Reception 2025
In-Year Admissions
Appeals
Reception 2025

Admissions to Reception Class 2025

Your child will be due to start primary school in September 2025 if they were born between 1st September 2020 and 31st August 2021.

You may begin your application from September 2024 and must ensure everything is submitted to www.eadmissions.org.uk by 15th JANUARY 2025. 

Click here to view a video explaining how to apply through Croydon eAdmissions.


OPEN EVENINGS

You are invited to attend one of our recently amended Open Evening dates on either Wednesday 6th November or Monday 11th November, both meetings start at 6pm  - there is no need to book in advance.

We have produced a number of videos which we hope will allow you to get a flavour of our school and its ethos.


ROUTES OF APPLICATION

  • Foundation Application:

A Foundation Application is based on your regular church attendance for at least two years. This must be attendance at a qualifying church (see our Admissions Policy). If you wish to apply for a Foundation place please complete our online Supplementary Information Form (SIF) - this will be available from September 2024.

You will receive an email confirmation on receipt of your SIF, if you do not receive an email confirmation please get in touch on 020 8654 2260 (ext2) and we will investigate. If we do not receive a SIF your child can only be considered for an Open place (which does not consider church attendance).

  • Open Application:

This application route is based on your distance from the school. There is no official catchment area for St. John's school, it simply depends on the number and demographic of applicants as to how far out we can make offers to.


2024 USEFUL DOCUMENTS

Step-By-Step Application Process 2025

Admissions Policy 2025

Our Admissions Policy includes:

  • How applications are considered for every age group
  • How to apply for a place at St. John's school
  • Our arrangements for selecting the pupils who apply
  • How places are offered if there are more applicants than places

Further information about Admission Arrangements when applying for school places in Croydon can be found by contacting Croydon Council or visiting here.

Admissions Policy 2024


 

In-Year Admissions

In-Year Admissions 

In order to apply for a place in the current year groups, an In-Year Application Form will need to be completed through the London Borough of Croydon. 

Please ensure you read our Admissions Policy fully before submitting your application.

The Admissions Policy includes:

  • How applications are considered for every age group
  • How to apply for a place at St. John's school
  • Our arrangements for selecting the pupils who apply
  • How places are offered if there are more applicants than places

Applications MUST be completed via Croydon on an annual basis (each September) to ensure your child remains on our records.

Supplementary Information Form (SIF) must be completed when applying for a Foundation place (which is based on your regular church attendance for at least two years).  If St John's do not receive your SIF form, your child can only be considered for an Open place (which does not consider church attendance).

Download our In-Year Supplementary Information Form 2024/2025 - to be completed and posted or brought into our School Office marked for the attention of Admissions Officer. If you do not have access to a printer you can call in advance and arrange to collect a SIF from our School Office.

You will receive an email confirmation on receipt of your SIF, if you do not receive an email confirmation please get in touch on 020 8654 2260 (ext2) and we will investigate. If we do not receive a SIF your child can only be considered for an Open place (which does not consider church attendance).

In-Year applicants are only considered and matched against the admissions criteria once a place becomes available.

Further information about Admission Arrangements when applying for school places in Croydon can be found by contacting Croydon Council clicking here.

Croydon School Admissions Team - 020 8726 6400

Appeals

In Year Admissions Appeals

Appeals resulting from in-year admission applications or immediate entry will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.

Appeals can only be made once Governors have made a decision on a parent's application for a place for their child at the school.

 

Reception 2023 Admissions Appeals

Important changes to appeals process due to Covid-19

Appeals Timetable 2024

Appeals lodged after these dates will be heard within 40 school days of the appeal deadline or 30 school days of being lodged, whichever is the later date.