Admissions – St Mary's Church of England Primary School

How to apply for a primary school place at St Mary’s

Applications must be made by registering and naming the school online at eadmissions.org.uk

Complete the school’s supplementary form when requesting a place under criteria 3 and 4, available from and returned to the school office, this form only needs to be completed if you attend church in the parish of St Mary’s.

How to apply for a nursery school place at St Mary’s

Application for admissions can be made from the January before the child reaches his/her third birthday. See form on link below or collect a paper copy from the school office.

A parent who wishes their child to be admitted to nursery class will complete an application form and the school’s supplementary form when requesting a place under criteria 3 and 4, available from the school office.

Nursery Application Form

Waiting List

The school and Hackney Education maintains waiting lists. Children are ranked on the waiting list in accordance with the schools over subscription criteria.

Applying for a primary place after the start of the school year

Admissions outside the normal admissions round will be considered in accordance with the school’s over subscription criteria.

To apply for an ‘in year’ place at the school, please click on the below link.

Making an in year application

Applying for a Nursery place after the start of the school year

Admissions outside the normal admissions round will be considered as applications are received. Children that have their 3rd birthday during the academic year can start school the following term.

Admissions Appeals

Parents who are not offered a place for their child are entitled to appeal to an independent committee under the provisions of the Education Act 1980. You will find all information about the appeals process on the Hackney Council Education website.

For the 2022-23 academic year, the timetable for school admissions, along with the submission and hearing of appeals is as follows:

Date	Activity / action required
Wednesday 1^st September 2021	Online applications open at http://www.eadmissions.org.uk/
Saturday 15^th January 2022	Closing date for applications
Monday 17^th January 2022	Closing date for supplementary form to be received by the school office
Wednesday 9^th February 2022	Last date to: explain why your application was late request changes to your application that was submitted online or provide evidence of a change of address
Tuesday 19^th April 2022	National offer day
Wednesday 4^th May 2022	Last date to respond to your offer
Thursday 19^th May 2021	Closing date for written appeals to be received
Thursday 9^th June 2021	Deadline to receive appeals evidence from those making the appeal and the admissions authority
September 2022	Children start primary school

Additional information:

Once all appeal evidence has been received, a letter giving at least 10 school days’ notice of the appeal hearing will be sent to those making the appeal.
Following the appeal hearing, a decision letter will be sent within 5 school days of the hearing, wherever possible.

Parents wishing to appeal should contact the school office in the first instance.

Students with disabilities

The School does not have any specific units or facilities for pupils with particular special needs and there are no specific facilities for pupils with physical disabilities. The school consists of several interlinked buildings, on various different levels.

Further information can be found on the Hackney Education website:

Primary Admissions

For more details, please see the admissions policies and supplementary form below:

Primary Admissions Policy 2022-23

Primary Admissions Policy 2023-24

Supplementary Form – This form is only required to be completed if you attend church in the parish of St Mary’s.