Admissions

We should be delighted to welcome your child into our school to share the wonderful learning environment at OLSB. Please call the office to book a tour of the school as soon as possible as we would not want you to miss the application deadline.

Our Lady and St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for Baptised Catholic children. The school is run by its Academy Council as part of the Catholic Church in accordance with its Trust Deed and Instrument of Government and seeks at all times to be a witness to Jesus Christ.

If the number of preferences received is less than the admission number, then all preferences will be met. However, when there are more applications than places available, priority will always be given to Catholic applicants in accordance with the oversubscription criteria listed below. By applying to this school parents or carers, are declaring their support for the aims and ethos of the school.

To make an online application, parents/carers need to visit Bradford Council's website (below) and complete the application process between 18th November 2024 and 15th January 2025:

- https://www.bradford.gov.uk/education-and-skills/school-admissions/apply-for-a-place-at-one-of-bradford-districts-schools/

In addition to the online application, parents must complete a supplementary information form (SIF), which can be downloaded below and must be returned directly to school. Please note: If you do not provide a completed SIF, this may affect the oversubscription prioritisation criteria in which your child is placed.

The national offer day when parents/carers are informed of which school their child has secured a place in, is in 16 April 2025

Late applications cannot be considered until all of the other applicants have been placed.

2024-25

The Policy for Admissions for children due to start in our Reception Class in September 2025 is available to download below

In year admissions 2024-25

If you require a place mid-year in any of our classes, please contact our school office in the first instance for a school application form. We will then inform you if we have any available places in that year group. You must also fill in a mid-year transfer form available from Bradford Local Authority. The policy for admissions is available to download here:

Admissions appeals

Normal Round

Parents have 20 school days to lodge an appeal from date of notification that their application was unsuccessful.
The appeal must be heard within 40 school days of deadline for lodging an appeal i.e. within 60 school days from date of notification of unsuccessful application.
Papers and details such as date, time and venue will be sent to parents at least 10 school days before the appeal hearing.
Parent can send further evidence to the Clerk to the Appeals Panel before the appeal takes place but no later than 5 days before.
Decision letters will be sent to parents within 5 school days following the appeal.

Late Applications

Parents have 20 school days to lodge an appeal from date of notification that their application was unsuccessful.
The appeal must be heard within 40 school days of deadline for lodging an appeal i.e. within 60 school days from date of notification of unsuccessful application, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
Papers and details such as date, time and venue will be sent to parents at least 10 school days before the appeal hearing.
Parent can send further evidence to the Clerk to the Appeals Panel before the appeal takes place but no later than 5 days before.
Decision letters will be sent to parents within 5 school days following the appeal.

In Year Applications

Parents have 20 school days to lodge an appeal from date of notification that their application was unsuccessful.
The appeal must be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
Papers and details such as date, time and venue will be sent to parents at least 10 school days before the appeal hearing.
Parent can send further evidence to the Clerk to the Appeals Panel before the appeal takes place but no later than 5 days before.

Appeals submitted after the above deadlines will still be heard as soon as possible but not necessarily within the above timescales.

admission policy 2025 2026.pdf

supplementary information form.pdf