wish to provide additional information relating to Church association. The School will then rank the list of children in accordance with the oversubscription criteria . This ranked list is forwarded to Trafford School Admissions who send out offer(s) on behalf of the School

School Admissions September 2013

The consultation period for admission into School in September 2013 will commence during the Autumn Term 2011. A copy of the draft School Admissions Policy for the academic year 2013/14 will be available on the website as part of the consultation process.