Admissions including 2026-2027 Admissions Consultation

We welcome all children to our small and friendly school.  If you are interested in our school we would like to invite you to come and visit us, please phone the school office on: 0117 9030070 to arrange this. 

Reception Places September 2025

If your child was born between 1st September 2020 and 31st August 2021 you need to make an application for Reception in September 2025 by midnight on 15th January 2025. The guide for parents/carers is available on-line at www.bristol.gov.uk/schooladmissions for parents/carers to view and download. In addition, we would recommend you complete a supplementary form available below or from the school office. Please contact the office to book a tour. 

Applications for a Reception place the application must be made to the Local Authority (LA) where your child lives.   For children whose home address is located within the City of Bristol, the application for a reception place must be made on Bristol Local Authority’s Common Application Form online at www.bristol.gov.uk/schools-learning-early-years/primary-admissions or sent by post to: Schools Admissions Department, Bristol City Council, PO Box , 3176, Bristol BS3 9FS.  This form MUST be submitted by midnight on 15th January 2025 to be considered in the first round of applications.

If you are applying online, please make sure you have been sent a confirmation email from School Admissions acknowledging receipt of your application.

In-Year Applications

If you would like to apply for a school place other than Reception in September, please a complete in year application form and return it to school along with a  copy of your child's baptism certificate, if they are Catholic.

Your application will be ranked in line with our Admissions Policy.  We will contact you when a place becomes available.

We will not remove you from the waiting list until you have confirmed that you no longer want a place or you have not responded to email/telephone messages/letter within a specified time period or you child is no longer of primary school age.   

Admissions Policy 2026-2027 Consultation

The governing body of SS Peter and Paul are consulting on their proposed admission arrangements for the 2026-27 school year. Proposed changes from the existing arrangements include:

1. The introduction of new oversubscription criteria for:
   • Children who are a member of an Eastern Christian Church
     - Children of another Christian denomination
     - Children of another faith
     - Children of a member of School staff, within each category.
2. The introduction of a new Supplementary Information Form (to help process applications from those applying under the religious and/or staff categories).
3. A new In-Year application form (reflecting the above new criteria, for those applying for admission ‘In-year’ i.e. during the school year and not at the start of the Reception Year)
4. The use of a random number generator to help rank applicants, rather than drawing lots.
5. A revised definition of home address to include any address where the child spends any part of the school week.

Comments are not being sought on the rest of the arrangements.

You are invited to provide any comments you may wish for consideration on the proposed arrangements by 12.00pm Noon on 20 December 2024. Final arrangements will be determined by 28 February 2025 and will appear on the school/trust website by 15 March 2025.

Comments should be sent to Nicola Clark at st.peter.paul.p@bristol-schools.uk and SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Aberdeen Road, Bristol BS6 6HY