School Tour
2026 Reception September Open Morning:
Our dedicated Reception September Open Morning was held on Wednesday 24th September. This was for prospective parents with children who aree eligibile for a September 2026 Reception school (they must have been born between 01.09.2021-31.08.2022.)
If you were unable to attend our Reception open morning, we advise you look through the presentation that was provided by our Headteacher, Mr Beatty, during the event.
The deadline for Reception 2026 applications to your local authority & schools is: 15th January 2026.
2025-2026 In-Year Admissions Tours:
These tours are for parents who are contemplating applying for their child's in-year admission transfer, from their current school to St James's. We politely request that if parents have attended the Reception 2026 Open Morning, they do not take up an additional slot on one of our school tours.
- Tours will run every other Friday at 9.30am and will start from Friday 26th September.
- Please email the school with your request: info@st-james.richmonod.sch.uk and include your child's current school they attend and the year group that you are looking for (please include your mobile phone number).
- We advise a maximum of 2 adults per applicant - children are welcome to join but must be under the direct supervision of the accompanying adult.
- We advise prospective Reception and Nursery September 2026 parents to come to the school's dedicated open mornings for these cohorts (see below).
2026 Nursery September Open Morning:
A dedicated Open morning for prospective Nursery 2026 September parents will be held in February 2026. An announcement will be made on the website in December for parents to sign-up to the tour.
2027 Reception and Nursery Tours:
We advise that for parents looking for 2027 September Reception or 2027 September Nursery places to wait and join our tours in September 2026/February 2027, when the national application process opens. This is because our tours are limited in terms of number and attendees and we want to ensure that 2026 parents are given priority.
Additional Information for those attending our tours:
- Vehicles of non-residents, will not be permitted to access Stanley Road from 3rd March 2025: Monday to Friday 8.00am to 9.00am and 2.00pm to 4.00pm, term time only.
- Visitors are advised that if they want to park near the Stanley Road pedestrian gates, they park in pay and display bays in designated “non-school streets”.
- We politely remind drivers to park their cars considerately and safely.
- Please arrive 5-10 minutes before the tour starts, so that you have ample time to sign in.
- Unfortunately we will be unable to accommodate prams or buggies on the tour.
George Tancred Centre Tours 2025-2026
Please contact the school office (info@a) to sign-up for a tour of our Specialist Education Provision: George Tancred Centre. Children who attend the GTC have an Education, Health and Care Plan and a diagnosis of autism. Admission is decided by Achieving for Children though their panel meetings. We do not operate a waiting list and will not always have a place available.
Wednesday 8th October at 9.30am
Tuesday 18th November at 9.15am
Wednesday 21st January at 1.30pm