Our Lady and St Joseph's

Admissions

If you would like your child to attend our school, please see full details of our admission arrangements below. Policies and documents in relation to admissions can all be found on our policies page.

Primary Admissions

Primary Admissions for September 2026

If your child’s birthday falls between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 your child will start Reception at an infant or primary school in September 2026.

Applications to join our Reception class in September 2026 can now be made via the DCC link below

https://www.durham.gov.uk/primaryschoolplaces

Please contact us if you would like to visit our wonderful provision.

Open Afternoon dates to follow, but we also welcome personalised tours during the school day.

The easiest way to apply is online. If you are unable to apply online, paper application forms are available on request.

The closing date to apply for a primary school place for September 2026 is midnight on Thursday 15th January 2026.

The offer of a school place will be made in April 2026

For more information please contact:

School Places and Admissions Team

www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions

Tel: 03000 265896

Secondary Admissions

If your child (current Year 6) is due to transfer to Secondary School in September 2026, Parents and Carers can make their application for Secondary School online by visiting the Durham Council website. Please apply online at http://www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions. Please save your login details.

Closing Date for Secondary School Applications is midnight on Friday 31 October 2025.

If parents/carers do not wish to apply online they can complete a paper application form, these are available to print from the school admission website (same website address as above).

Alternatively these application forms can be requested by e-mail to or by telephone from the School Admissions and Transport Team.

In-Year Transfers

Applications are welcome for all year groups during the school year. If you would like to transfer your child from another school, please inform their current school that this is your intention and request a school transfer form from the Local Authority or complete the In-Year Transfer application online.

For more information please contact:

School Places and Admissions Team

www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions

Tel: 03000 265896

Please contact our school office (01207 503979) if you would like any further information or to make an appointment to come and look around our school.

Once the school transfer form has been received, parents/carers will be notified if there is place available and transition details will be discussed.