Admissions

Is your child due to start school in September 2027 in Reception? 

If your child was born between 1st September 2022 and 31st August 2023, you will need to apply for a school place via Lincolnshire County Council Admissions.

Applications can be made between 16th November 2026 and 15th January 2027.

Apply for a school – Applying to primary or junior schools – Lincolnshire County Council

You are warmly invited to visit and see the school in action, school tours for Reception 2027 with the Head Teacher are on the following dates:

Wednesday 7th October at 9.30am and 1.30pm

Tuesday 20th October 4pm

(No booking necessary)

If you are unable to attend on these dates, an individual tour can be arranged by calling the school office 01476 562017 and making an appointment or emailing info@stmarysgrantham.co.uk

We look forward to welcoming you and hope that you are excited to see in person, all that our school has to offer your child and family.

Admission Authority

The Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust is the admission authority for all the schools within the Trust and is responsible for determining the admissions policy.

On behalf of the Trust, the admissions are coordinated by the relevant Local Authority. All decisions relating to admission applications will be taken by the school’s Local Governing Body.

Please see the following website for our current admissions policies and information regarding appeal timetables.

OLoL Trust  – Admissions information

 

Waiting Lists

Parents whose children have not been offered a place at a school in the normal admissions round will be added to the school’s Waiting List unless they have been offered a place at a higher preference school. The Waiting List will remain open until the end of the academic application year. If a parent wishes their child to remain on the waiting list, they must re-apply each academic year. Lincolnshire County Council manages the waiting list for St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy.

Note: Management of Waiting Lists for schools in Lincolnshire – Lincolnshire County Council maintain Waiting Lists until the end of August and then it is passed to the school.

Waiting Lists are maintained in the same order as the oversubscription criteria listed below and not in the order in which applications are received or added to the Waiting List. This means that your child’s position on the Waiting List may change during the year.

For more information on waiting lists, please see our Admissions Policy.

In-Year Admissions

An application can be made for a place for a child at any time outside the admission round and the child will be admitted where there are available places.

An application should be made to Lincolnshire County Council by completing the Local Authority Common Application Form  https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/school-admissions/apply-school and following the instructions on their website here.

If applying for a place on faith grounds, you will also need to complete a Supplementary Information Form Our Lady Of Lourdes Supplementary Information Form FINAL 0926

and return this to:

St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy
Sandon Road
Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG31 9AX
info@st-marys-grantham.lincs.sch.uk

Where there are places available but more applications than places, the published oversubscription criteria, as set out in the admission arrangements will be applied. https://www.ololcatholicmat.co.uk/governance/admissions/ Parents are advised to read the admission arrangements carefully before making their application.

If there are no places available, the child will be added to the waiting list. Please see the admission arrangements for more details.

You will be advised of the outcome of your application in writing as soon as possible. Applicants must be informed of the outcome of their application within 15 school days of receipt, but the aim is to notify applicants of the outcome of their application within 10 school days of receipt.

You have the right to appeal to an independent appeal panel if your application is unsuccessful.

If you have any questions in relation to in-year admissions, please contact our school office on 01476 562017.

You may also wish to discuss in-year applications with the local authority at schooladmissions@lincolnshire.gov.uk.

Please see the following website for our current admissions policies and information regarding appeal timetables.

OLoL Trust  – Admissions information

Parish Maps

Please find our Parish Map

Find out more about the Diocese of Nottingham Education Service.

Appealing a school's decision

You’ll be sent a letter from the Local Authority with the decision about your admission application. If your child is refused a place, you can appeal against this decision by writing to the school to request an appeal be arranged, including within it your grounds for the appeal.

The timescales for appeals can be found here:

Timetable For Admissions In The Normal Round

Timetable For Late Applications In The Normal Round

Appeal Letters Submitted After The Deadline

Admission Appeal Form September 2026 FINAL 0926

Privacy Notice Admission Appeals September 2026 FINAL 0926

More information can be found on the following website: https://www.ololcatholicmat.co.uk/governance/admissions/