Applying to lower school
St Augustine’s is a coeducational Catholic secondary school located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. It is a Catholic Academy established by the Diocese of Clifton. There is a lower school (Year 7-11) and a Sixth Form (Year 12-13).
Places at St Augustine’s are offered in priority order of the categories set out in our Admissions Policy.
When making an application, please refer to the Admissions Policy which relates to the school academic year of entry.
Tours of the College
Our Open Evening for September 2022 has now taken place, however, if you were unable to attend, we can arrange a tour of the College for you. Please use the contact form below.
Tour request
Refugees
St Augustine's Catholic College appreciates that those who are taking in refuges have a lot to organise. If you would like to look for a school place at St Augustine's, we would like to assist you.
Please contact admissions@sta.cc and we will do what we can to help you apply for a school place or click this link https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/schools-learning-admissions-online to go straight to Wiltshire Council's In Year electronic application form.
A paper copy of this form can be downloaded here and taken back to the Council.
Parish Maps:
St John the Baptist, Trowbridge
Our Lady, The Immaculate Conception, Devizes
St Thomas More, Bradford-on-Avon
Apply to Year 7
For Year 7 admission to September 2023-24 (Normal Time of Entry)
The published admission number (PAN) for Year 7 in 2023/24 is 175.
Step 1 COMMON APPLICATIONS PROCESS
You need to apply for a secondary school place to your home Local Authority between 1 September and 31 October 2022. Within your application, you specify your preferred schools. To be considered in the first round of applications, this application must be made BY MIDNIGHT ON 31 OCTOBER 2022.
For those living within the Wiltshire Local Authority, applications can be made online (or by post) from 1 September 2022 at https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/schools-learning-admissions-online)
Step 2 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FORM (SIF)
We request that parents/carers also complete the Supplementary Information Form (SIF) 2023/24 as this form gives us information relating to the categories in our Admissions Policy 2022-23.
Once completed the SIF should be returned to the Admissions Officer at St Augustine’s by post or email by 18 December 2022.
The waiting list is automatic and held until the end of the academic year.
In-Year Admissions
(Applications for entry during the academic year)
How to apply:
You need to complete the In-year Application Form (available below and on Wiltshire Council’s website here
https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/article/1657/Apply-for-a-school-place
We request that parents/carers also complete the Supplementary Information Form (SIF) 2023/24 as this form gives us information relating to the categories set out in our Admissions Policy 2022-23.
Wiltshire Council to send decision letter in response to the application within 20 school days of receipt of application
Waiting list requests to Admissions Officer (not automatic)
If you have any queries, please contact the Admissions Officer at St Augustine’s by post or email or by telephone at 01225 350001
Admissions 2023-24
Admissions Policy (Polish) 2022-23
Supplementary Information Form 2023-24
Appeals
Appeals Timetable 2022-23
Appeals - Admission to Year 7 in September 2023
For applications made in the normal admissions round and submitted before the deadline of 31 October 2022, appeals must be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals;
For late applications (i.e. submitted before the first day of the school term of the admission year), appeals should be heard within 40 school days from the deadline for lodging appeals where possible, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged;
Appeals - In Year Admissions
For applications for in-year admissions, appeals must be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
Appeals and Waiting Lists
The name of a child whose application for September 2023 entry to Year 7 was unsuccessful will automatically be placed on a waiting list.
Parents of children whose application for in year admission was refused may ask for their child’s name to be placed on a waiting list.
The waiting lists will be operated according to the College’s Admissions Policy.
Placing a child’s name on a waiting list does not prevent an appeal being lodged. If an appeal is unsuccessful, the applicant’s name will remain on the waiting list.
Admissions Appeals
Admission Appeals Request Form
Admissions 2024-25
Admissions Policy 2024-25
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