Information for Parents

Admission to Schools
2025 - 2026

Apply online at
www.cardiff.gov.uk/schooladmissions

THE APPLICATION CLOSING DATES FOR:

STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL (YEAR 7) in September 2025: MONDAY 18th NOVEMBER 2024

STARTING PRIMARY SCHOOL (RECEPTION) in September 2025: MONDAY 13th JANUARY 2025

STARTING NURSERY SCHOOL in September 2025: MONDAY 24th FEBRUARY 2025

STARTING NURSERY SCHOOL in SPRING/SUMMER 2026: MONDAY 30th JUNE 2025

Contents
page page
Welcome letter 3 STARTING PRIMARY SCHOOL 36
• I mportant information to consider when
INTRODUCTION 4 applying for a primary school place 37
Applying for a School Place for the Academic • A dmission criteria for community Primary
Year 2025/2026 – Essential Summary Schools 38
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• S chool year groups 7 • T he grounds that places were offered for the
• T ypes of schools 2024/2025 school year 40
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• W elsh-medium education 9
STARTING SECONDARY SCHOOL 46
MAKING AN APPLICATION 14 • I mportant information to consider when
Annual Admissions Process applying for a secondary school place 47
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• S teps in the process • A dmission criteria for community Secondary
15
• A pplication timetable Schools 48
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• H ow to make an application • School open evenings 49
16 • T he grounds that places were offered for the
• L ate applications 16
2024/2025 school year 50
Offers of School Places 16
• Offers timetable 17 CHANGING SCHOOL DURING
• Later allocation rounds 17 ACADEMIC YEAR 52
• Accepting school places 18 • Moving Schools within the city 54
• I f a school place is not accepted by • I mportant information to consider before
September 2025 18 submitting a request 55
• How school places are allocated 19 • H ow School transfer places are allocated 57
• Explanation of terms 20
ADMISSION APPEALS 58
Where to get Help – • A
 ppeals process 59
Cardiff Community Hubs Directory 24 • A
 ppeal outcomes 2024/2025 school year -
Later allocation rounds 63
Hints and Tips 26
• Selecting your preferred schools OTHER INFORMATION 64
27
• C ardiff Family Advice and Support 65
• School Admissions Facts 28
• C hildcare offer for Wales 65
• C harging for School Activities 66
STARTING NURSERY 30 • E ducation Welfare Service 66
• I mportant information to consider when 31 • F ree School Meals 66
applying for a Nursery place • Learners with Additional Learning Needs 67
• Qualifying dates for admission 31 • S chool Essentials Grant 68
• Early Years Funding 33 • T ravel to school 68
• C urrent approved nursery education providers 33 • S chool Term Dates 70
• A dmission criteria for community Nursery
Schools and classes 34
SCHOOLS DIRECTORY 72

ADMISSION POLICIES 88
Dear Parents,

Introduction
School Year 2025-2026

Starting nursery, primary school or moving from primary school to secondary school is an exciting
time for children and parents. Every parent wants their child to thrive and achieve at school and our
officers at Cardiff City Council will try to support you in this process as much as possible.

The guidance in this booklet is designed to make the application process as smooth as possible.
It provides information that will help you to make an informed decision about the schools you
would like to apply for. Please read this guidance carefully so that you understand how your child’s
application will be processed.

Applying for your child’s school place can be stressful. We have four easy tips that will help you through
the process:

1. Visit schools before you apply to ensure that you have all the information you need when you make
your application. All of our secondary schools host open evenings (see page 49).

2. Submit your application by the closing date. Almost 70% of our schools are filled in the first round.
Late applications are considered in the second, third and fourth rounds.

3. Use all of your preferences. We will try to offer you your first preference, but this isn’t always possible.
By putting more than one preference you are more likely to get a place at a school that you want. The
number of preferences you apply for at each stage are listed below:
a) 5 preferences (Transfer to Secondary Education)
b) 5 preferences (Transfer to Primary Education)
c) 3 preferences (Nursery)
d) 3 preferences (Transfer during academic year / In Year Transfer)

4. Check the “School Admissions Facts” before submitting your application. These can be found on pages
28-29.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish your child every success for the future.

This booklet is published by the City of Cardiff Council and contains the
information that the Council is required to publish under Section 92 of the
THIS
PLEASE READ
School Standards and Framework Act and the School Information (Wales)
Regulations 2011. All references to parents also include legal guardians.
FULLY
The information contained in this booklet was correct at the time of GUIDE CARE
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AND MAKE SU
going to publication. You should note therefore that it is possible that
information such as the number of pupils at the school will change
TAND
YOU UNDERS
between the date this booklet is published and the date the pupil starts
at the school. It is equally possible that there will be legislative, policy or

HOW YOUR
school re-organisation matters that may impact upon the information
provided in this document.
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If you require this booklet in any other format, please contact the School APPLICATIO
DLED.
WILL BE HAN
Admissions Service by email ([email protected]) or phone
02920 872087

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 Introduction

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APPLYING FOR A SCHOOL PLACE FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR
2025/2026 - ESSENTIAL SUMMARY

Introduction
SCHOOLS
Cardiff has 127 schools, including Nursery, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools. A complete list of these
schools with contact details is provided in this prospectus on pages 72 to 87.

HOW TO APPLY FOR A SCHOOL PLACE

The majority of school places are allocated by the Council. Details of these Community and Voluntary
Controlled schools are included on pages 72 to 87. The Council also administers applications for school
places for reception and Year 7 for all faith schools in Cardiff except Llandaff City C.W Primary School, St
John Lloyd R.C Primary School and St Illtyd’s Catholic High School. If you would like to apply to one of
these schools you will need to apply to the school directly, contact details are on pages 83 to 85.

If you would like your child to attend a school that the Council administers applications for, you will need to
apply to the School Admissions team directly.

APPLY ONLINE AT: www.cardiff.gov.uk/schooladmissions

IF YOU NEED HELP to make your application VISIT A COUNCIL HUB (www.cardiff.gov.uk/hubs)

If you are unable to apply online, you should contact the School Admissions Team for advice on Tel:
02920 872087

KEY DATES

OFFER APPEAL
APPLICATION APPLICATION OFFER
SCHOOL SYSTEM OPENS DEADLINE DATES
RESPONSE CLOSING
DEADLINE DATE
Nursery Monday Monday Tuesday Tuesday N/A
Children born between 27th January 24th February 6th May 20th May
1st September 2021 2025 2025 2025 2025
and 31st August 2022
Nursery Monday Monday Monday Monday N/A
Children born between 2nd June 30th June 6th October 20th October
1st September 2022 2025 2025 2025 2025
and 31st March 2023
Primary Monday Monday Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday
11th November 13th January 16th April 30th April 30th April
2024 2025 2025 2025 2025

Secondary Monday Monday Monday Monday Monday

23rd September 18th November 3rd March 17th March 17th March
2024 2024 2025 2025 2025

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 LATE APPLICATIONS
Late applications should be made using the late form under the relevant section on the school admissions
webpages. Missing the application deadline could significantly affect your chance of getting the place
you want.

WHEN SCHOOLS ARE FULL

We allocate places in line with oversubscription criteria – make sure you read these and provide enough
information to help us assess your application accurately. Pages 34, 38 and 48.

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SCHOOL YEAR GROUPS

Introduction
NURSERY EDUCATION

Nursery places are available for children in the term following their third birthday.
For the year 2025/26, children born between 1st September 2021 and 31st March 2023 will be
considered.

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

After Nursery education, children are admitted to statutory education in Primary and Secondary School in
the following school year groups, according to their date of birth.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS 2025/26 SECONDARY SCHOOLS 2025/26

Year Group Date of Birth Year Group Date of Birth

Reception 01/09/2020 – 31/08/2021 Year 7 01/09/2013 – 31/08/2014
Year 1 01/09/2019 – 31/08/2020 Year 8 01/09/2012 – 31/08/2013
Year 2 01/09/2018 – 31/08/2019 Year 9 01/09/2011 – 31/08/2012
Year 3 01/09/2017 – 31/08/2018 Year 10 01/09/2010 – 31/08/2011
Year 4 01/09/2016 – 31/08/2017 Year 11 01/09/2009 – 31/08/2010
Year 5 01/09/2015 – 31/08/2016
Year 6 01/09/2014 – 31/08/2015

POST 16 EDUCATION

Applications for admission to School Sixth forms or to colleges, post 16, should be submitted directly to the
school or college, for the following year groups:

Year Group Date of Birth

Year 12 01/09/2008 – 31/08/2009
Year 13 01/09/2007 – 31/08/2008
Year 14 01/09/2006 – 31/08/2007

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 TYPES OF SCHOOLS IN CARDIFF
Cardiff has 127 schools, providing education to children and young people between the ages of 3 and 18 years
old, as follows:

School Type Age Range Number of Schools

Nursery 3-4 3
Primary 3-11 84
4 - 11 15
Secondary 11 – 16 2
11 – 18 16
Special Various ages 7
Pupil Referral Unit 11-16 1

Schools are classified as Community, Foundation, Voluntary Controlled or Voluntary Aided.

The majority of schools in Cardiff are community schools. There are:

• 18 Welsh-medium community schools (15 primary schools and 3 secondary schools)
• 66 English-medium community schools (57 primary schools and 9 secondary schools)
• 2 dual-stream (English and Welsh community primary schools)
•1 dual language model (one stream is a Welsh-medium stream and the other a dual language stream where
50% of the teaching and learning is through Welsh and the other 50% through English)
•7 Special Schools and a further 15 Specialist Resource Bases, for pupils with additional learning needs,
attached to mainstream schools.

Denominational education is provided at 28 schools.

• 12 are Church in Wales schools (10 primary schools and 2 secondary schools)
• 16 are Catholic schools (13 primary schools and 3 secondary schools)

The Schools directory is included at pages 72 - 87.

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WELSH-MEDIUM EDUCATION

Introduction
Pupils attending Welsh-medium Primary School normally transfer to a Welsh-medium
Secondary School in accordance with the arrangements on pages 46 - 51.

Welsh Immersion Unit

Did you know that if your child did not attend a Welsh-medium Nursery/Primary school at the start of their
education it isn’t too late for you to consider a Welsh-medium Education for your child at any point in their
statutory education journey?

Cardiff Council has established both a primary and secondary Welsh Immersion Unit which provides
intense Welsh language learning enabling children to gain a level of fluency to transfer to education in a
Welsh-medium School. Cardiff Welsh Language Immersion team has successfully supported and inspired
over 400 learners aged 5-14 since 2010.

If your child is new to the Welsh language or a latecomer to Welsh medium education, the Welsh
Immersion Unit is the ideal place for them. Our intensive language course gives every child in Cardiff the
opportunity to access Welsh medium education even if they are latecomers to Welsh medium education.
Secondary and Primary-aged learners are immersed in the Welsh language until they gain a level of
fluency that will enable them to succeed in their Welsh medium school in Cardiff. Also, this provision is
suitable for pupils who have attended Welsh medium schools in Cardiff for a while and would benefit from
a language boost to help with their confidence speaking Welsh and accessing the curriculum.

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Use of the Welsh Language in Primary Schools

In Welsh-medium Primary schools, all areas of learning within Curriculum for Wales from on entry to school
at Nursery /Reception until the end of Year 2 are taught through the medium of Welsh. English is formally
introduced in Year 3 and all areas of learning apart from English are taught through the medium of Welsh
from Years 3 to 6. At the end of Year 6, children who attend Welsh-medium primary schools are expected
to be bilingual in both languages, this means that their oracy, reading and writing skills are equal. In a dual
language model, Cardiff currently only has one (Ysgol Gynradd Groes-wen Primary School), the expectation is
different to a Welsh-medium school, at the end of Year 6 children will be fluent in terms of their oracy skills in
both languages but if a parent decided that they would like their child to continue accessing Welsh-medium
education and transfer to a Welsh-medium secondary school, those children who have been in the dual
language stream will be able to access additional support within the setting for this purpose.

In English-medium Schools, Welsh second language is statutory from Reception to Year 6.

Use of the Welsh Language in Secondary Schools

All year 7, 8, 9 and 10 pupils in Wales from September 2024 will follow the Curriculum for Wales. Pupils in year
11 will follow the National Curriculum. In Welsh-medium Secondary Schools, all subjects with the exception of
English are taught through the medium of Welsh.

In English-medium Schools Welsh second language is a statutory requirement for all pupils in years 7 - 11.

In accordance with the Education Reform Act 1988, Welsh is a core subject in all Welsh medium schools.

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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF WELSH MEDIUM EDUCATION?

Introduction
Whatever language you speak at home, Welsh-medium education can give your child additional
opportunities, experiences and skills. Here are some frequently asked questions that may help
you decide whether you’d like to take advantage of what Welsh-medium education has to offer.

‘So what does Welsh-Medium education do?’

Welsh-medium education has a very simple aim - to enable children to become fully fluent in both English
and Welsh while teaching all the other subjects across the curriculum.

Young children learn languages remarkably easily - it’s by making the most of this potential that Welsh
medium education has become so popular.

‘Why do people choose Welsh-medium education?’

Research shows that it’s by far the best way we have to get children to be bilingual in both English and
Welsh. Being bilingual has many advantages. It’s very useful as a skill in the workplace: the ability to speak
Welsh is either an essential or a desirable skill for a growing number of jobs. The Welsh Government has
also committed to developing a bilingual Wales through its Welsh-language strategy ‘Cymraeg 2050’
with a vision for reaching a million speakers by 2050. There is more demand today than ever before for
bilingual skills in a variety of fields such as health, education, leisure, childcare, retail, and public services.

‘Any other reasons?’

Speaking Welsh can help children build a fuller understanding of their wider community and their place
within it. Welsh provides children with access to a culture – including literature, music, digital media, and a
host of other things - that might otherwise be unavailable to them. For some people, the choice of Welsh-
medium education is based on personal experiences: they know people who are bilingual or have bilingual
children, and so want their own children to be able to be a part of the Welsh-speaking community, while
also being completely at home in English.

‘Do families like mine choose Welsh-medium education?’

Every family - and every child - is unique, of course. But all kinds of families take advantage of Welsh
medium education: families who don’t speak Welsh and those who do; families from all kinds of ethnic
and religious backgrounds; families from Wales and those who’ve moved here from elsewhere. We are
increasingly seeing many families who do not speak Welsh OR English as their home language, choosing
Welsh-medium education, their children thrive as they are already multilingual.

‘We don’t speak Welsh at home - would that make my child stand out?’
Not at all. In fact, the vast majority - over 70% - of children in Welsh-medium education in Cardiff do not
speak Welsh at home. And for some of those, a language other than English is the main language of the
home. So coming from a non-Welsh speaking background is absolutely normal and the areas of learning
within Curriculum for Wales are designed with that in mind. Welsh-medium schools do not expect that
children speak Welsh when they start, but will help those children to become fluent in Welsh before the
end of their first year.

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 ‘We’re not Welsh - would it be strange for us to choose Welsh-medium education?’
Not at all. You don’t have to be Welsh to speak Welsh. Parents of children in Welsh-medium schools in Cardiff
have come from all over the world: Wales, the rest of the UK, Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America …
While some might consider themselves to be Welsh, others might not - the key point is that learning Welsh is
open to all.

‘Does Welsh-medium education have lower standards for English?’

Absolutely not. Children leaving Welsh-medium primary schools are expected to reach exactly the same
standard of English as those in English-medium primary schools. And in secondary schools children in Welsh-
medium education sit exactly the same GCSEs and A-levels as those in English-medium schools. (The reverse is
not true: children in English-medium education do not reach the same standards or sit the same level of exams
in Welsh as those in Welsh medium education.)

‘How can I help my child with homework if I don’t speak Welsh?’

As most children don’t speak Welsh at home, Welsh medium schools are very experienced in supporting both
pupils and parents. For younger pupils, homework instructions will be given in writing in both English and Welsh.
At a later age, children will be able to explain their work to their parents themselves. In fact, research suggests
that dealing with their work in two languages can actually help children understand the subject that they are
studying. The education website Hwb (http://hwb.wales.gov.uk) also gives access to a range of nationally
provided digital learning tools and resources.

‘Will learning Welsh make it harder to learn another language?’

Not at all. There’s almost no limit to a child’s ability to learn languages. In most European countries, young
children can commonly speak two or three languages. Speaking one language can help reinforce the other,
making it easier for the child to learn more languages later on.

‘Will it be difficult to get my child into Welsh medium education?’

All Welsh-medium schools in Cardiff are community schools. So the application procedure is exactly as it is
for English-medium community schools - the child’s home language or religion or national identity are not
considered in the application process.

‘If my child were in a Welsh-medium school, would he or she have classmates from our
area?’
The number of Welsh-medium schools in Cardiff has increased significantly. There are now seventeen primary
schools and three secondary schools across the city. This means that your community will have a Welsh-
medium school whose pupils will come from your local area and who can easily meet up outside school if they
want to.

‘What about their education after they leave school?’

As pupils from Welsh-medium schools are fully bilingual, they can choose to follow college and university
courses in either language (or both). Recently, the work of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol (the national
Welsh-medium college) has ensured that more and more university degrees are available (partially or
completely) through the medium of Welsh. A growing number of Welsh-medium courses are available in
Further Education as well. Even so, students from Welsh-medium schools commonly follow English-medium
courses at college or university, in Wales and beyond.

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‘Can I learn Welsh alongside my child?’

Introduction
Some parents, after choosing a Welsh-medium
school for their child, decide to learn Welsh as
well. It’s a great opportunity to learn together, to
practice your language skills on each other and
spend quality time together. Welsh for Adults
courses are available throughout Cardiff, and
are suitable for learners at all levels. For further
information, please visit https://learnwelsh.cymru

Full details of all the Welsh-medium Schools

and the dual language model of Ysgol Gynradd
Groes-wen Primary School are available on pages
74 - 75 (primary) and page 81 (secondary). For
further information on Welsh-medium education,
please visit https://llyw.cymru/y-gymraeg

Further Support
This should be your first stop for information and advice about Welsh-medium education, as well
as how you can Live, Learn and Enjoy in Welsh www.gov.wales/welsh-in-education

Cymraeg for kids offers a wide range of fun activities to support parents along the bilingual journey
such as baby massage, baby yoga, Welsh rhymetime & sign groups and an online information
sharing session for new parents. For Parents - Meithrin

Mudiad Meithrin organises ‘Ti a Fi’ parent and toddlers groups and offers nursery groups for
children from two years old to Reception entry across Wales. www.meithrin.cymru

Education Begins at Home offers a range of excellent resources and lots of simple tips and advice
for parents and carers. https://en-gb.facebook.com/beginsathome/

Plenty of games and programmes in Welsh for pre-school children by S4C - available as a mobile
site, app or on BBC iPlayer. www.s4c.cymru/cyw

If you have older children the Urdd’s app offers plenty of ideas for activities in Welsh in your area.
www.urdd.cymru

Menter Caerdydd run a varied programme of sport and arts clubs, holiday activities and
workshops for babies and children of all ages throughout Cardiff offering valuable opportunities
for children to learn new skills while using and practicing their Welsh in a fun environment. www.
mentercaerdydd.cymru

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 Making an Application

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ANNUAL ADMISSIONS
The annual admissions process is for any child applying to start Nursery, to start Reception at Primary
School (age 4/5), or to start Secondary School in Year 7 (aged 11), for the first time.

Making an Application
STEPS IN THE PROCESS

Prior to application
Parents should research the schools they are interested in. Information is available via school’s
individual websites, also via - http://mylocalschool.gov.wales and for Secondary Schools via Open
Days – see page 49.
You should also consider how your child will get to school.

Submitting your application

You should submit your application in line with the timetable below.
Your school preferences should be listed in order of priority to you – put the school you want the
most first.
We will try to allocate your preferred school but we cannot guarantee this.
Make sure you choose:
3 schools for Admission to Nursery Education
5 schools for Admission to Primary Education
5 schools for Admission to Secondary Education

Timetable for applications

Nursery Primary Secondary

Monday 27th January 2025 Monday 11th November 2024 Monday 23rd September 2024
Or Monday 2nd June 2025 The online application service The online application service
The online application service opens. opens.
opens. Apply online at www.
cardiff.gov.uk/nurseryadmissions Apply online at www.cardiff.gov. Apply online at www.cardiff.gov.
uk/primaryadmissions uk/secondaryadmissions
Monday 24th February 2025
Or Monday 30th June 2025 Monday 13th January 2025 Monday 18th November 2024
Deadline for Nursery school Deadline for primary school Deadline for secondary school
applications applications applications

You can visit Council Hubs for assistance in completing an application.

You must include all supporting information for us to consider your application.

Refer to the guides for Nursery, Primary and Secondary in this booklet – and carefully consider
evidence required for Oversubscribed Schools.

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 HOW TO MAKE AN APPLICATION
APPLY ONLINE BY USING THE COUNCIL’S ONLINE APPLICATION SERVICE
www.cardiff.gov.uk/schooladmissions

You must make an application to tell us which school you would like your child to attend. If you do not submit
an application you will not receive a school offer.
• For all online applications you will need a valid email address.
• I t is important that you use the same email address throughout the process and remember your password.
Keep this safe.
• Please remember to re-submit your application if you make any changes.
• Please be aware that until you submit your application we will not receive it.

Making a Late Application

You can still apply if you miss the application deadline. However, applications received after the deadline will
not be considered in the initial round of allocations. Many schools will be full after the initial round. Applying
after the deadline can significantly reduce the likelihood of getting a place at your preferred schools.

Use the form under the late applications section of the school admissions pages to apply late.

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Receiving an Outcome
You will receive the outcome of your application in line with the timetable.
If you do not receive an offer at a higher preference school you will remain on the waiting list for your preferred
school. If a place becomes available at your higher preference school we will let you know.

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 Timetable for applications
Nursery Primary Secondary

Making an Application
Tuesday 6th May 2025 Wednesday 16th April 2025 Monday 3rd March 2025
Or Monday 6th October 2025 We will notify parents of the We will notify parents of the
We will notify parents of the outcome of their application. outcome of their application.
outcome of their application.

Tuesday 20th May 2025 Wednesday 30th April 2025 Monday 17th March 2025
Or Monday 20th October 2025 Parents must inform us if they are Parents must inform us if they are
Parents must inform us if they are accepting or rejecting an offer accepting or rejecting an offer
accepting or rejecting an offer made. made.
made.

If we have not heard from If we have not heard from If we have not heard from
parents by this date we may parents by this date we may parents by this date we may
remove the offer made so remove the offer made so remove the offer made so
that we can offer that place to that we can offer that place to that we can offer that place to
another child. another child. another child.

If rejecting an offer please make If rejecting an offer please make If rejecting an offer please make
us aware of any alternative us aware of any alternative us aware of any alternative
arrangements arrangements arrangements

LATER ALLOCATION ROUNDS

Late applications will be processed monthly after the initial round.

Unsuccessful applications from the first round and any subsequent late applications will be considered
together for any available places that may arise.

The Council will only write to you in a later allocation round if:
• Y ou did not submit an application by the published closing date so we need to provide you with the outcome
of your application.
• W e are able to offer a place at a school that you listed as a higher preference.
• You have not received an offer previously and a place at one of your preferences has become available.
• Y ou submitted an alternative preference for the Council to consider and are awaiting the outcome.

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 Accepting Offers

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ACCEPT THE OFFER OF A SCHOOL PLACE

If you want to decline the offer of a school place it is most important that you advise us as soon
as possible so the place can be offered to another child. Please also advise us of your alternative
provision arrangements.

What will happen if you have not accepted a school place by September 2025?
If the Council has not been able to offer a place at any of your preferred schools, you will be provided with
details of schools with vacancies at that time, provided you have not informed the Council you have secured an
offer of a place for your child at an alternative school.

If the Council’s records indicate that you have still not accepted a place for your child to start school from
September 2025 or that you have not made other arrangements, the Education Welfare Service will contact
you.

Under Section 7 of the Education Act 1996, parents have a legal duty to ensure that their child receives an
education suitable to his/her age, ability and aptitude and any special needs. Should you fail to register your
child at a school and not make suitable alternative education arrangements, then Cardiff Council may have to
consider taking legal action against you.

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 HOW SCHOOL PLACES ARE ALLOCATED
This flowchart shows how your application is processed

Making an Application
STEP 1
After the closing date, all on-time applications are considered together. This is called the initial round.

STEP 2
Your child’s name is placed on a list for each school you have named as a preference. Each preference is
considered independently. We might need to get in touch and request further evidence from you. It is your
responsibility to reply promptly and to provide the evidence requested.

STEP 3
Places are allocated up to the Admission Number for each school. The Admission Number is the
number of pupils who can be admitted to the school. This number is agreed in accordance with the Measuring
the Capacity of Schools in Wales Guidance as set by Welsh Government.

STEP 4
If there are not enough places for all the applicants, the school is oversubscribed. We then assess the
applicants against the Admissions Oversubscription Criteria. This is based on the individual circumstances
stated and the evidence submitted.

STEP 5
Only the highest preference that can be allocated is offered. Schools that are listed as a lower preference
will be offered to other children.

STEP 6
On offer day we will inform you of the school place we can offer your child. If it has not been possible to offer a
place at one of the preferred schools, we will provide a list of those schools that continue to have places.

STEP 7
If you have received an offer of a place from us, you should confirm you wish to accept by the date specified.
Your place may be withdrawn if you do not advise us of your decision. Any places declined at Community
Schools will be re-allocated to other children.

STEP 8
The Admissions Team will process late applications on a monthly basis after the offer date. The same
oversubscription criteria will be applied. Children will remain on the waiting list until 30 September 2025.
We will inform you if there is a change in offers.

After 30 September 2025, if you wish to apply, you must complete an application to change school during
the academic year. By this time of year, there will be very few places available in schools.

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 EXPLANATION OF TERMS
Additional Learning Needs:
Please see ALN section (page 67)

Catchment Area:
Children living in this area get a higher priority for admission to their catchment school. Catchment schools are not
always the closest school to your child’s home. You can find out about your catchment schools by checking online
www.cardiff.gov.uk/onlinemaps. Living in a school’s catchment area does not guarantee a place.

Change of circumstance:
There may be changes in a family’s circumstances after the initial outcome of the application was issued (for
example, a change of address). This change may mean that the application no longer meets the grounds
on which it was originally assessed. In this situation the application will be re-assessed and in some
circumstances may result in the withdrawal of the original offer of a place. Careful consideration should
therefore be given to changing address. It is important that you tell us if you move house after you have made
your application.

Change of address:
For Annual Admissions, if you move between the closing dates of application and the start of the autumn term
(Monday 1 September 2025) your application will not be assessed on the new address until after the initial
allocation of places.

If your address changes after you have made your application but before your child has their first day of school,
the new address can’t be used until after the Council can verify the move has taken place. The new address will
then be used in all following rounds of admission, if places become available at the school.

If your address changes after you have received an offer of a place, but before your child has their first day of
school, the Council will withdraw this offer if your change of address makes your child less eligible than children
that were refused in the same round of allocations.

Child’s residence:
On your application, you must use your child’s place of residence. This is where the child lives for most of the
time and the majority of the school week (at least 3 out of 5 school days). This must be where your child lives
at the point of application and until the school year begins. It is where you and your child live together, unless
you can show that they live elsewhere with someone with legal care and control of your child. For admission
purposes, this must be a residential property that is your child’s only or main residence.

When considering applications for oversubscribed schools, stringent residence checks will be completed. Please
be aware we carry out spot residence checks. The following are examples of evidence you may be required to
provide:
• Council tax information
• Recent utility bills
• Driving licence
• Child benefit information
• Bank statement
• Tenancy agreement.

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We can refuse to accept the address stated if there is insufficient evidence or we receive information that
suggests a false address has been provided. If we have concerns about the address provided, we will ask
for more evidence to confirm where you and your child live. If satisfactory evidence is not received a school
place will not be offered on the basis of residence.

Making an Application
SCHOOL PLACES CAN BE REMOVED IF WE RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT SUGGESTS YOU DO
NOT LIVE AT THE ADDRESS PROVIDED IN YOUR APPLICATION.

Children of UK Service Personnel and other Crown Servants (including Diplomats):

The future address of UK Service Personnel will be accepted if their application form is accompanied by an
official Ministry of Defence (MoD) letter stating a definite return date and confirmation of the new address.

Applications for children of former UK service personnel or other former Crown Servants will be treated as
all other applications.

Compelling Medical or Compelling Social Needs:

You may feel that for medical or social reasons your child must attend a certain school. In these cases
written support from a medical consultant (not GP) or a social worker must be provided. The letter must be
dated no more than six months before the date you apply for school, and include detailed reasons which
explain why it is necessary to admit your child to a named specific school. It is important that the letter
addresses why the particular school would better meet the needs of the child whereas other schools could
not. It is your responsibility to provide this information with your application by the closing date.

Please contact the School Admissions Team if you require any further clarification – before you submit
your application.

Coordinated Admissions:
Coordinated admissions arrangements are in place for ALL Faith Primary Schools except Llandaff City C.W.
Primary School and St John Lloyd R.C. Primary School. This will continue for the September 2025 admission
process.

Coordinated admissions arrangements are in place for Whitchurch High School and ALL Faith Secondary
Schools, except St Illtyd’s Catholic High School.

Applications for all schools that are part of the coordinated admissions arrangements should be submitted
to the local authority. If applying to Bishop of Llandaff CiW High School, Corpus Christi RC High School,
Mary Immaculate RC High School or St Teilo’s CiW High School you must also complete a supplementary
from which is available from the school or their website. To apply to a school that is not part of the
coordinated admissions arrangements you must apply direct to the school.

Geographical Information System (GIS):

The Council has developed a Geographical Information System (GIS), configured in compliance with the
Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 and the Learner Travel Statutory Provision and Operational Guidance
2014 route determination criteria. The shortest safe available route (as defined by the Welsh Government’s
‘Learner Travel Statutory Provision and Operational Guidance June 2014’) is calculated (to 4 decimal places)
from the co-ordinates of an applicant’s home address (determined using the Local Land and Property
Gazetteer [LLPG] address point data), to the nearest open school gate using Ordnance Survey (OS) route
data.

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 Late applications:
Application forms received after the closing date are late applications and will only be considered in the second
or later processing rounds. Following the first round of allocations, late applications will be considered together
with anyone on the waiting list.

Children Looked After and Children Previously Looked After:

For admissions purposes, a child looked after is a child in care who is looked after by the Local Authority. This
includes a child who is accommodated under a Care Order or Interim Care order. If a child is currently looked after
by the Local Authority, the Council has a duty to provide that child a place even if offering them a place exceeds
the admission number. The application must be made by the relevant Local Authority (Corporate Parent).

A child previously looked after is a child that was looked after by the Local Authority but is no longer. For example,
if a child has been adopted or is the subject of a special guardianship order, they are previously looked after. If a
child is previously looked after by the Local Authority, the Council has a duty to ensure the child is placed at the top
of the list of allocations. This will not exceed the admission number. The Council requires a social worker to write a
letter confirming if a child was previously looked after.

Multiple Birth siblings:

Multiple birth siblings include twins, triplets, etc. You must submit separate applications for each child. Each
application will be considered on the basis of the oversubscription criteria met by the individual child. If a
community school is oversubscribed, and one child (or more) from multiple birth siblings is eligible for a space, then
the other (or others) can be accommodated even if it is over the admission number. This also applies for siblings in
the same school year who are not multiple birth siblings.

Oversubscription criteria:
These are the criteria that we use to allocate places when a school has more applications than places available. This
ensures that places are given fairly to all applicants. Make sure you are familiar with these criteria and provide any
evidence needed to support your application.

Parental Responsibility:
An application may only be made by the “parent” of the child (as defined by Section 578 of the Education Act
1996). This includes any person who is not a parent of the child but has parental responsibility for them or who
has care of them. If you are not the parent but have parental responsibility, you will need to prove this by providing
official documentation.

Preferences:
In your application you are asked to provide preferences. These are the schools that you would like your child to
attend. You should put them in the order that you want them, with the first being your highest preference. We will
try to offer you a place in your highest preference. Each preference is considered equally until we are able to offer
you a place. Each preference will be assessed against the Council’s published Oversubscription Criteria.

You are not guaranteed a place at any particular school. Please consider which preferences you submit and the
order you place them.

Refusal and waiting list:

If you have not been offered a place in your preferred schools, your application will be placed on a waiting list.
Applications received will remain on the waiting list until 30 September 2025. After this time, application to change
schools during the academic year will need to be made.

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Shared Parental Responsibility:
Where there is shared parental responsibility, all parents should be in agreement about the preferences listed in
the application. It is the parents’ responsibility to reach agreement in respect of any application made.

Making an Application
If you cannot agree which school your child should attend, you should immediately take your own legal advice
regarding making an urgent application to the Court. If we receive two applications from parents with shared
parental responsibility, we will administer the first application submitted in order to minimise any delay in the
child’s admission to school.

Siblings:
You must provide information on a child’s siblings if you want your application to be assessed on these terms. A
sibling, for this purpose, is: a brother or sister, a half brother or sister (children who have one parent in common),
an adopted or fostered brother or sister, a step brother or sister (children who are related because their parents
are married, co-habiting or in a civil partnership), but in every case, the children must be living in the same family
unit at the same address and are enrolled and attending the school when your child is due to start school.

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 WHERE TO GET HELP - COMMUNITY HUBS DIRECTORY
HUB LOCATION OPENING TIMES
Central Library Hub The Hayes Monday & Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Cardiff, Wednesday 10am - 6pm
029 2087 1071 CF10 1FL Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday & Saturday 9am - 5pm
Butetown Hub Plas Iona Monday -Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Butetown Wednesday 10am - 6pm
029 2053 7060 CF10 5HW Thursday - Friday 9am - 5pm
Canton Library Library Street Monday & Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Canton Wednesday 10am - 6pm
029 2078 0999 CF5 1QD Thursday Closed
Friday & Saturday 9am - 5pm
Ely and Caerau Hub Cowbridge Road West Monday - Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Cardiff Thursday 10am - 7pm
029 2087 3800 CF5 5BQ Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 5.30pm
Fairwater Hub Doyle Avenue Monday 9am - 6pm
Cardiff Tuesday Closed
029 2078 5583 CF5 3HU Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 5:30pm
Grangetown Hub Havelock Place Monday - Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Grangetown Wednesday 10am - 7pm
029 2078 0966 Cardiff Thursday - Friday 9am - 6pm
CF11 6PA Saturday 9am - 5.30pm
Llandaff North Gabalfa Avenue Monday - Tuesday 9am - 6pm
and Gabalfa Hub Llandaff North Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Cardiff Thursday 10am - 7pm
029 2078 5588 CF14 2HU Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 5.30pm
Llanishen Hub 11 Station Road Monday 9am - 6pm
Cardiff Tuesday 10am - 5pm
029 2087 1060 CF14 5LS Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday - Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 5.30pm
Llanrumney Hub Countisbury Avenue Monday - Thursday 9am - 6pm
Llanrumney Friday 10am - 7pm
029 2078 0994 Cardiff Saturday 9am - 5.30pm
CF3 5NQ

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 HUB LOCATION OPENING TIMES
Penylan Library Penylan Road Monday 9am-7pm

Making an Application
and Community Centre Penylan Tuesday 10am – 6pm
CF23 5HW Wednesday 9am – 5pm
029 2078 8413 Thursday 10am- 6pm
Friday & Saturday 9am – 5pm
Radyr Hub Park Road Monday 10am -1pm, 2pm - 6pm
Radyr Tuesday-Wednesday 10am -1pm, 2pm -
029 2078 0996 CF15 8DF 5.30pm
Thursday Closed
Friday 2pm - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm
Rhiwbina Hub Pen-Y-Dre Monday 9am – 5pm
Rhiwbina Tuesday Closed
029 2069 3276 CF14 6EH Wednesday 9am – 5pm
Thursday 10am – 6pm
Friday & Saturday 9am -5pm
Rhydypennau Hub Llandennis Road Monday 9am -5pm
Cyncoed Tuesday 10am – 6pm
029 2087 1330 Cardiff Wednesday - Closed
CF23 6EG Thursday, Friday & Saturday 9am – 5pm
Rumney Partnership Hub Llanstephan Rd Monday - Wednesday 9am - 1pm, 2pm - 6pm
Rumney Thursday 10am - 1pm, 2pm - 7pm
029 2233 0661 Cardiff Friday Closed
CF3 3JA Saturday 9am - 1pm, 2pm - 5:30pm
STAR Hub Muirton Road Monday - Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Cardiff Wednesday 10am - 7pm
029 2078 8505 CF24 2SJ Thursday - Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm
St Mellons Hub 30 Crickhowell Road Monday - Tuesday 9am - 6pm
St. Mellons Wednesday 10am - 7pm
029 2078 0992 Cardiff Thursday - Fri 9am - 6pm
CF3 0EF Saturday 9am - 5.30pm
The Llanedeyrn Roundwood Monday - Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Powerhouse Hub Llanedeyrn Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Cardiff Thursday - Friday 9am - 6pm
029 2233 0201 CF23 9PN Saturday 9am - 5.30pm
Whitchurch Hub Park Road Monday & Tuesday 9am -5pm
Whitchurch Wednesday - Closed
029 2087 1331 Cardiff Thursday 10am – 6pm
CF14 7XA Friday & Saturday 9am – 5pm

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 HINTS & TIPS FOR APPLYING FOR A SCHOOL PLACE

APPLY ON TIME
• M
 ake sure you complete your application form accurately and on time, providing all the information
requested in the form to allow us to properly assess your application.
• Y
 ou will receive an automated email once you have submitted your application, if you haven’t
received this email then you have not applied.
• Submit all supporting evidence by the closing date. Including supplementary forms if appropriate.
• I t is your responsibility to provide any specific information that you believe to be essential to the
oversubscription criteria.
• A
 ny applications received after the closing date will be looked at after the results for on time
applications are issued.
• A late application means it is much less likely you will get a place at a school you prefer.

USE ALL YOUR PREFERENCES

• Y
 ou can only apply once for each school so use all your preference options. Each preference is
treated equally.
• T
 he order you put your school preferences in is important. We will ALWAYS allocate the highest
preference where possible.
 t nursery level the Council processes applications for all community schools and St Mellons CiW
• A
Primary School
 t primary and secondary level (excluding when changing schools during the academic year) you can
• A
include Whitchurch High School and all faith schools except Llandaff City C.W Primary School, St John
Lloyd R.C Primary School and St Illtyd’s Catholic High School.
• P lease apply for the faith schools listed above separately and direct to the school(s) themselves.

CHOOSE WISELY
• Do not assume you will be given a place just because you have a sibling in the school or your child
attended the school’s nursery.
• Do not assume you are in catchment just because you live near a school. Check the Council’s website
to make sure: ishare.cardiff.gov.uk
• Think about the Council’s oversubscription criteria.
• You have a limited number of preferences so be realistic.
• Consider including your catchment school as a preference, however it is not guaranteed a place will be
allocated on this basis alone.
• Have you read the information on Welsh medium education? You may want to include one of the
Welsh medium Schools as one of your preferences.

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 Don’t be influenced by others.
The right school for other children is not
necessarily what’s right for your child

Making an Application
Use ALL your preferences.
Check if you can apply for a faith school
through us or if you need to apply to the
school directly
Read the oversubscription criteria
and make sure you know which
apply to your child

Look at the school prospectus

and read Estyn reports.
These are available from the
school itself or the Welsh
Government website
https://mylocalschool.gov.wales/ Read the
information in
this booklet

SELECTING YOUR
Have you considered
Welsh medium education? PREFERRED
SCHOOLS

Look at school websites.

Ensure that you are well informed
about your choices before submitting Check to see which is your
your application catchment school and consider
it as one of your preferences

www.cardiff.gov.uk/onlinemaps

Consider how likely it is that

your child will be offered
a place at your preferred
school
Consider how your child
will travel to and from
school

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School Admission Facts
Please read these facts which will help
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Who is this section for?
Parent or carers of children who hold legal parental responsibility of a child who was born between:

1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 can apply in January 2025 for a Nursery school place to start in
September 2025 (Autumn term)
1 September 2022 and 31 December 2022 can apply in June 2025 for a Nursery school place to start in
the 2026 (Spring term)
1 January 2023 and 31 March 2023 can apply in June 2025 for a Nursery school place to start in the
2026 (Summer term)

Starting Nursery
What are the actions I should take?
 Apply on time
 Submit all necessary documents by the closing date
 Think carefully and realistically about which schools you list as your preferences

KEY DATES FOR NURSERY ADMISSIONS

If your child was born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022

27 January 2025 Application process for starting Nursery in September 2025 begins
24 February 2025 • CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS
• You must submit all supporting documentation and evidence
• Notify the Council of a change of address
We strongly recommend you DO NOT wait until the last minute to apply in case you experience
technical problems. After this date, late applications should be made using the late form under the relevant
section on the school admissions webpages.
February/March/April Applications are processed and assessed against the appropriate Admission
2025 Criteria. This also includes checking and verifying the address you have supplied
and supporting information you have given us.
6 May 2025 Offer Day
• An email will be sent to you after 10am
• If requested, a letter will be posted after 10am
• Please note that decisions can be given over the phone after 10am on the offer day
20 May 2025 • Closing date for you to accept or refuse the place we have offered. We
reserve the right to withdraw offers that have not been responded to by this date
• This is also the closing date for late applications

From 21 May 2025 Second round (late) applications processed and assessed

June 2025 S econd round results sent out via post. All following rounds are processed on a
monthly basis from now on.
September 2025 Children start Nursery

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 KEY DATES FOR NURSERY ADMISSIONS
If your child was born between 1 September 2022 and 31 March 2023

2 June 2025 Application process for starting Nursery in Spring/Summer 2026 begins
30 June 2025 • CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS
• You must submit all supporting documentation and evidence by this date
• Notify the Council of a change of address
We strongly recommend you DO NOT wait until the last minute to apply in case you experience
technical problems. After this date, late applications should be made using the late form under the relevant
section on the school admissions webpages.
July/August/September Preference forms are processed and assessed against the appropriate Admission
2025 Criteria. This also includes checking and verifying the address you have supplied
and supporting information you have given us.
6 October 2025 Offer Day - This is the day we tell you about the outcome of your
application
• An email will be sent to you after 10am
• If requested a letter will be posted after 10am
• Please note that decisions can only be given over the phone after 10am on
offer day
20 October 2025 • Closing date for you to accept or refuse the place we have offered
We reserve the right to withdraw offers that have not been responded to by this
date
• This is also the closing date for late applications
From 21 October 2025 Second round (late) applications processed and assessed
November 2025 S econd round results sent out via post. All following rounds are processed on a
monthly basis from now on.
Spring term 2026/ Children start Nursery
Summer Term 2026

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EARLY YEARS FUNDING
Where places are unavailable in community nursery schools or nursery classes within two miles
of a child’s home address, parents may apply for nursery education place funding with a recognised
provider designated by the Council. The two mile radius is measured by the Council as the shortest
safe available route. Where places are available in local community nursery schools or nursery classes
within two miles walking route of a child’s home address, the Council will only approve applications for
nursery education place funding (with a recognised provider designated by the Council), where there are
compelling medical or compelling social grounds which make it inappropriate for the child to attend the
nursery provision offered by the Council. Written recommendations from a medical consultant or social

Starting Nursery
worker or similar professional will be required giving detailed reasons explaining why the child cannot
attend any of the available Community Nurseries.

