2027 Reception September

1. Reception September 2027 Open Morning:

Prospective Reception parents are warmly invited to attend our dedicated Reception September 2027 Open Morning: 

Wednesday 23rd September at 9.30am.

To book your place, please complete the attached form:  Reception September 2027 Open Morning Booking Request 

2. Key Dates for Reception 2027 Entry:

3. Reception 2026 Cohort Profile Analysis: 

4. Application process overview:

To apply for a Reception place at St James’s Catholic Primary School, you must complete two key steps:

5. Children from all faiths & communities are welcome

St James’s is a Catholic school in which each individual grows in the knowledge and love of Christ. In partnership with parents and the whole community, our purpose is to provide a high standard of education, giving every child the opportunity to realise their full potential. As a Catholic school, the faith is central to our daily life and pupils are encouraged to take part in the religious and spiritual activities of the school.

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)

In recent years, we have been able to offer places to all baptised Catholic children from these 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.

• 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

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.  In recent years, we have been able to offer all baptised Catholic children who reside out of the four parishes, a place. 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.