Admissions – Welcome to St Mary’s
St Mary’s is a church school with a vision to achieve excellence balanced with compassion. Christian values and beliefs form the basis of our school ethos and are reflected in our teaching and in the daily life of the school. Please watch our school video to see what a journey at St Mary’s could look like for your child.
St Mary’s Our Journey
An Introduction to St Mary’s
St Mary’s is a Voluntary Aided Church of England primary school and responsibility for admissions rests with the Governing Body. Governors hope that parents and carers who have chosen this school for their child have done so with the knowledge that it is a Church of England school with a distinctive Christian ethos. We are a diverse school of many different nationalities, religions and languages spoken; all families are very much welcomed as part of our richly diverse St Mary’s community. Please view our school prospectus below:
If you are viewing this prospectus on your desktop, please be sure to click on the full screen icon in the bottom right hand corner. If you are viewing on a phone or tablet, please ensure that you hold your device in landscape and tap the full screen icon.
Please note that we are one school with three different sites at St Mary’s. Once your child has joined St Mary’s they move through the years with no further application required:
- Infant Site: Reception & Year 1 on Amyand Park Road, TW1 3HE
- Middle Site: Year 2 & 3 on Strafford Road, TW1 3AD
- Junior Site: Year 4, 5 & 6 on Richmond Road, TW1 3BA
How to apply to St Mary’s
Reception Admissions:
St Mary’s accepts up to 90 children into Reception each year, which includes 24 Foundation or Church places. (Information is provided below on how to apply for a Foundation Place.) Our Admissions Policy for 2026-27 can be found here. When you apply, you will need to complete the local authority’s Common Application form online here. This applies even if you already have an older child at St Mary’s.
Please note: You are only required to complete an additional ‘Supplementary Information Form’ if you wish to be considered for a Church foundation place and believe you are eligible (details below).
Foundation (church) Places: If you wish to apply for one of our Foundation (i.e. Church) places, you will need, in addition to completing the Common Application Form, to download and complete a St Mary’s Supplementary Form Foundation 2026-27 relating to Church attendance and involvement. This must be completed and signed by your parish priest or minister and a paper copy returned to the school along with a copy of your child’s Baptismal certificate.
Please note that while families attending St Mary’s Church are automatically eligible to apply for a Foundation place, those attending all other churches will need to live within the Parish Boundary to be eligible for admission under the Foundation criteria. Please refer to our Parish Boundary Map for details of the catchment area.
In-year Admissions
If your child is currently in Reception – Year 6 and you wish to inquire about current vacancies at St Mary’s please refer to our 2025-26 Admissions policy on our policies page. For in-year admissions from September 2026 onwards please see our 2026-27 policy. You will first need to contact Richmond School Admissions and complete their application form before joining our waiting list. Further information is available and their application form is available on their website.
Visiting the School
As well as our school film and prospectus above, we have created a virtual tour showing all three of our sites which we hope gives parents a good sense of our school, our vision and values. Please do watch it here: St Mary’s Virtual Tour.
Bookings for our school tours for Reception 2027 entry are now open on Event Brite via the links below. The main tour, including a presentation from our Headteacher and opportunity for questions, takes place on our Infant Site. You can also view our other 2 sites if you wish which is a more informal tour. We look forward to meeting you.
Thursday 8th October 9.15am
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002282021426?aff=oddtdtcreator
Thursday 8th October 10am
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002282816805?aff=oddtdtcreator
Friday 16th October 9.15am
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002282867958?aff=oddtdtcreator
Friday16th October 10am
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002282960234?aff=oddtdtcreator
Friday 6th November 10am
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002283083603?aff=oddtdtcreator
Wednesday 18th November 9.15am
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002283673367?aff=oddtdtcreator
Wednesday 18th November 10am
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002283752604?aff=oddtdtcreator
Thursday 26th November 9.15am
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002284315287?aff=oddtdtcreator
Thursday 26th November 10am
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002284899033?aff=oddtdtcreator
As we have 3 different sites at St Mary’s, we also invite you to view our other sites, in addition to the main tour of the Infant Site, on the following dates:
Wednesday 18th November – Middle Site Open Afternoon @4pm
Strafford Road, TW1 3AD (where Years 2 & 3 are based)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002285005351?aff=oddtdtcreator
Thursday 19th November – Junior Site Open Afternoon @4pm
Richmond Road, TW1 3BA (where Years 4, 5 & 6 are based)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2002285162822?aff=oddtdtcreator
To request a tour for any other In Year Admissions, please email our Admissions Officer via admissions@st-marys.richmond.sch.uk
Fair Access Protocol
The school is a part of the Richmond Primary Schools’ Fair Access Protocol which prioritises children without a school place who may have difficulty finding a suitable school place Please refer to the local authority’s guidance here.
Appeals Process
Please find the local authority’s appeals page here which also includes a link to the online appeal form and further information about appealing. Further information about appealing can also be found here
Admissions Allocation
How school places have been allocated (on National Offer Day) in the past three years can be found here: St Mary’s Primary School Admissions Allocations 2025
Admissions queries
If you have any admissions queries, please do not hesitate to contact us via admissions@st-marys.richmond.sch.uk or 0208 8925840.