How the funding is provided

Application forms are available from registered childcare providers or from Nursery Admissions
[email protected]
Please note the following:
• Your child must be resident within Cardiff.
• You must provide a copy of your child’s Birth Certificate or Adoption documents.
• All funding payments are made directly to the private provider concerned.
• THE COUNCIL WILL NOT PROVIDE RETROSPECTIVE FUNDING.
• Funding applications should be made before the term when your child is eligible to start Nursery

CURRENT RECOGNISED NURSERY EDUCATION PROVIDERS

WELSH PRIVATE ADDRESS STREET AREA POSTCODE PHONE

PROVIDERS
Gofal Plant Cwtch Childcare Coed Y Gof Primary Beechley Drive Pentrebane CF5 3SG 07954 646097
Cylch Meithrin Y Parc Salem Chapel Market Road Canton CF5 1QE 07794 065522
Cylch Meithrin Yr Eglwys Scout Hall Penlline Road Whitchurch CF14 2AD 07474 651141
Newydd
Si-Lw-Li (Whitchurch) 24 Park Road Whitchurch CF14 7BQ 02920 626720
St Aubins (Welsh Unit) 503A Cowbridge Road East Canton CF5 1BB 02920 222227

Do you have a 3 or 4 year old child? Are you aware that you might be eligible for funding towards
your childcare costs through the Childcare Offer for Wales? Please see page 65 to find out more.

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 NURSERY ADMISSIONS OVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA
Where a community nursery is oversubscribed (more applications than places), applications received by the
published closing date will be considered in accordance with the oversubscription criteria set by the Council in its
School Admissions Policy 2025/26. This criteria is used to decide which children should be offered a place.

It is very important that you provide us with all of the information and evidence we need when you apply for a
school place so that we can properly apply this criteria.

Places will be allocated in accordance with the following criteria in order of priority (a. Being the
highest) up to the school’s approved capacity.

1) F or applications received by the published closing date of 24 February 2025 for children born between 1
September 2021 and 31 August 2022 (inclusive)

Criteria from the policy What this means for you

a. C
 hildren who are looked after by a Local Authority If a child is currently looked after the Council will try
in England or Wales or children who were previously to give that child a place at the school applied for as
looked after by a Local Authority in England or Wales. long as the nursery class has space and is appropriate
based on the child’s background and needs. If the child
is previously looked after they are still considered under
this criteria.
b. C
 hildren subject to an Individual Development Plan Please inform us if your child has an Individual
(IDP) in which a specific school is named Development Plan in which a specific school is named

c. C
 hildren who have a sibling (in any age group The child has a sibling in years Reception – Year 6
between Reception to Year 6 inclusive) who will be on attending the school and living at the same address in
register at the school at which the nursery class is at September 2025. You must provide information about
the same school when they are admitted. the child’s sibling.

d. C
 hildren in respect of whom the Council judges there You must provide written support from a medical
are compelling medical grounds or compelling social consultant or social worker submitted by the closing
grounds for their admission to a particular nursery date. It must state detailed reasons which explain why
school / class. the child should be admitted to a named specific school.

e. C
 hildren living nearest the nursery school/class, as You live near the school but none of the higher criteria
measured by the shortest safe available route apply. Your application will be assessed only on how far
you live from the school.

f. W
 here a community nursery is oversubscribed, and If a community school is oversubscribed, and one child
one (or more) of multiple birth siblings would be (or more) from multiple birth siblings is eligible for a
allocated a place but one (or more) of the multiple space but the other (or others) is not eligible, then
birth siblings would not be offered a place as the we will accommodate the rest of the multiple birth
Published Admission Number has been met, the sibling(s) even if it exceeds the admission number.
Council will admit the remaining multiple birth
sibling(s).

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2) F or applications received by the published closing date of 30 June 2025 for children born between 1
September 2022 and 31 December 2022 (inclusive) Criteria a to f [as above] are applied.

3) F or applications received by the published closing date of 30 June 2025 for children born between 1
January 2023 and 31 March 2023 (inclusive). Criteria a to f [as above] are applied

Starting Nursery

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 Starting Primary School

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Who is this section for?
If you are the parent or carer who holds legal parental responsibility of a child who was born between 1
September 2020 and 31 August 2021, you must apply for a Reception school place to start in September
2025.

What are the actions I should take?

 Apply on time
 Provide five different School preferences
 Submit all necessary documents by the closing date
 Think carefully and realistically about your preferences

Starting Primary School

KEY DATES FOR PRIMARY ADMISSIONS

11 November 2024 Application process for starting Reception in September 2025 begins
13 January 2025 • CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS
• You must submit all supporting documentation and evidence
• Notify the Council of a change of address
We strongly recommend you DO NOT wait until the last minute to apply in case you experience
technical problems. After this date, late applications should be made using the late form under the relevant
section on the school admissions webpages.
February/March/April 
Applications processed and assessed against the appropriate Admission
2025 Criteria. This also includes checking and verifying addresses and supporting
information.
16 April 2025 Offer Day
• An email will be sent to you after 10am with the outcome of your application.
• If requested a letter will be posted after 10am
• Please note, decisions can be given over the phone after 10am on offer day
30 April 2025 • Last date for you to accept or reject the place offered. We reserve the right to
withdraw offers that have not been responded to by this date
• This is also the closing date for late applications
• If you wish to appeal a decision, you must submit an appeal form by
this date
From 1 May 2025 Second round (late) applications processed and assessed
June 2025 Second round results sent out via post. All following rounds are processed on a
monthly basis from now on.
September 2025 Children start full time school

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 PRIMARY ADMISSIONS OVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA
Where a community primary school is oversubscribed (more applications than places), applications received by
the published closing date will be considered in accordance with the oversubscription criteria set by the Council
in its School Admissions Policy 2025/26. The criteria is used to decide which children should be offered a place.

It is very important that you provide us with all of the information and evidence we need when you apply for a
school place so that we can properly apply the criteria.

Places will be allocated in accordance with the following criteria in order of priority (1. Being the
highest) up to the school’s approved capacity and will not normally exceed the school’s Published
Admissions Number or breach the limitations imposed by statutory maximum class size (30 pupils)
where this applies.

Criteria from the policy What this means for you

1. Children who are looked after by a Local Authority If a child is currently looked after, the Council has
in England or Wales or children who were previously a duty to give that child a place at the school
looked after by a Local Authority in England or Wales. applied for as long as the school is appropriate
based on the child’s background and needs. If
the child is previously looked after, they are still
considered under this criteria and the Council has
a duty to give highest priority to these children

2. Children subject to an Individual Development Plan Please inform us if your child has an Individual
(IDP), in which a specific school is named. Development Plan which names the school they
must attend because they have an identified and
agreed additional learning need(s)

3. Pupils who are resident within the defined catchment Your child must live within the catchment area
area of the school and in respect of whom the Council AND you must also provide written support dated
judges there are compelling medical grounds or less than 6 months prior to submission, from a
compelling social grounds for their admission to a medical consultant or social worker submitted by
particular school. the closing date. It must state detailed reasons
which explain why the child should be admitted to
a named specific school.
4. Pupils who are resident within the defined catchment Your child must live within the catchment area
area of the school and have a sibling enrolled in AND have a sibling in years 1 – 6 attending
Reception or Years 1 to 6 who will be on register at the the school and living at the same address in
school when they are admitted. September 2025. You must provide information
about the child’s sibling

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Criteria from the policy What this means for you
5. Children who have a brother or sister attending the You must provide information on the child’s
school, admitted before a catchment area change sibling.
a) Where an older sibling was admitted to and continues to The sibling must be currently attending the school.
attend a school that was previously the catchment area The school’s catchment area has changed, but
school for the home address of the family at the time of you have not moved meaning you now live out of
the older sibling’s admission, if the parent applies, the the catchment.
Council will give priority to younger siblings to the former
catchment school.
b) Where an older sibling was admitted to and continues The sibling must be attending the new
to attend a newly established community school community school. Your address has not changed
without a determined catchment area, if the parent but the school now has a defined catchment area.

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applies, the Council will give priority to younger
siblings to this school.
6. Pupils who are resident within the defined catchment Your child must live within the catchment area but
area of the school. none of the other criteria apply. Your application
will be assessed based on how far you live from
the school.

7 . Pupils in respect of whom the Council judges there Your child does not live in catchment BUT you
are compelling medical grounds or compelling social have written support dated less than 6 months
grounds for their admission to a particular school. prior to submission from a medical consultant or
social worker submitted by the closing date. It
must state detailed reasons which explain why
the child should be admitted to a named specific
school.
8. P upils who have a sibling enrolled in Reception or Your child does not live in catchment BUT has
Years 1 to 6 who will be on register at the school when a sibling in reception or years 1 – 6 attending
they are admitted. the school and living at the same address in
September 2025. You must provide information
about the child’s sibling
9. I n determining applications for admission in respect Your child does not live in catchment AND none of
of other pupils the Council gives priority to children the higher criteria apply. Your application will be
living nearest the school as measured by the shortest assessed only on how far you live from the school.
safe available route.
10. Where a community primary school is oversubscribed, If a community school is oversubscribed, and
and one (or more) of multiple birth siblings would one child (or more) from multiple birth siblings is
be allocated a place but one (or more) of the eligible for a space but the other (or others) is not
multiple birth siblings would not be offered a place eligible, then we will accommodate the rest of
as the Published Admission Number has been met, the multiple birth sibling(s) even if it exceeds the
the Council will admit the remaining multiple birth admission number.
sibling(s).

PLEASE NOTE Distance from the school is used as a tie breaker on all criteria if the number of
preferences which meet the same criteria exceeds the number of places available.

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 Admission to Primary School September 2024

Summary showing the allocation of places to Cardiff’s community maintained Primary schools, as at
16 April 2024, in accordance with published oversubscription criteria (as detailed in the Admission to
Schools 2024/25 Information for Parents)

Admission to Primary School September 2024
Summary showing the allocation of places to Cardiff’s community maintained Primary schools, as at 16 April 2024, in accordance with published oversubscript

Older Sibling directed by the Council

School named in pupil's Individual
Published Admissions Number

In catchment with compelling

medical or compelling social
All preferences expressed

Looked After Children

to alternative school
Development Plan
* In Catchment, **Out of catchment, with sibling
Kitchener Primary School 60 69 0 0 0 0
Lakeside Primary School 60 65 0 0 0 0
Marlborough Primary School 60 69 0 3 0 0
Millbank Primary School 30 39 0 1 0 0
Pencaerau Primary School 30 38 0 2 0 0
Pontprennau Primary School 60 61 0 1 0 0
Rhydypenau Primary School 60 89 0 1 0 0
Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau 30 39 0 3 0 0
Ysgol Gymraeg Treganna 90 94 0 1 0 0
Ysgol Mynydd Bychan 30 42 0 1 0 0

Note: ‘Total Places Allocated’ and ‘Total Applications Refused by LA’ cannot be aggregated to calculate the number of individual children applying for admission. As applican
multiple preferences the totals do not represent individual applicants.
The combined ‘Total Places Allocated’ and ‘Total Applications Refused by LA’ of 2,915 represents the number of preferences that were considered by the Council, in respect

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ersubscription criteria (as detailed in the Admission to Schools 24/25 Information for Parents).

Out of Catchment with older sibling

Out of Catchment with compelling

Total applications refused by LA

Last Qualifying Measurement
In Catchment area with older
In catchment with compelling

sibling attending in Sept 2024

medical or compelling social

medical or compelling social

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attending in Sept 2024

Total places allocated

Out of Catchment
In Catchment
grounds

grounds

0 22 23 0 12 3 0.466 60 9
0 21 19 0 6 14 1.775 60 5
0 20 23 0 4 10 0.64 60 9
0 5 3 0 7 14 1.093 30 9
0 8 10 0 6 4 0.476 30 8
0 14 30 0 4 11 7.500 60 1
0 30 29 0 0 0 0.858* 60 29
0 12 14 0 1 0 1.222** 30 9
0 24 40 0 10 15 1.303 90 4
0 17 12 0 0 0 0.278* 30 12

As applicants are able to and advised to submit

, in respect of 2,819 individual children

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 In catchment with compelling medical or
Older Sibling directed by the Council to
School named in pupil's Individual
Published Admissions Number

compelling social grounds

All preferences expressed

Looked After Children

Development Plan

alternative school
Adamsdown Primary School 60 31
Albany Primary School 60 37
Allensbank Primary School 30 9
Baden Powell Primary School 60 26
Birchgrove Primary School 60 33
Bryn Celyn Primary School 30 14
Bryn Deri Primary School 30 24
Bryn Hafod Primary School 60 26
Coed Glas Primary School 75 31
Coryton Primary School 30 15
Creigiau Primary School (CYMRAEG) 30 19
Creigiau Primary School (ENGLISH) 30 20
Danescourt Primary School 60 56
Fairwater Primary School 40 17
Gabalfa Primary School 30 27
Gladstone Primary School 30 15
Glan-Yr-Afon Primary School 30 9 Places remain in these schools therefore
Glyncoed Primary School 60 15 Places remain in these sch
the application of the oversubscription
Grangetown Primary School 60 35 criteria was not required
Greenway Primary School 30 30
Hawthorn Primary School 30 17
Herbert Thompson Primary School 60 48
Howardian Primary School 60 47
Hywel Dda Primary School 60 29
Lansdowne Primary School 60 33
Llanedeyrn Primary School 55 16
Llanishen Fach Primary School 60 59
Llysfaen Primary School 60 59
Meadowlane Primary School 45 23
Moorland Primary School 60 38
Mount Stuart Primary School 60 54
Ninian Park Primary School 90 60
Oakfield Primary School 60 49
Pentrebane Primary School 30 13
Pentyrch Primary School 30 14
Pen-Y-Bryn Primary School 30 28
Peter Lea Primary School 45 25

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 Older Sibling directed by the Council to
alternative school

In catchment with compelling medical or

compelling social grounds

In Catchment area with older sibling

attending in Sept 2024

ces remain in these schools therefore the

application
In Catchment

application
of the
of the
Out of Catchment with compelling
medical or compelling social grounds

was not required

oversubscription
Out of Catchment with older sibling

oversubscriptioncriteria
attending in Sept 2024

Places remain in these schools therefore the

Out of Catchment

criteria was not required

Last Qualifying Measurement
9
9

25
28
14
13
49
60
54
38
23
59
59
16
33
29
47
48
17
30
35
15
15
27
17
56
20
19
15
31
26
24
14
33
26
37
31

Total places allocated

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Total applications refused by LA

43
Starting Primary School
 Older Sibling directed by the Council to

In catchment with compelling medical

School named in pupil's Individual
Published Admissions Number

or compelling social grounds

All preferences expressed

Looked After Children

Development Plan

alternative school
Radnor Primary School 45 28
Radyr Primary School 60 52
Rhiwbeina Primary School 90 80
Roath Park Primary School 60 45
Rumney Primary School 60 53
Severn Primary School 60 49
Springwood Primary School 60 19
St Mellons C.W Primary School 30 25
Stacey Primary School 30 19
Thornhill Primary School 60 40
Tongwynlais Primary School 28 17
Ton-Yr-Ywen Primary School 60 45
Trelai Primary School 60 18
Trowbridge Primary School 30 15
Whitchurch Primary School 90 78 Places remain in these schools therefore
Willowbrook Primary School 60 42 Places remain in these sc
the application of the oversubscription
Windsor Clive Primary School 60 52 criteria was not required
Ysgol Bro Eirwg 60 39
Ysgol Glan Ceubal 30 23
Ysgol Glan Morfa 60 34
Ysgol Gymraeg Coed-Y-Gof 60 12
Ysgol Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd 60 57
Ysgol Gymraeg Pwll Coch 60 33
Ysgol Gynradd Groes-Wen Primary (CYMRAEG) 30 15
Ysgol Gynradd Groes-Wen Primary (DUAL LANGUAGE) 30 25
Ysgol Gynradd Gwaelod Y Garth Primary (CYMRAEG) 30 28
Ysgol Gynradd Gwaelod Y Garth Primary (ENGLISH) 8 2
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Hamadryad 60 60
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pen-y-Groes 30 13
Ysgol Pen Y Pil 30 14
Ysgol Pencae 30 29
Ysgol Y Berllan Deg 60 51
Ysgol-Y-Wern 90 66

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 Older Sibling directed by the Council to
alternative school

In catchment with compelling medical

or compelling social grounds

In Catchment area with older sibling

attending in Sept 2024

In Catchment

Places remain in these schools therefore the application

the application
Out of Catchment with compelling
medical or compelling social grounds

of the oversubscription
Out of Catchment with older sibling

criteria was not required

attending in Sept 2024

of the oversubscription
Places remain in these schools therefore
Out of Catchment

criteria was not required

Last Qualifying Measurement

66
51
29
14
13
60
28
25
15
33
57
12
34
23
39
52
42
78
15
18
45
17
40
19
25
19
49
53
45
80
52
28

Total places allocated

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Total applications refused by LA

45
Starting Primary School
 Starting Secondary School

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Who is this section for?
If you are the parent or carer who holds legal parental responsibility of a child who was born
between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014, you must apply for a Year 7 school place to start in
September 2025.

What are the actions I should take?

 Apply on time
 Provide five different school preferences
 Submit all necessary documents by the closing date
 Think carefully and realistically about your preferences choices

KEY DATES FOR SECONDARY ADMISSION

Starting Secondary School

23 September 2024 Application process for starting Year 7 in September 2025 begins
18 November 2024 • CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS
• You must submit all supporting documentation and evidence
• Notify the Council of a change of address
We strongly recommend you DO NOT wait until the last minute to apply in case you experience technical
problems. After this date, late applications should be made using the late form under the relevant section on the
school admissions webpages.
December/January/  pplications processed and assessed against the appropriate Admission
A
February 2024/25 Criteria. This also includes checking and verifying addresses and supporting
information.
3 March 2025 Offer Day
•A n email will be sent to you after 10am with the outcome of your application.
• If requested a letter will be posted after 10am
• Please note, decisions can be given over the phone after 10am on offer day
17 March 2025 • Last date for you to accept or reject the place offered. We reserve the right to
withdraw offers that have not been responded to by this date
• This is also the closing date for late applications
• If you wish to appeal a decision, you must submit an appeal form by this date.

From 18 March 2025 Second round (late) applications processed and assessed
May 2025 Second round results sent out via post. All following rounds are processed on a
monthly basis from now on.
September 2025 Children start in Secondary school.

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 SECONDARY ADMISSIONS OVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA
Where a community secondary school is oversubscribed (more applications than places), applications received
by the published closing date will be considered in accordance with the oversubscription criteria set by the
Council in its School Admissions Policy 2025/26. These criteria are used to decide which children should be
offered a place.

It is very important that you provide us will all of the information and evidence we need when you apply for a
school place so that we can properly apply these criteria.

Places will be allocated in accordance with the following criteria in order of priority (1. Being the
highest) up to the school’s approved capacity and will not normally exceed the school’s Published
Admissions Number.

Criteria from the policy What this means for you

1. C
 hildren who are looked after by a Local Authority If a child is currently looked after the Council has a
in England or Wales or children who were previously duty to give that child a place at the school applied
looked after by a Local Authority in England or Wales. for as long as the school is appropriate based on
the child’s background and needs. If the child is
previously looked after they are still considered under
this criteria

2. C
 hildren subject to an Individual Development Plan, in Please inform us if your child has an Individual
which a specific school is named Development Plan because they have an identified
and agreed additional learning need(s)
3. P upils who are resident within the defined catchment Your child must live within the catchment area AND
area of the school and in respect of whom the Council you must also provide written support dated less
judges there are compelling medical grounds or than 6 months prior to submission, from a medical
compelling social grounds for their admission to a consultant or social worker submitted by the closing
particular school. date. It must state detailed reasons which explain
why the child should be admitted to a named
specific school.
4. P upils who are resident within the defined catchment The child must live within the catchment area AND
area of the school and have a sibling enrolled in Years the child has a sibling in years 7 – 11 attending the
7 to 11 who will be on register at the school when school and living at the same address in September
they are admitted. 2025. You must provide information about the
child’s sibling
5. P upils who are resident within the defined catchment The child must live within the catchment area but
area of the school. none of the other criteria apply.
Your application will be assessed based on how far
you live from the school.

6. P upils in respect of whom the Council judges there Your child does not live in catchment BUT you have
are compelling medical grounds or compelling social written support dated less than 6 months prior to
grounds for their admission to a particular school. submission from a medical consultant or social worker
submitted by the closing date. It must state detailed
reasons which explain why the child should be
admitted to a named specific school.

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 Criteria from the policy What this means for you
7. Pupils who have a sibling enrolled in Years 7 to 11 The child does not live in catchment BUT the child
who will be on register at the school when they are has a sibling in years 7 – 11 attending the school
admitted. and living at the same address in September 2025.
You must provide information about the child’s
sibling if you want your application to be assessed
under criteria 7.
8. I n determining applications for admission in respect of The child does not live in catchment AND none of
other pupils the Council gives priority to children living the higher criteria apply. Your application will be
nearest the school as measured by the shortest safe assessed only on how far you live from the school.
available route.
9. W
 here a community secondary school is If a community school is oversubscribed, and one
oversubscribed, and one (or more) of multiple birth child (or more) from multiple birth siblings is eligible
siblings would be allocated a place but one (or more) for a space but the other (or others) is not eligible,
of the multiple birth siblings would not be offered a then we will accommodate the rest of the multiple

Starting Secondary School

place as the Published Admission Number has been birth sibling(s) even if it exceeds the admission
met, the Council will admit the remaining multiple birth number.
sibling(s).

PLEASE NOTE Distance from the school is used as a tie breaker on all criteria if the number of
preferences which meet the same criteria exceeds the number of places available.

Secondary School Open Evenings:

Parents are encouraged to attend open evenings for any school they are interested in applying for
a place. These dates are set by the schools and for further details or enquiries please contact each
individual school.

School Date
Cantonian High School 02 October 2024
Cardiff High 07 November 2024
Cardiff West Community High School 26 September 2024
Cathays High School 10 October 2024
Corpus Christi High School No date finalised
Eastern High 03 October 2024
Fitzalan High School 26 September 2024
Llanishen High School 09 October 2024
Mary Immaculate High School 02 October 2024
Radyr Comprehensive School 03 October 2024
St Teilo’s High School 08 October 2024
The Bishop of Llandaff CiW High School 17 October 2024
Whitchurch High School 19 September 2024
Willows High School “Open House” 30 September – 11 October 2024
& 11 November – 15 November 2024
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern 26 September 2024
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf 08 October 2024, 01 July & 02 July 2025
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr 07 November 2024
*Dates are subject to change, please contact individual schools for confirmation
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 Primary to Secondary School September 2024

Primaryshowing
Summary to Secondary School
the allocation of placesSeptember 2024 maintained Secondary schools,
to Cardiff’s community
as at 1 March 2024, in accordance with published oversubscription
Summary showing the allocation of places to Cardiff's criteria (as detailed
community in the ParentsSecondary sc
maintained
Information Handbook)
oversubscription criteria (as detailed in the Information for Parents Handbook 2024/25).

In catchment with compelling medical

School named in pupil's Individual
Published Admissions Number

or compelling social grounds

All preferences expressed

Looked After Children

Development Plan
Cardiff High School 240 476 0 5 0
Cathays High School 240 247 0 4 0
Fitzalan High School 300 412 0 7 0
Llanishen High School 300 356 0 10 0
Radyr Comprehensive School 240 270 0 11 0
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf 240 267 0 3 0

Cantonian High School 210 147

Cardiff West Community High School 240 136
Eastern High School 270 248 Places remain in
Willows High School 180 112 oversu
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern 180 168
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr 210 204
*within catchment

Note: The above ‘Total Places Allocated’ and ‘Total Applications Refused by LA’ cannot be
admission. As applicants are able to and advised to submit multiple preferences the totals

The combined ‘Total Places Allocated’ and ‘Total Applications Refused by LA’ of 3,043 rep
50 Council, in respect of 2,734 individual children.
d Secondary schools, as at 1 March 2024, in accordance with published
k 2024/25).
In catchment with compelling medical

In Catchment area with older sibling

Out of Catchment with compelling

Out of Catchment area with older

Total applications refused by LA

Last Qualifying Measurement
or compelling social grounds

sibling attending Sept 2024

Looked After Children

Starting Secondary School

Total places allocated
attending Sept 2024

Out of Catchment
medical & social
In Catchment

5 0 88 147 0 0 0 1.797* 240 236

4 0 24 61 0 50 101 4.672 240 7
7 0 99 195 0 0 0 1.874* 301 111
10 0 73 199 1 12 5 1.168 300 56
11 0 65 128 1 13 22 1.655 240 30
3 0 95 142 0 0 0 3.659* 240 27

147 0
136 0
aces remain inPlaces
these schools therefore the application of the
remain in these schools therefore the application of the 248 0
oversubscription criteria was
oversubscription notwas
criteria required.
not required. 112 0
168 0
204 0

y LA’ cannot be aggregated to calculate the number of individual children applying for
nces the totals do not represent individual applicants.

A’ of 3,043 represents the number of preferences that were considered by the

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 Changing School During
Academic Year

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The School Transfer process is for any child already attending school who
• is moving into Cardiff from another Local Authority or country, or
• is living in Cardiff and wishes to transfer from one school to another

You can ask to change schools at any stage of your child’s education. There may be a variety of reasons for
this. Unless the request is necessary because of a house move you are strongly advised to work with your
child’s current school rather than transfer. No school should be advising you or your child that they
should transfer. If this is happening, please contact us.

PARENTS SHOULD CONSIDER THE RISKS BEFORE REQUESTING A TRANSFER

There are a number of risks involved in moving schools, including:

• Disruption to the child’s education and academic progress

• D isruption to the child’s social environment and friendship groups CHANGING
• Disruption to the child’s leisure time and extra-curricular activities YOUR
• Changing school travel arrangements CHILD’S SC
HOOL
• L ikelihood of having to change GCSE options at a new school. This REQUIRES
could significantly affect the achievement of qualifications in the last
VERY CARE
two years of school (14 – 16 years old). FUL

Changing School During Academic Year

CONSIDER
ATION.

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 MOVING SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY
Many issues that worry parents and children can be resolved without the need to move schools.
WE STRONGLY ADVISE AGAINST A TRANSFER REQUEST WHERE POSSIBLE.
Talking to your child and staff at your child’s present school may avoid the need for your child to transfer. It
is important that you consider whether a transfer is really the best option for your child.
If your request for a School Transfer is for any of the reasons listed below you should take the steps
indicated before applying:

Reason for Steps to take before applying Advice from the Admissions team
changing school
Dissatisfaction with •D  iscuss your concerns with the Head of In our experience, moving because of
the school Year, Class Teacher or Head teacher. dissatisfaction with the school does not solve
• I f you feel the school has not responded the problem. We often see this type of issue
appropriately, you should raise the issue resurfacing at the new school and that’s why
with the Board of Governors. These it’s best to address it before you move.
complaints must be taken seriously.
Non school • Sit
 down with your child and try to find out By law, all children of compulsory school age
attendance why he or she is not attending school. (5 to 16) must receive a suitable full-time
• Talk
 to your child’s teachers. Are there any education. We often find that by talking to
subjects that he/she is worried about? your child and the school the issue can be
identified and steps put into place to resolve
the issue. We have further advice available
at Education Welfare Service (Tel: 029 2087
3619, Email: [email protected]).
School bullying and •C  ontact your school and ask for a copy of All schools have a responsibility to protect
emotional wellbeing their safeguarding, bullying or emotional the physical and emotional wellbeing of their
wellbeing policies. If you feel these policies pupils.
have not be followed, you should inform the If this has not been the case for your family,
school. it must be raised with the school.
• All schools have a responsibility to address The schools can:
bullying and all schools are equipped to deal • Move classes
with this. If you feel they haven’t, please • Mediate
contact the Headteacher or the Board of • Arrange family meetings
Governors.
• I f the bullying is particularly severe we
advise you to contact the police.
Unresolved issues •M  ake an appointment to speak to the We recommend parents to discuss the issues
Headteacher. with their current school. It would not be
• I f this does not work, you can raise a appropriate to expect your child to move or
complaint with the board of Governors. to have a ‘fresh start’ because the school is
The school and its leadership have a not able to address your concerns.
responsibility to resolve issues with your
child.
To avoid exclusion •T  alk to your child’s teacher / Head of Year / If there are behavioural concerns from
Headteacher. the school about your child, we do not
•C  heck if your child has a Pastoral Support recommend moving them to another
Plan or has been identified as having school. No school should be suggesting this
Additional Learning Needs. Ask for a review to your child. A disruption could make the
of the Pastoral Support Plan. issue worse. If you require support with this,
please contact us.
Additional learning •T
 alk to the teacher in charge of Additional We recommend that parents engage in
Needs Needs (ALNCO) at the school. dialogue with the school’s pastoral support
•C
 ontact the ALN Team: alnhelpline@cardiff.
gov.uk

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO CONSIDER BEFORE
SUBMITTING A REQUEST
If, after working with your child’s current school, you still feel that a transfer request is needed, please
arrange an appointment with your current school. At this meeting you should discuss:
• The reasons for needing to transfer

There may be strong educational reasons why a transfer should not take place which you need to
consider, particularly in the case of pupils in Year 10 or 11.

You can submit an application a half term in advance of your requested start date. If you apply too early
your application may be closed. If there is a place available in the age group at the school you would like
your child to attend, your child’s application will be considered. If it meets the Council’s admissions criteria
after appropriate checks, you will be advised in writing and asked to liaise with the Head teacher/ Head of
Admissions at the school regarding the date of admission. If no vacancy exists, your child will be placed on a
waiting list and you will be informed of alternative schools with vacancies (or we will suggest that your child
remains at their current school). Waiting lists are operated on a termly basis and close on the last day
of each school term. If you wish for your child to remain on the waiting list to be considered for a
place you must submit a new application after the school term ends.

Changing School During Academic Year

In deciding which children to admit to a Community school, the Council applies the oversubscription
criteria provided on pages 38-39 for Primary Schools and pages 48-49 for Secondary schools.

Before you make a transfer request, please consider the following:

• W here a request is made because of a change of address you should ensure that adequate notice is
given for the transfer to be arranged
• No transfer is immediate and we cannot guarantee that places will be available at your preferred school
• I f your child is not attending their current school, the school’s attendance officer should contact you
• P upils should continue to attend their present school until a school placement has been arranged
• Proof of residence may be required

If you wish your child to attend a Foundation, Catholic School or Church in Wales School you will
need to obtain an application form from the school. Applications to these schools are considered by
the Governing Body of the School. Details and contact information for all Catholic Schools, Church in Wales
Schools and Whitchurch High School are can be found on pages 83-85.

Where a pupil is Looked After by the Local Authority (as defined by Section 22 of the Children’s Act 1989),
the Social Worker / Foster Carer should also contact, CLA Virtual School Cardiff, CountyHall, CF10 4UW
[email protected]

The 1998 School Standards and Framework Act requires children aged 5, 6 and 7 to be taught in classes of
no more than 30 per school teacher. The Council will not normally exceed the school’s admission number or
breach the limitations imposed by statutory maximum class size of 30 where this applies.

In all cases the request and the reasons for the admission request will be made known to the Head teacher
of both the current and prospective school. Applications may be referred to the Council’s Fair Access Panel
for consideration.

Applications received for pupils who have an Individual Development Plan may be forwarded to and dealt
with by the Additional Learning Needs Casework Team. The email address is [email protected]
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 HOW TO APPLY FOR A SCHOOL TRANSFER
This flowchart shows how your application is processed:

1. Parents complete an online application www.cardiff.gov.uk/inyearadmissions

Steps we will take Further steps that we will take to process your application

2. We check the If the application If required, we If we have an

application to is incomplete or will obtain pupil update or need more
ensure that it is incorrect, we will information from information we will
filled in correctly contact you. the previous/current contact you
school.
and that we have
all the information

3. We look at the We check if the child We will make an If there are no places

Changing School During Academic Year

application and has an Individual admissions offer in line available at your
Development Plan with the Admission preferred school you will
evidence submitted
or if they are a CLA policy if there are places be placed on the waiting
and determine (Children Looked available at the school. list and informed where
which Admissions After) places are available
Criteria apply

4. We will allocate The allocated school If your child is from The allocated
a school based on will review your outside the UK, you school will schedule
school availability application will need to provide a pupil interview.
and the a copy of your child’s This is to help them
UK Visa and passport understand the
Oversubscription
to the school on child’s needs
Criteria
admission.

5. Your child will be given a start date by the new school

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SUBMITTING AN APPEAL
The Panel are independent, unpaid volunteers; they are not part of Cardiff Council.

What are sufficient grounds for my appeal to be successful?

• T here are no specific grounds which are guaranteed to be successful, but you must have compelling
reasons for an appeal to succeed. You should write these clearly on your appeal form. The Panel
consider the legal tests which are set out at the end of this factsheet and each appellant’s individual
circumstances. However commonly used grounds of appeal are:
• M edical conditions or disabilities; the Panel will consider any medical conditions your child may have,
but will look for a letter from a medical consultant or a specialist giving detailed reasons to prove that
they must attend the school requested. If your child’s medical condition affects their ability to travel
to school, they may be eligible for support with school transport; please see the relevant section of the
website to make an application. All schools are expected to have procedures to support pupils with
medical conditions or disabilities, for example wheelchair access or procedures for dealing with severe
allergies.
• A dditional Learning Needs; all schools are required to provide support for pupils who have additional
learning needs. If you feel that your child can only be provided with support from the requested school,
you should provide supporting evidence to that effect from a relevant professional. Schools are also able
to access specialist support, and pupils can access county-wide specialist provision from any school.
• D ifficulties with transport; the Panel will consider this, but will also take into account that it is the parent’s
or carer’s responsibility to transport their children to school. Under Welsh Government legislation (the
Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008), there is an expectation that a child of secondary school age
should be able to walk up to 3 miles to school, via a safe walking route. A child of primary school age

Admission Appeals
should be able to walk up to 2 miles to school via a safe walking route. However it is for parents or carers
to decide if they need to be supervised on their journey to school. If you have applied to your catchment
school but the nearest suitable school is further than these distances, you may qualify for free school
transport; please see the section of the website to make an application.
• D ifficulties with childcare provision; the Panel will consider this but will also take into account that it is
the parent’s or carer’s responsibility to care for their children, and that many schools offer free breakfast
clubs and after school clubs to support parents. The Council’s website provides information about the
various clubs that are available at each school, and Cardiff Family Advice and Support (page 65) also
provides information about childcare options across the city.
• E xcellent standards or results; the Council and School Governing Bodies are committed to raising
standards in all schools. Although the Panel acknowledges that parents will want the best education for
their children, attending a school which is perceived to have lower standards or poor exam results is not
likely to be considered to meet the legal test for a successful appeal.
• F riends or family support at the school; the Panel will consider your child’s individual needs, but this may
not be sufficient to meet the legal test, unless there are compelling reasons why your child needs the
specific support at the requested school.
• A lternative schools offered are not appropriate; although the Panel (as well as the Council) recognise the
parent’s or carer’s right to express a preference for a particular school, there is no guarantee of a place
at the requested school. The Panel will take into account the alternative schools the Council has available
for your child. If you have compelling reasons why all the alternative schools are not appropriate, this
may be a successful ground for appeal. As the Council usually gives details of 4 alternative schools, you
may wish to consider whether any of them are appropriate, and if they are not, be prepared to explain
this to the Panel.
• A ptitude or ability; the admission arrangements for community schools do not make any provision for
selection by aptitude, or for pupil banding. All schools are expected to have support in place for pupils
of all abilities; therefore the Panel will not usually consider your child’s school report or achievements

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 as a compelling reason, unless you feel that there is a specific educational provision only available at the
requested school. All schools provide special programmes or specific curriculum needs for the gifted and more
able children in a variety of subjects, as this is part of a school’s commitments and responsibilities.

What happens at the appeal?

Your appeal will normally be heard in private, but, if there are several appeals for one school the first stage of
the appeal may be done as a group with other parents present who have also appealed. The appeal hearing is
held in 2 parts.

1. I n the first part, Cardiff Council will explain why they turned down your application and why the school
would be too crowded if extra pupils are admitted. You will be able to ask Cardiff Council questions about
their reasons for refusal. You and Cardiff Council will then leave the room whilst the Panel makes their
decision.

If at this stage the Panel decides that there was no need to refuse a place, for instance, if the school would not
be too crowded, the hearing will end and you will be informed that the appeal has been successful.

2. I f the Panel decides that there were reasons for refusal on the grounds that the school would be too full,
then a second stage will follow.

The second stage is always individual (private) appeals. Cardiff Council will explain which other schools are
available for your child, and will show how far they are from your home address. You will then be able to explain
why your child should be provided with a place at the school even though it is full. Cardiff Council can ask you
questions and the Panel may also ask you questions so that they can understand all of the circumstances.

What happens after the hearing?

After the hearing, you will receive an email at the end of the day (or at the end of the day when all appeals have
been held for group appeals) confirming whether or not the appeal has been successful – a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ about
whether your child can attend the school. After that you will usually receive a full written decision notice giving you
the reasons for the Panel’s decision within 2 weeks although this may be longer between April and July.

The decision of the appeal panel is final and legally binding on you and Cardiff Council. The decision can only
be overturned by the courts where either you or Cardiff Council are successful in applying for Judicial Review of
that decision.

If you consider there was maladministration on the part of the Panel, or a fundamental flaw in the way the
Panel conducted the case or arrived at its decision you may have the right to make a complaint to the Public
Services Ombudsman, the National Assembly for Wales.

What happens if I change my mind about the alternative schools offered?

You should contact the School Admissions Team on 02920 872087 if you want to accept a place in one of the
alternative schools offered at any time before or after the hearing. Please note availability can change on a
daily basis, which means School Admissions may provide you with details of different alternative schools.

Can I re-apply for a school place if I have been turned down?

Cardiff Council may consider a new application if there has been a significant change in your circumstances.
You can re-apply for a place again in another school year and also have a fresh right of appeal if you are not
successful in obtaining a place. You can also express your right of appeal for more than one school in the same
academic year if you are refused a place. You would not normally have a right to a second appeal for the same
school for admission in the same academic year.

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Who can I bring to the appeal?
You should attend the appeal as it is your opportunity to tell the Panel everything you want to about why
your child should be admitted to the School. You can bring a friend or representative to attend with you.
Appeals are an informal process so you should not need a legal representative but you can bring one if
you would like to; you would have to pay for their attendance yourself. If you do intend to bring a legal
representative, you must let us know.

You cannot bring a Councillor, AM, MP or MEP or someone employed by Cardiff Council (or at a School). You
are able to bring the child with you to the hearing (but the process usually takes 1 hour and so is long for
young children). If your child is older and wants to speak to the Panel themselves, they can do so.

Will I understand everything at the hearing?

You should tell us on the appeal form if you would like the hearing to be heard in Welsh or if you need the
support of an interpreter (for any language). If so we will make the necessary arrangements free of charge.

What if I am unable to attend the hearing?

If you are unable to attend and would like the hearing to be moved to another date, you should contact
us as soon as possible. You are also able to send in written information or to send someone to represent
you at the hearing (please confirm in writing that they have the authority to represent you). If you do not
attend then the hearing will go ahead without you, based on the details given in your appeal form and any
other documents that you have sent.

What type of appeal is it and what does that mean?

The letter inviting you to the hearing will tell you what type of appeal it is, either an Infant Class size
Prejudice Appeal or and Ordinary Prejudice Appeal.

Admission Appeals
Infant Class Size Prejudice Appeal
Infant Class Size Prejudice relates to appeals for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 (years with children aged 5, 6
and 7). This is because for those age groups, the Welsh Government have limited the class sizes to no more
than 30 pupils. If a school accepts more than 30 pupils for any of these classes, they must then ensure
that they take what is known as “relevant measures”, that is, steps to make more than one class, such as
employing a new teacher and building a new classroom.
There are specific rules about Infant Class Size Prejudice Appeals and there are only a few cases where
appeals made by parents may be upheld, as in law one infant class is to have no more than 30 pupils.

These specific rules are:

• T
 he admission arrangements did not comply with the law and the child would have been offered a place
if they had been compliant;
• T
 here was a fault with applying the arrangements in the case of the child;
• T
 he decision not to offer a place was not a reasonable one. Unreasonable in this case means ‘wholly
irrational.’

The questions the Panel has to consider are:

1. I s there sufficient evidence to satisfy the Panel that the admission arrangements are lawful?
2. Is the admission number reasonable?
3. H as the number been reached?
4. W ould qualifying measures be needed?
5. a) H  as Cardiff Council properly implemented its admission arrangements?
b) I f not, would the child have been offered a placed if Cardiff Council had properly implemented its
admission arrangements?

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 6. W
 as Cardiff Council’s decision to refuse a place one which a reasonable authority would make in all the
circumstances of the case?

Ordinary Prejudice Appeal

Ordinary Prejudice means that the Panel will balance the prejudice (unfairness) to the School in admitting
another child which may mean it is overcrowded, against the prejudice to your child in not being admitted
to that School.

The questions the Panel has to consider are;

1. I s there sufficient evidence to satisfy the Panel that the admission arrangements are lawful?
2. I s it a reasonable admission number?
3. H as the number been reached?
4. H as prejudice to the school been proved?
5. a) H  as Cardiff Council properly implemented its admission arrangements?
b) I f not, would the child have been offered a placed if Cardiff Council had properly implemented its
admission arrangements?
6. W
 ould there be more prejudice to the child if not admitted, than prejudice to the school if the child is admitted?

School Admission Appeals operate in accordance with the Welsh Government’s School Admissions Appeals
Code which can be found in full on their website School admission appeals code | GOV.WALES

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PREVIOUS APPEAL OUTCOMES

The following information refers to the outcome of Independent School Admission Appeal Hearings for
September 2024. You are strongly advised to consider this information before you decide whether or not
to submit an appeal form which can be downloaded from www.cardiff.gov.uk/schoolappeals

Breakdown of Outcomes from Independent School Admission Appeal Hearings for

Annual Admissions for September 2024 (data from April 2024 - July 2024)

ENGLISH MEDIUM
COMMUNITY PRIMARY Withdrawn Conceded Allocated from
SCHOOL TOTAL Unsuccessful by Parent by Council Waiting List Successful
Kitchener Primary School 4 4 0 0 0 0
Lakeside Primary School 1 0 0 0 1 0
Marlborough Primary School 1 1 0 0 0 0
Millbank Primary School 6 4 2 0 0 0
Pencaerau Primary School 4 3 1 0 0 0
Pontprennau Primary School 1* 0 0 0 0 0
Rhydypenau Primary School 9 7 1 0 0 1
WELSH MEDIUM
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Ysgol Gynradd Mynydd Bychan 7 0 0 0 7 0
Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau 4 3 0 0 1 0

Admission Appeals
Ysgol Gymraeg Treganna 2 0 0 0 2 0
TOTAL 39 22 4 0 11 1

ENGLISH MEDIUM
COMMUNITY SECONDARY Withdrawn Conceded Allocated from
SCHOOL TOTAL Unsuccessful by Parent by Council Waiting List Successful
Cardiff High School 42* 31 2 0 0 3
Cathays High School 3* 0 0 0 1 0
Fitzalan High School 32* 17 4 0 3 4
Llanishen High School 15* 9 1 0 0 2
Radyr Comprehensive School 6* 5 0 0 0 0
Willows High School 1 0 1 0 0 0
Ysgol Gyfun Glantaf 18 5 0 0 3 10
TOTAL 117 67 8 0 7 19

*Indicates further appeals that are waiting to be heard therefore no result is available to be listed at time of printing.

