How to apply for a place for your child at St.Teresa's

• Kindly please contact the school office on 01233 622797 to enquire about places that may be available.

• Take a look at our Ofsted inspection report. There’s a link from this website.

• If you are applying for a place for your child in any class apart from the new Reception Class intake or wish to add your child to our waiting list, please download and complete the Supplementary Information Form below and return it to the school office with your child's baptismal certificate if applicable. Paper copies are available on request.

• Our Admissions policy is detailed below, if you have any queries or questions about this, or would like the document in another language or format, please kindly contact the school office.

If you would like your child to attend our school, please see full details of our admission arrangements below.

Information for Parents: Admissions 2024/2025

Please read the Admissions Policy and Procedure which can be found on the school’s website here.

Please also ensure that you have read the school’s Privacy Notice, which can be found on the school’s website here.

Please return your completed Supplementary Information Form to the Admissions Officer at the school (not Kent County Council). If applicable, please also attach a copy of your child’s baptismal certificate and/or Other Faith  Reference, to the Admissions Officer at the school along with your completed form.

Please note failure to submit a completed Supplementary Information form when applying for a Catholic school place may result in your application not being placed in the correct category for ranking applications and could result in your child not receiving an offer of a place.

Information for Admissions for the Reception Class for Academic Year 2025/2026

For Reception Class applications for entry in September 2025, please return your completed Supplementary Information Form with a copy of your child's baptismal certificate and/ or Other Faith Reference form, to the school office by 15th January 2025.

Kindly please note that failure to submit a completed Supplementary Information Form when applying for a Catholic school place may result in your application not not being placed in the correct category for ranking and could result in your child not receiving an offer of a school place.

Please also note that you must complete the Kent County Council (or other Council if resident in another county) Reception Common Application Form (SCAF) online at www.kent.gov.uk/ola between the dates of 5th November 2024 and 15th January 2025. Paper copies of this form are also available from the Kent County Council.

Please also read the Admissions Policy and Procedures for the academic year 2025/2026 and also the school's Privacy Notice.

In Year or Casual Applications

Applications made too late for the Kent co-ordinated system, In-year applications for year R and applications for entry to years 1-6 must be made on the IYCAF (In -Year and Casual application Form) available on school websites. The same policy and procedure (apart from the timetable) applies to these applications. This form must be sent to the school’s Admissions Officer with this supplementary information form.

Please note that if you are not offered a place and submit an appeal, a copy of this form will be submitted to the Appeal Panel.