CONSULTATION ON ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS FOR ST WILFRID’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR 2027-28 ACADEMIC YEAR

Notice is hereby given in accordance with legislation that the Bosco Catholic Education Trust as the admission authority for St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School is formally consulting on its proposed admission arrangements for the school year 2027-28.

As an admission authority, the Trust is required to consult the following:

a) Parents of children between the ages of two and eighteen;

b) Other persons in the ‘relevant area’ (set by the Local Authority) who in the opinion of the school have an interest in the proposed admissions (e.g. local priests, other deanery Catholic schools, etc);

c) All other admission authorities within the ‘relevant area’;

d) The Local Authority (LA);

e) The Education Service of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton;

In summary the proposed changes being made to admission arrangements are to accommodate new policies that align with the national Catholic Education Service models and wording, including:

- Making criteria clearer and reducing unnecessary criteria

- Ensuring notes are more succinct

- Adding children of staff

- Removing the reference to parishes

The six-week (minimum) consultation will begin on 18th December 2025 with the closing date for submitting comments being 29th January 2026.

The proposed arrangements (admissions policy and supplementary information form (SIF) can be viewed on the school website: www.stwilfridsangmering.co.uk 

Alternatively, if you do not have access to the Internet and you wish to request a printed copy of the admissions arrangements and a response form, please contact the clerk to governors at: akeane@stwilfridsang.co.uk

Comments on the proposed admission arrangements should be sent to St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School by the closing date (latest midnight on 29th January 2026).