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 Other Information

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CARDIFF FAMILY ADVICE AND SUPPORT
Cardiff Family Advice and Support offers babies, children, young people and families living in Cardiff access
to information, advice and assistance on a range of issues which could affect individual or family wellbeing.

This could include:

• Family life
• Child behaviour
• Childcare
• Parental support
• Emotional wellbeing
• Employment, money and housing

Information and advice can be accessed through a number of routes:

• Telephone: 03000 133 133
• Webchat via the service website www.cardifffamilies.co.uk
• Online referral form (see website)
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CFASCACID/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cardifffas_cacidcaerdydd

THE INDEX (for children and young people with disabilities or additional needs)
The Index is a great way for parents, carers and professionals to keep up to date with information about
services and activities available for babies, children and young people aged 0-25 who live in Cardiff and
have disabilities or additional needs. The Index is delivered by Cardiff Family Advice and Support who work
alongside a range of support services and professionals to provide information that is up to date, relevant and
useful.

Further information and details of how to register to receive regular e-bulletins can be found at www.

Other Information
cardifffamilies.co.uk/the-index

CHILDCARE OFFER FOR WALES

The Childcare Offer provides eligible parents with a combined 30 hours of Early Education and Childcare
for 3 and 4 year olds for up to 48 weeks per academic year. The 48 weeks is made-up of 39 weeks
of term-time provision (at 17.5 hours of childcare funding per week) and 9 weeks of ‘holiday’ provision
outside of school terms (at 30 hours of childcare funding per week).

39 weeks of the year combined education and childcare during term-time

Cardiff Nursery Foundation Learning (Early Education) 12.5 Hours
Cardiff Childcare Offer 17.5 Hours
= 30 Hours per Week
9 weeks of ‘holiday’ provision outside of school terms (3 weeks per term child is eligible)
Cardiff Childcare Offer 30 Hours per Week

Parents do not need to be accessing Foundation Learning to be eligible for the Childcare Offer but the
Offer funding will still be capped at 17.5 hours per term-time week.

Eligibility criteria applies. To find out if you qualify for funding, please visit https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/
childcare-offer
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 CHARGING FOR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Information regarding a school’s policy for charges for school activities can be obtained from the Headteacher
of the School concerned.

EDUCATION WELFARE SERVICE

The Education Welfare Service (EWS) works in partnership with schools, school based Attendance Officers,
pupils, parents/carers and other appropriate agencies to promote and enforce regular school attendance and
ensure children and young people gain access to the educational opportunities available to them.

Each secondary school has a School Attendance Officer who is also responsible for working with pupils from
their cluster primaries. They undertake work with children and families in the early stages of absence. If no
improvement is made, pupils will be referred to the Education Welfare Service for further specialist support and
intervention. If appropriate, the Education Welfare Service will instigate legal proceedings against parents who
fail to meet their legal obligations.

If you are worried, concerned or feel there is a problem with your child’s attendance it is always best to speak
to the School Attendance Officer in the first instance. If you feel unable to do this or you would like further help
please contact:
Education Welfare Service
County Hall
Cardiff
CF10 4UW
Tel: 029 20873619
Email us at [email protected]

FREE SCHOOL MEALS

Free School Meals are available to pupils who are in a Cardiff Council maintained school of compulsory school
age whose parents/guardians are in receipt of one of the following Benefits:
• Income Support
• Jobseeker’s Allowance (income-based)
• Employment and Support Allowance (income-related)
• Child Tax Credit, with a household income of £16,190 or less
• Universal Credit with a net earned income below £7400 per annum or £616.66 per month
• Pension Credit (guarantee element)

Asylum Seekers and pupils with no recourse to public funds can also claim Free School meals.

Children attending Independent/ Private schools are unable to receive Free School Meals.

Working Tax Credit is NOT a qualifying Benefit and if you are in receipt of Working Tax Credit, you will not be
entitled to Free School Meals even if you get this together with one of the benefits above. This is because
Working Tax Credit is intended to include assistance towards the cost of school meals.

If you meet this criteria, a Free School Meals application will need to be completed, online via the Cardiff
Council website or paper copies are available in all Council HUB offices and schools.

If you complete your application form online it will go directly to the Free School Meals department for
assessment. If you complete a paper copy this will need to be submitted to the department via post, email or
by attending a HUB. We will then check if you are entitled to receive this payment with the Department for
Work and Pensions.

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By Free Post to:
CARDIFF COUNCIL HOUSING BENEFIT, PO Box 6000, Cardiff, CF11 0WZ
Email: [email protected]

If your application is successful, the free school meals award will begin from the date we receive your
application form.

Universal Primary Free School Meals

Universal Free School Meals (UPFSM) is being rolled out in Primary schools across Wales enabling all children to
have access to a Free Meal in School regardless of family financial circumstances. Please contact your school to
find out if your child’s year group is receiving UPFSM yet.

LEARNERS WITH ADDITIONAL LEARNING NEEDS (ALN)

The Special Educational Needs (SEN) system has now been replaced with the Additional Learning Needs
(ALN) system which will support children and young people with ALN from birth to 25 years of age in Wales.

The new system reflects the principle that mainstream local schooling will be in the best interests of the
child in most cases. If the parent wishes their child to be educated otherwise than in a mainstream school,
the council must have regard to those wishes but is not necessarily required to secure that the child is
educated otherwise than in a mainstream maintained school.

Learners with complex or significant needs may require a more specialist placement for example a
Specialist Resource Base with access to mainstream classes or a Special School. The Local Authority will
continue to consider and agree school placements for identified learners through their annual person-
centred review in consultation with learners, parents, schools, and other services. If you feel your child may
need a more specialist placement, please talk to the Additional Learning Needs Coordinator (ALNCO) at
your child’s school who will be able to explain the process.

Other Information
Further information about the new ALN system and processes can be found on the council’s website wwww.
cardiff.gov.uk/ALN If you have any additional questions or queries regarding the process, please contact
Cardiff’s ALN Advice and Helpline on 02920 872731 or at [email protected].

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 SCHOOL ESSENTIALS GRANT (PREVIOUSLY PUPIL DEVELOPMENT GRANT)
The School Essentials Grant will replace the Pupil Development Grant from 1 July 2023 for the 2023 to 2024
academic year. The eligibility criteria will remain the same. Grants of £125 per pupil or £200 per pupil for those
starting year 7 will be available.

A School Essentials Grant is available to assist families on a low income to buy school uniform, sports kit, uniform
for enrichment activities, school bags, stationery etc. Please note IT equipment is excluded from this grant. This
year the grant is available to pupils entering:

• All years in a maintained primary school

• Year 7, 8, 9, 10 or Year 11 of a maintained secondary school
• A special school, a special needs resource base or a pupil referral unit, and are aged 4 to 15

The grant is also available to all looked after children of compulsory school age based in a Cardiff school.

Pupils with no recourse to public funds and asylum seekers entering any primary age year group; Year 7; Year 8;
Year 9; Year 10 and Year 11 in the 2023 to 2024 school year are entitled to a grant.

The parent/guardian making the application must be receiving one of the following:
• Income Support
• Job Seekers Allowance (income based)
• Employment Support Allowance (income related)
• Child Tax Credit, with a household income of £16,190 or less
• Pension Credit (guarantee element)
• Universal Credit with net household earnings of less than £7400

Working Tax Credit is NOT a qualifying Benefit and if you are in receipt of Working Tax Credit you will not be
entitled to a School Essentials Grant even if you get this together with one of the incomes above.

If you meet these criteria, please complete the School Essentials Grant application form on the Cardiff Council
Website or paper forms are available at your local HUB.

We will check if you are entitled to this payment with the Department for Work and Pensions. Those receiving
Free School meals due to transitional protection will only be eligible if they meet the criteria above.

TRAVEL TO SCHOOL
Active travel such as walking, cycling or scooting should be your method of choice when choosing how to get
to school. Sustainable travel can promote physical activity, improve pupil learning, and contribute to a safer
local environment. To find out more or ask for advice, visit www.keepingcardiffmoving.co.uk or email the team
[email protected]

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PROVISION OF FREE TRANSPORT TO SCHOOL

Who is entitled to Free School Transport?
Parents are able to choose an English-medium, Welsh-medium or a denominational school. Free transport will
be given to the nearest available school (within the Cardiff Council boundary) as long as the home address is
more than the statutory walking distance from the school; (2 miles for a primary school pupil and 3 miles for a
secondary school pupil). No transport is provided to pupils/students aged 16+ in Year 12 and above.

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What transport is available?
If your child qualifies for free home to school transport, the Passenger Transport Team will normally
give permission to travel on a special contract vehicle if there is one serving your area. In other cases
a bus pass will be provided to travel on public transport. For details of fare paying and contracted Bus
Services available to schools please check the Council Website (please note routes and services are
subject to change in August prior to the start of each new school year).
School bus routes (cardiff.gov.uk)

How will you be notified?

The Passenger Transport Team automatically checks eligibility for free school transport. Details of
travel arrangements are sent out to parents in August. Bus passes are issued direct to the schools
for distribution during the first week of the Autumn Term. During this period, pupils can travel on the
school buses using the letter confirming the transport arrangements.

What if your child is not entitled to Free School Transport?

Pupils who do not qualify for free transport are sometimes permitted to travel on buses contracted by
the Council, on payment of a fee, but only where a spare seat is available. The provision of this facility
does not represent an obligation on the Council as it is entirely dependent on the capacity of the
vehicle used. It may be necessary to withdraw the facility at short notice if a child who is eligible for
free home to school transport requires the seat.

For information on other travel options please visit Keep Cardiff Moving which includes a link to
Traveline Cymru to help you plan journeys by bike and public transport, Cardiff’s Walking and Cycling
map and advice on cycle training and where to hire or buy a bike.

Full details of Cardiff Council School Transport Policy can be found on the Council’s website:
www.cardiff.gov.uk/schooltransport

If you have any enquiries regarding school transport please contact:

Other Information
Passenger Transport Team
Planning Transport & Environment
Cardiff Council
County Hall
Cardiff CF10 4UW

www.cardiff.gov.uk/schooltransport

E-mail: [email protected] (Please provide details of your son and daughters full name,
their date of birth, home address and school that they are attending or looking to attend and your
contact details)

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2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR

TERM HALF TERM HALF TERM TERM

TERM
BEGINS BEGINS ENDS ENDS
AUTUMN Monday Monday Friday Friday
TERM 2 Sept 2024 28 Oct 2024 1 Nov 2024 20 Dec 2024

SPRING Monday Monday Friday Friday

TERM 6 Jan 2025 24 Feb 2025 28 Feb 2025 11 April 2025

SUMMER Monday Monday Friday Monday

TERM 28 April 2025 26 May 2025 30 May 2025 21 July 2025

2025/2026 ACADEMIC YEAR

TERM HALF TERM HALF TERM TERM

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AUTUMN Monday Monday Friday Friday
TERM 1 Sept 2025 27 Oct 2025 31 Oct 2025 19 Dec 2025

SPRING Monday Monday Friday Friday

TERM 5 Jan 2026 16 Feb 2026 20 Feb 2026 27 March 2026

SUMMER Monday Monday Friday Monday

TERM 13 April 2026 25 May 2026 29 May 2026 20 July 2026

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LANGUAGE CATEGORISATION OF SCHOOLS
Category 1 (English-medium school)
English is the school’s main language of learning and internal communication as well as the main
language for communicating with parents and carers. There is recognition that creating a Welsh language
ethos within the school will support and encourage positive attitudes towards Welsh language use.
A learner in a school of this category will be able to read, write, speak and listen in English according to
age and ability, and will have some understanding of Welsh.
At least 15% of the learners’ school activities (both curricular and extra-curricular) will be in Welsh.

Category 2 (Dual language model)

Both Welsh and English will be used for internal communication. Communication with parents and carers
is in either English, Welsh or bilingually as needed. This is a school with a strong Welsh language ethos at
its core. A learner in a school (or stream) of this category will be able to speak, read, write, and listen in
English according to age and ability, in addition a learner in this category will be a fluent Welsh speaker.
Welsh language skills will be further strengthened by increasing the amount of learning opportunities
(curricular as well as extra-curricular) offered through the medium of Welsh. Where Welsh is used as a
medium of learning, occasional English is used at times to reinforce the learners’ understanding. With the
right support, learners could progress to a Category 3 Welsh-medium secondary school.
Ysgol Gynradd Groes-wen Primary School is currently the only school with a dual language model stream
in Cardiff; the other stream at this school being Category 3.
At least 50% of learners’ school activities (both curricular and extra-curricular) will be in Welsh.

Category 3 (Welsh-medium school)

Welsh is the school’s main language of learning and internal communication. Communication with
parents and carers is in either English, Welsh or bilingually as needed. This is a school with a strong Welsh
language ethos at its core, supporting and enabling learners’ Welsh language use in all social context
in and outside of school. In a Welsh immersion setting all learners are taught fully in Welsh, with English
being used on occasion to ensure understanding during early immersion. From Year 3 onwards at least
80% of learner’s school activities (both curricular and extra-curricular) will be in Welsh. English is formally
introduced from Year 3 onwards; this model ensures that the learners are fully bilingual - in both English
and Welsh by the end of their primary journey.

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All schools in Cardiff are co-educational and are listed C1 (English-medium school)
below. The Published Admission Number describes the C2 (Dual language model)
C3 (Welsh-medium school)
annual intake for each school. As a result of legislation
affecting class sizes at Foundation Phase, infant class
sizes are restricted to 30 pupils or less.

COMMUNITY NURSERY SCHOOLS

SCHOOL Tel No. Headteachers Website Admission

Number

Grangetown Nursery School 029 2034 5026 Nicola Brinning grangetownnur.cardiff.sch.uk 160
Avondale Road, Grangetown,
Cardiff, CF11 7DT
[email protected]

Tremorfa Nursery School 029 2046 2685 Samantha Jones tremorfanursery.co.uk 80

Willows High School, Willows Avenue, (Number may
Tremorfa, Cardiff, CF24 2YE change)
[email protected]

Ely and Caerau Childrens Centre 029 2067 1420 Annamaria Bevan elyandcaerauchildrenscentre.co.uk 112
Michaelston Road, Ely, Cardiff, CF5 4SX
[email protected]

Schools Directory

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C2 (Dual language model)
WELSH MEDIUM PRIMARY SCHOOLS C3 (Welsh-medium school)

SCHOOL Tel No. Headteachers Website Age Published

Range Admission
Number

Ysgol Bro Eirwg 029 2077 7124 Iwan Ellis ysgolbroeirwg.cymru 4 - 11 yrs 60
Ridgeway Road, Llanrumney, (Executive Head)
Cardiff, CF3 4AB Sarah Jones Nursery 64
[email protected] (Head of School)

Ysgol Gynradd Creigiau 029 2089 1045 Delyth Kirkman creigiauprm.cardiff.sch.uk 4-11 yrs 29
(Welsh-medium stream)
Tregarth Court, Creigiau, Nursery 32
Cardiff, CF15 9NN
[email protected]

Ysgol Gymraeg Coed-Y-Gof 029 2056 4585 Carys Prytherch coedygof.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Beechley Drive, Pentrebane,
Cardiff, CF5 3SG
[email protected]

Ysgol Gymraeg Glan Ceubal 029 2062 6650 Siân-Eleri Fudge ysgolglanceubal.cymru 3 - 11 yrs 30
Colwill Road, Gabalfa,
Cardiff, CF14 2QQ Nursery 48
[email protected]

Ysgol Glan Morfa 029 2048 3663 Meilir Tomos ysgolglanmorfa.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Lewis Road, Splott,
Cardiff, CF24 5EB Nursery 64
[email protected]

Ysgol Gynradd Groes-wen Primary 02920 598950 Richard Carbis ysgolgroeswen.cardiff.sch.uk 3-7 30 Reception
School (Phased & Year 1
(Welsh-medium stream) establishment) 15 Year 2&3
Rhodfa Plasdŵr, St Fagans,
Cardiff. CF5 2FG Nursery 24 Nursery
[email protected]

Ysgol Gynradd Gwaelod Y Garth 029 2081 0489 Helen Sharkey gwaelodygarth.co.uk 4 – 11 yrs 26
(Welsh medium stream)
Main Road, Gwaelod-Y-Garth, Nursery 48
Cardiff, CF15 9HJ
[email protected]

Ysgol Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd 029 2069 1247 Gwyndaf Jones ygmg.com 4 - 11 yrs 60
Glan-Y- Nant Road, Whitchurch,
Cardiff, CF14 1AP Nursery 64
[email protected]

Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau 029 2059 9469 Dylan Hughes https://sites.google.com/hwbcymru. 4 - 11 yrs 30
Caerau Lane, Caerau, net/ysgol-gymraeg-nant-caerau
Cardiff, CF5 5QZ Nursery 48
[email protected]

Ysgol Gymraeg Pwll Coch 029 2037 3453 Dewi Rees ysgolpwllcoch.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Rhodfa Lawrenny, Lecwydd,
Cardiff, CF11 8BR Nursery 80
[email protected]

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Range Admission
Number

Ysgol Gymraeg Treganna 029 20590830 Catrin Evans ysgoltreganna.cymru 4 - 11 yrs 90

Heol Sanatorium,
Cardiff, CF11 8DG Nursery 96
[email protected]

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg 029 20471173 Ceri Morgan ysgolhamadryad.cymru 4-11 yrs 60
Hamadryad
Hamadryad Road, Butetown, Nursery 96
Cardiff, CF10 5UY
[email protected]

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pen-y- 029 2073 5723 Anne Fenner ysgolpenygroes.cymru 4 - 11 yrs 30
Groes
Bryn Celyn, Pentwyn, Nursery 32
Cardiff, CF23 7EH
[email protected]

Ysgol Mynydd Bychan 029 2061 3417 Glesni Lloyd ysgolmynyddbychan.cymru 4 - 11 yrs 60
Llanishen Street, Heath,
Cardiff, CF14 3QE Nursery 64
[email protected]

Ysgol Pen Y Pîl 029 2079 1255 Iwan Ellis ysgolpenypil.cymru 4 - 11 yrs 30
(Ffederasiwn y Ddraig)
Glan-Y-Môr Road, Trowbridge, Nursery 48
Cardiff, CF3 1RQ
[email protected]

Ysgol Pencae 029 2056 3851 Siwan Dafydd ysgolpencae.cymru 4 - 11 yrs 30

Highfields, Gilian Road, Llandaff,
Cardiff, CF5 2QA
[email protected]

Ysgol Y Berllan Deg 029 2073 4152 Mari Phillips ysgolyberllandeg.cymru 4 - 11 yrs 60
Circle Way East, Llanedeyrn,
Cardiff, CF23 9LD Nursery 64

Schools Directory
[email protected]

Ysgol Y Wern 029 2076 2114 Nia Jones ysgolywern.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 90

Heol Llangranog, Llanishen, (Acting Head)
Cardiff, CF14 5BL Nursery 96
[email protected]

DUAL LANGUAGE MODEL

SCHOOL Tel No. Headteachers Website Age Range Admission

Number

Ysgol Gynradd Groes-wen Primary 02920 598950 Richard Carbis ysgolgroeswen.cardiff.sch.uk 3-7 30 Reception
School (Phased & Year 1
(Dual Language Stream) establishment) 15 Year 2&3
Rhodfa Plasdŵr, St Fagans,
Cardiff, CF5 2FG 40 Nursery
[email protected]

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C2 (Dual language model)
ENGLISH MEDIUM COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOLS C3 (Welsh-medium school)

SCHOOL Tel No. Headteachers Website Age Published

Range Admission
Number

Adamsdown Primary School 029 2049 3600 Emma Thomas adamsdownprimarycardiff.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
System Street, Adamsdown
Cardiff, CF24 0JF Nursery 80
[email protected]

Albany Primary School 029 2049 9520 William John albanyprm.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Albany Road, Roath, Howlett
Cardiff, CF24 3RR Nursery 64
[email protected]

Baden Powell Primary School 029 2046 1894 Ceri Gibbon badenpowell-cardiff.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Muirton Road, Tremorfa,
Cardiff, CF24 2SJ Nursery 48
[email protected]

Birchgrove Primary School 029 2062 8204 Sarah Morgan birchgrovecardiff.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 58
Birchgrove Road, Birchgrove
Cardiff, CF14 1RR
[email protected]

Bryn Celyn Primary School 029 2040 0770 Elizabeth Berry bryncelynprimary.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 30
Bryn Celyn, Pentwyn,
Cardiff, CF23 7EH Nursery 40
[email protected]

Bryn Deri Primary School 029 2084 3328 Claire Davies brynderiprimaryschool.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 30
Caer Graig, Radyr,
Cardiff, CF15 8RD Nursery 64
[email protected]

Bryn Hafod Primary School 029 2079 3402 Rhian Lundrigan brynhafodprm.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Blagdon Close, Llanrumney, (Executive Head teacher)
Cardiff, CF3 4HF Ceri Porter Nursery 56
[email protected] (Head of School)

New school Name TBC, (Cathays TBC Paula Shipton-Jones TBC 4-11 yrs 60
Primary School)
Whitchurch Road, Cathays, Nursery 96
Cardiff, CF14 3JL

Coed Glas Primary School 029 2075 4862 Sophie Notley coedglasprimary.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 75
Ty Glas Avenue, Llanishen,
Cardiff, CF14 5DW Nursery 80
[email protected]

Coryton Primary School 029 2061 6792 Gareth James corytonprmsch.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 30
Hollybush Estate, Whitchurch,
Cardiff, CF14 7DS Nursery 40
[email protected]

Creigiau Primary School 029 2089 1045 Delyth Kirkman creigiauprm.cardiff.sch.uk 4-11 yrs 29
(English Medium Stream)
Tregarth Court, Creigiau, Nursery 32
Cardiff, CF15 9NN
[email protected]

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C2 (Dual language model)
C3 (Welsh-medium school)

SCHOOL Tel No. Headteachers Website Age Published

Range Admission
Number

Danescourt Primary School 029 2055 2422 Karen Wathan danescourtprm.cardiff.sch.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Danescourt Way, Danescourt,
Cardiff, CF5 2SN Nursery 64
[email protected]

Fairwater Primary School 029 2056 3160 Ceri Evans fairwaterprm.cardiff.sch.uk 4 - 11 yrs 40
Wellwright Road, Fairwater,
Cardiff, CF5 3ED
[email protected]

Gabalfa Primary School 029 2062 4615 Carrie Jenkins gabalfaprm.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 30
Colwill Road, Gabalfa,
Cardiff, CF14 2QQ Nursery 48
[email protected]

Glan-Yr-Afon Primary School 029 2077 8176 Rhian Lundrigan glanyrafonprimary.com 4 - 11 yrs 30
The Rainbow Federation
Browning Close, Llanrumney, Nursery 32
Cardiff, CF3 5NJ
[email protected]

Glyncoed Primary School 029 2073 3694 Elizabeth Keys glyncoedprimary.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Glyn Coed Road, Pentwyn,
Cardiff, CF23 7DW Nursery 48
[email protected]

Grangetown Primary School 029 2023 3379 Sian Chase grangetownprimary.com 4 - 11 yrs 60
Bromsgrove Street, Grangetown,
Cardiff, CF11 7XS
[email protected]

Greenway Primary School 029 2077 7048 Nic Naish greenwayprimary.com 4 - 11 yrs 30
Llanstephan Road, Rumney theoaksfederationcardiff.co.uk

Schools Directory
Cardiff, CF3 3JG Nursery 48
[email protected]

Gwaelod Y Garth Primary School 029 2081 0489 Helen Sharkey gwaelodygarth.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 7
(English medium stream)
Main Road, Gwaelod-Y-Garth Nursery
Cardiff, CF15 9HJ
[email protected]

Hawthorn Primary School 029 2056 4345 Gareth Davies hawthornpri.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 30
Hawthorn Road East, Llandaff North,
Cardiff, CF14 2LR Nursery 48
[email protected]

Herbert Thompson Primary 029 2056 1115 Sheena Marsh herbertthompsonprimary.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
School
Plymouthwood Road, Ely, Nursery 80
Cardiff, CF5 4XD
[email protected]

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C2 (Dual language model)
C3 (Welsh-medium school)

SCHOOL Tel No. Headteachers Website Age Published

Range Admission
Number

Howardian Primary School 029 2049 9451 Helen Hoyle howardianprimaryschool.co.uk 4-11 yrs 60
Hammond Way, Penylan,
Cardiff, CF23 9NB Nursery 80
[email protected]

Hywel Dda Primary School 029 2059 1275 Karen Flynn hywelddaprimary.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Cambria Road, Ely,
Cardiff, CF5 4PD Nursery 64
[email protected]

Kitchener Primary School 029 2038 7505 Reena Patel kitchenerprimaryschool.com 4 - 11 yrs 60
Railway Terrace, Cardiff, CF11 6HT
[email protected] Nursery 96

Lakeside Primary School

Ontario Way, Lakeside, 029 2076 7050 Rachel Mitchell lakesideprimaryschool.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Cardiff, CF23 6HB
[email protected] Nursery 80

Lansdowne Primary School

Norfolk Street, Canton, 029 2038 3184 Michelle Jones lansdowneprimary.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Cardiff, CF5 1JY
[email protected] Nursery 64

Llanedeyrn Primary School

Wellwood, Llanedeyrn, 029 2073 6420 Beverley Knuckey llanedeyrnprimary.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 55
Cardiff, CF23 9JN
[email protected] Nursery 64

Llanishen Fach Primary School

Heol Uchaf, Rhiwbina, 029 2062 7886 Sarah Coombes llanishenfach.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Cardiff, CF14 6SS
[email protected] Nursery 80

Llysfaen Primary School

Rowan Way, Lisvane, 029 2075 6071 Melanie Jenkins llysfaenprimaryschool.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Cardiff, CF14 0TB
[email protected] Nursery 48

Marlborough Primary School

Blenheim Road, Roath, 029 2049 2564 Geraldine Foley marlboroughprimary.com 4 - 11 yrs 60
Cardiff, CF23 5BU
[email protected] Nursery 64

Meadowlane Primary School

Heol Maes Eirwg, St Mellons, 029 2036 0340 Chloe Ford meadowlaneprm.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 45
Cardiff, CF3 0JZ
[email protected] Nursery 56

Millbank Primary School 029 2056 2595 Catherine Cooper millbankprm.cardiff.sch.uk 4 - 11 yrs 30
Clarke Street, Caerau,
Cardiff, CF5 5AL Nursery 48
[email protected]

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C2 (Dual language model)
C3 (Welsh-medium school)

SCHOOL Tel No. Headteachers Website Age Published

Range Admission
Number

Moorland Primary School 029 2046 2170 Emma Laing moorlandprm.cardiff.sch.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Singleton Road, Splott,
Cardiff, CF24 2LJ Nursery 64
[email protected]

Mount Stuart Primary School 029 2048 1188 Helen Borley mountstuartprimary.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Adelaide Street, Butetown,
Cardiff, CF10 5BS Nursery 80
[email protected]

Ninian Park Primary School 029 2038 8991 Jennifer Scott ninianparkprm.cardiff.sch.uk 4 - 11 yrs 90
Virgil Street, Grangetown,
Cardiff, CF11 8TF Nursery 96
[email protected]

Oakfield Primary School 02920 799396 David Harris oakfieldprimary.com 4 - 11 yrs 60

Ferntree Drive, St Mellons,
Cardiff, CF3 0AA Nursery 104
[email protected]

Pen-Y-Bryn Primary School 029 2077 7618 Ceri Bowen penybrynprm.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 30
Dunster Road, Llanrumney,
Cardiff, CF3 5TP Nursery 64
[email protected]

Pencaerau Primary School 029 2059 9224 Hayley Brady pencaerauprimaryschool.com 4 - 11 yrs 30
Cyntwell Avenue, Caerau,
Cardiff, CF5 5QN Nursery 48
[email protected]

Pentrebane Primary School 029 2056 5773 Elizabeth Prescott pentrebaneprimaryschool.com 4 - 11 yrs 30
Beechley Drive, Pentrebane,

Schools Directory
Cardiff, CF5 3SG Nursery 48
[email protected]

Pentyrch Primary School 029 2089 0292 Sarah Coombes pentyrchprimary.com 4 - 11 yrs 30
Bronllwyn, Pentyrch, (Executive
Cardiff, CF15 9QL Headteacher) Nursery 32
[email protected]

Peter Lea Primary School 029 2056 2034 Emma Gough peterleaprimaryschool.com 4 - 11 yrs 45
Carter Place, Fairwater,
Cardiff, CF5 3NP Nursery 80
[email protected]

Pontprennau Primary School 029 2073 5812 Ian James pontprennauprimaryschool.co.uk 4-11 yrs 60
Heol Pontprennau,
Cardiff, CF23 8LL Nursery 96
[email protected]

Radnor Primary School 029 2038 7506 Louise Williams radnorprimaryschool.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 45
Radnor Road, Canton,
Cardiff, CF5 1RB
[email protected]

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C2 (Dual language model)
C3 (Welsh-medium school)

SCHOOL Tel No. Headteachers Website Age Published

Range Admission
Number

Radyr Primary School 029 2084 2228 Claire Skidmore radyrprm.cardiff.sch.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Park Road, Radyr,
Cardiff, CF15 8DF Nursery 48
[email protected]

Rhiwbeina Primary School 029 2062 3732 Carol Harry rhiwbeinaprm.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 75
Lon Ucha, Rhiwbina,
Cardiff, CF14 6HL Nursery 80
[email protected]

Rhydypenau Primary School 029 2075 7253 Nicola Hammond rhydypenau.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Fidlas Avenue, Cyncoed,
Cardiff, CF14 0NX Nursery 80
[email protected]

Roath Park Primary School 029 2049 9549 Lewis Fitzgerald roathparkprimaryschool.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 58
Pen-Y-Wain Road, Roath,
Cardiff, CF24 4BB Nursery 64
[email protected]

Rumney Primary School 029 2079 1345 Eleri Williams rumneyprm.net 4 - 11 yrs 60
Wentloog Road, Rumney,
Cardiff, CF3 3HD Nursery 80
[email protected]

Severn Primary School 029 2038 7507 Nicholas Wilson severnprimaryschool.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Severn Road, Canton,
Cardiff, CF11 9DZ Nursery 128
[email protected]

Springwood Primary School 029 2073 5101 Emma Turner springwoodprm-cardiff.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Pennsylvania, Llanedeyrn,
Cardiff, CF23 9LS Nursery 48
[email protected]

Stacey Primary School 029 2049 9508 Emma Vokes staceyprm.cardiff.sch.uk 4 - 11 yrs 30
Stacey Road, Adamsdown,
Cardiff, CF24 1DW Nursery 48
[email protected]

Thornhill Primary School 029 2075 1302 Paul Tucker thornhillprimaryschool.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Heol Hir, Thornhill,
Cardiff, CF14 9LA Nursery 64
[email protected]

Ton-Yr-Ywen Primary School 029 2075 4633 Anette James- tonyrywen.co.uk 4- 11 yrs 60
Maes-Y-Coed Road, Heath, Griffiths
Cardiff, CF14 4HG Nursery 80
[email protected]

Tongwynlais Primary School 029 2081 0383 Gareth James tongwynlaisprimary.com 4 - 11 yrs 28
Merthyr Road, Tongwynlais,
Cardiff, CF15 7LF Nursery 48
[email protected]

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C2 (Dual language model)
C3 (Welsh-medium school)

SCHOOL Tel No. Headteachers Website Age Published

Range Admission
Number

Trelai Primary School 029 2040 2814 Natalie O’Neil trelaiprm.cardiff.sch.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Bishopston Road, Caerau,
Cardiff, CF5 5DY Nursery 64
[email protected]

Trowbridge Primary School 029 2079 2361 Nic Naish trowbridgeprimaryschool.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 30
Brynbala Way, Trowbridge,
Cardiff, CF3 1SX theoaksfederationcardiff.co.uk Nursery 32
[email protected]

Whitchurch Primary School 029 2062 3441 Ann Griffin whitchurchprm.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 90
Erw Las, Whitchurch,
Cardiff, CF14 1NL Nursery 80
[email protected]

Willowbrook Primary School 029 2079 5965 Debra Thomas willowbrookprimaryschool.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Sandbrook Road, St Mellons,
Cardiff, CF3 0ST Nursery 64
[email protected]

Windsor Clive Primary School 029 2059 1240 Kim Fisher windsorcliveprm.co.uk 4 - 11 yrs 60
Grand Avenue, Ely,
Cardiff, CF5 4HX Nursery 80
[email protected]

WELSH MEDIUM COMMUNITY SECONDARY SCHOOLS

SCHOOL Tel No. Headteachers Website Age Published Schools Directory

Range Admission
Number

Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern 029 2048 9445 Iwan Pritchard broedern.cymru 11 - 16 Yrs 180
Llanedeyrn Road, Penylan,
Cardiff, CF23 9DT (Sixth Form)
[email protected]

Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf 029 2033 3090 Matthew Evans glantaf.cymru 11 - 16 Yrs 240
Bridge Road, Llandaff North,
Cardiff, CF14 2JL (Sixth Form)
[email protected]

Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr 029 2040 5499 Rhodri Thomas ysgolplasmawr.cymru 11 - 16 Yrs 210
Pentrebane Road, Fairwater,
Cardiff, CF5 3PZ (Sixth Form)
[email protected]

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C2 (Dual language model)
ENGLISH MEDIUM COMMUNITY SECONDARY SCHOOLS C3 (Welsh-medium school)

SCHOOL Tel No. Headteachers Website Age Published

Range Admission
Number

Cantonian High School 029 2041 5250 Diane Gill cantonian.org 11 - 16 Yrs 240
Fairwater Road, Fairwater, (Executive Headteacher)
Cardiff, CF5 3JR Geraint Jones (Sixth Form)
[email protected] (Head of School)

Cardiff High School 029 2075 7741 Stephen Jones cardiffhigh.cardiff.sch.uk 11 - 16 Yrs 240
Llandennis Road, Cyncoed,
Cardiff, CF23 6WG (Sixth Form)
[email protected]

Cardiff West Community High 02920 671444 Mike Tate cardiffwestchs.cardiff.sch.uk 11 - 16 Yrs 240
School
Penally Road, Caerau, (Sixth Form)
Cardiff, CF5 5XP
[email protected]

Cathays High School 029 2054 4400 Stuart Davies cathayshigh.co.uk 11 - 16 Yrs 240
Crown Way, Gabalfa,
Cardiff, CF14 3XG (Sixth Form)
[email protected]

Eastern High 029 2079 2751 Jonathan Angell easternhigh.org.uk 11 - 16 Yrs 270
Eastern Community Campus,
Trowbridge Road,
Cardiff, CF3 1XZ
[email protected]

Fitzalan High School 029 2023 2850 Adam Lear fitzalan.cardiff.sch.uk 11 - 16 Yrs 300
Leckwith Road, Canton, (Acting Head)
Cardiff CF11 8AP (Sixth Form)
[email protected]

Llanishen High School 029 2068 0800 Sarah Parry llanishenhighschool.co.uk 11 - 16 Yrs 300
Heol Hir, Llanishen,
Cardiff, CF14 5YL (Sixth Form)
[email protected]

Radyr Comprehensive School 029 2084 5100 Andrew Williams radyrcs.co.uk 11 - 16 Yrs 240
Heol Isaf, Radyr,
Cardiff, CF15 8XG (Sixth Form)
[email protected]

Willows High School 029 2041 4243 Chris Norman willowshighschool.wales 11 - 16 Yrs 180
Willows Avenue, Tremorfa,
Cardiff, CF24 2YE
[email protected]

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C2 (Dual language model)
VOLUNTARY AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS C3 (Welsh-medium school)

SCHOOL Tel No. Headteachers Website Age Admission

Range Number

The Saints Federation - 029 2073 5106 Claire Cook allsaintsprimarycardiff.co.uk 4-11 Yrs 30
All Saints C.I.W Primary School (Executive Head
Ael-Y-Bryn, Llanedeyrn, Teacher)
Cardiff, CF23 9LF
[email protected]

Bishop Childs C.W Primary School 029 2077 0584 Nicola Price bishopchildsprm.co.uk 4 -11 Yrs 30
Willowbrook Drive, St Mellons,
Cardiff, CF3 0AY
[email protected]

Christ The King R.C Primary School 029 2075 4787 Susan Miles christthekingcathprm.co.uk 4-11 Yrs 30
Everest Avenue, Llanishen,
Cardiff, CF14 5AS Nursery 32
[email protected]

Holy Family R.C Primary School 029 2056 5354 Louise Mills holyfamilyprm.co.uk 4-11 Yrs 30
Beechley Drive, Fairwater,
Cardiff, CF5 3SN
[email protected]

Llandaff C.W. Primary School 029 2056 5932 Gen Hallett lccw.org.uk 4 - 11 Yrs 60
School House, Llandaff,
Cardiff, CF5 2HT
[email protected]

St Alban’s R.C. Primary School 029 2046 2915 Rachel Woodward stalbansprm.cardiff.sch.uk 4 - 11 Yrs 30
Mona Place, Tremorfa,
Cardiff, CF24 2TG
[email protected]

St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary 029 2073 3443 Suzanne Williams stbernadettesprm.cardiff.sch.uk 4 - 11 Yrs 30
School
Brynheulog, Pentwyn, Nursery 64
Cardiff, CF23 7JB

Schools Directory
[email protected]

St Cadoc’s Primary School 029 2077 8545 Rachael Fisher stcadocs.com 4 - 11 Yrs 45
Shaw Close, Llanrumney,
Cardiff, CF3 5NX Nursery 48
[email protected]

St Cuthbert’s R.C Primary School 029 2046 3234 Bernadette Brooks stcuthberts.co.uk 4 - 11 Yrs 22
Letton Road, Atlantic Wharf,
Cardiff, CF10 4AB
[email protected]

The Saints Federation - 029 2073 4308 Claire Cook stdavidsprm.cardiff.sch.uk 4 - 11 Yrs 30
St David’s C.I.W Primary School (Pennaeth
Bryn Celyn, Pentwyn, Gweithdredol) Nursery 48
Cardiff, CF23 7ED
[email protected]

St Fagan’s C.W Primary School 029 2067 0569 Ceri Hawkins stfaganscwprimary.com 4 - 11 Yrs 30
Drope Road, Ely,
Cardiff, CF5 4SZ Nursery 48
[email protected]

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Range Number

St Francis RC Primary School 029 2059 1666 Marie Langsdale stfrancisprm.cardiff.sch.uk 4 - 11 Yrs 55
Wilson Road, Ely, Cardiff, CF5 4JL
[email protected] Nursery 48

St John Lloyd R.C Primary School 029 2077 7690 Claire Hart stjohnlloydrcprimaryschool.co.uk 4 - 11 Yrs 45
Bryn Bala Way, Trowbridge,
Cardiff, CF3 1TA Nursery 48
[email protected]

St Joseph’s R.C Primary School 029 2062 1625 Alexandra Riordan stjosephsprm.cardiff.sch.uk 4 - 11 Yrs 30
204 North Road, Gabalfa,
Cardiff, CF14 3BL Nursery 32
[email protected]

St Mary The Virgin C.W Primary School 029 2048 1608 Nicki Prichard stmarythevirginprm.co.uk 4 - 11 Yrs 60
North Church Street, Cardiff, CF10 5HB
[email protected] Nursery 64

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School 029 2022 5680 Claire Russell stmarysprm.cardiff.sch.uk 4 - 11 Yrs 30
Wyndham Crescent, Canton,
Cardiff, CF11 9EF Nursery 48
[email protected]

St Monica’s C.W Primary School 029 2023 3925 Abigail Cuthbert stmonicasschool.co.uk 4 - 11 Yrs 26
New Zealand Road, Gabalfa,
Cardiff, CF14 3BR Nursery 32
[email protected]

St Patrick’s R.C Primary School 029 2022 6237 Sarah Marie Jones stpatricks-primary.co.uk 4 - 11 Yrs 45
Lucknow Street, Grangetown,
Cardiff, CF11 6NA
[email protected]

St Paul’s C.W Primary School 029 2023 5854 Ruth Wiltshire stpaulscwprimary.cymru/ 3 - 11 Yrs 30
Oakley Place, Grangetown,
Cardiff, CF11 7EU Nursery 24
[email protected]

St Peter’s R.C Primary School 029 2049 7847 Gareth Rein stpeters.wales 4 - 11 Yrs 60
Southey Street, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 3SP
[email protected] Nursery 80

St Philip Evans Catholic Primary School 029 2073 2514 Catherine Power stphilipevansprm.cardiff.sch.uk
134-340, Coed-Y- Gores, Llanedeyrn, 4 - 11 Yrs 52
Cardiff, CF23 9NX
[email protected] Nursery 64

Tredegarville C.W Primary School 029 2048 3680 Victoria Constantinou tredegarvilleprimary.co.uk 4 - 11 Yrs 30
Glossop Road, Adamsdown,
Cardiff, CF24 0JT Nursery 48
[email protected]

VOLUNTARY CONTROLLED PRIMARY SCHOOLS

SCHOOL Tel No. Headteachers Website Age Admission

Range Number

St Mellons C.I.W Primary School 029 2079 4195 Jane Marchesii stmellonsprm.cardiff.sch.uk 4-11 Yrs 30
Bridge Road, Old St Mellons,
Cardiff, CF3 6UY Nursery 32
[email protected]
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C2 (Dual language model)
C3 (Welsh-medium school)

VOLUNTARY AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS

SCHOOL Tel No. Headteachers Website Age Admission

Range Number

Corpus Christi R.C High School 029 2076 1893 Patrick Brunnock corpuschristihs.co.uk 11 - 16 Yrs 215
8 Pentwyn Rd, Cardiff, CF23 7BW
[email protected]

Mary Immaculate High School 029 2059 3465 Huw Powell maryimmaculate.org.uk 11 - 16 Yrs 160
Caerau Lane, Wenvoe,
Cardiff, CF5 5QZ
[email protected]

St Illtyd’s Catholic High School 029 2077 8174 David Thomas stilltyds.org.uk 11 - 16 Yrs 176
Newport Road, Rumney,
Cardiff, CF3 1XQ (Sixth Form)
[email protected]

St Teilo’s C.W High School 029 2054 7180 Ian Loynd stteilos.com 11 - 16 Yrs 240
Circle Way East, Llanedeyrn,
Cardiff, CF23 9PD (Sixth Form)
[email protected]

The Bishop Of Llandaff CiW High 029 2056 2485 Marc Belli bishopofllandaff.org 11 - 16 Yrs 180
School (Executive Head)
Rookwood Close, Llandaff, Sarah Parry (Sixth Form)
Cardiff, CF5 2NR (Deputy Head) Form)
[email protected]

FOUNDATION SCHOOLS

SCHOOL Tel No. Headteachers Website Age Admission

Range Number

Whitchurch High School, 029 2062 9700 Nicholas John whitchurchhs.wales 11 - 16 Yrs 390 Schools Directory
Penlline Road, Whitchurch,
Cardiff, CF14 2XJ (Sixth Form)
[email protected]

TERTIARY EDUCATION

SCHOOL Tel No. Headteachers Website Age

Range

Cardiff and Vale College 029 2025 0250 S James-Evans cavc.ac.uk 16-19 Yrs
[email protected]

St David’s Catholic Sixth Form College 029 2049 8555 G Williams stdavidscollege.ac.uk 16-19 Yrs
Ty Gwyn Road, Penylan,
Cardiff, CF23 5QD
[email protected]
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SCHOOL Tel No. Headteachers Website Age Places

Range

Greenhill School 029 2069 3786 Shane Mock greenhillschool.cymru 11 - 19 Yrs 70

Heol Brynglas, Rhiwbina,
Cardiff, CF14 6UJ
[email protected]
Vulnerable learners with significant social,
emotional and wellbeing needs. Some
pupils also have neuro developmental
needs and a range of associated difficulties
which might impact speech and language
acquisition, social communication and
cognitive development.

