Admissions to St Teresa’s RC Primary School
Contact telephone No: 0208 648 1842 option 2 (Mrs Lorraine Isaac) or Email: admissions@st-teresas.merton.sch.uk
Results of the Consultation on the admissions arrangements for 2025/26.
Following the consultation on our admission arrangements for 2025/26, we can confirm that there were no objections to the changes to our draft policies or the replacement of the Certificate of Practice in place of the Supplementary Information Form. Please see the final documents below.
In Year & Reception Admissions Policy 2025 – 2026
Nursery & Pre- -Nursery Admissions Policy 2025 – 2026
School Viewings
For children due to start Reception in September 2025, please email admissions@st-teresas.merton.sch.uk with your name and contact details, so that we can arrange a tour of the school and Reception Classes.
We warmly welcome prospective parents to view the Nursery/Reception/whole school. Please either telephone to book a viewing via the contact details or email address above, providing us with details of your name, address, telephone number and child’s date of birth.
Forms currently available
We only have forms below for parents applying for Pre-Nursery, Nursery and Reception places up until September 2024. If your child is going to be 3 years old between 1st September 2024 and 31 August 2025, these forms will be available online and in school from 1st May 2024, not before. Please download these or collect a pack from the school, from this date onwards. Thank you.
Primary School Applications
As we are a Catholic Primary School, a Supplementary Information Form signed by your Parish Priest, forms part of our application process. Mass attendance was not obligatory during the Covid Pandemic but as of the 5th June 2022, Pentecost, the Bishops have reinstated the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days. Parents applying for a place at Catholic Primary or High School’s, under a faith based criteria, will need to complete a Supplementary Information Form and get this signed and stamped by their Parish Priest.
We welcome applications from Catholic families and those of other faiths, for our thriving Nursery and Reception classes as well as in year applications elsewhere in the school, where spaces exist.
Take a look at our Early Years by following the link below.
Take a look at our L.O.V.E. booklet
Pre-Nursery Applications for places in January 2024 and April 2024 (children born between 1.09.20 and 31.03.21)
If you would like your child to join our Pre-Nursery, the term after they are 3 years old, please download the following forms, complete the necessary documents and submit to the school.
Pre-Nursery Applicants letter24.docx
Apps Info Form Pre-Nursery24.docx
2024Pre-Nursery Entry Procedure .docx
Pre-NurseryAdmissions PolicyJan&April24.docx
Pre-Nursery Supplementary Information Form24
Since the Autum Term 2021, children who are turning 3 years but not yet able to obtain government funding until the term after they are 3 years old, are now also able to join our Pre-Nursery Mini T’s class. This option has been appreciated by parents and so we will continue this offer this for next year. Places are offered on a paid basis, at a reasonable cost, for either 15 hours or 30+ hours per week. Please contact Mrs Isaac in the school office or if you prefer, via email at: admissions@st-teresas.merton.sch.uk for more information.
Nursery Applications for places in September 2024 (children born between 1.09.20 and 31.08.21)
If you would like your child to join our main Nursery in the September following their 3rd birthday, rather than attend our pre-nursery, please download the following forms, complete the necessary documents and submit them to the school.
Nursery Applicant’s Letter September 2024
Nursery Entry Procedure September 2024
Nursery Admissions Policy 2024.25
Nursery Supplementary Form 24.25
Nursery Applicants Information Form
The closing date for Nursery Applications for September 2024 is the 28 February 2024.
Applications for Reception September 2024
The closing date for this intake (for children born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020) is 15 January 2024. Our letter below has full instructions and the forms you need are listed too. However, if you prefer to collect an application pack from the school office. Please do so. The local authority Starting primary School booklet is attached, showing you schools available in the area and how to apply.
StartingPrimarySchoolSept24
Overview of the Application Process for Rec 2024
Applicants Information form Reception 2024
Reception Admissions Policy 2024
Reception Supplementary Form 2024
Reception Admissions Appeals
Parents have the right to appeal in certain circumstances, if they are unsuccessful in gaining a Reception place for their child. Details relating to the appeals process can be found in the school admission policy.
Additional information and advice on the appeals process is available from the Education Commission in this document:.Appeals-Advice-to-parents-primary-2012
In year Primary School Applications (PDF)
As we are a Catholic Primary School, you will also need to provide us with a Supplementary Information Form, signed and stamped by your Parish Priest/or Faith Leader (if applicable). If you are not a Cathlolic Family, you are still welcome to apply but please read the Admissions Policy, showing the order of places offered in accordance with the criteria. Below forms for In-Year Admissions which you can download and complete. Alternatively, please telephone the school office to arrange to collect a pack of forms instead.
In-Year Parent Letter for Reception – Y6 (children currently attending a school outside Merton)
In-Year Parent Letter for Reception – Y6 (children currently attending a Merton school)
Once your forms are completed please telephone the school office for an appointment to bring them in with the supporting documents, for viewing.
Further Information
If you have any questions about the applications process please contact our Admissions Officer, Lorraine Isaac by email at admissions@st-teresas.merton.sch.uk or by phone on: 0208 648 1846 option 2.
Please note that parents do not have the right to appeal as part of the Nursery admissions procedure.