Primary School Admissions

Reception Class September 2026: Waiting List

National Offer Day for September 2026 entry is, 16th April 2026. Local Authorities have now issued offers on behalf of the College. If you did not receive an offer for St Richard Reynolds, please see the guidance below regarding our waiting list and the appeals process.

• If you were offered a lower-preference school: You have been automatically added to our waiting list.
• If you were offered a higher-preference school: You are not automatically added, but you are still welcome to join the list. Please complete our Waiting list – Reception 2026/7 to register your interest.
• Appeals: You have the right to appeal any decision to an independent appeals panel.

Next Steps Should places become available, they will be allocated according to our published over-subscription criteria. Please note that waiting list positions will be confirmed after Tuesday 12th May 2026.

For specific inquiries regarding your position after this date, please contact our Admissions Manager,

Claire Sedman, at admissions@srrcc.org.uk.

Primary School Tours

Primary Tours for September 2027 will take place on Friday mornings at 9:30am from September 2026. More information to follow.

Primary School Morning Tours – Click HERE

Should you require any information, please contact primary@srrcc.org.uk.

Primary School Ofsted Report

Primary Information Leaflet 2026

Admissions arrangements for 2027/28

St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School is a co-educational primary school within the Ascension Catholic Academy Trust. The Ascension Catholic Academy Trust is the admissions authority and has delegated responsibility for admissions to the local governing body of the school. The school provides 210 places for pupils between the ages of 4 and 11. The closing date for applications is 15th January 2027 for places in Reception at St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School for children born between 1st September 2022 and August 31st 2023 for entry in September 2027. Outcomes will be advised on 16th April 2027.

20 places are allocated with priority given to baptised Catholic children if that category is oversubscribed. The remaining 10 places in the primary school are allocated on the basis of distance from the school and not on the religion of the child. 

To apply for a place for Reception entry in September 2027 at St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School you must:

• Apply online using eAdmissions via your local council’s website
• Read the Primary School Entry Notes 2027-28 below
• Read the Primary School Admissions Policy 2027-28 below
• Complete the online Primary School Supplementary Form below, once you have supporting documents ready to send to us (if applicable)
• Submit to ‘Admissions’ at SRRCC a copy of your child’s Baptismal certificate (if applicable)
• Submit to ‘Admissions’ at SRRCC a Certificate of Catholic Practice signed and stamped by your Parish Priest (if applicable)
• Applications from other Christian denominations or faiths must submit a letter of support from their Minister of religion or faith leader

Certificates/letter of support may be submitted via email to: admissions@srrcc.org.uk or in person during school hours or by post to ‘Admissions’, St Richard Reynolds Catholic College, Twickenham TW1 4LT.

An email receipt to confirm your application will be sent from admissions@srrcc.org.uk once we have received your online Supplementary Information Form and supporting documents.

If you do not provide the information required in the Supplementary Form, or submit supporting documentation to the College, by the closing date, your child may not be placed in the appropriate faith category which is likely to affect your child’s chance of being offered a place.

SRRCC Primary School Admissions Policy for 2027/28

Primary School Entry Notes 2027-28

Supplementary Information Online Form 2027-28

Download the Diocesan Guidance for clergy about the Certificate of Catholic Practice HERE

Download blank Certificate of Catholic Practice from the Westminster Diocese website HERE

NB You must apply online to your home local authority online or, by post or in person via e-Admissions.

Should you require a paper version of our Supplementary Information Form, please contact admissions@srrcc.org.uk.

In Year Admissions

You may apply for a place in any year at the Primary School outside of the usual application process  You should apply directly to the school using the application form below, having first applied to Richmond Borough here: Richmond Primary schools in-year application 2025/26. Places, if available, will be allocated using the published admissions policy (see above). If you require any advice, please contact admissions@srrcc.org.uk.

In Year Application Form SRRCPS

Primary School Admissions Policy 2025/6

Waiting list for Reception Class September 2025

Offers of places for September 2025 were made on 16th April 2025 by local authorities on behalf of the College. If you were unsuccessful in gaining a place you have the right to appeal to an independent appeals panel. If you were offered a place at a school you ranked lower than St Richard Reynolds in your preferences, you will be automatically added to our waiting list. If you were offered a place at a school ranked higher, you may still join the waiting list. Please do so by email to waitinglist@srrcc.org.uk with the following details:

1) Child’s Name
2) Child’s DOB
3) Child’s Address
4) Contact number
5) Confirmation if you have originally applied.

Should places become available, they will be allocated and offered according to the published over-subscription criteria.

Please note: The College Office staff does not have visibility of the waiting list and are unable to give personal information regarding positions on the waiting list.

Reception Place Offers on National Offer Day (30 places)

Admissions Policy for 2026/27

Admissions Policy for 2027/28