Meadowbank School 029 2061 6018 Claire Hardy meadowbanksp.co.uk 4-11Yrs 76

Colwill Road, Gabalfa, rising
Cardiff, CF14 2QQ to 98
[email protected]
Pupils with a wide range of complex
learning needs including Autistic Spectrum
Conditions/ delayed social communication,
Developmental Language Disorder, medical
and sensory needs..

Riverbank School (Western 029 2056 3860 Wayne Murphy riverbankspecialsch.co.uk 3-11Yrs 80
Learning Federation) ( Executive Head westernlearningfederation.co.uk
Vincent Road, Caerau, Teacher )
Cardiff, CF5 5AQ
[email protected]
Riverbank School is part of the Western
Learning Federation and supports pupils
aged 3-11 with a variety of additional
learning needs including speech,
communication and language difficulties,
autistic spectrum condition, severe
learning difficulties and physical and
medical needs

The Court School 029 2075 2713 Jamyn Beesley thecourtschool.co.uk 5-11Yrs 42
Station Road, Llanishen,
Cardiff, CF14 5UX
[email protected]
Vulnerable learners with significant social,
emotional, and behavioral needs. Many
pupils also have related needs such as
speech and language disorders or delays;
delayed literacy and numeracy.

The Hollies School 029 2073 4411 Lisa Marshall theholliesschool.com 4-11Yrs 132
Brynheulog, Pentwyn,
Cardiff, CF23 7XG
[email protected]
Pupils with autism spectrum conditions
who have significant sensory, social
communication and learning needs.

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Range

Ty Gwyn School (Western 029 2083 8560 Wayne Murphy tygwynschool.com 3-19 Yrs 243
Learning Federation) ( Executive westernlearningfederation.co.uk
Vincent Road, Caerau, Headteacher )
Cardiff, CF5 5AQ
[email protected]
Ty Gwyn School is part of the Western
Learning Federation and supports pupils
aged 3-19 with autism and /or profound
and complex needs. This includes: Pupils
with profound and multiple learning
needs: more than one area of significant
need significant learning delay, difficulty
communicating, need high levels of
support with most aspects of daily life,
may have: additional sensory or physical
needs, or complex health needs; or: may
have an autism spectrum condition.

Woodlands High School 029 2056 1279 Wayne Murphy woodlandshs.co.uk 11-19 Yrs 180
(Western Learning Federation) ( Executive westernlearningfederation.co.uk
Vincent Road, Caerau, Headteacher )
Cardiff, CF5 5AQ
[email protected]
Woodlands School is part of the Western
Learning Federation, and supports pupils
with significant learning delays. Many
pupils also have related needs such as
delayed development of language and
communication; medical or sensory
needs.

Schools Directory
PUPIL REFERRAL UNIT

School Tel No. Headteachers Website Age Places

Range

Bryn y Deryn & Carnegie Centre 029 2052 9398 Fiona Simpson brynyderynpru.co.uk 14-17 Yrs 90
Cefn Road, Mynachdy,
Cardiff, CF14 3HS
[email protected]

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PRIMARY SCHOOLS

All Saints’ Church in Wales Primary Support from parish priests and ministers will be sought by the
school and the Admissions panel of the Governing Body will meet if
School (THE SAINTS FEDERATION) there are more applications than places available.
Applicants will be notified of the result of their application in writing
Admission Policy 2025/26 by the Local Authority on the offer date of, 16th April 2025, unless
you have been offered one of your higher preferences through the
coordinated admission process.
Admissions Policy
Thank you for registering interest in your child joining ‘The Saints Parents whose application to reception has been unsuccessful have
Federation’ in September 2025. The Saints Federation consists the right to appeal. To exercise that right, the appeal must be made
of two CIW Primary Schools; All Saints’ CIW Primary serves the in writing to the Clerk to the Governors within 15 school days of
community of the Llanedeyrn area and St David’s Church in Wales receiving notification of an unsuccessful application. The appeal
Primary School serves the community of Pentwyn area. will be considered by an independent Admission Appeal Panel,
administered by the Monmouth Diocesan Board of Education,
The law requires the Governing Body to publish its arrangements for according to the Welsh Assembly Government’s Code of Practice
the admissions of pupils to All Saints and St David’s Church in Wales on School Admission Appeals. There is no appeal procedure for
Primary Schools within the Saints Federation. The Standard Number applications to Nursery as this is non-statutory education.
for each School admission is 30 pupils in each year.
Following the allocation of places, children whose application has
For those parents who do not know our schools, you are very been unsuccessful will be placed on a waiting list until the 30th
welcome to visit the school before making an application. Please September in the school year in which they apply. Thereafter, the
contact your chosen school office if you would like to arrange a visit. parents should make a fresh application for admission directly with
All Saints’ contact details are, 02920735106 or allsaintsprm@ the school. If additional places become available while the waiting
cardiff.gov.uk . St David’s contact details are 02920734308 or list is in operation, they must be allocated to children on the waiting
email [email protected] list based on the published oversubscription criteria.

ADMISSIONS POLICY AND GUIDANCE FOR 2024/25 Waiting lists must not give priority to children based on the date
Both All Saints and St David’s Church in Wales Primary Schools are the application was added to the list. For example, if a child moves
voluntary aided co-educational day schools and one of our foremost to an area outside the normal admissions round and has higher
aims is to provide a Christian education in accordance with the priority under the oversubscription criteria, they must be ranked
teachings of the Church in Wales. Placements in the schools are above those with lower priority already on the list. Parents who wish
awarded at the discretion of the Governing Body who review their to discuss position on a waiting list can ring the school.
admissions policy annually.
Applications for a place in any year group, at any time of year (e.g.
The planned admission number is the number of pupils that the families who have moved into the area) will be considered in the light
Governing Body will admit to a year group in the both schools. The of available places and placed on the waiting list as appropriate.
planned admission number for each school is 30. In addition, there The Governing Body has a duty to prioritise admission of children
are 54 part-time places in the Nursery at St David’s CIW Primary. Looked After or previously Looked After by the Local Authority or
provided with accommodation by them (e.g. children with foster
Children are admitted into either school in the autumn term of the parents) (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989). Priority will also be
academic year in which they turn five. Nursery places at St David’s given to children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or
are awarded in the autumn term of the academic year in which note in lieu where the school has been named, including Children
Admission Policies

they turn four. (The academic year runs from 1st September to 31st with enhanced nursery funding from the Case Advisory Panel at the
August.) date of application. Priority may be given to applications for children
with a significant medical condition which can be supported by
Applications for Nursery places should be submitted directly to St documentary evidence from a Medical Consultant or Social Worker.
David’s school in line with the Local Authority admission dates
which are agreed and published annually. These dates are available All children whose parents wish them to attend the school will be
on our school website. admitted provided the number seeking admission does not exceed
the places available.
As in all schools, children who are admitted into St David’s
nursery classes will not have an automatic right of admission In the event that the number of applications exceeds the
to full time education (reception class) in our schools. school’s standard number, the applications shall be determined
in accordance with the following criteria. Places will be offered to
Parents applying for a place in reception at either school, must those in Category 1, any remaining places to those in Category 2,
express a preference for a place at the school via the council’s then Category 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and then finally to any other applicants
school’s admissions portal at www.cardiff.gov.uk by the deadline in Category 8.
set by the Local Authority.

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 Where the Admissions Committee is unable to offer a place for all 5. Children who have a brother or sister, including step-brother/step-
children within any category because the admission number would be sister living in the same house, attending the school at the time they
exceeded, places will be allocated to those applicants who fall within would be admitted were their application to be successful.
any one of the categories listed in the following priority:
• Children who have a brother or sister (including step-brother/step- 6. Children who, with their parent(s) or guardian(s), are in weekly/
sister living in the same house) attending the school at the time, fortnightly attendance of any Christian denomination, or other
would be admitted were their application to be successful, followed World Faith, that does not fall into categories 1 to 4 above and
by where the denomination is in communion with the Church in Wales
• Those who live nearest to the school. Proximity is measured by and whose long term participation can be substantiated by a senior
calculating the shortest walking distance from the school postcode representative of that faith organization, and whose families wish
to the home postcode as measured by RAC Route Planner (Walking). their child to be educated in a Church in Wales School.
The Admissions Committee will use the school’s main postcodes, St
David’s postcode is CF23 7ED and All Saints’ postcode is CF239LF. 7. Children living with parent(s) or guardian(s) within the Cyncoed
For the purposes of this exercise, the ‘home address’ for children ministry area
whose parents do not live at the same address is the address where
the child will spend the majority of the school week (i.e. at least 3 8. Children whose parent(s) or guardian(s) are applying for admission
evenings/nights, Sunday to Thursday) during term time. for other reasons.

Applications for any year group, at any time in the year (e.g. families Provided always that the Governing Body reserves the right to depart
who have recently moved home) will be considered by the Admissions from these criteria if there is compelling evidence that the welfare of
Committee in accordance with the School’s Policy and oversubscription a child will be seriously prejudiced if the child is not admitted to the
criteria. school.

School Oversubscription criteria When considering applications from parent(s) or guardian(s) of

1. Children who are “looked after” by a local authority, and/or has a children seeking admission on grounds of social or medical needs, the
statement issued by the local authority, must be admitted to the school may consult with the Special Educational Needs Co-coordinator,
school. Headteacher and Local Education Authority as appropriate.

2. Children who, with their parent(s) or guardian(s), are practising Criteria for categories 2, 3, 4 and 6 will be determined strictly in the
Church in Wales Anglicans living within the Cyncoed ministry area light of the signed recommendation from the incumbent or priest-in-
and attend church weekly, or fortnightly for at least two years. charge of the church concerned.

3. Children who, with their parent(s) or guardian(s), are practising Firm offers of places for the September 2025 intake will be sent to
Church in Wales Anglicans living within the Monmouth or Llandaff parents by Wednesday, 16 April 2025. Appeals against the School’s
diocese area, and attend church weekly, or fortnightly for at least decision not to admit
two years. a child should be sent to the Clerk of the Governors, c/o the school,
within 15 school days of the date on the letter of refusal and will
4. Children who, with their parent(s) or guardian(s), are in weekly or thereafter be considered by an Independent Appeal Committee.
fortnightly attendance of Churches, that are members of Churches
together in Wales (Cytun) (Churches Together in Britain and Ireland N.B Nursery Education is not compulsory, and parents have
(CTBI) if recently moved to Wales) or The Evangelical Alliance no right of appeal, if their application for a Nursery place is
or children who attend churches that are members of Churches unsuccessful.
together in Wales (Cytun) (Churches Together in Britain and Ireland
(CTBI) if recently moved to Wales) or The Evangelical Alliance alone Applicability of this policy:
or in the company of other practicing worshippers and have done so New versions of this admissions and over-subscription policy shall be
for at least two years prior to the closing date for applications. This effective from 1st September 2025 (start of the new academic year)
includes Presbyterian Church of Wales; the Chinese Christian Church; after formal adoption by the full Governing Body.
the Union of Welsh Independent Churches; Baptist Union of Wales; This is in order to ensure parents of applicant children have sufficient
the Methodist Church; the United Reformed Church; Covenanted notice of the over-subscription policy when selecting a school.
Baptist Churches; the Salvation Army; the Roman Catholic; the
Congregational Federation of Churches; Religious Society of Friends
and Orthodox Church. Churches must be members of Cytun or The
Evangelical Alliance as at the closing date for applications to the
School, and attend church weekly, or fortnightly for at least two years

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The school ranks all applicants in order of priority. This list is submitted
Primary School to Cardiff Council for entry into the Central Admissions Database.
The Central Admissions Database will allocate the highest preference
Admissions Policy 2025-2026 place to which a child qualifies for admission.

Yr Esgobaeth Mynwy - The Diocese of Monmouth Wednesday 16th April 2025

Bishop Childs Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary Applicants will be notified of the result of their application in writing
School by the Governing Body on the offer date of Wednesday 16th April
2025, unless the applicant has been offered one of their higher
Admissions Policy and Procedures preferences through the coordinated admissions process.
Unsuccessful applicants will be informed of their right to appeal.
We welcome applications from Christian families,
Wednesday 30th April 2025
those of other faiths and none.
The deadline for parents to respond to the council, either accepting
the offer of a school place, or refusing.
You do not need to be a Cardiff resident to make an Applications received after the closing date will only be considered
application via the Cardiff Council’s School Admissions after all those received by the deadline have been considered. This
Portal. means if no places are left after considering all the cases before the
deadline, even if you fulfil a higher criterion than
Legislation under which places have been offered to other applicants, you will
This policy complies with the following legislation and statutory be unsuccessful.
codes: The School Standards and Frameworks Act 1998; the School Parents have the right to appeal against a decision not to offer a place.
Admissions Code and the School Admissions Appeals Code. At Bishop Childs Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School,
pupils are admitted to the Reception Year at the beginning of the
Capacity school year (1 September – 31 August) in which they reach their fifth
The capacity of the school is the number of pupil places it contains. birthday.
The number is agreed with the Local Authority and calculated using
Welsh Government Guidance – ‘Measuring the capacity of schools Allocation of places
in Wales’. The present capacity is 210. Applying through the Common Application Form means that the
Council knows the order of parents’ preferences. Places will be
School Roll allocated by the Council according to this order of preference. Only
The number of children actually attending the school is 205. one school place will be allocated to each child.

Admission Number Admission outside the normal round

The Admission Number (AN) is the number up to which children All applications for admission at any time other than the normal
should be admitted to a relevant age group e.g. Reception, if entry into Reception should be made on the school’s application
sufficient applications are received. Pupils may not be refused a form, available from the school website: www.bishopchildsprm.co.uk/
place until the AN is reached. At this point all applications will be admissions
assessed against the oversubscription criteria and places awarded This form should be sent directly to the school. Places will be offered
accordingly. In the case of the reception class at Bishop Childs subject to space being available in the relevant class.
Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School, this number is 30.
Responsibility for admission arrangements is delegated to a sub- Oversubscription Criteria
committee of the school’s governing body, known as an ‘admissions Where the number of applications received up to and including the
committee’. The school works closely with the local authority to co- closing date for applications is less than, or equal to, the admission
ordinate closing dates for receiving applications and sending offer number, all the children will be offered a place in the Reception class.
letters across the local authority area. Where the number of applications exceeds the admission
Admission Policies

number, places will be allocated in accordance with the following

The Application Process and Timetable oversubscription criteria:
The school follows Cardiff Council’s timetable for the Reception age
group, as outlined below (for September 2025 intake): Children with statements of special educational needs
naming Bishop Childs Church in Wales VA Primary School will
Monday 11th November 2024 – Monday 13th January automatically be admitted before the over subscription criteria
is applied.
2025
Parents applying for a place in Reception Year at Bishop Childs
1. Children who are, or have previously been, looked after by the
Church in Wales Primary School must express a preference for a place
local authority (see Note 2 for definition).
at the school on the Council’s School Admissions Portal at www.
2. Children who have a sibling who is a pupil at the school at the time
cardiff.gov.uk.
of application and who will be a pupil at the school at the time of
Parents may also choose to complete the school’s supplementary
admission (see Note 3 for definition).
faith reference form that can be found at www.bishopchildsprm.
3.  Children who regularly attend worship/Sunday school (or
co.uk/admissions
equivalent) at St Mellons Parish Church or another Anglican
Applications close on Monday 13th January 2025.
church (see Note 4 for definition).
4. Children who regularly attend worship/Sunday school at a church
All applications received up to and on the closing date will be
of any other Christian denomination (see Note 4 for definition).
considered together.

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Note 4 for definition). brother or sister, step brother or sister, foster child, or the child of the
6. Children who live within the locality of the school (see Note 5 for parent/carer’s partner where the child for whom the school place is
definition). sought.
Note 4: Regular attendance/taking part in worship/Sunday school
Multiple Birth Children (e.g. Twins or Triplets) is defined as on average once a month over the previous 12-month
Multiple birth children will be given priority over any other children in period. Evidence of this must be provided by a written statement
the oversubscription criteria 2 to 6 above. signed by the relevant priest/minister/pastor/faith leader.
Note 5: The home address is the place the child spends the majority
Distance Criteria/Tie Break of the school week (Monday to Friday, including nights), at the time of
Where it is necessary to distinguish between children who fulfil equal application, for a place at the school. The school reserves the right to
criteria, the proximity of the child’s home, as measured by the safest check the validity of any address given, by asking for evidence such as
available walking route from the front door of the home to the main inclusion on the electoral roll, or a recent utilities bill confirming your
school gate will be applied, with those living nearer being accorded the name and address.
higher priority. In the event of necessity, the method used to calculate • Where a child’s permanent address is not the same as the parents’
the distance will be Google Maps. (e.g. if he or she is resident with a grandparent) the school reserves
the right to see official documentation, such as a child benefit book
or medical card.
Waiting Lists
• Childcare arrangements are not sufficient reason for listing another
Children not offered a place will be placed on a waiting list. The order
address.
of priority on the waiting list is the same as the list of criteria for over-
• If you are moving into the catchment area, we will ask you for
subscription. No account is taken of the length of time on a waiting list.
evidence of your move, before considering any application for a place.
The waiting list will be maintained until 30 September each year. After
Typical evidence is a letter from your solicitor confirming that you have
this date, parents should make another application for
exchanged contracts to buy the house, or a formal lease agreement.
their child to attend the school.

Explanatory Notes For further information please contact the school:

The Headteacher
Note 1: parent is any person who has parental responsibility for, or is
Bishop Childs VA Church in Wales Primary School
the legal guardian of, the child. If you are in any doubt, please contact
Willowbrook Drive
the school for advice.
St.Mellons
Note 2: Children who are looked after (CLA) is a descriptor applied to
Cardiff
any child who is looked after by a local authority in Wales or in England
CF3 0AY
in accordance with Section 22 of the Children Act 1989 and whom the
Telephone: 02920 770584
local authority has confirmed will be looked after at the time of the
Email: [email protected]
child’s admission to the school.

Christ the King Primary School A child who is now, or has been in the past, in the care of the Local
Authority [as defined by Section 22 of the Children Act 1989] will
be given priority for entry into the school in the category into which
Admission Policy 2025-2026
they fall [Baptised/Non Baptised]. Proof must be provided with the
application.
Christ the King Primary School is a Voluntary Aided School and as such
Only applications received by the published closing date for receipt of
the Governors are the Admitting Body.
application forms will be considered in the initial round of allocation of
Children are admitted into Reception class in the September of the
places. All application forms received by this deadline will be considered
academic year in which they are five. Parents / Guardians are advised
at one time and, subject to sufficient applications, places up to the
to apply for a place during the Autumn term prior to the academic year
admission number will be allocated. The applications will be ranked
of entry before the closing date advised in the LA Admission to Schools
according to the over-subscription criteria and using the distance tie-
information.
breaker within each category. Failure to provide the requested proof
Parents applying for a place in Reception year at the school MUST
documents before the closing date may affect the category into
express a preference for a place in the school on the Council’s School
which a child may be placed and considered in the initial round. Forms
Admission Portal at www.cardiff.gov.uk
received after the published closing date will be considered as late
Parents / Guardians will be notified of the result of their application in
applications.
writing by the Governing Body on the offer date published by the local
Late applications will be considered at the second or subsequent
authority and an email will be sent by the LA.
rounds when all applicants will be ranked according to over-subscription
Parents /Guardians have the right to express a preference for a school.
criteria and the distance tie -breaker and any remaining places offered.
Where the school has more requests for spaces than available places
The school will operate a waiting list. Where a place has been refused
admission will be decided using the Over-subscription Criteria, category
a parent / guardian will be asked if they wish their child to go on the
1 being the highest criterion.
waiting list. This list will operate until the end of the academic year of
The Governors do not usually exceed the school’s admission number or
the year of application. A parent / guardian may apply for their child
breach the limitations imposed by statutory maximum class size (30)
to go back on the waiting list for the following year by contacting
and will admit up to the school’s class admission number of 30.
the school. The position on the waiting list may change, up or down,
In the case of multiple birth children, if when applying the over-
throughout the year when the over-subscription criteria and distance
subscription criteria the last child to be admitted is one of a multiple
tie breaker are applied.
birth then the governors will admit the other child/ children.
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Governors will consider “in year applications” as soon as possible Where there are insufficient places at the school for all pupils within
upon receipt and within 28 days. Any spaces up to the permitted a particular category, the Governing Body may determine to accept
class size will be filled using the school’s over-subscription Criteria. some such children in such category up to the Published Admission
Number after the application of a proximity test and where the
Admission Criteria applicant(s) closest to the school may be offered a place.
Children who have an Individual Development Plan (IDP) naming Parish Residency applies to pupils who are resident within the
Christ the King School will be admitted into the school. Parish on the closing date for receipt of applications. Evidence
of permanent residence of the pupil must be supplied with the
Over-subscription Criteria. application form. The home address is as defined in the Local
These criteria will be considered in order. Authority Admissions to Schools document. The school gives priority
Category 1 to children living nearest to the school as measured by the shortest
Baptised Catholic Children who are now, or have been previously, practicable walking route which is publicly accessible and available
in the care of the Local Authority. Written proof must be provided. 24 hours/day. The route is calculated using the GIS system used
Category 2 by the Local Authority to ensure consistency. (see Local Authority
Baptised Catholic children who have a sibling who will be on the Admission Policy)
school roll at the commencement of the next academic year. Where applications are made from a family for more than one
Category 3 sibling in more than one year group and there are insufficient
Baptised Catholic children living in the Parishes of Christ the King places at the school for all the siblings the governors are able to
and St Brigid with St Paul. offer a place as long as that by accepting the place for one child the
Category 4 parents /guardians do so in the full knowledge and understanding
Baptised Catholic children living in the Parish of St Teilo with Our that this will not assist their appeal for a sibling. In addition, the
Lady of Lourdes appeal panel will be informed and will be well aware that this was
Category 5 clearly understood.
Baptised Catholic children living in Cardiff but not falling within any A sibling is as defined in the Local Authority School Admission Policy
of the categories 1 to 4 above. Document.
Category 6 Baptised children’s applications must be accompanied by a
Baptised Catholic children not living in Cardiff. Baptismal certificate.
Category 7 In the event of the Governing Body refusing an application for
Any child who is not a baptised Catholic who is now, or previously was, admission, parents / guardians have the right of appeal to an
in the care of the Local Authority. Written proof must be provided. Independent Appeals Panel and should write to the Clerk to the
Category 8 Governing Body c/o the school, within two weeks, stating they wish
Children from other Christian backgrounds with written evidence of to lodge an appeal. The Appeal Panel’s decision is binding on the
practice of worship from their religious leader. school.
Category 9 There is no right of appeal for the nursery department.
Any other children whose parents desire a Catholic education for them.

Holy Family RC Primary School higher preferences through the coordinated admissions process.
Parents/Guardians have the right to express a preference for a
school. The preference will be considered individually and complied
Admission Policy September 2025 -August 2026
with wherever possible. Welsh Government imposes a statutory,
maximum, infant class size of 30 pupils.
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Mission Statement In the event of the school receiving more applications for an age
“Working together as a family, following in the footsteps of Jesus,
group than the number of places available, places will be filled by
always giving our best.”
using the Oversubscription Criteria below.
Holy Family RC Primary School is a Voluntary Aided School and as
such the Governors are the Admission Authority.
Admission Number: 30
Children are admitted into Reception Class in the September
following their fourth birthday. Parents/Guardians will be advised to
Oversubscription Criteria
apply for a place during the Autumn Term prior to the academic
Children who are in the care of the Local Authority (looked after
year their child is due to start Reception.
children) or provided with accommodation by them e.g. foster
parents (section 106 of the Education Act 2005, All Wales Education
Parents/Guardians must also express a preference for a place
regulations 2009.
at the school on the Council’s School Admissions Portal at
1. Children who are in the care of the Local Authority (looked
www.cardiff.gov.uk
after children) or provided with accommodation by them e.g.
foster parents (section 106 of the Education Act 2005, All Wales
Proof of Baptism is required for categories 2-5.
Education regulations 2009.
2. Baptised Catholic children residing in Holy Family Parish (west of
Applicants will be notified of the result of their application in writing
Cardiff Rd and north of Western Avenue) the previous St Clare’s
by the Governing Body on the offer date as set by Cardiff Council
Parish (north of the railway line and north and west of Western
as well as via the Portal unless you have been offered one of your
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 Avenue) and Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, who have siblings in the Requirements
school at the time of admission. Proof of baptism will be required for categories 2-5. Evidence of
3. Baptised Catholic children residing in Holy Family Parish (west of permanent residence of the child at time of application must be
Cardiff Rd and north of Western Avenue) the previous St Clare’s supplied if required. This needs to be a current Council Tax form with
Parish (north of the railway line and north and west of Western the correct postal address. The home address is considered to be
Avenue) and Our Lady of Lourdes Parish. the child’s along with the parent’s main and genuine principal place
4. Baptised Catholic children living outside the Parishes of Holy Family of residence on the published date i.e., where they are normally and
(west of Cardiff Rd and north of Western Avenue) the previous regularly living. If a child is resident with friends or relatives (for reasons
St Clare’s Parish (north of the railway line and north and west of other than guardianship) the friends or relatives address will not be
Western Avenue) and Our Lady of Lourdes who have a sibling in the considered for allocation purposes.
school at the time of admission.
5. Baptised Catholic children living outside the Parishes of Holy Family, Definition of sibling
the previous St Clare’s and Our Lady of Lourdes. Children who have a sibling on roll at Holy Family RC School Primary
Proof of Baptism will be required in categories 2 to 5 above. School in the September the applicant would begin school. Any sibling
6. Children from other Christian faiths who have who have a sibling in connection must be stated on the application form. For admission
the school at the time of admission. purposes a sibling is a child living at the same address who is the
7. Children from other Christian faiths whose parents wish them to brother/sister, half-brother/ sister (children who share one common
have a Catholic Education. Each application should be supported parent), stepbrother/sister where two children are related in marriage.
by a letter or evidence of practice of worship from their religious This definition also includes adopted or fostered children at the same
leader. address.
8. Non-Baptised children including children of a religious tradition,
other than Christian who wish to receive a Catholic education at Multiple births
Holy Family RC Primary School who have a sibling in the school at If, when applying the oversubscription criteria the last child to be
the time of admission. admitted is one of multiple birth, the Governors will admit the other
9. Non-Baptised children including children of a religious tradition, sibling(s).
other than Christian who wish to receive Catholic education at Holy
Family RC Primary School, children whose parents wish them to be
Waiting Lists
educated in a Catholic School.
Where a place has been refused, the applicant will be placed on a
waiting list for that academic year and when a place becomes available
Requirements it will be allocated by the application of oversubscription criteria not
1. P roof of baptism will be required for categories 2-5. length of time on the waiting list.
2. The child’s birth certificate. *Evidence of permanent residence of
the child at time of application must be supplied. This needs to
Right of Appeal
be a current Council Tax form with the correct postal address or
Where a child is refused entry to school, the Governing Body will write
equivalent documentation e.g. a child benefit statement. NB – utility
to the parents giving full details why the application was refused in
bills will not be accepted. The home address is considered to be the
light of the published criteria. Parents have the right of appeal against
child’s along with the parent’s main and genuine principal place of
the decision to refuse an application. Parents wishing to appeal must
residence on the published date i.e. where they are normally and
contact the school for details of the appeal process and an appeal
regularly living
form which must be returned to the school within 10 working days
of the receipt of the decision letter. The appeal will be heard by an
Tie breaker independent appeal panel. The decision of the appeal panel will be
If the governing body are unable to admit all applicants who fall into made in accordance with the Schools Admissions Code on admission
the lowest criterion a tie-breaker will be applied. The governing body appeals and is binding on all parties.
give priority to children living nearest the school as measured by the
safest walking route and will ask the Council to calculate this. The Applications received outside the normal admission round ‘in year
Council uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to calculate admissions’ when there is not a place available in that Year group
home to school distances in miles. The safest walking route is calculated will remain on the waiting list until the end of the year in which the
using Ordnance Survey (OS) customised route data from an applicant’s application is made. After this time parents will be expected to make
home address to the nearest open school gate. The co-ordinates of an a further application for admission to the school. The oversubscription
applicant’s home address are determined using the Local Land and criteria will be applied.
Property Gazetteer (LLPG) AND OS Address Point Data. Cardiff Council
has developed a computerised walking route network based on the
Local Authority Road Safety Officers Association (LARSOA) criteria
and this is used to ensure that every pupil is assessed as consistently
as possible.

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Llandaff City Church In Wales Primary The oversubscription criteria are
1. A child who is looked after, or previously looked after (see note 1);
School 2. A child who attends a service at Llandaff Cathedral, on a
weekly/fortnightly basis and has done so for at least the past
Policy Statement No.23 Admissions two years;
3. A child who is living in the parish of Llandaff but who attends a
1 T he law requires the Governing Body to publish its arrangements Church in Wales service at another parish church on a weekly/
for the admissions of pupils to the Llandaff City Church in Wales fortnightly basis and has done so for at least the past two years.
Primary School (“the School”). The Standard Number for the A map of Llandaff Cathedral Parish is attached;
School is 60 pupils in each year. 4. A child who is living outside the Parish of Llandaff and attends
2 The aim of this policy is to set out the criteria in accordance a Church in Wales service on a weekly/fortnightly basis and has
with which the School will decide applications for admission done so for at least the past two years;
for both Reception intake and applications outside the normal 5. A child who attends a Christian denomination, other than the
admissions round. The Governing Body will be responsible for the Church in Wales, service on a weekly/fortnightly basis and has
implementation of this Policy. done so for, at least, the past two years;
3 During the Autumn Term of the school year preceding the year of 6. A child who will have a sibling (see note 2) attending the school
entry application forms will be sent to parents who have recorded at the time they would be admitted were their application to be
their child’s details in our Registration Book for that year of entry. successful;
All completed forms must be returned to the School by 12 noon 7. A child who attends a service at Llandaff Cathedral, on a
on the closing date for applications, which is the same date as weekly/fortnightly basis and has done so for, at least, the past
the Local Authority application closing date. All applications one year;
received after that date shall be considered as late applications. 8. A child who is living in the parish of Llandaff but who attends a
It shall be for the Admissions Authority to decide whether or not Church in Wales service at another parish church on a weekly/
to accept a late application for consideration. Its reasons for fortnightly basis and has done so for at least the past one year.
doing so shall be recorded clearly on the application. If accepted A map of Llandaff Cathedral Parish is attached;
for consideration, the application shall be decided in accordance 9. A child who is living outside the parish of Llandaff and attends
with the Policy and the School’s internal procedures and where a Church in Wales service on a weekly/fortnightly basis and has
applicable, its oversubscription criteria. done so for at least the past one year;
4. Where there are 60 or fewer applications, all applicants will be 10. A child who attends a Christian denomination (see note 3)
allocated a place. Where there are more applications received other than the Church in Wales, service on a weekly/fortnightly
than places available, governors will offer places using the basis and has done so for, at least, the past one year;
oversubscription criteria in the order stated. 11. A child who, with their parent or guardian, lives in the Parish of
5. Where the Governing Body is unable to offer a place for all Llandaff;
children within any category because the admission number 12. A child who attends a place of worship, other than Christian
would be exceeded, places will be allocated to those applicants (see note 3), on a weekly/fortnightly basis and has done so for,
who fall within any one of the categories listed in the following at least, the past two years;
priority: 13. A child who attends a place of worship, other than Christian,
(i) Children who have a sibling (see note 2) attending the on a weekly/fortnightly basis and has done so for, at least, the
School at the time they would be admitted were their past one year;
application to be successful. Therefore a child with a sibling 14. Children whose parent(s) or guardian(s) are applying for
will be prioritised in the category the applicant has been admission for other reasons.
allocated to.
(ii) Proximity of the parent(s)/carer(s) home address to the 7. Where Llandaff City CIW Primary School is named in a
school will be used for each criteria (after sibling priority) statement of special educational need, governors have a duty
where the number of applications exceeds the limit of to admit the child to the school.
places. Proximity is measured by calculating the shortest 8. Provided always that the Governing Body reserves the right
walking distance from the School postcode to the home to depart from these criteria if there is before it compelling
postcode as measured by the Local Authority. The Local evidence that the welfare of a child will be seriously prejudiced
Admission Policies

Authority will use either the School’s main postcode (CF5 if the child is not admitted to the School.
2HT) or the Cardiff Road pedestrian entrance (CF5 2DU) 9. When considering applications from parent(s) or guardian(s)
based on which School entrance is closest to the home of children seeking admission on grounds of social or medical
address. For the purposes of this exercise, the ‘home needs, the School may consult with the Special Educational
address’ for children whose parents do not live at the Needs Co-coordinator, Headteacher and Local Education
same address is the address where the child will spend the Authority as appropriate.
majority of the school week during term time. 10. Criteria for categories 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 13 will be
(iii) In the event that the home addresses of more than one determined strictly in the light of the signed recommendation
applicant in the same category are the same walking from the incumbent or priest-in-charge of the place of worship
distance from the school (as calculated by the Local concerned.
Authority), a tie breaker will be used. The date of receipt 11. The home address of the Applicant must be verified by the
of the application will be considered. The application that applicant providing proof of address in the form of a copy of a
was received first in time will be given priority. current Council Tax Bill, or a Utility Bill dated within 3 months
6. Applications for any year group, at any time in the year will of the submission of the application.
be considered by the Governing Body in accordance with the
School’s Policy and oversubscription criteria:-

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 12. Appeals Procedure 3. Christian denomination/Churches refers to those Christian
In accordance with the requirements of the School Standards and denominations/Churches affiliated to Churches Together in Wales
Framework Act 1998, the governors have established an appeals (Cytûn) or the Evangelical Alliance, as recognised at the point
procedure. Parents(s)/carer(s) of a child who has not been admitted to governors determine places (ie. January) of the year of admission.
the school may appeal against the decision. The panel is appointed Where applicants have been resident outside of Wales during the
by the Diocese of Llandaff and is entirely independent of the school church attendance period, reference to Church in Wales should
and the local authority. Notice of intention to appeal should be sent include other members of the Anglican Communion; Cytûn should
to the school, who will inform the Diocesan Office for Education. include churches/denominations affiliated to other national
member bodies of the World Council of Churches; Evangelical
13. Accuracy of information Alliance should include churches/denominations affiliated to other
Please be aware that if parents/carers are found to have provided national member bodies of the World Evangelical Alliance.
misleading or fraudulent information as part of the application, the 4. The length of time a child has been in weekly/fortnightly
offer of a place will be withdrawn and is likely to lead to the removal attendance at a place of worship is calculated from the date upon
of a place after the child has started at the school. which the Governing Body meet to consider applications (January
of the year of admission).
14. Notes
1. L ooked after children are children who are registered in the care
of the local authority (under section 31 of the Children Act 1989) Reviewed July 2024
or who are provided with accommodation by the local authority
(under section 20 of the Children Act 1989);
2. Sibling is defined as a biological brother or sister, half-brother or
half-sister, adopted brother or sister, step-brother or step-sister
or foster children and who will still be on the school register (of
statutory school age) at the time of admission. Evidence may be
required to verify sibling status;

St Alban’s Catholic Primary School Oversubscription Criteria

Children with a statement for special educational need naming St
Admissions Policy for the Year Commencing September Alban’s Catholic Primary School will be admitted. Where the number
of applicants for admission exceeds the number of places available,
2025/26
places will be awarded to applicants in the under mentioned
categories in the following order of priority, with Looked After and
St Alban’s Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided Catholic Primary
previously Looked After Children will be given priority in each of the
School which operates in the Catholic Community of St Alban’s Parish,
oversubscription categories. In the event of the Governors being
within the overall provision of the Archdiocese of Cardiff. The aim of the
unable to offer all children in a particular oversubscription category a
Governors is to offer Catholic education and ask parents applying for
place will be offered to multiple births and those children living closest
places for their children to support the Catholic character and ethos of
to the school measured by the safest walking route as determined by
the school. St Alban’s Catholic Primary School fully respects the beliefs
the Local Authority.
of parents and children of all denominations and backgrounds. Pupils
at St Alban’s are taught respect and tolerance for others and there is
also provision in the Religious Education programme for learning about Order of priority for admission
different faiths. Applications for admission will be considered against the following
St Alban’s Catholic Primary School will act in accordance with the over-subscription criteria and preference will be given to those
relevant provisions of the statutory Codes of Practice (WAG Admissions children meeting the earlier criteria.
and Appeals 2009) as they apply at any given time to maintained 1.  Looked after Children (LACE - children in the public care) or
schools and with the law on admissions as it applies to maintained previously Looked After children who are baptised as Roman
schools. Catholics or have been formally accepted into the Roman Catholic
Church.
Admission Number 30 2.  
Looked after children (LACE -children in the public care) or
The Governing Body of St Alban’s Catholic Primary School has sole previously Looked After children who are not of the Roman
responsibility for admissions to the school and will admit up to the Catholic Faith.
school’s admission number. 3. Baptised Catholic children of Catholic families, residing within the
The minimum age of entry to the school is 4 years provided that the parish of St Alban’s Catholic Primary School in Splott, Tremorfa,
child’s 5th birthday falls between 01 September and 31 August of that Pengam Green and Windsor Village. (Proof of residence and
academic year. baptismal certificate is required.)
4. Baptised Catholic children of Catholic families who have siblings
in the school at the time the applicant joins the school, residing

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 within the parish of St Alban’s Catholic Primary School in Multiple Birth Children (eg twins/triplets)
Splott, Tremorfa, Pengam Green and Windsor Village. (Proof of If when applying the oversubscription criteria the last child to be
residence and baptismal certificate is required.) admitted is one of a multiple birth the governors will admit the other
5. Catholic children who have been baptised and reside outside sibling(s).
of category 1 and 2 above but within the County of Cardiff.
(Baptismal certificate is required.) The Admission Panel
6. Catholic children who have been baptised and reside outside of The Admissions Panel will meet once per term to discuss applications
category 1 and 2 above but within the County of Cardiff and received. Any successful applicant will start on a date which is
who have siblings in the school at the time of the applicant’s convenient to the school and the applicant’s parent/guardian.
entry to the school. (Baptismal certificate is required.)
7. Christian children from other denominations who have siblings How to Apply
in the school at the time the applicant joins the school, residing Any parent may apply for his/her child to be admitted to the
within the parish of St Alban’s Catholic Primary School in school. Parents applying for a place in the Reception year at the
Splott, Tremorfa, Pengam Green and Windsor Village. Proof of school MUST express a preference for a place in the school on the
residence is required. (Baptismal certificate or a letter from the Council’s School Admission Portal at www.cardiff.gov.uk and ALSO
minister is required.) complete the school’s application form which can be requested
8. Christian children from other denominations who have siblings from the school by contacting the school office on 029 20462915
in the school at the time the applicant joins the school and or by downloading the application form from the school’s website
reside outside of category 1 and 2 above but within the County https://www.stalbansprm.cardiff.sch.uk/ Every application will be
of Cardiff . (Baptismal certificate or a letter from the minister is considered by reference to the policy herein.
required.)
9. Christian children from other denominations, residing within Right of Appeal
the parish of St Alban’s Catholic Primary School in Splott, Where a child is refused entry into school, the Governing Body will
Tremorfa, Pengam Green and Windsor Village. Proof of write to the parents giving full details of why the application was
residence is required. (Baptismal certificate or a letter from the refused, in light of the publishing criteria. Parents have the right of
minister is required.) appeal against the decision to refuse an application. The appeal
10. Christian children from other denominations who reside outside must be forwarded in writing with fourteen days, to the Clerk to the
of category 1 and 2 above but within the County of Cardiff. Governors who will present it to the Appeals Committee.
(Baptismal certificate or a letter from the minister is required.)
11. Non-Christian children who have siblings in the school at the
Waiting List
time of the applicant’s entry, residing within the parish of St
A waiting list will be maintained until 30th September. If an
Alban’s Catholic Primary School in Splott, Tremorfa, Pengam
additional place becomes available the governors will consider those
Green and Windsor Village. Proof of residence is required.
on the waiting list on the basis of published oversubscription criteria
12. Non-Christian children, residing within the parish of St Alban’s
and not on the date the application was received.
Catholic Primary School in Splott, Tremorfa, Pengam Green and
Windsor Village. Proof of residence is required.
Approved by St Alban’s Governing Body Spring Term 2024
13. Non-Christian children who reside outside of category 1 and 2
Fr Sebastian Jones Mrs R Woodward
above but within the County of Cardiff.
Chair of Governors Headteacher

Definition of Siblings
Children who have a sibling on roll at St Alban’s Catholic Primary
School in the September the applicant would begin school. Priority
will be by reference to the youngest sibling in the school, the
youngest commanding the highest degree of priority. Any sibling
connection must be stated on the application form. For admission
purposes a sibling who is the brother/sister, half-brother/sister
(children who share one common parent), step brother/sister where
two children are related by marriage. This definition also includes
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 St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School Residence
* The Governing body will consider the child’s home address to be
Admission Policy 2025-2026 the place where the child permanently resides for the majority of the
school week when the application is made This would normally be the
Agreed by Governing Body: November 2023 same address as the person who has parental responsibility and is
To be reviewed by the Governing Body: September 2024 the main carer. Where the child spends equal time with both parents/
carers, the place of residence will be considered to be the person who
St Bernadette’s Primary School is a Voluntary Aided School and as such receives the child benefit.
the Governors are the Admission Authority.
Children are admitted into Reception Class in the September following REQUIREMENTS
their fourth birthday. Parents/Guardians will be advised to apply for 1. Proof of baptism will be required for categories 1-3 and 5-6.
a place during the Autumn Term prior to the academic year Parents This will be in line with The Archdiocese ‘Eastern Catholic
applying for a place in the Reception Year at the school must express Churches– Guidance for Schools’ document’
a preference for a place at the school on the Council’s School 2. The child’s birth certificate.
Admissions Portal at www.cardiff.gov.uk You are also required to
submit your child’s birth certificate and (if applicable) your child’s Children who are Looked After
Baptism certificate directly to the school office at Bryn Heulog, A looked after child is a child who is looked after by a Local Authority
Pentwyn, Cardiff CF23 7JB for any more information, please contact (LA) in Wales or England in accordance with the Children Act 1989
the school by email at [email protected] or phone the and whom the LA has confirmed will be looked after at the time of the
school direct on 02920 733443. child’s admission to the school.

