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Admissions Policy September 2025

Thank you to everyone who has taken time to offer feedback during the Trust’s admission arrangements consultation for admissions in 2025/26.

The consultation has now closed, and the Trust Board will consider feedback and comments received at its meeting later this month.

If you are considering taking your child out of school during term time please read the Attendance Policy below, the attached information leaflets from Gloucestershire County Council and complete the Absence Request form.

Absence Request Form

Attendance Policy

School Attendance - Information for Parents and Carers

Penalty Notices - Information for Parents and Carers

The completed request from should be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or handed into the School Office.

At St. Mary’s we offer a wide range of pastoral support for our pupils and their families.

Specially Trained Teaching Assistants

We have specially trained teaching assistants who work with small groups of pupils in our Nurture Room and other ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistants) teaching assistants who work 1:1 or with small groups of children. Both interventions support pupils with particular emotional needs enabling them to more fully access the curriculum.

Two of our teaching assistants work on the playground and field at lunchtime to help children play, resolve conflict and be ready to learn when they return to the classroom. The school is committed to the principles of OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) which makes playtime better for every child.

Key Workers

Children sometimes find coming into school challenging for all sorts of reasons. Where this is the case, children are supported by a member of the pastoral support team who acts as their key person – offering support at different points during the day.

Activity Days

Through the pupil premium funding we pay for some of our children to attend the activity days which are run, on the school grounds, by Atlas Camps.

Medical Needs

Children with medical needs are supported through protocols or care plans to ensure their needs are met.

Multi-Agency Meetings & Other Professionals

Some of our families are supported through multi-agency meetings, referrals to other professionals for support and ‘team around the family’ meetings. Local agencies and professionals hold meetings for parents in school to support and advise parents on issues such as children’s mental health, healthy eating and hygiene.

Charity Support

We liaise with local charities including the Lions Club and Rotary Club who support the school by helping to fund and organise some of the school trips, funding the purchase of Lego and funding Christmas hampers for some of our families.

This year we asked parents to make a donation to Crisis at Christmas in lieu of Christmas gifts for the teachers and staff.

22nd May|Monday

End of Term

25th May|Monday

Woolsack Day

8th June|Monday

Girls Football Festival KS2 1-3pm

11th June|Monday

Year 6 Leavers @ Gloucester Cathedral 10.30am

10th June|Wednesday

Y4&5 morning visit to the Police Museum

11th June|Thursday

New Parents Meeting 5pm

18th June|Thursday

Cattle Country Trip Cherry Class

23rd June|Tuesday

KS1 & EYFS Sports Day (pre-school race 9.15am)

YR 5 Secondary School Experience day at SWR (all Year 5)

24th June|Wednesday

KS2 Sports Day

26th June|Friday

Area Sports Day KingsHill School - Cirencester

6th July|Monday - 8th July Wednesday

SWR Taster Days Year 6

8th July|Wednesday & 9th July Thursday

Malmesbury Taster Days Year 6

9th July|Thursday & 10th July Friday

Year 2 Camp

14th July|Tuesday

Bowood Trip Yr6 Trip

17th July|Friday

Last Day

You may be aware that Data Protection laws are changing. St Mary’s is committed to the protection of all personal and sensitive data for which it holds responsibility as the Data Controller.

We have recently completed a consulation process for our admissions policy. This revised admissions policy will effect parents who are applying for a place at our school for the September 2018 intake and beyond.

These changes will not impact those who have recently applied for a child to start Reception in September 2017.