Year 7 Admissions
Year 6 Open Mornings
Year 6 children and their parents are warmly invited to attend an Open Morning to experience St Laurence during the school day. This is an opportunity to tour the School, visit lessons and meet senior staff.
To book a place please use the Eventbrite links below your chosen date.
Open mornings:
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Wednesday 23rd October 2024
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/year-6-open-morning-tickets-1044827566377
Places are limited, so please book early to avoid disappointment (one visit per family please).
We look forward to meeting you all and showing you the wonderful opportunities available at St Laurence School.
Year 7 Admissions 2025
We are delighted you are considering St Laurence School for your child. Making us your ‘first preference’ and applying by the deadline is advisable.
The deadline for applications is 31st October 2024. Late applications will be considered after all applications that have been received in time have been dealt with.
Please follow this link to apply via Wiltshire County Council Applying for a school place - Wiltshire Council where you will find everything you need to apply and all the information and timelines for the process.
If you have any questions, please contact the Admissions Team at County Hall on 01225 713010 for further details.
Parents will be notified of the secondary school places allocated to children on 1st March 2025. It is important that parents who are allocated a place at St Laurence School should reply to Wiltshire County Council by 15th March 2025.
Admissions Policies
Please find below copies of St Laurence School’s admission policies. The St Laurence School Admission Policy applies solely to applications for places at St Laurence School. As an Academy St Laurence School acts as its own admissions authority. The Governing Body is responsible for determining the procedures and policies.
The admission policy of St Laurence School is, while there are adequate places, to offer a place to all applicants irrespective of gender, religion, ethnicity or country of origin, disability or academic ability. This is subject to St Laurence school being able to meet the reasonable, specific needs of the child, within the resources available.
The 2025/26 Admission Policy has been considered and determined by governors. Following determination of arrangements, any objections to those arrangements must be made to the Schools Adjudicator.
The School participates in the Local Authority’s Fair Access Protocol.
Admissions 2026/27
The governing body of St Laurence School, Bradford on Avon, are consulting on their proposed admission arrangements for the 2026-27 school year.
The proposed changes from the existing arrangements are:
1b. Deadline
Clarification of application process:
“Applications for Year 7 Year entry for the academic year starting September 2026 must be made to your home Local Authority (“LA”).
The home LA will make a single offer of a place on 1 March 2026 (or next working day).”
3b. Oversubscription Criteria
Vulnerable Children
Addition of:
“Evidence to be relied upon must be submitted with the Supplementary Information Form and sent to the school on or before 31st October 2025. The SIF is on the school website or a paper copy may be requested from the School office.”
7. Waiting Lists
Amendment to in-year application timelines to adhere with changes to Wiltshire Local Authority timelines:
“Parents may submit a fresh application for the next academic year group which will be considered up to 8 weeks in advance of the start date."
8. Late or in year Applications
As 7. Above:
“Applications for an in-year transfer can only be submitted up to 8 weeks in advance of the required admission date and will be considered together with any applications already on the school’s waiting list.”
9. Published Admission Number
Reduction in Published Admission Number:
“The Published Admission Number for St Laurence School is 203”.
You are invited to provide any comments you may wish for consideration on the proposed arrangements by 31st January 2025.
Final arrangements will be determined by 28th February 2025 and will be published on the school website.
Comments should be sent to the Governance Professional at clerktogovernors@st-laurence.com and to:
St Laurence School
Ashley Road
Bradford on Avon
Wiltshire
BA15 1DZ
The proposed 2026-2027 Admission Policy is linked at the bottom of the page.
Appeals for Admission to St Laurence School
Information concerning Appeals for Admissions will be published at a later date.
If you wish to appeal the decision not to allocate a place at St Laurence School you should notify the School of this decision in writing by Friday 19th April 2024. Please complete the Appeals Form referring to the guidance notes and return it to the School at the address given (or email salhac@st-laurence.com / tel: 01225 309506 to request a hard copy by post).
You should receive acknowledgement of your Appeals Form within 5 school days. Contact St Laurence School if you do not receive this confirmation.
The appeal will be held within 40 school days of the deadline date (or for late applications within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged). The independent appeal panel will be made up of three people who will consider:
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Whether the admission authority followed its own admission policy and if it had good reasons for not offering your child a place (eg the school was over-subscribed and other children met the over-subscription criteria more closely).
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Whether your child’s need to be at the school is greater than the effects on other children in the school of having additional children at the school.
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Your reasons for wanting your child to attend the school.
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Any supporting evidence that might be relevant to your case.
Timetable
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01 March 2024: Parents notified by the Local Authority of their allocated school
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19 April 2024: Deadline for lodging an appeal for St Laurence School admission (September 2024)
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June 2024: Appeals held at St Laurence School
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You will be given at least 10 School days’ notice of the time of your appeal.
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Parents must submit any further evidence and questions to the School 5 working days before the appeal date.
Admissions Policies and Appeals
Key Contacts