CONSULTATION OF ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS FOT ST JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR 2027-28 ACADEMIC YEAR

Notice is hereby given in accordance with legislation that the governing body as the admission authority for St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is formally consulting on its proposed admission arrangements for the school year 2027-28.

As an admission authority, the school is required to consult the following:

1. Parents of children between the ages of two and eighteen;
2. Other persons in the ‘relevant area’ (set by the Local Authority) who in the opinion of the school have an interest in the proposed admissions (e.g. local priests, other deanery Catholic schools, etc);
3. All other admission authorities within the ‘relevant area’;
4. The Local Authority (LA);
5. The Education Service of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton;  

In summary, the proposed changes being made to admission arrangements are to accommodate new policies that align with the national Catholic Education Service models and wording, including:

• Making criteria clearer and reducing unnecessary criteria
• Ensuring notes are more succinct
• Removing the need for the SIF to be countersigned

The six-week (minimum) consultation will begin on 8^th December 2025 with the closing date for submitting comments being 19^th January 2026.

The proposed arrangements (admissions policy and supplementary information form (SIF) can be viewed as a link below.

Alternatively,  you may wish to request a printed copy of the admissions arrangements and a response form, please contact Mrs S Cardamone at St Josephs Catholic Primary School Epsom.

Comments on the proposed admission arrangements should be sent to St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Epsom by the closing date (latest midnight on 19/01/2026).