School Tour
2025 April-July 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.
- School tours will resume on Friday 2nd May 2025.
- Tours are held every other Friday (during term time) and start at 9.30am.
- 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.
2026 Reception September Open Morning:
This tour is a a dedicated open morning for prospective Reception 2026 September parents.
Wednesday 24th September at 9.30am:
- To register a place, please complete the google link (we advise a maximum of 2 adults per applicant):
- For a child to be eligibile for a September 2026 Reception school place, they must have been born between 01.09.2021-31.08.2022. Please refer to Richmond's Achieving for Children portal for further information. National admissions opens on 1st September 2025 and closes on 15th Jan 2026.
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.
Additional Information:
- 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.