Admissions
If you would like your child to attend either the Nursery or the main school, please use the guidance and documents below to help you:
Nursery
Our school has a Nursery of 30 full-time children attending for 30 hours a week. Parents who are not eligible for the full 30 hours of DFE funded care and might only receive 15 hours a week are able to 'top-up' their children's Nursery attendance with child care vouchers or through a payment arrangement. For more information, please contact the school office.
Please read the Nursery Admissions Criteria as outlined in the policy below:
Nursery Admissions Criteria 2025- 26
Applications for Nursery are made directly to the school. Please use the Application Form below to apply for a Nursery place:
Application for Admission to Nursery School Form September 2025
Should you be interested in applying for a Nursery place for the academic year 2026- 2027 or beyond, please contact the school office on 01782 973888 for an Expression of Interest form and tour of the school; we will contact you in due course to notify you of the application process.
Reception Admissions 2025- 2026
The Reception class is the first year group in the main school and as such has a different admissions application to our Nursery admissions. The application window to apply for a Reception place for September 2025 has now closed. Applications for academic year 2026- 2027 will open on 1st November 2025. Applications need to be made by 15th January. A Supplementary Information Form (SIF) must also be completed and returned directly to the school by the same date.
For parents considering sending your child to our school in the academic year 2026- 2027, please see our Admissions Policy below.
Our Lady and St Werburgh's CTKCC Primary Admission Policy 2026- 2027
You are very welcome to contact the school to arrange a time when you can visit and discuss the applications process.
All applications for a place in the school's Reception class go through Staffordshire County Council's Admissions website, the link for which is below:
https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Education/Admissions-primary/Apply/Overview.aspx
You should only use this link if your child lives in Staffordshire- if you live in a different Local Authority, you must apply using their admissions process.
Applications from children currently attending Our Lady and St Werburgh's Nursery
Attendance at Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Nursery does not automatically guarantee that a place will be offered in the Reception class of our school. Parents must apply for a Reception place in exactly the same way as parents of children not attending the Nursery, via the Local Authority. All applications will be considered against the oversubscription criteria by the Board of Directors in the same way regardless of whether the child does or does not attend the Nursery at the time of application.
In-Year Applications
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 the school by completing the in-year admissions application form which is available here. A hard copy of the application form can be obtained by contacting the school office on 01782 973888 or via email: office.olsw@ctkcc.co.uk
Completed application forms must be returned to Mrs H Carter at Our Lady and St Werburgh’s Catholic Primary School, Seabridge Lane, Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 4AG.
Where there are places available but more applications than places, the published oversubscription criteria, as set out in the admission arrangements for 2025- 2026 will be applied. The full admission arrangements can be accessed from https://www.ourlady-st-werburghs.staffs.sch.uk/key-information/admissions or by contacting the school office to request a hard copy. Parents are advised to read the admission arrangements carefully before making their application.
If there are no places available, the child will be added to the waiting list and further information relating to this will be included in the letter sent from the school advising you of the outcome of your application. Please see the admission arrangements for more details.
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 its receipt, but the aim is to notify applicants of the outcome of their application within 10 school days of its 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 Mrs H Carter or Mrs R Wilson on 01782 973888. You may also wish to discuss in-year applications with the local authority on 0300 111 8007 or via email: admissions@staffordshire.gov.uk
Appeals
Should you feel that the wrong decision has been made about an admission to our Reception class, or in-year transfers following an application to our school, you have the right to appeal. Our Appeals' Timetable can be found by clicking the link below:
For further information on the appeals process, please follow the link to Staffordshire County Council's Admissions website:
https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Education/Admissionappeals/home.aspx