Please note, if you are a late or an in-year applicant, you will need to Definition of sibling
complete the school’s application form which you can request from Children who have a sibling on roll at St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary
the school office – the contact details are listed above. School in the September the applicant would begin school. Any sibling
connection must be stated on the application form. For admission
Notifying Applicants: Applicants for a Reception place, will be notified purposes a sibling is a child living at the same address who is the
electronically of the result of their application on the offer date set by brother/sister, half-brother/ sister (children who share one common
Cardiff City Council. On receipt of an offer of a place, applicants have parent), step brother/sister where two children are related in marriage.
fifteen school days to accept. Failure to comply will result in the offer This definition also includes adopted or fostered children at the same
being withdrawn. For applications to other year groups or any in-year address.
applications to Reception, you will be contacted by the school office.
Parents/Guardians have the right to express a preference for a school. Multiple births
The preference will be considered individually and complied with If, when applying the oversubscription criteria the last child to be
wherever possible. Welsh Government imposes a statutory, maximum, admitted is one of multiple birth, the Governors will admit the other
infant class size of 30 pupils. sibling(s).
Places are provided for children who due to ALN (Additional Learning
Needs), have been allocated Nursery funding by the Early Years Proximity – Tie Breaker
Assessment Panel or Case Advisory Panel and to those children who If the governing body are unable to admit all applicants who fall into
have a Statement of Special Educational Needs where St Bernadette’s the lowest criterion a tie-breaker will be applied. The governing body
Primary School is clearly named on the statement in accordance with will give priority to children living nearest the school as measured by the
the Education Act 1996. safest walking route (primary school) and will ask the Local Authority
In the event of the school receiving more applications for an age group to calculate this. The Local Authority use the GPS system to calculate
than the number of places available, places will be filled by using the home school distances in miles.
Oversubscription Criteria below.
Late Applications
Oversubscription Criteria: Any applications received after the closing date or remain incomplete
Children who will have siblings on roll at St Bernadette’s Catholic will only be processed after places have been allocated for applications
Primary School in the year the applicant would join the school that were received by the closing date.
will have priority under each oversubscription criteria.
1  Baptised Catholic Children who are Looked After (CLA) or Waiting Lists
previously looked after are given priority in accordance with Where a place has been refused, the applicant will be placed on a
Section 106 of the Education Act 2005 and Education (Admission waiting list until the end of the academic year (31st August) in which
of Looked After Children) (Wales) Regulations 2009: the application is made, at which time a new application may be
2 Baptised Catholic children who reside in Pentwyn and Pontprennau * made. If a place becomes available all applicants on the waiting list
3 Baptised Catholic children who reside outside of category 2 will be considered as detailed in oversubscription criteria
4  Children who are Looked After and previously Looked After A child’s position on the waiting list may change depending on their
children that are not of the faith. priority under the admissions criteria. It is not dependent on the length
5 Christian children from other denominations who reside in the of time on the waiting list.
areas referred to in category 2 (Baptismal certificate or letter from
minister of religion required). In-Year Admissions or Transfer
6 Christian children from other denominations who reside in areas Applicants moving into Cardiff will not automatically be allocated a
outside of those in category 2 (Baptismal certificate or letter from place at the local school. If the school is full, applications will be refused.
minister required). This decision can be appealed. Parents/carers are strongly advised to
7  Other children whose parents have demonstrated a wish for keep their child at their current school until a suitable alternative place
Catholic education at St Bernadette’s. can be found

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Right of Appeal The appeal will be heard by an independent appeal panel. The
Where a child is refused entry to school, the Governing Body will decision of the appeal panel will be made in accordance with the
write to the parents giving full details why the application was Schools Admissions Code on admission appeals and is binding on
refused in light of the published criteria. Parents have the right all parties.
of appeal against the decision to refuse an application. Parents
wishing to appeal must contact the school for details of the appeal
process and an appeal form which must be returned to the school
within 10 working days of the receipt of the decision letter.

St. Cadoc’s Catholic Primary School How to Apply

Any parent may apply for his/her child to be admitted to the school.
Admission Policy Every application will be considered by reference to the policy herein
by an admissions committee of the Governing Body.
September 2025 – August 2026
Parents applying for a place in the reception class in September
2024 must submit their application through the Cardiff Council’s
St. Cadoc’s Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided Catholic
School Admission Portal at www.cardiff.gov.uk. Parents must
School which operates in the Catholic Community of St. Cadoc’s
express a preference for a place in the school on the Council’s
Parish, within the overall provision of the Archdiocese of Cardiff. It is
School Admission Portal.
maintained by Cardiff Local Authority.
Parents/Guardians will be notified of the result of their application in
As parents, one of the most important decisions we make for our
writing by the Governing Body on the offer date of 16th April 2024
child is where to send them to school. We naturally want the best for
unless one of your higher preferences has been offered through the
them. We want them to grow and develop throughout their school
coordinated admissions procedure.
life in a happy and secure environment where they will be nurtured
Parents wishing to make an in-year application for a place at the
and respected as individuals within a strong community.
school should contact the school office for the link for an online
application. If you wish, a facility will be provided at the school for
At St. Cadoc’s Catholic Primary School we believe that faith, life and
you to make an online application.
education grow together. We are driven in all of our actions and
Children with Statements of Additional/ Special Educational Needs
decisions by our Mission Statement, ‘Pray together, learn together,
(ALN) where St Cadoc’s Catholic Primary School is named on the
play together, grow together’.
Statement will be admitted.
If the number of applications received are at or below the school’s
The aim of the Governors is to offer a Catholic education and ask
published admission number (AN) all applicants will be admitted.
parents applying for places for their children to support the Catholic
If numbers of applications exceed the admission number then the
character and ethos of the school. St. Cadoc’s Catholic Primary
following over-subscriptions criteria shall be applied.
School fully respects the beliefs of parents and children of all
denominations and backgrounds. Pupils at St. Cadoc’s are taught
respect and tolerance for others and there is also provision in the Oversubscription Criteria for Admission.
Religious Education programme for learning about different faiths. 1. Children who are looked after or have been previously looked
after.
“At St Cadoc’s Catholic School we acknowledge that in reality the 2. Baptised Catholic children living in St Cadoc’s Parish at the
curriculum as a whole, and every part of it, is religious, since there time of application and living to the North of Newport Road.
is nothing, which does not ultimately, relate to God. The curriculum 3. Children living in St Cadoc’s Parish at the time of application
in all its aspects, but especially its content and delivery, must reflect and living to the North of Newport Road. Priority will be given
Admission Policies

the fact that Christ is the foundation of the whole educational to those applications supported by their Faith leader.
enterprise in a Catholic School.” 4. Children whose parents seek for them to be educated in a
(The Catholic School 1977 Vatican Doc.) Catholic school.
Notes:
The Governing Body of St. Cadoc’s Catholic Primary School will act 1. Applications under criteria 2 must be accompanied by proof of
in accordance with the relevant provisions of the statutory Codes of Baptism.
Practice (Welsh Government Admissions and Appeals 2013) as they 2. Children who have a sibling on roll in the September when the
apply at any given time to maintained schools and with the law on applicant would begin school will be given priority in each of
admissions as it applies to maintained schools. the above categories.

Admission arrangements Confirmation of Baptism

The Governing Body of St. Cadoc’s Catholic Primary School is the Confirmation of Baptism will be required by the provision of a copy
Admissions Authority for this school. The Admission Number is 45 of the baptism certificate from the relevant parish or confirmation
children. This Admission Number applies to the Reception in writing from the current Parish Priest / Minister.
Year and every other year in the school. The minimum age of entry
to the school is 4 years provided that the child’s 5th birthday falls
between the 1st September and 31st August of that academic year.

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 Siblings Children who are looked after children or have been
Children who have a sibling on roll at St. Cadoc’s Catholic Primary previously looked after.
School in the September the applicant would begin school will be given The definition of a Child who is looked after is a child who is in the care
priority in each of the above categories. Priority will be by reference of the Local Authority in accordance with Section 22 of the Children
to the youngest sibling in the school, the youngest commanding the Act 1989. Children who are in the care of the Local Authority (looked
highest degree of priority. after children) or provided with accommodation by them e.g. foster
parents.
Definition of Sibling
Any sibling connection must be stated on the application form. For Late Applications
admission purposes a sibling is a child who is the brother / sister, half Only applications received by the published closing date will be
brother / sister (children who share one common parent), step brother considered in the initial round of allocation of places.
/ sister where two children are related by marriage. This definition also
includes adopted or fostered children living at the same address. Right of Appeal
When a child is refused a place at the school the governing body
Multiple birth children (e.g. twins / triplets etc.) will write to the parent giving full details of why the application was
If when applying the oversubscription criteria the last child to be refused. Parents have a right to appeal this decision. Parents wishing
admitted is one of a multiple birth the governors will admit the other to appeal must contact the school for details of the appeal process and
sibling(s). an appeal form which must be returned to the school within 14 days
of the receipt of the decision letter. The appeal will be heard by an
Proximity independent appeal panel.
If the governing body are unable to admit all applicants who fall into
the lowest criterion a tie-breaker will be applied. The governing body Waiting List
will give priority to children living nearest the school as measured by the Children not offered a place will be placed on a waiting list. The order
safest walking route (primary school) and will ask the Local Authority of priority on the waiting list is the same as the list of criteria for over-
to calculate this. The Local Authority use the GPS system to calculate subscription. No account is taken of the length of time on the waiting
home school distances in miles. list.
If offers of a place are refused then the place will be offered to the first
Residence child on the waiting list. The order of the waiting list will vary as late
Evidence of permanent residence of the child at the time of application applications are received, refused and placed on the waiting list in the
must be supplied. Permanent residence is considered to be the child’s order of the oversubscription criteria.
along with the parent / guardian’s main and genuine principal place The waiting list will be maintained until at least 30th September.
of residence, that is where they are regularly and normally living.
If a child is resident with friends or relatives (for reasons other than Amended, presented and approved by St. Cadoc’s Governing Body
guardianship) the friend or relative’s address will not be considered for September 2023.
allocation purposes. Chair of Governors Headteacher
John Travers Rachael Fisher

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St. Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary 8. *Children of a religious tradition, other than Christian who wish
to receive education at St Cuthbert’s. Each application should be
School supported by a letter or evidence of practice of worship from their
religious leader.
ADMISSION POLICY 2023-24 9.  *Non Baptised children including children of a religious
tradition, other than Christian who wish to receive education
St. Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided Catholic at St Cuthbert’s who have a sibling in the school at the time of
School which operates in the Catholic Community of St. David’s admission.
Cathedral, within the overall provision of the Archdiocese of Cardiff. 10. *Non-Baptised including children of a religious tradition, other
The aim of the Governors is to offer a Catholic education and ask than Christian who wish to receive education at St Cuthbert’s
parents applying for places for their children to support the Catholic children whose parents wish them to be educated in a Catholic
character and ethos of the school. School.
St. Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School fully respects the beliefs of
parents and children of all denominations and backgrounds. Pupils Definition of Sibling
at St. Cuthbert’s are taught respect and tolerance for others and Children who have a sibling on roll at St. Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary
there is also provision in the Religious Education programme for School in the September the applicant would begin school. Priority
learning about different faiths. will be by reference to the youngest sibling in the school, the
youngest commanding the highest degree of priority. Any sibling
St. Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School will act in accordance with connection must be stated on the application form. For admission
the relevant provisions of the statutory Codes of Practice (WAG purposes a sibling is a child who is the brother / sister, half-brother/
Admissions and Appeals 2009) as they apply at any given time to sister (children who share one common parent), step brother / sister
maintained schools and with the law on admissions as it applies to where two children are related by marriage. This definition also
maintained schools. includes adopted or fostered children at the same address.
Applicants will be notified of the result of their application in writing
by the Governing Body on the offer date of ……….., unless you Multiple Birth Children (eg twins/triplets)
have been offered one of your higher preferences through the If when applying the oversubscription criteria the last child admitted
coordinated admissions process is one of multiple-birth then the remaining siblings will be admitted
as excepted children.
Admission Number: 21 per year group
The Governing Body of St. Cuthbert’s Catholic School has sole Medical and Social Reasons
responsibility for admissions to the school and will admit up to the If an application is received under Medical or Social reasons the
school’s admission number. application must be supported with a letter from a professional
The minimum age of entry to the school is 4 years provided that consultant.
the child’s 5th birthday falls between the 1st September and 31st
August of that academic year.
The Admission Panel
The Admissions Panel will meet once per term or as needed to
Oversubscription Criteria discuss in year applications received. Any successful applicant will
Children with an SEN statement naming St Cuthbert’s Catholic then be invited to commence at an agreed date. An application
Primary School will be admitted. Where the number of applicants may be considered by holding an extra ordinary meeting, allowing
for admission exceeds the number of places available, places will admittance to follow.
be awarded to Applicants in the under mentioned categories in the
following order of priority, with Looked After and previously Looked
How to Apply
After Children being given priority in each of the oversubscription
Any parent may apply for his/her child to be admitted to the school.
categories. In the event of the Governors being unable to offer
Parents applying for a place in Reception Year at the school must
all children in a particular oversubscription category a place then
express a preference for a place at the school on the Council’s
places will offered to multiple births and those children living closest
School Admissions Portal at www.cardiff.gov.uk Every application
to the school measured from the school gates at Letton Road by the
will be considered by reference to the policy herein.
Admission Policies

safest walking route as determined by the Local Authority.

1. Baptised Catholic children living in the parish of St David’s Right of Appeal

Cathedral who have siblings in the school at the time of admission Where a child is refused entry to school, the Governing Body will
2. Baptised Catholic children living in the parish of St David’s write to the parents giving full details of why the application was
Cathedral refused, in light of the published criteria. Parents have the right of
3. The baptised Catholic children living outside the parish of St appeal against the decision to refuse an application. The intention
David’s Cathedral who have a sibling in the school at the time of to appeal must be forwarded in writing within fourteen days of the
admission refusal letter, to the Clerk to the Governors who will present it to the
4. The baptised Catholic children living outside the parish of St Independent Appeals Committee.
David’s Cathedral
5. Children from other Christian faiths who have a sibling in the Waiting List
school at the time of admission. A waiting list will be maintained until 30th September. If an
Proof of baptism will be required in each of the above categories. additional place becomes available the governors will consider those
6. Children from other Christian faiths who have who have a sibling on the waiting list on the basis of the published oversubscription
in the school at the time of admission. criteria and not on the date the application was received.
7. Children from other Christian faiths whose parents wish them to
have a Catholic Education. Each application should be supported Mrs Clare Price Mrs Bernadette Brooks
by a letter or evidence of practice of worship from their religious Acting Chair of Governors Headteacher
leader.
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 Saint David’s CIW Primary School (THE Parents whose application to reception has been unsuccessful have
the right to appeal. To exercise that right, the appeal must be made
SAINTS FEDERATION) in writing to the Clerk to the Governors within 15 school days of
receiving notification of an unsuccessful application. The appeal will be
Admission Policy 2025/26 considered by an independent Admission Appeal Panel, administered
by the Monmouth Diocesan Board of Education, according to the
Welsh Assembly Government’s Code of Practice on School Admission
Admissions Policy
Appeals. There is no appeal procedure for applications to Nursery as
Thank you for registering interest in your child joining ‘The Saints
this is non-statutory education.
Federation’ in September 2025. The Saints Federation consists of two
CIW Primary Schools; All Saints’ CIW Primary serves the community
Following the allocation of places, children whose application has been
of the Llanedeyrn area and St David’s Church in Wales Primary School
unsuccessful will be placed on a waiting list until the 30th September
serves the community of Pentwyn area.
in the school year in which they apply. Thereafter, the parents should
make a fresh application for admission directly with the school. If
The law requires the Governing Body to publish its arrangements for
additional places become available while the waiting list is in operation,
the admissions of pupils to All Saints and St David’s Church in Wales
they must be allocated to children on the waiting list based on the
Primary Schools within the Saints Federation. The Standard Number for
published oversubscription criteria.
each School admission is 30 pupils in each year.
Waiting lists must not give priority to children based on the date the
For those parents who do not know our schools, you are very welcome
application was added to the list. For example, if a child moves to an
to visit the school before making an application. Please contact your
area outside the normal admissions round and has higher priority
chosen school office if you would like to arrange a visit.
under the oversubscription criteria, they must be ranked above those
All Saints’ contact details are, 02920735106 or allsaintsprm@
with lower priority already on the list. Parents who wish to discuss
cardiff.gov.uk . St David’s contact details are 02920734308 or email
position on a waiting list can ring the school.
[email protected]
Applications for a place in any year group, at any time of year (e.g.
ADMISSIONS POLICY AND GUIDANCE FOR 2024/25
families who have moved into the area) will be considered in the light
Both All Saints and St David’s Church in Wales Primary Schools are
of available places and placed on the waiting list as appropriate. The
voluntary aided co-educational day schools and one of our foremost
Governing Body has a duty to prioritise admission of children Looked
aims is to provide a Christian education in accordance with the
After or previously Looked After by the Local Authority or provided with
teachings of the Church in Wales. Placements in the schools are
accommodation by them (e.g. children with foster parents) (Section
awarded at the discretion of the Governing Body who review their
22 of the Children Act 1989). Priority will also be given to children with
admissions policy annually.
a Statement of Special Educational Needs or note in lieu where the
school has been named, including Children with enhanced nursery
The planned admission number is the number of pupils that the
funding from the Case Advisory Panel at the date of application.
Governing Body will admit to a year group in the both schools. The
Priority may be given to applications for children with a significant
planned admission number for each school is 30. In addition, there are
medical condition which can be supported by documentary evidence
54 part-time places in the Nursery at St David’s CIW Primary.
from a Medical Consultant or Social Worker.
Children are admitted into either school in the autumn term of the
All children whose parents wish them to attend the school will be
academic year in which they turn five. Nursery places at St David’s are
admitted provided the number seeking admission does not exceed the
awarded in the autumn term of the academic year in which they turn
places available.
four. (The academic year runs from 1st September to 31st August.)
In the event that the number of applications exceeds the school’s
Applications for Nursery places should be submitted directly to St
standard number, the applications shall be determined in accordance
David’s school in line with the Local Authority admission dates which
with the following criteria. Places will be offered to those in Category 1,
are agreed and published annually. These dates are available on our
any remaining places to those in Category 2, then Category 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
school website.
and then finally to any other applicants in Category 8.
As in all schools, children who are admitted into St David’s
Where the Admissions Committee is unable to offer a place for all
nursery classes will not have an automatic right of admission to
children within any category because the admission number would be
full time education (reception class) in our schools.
exceeded, places will be allocated to those applicants who fall within
any one of the categories listed in the following priority:
Parents applying for a place in reception at either school, must express
• Children who have a brother or sister (including step-brother/step-
a preference for a place at the school via the council’s school’s
sister living in the same house) attending the school at the time,
admissions portal at www.cardiff.gov.uk by the deadline set by the
would be admitted were their application to be successful, followed
Local Authority.
by
• Those who live nearest to the school. Proximity is measured by
Support from parish priests and ministers will be sought by the school
calculating the shortest walking distance from the school postcode
and the Admissions panel of the Governing Body will meet if there are
to the home postcode as measured by RAC Route Planner (Walking).
more applications than places available.
The Admissions Committee will use the school’s main postcodes, St
Applicants will be notified of the result of their application in writing
David’s postcode is CF23 7ED and All Saints’ postcode is CF239LF.
by the Local Authority on the offer date of, 16th April 2025, unless
For the purposes of this exercise, the ‘home address’ for children
you have been offered one of your higher preferences through the
whose parents do not live at the same address is the address where
coordinated admission process.
the child will spend the majority of the school week (i.e. at least 3
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Applications for any year group, at any time in the year (e.g. where the denomination is in communion with the Church in
families who have recently moved home) will be considered by the Wales and whose long term participation can be substantiated
Admissions Committee in accordance with the School’s Policy and by a senior representative of that faith organization, and whose
oversubscription criteria. families wish their child to be educated in a Church in Wales
School.
School Oversubscription criteria
1. Children who are “looked after” by a local authority, and/or has 7. Children living with parent(s) or guardian(s) within the Cyncoed
a statement issued by the local authority, must be admitted to ministry area
the school.
8. 
Children whose parent(s) or guardian(s) are applying for
2. Children who, with their parent(s) or guardian(s), are practising admission for other reasons.
Church in Wales Anglicans living within the Cyncoed ministry area
and attend church weekly, or fortnightly for at least two years. Provided always that the Governing Body reserves the right to
depart from these criteria if there is compelling evidence that the
3. Children who, with their parent(s) or guardian(s), are practising welfare of a child will be seriously prejudiced if the child is not
Church in Wales Anglicans living within the Monmouth or admitted to the school.
Llandaff diocese area, and attend church weekly, or fortnightly
for at least two years. When considering applications from parent(s) or guardian(s)
of children seeking admission on grounds of social or medical
4. Children who, with their parent(s) or guardian(s), are in weekly needs, the school may consult with the Special Educational Needs
or fortnightly attendance of Churches, that are members of Co-coordinator, Headteacher and Local Education Authority as
Churches together in Wales (Cytun) (Churches Together in Britain appropriate.
and Ireland (CTBI) if recently moved to Wales) or The Evangelical
Alliance or children who attend churches that are members of Criteria for categories 2, 3, 4 and 6 will be determined strictly in the
Churches together in Wales (Cytun) (Churches Together in Britain light of the signed recommendation from the incumbent or priest-
and Ireland (CTBI) if recently moved to Wales) or The Evangelical in-charge of the church concerned.
Alliance alone or in the company of other practicing worshippers
and have done so for at least two years prior to the closing date Firm offers of places for the September 2025 intake will be sent to
for applications. This includes Presbyterian Church of Wales; parents by Wednesday, 16 April 2025. Appeals against the School’s
the Chinese Christian Church; the Union of Welsh Independent decision not to admit
Churches; Baptist Union of Wales; the Methodist Church; a child should be sent to the Clerk of the Governors, c/o the school,
the United Reformed Church; Covenanted Baptist Churches; within 15 school days of the date on the letter of refusal and will
the Salvation Army; the Roman Catholic; the Congregational thereafter be considered by an Independent Appeal Committee.
Federation of Churches; Religious Society of Friends and Orthodox
Church. Churches must be members of Cytun or The Evangelical N.B Nursery Education is not compulsory, and parents have
Alliance as at the closing date for applications to the School, and no right of appeal, if their application for a Nursery place is
attend church weekly, or fortnightly for at least two years unsuccessful.

5. Children who have a brother or sister, including step-brother/step- Applicability of this policy:
sister living in the same house, attending the school at the time New versions of this admissions and over-subscription policy shall
they would be admitted were their application to be successful. be effective from 1st September 2025 (start of the new academic
year) after formal adoption by the full Governing Body.
6. Children who, with their parent(s) or guardian(s), are in weekly/ This is in order to ensure parents of applicant children have sufficient
fortnightly attendance of any Christian denomination, or other notice of the over-subscription policy when selecting a school.
World Faith, that does not fall into categories 1 to 4 above and Admission Policies

St. Fagans Church in Wales Primary planned admission number for this school is 30. In addition, there
are 32 part-time places in the Nursery.
School
Children are admitted to the school in the Autumn term in the year
Admissions Policy and Guidance for September 2025 in which they are FIVE. Nursery places are awarded in the Autumn
term of the year in which they are FOUR, however a placement in
St Fagans Church in Wales Primary School is a voluntary aided co- the nursery class does not guarantee a place in the main body
educational day school and one of its foremost aims is to provide a of the school as there is a second application process for Reception,
Christian education in accordance with the teachings of the Church as in all schools
in Wales. Placements in the school are awarded at the discretion of
the Governing Body who review their admissions policy annually. Nursery applications must be made via the school.

The planned admission number is the number of pupils that Parents applying for a place in Reception Year at the school must
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 School Admissions Portal at www.cardiff.gov.uk School Oversubscription criteria
1 Looked After or previously Looked After Children or provided with
Support from parish priests and ministers will be sought by the school. accommodation by the Local Authority stated above; NB. Since
Please contact the vicar or minister of your church to inform them that this policy has been agreed the Local Authority have changed the
you are applying for a place at St Fagans CW Primary School and ask way they fund ALN (SEN) in schools. This means that there is no
permission to use them as a reference. longer enhanced funding linked to IDP’s. therefore this part of the
criteria 1 can no longer be applied. The change was made after
The Admissions Panel of the Governing Body will meet if there are more the consultation period for this policy had closed.
applications than places available. Late applications will be considered 2 Parish children who attend an Anglican church with their parents on
after applications that have been received on time. Only exceptional the majority of Sundays and whose parents have been at the heart
circumstances (e.g., serious illness or major incident) would allow a late of the church long term, as substantiated by their parish priest.
application to be considered in the first round of admissions. 3 Children with siblings attending the school at the date of enrolment.
4 Parish children of another Christian Church for whom there is no
Applicants will be notified of the result of their application in writing by alternative denominational education provision, who attend with
the Governing Body on the offer date of XXXXXXXX unless you have their parents on the majority of Sundays and whose parents have
been offered one of your higher preferences through the coordinated been at the heart of the church long term, as substantiated by
admissions process. their minister.
5 Parish children who attend a Christian Church with their parents
Parents whose application to Reception has been unsuccessful have on the majority of Sundays and whose parents have been at the
the right to appeal. To exercise that right, the appeal must be made in heart of the church long term, who do not meet the criteria above.
writing to the Clerk to the Governors within 15 school days of receiving (This will also include formally constituted Churches such as Bethel
notification of an unsuccessful application. The appeal will be and Immanuel Presbyterian Churches.)
considered by an independent Admission Appeal Panel, administered 6 Proximity to school, measured as the safest walking route as
by the Llandaff Diocesan Board of Education, according to the Welsh advised by Cardiff Council.
Assembly Government’s Code of Practice on School Admission
Appeals. There is no appeal procedure for applications to Nursery as NB: Multiple births will be prioritised in each criterion.
this is non-statutory education.
Definitions
Following the allocation of places, children whose application has been The determination of being at the heart of the church is made by
unsuccessful will be put on a waiting list until the 30th September in the reference to the application form and support letter from parish priests
school year in which they apply. Thereafter the parents should make a or ministers. It will include involvement in Church life (not just the
fresh application for admission. If additional places become available Church services) and an active contribution to the life, work and witness
while the waiting list is in operation, they must be allocated to children of the Church.
on the waiting list on the basis of the published oversubscription
criteria. Waiting lists must not give priority to children based on the Long term participation will indicate a period of at least two years and
date the application was added to the list. For example, if a child on-going.
moves to an area outside the normal admissions round and has higher
priority under the oversubscription criteria, they must be ranked above Parish children are children whose ordinary place of residence is
those with lower priority already on the list. Parents who wish to discuss within the parishes of St. Fagans and Michaelston-super-Ely, Glan Ely
position on a waiting list can ring the school. and Caerau with Ely. The child’s ordinary place of residence will be
deemed to be a residential property at which the person or persons
Any ‘in-year’ applications must be made via the school (e.g. families with parental responsibility for the child resides at the closing date
who have moved into the area). Applications for a place in any year for receiving applications for admission to the school. Where parental
group, at any time of year will be considered in light of available places responsibility is held by more than one person and those persons reside
at the time the admissions panel meet. in separate properties, the child’s ordinary place of residence will be
deemed to be that property at which the child resides for the greater
The Governing Body has a duty to prioritise admission of children part of the week, including weekends.
Looked After or previously Looked After by the Local Authority, or
provided with accommodation by them (e.g., children with foster Another Christian Church will be a subscriber to the Covenanted
parents) (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989). Priority will also be Churches in Wales, and/or Members of Cytun and/or members of the
given to children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or Evangelical Alliance Wales.
an Individual Development Plan (IDP) or note in lieu where the school
has been named, including Children with enhanced Early Years funding Alternative denomination educational provision is presently
from the Case Advisory Panel at the date of application. Priority may be available for members of The Roman Catholic Church.
given to applications for children with a significant medical condition For the sibling criteria to be applicable one of the following conditions
which can be supported by documentary evidence from a Medical must exist:
Consultant or Social Worker giving detailed reasons why the child • a brother and / or sister is to be permanently resident at the same
should be admitted to St Fagans CW Primary School. address.
• a stepbrother and / or stepsister (including half brother / sisters) is to
If the number of remaining applications exceeds the available pupil be permanently resident at the same address.
places, the Governing Body will admit children whose applications • where children are related by virtue of their parents being married,
satisfy the over-subscription criteria in the following order: - co-habiting or in a civil partnership. This definition also includes
adopted or fostered children living at the same address.

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St Francis R.C. Primary School
Requirements
Admissions Policy 2025-2026 Confirmation of Baptism will be required for categories 1-3 and 5 by
the provision of a copy of the baptism certificate from the relevant
parish or confirmation in writing from the current Parish Priest/
Admission arrangements
Minister.
St Francis R.C. Primary School is a Voluntary Aided School. The
Governing Body of St. Francis RC Primary School is the Admissions
The child’s birth certificate.
Authority for this school. The Admission number is 55 children. This
Admission number applies to the Reception year and every other
Evidence of permanent residence must be supplied. This needs to
year in the school. The minimum age of entry to the school is 4
be a current Council Tax form with the correct postal address or
years provided that the child’s 5th birthday falls between the 1st
equivalent documentation e.g. a child benefit statement. NB – utility
September and 31st August of that academic year.
bills will not be accepted. The home address is considered to be the
child’s along with the parent’s main and genuine principal place of
How to Apply residence on the published date i.e. where they are normally and
regularly living.
Applying for Reception
Parents/Guardians applying for a place in the Reception Year at the
In–Year Admissions
school must complete the school’s application form which you can
Nursery, In-year or late applications
request from the school office at [email protected] or
Parents applying for a place at St Francis R.C Primary must
phone the school direct on 02920 591666.
complete the school’s application form which you can request
from the school office at [email protected] phone the
Parents/Guardians must also express a preference for a place at the
school direct on 02920 591666. Applicants will be notified of the
school on the Council’s School Admissions Portal at www.cardiff.
result of their application in writing by the Governing Body.
gov.uk Applicants will be notified of the result of their application
In the event of the school receiving more applications for an age
on the offer date set by Cardiff City Council.
group than the number of places available, places will be filled by
using the Oversubscription Criteria above.
If you are a late applicant, you will need to complete the school’s
application form which you can request from the school office –
the contact details are listed above. Guidance Notes:

Parents/Guardians have the right to express a preference for a Siblings

school. The preference will be considered individually and complied Children, who have a sibling on roll at St. Francis RC Primary School
with wherever possible. Welsh Government imposes a statutory, in the September the applicant would begin school, will be given
maximum, infant class size of 30 pupils. Places are provided for priority in each of the above categories. Priority will be by reference
children who due to ALN (Additional Learning Needs), have been to the youngest sibling in the school, the youngest commanding the
allocated Nursery funding by the Early Years Assessment Panel or highest degree of priority.
Case Advisory Panel and to those children who have a Statement
of Special Educational Needs where St Francis R.C. Primary School is Definition of Sibling
clearly named on the statement in accordance with the Education Any sibling connection must be stated on the application form.
Act 1996. For admission purposes a sibling is a child who is the brother/sister,
half-brother/sister (children who share one common parent), step
Any parent may apply for his/her child to be admitted to the school. brother/sister where two children are related by marriage. This
Every application will be considered by reference to the policy herein definition also includes adopted or fostered children living at the
by an admissions committee of the Governing Body. same address.

If numbers of applications exceed the admission number then the Multiple birth children (e.g. twins / triplets etc.)
following over-subscriptions criteria shall be applied. If when applying the oversubscription criteria the last child to be
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admitted is one of a multiple birth the governors will admit the

other sibling(s).
Oversubscription Criteria for Admission.
1. Baptised Catholic looked after children and previously looked
Proximity
after children.
Where it is possible to admit some, but not all of the children who
2. Baptised Catholic children living in St. Francis’ Parish and St
fall within one particular category within the Oversubscription
Clare’s Parish, Ely.
Criteria, preference will be given to those children whose homes are
3. Baptised Catholic children of neighbouring parishes.
within the shortest safe walking distance to the main entrance of
Confirmation of Baptism will be required in each of the above
the school and the council will calculate this.
categories.
4. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children of
Looked After Children / previously Looked After Children
other Christian or Non-Christian faiths.
The definition of a Looked After Child is a child who is looked after
5. Children from other Christian faiths whose parents wish them
by the Local Authority in accordance with Section 22 of the Children
to have a Catholic education. Each application should be
Act 1989. Children who are in the care of the Local Authority
supported by a letter or evidence of practice of worship from
(Looked After Children) or provided with accommodation by them
their religious leader.
e.g. foster parents.
6. Non-Christian children whose parents wish them to be
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 Late Applications Right of Appeal
Only applications received by the published closing date will be When a child is refused a place at the school the Governing Body
considered in the initial round of allocation of places. will write to the parent giving full details of why the application was
refused. Parents have a right to appeal this decision. Parents wishing to
Waiting List appeal must contact the school for details of the appeal process and
Children not offered a place will be placed on a waiting list. The order request an appeal form which must be returned to the school within 10
of priority on the waiting list is the same as the list of criteria for over- working days of the receipt of the decision letter.
subscription. No account is taken of the length of time on the waiting The appeal will be heard by an independent appeal panel.
list.
If offers of a place are refused then the place will be offered to the first Amended, presented and approved by St Francis R.C Primary School
child on the waiting list. The order of the waiting list will vary as late Governing Body.
applications are received, refused and placed on the waiting list in the
order of the oversubscription criteria. The waiting list will be maintained
until 30 September.

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St John Lloyd RC Primary School 4. 
but residing in the County of Cardiff.
Baptised Catholic children residing outside the County of
Cardiff.
Admission policy 2025-2026 5. Children baptised into other Christian denominations who
reside in the areas referred to in Category 1. Priority will not be
A place of EXCELLENCE where children can achieve their full
given to applications in this category unless an accompanying
potential in their Academic, Creative, Personal, Moral and Spiritual
letter is provided confirming baptism.
Development with God at THEIR side St. John Lloyd Catholic
6. Children baptised into other Christian denominations who
Primary School is a voluntary aided Catholic School which operates
reside in areas other than referred to in Category 1. Priority
in the Catholic Community of St. John Lloyd and Blessed Sacrament
will not be given to applications in this category unless an
Parish, within the overall provision of the Archdiocese of Cardiff.
accompanying letter is provided confirming baptism
7. Non-baptised children who have siblings in the school
The aim of the Governors is to offer a Catholic education and ask
8. Non-baptised children including children of other faiths, who
parents applying for places for their children to support the Catholic
seek a Catholic education
character and ethos of the school. St. John Lloyd Catholic Primary
School fully respects the beliefs of parents and children of all
Definition of Sibling
denominations and backgrounds. Pupils at St. John Lloyd are taught
Children who have a sibling on roll at St. John Lloyd Catholic Primary
respect and tolerance for others and there is also provision in the
School in the September the applicant would begin school. Priority
Religious Education programme for learning about different faiths.
will be by reference to the youngest sibling in the school, the
youngest commanding the highest degree of priority. Any sibling
St. John Lloyd Catholic Primary School will act in accordance with
connection must be stated on the application form. For admission
the relevant provisions of the statutory Codes of Practice (WAG
purposes a sibling is a child who is the brother / sister, half-brother/
Admissions and Appeals 2009) as they apply at any given time to
sister (children who share one common parent), step brother / sister
maintained schools and with the law on admissions as it applies to
where two children are related by marriage.
maintained schools.
This definition also includes adopted or fostered children at the
same address. Multiple Birth Children (e.g. twins/triplets if when
Admission Number: 45
applying the oversubscription criteria, the last child to be admitted is
The Governing Body of St. John Lloyd Catholic School has sole
one of a multiple birth the governors will admit the other sibling(s).
responsibility for admissions to the school and will admit up to
the school’s admission number. The minimum age of entry to the
school is 4 years provided that the child’s 5th birthday falls between The Admission Panel
the 1st September and 31st August of that academic year. The Admissions Panel will meet once per term to discuss
applications received. Any successful applicant will then be invited
Please note that admission into nursery does not guarantee a full to commence at the start of the following half term. An application
-time place in Reception. may be considered by holding an extra ordinary meeting, allowing
admittance to follow.
Oversubscription Criteria
Children with a SEN/ ALN statement/IDP naming St John Lloyd How to Apply
Catholic Primary School will be admitted. Any parent may apply for his/her child to be admitted to the school.
Where the number of applicants for admission exceeds the number A form of application can be obtained from the School Office. Every
of places available, places will be awarded to applicants in the under application will be considered by reference to the policy herein.
mentioned categories in the following order of priority, with Looked
After and previously Looked After Children being given priority in Right of Appeal
each of the oversubscription categories. Where a child is refused entry to school, the Governing Body will
In the event of the Governors being unable to offer all children in write to the parents giving full details of why the application was
a particular oversubscription category a place then places will be refused, in light of the published criteria. Parents have the right of
offered to multiple births and those children living closest to the appeal against the decision to refuse an application. The intention
school measured from the school gates at Brynbala Way by the to appeal must be forwarded in writing within fourteen days of the
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safest walking route as determined by the Local Authority. refusal letter, to the Clerk to the Governors who will present it to the
Independent Appeals Committee.
Oversubscription Criteria
(**Confirmation of Baptism will be required for categories 1b Waiting List
to 4.) A waiting list will be maintained until 30th September. If an
1a. Children who are in the care of the Local Authority (looked additional place becomes available the governors will consider those
after children) or provided with accommodation by them e.g. on the waiting list on the basis of the published oversubscription
foster parents (section106 of the Education Act 2005, All Wales criteria and not on the date the application was received.
Education regulations 2009)
1b. Baptised Catholic children whose families are residing in the
parishes of St John Lloyd & Blessed Sacrament. Sr. Marie de Montfort Mrs C Hart
1c. Pupils with Statements of Additional/ Special Educational
Chair of Governors Headteacher
Needs where St John Lloyd Primary School is named on the
Statement will automatically be admitted.
2. Baptised Catholic children with a sibling currently in the school.
3. Baptised Catholic children not in either of the above categories

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 St Joseph’s Primary School REQUIREMENTS
1. Proof of baptism will be required for categories 1-3 and 5-6.
2. The child’s birth certificate.
Admission Policy 2025-2026  *Evidence of permanent residence of the child at time of
application must be supplied. This needs to be a current Council Tax
St Joseph’s Primary School is a Voluntary Aided School and as such the
form with the correct postal address or equivalent documentation
Governors are the Admission Authority. Children are admitted into
e.g. a child benefit statement or tenancy agreement. NB – utility
Reception Class in the September following their fourth birthday.
bills will not be accepted.
The home address is considered to be the child’s along with the
Parents/Guardians will be advised to apply for a place during the
parent’s main and genuine principal place of residence on the
Autumn Term prior to the academic year their child is due to start
published date i.e. where they are normally and regularly living
Reception.
Tie breaker
Parents/Guardians applying for a place in the Reception Year at the
If the governing body are unable to admit all applicants who fall into
school must complete the school’s application form which you can
the lowest criterion a tie-breaker will be applied. The governing body give
request from the school office at [email protected] or
priority to children living nearest the school as measured by the safest
phone the school direct on 02920 621625.
walking route and will ask the Council to calculate this. The Council uses
a Geographical Information System (GIS) to calculate home to school
Parents/Guardians must also express a preference for a place at
distances in miles. The safest walking route is calculated using Ordnance
the school on the Council’s School Admissions Portal at www.
Survey (OS) customised route data from an applicant’s home address to
cardiff.gov.uk
the nearest open school gate. The co-ordinates of an applicant’s home
address are determined using the Local Land and Property Gazetteer
Applicants will be notified of the result of their application in writing by
(LLPG) AND OS Address Point Data. Cardiff Council has developed a
the Governing Body on the offer date, unless you have been offered
computerised walking route network based on the Local Authority Road
one of your higher preferences through the coordinated admissions
Safety Officers Association (LARSOA) criteria and this is used to ensure
process.
that every pupil is assessed as consistently as possible.
Parents/Guardians have the right to express a preference for a school.
The preference will be considered individually and complied with Children who are Looked After
wherever possible. Welsh Government imposes a statutory, maximum, A looked after child is a child who is looked after by a Local Authority
infant class size of 30 pupils. (LA) in Wales or England in accordance with the Children Act 1989 and
whom the LA has confirmed will be looked after at the time of child’s
Places are provided for children who due to ALN (Additional Learning admission to the school.
Needs), have been allocated Nursery funding by the Early Years
Assessment Panel or Case Advisory Panel and to those children who Definition of sibling
have a Statement of Special Educational Needs where St Joseph’s Children who have a sibling on roll at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary
Primary School is clearly named on the statement in accordance with School in the September the applicant would begin school. Any sibling
the Education Act 1996. connection must be stated on the application form. For admission
purposes a sibling is a child living at the same address who is the brother/
In the event of the school receiving more applications for an age group sister, half brother/ sister (children who share one common parent), step
than the number of places available, places will be filled by using the brother/sister where two children are related in marriage. This definition
Oversubscription Criteria below. also includes adopted or fostered children at the same address.

Oversubscription Criteria: Multiple births

Children who will have siblings on roll at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary If, when applying the oversubscription criteria, the last child to be admitted
School in the year the applicant would join the school will have priority is one of multiple birth, the Governors will admit the other sibling(s).
under each oversubscription criteria.
Waiting Lists
1  Baptised Catholic Children who are Looked After (CLA) or Where a place has been refused, the applicant will be placed on a
previously looked after are given priority in accordance with waiting list and when a place becomes available it will be allocated by
Section 106 of the Education Act 2005 and Education (Admission the application of oversubscription criteria not length of time on the
of Looked After Children) (Wales) Regulations 2009: waiting list.
2 Baptised Catholic children who reside in St Joseph’s Parish
3 Baptised Catholic children who reside outside of category 2 Right of Appeal
4 Children who are Looked After and previously looked after children Where a child is refused entry to school, the Governing Body will write
that are not of the faith. to the parents giving full details why the application was refused in
5 Christian children from other denominations who reside in the light of the published criteria. Parents have the right of appeal against
areas referred to in category 2 (Baptismal certificate or letter from the decision to refuse an application. Parents wishing to appeal must
minister of religion required). contact the school for details of the appeal process and an appeal form
6 Christian children from other denominations who reside in areas which must be returned to the school within 10 working days of the
outside of those in category 2 receipt of the decision letter.
(Baptismal certificate or letter from minister required).
7  Other children whose parents have demonstrated a wish for The appeal will be heard by an independent appeal panel. The decision
Catholic education at St Joseph’s. of the appeal panel will be made in accordance with the Schools
Admissions Code on admission appeals and is binding on all parties.

