High School Admissions Information for September 2027 Entry
High School Applications can be made online by following the steps below. Please note that the college is closed for half-term from Thursday 22nd October – Friday 30th October. If you need to provide your child’s baptismal certificate and Certificate of Catholic Practice, please scan or take a photo of the documents and email them to the admissions@srrcc.org.uk email address.
High School Applications for Year 7 Entry September 2027
The closing date for applications is 31st October 2026.
(Please note that the College is closed for half term Thursday 22nd October – Friday 30th October 2026).
To apply for a place for year 7 entry in 2027 at St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School you must:
- Complete an eAdmissions online form available on your local council’s website.
- Read the High School Entry Notes 2027-28
- Read the High School Admissions Policy 2027-28
- Complete the online High School Supplementary Information Form below. Please note, there is no need to print this as we are automatically notified of your application.
- Email (PDF) or post a copy of your child’s Baptismal certificate to ‘Admissions’ at SRRCC (if applicable)
- Email (PDF) or post a Certificate of Catholic Practice signed and stamped by your Parish Priest to ‘Admissions’ at SRRCC (if applicable).
- Applications from other Christian denominations or faiths must email or post a letter of support from their Minister of religion or faith leader.
Please send your certificates/letter of support via email to: admissions@srrcc.org.uk or by post to ‘Admissions’, St Richard Reynolds Catholic College, Clifden Road, Twickenham, TW1 4LT.
An email receipt to confirm your application will be sent from admissions@srrcc.org.uk once we receive your Supplementary Information Form and supporting documents.
If you do not provide the information required in the Supplementary Information 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.
Download blank Certificate of Catholic Practice from the Westminster Diocese website HERE
Download the Diocesan Guidance for clergy about the Certificate of Catholic Practice HERE
NB. You must also complete and return a Common Application Form (CAF) to your home local authority online or, by post or in person.
Should you require a paper version of the Supplementary Information Form, please contact admissions@srrcc.org.uk.
Parish boundary maps to be applied to those applying under criteria 3a and 3b:
For the Southwark parishes of Our Lady of Loreto and St Winefride, Kew Gardens; Our Lady Queen of Peace, East Sheen; St Elizabeth of Portugal, Richmond; St Mary Magdalen, Mortlake; St Osmund, Barnes; and St Thomas Aquinas, Ham; view the boundary map through this link:
For the named parishes in the Diocese of Westminster, Click on the parish name to view the boundary maps:
In Year applications
You may apply for a place in any year at the High School outside of the usual Year 7 application process for those transferring from primary schools, although we are generally oversubscribed in every year group. You should apply directly to the College using the online application form below, having first applied to Richmond Borough here: Richmond Secondary schools in-year application 2026/27. Places may become available as families move from the area or choose another school. Places, if available, will be allocated using the published admissions policy (see above) If you require any advice, please contact admissions@srrcc.org.uk.
All children will remain on the waiting list until the end of the academic year in which they made the in-year application. If they wish to continue on the waiting list for the next academic year, it is the parent/guardian’s responsibility to re-apply to both the Borough and the College.
For sixth form (Years 12 and 13) waiting lists, email sixthformadmissions@srrcc.org.uk
Admissions data: how places were offered in previous years
| How places were offered: | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Total number of applications | 959 | 1010 | 995 | 974 |
| Catholic looked after and previously looked after children (criterion i) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Baptised Catholic children | 179 | 173 | 180 | 173 |
| Looked after and previously looked children (criterion iii) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other children (criterion iv) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pupils with a statement/EHCP | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Number of appeals heard | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Number of successful appeals | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Distance: random allocation within criterion (ii) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Appeals
If you were unsuccessful in gaining a place you have the right to appeal to an independent appeals panel.
Public Consultation: School Admission Arrangements for 2028/9
Consultation Period: Wednesday 21st October 2026 – Wednesday 3rd December 2026
In accordance with the Department for Education’s School Admissions Code, St Richard Reynolds High School is currently undertaking a public consultation on its proposed admission arrangements for the 2028/29 entry.
We are required to consult on our admission policy every seven years, or whenever changes are proposed to the existing oversubscription criteria or admission procedures.
We welcome feedback from parents, carers, staff, local residents, neighboring schools, the Local Authority, and all other interested stakeholders.
Proposed Changes: High School
The definition of a sibling attending the High School or previously attending the High School (which includes the Sixth Form) is changed to: The attendance or former attendance of a brother or sister at St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School (which includes the Sixth Form) in the last two years.
How to respond: If you have any comments on the proposed arrangements, please submit them by email to consultation@srrcc.org.uk or in writing to: The Clerk to the Governing Body, St Richard Reynolds Catholic College, Clifden Road,Twickenham TW1 4LT
All responses must be submitted by 5pm on Wednesday 3rd December 2026.
Following the closing date, all responses received will be reviewed by the Governing Body at their meeting in January 2027. The final admission arrangements will be formally determined by 28 February 2027 and published on the school website by 15 March 2027, in line with statutory requirements.