Admissions/Appeals

CONSULTATION ON ADMISSION  ARRANGEMENTS FOR 2025 / 2026

 

SECONDARY TRANSFER
SEPTEMBER 2024

 

St Thomas More Open Days took place on Tuesday 10 October, Wednesday 11 October, Thursday 12 October and Tuesday 17 October 2023

No further Open Days or visits to the school will take place.

A virtual tour of the school can be accessed from the link below.

For further information regarding admissions please contact the admissions officer
on 0208 850 6700 Ext 0222

Virtual school tour

ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

The Education Commission, Archdiocese of Southwark, has provided Catholic schools with the following statement:

As of the 5 June 2022, Pentecost, the Bishops of England and Wales reinstated the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days. Parents applying for a place at St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive, under a faith based criteria will need to complete a Supplementary Information Form. Evidence of practice will be measured by frequency of attendance at Mass as validated by either a priest or minister, as was the case prior to 18 March 2020. These arrangements apply to the admissions round for 2024 and subsequent rounds.


How to apply for a place at St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School

Please read our Admissions policyDetermined Admission Policy 2024/2025Determined Admissions Policy 2025/2026

Complete your Local Authority e-Admissions form which can be found here

https://www.eadmissions.org.uk/​You will also need to complete our Supplementary Information Form.

Determined Supplementary Information Form 2024/2025Please note the deadline for receipt of the applications is 31 October.

Supplementary Information Forms and supporting documents can be submitted to the school on the following dates/times which can be accessed hereSubmission dates and times

If you need any assistance in the application process please contact the Admissions Officer at

020 8850 6700 X 0222

Appeal Dates & Information

If you have not been offered a place at ST THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC COMPREHENSIVE, the law entitles you to appeal against that decision to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. All appeals will be heard online which has the advantage that your appeal can be heard from your home or place of work.

If you wish to appeal, please use the Appeal Form below. Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. It is suggested that you download the explanatory booklet about appeals which you should read before you complete the appeal form.Appeal form

Explanatory Booklet

You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form and you MUST give the grounds for your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you state the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school.

Any letters or reports that you wish the panel to see should be uploaded at this time.  You are asked to bear in mind that if you later send additional information, the closing date is 5 working days before the STAGE 1 hearing.  All appointed panels have agreed NOT to take any late letters or reports after the 5 working day deadline.  This will be strictly enforced.  For secondary transfer appeals, the hearing will take place at least TWO months after the refusal letter.  This gives you plenty of time to get your evidence together if you act early and take account of school holidays.

Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated in the last THREE months. If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs with a mobile phone and upload the photographic files with your appeal form.

Full details about the hearing will be sent to you with your invitation to the hearing.

If you wish to contact the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel, please email

The timetable for appeals is as follows:

Last day for lodging appeal forms for a place in Year 7 to start in September 2024

4pm on Tuesday 2 April 2024 to guarantee that your appeal will be heard in the first tranche of appeals.  Appeals lodged later may not be heard until the second tranche which could be in September 2024.   You MUST state the reasons for your appeal and supply any documentary evidence at this stage. 

The stage 1 part of the hearing (with other parents present) will take place on:

Monday 3 June 2024 8:30am

Part 2, the individual private hearings will take place on:

Monday 3 June and Tuesday 4 June 2024 (depending on the number of appeals)

Invitation letter giving details about your hearing will be sent by the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel

 At least 10 school days before the stage 1 hearing.

Any additional supporting evidence to be submitted by:

Closing date is Friday 24 May 2024. You are advised that additional paperwork received on the day of the appeal hearing will not be taken into account. Please provide the Clerk with FIVE copies of any new additional evidence BY POST ONLY. All such evidence to be submitted in A4 format and NOT bound, but may be stapled on the top left hand corner.  These must be sent to: EdAp, Sopers House, Sopers Road, Cuffley, Herts, EN6 4RY. (Paperwork submitted with your appeal form does not need to include 5 copies.) 

Letter from the Clerk informing you of the decision of the independent Appeal Panel.

Due to the high number of appeals held at this time, this may not be sent until up to 10 working days after the last hearing for the school.

In-Year Admissions

Determined Admission Policy 2023/2024Download In Year Supplementary Form 2023/2024

In-Year Appeals

In Year Appeal Dates & Information 2023/2024

If you have not been offered a place following an In-year application, the law entitles you to appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel. This panel is completely independent of the school and the Local Authority. Appeals for In-year admissions are usually held online.

Please note that you can only appeal if you have been refused a place in writing after making a formal application. The links below are NOT application forms.

If you wish to appeal, please use this link to complete your appeal online. Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your Local Authority. It is suggested that you download this explanatory booklet about appeals which you should read before you complete the appeal form: 

Booklet Link  You should include any evidence or supporting material with your appeal form and you MUST give the grounds for your appeal at the time you lodge your appeal form. Your appeal form will not be accepted unless you state the grounds for your appeal. You may appeal for more than one school.

Please note that the online form will ask you to download two utility bills dated within the last THREE months.  If you do not have access to a scanner, please take two photographs with a mobile phone and upload the photographic files with your appeal form.

If you wish to contact the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel please email: clerk@educationappeals.com

Last day for lodging appeal forms following a refusal for  an ‘in year’ place.

You must lodge the appeal form within 20 school days upon receipt of your letter of refusal.  You MUST state the reasons for your appeal and supply documentary evidence at this stage. Appeals are held within 30 school days of receipt of the appeal form.

Invitation letter giving details about your hearing will be sent to you by the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel

At least 10 school days before the hearing.  This MAY be e mailed.

Any additional supporting evidence you wish to include for your appeal

FIVE working days before your hearing. You are advised that additional paperwork received on the day of the appeal hearing will not be taken into account. Please provide the Clerk with FIVE copies of any additional evidence by POST. All such evidence to be submitted in A4 format and NOT bound, but may be stapled on the top left hand corner.  Paperwork submitted with your appeal form does not need to include 5 copies.  These should be sent to EdAp, Sopers House, Sopers Road, Cuffley, Herts, EN6 4RY.

Letter from the Clerk to the Independent Appeal Panel informing you of the decision of the Independent Appeal Panel

Usually within 5 - 10 school days after the hearing.