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St Mary the Virgin Church in Wales 2.6 The school offers 80 part time Nursery Places, with 40 morning
and 40 afternoon places.
Primary School
Procedure for Admission
Admissions Policy September 2025 – July 2026 3.1 Parent(s)/carer(s) applying for a place at the school must
express a preference for a place at the school on the Council’s
Introduction School Admissions Portal at www.cardiff.gov.uk
1.1  T
 his policy refers to the admissions in September 2025 to St
Mary the Virgin Church in Wales Primary School. 3. Oversubscription.
If the school is oversubscribed, the following criteria will be applied:
1.2  Parents applying for a place at the school must express a The governors offer 60 Places in each foundation phase year group
preference for that place on the Council’s School Admissions and 30 places for KS2 classes.
Portal at www.cardiff.gov.uk
If there are more than 60 applications received for Reception, Year
1.3  A
 pplicants for the Reception class will be notified of the result 1 and Year 2, and 30 applications received for Years 3 – 6 , the
of their application in writing by The Governing Body on the governors will offer places using the following criteria in the order
offer date determined by the local authority, unless you have stated.
been offered one of your higher preferences through the
coordinated admissions process. Children living closest to the school would be prioritised within each
criterion.
1.4 Applications to Nursery class: 1. Looked after or previously looked after children (as defined by
the Welsh Government School Admissions Code (005/2013).
1.4.1  Children are entitled to a part-time nursery place from the start 2. Children with specific learning or medical needs where St Mary
of the term following their third (3rd) birthday. Regulation 4 the Virgin Church in Wales Primary School is named as the
of the Wales Education Regulations (Nursery Education and most appropriate setting; or children with compelling social
Early Years Development and Childcare Plans) states that: grounds for their admission. Where preferences exceed places
available, criteria 3 – 4 will then be applied in order to decide
1.4.1.1 C
 hildren born between April 1st and the end of the Summer which other children are admitted.
term can take up a school place at the start of the Autumn 3. Children of Church in Wales families, or those belonging to
term another Christian denomination , who are active and practising
at the heart of their faith community. Evidence may be
1.4.1.2 C
 hildren born between September 1st and the end of the requested.
Autumn term can take up a school place at the start of the 4.  Children whose families have a regular and practising
Winter term commitment within their own faith (as recognised by the
Interfaith Council for Wales) and specifically wish their children
1.4.1.3 C
 hildren born between January 1st and the end of the to be educated in a school with a distinctive Christian character,
Spring term can take up a school place at the start of the where faith and values are celebrated. Evidence may be
Summer term requested.
5. Children who are permanently resident within the defined
2. About our School catchment area of the school on the published closing date for
2.1 St Mary the Virgin Church in Wales Primary School is a Voluntary receipt of preference forms: evidence of permanent residence
Aided Church in Wales Primary School. of the child must be supplied if required .
6. Children who have a sibling of statutory school age who will
2.2 Recognising the school’s Christian foundation, the importance be on roll when they are admitted. In considering siblings, first
of its ethos and character as well as its core values, St Mary the priority will be given to applications from multiple birth siblings.
Virgin Church in Wales Primary School maintains faith at the 7. In determining applications for admission in respect of other
heart of the school’s life, alongside a commitment to provide a children, the Governing Body gives priority to children living
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setting where people of all faiths and none are valued equally. nearest to the school as measured by the shortest practicable
It is in this context that the human journey of faith is seen as walking route. The school makes use of Cardiff Council’s
something to be celebrated as part of the rich and diverse Geographical Information System (GIS) to calculate home to
heritage of Butetown, Cardiff and contemporary Wales. school distance in miles to the nearest two decimal places.

2.3 This policy recognises that the school draws its pupils from a 4. Appeals Procedure
variety of backgrounds, including: 4.1 In accordance with the requirements of the Schools Standards
• Families who are active and practising members of the and Framework Act 1998, the Governing Body has established
Church in Wales; an Appeals Procedure.
• Families who are members of other Christian denominations;
• Families of other faiths who support the ethos and character 4.2 Parent(s)/carer(s) of a child who has not been admitted to the
of the school; school may appeal against the decision.
• F amilies living in the local community.
4.3 The panel is appointed by the Diocese of Llandaff and is
2.4 The school offers 60 places in each Reception, Year 1 and Year entirely independent of the School and the Local Authority.
2 class groups.
4.4 Notice of intention to appeal should be sent to the Clerk to the
2.5 The school offers 30 places in year groups 3 – 6 . Governors, c/o the school.

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 St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School Where St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School is named on a child’s
statement of educational need, the Admissions Committee has a duty
to admit the child to the school before the over-subscription criteria is
Admissions Policy 2025-26 applied against applications received.
Admissions Policy and Oversubscription Criteria
In each category below:
Indicated Admission number 30
• Priority will next be given to the siblings of those pupils who will
School Capacity Number 272
be registered at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School at the time the
child is to be admitted.
St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided Catholic School
which operates in the Catholic Community of St. Mary’s Parish, within
The Oversubscription Criteria are as follows:
the Archdiocese of Cardiff and Cardiff Council Local Authority.
1.  Looked after Children (LAC - children in the public care) or
previously Looked After Children who are baptised as Roman
We provide a Catholic education which permeates every aspect of
Catholics or have been formally accepted into the Roman Catholic
school life at St. Mary’s. All of our actions and decisions are made in
Church.
line with our school Mission Statement:
2. Children who are baptised as Roman Catholics, or have been
formally accepted into the Roman Catholic Church, who
“In Jesus’ footsteps we learn, love and grow together to be the best
permanently reside in the catchment area*.
that we can be.”
3. Children who are baptised as Roman Catholics, or have been
formally accepted into the Roman Catholic Church, who do not
It is essential that the Catholic nature of our school is fully supported
permanently reside in the catchment area*.
by all families and it is expected that applicants desire a Catholic
4. Looked after children (LAC -children in the public care) or previously
education for their child.
Looked After children who are not of the Roman Catholic Faith.
5. Children of other Christian denominations, whose parents have
The Governing Body of St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School will act
demonstrated a wish for Catholic education, who permanently
in accordance with all relevant provisions of the statutory codes of
reside in the catchment area*.
practice (the Welsh Assembly Government School Admissions Code
6.  Children of other Christian denominations, whose parents
and the School Admissions Appeals Code of Practice 2013) as they
have demonstrated a wish for Catholic education, who do not
apply at any given time to maintained schools and with the law on
permanently reside in the catchment area*.
admissions as it applies to maintained schools.
7. Children of other Faith traditions, whose parents have
demonstrated a wish for Catholic education, who permanently
Admissions to Nursery reside in the catchment area*.
Application forms for Nursery are available from the school or school
8. Children of other Faith traditions, whose parents have
web site. Applications can only be made by the person(s) who have
demonstrated a wish for Catholic education, who do not
parental responsibilty and only one application can be sumitted for
permanently reside in the catchment area*.
each child.
9. Other children, whose parents have demonstrated a wish for
Catholic education, who permanently reside in the catchment
Admissions to Reception area*.
When applying to our Reception Class, parents should be aware 10. Other children, whose parents have demonstrated a wish for
that attending our Nursery Class does not guarentee a place in our Catholic education, who do not permanently reside in the
Reception Class. A separate application is required and prioity is not catchment area*.
given to children who have attended our Nursery Class.
* Catchment area of St Mary’s Catholic Primary School:
Parents applying for a place in Reception Year at the school must • Ely River, the eastern side of Western Avenue (A48) Ely Road and
express a preference for a place at the school on the Council’s Cardiff Road.
School Admissions Portal at www.cardiff.gov.uk. Evidence of a child’s • To roundabout (BBC) including Llandaff Village bounded by the
baptismal certificate must be sent to school. River Taff to railway line parallel to Ninian Park Road.
• Both sides of Sloper Road to both sides of Bessemer Road and
Applicants will be notified of the result of their application via email Hadfield Road to the River Ely.
from the Council on the offer date of ???? 2024, unless you have
been offered one of your higher preferences through the coordinated In the event that the Admissions Committee is unable to allocate
admissions process. You will then receive a welcome letter from the places to all the children in one particular category whose parents are
school. practising Catholics or practising Christians, priority will then be based
on those residing closest to St Mary’s Catholic Primary School. For
The minimum age of entry to the Reception Class is 4 years provided further information on how distances are measured, please refer to the
that the child’s 5th birthday falls between 1st September and 31st paragraph entitled ‘Home to School Distances’ within the ‘Relevant
August of that academic year. Information’ section.

The indicated admission number for the school is 30. Where the
RELEVANT INFORMATION
number of applications is equal to or less than the number of places
Additional Documentation and Proof of Residency
available, all applications will be successful. However, where the
1. It is the expectation that children are taught in their chronological
number of applications exceeds the number of places available, the
year group, unless exceptional circumstances apply. For this
Admissions Committee will apply the following over-subscription
reason, applications must be supported by a photocopy of your
criteria and allocate places accordingly.
child’s birth certificate.

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2. The Admissions Committee also requires proof of residency in Each request will be considered individually and complied with
support of all applications in order to verify their home address. wherever possible. If the number of applications received is at or
The Council will check Council Tax addresses for this purpose. It below the school’s indication admission number, all applications will
is your responsibility to advise Cardiff Council of any change in be admitted. However, if more applications are received than the
your circumstances following submission of your application. admission number, the admission request may have to be refused.
Such changes may have an effect on the outcome of your In these circumstances, admission is based on the relevant school’s
application. published over-subscription criteria. The Admissions Committee
will consider all applications made in accordance with the over-
3. If you have indicated that your child is a baptised Roman subscription criteria, without reference to race, gender, disability,
Catholic or has been received into the Roman Catholic Church, social background, ability or aptitude of the child.
evidence is required to be submitted with the application.
Evidence must include a photocopy of your child’s Baptismal Headteachers do not have the authority to give parents an
Certificate or completion of the Minister/Religious Leader’s indication of the outcome of their application, or tell them that their
reference. If your child is currently preparing for the sacrament child has been given a place at the school, before an offer of a place
this must be confirmed by the parish priest in writing and will has been made formally by the Governing Body.
be equated to ‘baptism’. If this confirmation is not received
then your application will be considered under ‘other children’ Deferred Entry
(Cat 9 and 10). The Admissions Authority will consider the age The law does not require a child to start school until the start of
that your child was baptised as a Roman Catholic with the the term following the child’s fifth birthday. In accordance with this,
youngest given the highest priority. the Governing Body will allow parents the option of deferring their
child’s entry into Reception until later in the same school year. The
If you have indicated that your child is of another faith than effect is that the place is held for the child and is not available to be
Roman Catholic, evidence must be the completion of the offered to another child. The parents would not, however, be able
Minister/Religious Leader’s reference. If not, your application to defer entry beyond the beginning of the term after the child’s
will be considered under ‘other children’ (Cat 9 and 10). fifth birthday, nor beyond the school year for which the application
was made.
For Christian applicants a photocopy of your child’s

Baptismal Certificate should be provided unless the particular Terms Used
denomination favours adult baptism in which case completion • Home to School Distances
of the Minister/Religious Leader’s reference is required. If not, This distance is measured as the “shortest available walking route,
your application will be considered under ‘other children’ (Cat accompanied as necessary” between the home and school. Cardiff
9 and 10). This evidence must come directly to the school. Council uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to calculate
home to school distances in miles to the nearest 2 decimal point.
Allegations of fraudulent claims will be investigated and places The shortest walking route is calculated using Ordnance Survey (OS)
may be withdrawn if parents have knowingly provided false customised route data from an applicant’s home address to the
information in order to obtain the advantage of a particular nearest open school gate.
school to which they would not normally be entitled. • Children of UK Service Personnel and Crown Servants
The address of UK service Personnel will be accepted if their
Applicants should note that for the purpose of processing application form is accompanied by an official Ministry of Defence
applications for school places the information you provide on (MoD) letter declaring a definite return date and confirmation of
your application form may be shared with other agencies that are the new address.
directly involved in the education, health and welfare of school • Shared Parental Responsibility
children, including other local admission authorities. Where parents have shared responsibility for a child, and the child
lives with both parents for parts of the week the home address
Late Applications will be determined as the property where the child lives for the
Any applications received after the closing date, or applications that majority of the school week (i.e. 3 out of 5 days) as at the stipulated
remain incomplete as at the closing date, will only be processed closing date for applications. Parents will be required to provide
after places have been allocated for applications that were received documentary evidence to support the address they wish to be
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by the closing date, and this may increase the possibility of not considered for admission purposes.
achieving a place at St Mary’s Primary School. Any late applications • Siblings
will be batch filed and processed together at the end of the calendar For admission purposes a sibling is a child who is the brother/ sister,
month following receipt, once the offer date has passed. However, half-brother/ sister (children who share one common parent), Step
applications received after the published submission date will be brother/ step sister (where two children are related by virtue of their
considered with those received at the closing date only if supported parents being married or co-habiting). This also includes adopted or
by a letter giving exceptional reasons for its lateness and only if fosters children living at the same address. A school will only consider
received before the offers of the places are made. Exceptional siblings attending Years 1-6 during the 2022-23 school year.
reasons may be defined as when circumstances include the serious
illness of a single parent, having just moved into the area, or arriving Multiple Births
from abroad has meant that it was not possible to submit the If, when applying the oversubscription criteria, the last child to be
application by the closing date. admitted is one of multiple birth, the Admissions Committee will
admit the other sibling(s)
Allocating Places
Parents/carers have the right to express a preference for their Waiting lists
child to be admitted to any school maintained from public funds. • Phase Transfer
Making an application and providing the relevant supporting During a phase transfer process, should your child be refused a
evidence does not guarantee admission to the preferred school. placement at your preferred school(s), your child’s name will remain

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 on a waiting list until 30th September in the year in which the • The physical limitations of the school and the site buildings which
application is made. If additional places become available, they will may result in a class size of fewer than 30 pupils.
be allocated to children on the waiting list on the basis of the published • Any other factors which may prejudice the provision of efficient
oversubscription criteria. Waiting lists do not give priority to children education and / or the efficient use of resources.
based on the date the application was added to the list. Prior to 30th
September, parents will be contacted and asked to confirm whether Class size exceptions
or not they wish to remain on the waiting list for the remainder of the Welsh Government regulations require Governing Bodies to limit infant
academic year, after which time a new application may be made. class sizes to no more than 30 pupils and also to ensure where possible
• In-Year Admission or Transfer that junior class sizes do not exceed 30 pupils. There are, however,
Where an application made for an in-year transfer is refused, the child’s exceptions to these regulations (called ‘excepted pupils’) which may
name will remain on a waiting list until the end of the academic year allow the 30 pupils per class limit to be exceeded. These pupils are as
at which time a new application may be made. If additional places specifically outlined in the statutory School Admissions Code.
become available, they will be allocated to children on the waiting list Excepted pupils will remain so, once admitted, for the remainder of
on the basis of the published oversubscription criteria. Waiting lists their time in an infant class or until class numbers fall back and they
do not give priority to children based on the date the application was can be organised to comply with the infant class size limit. Classes must
added to the list. be organised so as to comply with the limit wherever possible.

Some reasons why we may refuse admission School Appeals

Whilst parents have the right to express a preference for their child to be Parents have the statutory right of appeal against the refusal by a
admitted to any school maintained from public funds, there are reasons Governing Body to admit their child, and should put their reasons for
why that preference may have to be refused, since when determining appeal in writing in accordance with the procedures outlined in the
applications, the Admission Committee also has to have regard for: decision letter.
• The infant class size initiative which is committed to ensuring that Appeals will be heard by an Independent Appeal Panel, in which the
no child aged 5, 6 or 7 years will be in a class of more than 30 pupils Governing Body and Headteacher play no role. The decision of the
for every one qualified teacher. The statutory infant class size limit Appeal Panel is binding on all parties.
of 30 pupils applies to Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes.

St. Monica’s Church in Wales Primary the morning nursery class should be submitted in line with the county
guidelines timetable.
School
Attendance in the Nursery has no bearing on the admission to the
Revised Admissions Policy and Guidance for 2025 – 2026 main school, securing a place in the nursery does not guarantee
or increase the chances of securing a place in the Reception class.
St. Monica’s Church in Wales Primary School is a Voluntary Aided co- A fresh application form will need to be completed for admission to
educational Primary School and one of its foremost aims is to provide Reception.
a Christian education in accordance with the rites, ceremonies and
doctrines of the Anglican faith as practised in the Church in Wales. St Monica’s is part of the co-ordinated admissions process. This process
Parents should be aware that the faith and doctrines of the Church in is just for Reception places – applications must be submitted via the
Wales are an integral part of the curriculum and as such these permeate Citizen’s Portal https://emsonline.cardiff.gov.uk/CitizenPortal_LIVE/
throughout everything that we do at school. As a fully inclusive school, en. For all other year groups, or any late applications to Reception, we
children of all faiths and no faith are very welcome to apply. Places in collect and process all applications in school. There is an application
the school are awarded at the discretion of the Governing Body on an form on the school website for this. Completed forms must be returned
individual basis, who review their admissions policy annually. in line with Cardiff Local Authority dates. The school will request
references from religious leaders should the number of applicants
The Published Admission Number is the number of pupils that the exceed the places available, in such circumstances the Admissions
Governing Body will normally admit to a year group in the school. Panel of the Governing Body will meet. Parents will be notified of the
The calculated Published Admission Number for this school is 26 outcome in line with Cardiff Local Authority dates.
places. Children are admitted to the school in the Autumn term in the
academic year in which they are five. Parents whose application has been unsuccessful have the right
to appeal. The appeal must be made in writing to the Clerk to the
From September 2025 St Monica’s will have a Nursery class to which Governing Body within 15 school days of the letter refusing a place.
children will be admitted, the term after their third birthday. Nursery The appeal will be considered by an independent Admission Appeal
places are available in the mornings. The school admits up to 32 Panel, administered by the Llandaff Diocesan Board of Education,
nursery pupils each year. according to the Welsh Assembly Government’s Code of Practice on
School Admission Appeals. As nursery education is a non-statutory
In the event of more than 32 applications for nursery places, the provision, parents have no right of appeal under the School Standards
same oversubscription criteria would be applied as are set out for the and Framework Act if they are unsuccessful in gaining a nursery place.
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All unsuccessful applications will be put on a waiting list. If additional 7. Children who live outside the defined Ministry Areas and, with
places become available while the waiting list is in operation they their parents, attend another Christian Church and whose long-
will be allocated on the basis of the oversubscription criteria, and not term participation is substantiated by their Priest or Minister.
based on the date the application was added to the list. The waiting
list will remain in operation until 30 September 2026 or until 8. Children who live within the defined Ministry Areas of no faith
the place is no longer required. and whose families wish their child to be educated in a Church
in Wales School.
The Governing Body will give the highest priority to any applications
for admission for “looked-after” children in the care of the Local 9. Children who live outside the defined Ministry Areas of any
Authority, or provided with accommodation by them (e.g. children faith whose long-term participation can be substantiated by
with foster parents) (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989), where a senior representative of that faith organisation, and whose
the school is named as the most appropriate educational setting, families wish their child to be educated in a Church in Wales
whether or not they are Christian. School.

Applications for a place in any year group, at any time of year will 10. Children who live outside the defined Ministry Areas of no faith
be considered in light of available places at the time the admissions and whose families wish their child to be educated in a Church
panel meets. The defined Ministry Areas for St Monica’s are the in Wales School.
‘Roath and Cathays Ministry Area’ or ‘Parish of St Mark’s, Gabalfa’
as represented on the Dioscesan website. In the event of oversubscription within one of the criteria, the
Governing Body will give priority to children living closest to the
Ministry Area Boundary Maps April 2022 school.
https://llandaff.churchinwales.org.uk/en/ministry-area-support/
ministry-areas/ministry-area-boundary-maps/ Definitions
The determination of active and practising is made by reference to
If the number of applications exceeds the available pupil places, the the application form and a support letter from
Governing Body will admit children whose applications satisfy the religious leaders will be sought by the school. Long-term participation
over-subscription criteria in the following order: will indicate a period of at least 2 years and
on-going.
1. Any children who are looked after or have been previously
looked after by a Local Authority in Wales or England. Residence is deemed to be the child’s ordinary place of residence –
a residential property at which the person or
2. Children who live in the defined Ministry Areas and attend persons with parental responsibility reside at the closing date for
an Anglican church in either of those areas on the majority receiving applications for admission to the
of Sundays and have been practising members of the school. Where parental responsibility is held by more than one
Anglican Communion and whose long-term participation is person and those persons reside in separate
substantiated by their vicar. properties, the child’s ordinary place of residence will be deemed to
be that property at which the child resides for
3. Children who live in the defined Ministry Areas and attend the greater part of the week, including weekends.
an Anglican church in another Ministry Area on the majority
of Sundays and have been practising members of the For the sibling criteria to be applicable, a brother and/or sister
Anglican Communion and whose long-term participation is (including step and half siblings) are permanently resident at the
substantiated by their vicar. same address.

4. Children who live in the defined Ministry Areas and, with their A “parent” is defined as someone who has parental responsibility for
parents, attend another Christian Church and whose long-term the child or a primary carer.
participation is substantiated by their Priest or Minister.
The measurement of home to school distances will be undertaken
5. Children with siblings in the school at the date of enrolment by Cardiff Council (using the method stated in
Admission Policies

and/or children whose applications are on medical or Cardiff Council School Admissions Policy 2019/20 [section 7.7
compassionate grounds. Such applications should be proximity]).
supported by external advice where appropriate.

6. Children who live within the defined Ministry Areas of any faith
whose long-term participation can be substantiated by a senior
representative of that faith organisation, and whose families
wish their child to be educated in a Church in Wales School.

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 St. Patrick’s Catholic Primary Applicants will be notified of the result of their application in
writing by the Governing Body on the offer date of Thursday
15 April 2025, unless you have been offered one of your higher
Admissions Policy 2025-26 preferences through the coordinated admissions process.
Admissions Policy and Oversubscription Criteria for
Parents whose applications have been unsuccessful have the right to
Indicated Admission Number 45 School Capacity Number 315
appeal. To make an appeal parents must complete an appeal form and
The admissions policy applies to admissions in the academic year
send it to the Chair of Governors within 15 days of receiving notification
2025-26
of an unsuccessful application. The appeal will be considered by an
independent panel administered by the Board of Governors. Following
St Patrick’s Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School aims to provide
allocation of places, children who have been unsuccessful will be placed
a Catholic education for all our pupils. At a Catholic school, Catholic
on our waiting list.
doctrine and practice permeate every aspect of school life. It is
essential that the Catholic character of the school’s education be fully
For the rest of the year if places become available they are allocated on
supported by all families in the school. It is expected that all applicants
the basis of the published over-subscription criteria (see below). Waiting
desire a Catholic education for their child and will therefore give their
lists do not give priority to children based on the date the application
full, unreserved and positive support for the aims and ethos of the
was made. For example, if a child makes an application outside the
school.
normal admissions round, and has a higher priority using the criteria,
The Standard Admissions Number (SAN) for the Reception class
they must be ranked above those with lower priority already on the list.
intake is 45. The school capacity is 315. The governing body has sole
The waiting list will remain in operation until the end of the academic
responsibility for admissions to this school.
year within which the application was made or until the place is no
longer required (whichever comes first).
St. Patrick’s RC Primary School will act in accordance with all relevant
provisions of the statutory codes of practice (the Welsh Assembly
Government School Admissions Code and the School Admission
Oversubscription Criteria
Appeals Code of Practice 2013) as they apply at any given time to
Within the following criteria, Looked After Children (LAC) are given
maintained schools and with the law on admissions as it applies to
priority in accordance with Section 106 of the Education Act 2005 and
maintained schools.
Education (Admission of Looked After Children) (Wales) Regulations
Reference in the codes to “admission authorities” shall be deemed
2009: Baptised Catholic looked after and previously looked after
references to the Voluntary Aided Governing Body of St. Patrick’s
children.
RC Primary School. References to “the Local Authority” or “LA” shall
1.  Baptised Catholic children whose families are residing in St.
be deemed references to the Cardiff County Borough Council. In
Patrick’s Parish.
particular, St. Patrick’s RC Primary School will have regard to the
2. Baptised Catholic children with a brother or sister currently in the
Archdiocese of Cardiff advice and will participate in the co-ordinated
school.
admission arrangements operated by the Local Authority.
3. Baptised Catholic children not in either of the above categories
In line with Cardiff, school admission policies application for admission
but residing in the County of Cardiff.
to St. Patrick’s RC Primary School will be made in line with parental
4. Baptised Catholic children residing outside the County of Cardiff.
preference.
Confirmation of Baptism will be required for categories 1 to 4.
The Indicated Admission Number is 45
5. Children baptised into other Christian denominations (as defined
The indicated admissions numbers for schools is derived from the
in notes below) who reside in the areas referred to in Category 1.
physical capacity of the school to accommodate pupils’ learning using
Applications will not be considered in this 2023/2024 Admissions
a formula set out in Welsh Government Circular 021/2011
Policy St. Patrick’s RC Primary School category unless an
accompanying letter is provided confirming baptism. If no letter
Opening statement is received the application will be considered under category 9.
In accordance with the provisions of the Government of Maintained
6. Children of other faiths not listed, who seek a Catholic education.
Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005, the Governing Body has delegated
7. Non-baptised children who have brothers or sisters in the school
responsibility for determining admissions to its ‘Admissions
8. Non Baptised Children.
Committee’. That Committee has a minimum of three governors
of which one must be the head teacher. Accordingly the Admissions
DEFINITIONS
Committee of St. Patrick’s RC Primary School Governing Body, will, if
In this policy, the following definitions shall apply:
there are more applications than places available, admit according to
Clauses 1,2,3,4 the use of the term “Catholic.”
the oversubscription criteria in the relevant age group.
Catholic: means a member of a church in full communion with the See
1. Being the highest priority, The Governing Body of St. Patrick’s RC
of Rome. This includes the Eastern Catholic Churches. This will normally
School will not exceed the school’s admission number or breach
be evidenced for a child by a certificate of baptism in a Catholic Church
the limitations imposed by statutory maximum class size (30)
or a certificate of reception into the full communion of the Catholic
where this applies.
Church
For the purposes of this policy, it includes a looked after child who is
Parents applying for a place in Reception year at the school must
part of a Catholic family where a letter from a priest demonstrates that
express a preference for a place in the school on the Council’s
the child would have been baptised or received if it were not for their
School Admission Portal at www.cardiff.gov.uk and also complete
status as a looked after child (e.g. a looked after child in the process of
the school’s application form.
adoption by a Catholic family).
For a child to be treated as Catholic, evidence of baptism or reception
Applications can only be made by the person/s holding parental
into the Church will be required. Those who have difficulty obtaining
responsibility for the named applicant. The person completing the
written evidence of baptism should contact their Parish Priest who,
application will be required to make a declaration to this effect.

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after consulting with the Diocese, will decide how the question brother/step sister where two children are related by marriage. This
of baptism is to be resolved and how written evidence is to be definition also includes adopted or fostered children living
produced in accordance with the laws of the Church At the same address. Twins triplets or quads will have the first
Notes for Clauses 6 and 7: Children whose parents(s) or guardian(s) consideration in the admission of any siblings.
are active and practising members of Churches together in Wales
(Cytun). Shared Parental Responsibility
This includes churches such as Presbyterian Church of Wales; Where parents have shared responsibility for a child, and the child
Union of Welsh Independent Churches; Baptist Union of Wales; lives with both parents for parts of the week the home address
Methodist Church; United Reformed Church; Covenanted Baptist will be determined as the property where the child lives for the
Churches; Salvation Army; Roman Catholic; Congregational majority of the school week (i.e. 3 out of 5 days) as at the stipulated
Federation of Churches; Religious Society of Friends; Orthodox closing date for applications. Parents will be required to provide
Church. Priority will not be given to applications in this category documentary evidence to support the address they wish to be
unless an accompanying statement of affiliation or reference signed considered for admission purposes.
by the minister or church’s representative is provided confirming Additional Learning Needs: Schools cannot refuse a child with an
membership of the church. Additional Learning Need even if by doing so they would exceed
Notes for clause 2 and 7: In considering siblings, first priority will their admission number. Pupils with Individual Additional/ Special
be given to applications from multiple birth siblings. For admission Educational Needs where St. Patrick’s RC Primary School is named
purposes a sibling is a child permanently resident at the same on the Statement will automatically be admitted.
address as the pupil applying for a place who is the brother/sister,
half-brother/half-sister, (children who share one common parent) Tie Breaker
step brother/ step sister, where two children are related by virtue In the event of a tie breaker being required the governors will admit
of their parents being married, cohabiting or in a civil partnership. those applicants who live nearest to the school. The distance will
This definition also includes adopted or fostered children living at be measured from the front door of the reception entrance to the
the same address. front door of the house or flat of the applicant. In the case of a
child whose parents have joint shared responsibility, the parent
Note the following: who has the greater responsibility during the school week and
whose residence is nearer the school will be the determining factor.
Confirmation of Baptism A letter from the parents will have to be provided to confirm that
Confirmation of Baptism will be required by the provision of a fact. The school will use the Geographical Information System
baptism certificate from the relevant parish and confirmation in (GIS) to calculate home to school distances in miles. (This is the
writing from the current parish priest. system applied to all maintained Schools in Cardiff) The shortest
Christians of other denominations: The same principle of proof walking route is calculated using Ordnance Survey (OS) customised
of baptism or membership of the denomination from a relevant route data from an applicant’s home address to the nearest open
minister applies. school gate. The co-ordinates of an applicant’s home address are
Home Address determined using the Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG)
The Admissions Committee will also require proof of residency in AND OS Address Point Data
support of all applications, and for this purpose, parents / carers
must submit a copy of their current Council Tax Statement, recent Late Applications
utility bills, bank statement or driving license in order to verify their Following the first round of allocations, late applications will be
home address considered in accordance with the published admissions criteria.
Applications from the first round of allocations and any subsequent
Looked after Children. late applications will be considered together for any subsequent
The definition of a Looked after Child is a child who is looked after by available places that may arise.
the Local Authority in accordance with Section 22 of the Children Looked after Children and children with Additional Learning Needs
Act 1989. Children who are in the care of the Local Authority will be admitted. Waiting List
(looked after children) or provided with accommodation by them A waiting list will be maintained. If an additional place becomes
e.g. foster parents (section106 of the Education Act 2005, All Wales available, the governors will consider those on the waiting list on
Education regulations 2009) and Previously Looked after Children
Admission Policies

the basis of the published oversubscription criteria not on the date

will have priority in all clauses of the oversubscription Criteria. the application was received. If a place becomes available before
an admissions appeals panel is heard, the governors will consider
Children of UK Service Personnel and Crown Servants those on the waiting list according to the oversubscription criteria.
The address of UK service Personnel will be accepted if their If the governors place an applicant on a waiting list, it will not affect
application form is accompanied by an official Ministry of Defence the parent’s right of appeal.
(MoD) letter declaring a definite return date and confirmation of Applications must be made by means of a completed application
the new address. form and returned to St Patrick’s Primary School, the admitting
Authority.
Definition of Sibling The Governing Body Admissions Panel will meet to determine
Children who have a sibling on roll at St Patrick’s RC Primary School admissions and if required apply the oversubscription criteria.
in the September the applicant would begin school. Twins triplets
or quads will have the priority over single siblings. The second Parents will be notified by:
priority in this category will be by reference to the youngest sibling Parents will have the right of appeal to an Independent Appeal
in the school, the youngest commanding the highest degree of Panel if they are dissatisfied with an admission decision of St
priority. Any sibling connection must be stated in the application. Patrick’s RC Primary School .The Appeal Panel will be independent
For admission purposes a sibling is a child who is the brother/sister, of the school. The arrangements for Appeals will be in line with the
half-brother/sister (children who share one common parent), step Code of Practice on School Admission Appeals published by the

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 Welsh Assembly Government in July 2009. The determination of the The Powers of the Appeal Panel
appeal panel will be made in accordance with the Code of Practice on The Appeal Panel’s decision is binding on the Admission Authority.
School Admission Appeals and is binding on all parties. If the Panel upholds the appeal presented by the parents, the child
Appeals will be dealt with within thirty school days. must be admitted to the School. Once an Appeal Panel has considered
Late applications will be considered and applicants notified within 15 an appeal, it is not required to hear a second appeal in respect of the
school days if a place is available. same child for admission to the school in the same academic year.
A waiting list will be maintained until September 30th in the school The Public Services Ombudsman can investigate written complaints
year in which the applicants applied. Should places become available about
then the places will be allocated based on the oversubscription criteria. maladministration on the part of an admission appeal panel. It will
The school will notify the parents of where their child has been on the cover such issues as failure to act independently or fairly but it does
waiting list. not include an issue where a person simply feels that the decision was
The school will notify the parent if a place has been allocated. If the wrong.
applicant is rejected the parent will be notified and given the following An Appeal Panel decision can only be overturned by the Courts, where
information the parents or Admission Authority are successful in applying for
• Number of applications received Judicial Review of that decision.
• Number available The Appeal Panel cannot hear complaints or objections on the wider
• oversubscription criteria aspects of admission policies and practice. The appeal panel cannot
• right of appeal change the oversubscription criteria of St Patrick’s Catholic Primary
• process for that appeal School. Therefore, the Panel is unlikely to uphold an appeal where
• deadline for response the school has applied the oversubscription criteria in a reasonable
• reason for rejection fashion. St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School’s oversubscription criteria
is attached as an Annex to this note
Details of the procedure to be followed if an appeal against any
decision of the Governors on admission is contemplated may be Action prior to the Appeal Panel meeting
obtained from the Admissions Appeal Committee c/o Clerk to the Parents have the right to attend the Appeal Panel meeting and to
Governing Body at the school present their appeal orally to the Panel. However, in addition, parents
St. Patrick’s RC Primary School Appeals Process Information Notes to may provide their appeal in writing with any supporting evidence to
parents who appeal against a decision of the Governing Body not to the Clerk to the Appeal Panel prior to the meeting. Written material
admit an applicant. received seven days before the date of the appeal meeting will be sent
St Patrick’s RC School Governing Body is the Admission Authority and to the Appeal Panel members prior to the meeting so that they can
is required to make arrangements for the hearing of appeals against study the material in advance. St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School may
decisions not to offer a place to a child at the school also present its representations and evidence to the Clerk to the Appeal
Panel at least seven days before the date of the appeal meeting so that
Admission Appeals they may be read in advance by the Appeal Panel members
Parents have a right to appeal in the event that their application for Any materials presented by St Patrick’s Catholic School Governing Body
a place is unsuccessful. Appeals must be lodged with the Clerk to the will be sent in advance to the parents and any materials presented by
Appeal Panel by Appeals will be heard within thirty school days. the parents will be sent in advance to School’s representatives. The
basic principle followed is that all information presented to the Clerk
Late Appeals as part of the appeals process is available to all parties to the appeal.
Where an appeal is submitted after the specified date it will normally
only be considered where the parent can demonstrate that there was Notice of the Appeal
a reasonable cause for the appeal not to be made on time. The Clerk Parents will receive written notice at least 14 days before the date their
will write to the parents advising them whether a late appeal is to be appeal will be heard unless the parent agrees to a shorter notice period.
heard in the light of the circumstances described by the parents.
Representation
Appeal Panel Parents are encouraged to attend the Appeal Panel meeting in person
St Patrick’s Catholic School Governing Body is the Admission Authority and to make oral representations, that is, to clarify or supplement
and is required to make arrangements for the hearing of appeals their written appeal. The parent may be accompanied by a friend,
against decisions not to offer a place to a child at the school adviser or be represented. Parents may also bring an interpreter. In
Admission appeals are heard by an independent Appeal Panel of all circumstances where the parents bring along someone else, the
at least three members, established by the school according to the parents should advise the Clerk at least 3 working days prior to the
Admissions Appeals Code of Practice regulations meeting of the name of the other person attending and the capacity
At least one member of the Panel is a lay member; that is, someone in which they are attending.
without personal experience in the management of any school or
the provision of education in any school. At least one member has The Appeal Panel meeting
experience in education; that is, someone who is acquainted with The Appeal Panel hearing is in two parts. Firstly, a representative
educational conditions in the area or who is a parent of a registered from St Patrick’s RC School Governing Body Admissions Committee
pupil at a school. One member acts as Chair of the Panel. (Presenting Officer) presents the case that to admit any more pupils
No one may be a member of the Appeal Panel if they were party to the would prejudice the provision of efficient education or use of resources.
decision not to admit the child about whom the appeal is concerned, This part of the hearing may involve a number of parents together. The
or took part in any discussions about how the decision was reached. parents are given the opportunity to question the Presenting Officer.
Parents should not attempt to discuss matters relating to their appeal Secondly, the parents are given the opportunity to present to the
with any member of the Appeal Panel prior to the meeting. Appeal Panel individually (without other parents present). The Chair
of the Appeal Panel ensures that the stages of the second part of the
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A. The parents present their case to the Panel. Administrator/Clerk to the panel or school immediately and give
B The Presenting Officer is given the opportunity to question the the reason for the non-attendance. The parents will be asked if they
parents. want the appeal to go ahead in their absence. If they wish to seek
C The Presenting Officer sums up the Admission Authority’s case. another appointment, the matter will be referred to the Chairman
D The parents sum up their case. of the Appeal Panel who will decide, based on the parents’ reason
for non-attendance, whether to hear the appeal in the absence of
The Appeal Panel members may ask questions at any time if they the parents or defer consideration to a subsequent hearing. Where
require clarification of what is being said or if they need information parents fail to attend on two occasions, the Appeal Panel will
in order to reach a decision. consider the appeal in the absence of the parents.

After the Appeal Panel meeting Further information

The Clerk to the Panel will normally send the written decision of Any queries about the appeals process should be made to the
the Appeal Panel to the parents within seven days of the meeting. Appeals Administrator/Clerk to the Panel. All correspondence
Reasons for the decision made should be stated. should be addressed to the Clerk to the Appeal Panel.
Non-attendance at the Appeal Panel hearing if the parents provide
the Appeals Administrator or Clerk to the Panel with their telephone St. Patrick’s RC Primary School
number, the Appeals Administrator/Clerk to the Panel will inform Lucknow Street
the parent of the date and time of the Appeal Panel hearing both Grangetown
by letter and by telephone. Cardiff
If through unforeseeable circumstances, the parents are unable to CF11 6NA
attend the hearing on the day, they must telephone the Appeals Email: [email protected]

St Paul’s Church in Wales Primary School Waiting List

Where an existing class number has reached 30, no new admissions
will take place until a place becomes available. Waiting lists are
Admissions Policy and over subscription policy for
prioritised following the same criteria as admissions. The school will
September 2023 keep a child on the waiting list until July of the academic year that
an application is made. School may extend this time following a
Our Vision parent’s request.
At St Paul’s C/W Primary school we will promote an inclusive, diverse
and supportive environment where teachers, parents and members Criteria for Determining Admissions
of the community positively impact on children’s learning. Children, whose parents wish them to attend St Paul’s Church in
At St Paul’s C/W Primary School we will provide a safe opportunity Wales Primary School, subject to the availability of places within
for all staff and children to experience learning that impacts on their current legislation, will be enabled to do so provided that the
local community and global communities around the world. number seeking admission does not exceed the accommodation
We will nurture a creative learning community at St Paul’s Church available.
in Wales Primary school that allows staff and children to reach and The school is open to any child of statutory school age whose
expand their potential. parents wish them to receive an education in a Church in Wales
school with a clear and distinctive Christian character.
How Will We Achieve This? Should there be more applications than there are places available,
To achieve this all staff and governors will: the Governing Body will award places to applicants according to
• Nurture respect and promote good behaviour for others; their ability to satisfy the following admissions criteria in order of
Admission Policies

• Involve the wide community in the learning environment; and priority.

• Promote excellent communications and relationships between The Governing Body will give priority to children whose applications
school and home. are on medical or compassionate grounds. Such applications must
be supported by professional evidence and references, for example
Numbers of Pupils to be Admitted a letter from a registered health professional such as a doctor or
The school’s agreed admission number is 30. Pupils will be admitted social worker and should set out the particular reasons why St Paul’s
to the Reception Class up to that number. is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused
if the child had to attend another school.
Procedures and Timetable
Parents applying for a place in Reception Year at the school must 1. Looked After Children
express a preference for a place at the school on the Council’s Children who are looked after by the Local Authority (as defined by
School Admissions Portal at www.cardiff.gov.uk Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) or previously looked after
Following the admissions committee meeting, Applicants will be children(as defined by the Welsh Government School Admissions
notified of the result of their application in writing by the Governing Code 2013)
Body on the offer date of Monday 17 April 2023, unless you 2. Children with A Statement of Special Educational Needs
have been offered one of your higher preferences through the Children allocated nursery funding by the Early Years Assessment
coordinated admissions process All parents have the right to appeal Panel, or the Case Advisory Panel or children with a statement where
the decision. Details of the appeal process are given in the letter. the school is named as the most appropriate educational setting.

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 3. Practising Members of the Parish Churches of Grangetown St 8. Practising Members of Other Faiths who LIVE in the Parish
Paul or St Dyffrig and St Samson. Children whose families have a regular and practising commitment
Children whose parents are committed and practising members of within their own faith (as recognised by the Interfaith Council for
the Anglican Church in the Parish or whose children have regularly Wales. Evidence must be provided.
attended (majority of Sundays) Anglican Church Services and/or 9. Practising Christians who DO NOT LIVE in the Parish
Anglican Sunday Schools in the Parish over a full year. Evidence must Children whose parents are committed and practising members of
be provided. other Christian denominations (which will be a Member of Cytun and/
4. Practising Members of the Anglican Church who LIVE in the or a church that subscribes to the historic Christian Faith as expressed
Parish. in the Nicene Creed) and whose children regularly attend services
Children, who live in the parish, whose parents are committed and and/or Sunday School at other Christian churches. Evidence must be
practising members of the Anglican Church or whose children have provided. .
regularly attended (majority of Sundays) Anglican Church Services 10. Practising Members of Other Faiths who DO NOT LIVE in the
and/or Anglican Sunday Schools over a full year. Evidence must be Parish
provided. Children whose families have a regular and practising commitment
5. Siblings* within their own faith (as recognised by the Interfaith Council for
Children who have a sibling (full/half/step living at the same address) Wales) Evidence must be provided.
currently attending this school. 11. Children who have been Baptised Children who have been
6. Practising Members of the Anglican Church who DO NOT baptised with certification. Evidence must be provided.
LIVE in the Parish 12. Other Reasons Any children whose parents wish them to
Children whose parents are committed and practising members of the attend the school for other reasons.
Anglican Church or whose children have regularly attended (majority Parish refers to Grangetown St Paul, St Dyffrig and St Samson.
of Sundays) Anglican Church Services and/or Anglican Sunday Schools Evidence provided refers to a signed reference from the church vicar/
over a full year. Evidence must be provided. minister/pastor or faith leader, to include a brief history of involvement
7. Practising Christians who LIVE in the parish and attendance.
Children who live in the parish and whose parents are committed and
practising members of other Christian denominations (which will be Oversubscription of a category
a Member of Cytun and/or a church that subscribes to the historic In the event of over subscription, priority will be given to children who live
Christian Faith as expressed in the Nicene Creed) or whose children nearest to the school in the oversubscribed category (where proximity
regularly attend services and/or Sunday School at other Christian is recognised by Cardiff County Council Transport department).
churches. Evidence must be provided. *Category 5 Siblings - priority will be giving to multiple birth children.
In cases of families with shared parental responsibility home address is
the address where the child resides for the majority of the week.

