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Admissions - Information

Admissions Arrangements:

The school admissions policy for 2025.26 can be found below.

At St Nicholas of Tolentine Primary School we follow the admissions criteria and procedures set down by Bristol City Council regarding all our bulk admissions for Reception and follow the Bristol City Council Admissions Policy.

In Year Admissions Arrangements:

St Nicholas of Tolentine Primary is part of the Newman Catholic Academy Trust.

For all in year admissions, please apply directly to the school. 

Visits to our school are always welcome - please contact the school office on 01173772260 if you wish to arrange a visit and we are always happy to provide any additional information.

Reception September 2026:

If your child was born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 you need to apply for a new reception school place to your home local authority. You need to apply by 15th January 2024.

You'll need to register for an account on our (Bristol City Council) Parent Portal admissions system.

Before you apply:
Application Deadlines:

Apply by 15 January 2026 Offers of school places for on time applications will be sent on 16 April 2026. Applications after 15 January 2026 will be processed after the initial round of allocations is complete on 16 April 2026. The final date and time for making limited changes to an existing application for the first round of allocations is midnight on 15 January 2026. See change your reception place allocation. The second round of allocations will be from 30 April to 8 May 2026.

Year 7 Secondary Applications 2025:

How to apply for a new year 7 secondary school place.

If your child was born between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2015 you need to apply for a new year 7 secondary place. You must apply by 31 October 2025.

Apply Online:

Apply online from 12th September 2025 for September 2025 admissions.

You'll need to register for an account on our (Bristol City Council) Parent Portal. admissions system.

Before you apply:

If you're applying for a school place whilst outside the country you can't apply online. You must fill in and return secondary application form.  You can either fill in the form online and email it to school.admissions@bristol.gov.uk by 31 October 2024 or print and return the form by post. The form will be available on Monday 11th September 2024.

Other ways to apply:

Fill in and return secondary application form. The form will be available Monday 11th September.

Application deadlines:

Apply by 31 October 2025.

Offers of school places for on time applications will be sent in March 2026.

Applications received after 31 October 2025 or changes to current applications after 4h November 2025 will be processed after the initial round of allocations has been completed in March 2026.

The second round of allocations will be in May 2026.

Admissions and Appeals:

The Local Authority (Bristol) will manage all admissions and appeal arrangements. For information on appeals, please see https://www.bristol.gov.uk/schools-learning-early-years/school-admission-appeals

Admission of Children outside their Normal Age Group

A request may be made for a child to be admitted outside of their normal age group, for example, if the child is gifted and talented or has experienced problems such as ill health. In addition, the parents of a summer born child, i.e. a child born between 1st April and 31st August, may request that the child be admitted out of their normal age group, to reception rather than year 1. Any such request should be made in writing to the school office (see above email and postal addresses) at the same time as the admission application is made on the Local Authority Common Application Form (for the child’s chronological year group). The governing body will make its decision about the request based on the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child. In addition to considering the views of the head teacher, including the head teacher’s statutory responsibility for the internal organisation, management and control of the school, the governing body will consider the views of the parents and of appropriate medical and education professionals, as appropriate. If the governing body agree in principle for a child to be admitted outside of their normal age group, it does not guarantee the child a place. The parent will again need to make an application on a Local Authority Common Application Form (for the outside age group) and, if necessary, the oversubscription criteria will be applied to determine if a place may be offered

 

Paper copies of Admission policies can be requested "free of charge" from the School Office

  1. Admissions Policy St Nicholas 2026-2027 pdf
  2. Admissions Policy St Nicholas 2025-26 pdf

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