Admissions Process
Admissions – How to Join Us
If you would like to arrange a visit to the school, please email: office@stjosephsotley.org
Please note: We currently have spaces in the following classes.
| Number of Children on Roll | Spaces Available | |
| Year Rec | 29 | 1 |
| Year 1 | 23 | 7 |
| Year 2 | 27 | 3 |
| Year 3 | 28 | 2 |
| Year 4 | 29 | 1 |
| Year 5 | 30 | 0 |
| Year 6 | 24 | 6 |
Choosing the right school for your child can be a daunting decision. To help you make that decision please do contact the school office to arrange a tour and meet our friendly and experienced staff and pupils - office@stjosephsotley.org 01943 463840.
We are an Academy school and the admission authority is our governing body. The school’s admission authority sets the admission policy every year.
If you are applying for admission under our faith criteria, you will need to send to our school (not the local authority) a competed Supplementary Information Form (SIF).
In meantime we hope you enjoy looking at our website.
To join the school:
Complete the online CAF listing St. Joseph’s in your preferences. Complete and send the SIF 2023–2024 to school.
If you have any questions about applying please do not hesitate to contact us.
Joining year Reception in September 2025:
Children born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021 are due to start primary school in September 2025.
Admissions Policy 2024 - 2025 SIF 2024 - 2025
Date for Admissions: You can start applying for school places from the 1st November 2024. The admissions deadline is the 15th January 2025. Parents/carers will be advised of their application outcome on 16th April 2025.
Apply for place through Leeds LA: https://www.leeds.gov.uk/schools-and-education/school-admissions/apply-for-a-primary-school
See also our Privacy Notice for details of the information that we collect.
Please click here for frequently asked questions.
Appeals
If you are not offered a place at the school you requested, you will have the right of appeal. The appeal panel is independent of the school and council and the decision is legally binding.
Before you appeal you:
- should accept any place that you have been offered in case your appeal is not successful
- should think about why you are appealing and check if it's likely to be successful
- could read the advice for appealing school places on GOV.UK
- could get independent advice on making an appeal from a charity
Joining in Year
Parents/carers wanting to apply for an In-Year Admission are asked to contact their local school directly to apply for a school place. Parents/carers are required to complete an In Year Common Preference Form (ICPF) The completed form will need to be handed in at your local school.
An in-year application can be made at any time of the year as there is no closing date. For In-Year Applications, we aim to respond in within 10 school days, and no later than 15 school days. If we cannot offer your child a place, we will write a letter of refusal which outlines the reasons for refusal and how to appeal for a school place.
In Year Common Preference Form