Admissions

You are warmly invited to visit and see the school in action; this can be arranged by calling the school office and making an appointment or emailing office@sjp.academy.

We look forward to welcoming you and hope that you are excited to see in person, all that our school has to offer your child and family.

Admission Authority

The Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust is the admission authority for all the schools within the Trust and is responsible for determining the admissions policy. On behalf of the Trust, the admissions are coordinated by the relevant Local Authority. All decisions relating to admission applications will be taken by the school’s Local Governing Body.

OLoL Trust  – Admissions information

Waiting lists

Parents whose children have not been offered a place at a school in the normal admissions round will be added to the school’s waiting list unless they have been offered a place at a higher-preference school. The list will remain open until the end of the academic application year.  If a parent wishes their child to remain on the waiting list, they must re-apply each academic year.  The local authority manages the waiting list for St Joseph’s.

In-Year Admissions

An application can be made for a place for a child at any time outside the admission round and the child will be admitted where there are available places.

An application should be made to North East Lincolnshire County Council by completing the Common Application Form and following the instructions on their website here.

If applying for a place on faith grounds, you will also need to complete a Supplementary Information Form:

Our Lady Of Lourdes Supplementary Information Form 2025 2026

And return this to the school office:

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy
Philip Ave
Cleethorpes
DN35 9DL
office@sjp.academy

Where there are places available but more applications than places, the published oversubscription criteria, as set out in the Admissions Policy, will be applied. Parents are advised to read the Admissions Policy carefully before making their application.

You will be advised of the outcome of your application in writing as soon as possible. Applicants must be informed of the outcome of their application within 15 school days of receipt, but the aim is to notify applicants of the outcome of their application within 10 school days of receipt.

You have the right to appeal to an independent appeal panel if your application is unsuccessful.

If you have any questions in relation to in-year admissions, please contact our school office on 01472 690672

You may also wish to discuss in-year applications with the local authority on schooladmissions@nelincs.gov.uk or call 01472 326291.