St. Peter’s R.C. Primary School in line with parental preference.

The indicated admission numbers for schools is derived from the
physical capacity of the school to accommodate pupils’ learning needs,
Admissions Policy 2025-2026 using a formula set out in the Welsh Government Circular 021/2011.
Please note that this policy currently contains indicative dates and
The Admissions Number is 60
these will be confirmed once the dates are known.
In accordance with the provisions of the Government of Maintained
Indicated Admission Number 60
Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005, the Governing Body has delegated
The admissions policy applies to admissions in the academic year
responsibility for determining admissions to its ‘Admissions
2025-2026
Committee’. That Committee has a minimum of three governors of
which one must be the head teacher. Accordingly, the Admissions
Introduction Committee of St Peter’s Roman Catholic Primary School Governing
St Peter’s Roman Catholic Primary School will act in accordance with Body, will, if there are more applications than places available, admit
all relevant provisions of the statutory codes of practice (the Welsh according to the oversubscription criteria in the relevant age group.
Assembly Government School Admissions Code (July 2013) and the
School Admission Appeals Code of Practice (December 2013) as they St. Peter’s RC Primary School has a Catholic ethos. The school is
apply at any given time to maintained schools and with the law governed as part of the Catholic Church in accordance with its Trust
on admissions as it applies to maintained schools. Deed and Instrument of Government and seeks at all times to be a
Reference in the codes to “admission authorities” shall be deemed to be witness to Jesus Christ. We ask all parents applying for a place here to
references to the Voluntary Aided Governing Body of St Peter’s Roman respect this ethos and its importance to the school community. This
Catholic Primary School. References to “the Local Authority” or “LA” does not affect the right of parents who are not of the faith of this
shall be deemed to be references to Cardiff City Council. In particular, school or of no faith background to apply for and be considered for a
St Peter’s Roman Catholic Primary School will have regard to the place here. Indeed the School welcomes and encourages applications
Archdiocese of Cardiff advice and will participate in the co-ordinated from all families.
admission arrangements operated by Cardiff Local Authority.
In line with Cardiff City Council school admission policies application Children can start school in the September following their 4th birthday.
for admission to St Peter’s Roman Catholic Primary School will be made The legal requirements confirm that parents are able to delay the

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admission of their child until the term following their fifth birthday, 8.  Non-baptised children who have brothers and sisters in the
and such a request will not prejudice an application in any way. school
It is the expectation however that on starting school the child will 9. Non-baptised children who reside in Cardiff.
continue to follow their chronological year group unless exceptional
circumstances apply. Relevant Notes and Definitions
1. Parish Maps
When considering admission to the Reception year group, Maps of the Parish of St Peter’s, St Brigid’s, St Paul’s and Christ the
parents should be aware that attending a nursery class does King Parishes are available at the school so that parents /guardians
not guarantee a place at any primary or infant school as a of applicants can confirm which category in the oversubscription
separate application is required, and priority is not given to criteria their child’s application matches.
those children attending any specific nursery setting.

Parents applying for a place in Reception year at the school must 2. Looked after Children
express a preference for a place in the school on the Council’s The definition of a Looked after Child is a child who is looked after
School Admission Portal at www.cardiff.gov.uk and also complete by the Local Authority in accordance with Section 22 of the Children
the school’s application form. Applications can be made online via Act 1989. Children who are in the care of the Local Authority (looked
the school’s website and paper application forms will be available after children) or provided with accommodation by them e.g. foster
on the school website from Monday, 11th November 2024. All parents (section106 of the Education Act 2005, All Wales Education
applications must be on the school’s agreed application form. regulations 2009) and Previously Looked after Children will have
Applications can only be made by the person/s holding parental priority in all clauses of the Oversubscription Criteria.
responsibility for the named applicant. Th person completing the
application will be required to make a declaration to this effect. 3. Additional Learning Needs
Where St Peter’s RC Primary School is named in a Statement of
All applications should be returned to the school by Monday, 13th Additional Learning Needs (ALN) the pupil will be Admitted
January 2025 . It is the responsibility of parents/carers to ensure
that the school receives their completed application form safely and 4. Siblings
on time. If posting an application, it is recommended that the form Twins, triplets or quads will have the first consideration in the
is sent by recorded delivery and that you provide a stamped address admission of any siblings. Children who have a brother or sister
envelope so that receipt of your application can be acknowledged. at the school must be able to prove that the sibling is on roll at St
Peter’s RC Primary School in the September the applicant would
Applications received by the closing date will be considered by the begin school and any reference to the youngest sibling in the school
Admissions Committee at the same time. Parents will be notified of will mean, the youngest commanding the highest degree of priority
the result of their application in writing by the Governing Body on
the offer date of Monday, 17 April 2025 unless one of your higher Definition of sibling for the purposes of an application:
preferences has been offered through the coordinated admissions A sibling is a child who is the brother/sister, half-brother/sister
procedure. Appeals will be heard from [4] May 2025. (children who share one common parent), step brother/step sister
where two children are related by marriage. This definition also
Nursery Admissions includes adopted or fostered children living at the same address.
Children are entitled to a part-time Nursery place from the start For clarity in consideration of admission this means the Admissions
of the term after they have turned three. Parents can apply for a Committee will admit a sibling who is a child permanently resident
Nursery place for their child by completing a Nursery application at the same address as the pupil applying for a place who is the
form which is available on the admissions page on the school brother/sister, half-brother/half-sister, (children who share one
website. The oversubscription criteria listed above also applies for common parent) step brother/step sister, where two children are
Nursery applications. related by virtue of their parents being married, cohabiting or in a
civil partnership. This definition also includes adopted or fostered
Oversubscription Criteria children living at the same address.
1. Baptised Roman Catholic children whose families are residing in
(i) St Peter’s Parish 5. Shared Parental Responsibility
(ii) that part of St Bridget’s, St Paul’s and Christ the King Where parents have shared responsibility for a child, and the child
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parishes south of Eastern Avenue. (Defined in notes below) lives with both parents for parts of the week the home address
2. Baptised Roman Catholic children with a brother or sister will be determined as the property where the child lives for the
currently in the school. majority of the school week (i.e. 3 out of 5 days) as at the stipulated
3. Baptised Roman Catholic children not in any of the above closing date for applications. Parents will be required to provide
categories documentary evidence to support the address they wish to be
4. Baptised children of other denominations (defined in considered for admission purposes.
notes below) who reside in the areas outlined in category 1
Applications must be accompanied by proof of baptism 6. Home Address
5. Baptised children of other denominations who reside outside The Admissions Committee will also require proof of residency in
the areas determined in Category 1. Applications must be support of all applications, and for this purpose, parents / carers
accompanied by proof of baptism must submit a copy of their current Council Tax Statement, recent
6. Children of other faiths not listed, who seek a Catholic education. utility bills, bank statement or driving licence in order to verify their
Applications will not be considered unless a statement providing home address
confirmation of membership accompanies the application and
can be verified. 7. Certificate of Baptism.
7. Baptised children of other denominations with a brother or If you have indicated that your child is a baptised Roman Catholic
sister in the school or has been received into the Roman Catholic Church, evidence
is required to be submitted with the application. Evidence must

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 include a Baptismal Certificate or written confirmation from a priest. governors place an applicant on a waiting list it will not affect the
If confirmation of a course of preparation for baptism has begun and parent’s right of appeal.
is confirmed in writing by the parish priest then the applicant will be
admitted under the relevant category. 15. Appeals Process
Parents will have the right of appeal to an Independent Appeal
8. Application under Categories 4 and 5 Definition of Christians Panel if they are dissatisfied with an admission decision of St Peter’s
of other Denominations RC Governing Body Admissions Committee The Appeal Panel will be
Children whose parents(s) or guardian(s) are active and practising independent of the school. The arrangements for Appeals will be in line
members of Churches together in Wales (Cytun). This includes with the Code of Practice on School Admission Appeals published by the
churches such as Presbyterian Church of Wales; Union of Welsh Welsh Assembly Government in December 2013. The determination of
Independent Churches; Baptist Union of Wales; Methodist Church; the appeal panel will be made in accordance with the Code of Practice
United Reformed Church; Covenanted Baptist Churches; Salvation on School Admission Appeals and is binding on all parties.
Army; Roman Catholic; Congregational Federation of Churches;
Religious Society of Friends; Orthodox Church. Priority will not be given Appeals will be dealt with within thirty school days. Late applications
to applications in this category unless an accompanying statement of will be considered and applicants notified within 15 school days if a
affiliation or reference signed by the minister or church’s representative place is available.
is provided confirming membership of the church.
A waiting list will be maintained until 30 September in the school year
9. Application under Category 6 in which the applicants applied. Should places become available then
If you have indicated that your child is of another faith than Roman the places will be allocated on the basis of the oversubscription criteria.
Catholic, then the evidence is required to be submitted with the The school will notify the parents of where their child has been on the
application. Evidence must include a letter of support from your waiting list.
Minister or Faith Leader. If not, your application will be considered
under Categories 7 or 8 The school will notify the parent if a place has been allocated.

10. Medical Need If the applicant is rejected the parent will be notified and given the
When an applicant seeks admission to the school on medical following information:
grounds, then the application, must be supported by a letter from the • Number of applications received
Consultant, who is overseeing the care of the child • Number available
• Oversubscription Criteria
11. Children of UK Service Personnel and Crown Servants • Reason for Rejection
The address of UK service Personnel will be accepted if their application • Right of Appeal
form is accompanied by an official Ministry of Defence (MoD) letter • Process for that Appeal
declaring a definite return date and confirmation of the new address. • Deadline for Response

12. Tie Breaker Details of the procedure to be followed if an appeal against any decision
In the event of a Tie Breaker being required the governors will admit of the Governors on admission is contemplated may be obtained from
those applicants who live nearest to the school. The distance will be the Admissions Appeal Committee c/o Clerk to the Governing Body at
measured from the front door of the reception entrance to the front the school Appeals Process Information Notes to parents who appeal
door of the house or flat of the applicant. In the case of a child whose against a decision of the Governing Body not to admit an applicant.
parents have joint shared responsibility, the parent who has the greater The Governing Body is the Admission Authority and is required to make
responsibility during the school week and whose residence is nearer the arrangements for the hearing of appeals against decisions not to offer
school will be the determining factor. A letter from the parents will have a place to a child at the school.
to be provided to confirm that fact.
The school will use the Geographical Information System (GIS) to 16. Admission Appeals
calculate home to school distances in miles. (This is the system applied Parents have a right to appeal in the event that their application for
to all maintained Schools in Cardiff) The shortest walking route is a place is unsuccessful. Appeals must be lodged with the Clerk to the
calculated using Ordnance Survey (OS) customised route data from Appeal Panel by the date shared in the letter informing you that the
an applicant’s home address to the nearest open school gate. The application was unsuccessful. Appeals will be heard within thirty school
coordinates of an applicant’s home address are determined using the days
Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) AND OS Address Point Data
17. Late Appeals.
13. Late Applications Where an appeal is submitted after the specified date it will normally
Applications received after the closing date will be considered when a only be considered where the parent can demonstrate that there was
good reason is stated such as a family moving in to the area. a reasonable cause for the appeal not to be made on time. The Clerk
will write to the parents advising them whether or not a late appeal is
14. Waiting List to be heard in the light if the circumstances described by the parents.
A waiting List will be maintained until 30th September in the school
year in which the applicants applied. If an additional place becomes Approved 25.09.2023
available the governors will consider those on the waiting list on the Revised 02.07.2024
basis of the published oversubscription criteria, not on the date the
application was received. If a place becomes available before an
admissions appeals panel is heard the governors will consider those
on the waiting list according to the oversubscription criteria. If the

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St Philip Evans Catholic Primary School must be on the school’s agreed application form. Applications can
only be made by the person/s holding parental responsibility for the
named applicant. The person completing the application will be
Admissions Policy 2025/2026 required to make a declaration to this effect.
Admissions Policy and Oversubscription Criteria for
All applications should be returned to the school by the agreed
Indicated Admission Number 52
closing date
School Capacity Number 364
It is the responsibility of parents/carers to ensure that the school
The admissions policy applies to admissions in the academic
receives their completed application form safely and on time. If
year 2025 - 2026 posting an application, it is recommended that the form is sent by
recorded delivery and that you provide a stamped address envelope
St Philip Evans Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School aims to so that receipt of your application can be acknowledged.
provide a Catholic education for all our pupils. At a Catholic school,
Catholic doctrine and practice permeate every aspect of school life.
St Philip Evans Primary School
It is essential that the Catholic character of the school’s education
Admissions to the Reception Class.
be fully supported by all families in the school. It is expected that
When considering admission to the Reception year group, parents
all applicants desire a Catholic education for their child and will
should be aware that attending a nursery class does not guarantee
therefore give their full, unreserved and positive support for the aims
a place at any primary or infant school as a separate application is
and ethos of the school.
required, and priority is not given to those children attending any
specific nursery setting.
The Standard Admissions Number (SAN) for the Reception class
intake is 52.
St Philip Evans School is a Voluntary Aided School and as such the
Governors are the Admitting Body.
The school capacity is 364. The governing body has sole
responsibility for admissions to this school.
Children are admitted into Reception class in the September of
the academic year in which they are five. Parents /Guardians can
St Philip Evans RC Primary School will act in accordance with all
approach the school who will make a note of the request for a child
relevant provisions of the statutory codes of practice (the Welsh
to have a place in Reception class.
Assembly Government School Admissions Code and the School
Admission Appeals Code of Practice 2013) as they apply at any
Parents / Guardians will be advised to apply for a place during the
given time to maintained schools and with the law on admissions
Autumn term prior to the academic year of entry before the closing
as it applies to maintained schools.
date advised in the LA Admission to Schools information.
Reference in the codes to “admission authorities” shall be deemed
Parents applying for a place in Reception Year 2025/ 2026 at the
references to the Voluntary Aided Governing Body of St Philip Evans
school must express a preference for a place at the school on
RC Primary School References to “the Local Authority” or “LA” shall
the Council’s School Admissions Portal at www.cardiff.gov.uk
be deemed references to the Cardiff County Borough Council. In
and also complete the school’s application form.
particular, St Philip Evans Catholic Primary School will have regard
to Archdiocese of Cardiff advice and will participate in the co-
This form can be found on the school web site www.stphilipevansprm.
ordinated admission arrangements operated by the Local Authority.
cardiff.sch.uk , Or can be requested via email from the school office
In line with Cardiff, school admission policies application for
[email protected] or by telephoning the school
admission to St Philip Evans RC Primary School will be made in line
Office and requesting a copy: 029 2073 2514
with parental preference.
Applicants will be notified of the result of their application in
The Indicated Admission Number is 52
writing by the Governing Body on the offer date, unless you
have been offered one of your higher preferences through the
The indicated admissions numbers for schools is derived from the
coordinated admissions process.
physical capacity of the school to accommodate pupils’ learning
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using a formula set out in Welsh Government Circular 021/2011

Parents/ Carers have the right to express a preference for a school.
The preference will be considered individually and complied
Opening statement with wherever possible. Welsh Government imposes a statutory,
In accordance with the provisions of the Government of
maximum, infant class size of 30 pupils.
Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005, the Governing
Body has delegated responsibility for determining admissions to its
Places are provided for children who due to Additional Learning
‘Admissions Committee’. That Committee has a minimum of three
Needs have been allocated Nursery funding by the Early Years
governors of which one must be the head teacher. Accordingly the
Assessment Panel or Case Advisory Panel and to those children
Admissions Committee of St Philip Evans Roman Catholic Primary
who have a statement of Special Educational Needs where St
School Governing Body, will, if there are more applications than
Philip Evans RC Primary School is clearly named on the statement in
places available, admit according to the oversubscription criteria in
accordance with the Education Act 1996.
the relevant age group.
1. Being the highest priority) The Governing Body of St Philip Evans
In the event of the school receiving more applications for an age
RC School will not exceed the school’s admission number or breach
group than the number of places available places will be filled by
the limitations imposed by statutory maximum class size (30) where
using the Oversubscription Criteria below.
this applies.
Oversubscription Criteria
Nursery Education at St Philip Evans RC School Within the following criteria, Looked After Children (LAC) are given
Application forms will be available from the school. All applications
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 priority in accordance with Section 106 of the Education Act 2005 and Churches; Religious Society of Friends; Orthodox Church. Priority will
Education (Admission of Looked After Children) (Wales) Regulations not be given to applications in this category unless an accompanying
2009: Baptised Catholic looked after and previously looked after statement of affiliation or reference signed by the minister or church’s
children. representative is provided confirming membership of the church.

1. Baptised Catholic children whose families are residing in: Notes for clause 2 and 7
(i)  St Philip Evans Parish and the Parish of St Brigid with St Paul. In considering siblings, first priority will be given to applications from
(ii) 
The area encompassed by Llanishen Reservoir, Nantfawr multiple birth siblings. For admission purposes a sibling is a child
River, Roath Park Lake and the Eastern Avenue motorway but permanently resident at the same address as the pupil applying for a
excluding Glyn Eiddew, Bryn Cyn, Bryn Heulog, Glyn Collen and place who is the brother/sister, half-brother/half-sister, (children who
Pant Glas, both sides of Llandennis Road and Rhydypenau share one common parent) step brother/ step sister, where two children
Road. are related by virtue of their parents being married, co habiting or in
a civil partnership. This definition also includes adopted or fostered
2. Baptised Catholic children with a brother or sister currently in the children living at the same address.
school.
Note the following:
3. Baptised Catholic children not in either of the above categories Confirmation of Baptism
but residing in the County of Cardiff. Confirmation of Baptism will be required by the provision of a baptism
certificate from the relevant parish and confirmation in writing from
4. Baptised Catholic children residing outside the County of Cardiff. the current parish priest.

Confirmation of Baptism will be required for categories 1 to 4. Christians of other denominations: The same principle of proof of
baptism or membership of the denomination from a relevant minister
5. Children baptised into other Christian denominations (as defined applies.
in notes below) who reside in the areas referred to in Category
1. Applications will not be considered in this category unless an Home Address
accompanying letter is provided confirming baptism. If no letter is The Admissions Committee will also require proof of residency in
received the application will be considered under category 9 support of all applications, and for this purpose, parents / carers must
submit a copy of their current Council Tax Statement, recent utility bills,
6. Children of other faiths not listed, who seek a Catholic education. bank statement or driving licence in order to verify their home address

7. Non-baptised children who have brothers or sisters in the school Looked after Children.
The definition of a Looked after Child is a child who is looked after
8. Non Baptised Children. by the Local Authority in accordance with Section 22 of the Children
Act 1989. Children who are in the care of the Local Authority (looked
DEFINITIONS after children) or provided with accommodation by them e.g. foster
In this policy, the following definitions shall apply: parents (section106 of the Education Act 2005, All Wales Education
regulations 2009) and Previously Looked after Children will have
Clauses 1,2,3,4 the use of the term “Catholic.” priority in all clauses of the oversubscription Criteria.

Catholic: means a member of a church in full communion with the Children of UK Service Personnel and Crown Servants
See of Rome. The address of UK service Personnel will be accepted if their application
This includes the Eastern Catholic Churches. This will normally be form is accompanied by an official Ministry of Defence (MoD) letter
evidenced for a child by a certificate of baptism in a Catholic Church declaring a definite return date and confirmation of the new address.
or a certificate of reception into the full communion of the Catholic
Church . Definition of Sibling:
For the purposes of this policy, it includes a looked after child who is Children who have a sibling on roll at St Philip Evans RC Primary School
part of a Catholic family where a letter from a priest demonstrates that in the September the applicant would begin school. Twins triplets or
the child would have been baptised or received if it were not for their quads will have the priority over single siblings. The second priority in
status as a looked after child (e.g. a looked after child in the process of this category will be by reference to the youngest sibling in the school,
adoption by a Catholic family). the youngest commanding the highest degree of priority. Any sibling
connection must be stated in the application. For admission purposes
For a child to be treated as Catholic, evidence of baptism or a sibling is a child who is the brother/sister, half-brother/sister (children
reception into the Church will be required. Those who have difficulty who share one common parent), step brother/step sister where two
obtaining written evidence of baptism should contact their Parish Priest children are related by marriage. This definition also includes adopted
who, after consulting with the Diocese, will decide how the question of or fostered children living at the same address. Twins triplets or quads
baptism is to be resolved and how written evidence is to be produced will have the first consideration in the admission of any siblings.
in accordance with the laws of the Church
Shared Parental Responsibility
Notes for Clauses 5 and 6 Where parents have shared responsibility for a child, and the child
Children whose parents(s) or guardian(s) are active and practising lives with both parents for parts of the week the home address will be
members of Churches together in Wales (Cytun). determined as the property where the child lives for the majority of the
This includes churches such as Presbyterian Church of Wales; Union school week (i.e. 3 out of 5 days) as at the stipulated closing date for
of Welsh Independent Churches; Baptist Union of Wales; Methodist applications. Parents will be required to provide documentary evidence
Church; United Reformed Church; Covenanted Baptist Churches; to support the address they wish to be considered for admission
Salvation Army; Roman Catholic; Congregational Federation of purposes.

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Additional Educational Needs: Schools cannot refuse a child become available then the places will be allocated based on the
with a statement of SEN even if by doing so they would exceed their oversubscription criteria. The school will notify the parents of where
admission number. Pupils with Statements of Additional/ Special their child has been on the waiting list.
Educational Needs where St Philip Evans RC Primary School is The school will notify the parent if a place has been allocated. If
named on the Statement will automatically be admitted. the applicant is rejected the parent will be notified and given the
following information
Tie Breaker • Number of applications received
In the event of a tie breaker being required the governors will • Number available
admit those applicants who live nearest to the school. The distance • oversubscription criteria
will be measured through the safest walking route from the front • right of appeal
door of the reception entrance to the front door of the house or • process for that appeal
flat of the applicant. In the case of a child whose parents have joint • deadline for response
shared responsibility the parent who has the greater responsibility • reason for rejection
during the school week and whose residence is nearer the school will
be the determining factor. A letter from the parents will have to be Details of the procedure to be followed if an appeal against
provided to confirm that fact. any decision of the Governors on admission is contemplated
The council will use the Geographical Information System (GIS) to may be obtained from the Admissions Appeal Committee c/o
calculate home to school distances in miles. (This is the system Clerk to the Governing Body at the school
applied to all maintained Schools in Cardiff) The shortest
walking route is calculated using Ordnance Survey (OS) customised St Philip Evans Catholic Primary School Appeals Process
route data from an applicant’s home address to the nearest open Information
school gate. The co-ordinates of an applicant’s home address are
determined using the Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) Notes to parents who appeal against a decision of the
AND OS Address Point Data. Cardiff Council has developed a Governing Body not to admit an applicant.
computerised walking route network based on the Local Authority
Road Safety Officers Association (LARSOA) criteria and this is used St Philip Evans RC School Governing Body is the Admission
to ensure that every pupil is assessed as consistently as possible. Authority and is required to make arrangements for the
hearing of appeals against decisions not to offer a place to a
Late Applications child at the school
Following the first round of allocations, late applications will be
considered in accordance with the published admissions criteria. Admission Appeals
Applications from the first round of allocations and any subsequent Parents have a right to appeal in the event that their application for
late applications will be considered together for any subsequent a place is unsuccessful. Appeals must be lodged with the Clerk to
available places that may arise. the Appeal Panel by Appeals will be heard within thirty school days.
Looked after Children and children with SEN statements will be
admitted. Late Appeals
Where an appeal is submitted after the specified date it will
Waiting List normally only be considered where the parent can demonstrate
A waiting List will be maintained. If an additional place becomes that there was a reasonable cause for the appeal not to be made
available, the governors will consider those on the waiting list on the on time. The Clerk will write to the parents advising them whether a
basis of the published oversubscription criteria not on the date the late appeal is to be heard in the light if the circumstances described
application was received. If a place becomes available before an by the parents.
admissions appeals panel is heard, the governors will consider those
on the waiting list according to the oversubscription criteria. If the Appeal Panel
governors place an applicant on a waiting list, it will not affect the St Philip Evans Catholic School Governing Body is the Admission
parent’s right of appeal. Authority and is required to make arrangements for the hearing of
Applications must be made by means of a completed application appeals against decisions not to offer a place to a child at the school
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form and returned to St Philip Evans RC Primary School, the Admission appeals are heard by an independent Appeal Panel of
admitting Authority by at least three members, established by the school according to the
The Governing Body Admissions Panel will meet to determine Admissions Appeals Code of Practice regulations
Admissions and if required apply the oversubscription criteria. At least one member of the Panel is a lay member; that is, someone
without personal experience in the management of any school or
Parents will be notified by: the provision of education in any school. At least one member has
Parents will have the right of appeal to an Independent Appeal experience in education; that is, someone who is acquainted with
Panel if they are dissatisfied with an admission decision of St Philip educational conditions in the area or who is a parent of a registered
Evans RC Primary School The Appeal Panel will be independent of pupil at a school. One member acts as Chair of the Panel.
the school. The arrangements for Appeals will be in line with the No one may be a member of the Appeal Panel if they were party
Code of Practice on School Admission Appeals published by the to the decision not to admit the child about whom the appeal is
Welsh Assembly Government in July 2009. The determination concerned, or took part in any discussions about how the decision
of the appeal panel will be made in accordance with the Code of was reached.
Practice on School Admission Appeals and is binding on all parties. Parents should not attempt to discuss matters relating to their
Appeals will be dealt with within thirty school days appeal with any member of the Appeal Panel prior to the meeting.
Late applications will be considered and applicants notified within
15 school days if a place is available. The Powers of the Appeal Panel
A waiting list will be maintained until September 30th in the The Appeal Panel’s decision is binding on the Admission Authority.
school year in which the applicants applied. Should places If the Panel upholds the appeal presented by the parents, the child
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 must be admitted to the School. Once an Appeal Panel has considered The Appeal Panel meeting
an appeal, it is not required to hear a second appeal in respect of the The Appeal Panel hearing is in two parts. Firstly, a representative from
same child for admission to the school in the same academic year. St Philip Evans RC School Governing Body Admissions Committee
The Public Services Ombudsman can investigate written complaints (Presenting Officer) presents the case that to admit any more pupils
about maladministration on the part of an admission Appeal panel. would prejudice the provision of efficient education or use of resources.
It will cover such issues as failure to act independently or fairly but it This part of the hearing may involve a number of parents together.
does not include an issue where a person simply feels that the decision The parents are given the opportunity to question the Presenting
was wrong. Officer. Secondly, the parents are given the opportunity to present
An Appeal Panel decision can only be overturned by the Courts, where to the Appeal Panel individually (without other parents present). The
the parents or Admission Authority are successful in applying for Chair of the Appeal Panel ensures that the stages of the second part of
Judicial Review of that decision. the meeting take the following order:
The Appeal Panel cannot hear complaints or objections on the wider A. The parents present their case to the Panel.
aspects of admission policies and practice. The Appeal Panel cannot B The Presenting Officer is given the opportunity to question the
change the oversubscription criteria of St Philip Evans Catholic Primary parents.
School. Therefore, the Panel is unlikely to uphold an appeal where the C The Presenting Officer sums up the Admission Authority’s case.
school has applied the oversubscription criteria in a reasonable fashion. D The parents sum up their case.
St Philip Evans Catholic Primary School’s oversubscription criteria is
attached as an Annex to this note The Appeal Panel members may ask questions at any time if they
require clarification of what is being said or if they need information in
Action prior to the Appeal Panel meeting order to reach a decision.
Parents have the right to attend the Appeal Panel meeting and to
present their appeal orally to the Panel. However, in addition, parents After the Appeal Panel meeting
may provide their appeal in writing with any supporting evidence to The Clerk to the Panel will normally send the written decision of the
the Clerk to the Appeal Panel prior to the meeting. Written material Appeal Panel to the parents within seven days of the meeting. Reasons
received seven days before the date of the appeal meeting will be sent for the decision made should be stated.
to the Appeal Panel members prior to the meeting so that they can
study the material in advance. St Philip Evans Catholic Primary School Non-attendance at the Appeal Panel hearing if the parents provide
may also present its representations and evidence to the Clerk to the the Appeals Administrator or Clerk to the Panel with their telephone
Appeal Panel at least seven days before the date of the appeal meeting number, the Appeals Administrator/Clerk to the Panel will inform the
so that they may be read in advance by the Appeal Panel members parent of the date and time of the Appeal Panel hearing both by letter
Any materials presented by St Philip Evans Catholic School Governing and by telephone.
Body will be sent in advance to the parents and any materials presented If through unforeseeable circumstances, the parents are unable
by the parents will be sent in advance to School’s representatives. The to attend the hearing on the day, they must telephone the Appeals
basic principle followed is that all information presented to the Clerk Administrator/Clerk to the panel or school immediately and give the
as part of the appeals process is available to all parties to the appeal. reason for the non-attendance. The parents will be asked if they
want the appeal to go ahead in their absence. If they wish to seek
Notice of the Appeal another appointment, the matter will be referred to the Chairman of
Parents will receive written notice at least 14 days before the date their the Appeal Panel who will decide, based on the parents’ reason for non-
appeal will be heard unless the parent agrees to a shorter notice period. attendance, whether to hear the appeal in the absence of the parents
or defer consideration to a subsequent hearing. Where parents fail to
Representation attend on two occasions, the Appeal Panel will consider the appeal in
Parents are encouraged to attend the Appeal Panel meeting in person the absence of the parents.
and to make oral representations, that is, to clarify or supplement
their written appeal. The parent may be accompanied by a friend, Further information
adviser or be represented. Parents may also bring an interpreter. In Any queries about the appeals process should be made to the Appeals
all circumstances where the parents bring along someone else, the Administrator/Clerk to the Panel. All correspondence should be
parents should advise the Clerk at least 3 working days prior to the addressed to Clerk to the Appeal Panel.
meeting of the name of the other person attending and the capacity St Philip Evans Catholic Primary School
in which they are attending. Coed y Gores
Llanedeyrn
Cardiff CF23 9NX
S. Wales
Email: [email protected]

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Tredegarville Church in Wales Primary Religious Education and Collective Worship
Religious Education and worship take place within the school in
School accordance with the teaching and practice of the Church in Wales.
As a Church in Wales primary school Christian values underpin
Admissions Policy and Guidance the whole curriculum and we encourage everyone to be involved
in Religious Education and Collective Worship. However, parents
Tredegarville Church in Wales Primary School is a voluntary aided have the right to withdraw their children from RE and Collective
school and accordingly admission to our school is decided by the Worship as defined in the Education Act 1944 and subsequent
school Governing Body. Our school is a Church in Wales school legislation. Parents who have concerns should discuss these with the
where we try and live out the Christian values that underpin all Headteacher.
aspects of school life.
Admissions Criteria
The admission number for our school is 30. In addition, there are 48 The Governing Body has a duty to prioritise admissions of children
part-time places in our nursery. who are looked after by the Local Authority (as defined by Section
22 of the Children Act 1989) or previously looked after children (as
Children can start school full time in the September following their defined by the Welsh Government School Admissions Code). There
4th birthday. is also a duty to prioritise the admission of children with a Statement
of Special Educational Need/ Individual Development Plan where
Children are entitled to a part-time nursery place in the term the school has been named, or children allocated nursery funding
following their 3rd birthday and children are admitted on this basis by the Early Years Assessment Panel or Case Advisory Panel (see WG
where there is capacity. Receiving a nursery place in our school guidance).
does not guarantee a place in the main school as there is a
second, and separate admissions process for this, as in all Priority may also be given to children where there are compelling
schools. medical or social grounds as supported by documentary evidence
from a medical consultant or social worker.
To apply for place in Nursery, Years 1,2,3,4,5,or 6 (or late applications
for Reception) parents must fill in a school application form which is If the number of remaining applications exceeds the available pupil
available on our school website, or on paper if requested. places, the Governing Body will admit children whose applications
satisfy the over-subscription criteria in the following order:
Parents applying for a place for the Reception class must
apply for a place in the school on the Cardiff County 1. Children residing in Cardiff who attend an Anglican Church as
Council Admissions Portal www.cardiff.gov.uk/schooladmission substantiated by a reference from a vicar/priest.
Applications can only be made by the person/s holding parental 2. Children residing in Cardiff who attend a church of another
responsibility for the named applicant. The person completing the Christian denomination, as substantiated by a reference from
application will be required to make a declaration to this effect. a vicar/priest.
3. Children who already have a brother or sister at the school and
Parents whose applications have been unsuccessful have the right whose brother/sister will be a registered pupil when the new
to appeal. To make an appeal parents must complete an appeal pupil is admitted (this includes full, half or step brothers/sisters,
form and send it to the Chair of Governors within 15 days of adopted or fostered who are living in the same house).
receiving notification of an unsuccessful application. The appeal 4. Children who live closest to the school, measured as the safest
will be considered by an independent panel administered by the walking route, as advised by Cardiff Council. In the case of
Llandaff Diocesan Board of Education. There is no appeal process children living in flats, the route assessment is determined from
for nursery applications as this is non-statutory education. the front entrance to each flat.

Following allocation of places, children who have been unsuccessful Definitions

will be placed on our waiting list. 1. The child’s ordinary place of residence will be defined as
the property at which the person or persons with parental
For the rest of the year if places become available they are allocated
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responsibility for the child reside at the closing date for

on the basis of the published over-subscription criteria (see below). receiving application.
Waiting lists do not give priority to children based on the date the 2. Where parental responsibility is held by more than one person,
application was made. For example, if a child makes an application and where they reside at separate properties, the child’s
outside the normal admissions round, and has a higher priority ordinary place of residence will be defined as the property
using the criteria, they must be ranked above those with lower at which the child resides for the greater part of the week,
priority already on the list. The waiting list will remain in operation including weekends.
until the end of the academic year within which the application was 3. Within each admission’s category priority is given to children
made or until the place is no longer required (whichever comes first). of multiple births who meet the admissions criteria.

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 ADMISSION POLICIES – 2 - 10 to, wherever possible, prevent the separation of families.
Therefore, a child with a sibling will be prioritised in the category
FAITH SCHOOLS the applicant has been allocated to.
2.5 Proximity of the parent(s)/carer(s) home address to the school
will be used for each criteria where the number of applications
exceeds the limit of places.
SECONDARY SCHOOLS 2.6 Where there are 180 or fewer applications, all applicants will be
allocated a place. Where there are more applications received
than places available, governors will offer places using the
oversubscription criteria in the order stated (see 2.8).
The Bishop of Llandaff CiW High School 2.7 Prior to completing the form, applicants are advised to consider
the definitions used by governors when determining places
Admissions and Oversubscription Policy (2024) against the oversubscription criteria
2.7.1 Looked after children are children who are registered in the
1. Introduction care of the local authority (under section 31 of the Children Act
1.1 The Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School is a co- 1989) or who are provided with accommodation by the local
educational 11-18 school serving the city and surrounding authority (under section 20 of the Children Act 1989) at the
areas of Cardiff. This includes parts of the west and north of the time of application and/or where the local authority confirms
Diocese of Llandaff, such as the Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda they will be looked after at the time when the child is admitted
Cynon Taff, Caerphilly and Bridgend. The school aims to be to the school.
truly comprehensive, and the governing body takes no account 2.7.2 Sibling is defined as a biological brother or sister, half-brother or
of a child’s academic standard or aptitude when considering half-sister, adopted brother or sister, step-brother or step-sister
admissions. or foster children and who will still be on the school register (of
1.2 The school fully respects the beliefs of parent(s)/carer(s) and statutory school age) at the time of admission. Evidence may
children from all Christian denominations, other faiths and be required to verify sibling status.
those from no faith background. However, governors expect 2.7.3  Christian denomination/Churches refers to those Christian
that parent(s)/carer(s) applying for a place for their child will denominations/Churches affiliated to Churches Together in
accept and uphold the Christian character and ethos of the Wales (Cytûn) or the Evangelical Alliance, as recognised at
school. the point governors determine places (ie. January) of the year
1.3 An Open Evening is held early in October when interested families of admission. Where applicants have been resident outside
are invited to visit the school and meet the Headteacher and of Wales during the church attendance period, reference to
staff. A school prospectus and application form for admission Church in Wales should include other members of the Anglican
are available at the Open Evening and/or at any other time Communion; ADMISSIONS AND OVERSUBSCRIPTION POLICY
from the school website. The Bishop of Llandaff CiW High School Page 2 of 3 Cytûn
should include churches/denominations affiliated to other
national member bodies of the World Council of Churches;
2. Procedure for Admission
Evangelical Alliance should include churches/denominations
2.1 The published admissions number for the school is 180 in Year
affiliated to other national member bodies of the World
7. As a faith school, 150 places are reserved as ‘Foundation’
Evangelical Alliance.
(ie. those children who are considered at ‘the heart of the
2.7.4  Faith commitment refers to worship attended on either
Church’); while 30 places are reserved for children within the
Saturday or Sunday. Worship attended as part of a primary
‘Community’.
school experience and/or non-formal worship (eg. ‘Messy
2.2 To be considered for a place at The Bishop of Llandaff,
Church’) does not apply.
parent(s)/carer(s) must complete the school’s own application
2.7.5 Community places are reference to a fixed number of places
form and the Cardiff local authority online form, as part of the
‘open’ in each year to students who wish to receive an
coordinated admissions. Where a family wishes to be considered
education at The Bishop of Llandaff. These are allocated using
for a ‘foundation’ place, they will be expected to complete the
the oversubscription criteria, as specified in 2.8.2. The term
relevant section. The school will independently seek references
‘community’ should not be understood as reference to any
to verify faith commitment from the named priest/minister(s).
particular geographical location.
Families who wish to apply for a ‘community’ place do not need
2.7.6 Proximity refers to the distance measured by calculating the
to complete this section of the form. Where an application does
miles from the school post code to the parent(s)/carer(s) home
not have a completed faith section, then the application will
post code. The school use Google Maps to calculate home to
automatically be considered as a ‘community’ application.
school ‘walking’ distance in miles to the nearest decimal place.
Applications cannot be modified once submitted.
2.8 The oversubscription criteria for places are set out as follows
2.3 The governors’ admissions sub-committee meets in January of
2.8.1.  For the 150 ‘foundation’ places, the criteria is
each year to consider all applications from parent(s)/carer(s)
1. A child who is looked after, or previously looked after;
for places in Year 7 for the following September. Applications,
2. A child who is baptised, or of a baptised parent/carer, who
including all references required under 2.2 must be received
attends a Church in Wales service on a weekly/fortnightly
by the stated deadline. It is not the responsibility of school
basis and has done so for, at least, the past five years;
to ensure the references from the identified priest/minister(s)
3. 
A child who is baptised or dedicated, or of a baptised
have been provided by the publicised deadline. Any application,
or dedicated parent/carer, who attends a Christian
which includes references to verify faith commitment, received
denomination, other than the Church in Wales, service on a
beyond the agreed deadline, will be considered as late and
weekly/fortnightly basis and has done so for, at least, the past
will only be considered after applications received within the
five years;
specified timeframe.
4. A child who is baptised, or of a baptised parent/carer, who
2.4 The Governing Body gives priority to siblings of statutory
attends a Church in Wales service on a weekly/fortnightly
school age at The Bishop of Llandaff in each of the categories
basis and has done so for, at least, the past two years;
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 5. A child who is baptised or dedicated, or of a baptised school’s own form as part of the process. Parent(s)/carer(s)
or dedicated parent/carer, who attends a Christian applying for a place in Year 7 at the school must express a
denomination, other than the Church in Wales, service on preference for a place at the school on the Council’s School
a weekly/fortnightly basis and has done so for, at least, the Admissions Portal and also complete the school’s application
past two years; form, which can be accessed via www.bishopofllandaff.
6. A child who is baptised, or of a baptised parent/carer, who org/195/admissions. This form stores basic details which is
attends a Church in Wales service on a monthly basis, or used to support verification of the applicant’s home address
occasionally, and has done so for, at least, the past year; and ADMISSIONS AND OVERSUBSCRIPTION POLICY The
7. A child who is baptised or dedicated, or of a baptised Bishop of Llandaff CiW High School Page 3 of 3 supports
or dedicated parent/carer, who attends a Christian the local authority in the management of applications
denomination, other than the Church in Wales service on to multiple schools (eg. The Bishop of Llandaff, another
a monthly basis, or occasionally, and has done so for, at faith-based school and/or community schools). Failure to
least, the past year; complete both forms, within the designated timeframe, will
8. A child who attends a place of worship, other than result in a place not being offered.
Christian, on a weekly/fortnightly basis and has done so
for, at least, the past two years; 3 Appeals Procedure
9. A child who attends a place of worship, other than 3.1 In accordance with the requirements of the School Standards
Christian, on a monthly basis, or occasionally, and has and Framework Act 1998, the governors have established an
done so for, at least, the past year; appeals procedure. Parent(s)/carer(s) of a child who has not
10. A child who belongs to a faith community which does been admitted to the school may appeal against the decision.
not meet any of the above criteria. 3.2 The panel is appointed by the Diocese of Llandaff and is
2.8.2 For the 30 ‘community’ places, the criteria is entirely independent of the school and the local authority.
1. A child who is looked after, or previously looked after; Notice of intention to appeal should be sent to the Admissions
2. A child, who has a sibling of statutory school age at The Officer at the school who will then inform the Diocesan Office
Bishop of Llandaff, at the time of application; for Education. Details of appeal hearings are provided by the
3. A child who attends a Church in Wales school; school. However, any outcome of an independent appeal is
4. A child who attends a faith-based school, other than communicated by the clerk to the panel.
Church in Wales; and
5. A child who attends a community school within the city of 4 Accuracy of Information
Cardiff who wishes to receive a faith-based education. Please be aware that if parents/carers are found to have
2.9 Where The Bishop of Llandaff CiW High School is named in provided misleading or fraudulent information as part of
a statement of special educational need and/or Individual the application, the offer of a place will be withdrawn and
Development Plan, governors have a duty to admit the child is likely to lead to the removal of a place after the child has
to the school started at the school.
2.10 The school is part of the Cardiff local authority coordinated
admissions process and there is a requirement that Date for Review: Autum
applicants complete an online form, in addition, to the

