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Admission Arrangements

The planned admission number (‘PAN’) for both September 2025 and September 2026 is 30. You can read our full admissions policy here, on our policies page, for both the current year (2025-2026) and for 2026-2027. You can also find our Parish boundary map and SIF (Supplementary Information Form) at the bottom of this page.

Also available is the school’s admissions and consent forms which should be completed when a nursery place has been agreed, or when your child has been allocated a place by the CYC Admissions team, and then returned to the school.

Entry to our Nursery

We offer very flexible options to work around your and your child’s needs.  Your child can stay from 09:00am until 3:00pm or take advantage of our ‘wrap around’ provision opening from 07:30am until 5:30pm.  Perhaps you only need mornings? Do you only need one day a week? We are happy to work around you! Do you only need one day a week? We are happy to work around you! You can come and see us in the school office to enrol your little one in our very special and magical nursery.

Entry to Reception in September 2026

All children can start school in the September before their 5th birthday, and you should apply for your child to start primary or infant school by the 15th January in the school year your child turns 4.

For entry in the September 2026 school year, children will have been born between 1st September 2021 and 31st August 2022. Later start dates are possible and can be discussed with the headteacher.  Applications for a place in Reception starting in September 2026 opened on the 12th September 2025 and the national deadline for applications is the 12th January 2026 although late applications can still be submitted.

Please note that applying early does not give any priority, although to have the best chance of your application being successful you should complete and submit your application by the deadline. If you applied online, your application result will be available online from 10.00am on National Offer Day in April 2026. You’ll require your username and password.

How and When to apply

Applications must be made via the Local Authority where the family live. Parents/Carers should also complete a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) which you can download below as this is used to determine whether you are applying under a specific category.

Since September 2022, St George’s RC Primary School has been part of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust who are now the admissions authority for the school.

Applications via the City of York Council admissions team for entry into reception can be made by using the online form to apply for a school place.  If you can’t apply online you can request a paper Primary Application Form by calling 01904 551 554.

Please read the Guide for Parents when applying for a school place, as it contains key information on school admissions.  Please see the City of York Council website for further information regarding school admissions and applications, together with details about the appeals process. We also advise you to keep checking on the CYC site to keep updated with key dates throughout the year.

Key Dates

In-Year Admissions

St George’s Roman Catholic Primary School participates in the Local Authority’s Co-ordinated Admission Scheme for in-year admissions. If parents/carers wish to apply for a school place, applications can be made at https://www.york.gov.uk/SchoolAdmissions via the ParentPortal. The Local Authority will confirm the outcome of the application in writing within 15 school days.  If the application is refused, the Local Authority will advise on the statutory appeal procedure.  Details of the Co-ordinated Admission Scheme and how in-year applications are managed are available at https://www.york.gov.uk/SchoolAdmissions

Useful Documents and Forms

When you are applying for a school place in Reception:

• The school’s “SIF” form should be completed as well as applying through the CYC Admissions team
• This is very important if you are applying for a place on the basis of Catholic faith.
• Please complete and return this form to the school as well as completing and submitting your application to CYC

Once you have been allocated a place at St George’s RC Primary, please complete:

• an Admission Form for School and Nursery – this is the school’s admissions form, to be completed when a nursery place has been agreed or when your child has been allocated a place by the CYC Admissions team, and returned to the school
• a Parent Carer Consent Form – this includes GDPR, Home School Agreement, photographic consents, computing acceptable use, local trip and medical permissions

Admission Consultations

Admissions Policies

Please click here to view our school admissions policies, located in the policies section of the website. The year of the admissions policy relates to the school year when the children would join the school. This is why more than one school admissions policy is typically visible in the policies section.

NPCAT Admissions Consultation 2027-2028

Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust (NPCAT) is carrying out a consultation for 2027-2028 admissions, which is taking place between 9.30am on Thursday 4th December 2025 and 5pm on Friday 30th January 2026.  NPCAT is consulting the public regarding the admissions policies and arrangements for all 38 schools in the trust, including the following York schools:

• All Saints Roman Catholic School
• St. Aelred’s Catholic Primary School
• St. Georges Roman Catholic Primary School
• St. Wilfrid’s Roman Catholic Primary School
• Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School

Further details, together with relevant documents such as Admissions Policies in draft form, are published on the NPCAT website where you will also find infomation about how you can responf to the consultation.

City of York Council School Admissions Consultation 2027-2028

In line with the School Admissions Code 2021, City of York Council hold a coordinated admission consultation on behalf of schools within York and the School Admission Authorities. Where a school is part of a Multi Academy Trust, the Trust is the Admission Authority and not City of York Council.

This year’s Admissions Consultation was held by City of York Council and involved a number of Academy Trusts with schools within the city. The consultation ran between 8th October and 21st November 2025.  The consultation included the admission policies and planned number of places available at each participating school/MAT in the year(s) of entry 2027-2028. Following the consultations, each admission authority will formally set (‘determine’) their admission arrangements for admission in 2027-2028 by 28th February 2026.  Determined policies will be on the City of York Council website by 15th March 2026, after which objections can be raised.

Click here for further information about the 2027-2028 CYC Coordinated Admissions Consultation.

Please be aware that if there are no proposed changes an admission authority may not be holding a consultation.

Determined policies for the 2026-27 can be found at  https://www.york.gov.uk/SchoolAdmissionPolicies