Applying for a Sept 2025 - June 2026 in-year admission place?

What is the process for changing schools in-year?

Please refer to the local authority guidance if you would like to apply for an in-year admission school place at St James's Catholic Primary School.

If a place is offered for your child they will be expected to be available to start school within five school days of an offer being made otherwise the place may be withdrawn. We will not reserve places for children, and you will be required to re-start the application process. 

What documentation do I need to provide?

1. An application to the local authority for an in-year admission.

2. If applying under a faith category, the  St James's 2025-2026 Supplementary Information Form (see below).

Children from all faiths & communities are welcome.

The definition of Catholic:

Catholic' means a member of a Church in full communion with the See of Rome This includes the Eastern Catholic Churches. This will normally be evidenced by a certificate of baptism in a Catholic Church or a certificate of reception into the full communion of the Catholic Church. 

Baptised Catholic children whose primary residence is within one of our four Catholic parishes:

We warmly invite applications from baptised Catholic children whose primary residence, reside witin our four serving parishes.

St James's serves the following parishes:

• St Margaret's (East Twickenham)
• St James (Twickenham)
• St Francis de Sales (Hampton Hill)
• St Theodore's (Hampton)

 Please refer to the parish boundary maps below:

• St Francis de Sales Parish Boundary.pdf
• St James's Parish Boundary.pdf
• St Margaret's on Thames Parish Boundary.pdf
• St Theodore's Parish Boundary.pdf

A supplementary information form and copy of your child's baptism certificate needs to be provided at the point of application.

Baptised Catholic children who reside outside of our Catholic parishes:

We warmly invite applications from baptised Catholic children who reside outisde of the four parishes.  Please refer to the parish boundary maps to assess if your child's primary residence is within or outside (please note place of worship does not determin parish - it must be your child's primary residence).

A supplementary information form and copy of your child's baptism certificate needs to be provided at the point of application.

Baptised Christian children:

We warmly invite applications from children who are have been baptised in a Christian faith, for example Orthodox, Catcheument, Anglican, Church of England etc... 

A supplementary information form and copy of your child's baptism certificate needs to be provided at the point of application.

Other faith children:

We warmly invite applications from children who attend other faiths. 

A  supplementary information form and a letter from your faith leader confirming your child's regular participation/attendance of that faith, should be provided at the point of application.

Children of no faith:

We warmly invite applications from children who have no faith.

You will not be required to provide any additional documentation to the school.

Additional Information:

Please review our Admission's page for further information.

How do I apply for the next academic year (September 2026)?

When you can apply:

• You can start submitting in-year applications no sooner than one term before the desired start date (based on a six-term school calendar).

• No in-year applications for the current academic year will be accepted after 30 June (for that year).

• That means for a September 2026 start, you’d generally wait until Summer 2026 (around June) to apply through the in-year process — since applications are for the same academic year entry.

Key practical points

• Richmond Local Authority usually only processes September starts after mid-July if you apply too early. This is similar to other London boroughs’ practice.

• Your child needs to be living at the address in the borough before you can apply (exceptions apply for HM Forces & Crown Servants).