If you want to apply for a Year 7 place, September 2025, please follow the guidelines issued to you by the Local Authority Admissions Team.

The planned admission number for September 2025 is 224.

Enquiries for September 2025 Admission contact:

If you are expressing a preference for a place for your child at St Edmund’s Catholic School, you must complete and return the SIF to the Admissions Officer at the school or Portsmouth Local Authority Admissions Department.

If you do not complete this form, the Governors will only be able to rank your child on the information provided by the application form and in the event of over-subscription, the Governors would be unable to apply the correct tie-break criteria and as a result, your child may be ranked lower down the list, which could result in your child not being allocated a school of your choice.

Please note: If your child is a Baptised Catholic you only need to submit a completed SIF. You must attach a copy of the child's certificate. You do not need to get this signed by your parish priest.

For families who are applying under the category of Eastern Orthodox or other Christian churches the Supplementary Information Form must be completed by parents before it is taken to the priest, minister etc to be signed to confirm you are a member of the church. A baptism certifice must be provided

The website used to define category 6: Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Churches and children from families who are members of other Christian churches can be found here: https://cte.org.uk/about/whos-who/member-churches/

Please note, the SIF is NOT an application form.

Allocation - The Local Authority Admissions Service will post letters or Email parents on 1st March 2025 informing them of their child's allocated School. 

Acceptance/Refusal - The form issued by the Local Authority Admission Service must be completed and returned by the date specified in your allocation letter/email.

Waiting List - All parents whose child has been unsuccessful in gaining a place at the School will be informed by the LA of their option to write place the child's name on the waiting list and must be received by the date specified on your allocation letter/email.

Withdrawing applications - The parents must contact the Local Authority Admission Service if they wish to withdraw their child from the allocation list.

 The Governing Body reserves the right to withdraw any school place offered if it is reasonably established that false or misleading information has been used to gain a place at the school, even if the child has started.