St Teilo’s Church in Wales High School The Governors will admit up to 240 children to Year 7 each
September; this will comprise 160 Foundation Places and 80
Open Places. This admission limit has been agreed in principle
Application For Admission To Year 7 (For September between the Governors and the Cardiff Local Education Authority
2024)
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and will apply when other statutory changes to school admissions

are agreed and implemented. The Governors of aided schools are
Introduction responsible for the admission arrangements but are required to
St Teilo’s Church in Wales High School is a comprehensive school consult the Local Education Authority before any changes are made.
which exists primarily to serve the needs of Church in Wales parents All parents applying for admission do so knowing that the
who wish their children to be educated within a system which school aims to provide an education based on Christian
introduces the pupil to an understanding of life based on the principles and therefore the Governors expect all pupils to
Christian faith as taught by the practices, rites and doctrines of the take part in the Christian worship of the school, to attend
Church in Wales. In addition, the school seeks to promote Christian all religious education lessons and participate in all other
education in the wider community. As a comprehensive school, the educational activities.
Governors admit children without reference to ability or aptitude.
All children whose parents wish them to attend this school, subject ADMISSIONS CHECKLIST
to the provision of the Education Acts, will be admitted provided the All applicants are advised to:
number seeking admission does not exceed the accommodation • Watch the brief Headteacher’s address at www.stteilos.com/about/
available, at this stage, 240 places. In accordance with statutory admissions/.
requirements, the Governors have a duty to admit, following proper • Register five school preferences at ‘Schools Admissions Online’ by
application, Looked-After Children and children where the school is visiting www.cardiff.gov.uk before the deadline.
named in a Statement of Special Educational Needs in accordance • Complete the St Teilo’s online admissions form before the deadline.
with the published admissions criteria. • Provide all necessary supporting evidence in hard copy to the
school before the deadline.
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 • Ensure that you regularly check the email address you have provided and normally meet sometime during the Summer Term. Like you, the
on your application form. This is how the school will keep in touch school will be invited to attend an appeal hearing by letter.
with you about your application.
My application was unsuccessful. Can I be added to a waiting list?
Frequently Asked Questions Yes. The school operates a waiting ‘pool’ and, if your application is
unsuccessful, you will be offered the opportunity to have your child’s
Should I apply for a Foundation Place or Open Place? name placed in this ‘pool’. Should places become available, they will
Parents/carers must make this decision. In selecting ‘Foundation Place’ be offered by the Admission Panel according to the admission criteria.
you are applying for a faith-based place and confirming that you and
your child regularly attend a place of worship or that your child already Can I find out where I am on the waiting list?
attends a Church in Wales primary school. If you do not wish to apply No. Places are not offered on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Should
for a Foundation Place, you should select ‘Open Place’. If you make a place become available, all applications in the waiting ‘pool’ will be
more than one application to the school for the same child, only the considered according to the admission criteria.
latest on-time application will be considered.
Transfer to Secondary Education
Can I apply for both a Foundation and an Open Place? Please read these notes before completing the Application Form for a
No. You must select one option only. place in St Teilo’s Church in Wales High School, and retain these notes
until after you have received the result of your Application or Appeal.
I am applying for a Foundation Place. Do I need to speak to my 1. St Teilo’s and The Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales schools
priest/minister/faith leader? both admit Year 7 pupils according to an admissionlimit agreed
Yes. Your faith leader will be contacted by the school and asked to complete with the diocese and the LEA. The Bishop of Llandaff Church in
a reference so you should first gain their consent. Your faith leader cannot Wales High School normally servesthose who live in the area west
recommend your child for a place but will be asked to confirm the extent of of Caerphilly Road/North Road including Whitchurch, Gabalfa,
your child’s involvement in the faith community. Your application will not Llandaff, LlandaffNorth, Tongwynlais, Penarth, Barry and beyond
be considered complete until this reference is returned. as well as the Docks. St Teilo’s Church in Wales High Schoolnormally
serves those who live in the area east of Caerphilly Road/North
Do I need to provide any documentation to support my application? Road including Thornhill, Llanishen,Lisvane and beyond as well as
If your child has a compelling educational or medical need you Grangetown.
must provide written evidence from a medical consultant, social 2. A booklet containing information to parents about the provision
work manager or educational psychologist dated no more than six of Secondary Education in Cardiff County may beobtained from
months prior to the application submission date. This evidence must the Cardiff County LEA, Education Offices, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff.
explain (i) what specific difficulties the child has, (ii) why St Teilo’s is A virtual school ‘prospectus’containing detailed information
the most suitable school and (iii)the difficulties that would be caused about St Teilo’s Church in Wales High School may be accessed on
by attending another school. The Governors do not take into account our website.
scholasticability so letters of support from existing headteachers 3. When you have completed the online application, you will receive
are not required. Letters from General Practitioners are unlikely tobe an automatic acknowledgement by email. If noacknowledgement
sufficient to demonstrate compelling medical need. is received, you have not submitted your application correctly and
must try again.
How will I know that you have received my application? 4. The school will only accept one application per child. If you submit
Receipt of your application will be acknowledged automatically by multiple applications for the same child, only thelatest application
email. Please ensure that your application includes a current email (submitted before the deadline) will be considered. All previous
address. If you do not receive an email acknowledgement, you have applications will be disregarded.
not submitted your application correctly. 5. Your application will be considered carefully and sympathetically
by the Governors but the completion of theApplication Form does
I’ve missed the deadline date! What happens now? not automatically give your child a place at St Teilo’s.
In order for your application to be considered, it must be submitted 6. The Governors, in considering your child for a place in this Church
online by the deadline date. Applications received after this deadline in Wales High School, do not take into accountscholastic ability
will be treated as late applications. but primarily, in the event of the applications received exceeding
the accommodation available,your family connection that is,
Should I apply for another school as well as St Teilo’s? father, mother and child with the Church in Wales (Anglican). You
Yes. Parents/carers are strongly advised to apply for four other schools to are advised toread the ‘Over-Subscription Criteria’.
avoid a situation where a child is not allocated a secondary school place. 7. If a place is offered by the Governors, and it is accepted, your
child will not normally be reserved a place in a CountyHigh School
When will I know if my application has been successful? serving the area in which you live.
The Admissions Panel will meet in January. You will be notified of their 8. The acknowledgement slip, accepting or refusing the offered
decision by email at the beginning of March. place, must be returned immediately to St. Teilo’sChurch in Wales
High School.
Can I appeal against the Governors decision? 9. If, after acceptance, you do not wish to take up the place reserved
Yes. If your application has been unsuccessful and you wish to appeal, in the Church in Wales High School you mustimmediately write to
you must return the reply slip attached to your email giving the reasons the Governors as there is normally a waiting list for any vacancies
for your appeal. You must return this to the school within 10 working that might arise.
days of the date of the email. 10. If the Governors do not offer a place to your child, the Cardiff
County Education Authority will send you a letterindicating
When are the appeals heard? the County High School at which a place has been reserved for
The Appeals Panel are independent of the school and the Governors your child. If you wish to appeal againstthe Governors’ decision,

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 you must immediately write to the Governors giving your If there are fewer than 160 qualified applicants for Foundation Places
reasons for appealing (includeany letters or other information any unfilled places will become additional Open Places.
of support for your appeal, for example letters from a Parish 1. Sibling is defined as a biological brother/sister, a half-brother/sister,
Priest, local Councillorsor teachers). Your letter of appeal will be a step-brother/sister, an adopted and/orfostered brother/sister. In
acknowledged, but if you do not receive this acknowledgement the case of multiple birth children, the Governing Body will seek to
within 28days you should get in touch with the school as your ensure that all childrenare admitted to avoid family separation.
appeal may have gone astray. In such circumstances you willbe 2. Proximity refers to the distance measured by calculating the miles
informed later when your appeal is to be considered by the from the school to the parent/carer homeaddress. The school
specially constituted Appeals Committee. uses Cardiff Council’s Geographic Information System (GIS) to
11. Reapplication following refusal of a place and an unsuccessful calculate home to schooldistance in miles to the nearest 2 decimal
appeal is not permitted and would not be considered. places.
12. Transport arrangements for pupils to the High School will be 3. Looked After Children are children who are looked after by the
sent to parents at a later date by the Local Authority. local authority (as defined by Section 22 of theChildren Act
1989) or previously looked after children (as defined by the Welsh
Over-Subscription Criteria Government School AdmissionsCode document no.005/2-13).
Foundation Places
The Governors will offer 160 Foundation Places each academic year. Over-Subscription Criteria
In the event of over-subscription, places will be offered in accordance Open Places
with the categories detailed below. Within each category first priority The Governors have designated 80 places each year as Open Places
will be given to: to be offered to children who do not qualify for Foundation Places,
1. Those who fully satisfy the criterion, but also have a brother or but whose parents have chosen the school for the type of education
sister already in attendance at the school (see note1 below). it provides. In the event of over-subscription, places will be offered in
2. Those who fully satisfy the criterion, and the proximity of the accordance with the categories below. Within those categories the
family home to the school (see note 2 below). proximity of the family home to the school will (where necessary) be
used to determine the allocation (see note 1 below).
FOUNDATION PLACE ADMISSION CRITERIA
A. Looked after Children, and children where the school is named in OPEN PLACE ADMISSION CRITERIA
a statement of Special Education Needs, whosefamily satisfy the A. Looked-after Children, and children where the school is named in
requirements of a Foundation place (see note 3 below). a statement of Special Educational Needs, whosefamily do not
B. Children who have been baptised and who attend a Church satisfy the criteria for admission to a Foundation Place (see note 2
in Wales Primary School and whose families are activeand below).
practising* members of the Anglican Community. B. Children who have a brother or sister in the school whose family
C. Children who have been baptised and attend any other Primary do not satisfy the criteria for admission to aFoundation Place (see
School whose families are active and practising*members of the note 3 below).
Anglican Community. C. Children who attend - and whose family home lies within the
D. Children who attend a Church in Wales Primary School. catchment areas of - Bryn Celyn, Glyncoed,Llanedeyrn and
E. Children whose families are active and practising* members of Springwood Primary Schools, whose family do not satisfy the
another mainstream denomination of the Christianfaith. criteria for admission to a FoundationPlace.
F. Children whose families are active and practising* members of D. Any other children whose families do not satisfy the criteria for
another mainstream faith. admission to a Foundation Place.

Foundation Places notes: Open Places notes:

Foundation places will be allocated on the basis of the evidence In each category consideration will be given to children of families who
provided on the Application Form by the family, and confirmed by the provide professional evidence at the time of application that the child
clergy/minister or faith leader, of the frequency of attendance and has a particular educational, social or medical need which can be met
contribution to the life and work and witness of their church or place especially well within the caring Christian environment of St Teilo’s
of worship. An application for a Foundation Place will not be High School. Places will be allocated based on evidence provided by
considered complete until the reference is returned. The school the family in a written statement at the time of application from a
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will not pursue references which have not been returned. Applications medical professional, social worker or educational psychologist which
cannot be modified once submitted. explains (a) what specific difficulties the child has (b) why St Teilo’s is
In addition, in each category, consideration will be given to children considered to be the most suitable school and (c) the difficulties that
of families who provide evidence at the time of application that the would be caused by attending another school.
child has a particular education, social or medical need which can 1. Proximity refers to the distance measured by calculating the
be met especially well within the caring Christian environment of miles from the school to the parent/carer homeaddress. The
St Teilo’s School, and who are already in support from the church school uses Cardiff Council’s Geographic Information System
in meeting those needs. Places will be allocated based on evidence (GIS) to calculate home to schooldistance in miles to the nearest
provided by the family in a personal statement and confirmed by the 2 decimal places.
clergy/minister/church or faith leader and a professional consultant 2. Looked After Children are children who are looked after by the
as appropriate. local authority (as defined by Section 22 of theChildren Act
*The determination of active and practising is made by reference to 1989) or previously looked after children (as defined by the Welsh
the answers to questions on the Application Form andthe period of Government School AdmissionsCode document no.005/2-13).
active worship is as significant as the frequency. As a minimum, it 3. Sibling is defined as a biological brother/sister, a half-brother/
will be expected that attendance is at leastmonthly and for at least sister, a step-brother/sister, an adopted and/orfostered brother/
two years. Note that attendance at a place of worship by virtue of sister. In the case of multiple birth children, the Governing Body
attendance at a Church in WalesPrimary School does not satisfy the will seek to ensure that all childrenare admitted to avoid family
definition of ‘active and practising’. separation.

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 CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC HIGH 4. Baptised Catholic children
(a) residing in the catchment area and
SCHOOL (b) attending a non-designated Catholic Primary School.
5. Baptised Catholic children residing in the catchment area. 6.
Other Baptised Catholic children.
ADMISSIONS POLICY 2025 7. Children
(a) residing in the catchment area and
INTRODUCTION (b) attending a designated Catholic Primary School.
This Policy refers to admissions in September 2025 to Corpus Christi 8. Children
Catholic High School which is a voluntary-aided school founded by (a) residing in the catchment area and
the Archdiocese of Cardiff. The Governing Body has sole responsibility (b) attending a non-designated Catholic Primary School.
for admissions to the School and must admit pupils to the school’s 9. Children residing in the catchment area who can demonstrate
admission number, which is 215. with a letter of support from a minister or person in authority, that
particularly in the previous year, they have actively engaged in
Key Principles supporting a Christian denomination.
Only the governing body may admit and no representation made 10. Children residing in the catchment area who can demonstrate
by any person including a governor, staff member, clergy or anyone with a letter of support by a person in authority, that particularly
elected to or employed by the local authority can be regarded as an in the previous year, they have actively engaged in supporting a
indication of offer or promise of a place. Only a written offer from the non-Christian faith.
governing body can be accepted as an admission offer. The School 11. Other children residing in the catchment area.
Standards and Framework Act 1998 gives parents the right to express 12. Other children who wish to receive a faith education at Corpus
a preference as to which school their children attend. Admissions to Christi Catholic High School
the School will be made in accordance with parental choice subject to
available places. When there are more than 215 applicants, admissions For categories 2, 4, 5 and 6 the applicant must be a Baptised Catholic.
will be made in accordance with the order of priority in the over- For categories 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10,11 and 12 a child is not required to be a
subscription criteria and the procedure listed below. This policy has Baptised Catholic. Children subject to a funded Individual Development
regard and follows the Welsh Government Admissions Code 005/2013. Plan (IDP) which names Corpus Christi Catholic High School as the
designated school will be admitted
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
Catchment Area Brothers and sisters include children with at least one common parent
[including adopted children]. Children of multiple births will all be
admitted to a single year if one can be offered a place.
Designated Parishes Designated Catholic
Primary Schools Proof that a child is Baptised Catholic is required with every application.
Christ the King Christ the King A copy of the baptismal certificate is proof [and required unless not
Holy Family (but ONLY that part Holy Family available for good reason when other evidence must be submitted].
which is north of the railway line
and north and west of Western Proof of the residential address of the child at the time of application
Avenue) is also required.
St Teilo with Our Lady of Lourdes St Bernadette
St Brigid and St Paul St Joseph Waiting List
St Joseph St Peter All applicants who have not been admitted will have their application,
St Peter St Philip Evans whenever made during the relevant year, retained on a waiting list.
St Philip Evans Applicants will be placed in order on the list according to the over
subscription priorities of the Admissions Policy. Applications for Year 7
The detail of external boundaries is shown on a map held at the school will be retained on the waiting list until the 31st December following
and copies of the relevant section may be obtained on request. The receipt of the application. In-year applications, whenever made during
order in which parishes and schools appear has no significance. the relevant year, will be retained on the waiting list until 31st August
following receipt of application.
Oversubscription Criteria Order of Priority
Children will be admitted in accordance with the following priority. If a place becomes available it will be allocated to the applicant
Qualification within a category is determined at the time the then highest on the waiting list unless a place has been offered to
application is considered by the governors or, in the event of an appeal, an applicant higher on the list but has not been accepted within the
at the date of the appeal determination. If the governors are unable to required period. Failure to respond for any reason will be treated as a
admit all applicants within a particular category, priority will be given to rejection and the place will go to the next applicant on the list who
those residing closest to the school measured by Cardiff Council using accepts as required.
the method set out in the Cardiff Council School Admissions Policy.
1 Looked after or previously looked after children. After 31st December (Year 7 applications) or 31st August (in-year
2. Baptised Catholic children applications) the waiting list will be abandoned and all applicants on
(a) residing in the catchment area and the waiting list will be treated as not having applied. Any future place
(b) attending a designated Catholic Primary School. which becomes available will be allocated to the next applicant for
3. Brothers or sisters of pupils already in the school at the time of a place or, if more than one, by reference to the published criteria.
determination and who will be pupils at the time the applicant Applicants must appreciate that the waiting list order of priority will
commences at the school. alter as more applicants apply and circumstances change. If any
applicant informs the governors in writing of any relevant material
change of circumstances this will be considered by the governors and
the position on the waiting list may be altered accordingly
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Further Procedures carers should contact the school to request an application
1. The decision to offer a place to an applicant is entirely that of form.
the governing body (subject to appeal). 4. Both completed application forms must be received by the
2. The deadlines for the determination and communication of school and the LA on or before the specified date.
admissions have been decided after consultation with the 5. Information must be correct and accurate at the point of
Local Authority and in accordance with Welsh Government application. Default may result in a place offered being
guidelines. The dates for 2023 are: withdrawn in accordance with the Admissions code
paras.3.40-3.41.
Monday, 23rd September 2024 6. Applicants will be notified of the result of the application in
Admissions applications
writing by the governors on the date specified in paragraph
open:
2 above. In the event of an application for admission being
Monday, 18th November 2024 refused, the parent/carer has a right to exercise their right
Closing date for submission
of appeal. Detail of the procedure will be given with every
of applications:
refusal. An applicant’s name will remain on the waiting list
Monday, 3rd March 2025 notwithstanding an appeal.
Notification of offers:
7. LATE APPLICATIONS made in the normal admissions round
Monday, 17th March 2025 will be considered with other on time applications only if a valid
Date for acceptance or
reason for delay in all the circumstances is given, otherwise only
rejection of school offers:
after all applications made within time have been determined.
Monday, 17th March 2025 Applications made outside the normal round for admissions
Closing date for receipt of
will be considered and a decision notified in the soonest of 15
statutory appeals:
school days or 28 calendar days. All refusals may be appealed.
[code 3.17].

3. For Year 7 applications in the normal admission round, Further Information

two applications must be completed – a Local Authority (LA) In September, 2024, the standard admission number for entry into
online application and a Corpus Christi Catholic High online Year 7 was 215 and 428 pupils applied for admission
application. In September 2023, the standard admission number for entry into
a. The LA application must be submitted via the Council’s Year 7 was 215; 245 pupils were admitted at the request of
Online Application Service (refer to Cardiff Council School Cardiff Council and 398 pupils applied for admission
Admission Booklet). In September 2022, the standard admission number for entry into
b. The Corpus Christi Catholic High School online application is Year 7 was 215; 245 pupils were admitted at the request of
submitted via the school’s website. Cardiff Council and 409 pupils applied for admission
 For Year 7 applications outside the normal admission In September 2021, the standard admission number for entry into
round and all other in-year applications, only the Corpus Year 7 was 215 and 400 pupils applied for admission.
Christi Catholic High School application is required. Parents/

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 Mary Immaculate High School The standard admission number is 160. Places will be allocated
up to the school’s admission number without the application of
any conditions. In the event of oversubscription, i.e. the number of
Admissions and Oversubscription Policy applications exceeds the admissions number then the following
oversubscription criteria, listed in order of priority, will be used
Introduction
This policy refers to the admissions in September 2025 to Mary 1. Those children who are (or have been) designated ‘Looked After’;
Immaculate High School. The governing body has full responsibility 2. Baptised Catholic children who attend one of our designated
for admissions to the school. In accordance with the provisions of Catholic primary schools;
the Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005, 3. Baptised Catholic children who do not attend one of our
the governing body has delegated responsibility for determining designated Catholic primary schools but have a sibling at Mary
admissions to its ‘Admissions Committee’. Immaculate;
4. Baptised Catholic children who do not attend one of our
Only the governing body may admit places to the school and no designated Catholic primary schools;
representation made by any person including a governor, staff member, 5. Other children who attend one of our designated Catholic primary
clergy or anyone elected to or employed by the local authority can be schools;
regarded as an indication or offer of place. Only a written offer from 6. Non-Catholic children who do not attend one of our designated
the governing body may be regarded as acceptance of an application Catholic primary schools, but who have a sibling at Mary
to the school. The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (as Immaculate;
amended by the Education Act 2002) gives parents the right to express 7. Children of a Christian denomination, other than Catholic, usually
a preference as to which school their child attends. applying to Protestant or Orthodox traditions, who wish to receive
a faith education at Mary Immaculate;
About our School 8. Children of a religious tradition, defined as a world religion other
Mary Immaculate High School is a voluntary aided Catholic school than Christian, who wish to receive a faith education at Mary
which operates within the overall provision of the Archdiocese of Immaculate; and
Cardiff. The school fully respects the beliefs of parents and children 9. Any other children who wish to receive a faith education at Mary
from all religious backgrounds and, of course, those with no religious Immaculate.
background. The Governors do ask that any parents applying for places
for their children will support the ethos and character of the school with Notes
its Gospel values such as ‘care, compassion, respect and forgiveness 1. ‘Catholic’ children are those baptised members of the Catholic
of others’, which are also common to many faiths. In consequence, Church. Evidence of baptism will be required. In the event of this
students at Mary Immaculate are taught respect and tolerance request, the parish priest where a child was baptised will be able to
for others and there is provision through the religious education provide certification. This certificate will be required.
programme for the exploration of other world faiths. 2. A ‘sibling’ is defined as a biological brother or sister, half brother
or sister, adopted brother or sister, step-brother or sister or foster
Catchment children who live at the same address and who will still be on the
Mary Immaculate High School was established to serve Catholic and school register at the time of admission. In the case of multiple
non-Catholic community in the West of Cardiff. The school offers birth children the Governing Body will seek to ensure that all
a secondary education to children drawn from its Catholic family of children are admitted to avoid family separation.
schools and these children normally reside within the parish boundaries 3. Applications from children of other Christian denominations and/
as outlined below or religious traditions will be required to provide evidence, such as
a supporting letter from a minister or Imam.
Designated Parish Designated Catholic 4. In the event of a tie-breaker, i.e. where there are more applications
Primary School from children with a criterion than the available capacity and
Holy Family St Cuthbert’s the evidence requirements have been met, priority will be given
St Francis St Francis to those children who reside closest to the school (measured by
St Mary of the Angels St Mary’s Cardiff County Council using the method stated in Cardiff Council
St Patrick’s St Patrick’s School Admissions Policy 2019/20 [section 7.7 proximity]).
5. It is important that information is correct and accurate at the time
Note of application. If there are changes in circumstances that occur
The order in which parishes and designated schools appear has no between the application process and the admission decision,
significance. these will only be considered on an individual basis. Further
evidence and explanations may be required.
OVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA
To apply for a place in September 2025, you must complete two Late Applications
forms. The first is the school’s admission form which can be found Late applications will be looked at after the applications received by the
online (www.maryimmaculate.org.uk) – this must be returned to the closing date have been considered. If the number of offers has reached
school by email or completed online. All parents must also complete the admission number in the first round, then all late applications will be
the Cardiff Local Authority Admissions Form via its Portal (www.Cardiff. considered and placed on the waiting list until the end of September,
gov.uk) It is very important that parents complete both forms or the after which applications would have to be renewed.
application to Mary Immaculate may not be complete and may not
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Further Procedures of a designated Catholic primary school. Applicants will have
1 The decision to offer a place to an applicant is entirely that to complete two application forms – a Local Authority online
of the governing body admissions panel (subject to appeal). form (where you must note Mary Immaculate as your chosen
The deadlines for the determination and communication of school) and a form for Mary Immaculate High School (which
admissions have been decided after consultation with the can be obtained on the school’s website or via the school).
Local Authority and in accordance with Welsh Government
guidelines. Applicants will be notified of the result of their 3 Completed application forms must be received by the school
applications in writing by the Governing Body on the offer date, and the Local Authority form filled in online on or before the
unless you have been offered one of your higher preferences specified date. All applications should be returned to Mary
through the coordinated admissions process. Immaculate High School directly by the closure date and to
the Local Authority using their admissions portal.
The dates for academic year 2024-25 are:
4 Information must be correct and accurate. Failure to produce
relevant documentation (e.g. Baptism certificates) may mean
Admissions Information TBC a place is withdrawn.
sent to parents/schools
5 In the event of an application for admission being refused, the
Closing date for receipt of TBC parent/carer has a right to exercise their right of appeal.
applications
Appeals Procedure
Notification of results to TBC 1. A form of appeal, which can be obtained from the Clerk to the
Local Authority Governors, must be completed and received by the school 14
days after the notification of refusal;
Notification of result of TBC 2. An independent appeals panel will be convened as soon as it is
application to parent practicable to determine the appeal;
3. The Appeals Panel will comprise of three persons in accordance
Closing date for acceptance TBC with Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) requirements. Their
or rejection by parent independent decision will be binding on both the governors of
the school and the appellant;
Closing date for receipt of TBC 4. The Appeals Panel will be provided with all previous
statutory appeals correspondence but the appellant may also attend the
hearing and speak to the panel in person;
Appeal hearings TBC 5. The appellant will generally be given at least 14 days’ notice
of the Appeals Hearing.
6. An applicant’s name will remain on the waiting list
2 Applications must be submitted online (via the website) or notwithstanding an appeal.
in writing, signed by a parent/carer on the application forms Policy Approved: March 2023
which can also be obtained from the school or the Headteacher Policy Review Date: March 2024

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 St. Illtyd’s Catholic High School The Governors will accept applications for entry to Year 7 in September
2025 on behalf of children born between September 1st 2013 and
August 31st 2014.
Policy for the Admission of Students into Year 7
September 2025 Mid year applications for any year group will be considered under the
same policy and over subscription criteria.
The Governing Body has responsibility for admissions to the school.
176 students are admitted to Year 7 each September.
Admissions Categories
176 students will be admitted to Year 7 in September 2025. Where
This policy describes how places will be allocated in Year 7 in 2025. It
there are more than 176 applications, then 176 places will be allocated
describes how parents should make an application for a place at St.
to the children of parents whose initial applications were received by
Illtyd’s Catholic High School and also outlines priority criteria which will
the closing date. Applications will be considered in the following order
be used in the event of the governors receiving more applications than
of priority:
there are places available.

St. Illtyd’s Catholic High School is a voluntary aided Catholic school CATEGORY DESCRIPTION EVIDENCE REQUIRED
which operates within the overall provision of the Archdiocese NUMBER
of Cardiff. The Governors aim to offer a Catholic education and
require that any parents applying for places for their children 1 Looked After Children Notification from Local
will support the Catholic character and ethos of the school. (presently or previously) Authority
Nevertheless, the school fully respects the beliefs of parents and
children from all denominations and faith backgrounds. Students 2 Baptised Catholic children A copy of the Baptismal
at St. Illtyd’s are taught respect and tolerance for others and who attend a designated Certificate
there is provision in the religious education programme for Catholic Primary School
learning about different faiths.

St. Illtyd’s Catholic High School was established to serve the 3 Baptised Catholic children A copy of the Baptismal
Catholic community in the East of Cardiff. The school offers who are not enrolled at Certificate.
secondary educational continuity to children drawn from its a designated Catholic
Catholic partner primary schools who wish to transfer at 11+. Primary School and reside
These children normally reside in the Catholic parish boundaries in the catchment area
of the geographical area situated east of the river Taff and within
the south of the city (see below): 4 Baptised Catholic brothers A copy of the Baptismal
or sisters of pupils already Certificate
Designated Parish Designated Catholic in the school at the time of
Primary School determination and who will
Blessed Sacrament St. Alban’s be pupils at the time the
St. Alban’s St. Cadoc’s applicant commences at
St. Cadoc’s St. Cuthbert’s the school.
St. Cuthbert’s St. John Lloyd
St. David’s Cathedral St. Peter’s 5 Other baptised Catholic A copy of the Baptismal
St. John Lloyd children Certificate.
St. Peter’s

Procedures for Admission

All applications for places must be made online at: www.stilltyds. 6 Children of other Name and form group of
org.uk/admissions denominations, who have sibling.
The Governing Body is the admissions authority and therefore an older sibling on roll as of
responsible for the allocation of all places at St. Illtyd’s Catholic 1st September 2025
High School.
7 Non-Catholic children Confirmation from primary
Priority is given to applications received by the published closing date of who attend a designated school
Monday 18 November 2024. In the event there are more applications Catholic Primary School.
than the published standard admission number, late applications will
be considered in order of priority after those applications received on 8 Children of other Christian Evidence in writing of
time. A waiting list will be held until September 30th 2025. denominations whose practice of worship
parents attend a church. from a Priest, Minister or
We want parents to make an informed choice about secondary school recognised Pastor.
and we encourage families to visit our school in order to find out more
about our learning at St. Illtyd’s Catholic High School. However, your 9 Children from a non-faith Letter written by parent/
visit will not form part of the process of deciding which children will be background whose parents carer stating reason for
offered a place. wish them to be educated application
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10. The governors may admit any child without regard to the For the purpose of this policy a “sibling” refers to brother or sister,
above criteria (but not so as to give priority over any applicant half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step-brother or sister,
in category 1) whose application shows exceptional medical or the child of the parent/carers partner, and in every case, the child
reasons. Evidence in statement form supported with any should be living in the same family unit at the same address.
documents such as a medical report or letter in support from
a doctor or other health or social services professional must Parents who are not offered a place for their child have the statutory
be supplied with the application. The application shall explain right to an appeal hearing before an independent panel. Parents
why St. Illtyd’s is most suitable and describe the difficulties if wishing to appeal should do so in writing. The appeal should be
required to attend a different school. sent to the Clerk to the Governors within 14 days of notification of
* In all categories a copy of the birth certificate must be provided.* the decision not to admit.

Notes How to Apply

In the event that there are more applicants than places available Through our online system for Year 6 applications only www.
within a category, the direct distance of the child’s home to the stilltyds.org.uk/applications
school will be the determining factor. Distance will be measured by For in-year applications an application form is available from our
GPS information available at the time from the front door of the website www.stilltyds.org.uk
child’s home address (including flats) to the main entrance of the The Governing Body Admissions Panel will meet to determine
school. Admissions through the application of the oversubscription criteria.
Applicants will be informed via email of the outcome of the
If there are more applicants than places then those who are not Admissions Panel meeting on 1st March 2025.
admitted and make request will be placed onto a waiting list until
September 30th 2025. Order on the waiting list will be determined Right of Appeal
by the oversubscription policy. This process applies to secondary Parents who are not offered a place have the statutory right to
school transfer from primary school only. appeal against the decision of Governing Bodies in the matter of
school admissions. The Appeal’s Panel is entirely independent of
In-year admissions will be considered by category at the time of the Governors and of the Local Authority.
each meeting. An Appeal Form can be obtained from the school office. This should
be completed and returned to the Clerk to the Governors within
In the case of children who are asylum seekers or refugees (where 14 days of notification of the decision not to admit. The Appeals
there may be no paper evidence of baptism or commitment to Panel will then meet to consider the Appeal and any supplementary
another denomination or faith) evidence may be sought from a information provided within 30 days of the receipt of the appeal.
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 FOUNDATION SCHOOL 3. Applying for a place in Year 7
3.1 Children transfer to secondary school in the September following
their eleventh birthday.
Whitchurch High (Foundation) School
In the Autumn Term of Year 6 parents/carers, including those from
our partner primary schools, are invited to apply for admission in the
ADMISSIONS POLICY 2025/26 following academic year.

1. Admissions of pupils Our partner schools are:

1.1 W  hitchurch High (Foundation) School (WHS) is a comprehensive Birchgrove Primary Coryton Primary
school where pupils in Years 7 to 11 are admitted without Gabalfa Primary Hawthorn Primary
reference to ability or aptitude. The Governing Body is Llanishen Fach Primary Rhiwbeina Primary
committed to ensuring an inclusive school and that admissions Whitchurch Primary
reflect the wide diversity of the community which the school
serves. Parents/carers have the right to express a preference for their child to
1.2 A  dmissions are the responsibility of the Governing Body under attend WHS which will be considered individually and complied with
the direction of the First Minister, Welsh Government. This wherever possible. However, the school is normally oversubscribed.
Admissions Policy has been drawn up in accordance with the Parent/carer preferences will still be considered but the priorities set
Welsh Government’s “Statutory Code Document 002/2009: by the Governors, outlined below, will be applied. In deciding which
Schools Admission Code” and in consultation with the Local children to admit, the Governors apply the criteria in the order of
Authority, Cardiff County Council and other interested parties. priority shown (1. being the highest) and examine the merits of each
1.3 Admissions to WHS are dealt with by the Governors’ Admissions case by considering reasons submitted supporting any expressed
Sub Committee and are subject to the Admissions Policy relevant preference. The Governors will not normally exceed the school’s
at that point in time. There are different admission criteria for Admission Number of 390.
entry to:
• Years 7 to 11 Applications for admission to secondary schools (Year 7) can be made
• Years 12 and 13 (further details on school website: www. from Monday 2 September 2024 and the closing date for applications
whitchurchhs.wales) is Monday, 18th November, 2024.
• Ty Calon, the Special Resource Base (SRB) (further details
on school website: www.whitchurchhs.wales) Please note that WHS is part of Cardiff Council’s common
1.4 The admission number of WHS is: admissions process for Year 7 applications. This means that
• 390 pupils per year group (Years 7 to 11) parents/carers can make one application and will be able to do
• Up to 330 pupils for Year 12 unless exceptional this on-line; parents can indicate up to five different schools that
circumstances dictate they wish to apply for; if not offered a place at the first-choice
• 12 - 15 pupils per year group in Ty Calon dependent upon parents/carers would automatically be considered for their
statement of additional learning need. second choice, and so on. Please note that some faith secondary
schools are not part of this common admissions process and parents/
2. Admissions to Ty Calon carers would have to apply directly to these schools if these were a
2.1 W HS operates Ty Calon, a specialist resource base for pupils with preferred choice.
moderate/severe learning difficulties. The unit takes up to 100
pupils with additional learning needs from across Cardiff. As WHS is part of the common admission process, applications to
2.2 A dmissions to specialist provision are managed by the Council. the school can be made on-line through the Cardiff council website
The local authority will only exercise their power to place a child www.cardiff.gov.uk. If unable to apply on-line then do so in writing by
in a particular school unit if it is satisfied that: contacting the Admissions Team in Cardiff Council for an application
• the child’s interest requires ALP (Additional Learning form.
Provision) identified in his or her Individual Development
Plan (IDP) to be made at the school named, and 3.2 Oversubscription criteria (Years 7 to 11)
• it is appropriate for the child to be provided with Where applications for admission exceed the number of places
education or training at the school. available, the following admissions criteria will be applied in this order:
2.3 I f the parent of a pupil with an IDP has a dispute regarding the 1. Pupils who are – or have previously been – looked after (in public
IDP; an assessment; the school named; or the fact that no school care)
has been named, enquiries can be made to: 2.  Pupils subject to an Individual Development Plan (IDP), in which a
The Educational Tribunal for Wales (ETW) specific school is named.
Website: https://educationtribunal.gov.wales/ 3. Pupils who are on roll in one of WHS’s partner primary schools (see
Email: [email protected] 3.1)
2.3 W HS works closely with Cardiff Council to ensure the successful 4. Pupils who live within the catchment areas of the partner primary
entry of pupils admitted to Ty Calon once the Local Authority’s schools with an older sibling attending WHS at the time of their
Case Advisory Panel have agreed places. admission to the school, ie will be in Y7-Y11 in September 2025.
5. Pupils who are not on roll at any of the partner primary schools but
who, by virtue of their address, would normally expect to be taught
at one of these schools as they live in the catchment areas of the
partner primary schools.

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6. P upils who live outside the catchment areas of the partner 3.3 Admissions Timetable Year 7
primary schools with a sibling attending WHS at the time of Deadline dates refer to the annual allocation of places to the Year 7
their admission to the school, ie will be in Y7-Y11 in September age group in September 2025.
2025.
7. Pupils who live outside the catchment areas of the partner
Admissions information Monday 2 September, 2024
primary schools.
issued to parents. Cardiff
Council On-line application
General Notes
service opens
Where the number of preferences exceed the number of places
available in any higher criterion, proximity is used as a tie breaker
Closing date for application Monday 18 November, 2024
to determine which pupils are admitted. WHS uses the Council’s Only applications received by this date
Geographical Information System (GIS), referred to as an are considered in the initial round of
‘Integrated Transport Network’ (ITN), configured in compliance allocation of places. Other forms will be
with the Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 and the Learner considered as late applications.
Travel Statutory Provision and Operational Guidance 2014 route
Notification of result of Monday 3 March, 2025
determination criteria.
application by
The shortest safe available route (as defined by the Welsh
Deadline for acceptance of 2 weeks after notification, Monday
Government’s ‘Learner Travel Statutory Provision and Operational
places offered 17 March, 2025
Guidance June 2014’) is calculated (to 4 decimal places) from the
co-ordinates of an applicant’s home address (determined using
Closing date for receipt of Monday 17 March, 2025
the Local Land and Property Gazetteer [LLPG] address point data),
statutory appeal
to the nearest open school gate using Ordnance Survey (OS) route
data.
Appeal hearings Appeals are heard by an
a) W here there is no safe route available, the nearest point on the
ITN to the applicant’s home address will be used to calculate Independent Appeals Panel
the shortest driving route to the nearest open school gate. arranged through Cardiff County
b) Tie-breaker: Where flats use the same LLPG address point co- Council.
ordinates, the route assessment is determined from the front
entrance to each flat. 3.4 Only applications received by the closing date of 18
November, 2024, will be considered in the initial round of
For applications for pupils residing within mainland UK but outside allocation of places and applicants will be notified of the result
of the area covered by the integrated transport network (ITN), of their application on Monday 3 March, 2025.
residence to school distances are calculated as the shortest driving 3.5 There is a two-week window for acceptance of place/places
distance as evaluated using google maps. Where applicants reside made, that is by 17 March, 2025, for initial round of allocation
outside of mainland Britain, route distances are determined as the of places.
shortest route as determined using google maps utilising available 3.6 Late applications will be considered when good reason is given
transport types. for their delay or when they refer to a Child who is Looked
After or a child with an Individual Development Plan that
If a pupil lives at different addresses during the week, the address names Whitchurch High School. Other late applications will
where they stay overnight for the greater number of nights per be considered after the initial allocation of places is made on
week will be the determining factor. 3 March, 2025. The Admissions Sub Committee will meet in
the week beginning 17 March, 2025 and monthly thereafter,
Admission requests by twins, triplets and other multiple births will if required, until the end of the summer term 2025. Refused
be considered together in accordance with the above criteria. If the applications from the first round of allocations and any
criteria are met both twins, all triplets, etc would be admitted to the subsequent late applications will be considered together, and
school. against the admission criteria, for any subsequent available
places.
Admission Policies

Admission requests by children of UK services personnel moving 3.7 Where an application for admission has been refused, parents/
into the area will need to meet residency requirements with carers have the right to appeal to an independent appeal
confirmation of proof of posting. panel (see Right of Appeal below).
3.8 Where a place has been refused, WHS will operate a waiting
Transfer to Secondary Education list. Applications received in the normal admission round will
Only applications received by the published closing date for receipt remain on the waiting list until 30th September, 2025. If
of application will be considered in the initial round of allocation places become available whilst the waiting list is in operation,
of places. Application for transfer to secondary education in they will be allocated in accordance with the oversubscription
September 2024 can be made on-line through the Cardiff Council criteria set out in section 3.2 (1 to 7). Placing a child’s name
website www.cardiff.gov.uk with effect from 2 September, 2024. on the waiting list does not affect the parent/carer’s right of
It is the responsibility of parents to ensure that an application is appeal against an unsuccessful application.
made by the closing date of 18 November, 2024. Applications 3.9 Any applications for admission to WHS outside the normal
made after this date will be considered as late applications. admission round will be supplied with an application form at
the first point of contact and this will be considered without
delay. The decision to offer or refuse a place will be given
within 15 school days or 28 calendar days, whichever is the
sooner. Parents/carers whose application is turned down
are entitled to appeal to the Independent Statutory School
Admission Appeal Panel.
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 pplications received outside the annual allocation of places Sibling
for in year admissions will remain on the waiting list until the For admission purposes a sibling is a child who is the brother/sister,
end of the term in which the application is made. After this half-brother/sister (children who share one common parent), step
time parents/carers will have to make a further application for brother/step sister where two children are related by virtue of their
admission. parents being married, co-habiting or in a civil partnership. This
definition also includes adopted or fostered children living at the same
4 Right of Appeal address.
4.1 A
 ny parent/carer (except one whose child has been permanently
excluded from two schools) whose child is refused a place at WHS Shared responsibility
has a statutory right of appeal to the Independent Statutory Where parents have shared responsibility for a child, and the child lives
School Admission Appeal Panel. Parents/carers or young people at the parents’ separate addresses for different parts of the school
who have had an offer of a place withdrawn also have a right of week, then the home address will be determined as the address where
appeal. Details of the appeals procedure are provided with any the child lives for the majority of the week. Parents will be required to
letter indicating an application has been refused. provide documentary evidence to support the address they wish to be
considered for allocation purposes.
Notes for the guidance of parents/carers In disputatious cases, where parents have joint responsibility,
applications must be agreed by both parents.
Permanent address
Please ensure that the details are correct and it is your child’s Waiting Lists
permanent home address NOT the address of a business, a relative, a Where a place has been refused, the application will be placed on a
friend, a childminder, a temporary address or an address to which you waiting list. Applications will remain on the waiting list until the 30th
hope to move. September, 2025. After this time parents will be expected to
make a further application for admission.
Residence
If you are planning to move and this involves the purchase of a Appeals process
property you will need to provide a solicitor’s letter confirming If parents are dissatisfied with the result of an application, an
exchange of contracts and the actual completion date. WHS cannot appeal may be submitted to the the Independent Statutory School
accept a letter confirming your intention to purchase a property. Admission Appeal Panel. If the appeal is not successful, further
If your move involves the renting of a property you will need to applications for a place at the same school will not be considered for
provide a copy of your tenancy agreement from a recognised letting the same academic year.
agency, estate agent or solicitor confirming the lease start and end
date. Withdrawal of places
If your move involves returning to live in a property you already own Any place approved on the basis of residence will be withdrawn if the
you will need to provide written evidence of the date that you will pupil is no longer permanently resident at the home address specified
move back into the property. If you have rented your property to in the application at the beginning of the school term to which the
someone else you will also need to provide evidence that you have application relates (term dates as published in the Admission to
given your tenants notice to leave. Schools Booklet). The home address is considered to be the pupil’s
If we are not satisfied with the evidence you have provided, we along with their parents’/carers’ main and genuine principal place
may ask for additional information. If we do not receive satisfactory of residence on the published date i.e. where they are normally and
evidence WHS will not accept your application from the new address. regularly living. If a pupil is resident with friends or relatives (for
reasons other than guardianship) the friends’ or relatives’ address will
Late applications not be considered for allocation purposes.
Following the first round of allocations, late applications will be
considered in accordance with the admissions criteria. Applications Where parents knowingly give false information in order to obtain the
from the first round of allocations and any subsequent late advantage of a place at WHS for their child to which they would not
applications will be considered together for any subsequent available have been entitled, the Governors reserve the right to withdraw the
places that may arise. offer of a place. Parents may render themselves guilty of an offence
under Section 5(b) of the Perjury Act 1911.

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