Admissions
 Reception Admissions 2024

 

Responding to a Reception Primary School Offer

If you applied online for Reception 2024, you should have received an email from your home local authority with a link to log on to the Parent Portal.

For Bristol City Council applicants please refer to the information about how to respond to your offer of a school place - link below.

For more information from South Gloucestershire Council, please click on the link below.

Please note that we cannot add you to the Reception 2024 waiting list directly. This must be done through your home local authority.

Information about how places have been allocated are as follows

Appeals Information

Parents should submit Reception 2024 appeal forms by Monday 6th June 2024 to:

Cathedral Primary School, College Square, Bristol, BS1 5TS

Appeals are currently scheduled to be heard towards the end of June/early July.

 Admissions Key Dates

    

 Determination of Admission Arrangements 2024/25

 In line with the School Admissions Code, Cathedral Schools Trust (CST) has determined (agreed) the admission arrangements for the academic year 2024/25. These arrangements are for children who will be admitted to the school at the normal point of entry for September 2024.
Please click on the links below to view the admission arrangements and relevant admission forms.

Cathedral Primary School Admission Arrangements 2024/25

Supplementary Information Form (Staff)

Application for an Out of Year Group/Delayed Reception Start Request

Determination of Admission Arrangements 2025/26

In line with the School Admissions Code, Cathedral Schools Trust (CST) has determined (agreed) the admission arrangements for the academic year 2025/26. These arrangements are for children who will be admitted to the school at the normal point of entry for September 2025.

Please click on the links below to view the admission arrangements and relevant admission forms.

Cathedral Primary School Admission Arrangements 2025/26
Supplementary Information Form (Staff)
Application for an Out of Year Group/Delayed Reception Start Request

CPS Admission Arrangements 2025-26

CPS application form to request an out of year group delayed reception admission

CPS Staff Criterion Supplementary Information Form

 Visiting Cathedral Primary School & Parent Tours

** PLEASE NOTE - ALL TOURS HAVE NOW ENDED FOR RECEPTION 2024 PLACES ** 

Parent tours have now ended for Reception 2024 places. If you were unable to book a place please do look at our website and class pages for a good feel of life at CPS. 
Don't forget, the closing date for Reception 2024 applications is Monday 15th January. 
If you have any further queries, please contact: 
   
Reception and Year 1 are temporarily located in our Brandon Hill site for one academic year. To find out why we are using this building, please click here...
The address of the Brandon Hill site is:
- Cathedral Primary School, Brandon Hill Site
- Queens Parade
- Brandon Hill
- BS1 5XJ
   
To view the Virtual Parent Tour that took place in November 2020, please click here
 Admission Arrangements 2023/24

Cathedral Primary School Admission Arrangements 2023/24

Supplementary Information Form (staff criterion)

Application for an Out of Year Group/Delayed Reception Request

To view a report on the outcome of the admission consultation summarising the responses received and explaining the decisions reached for the academic year 2023/24 please click on the link below. 

Consultation Report

In-Year Admissions for 2023-2024 Academic Year Only 

An in-year admission means admission to a current year group for a child who is already attending school but wishes to change schools due to relocation or a change in circumstances.  

The following applications will be treated as In-Year Admissions during 2023-2024:

  • Applications for admission to Reception which are received after 1st September 2023 
  • All other applications for admission to Year 1 to Year 6 (late applications for Reception 2022 can still be made via your home local authority until 31st August 2022).

To make an In Year application, please click on the link below.

In Year Application From 2023-2024 Apply Online

For further Admissions information and frequently asked questions, please click on the links below.

Parents/carers have the right of appeal to an independent appeal panel following an unsuccessful application. Please note there are changes to the appeal process due to COVID.

For information about the formal appeal process, please read the documents below;

For further information please contact admissions@cathedralprimaryschool.org

 Appeals

For information about appealing please see the guidance on the link below.

CPS In-Year Appeals

For further information please contact: admissions@cathedralprimaryschool.org