Admissions

St John Fisher Catholic School provides a Catholic education for children between the ages of 4 and 11 years.

To apply for a place at St John Fisher, you must use a Common Application Form available from the school or from Coventry City Council (02476 831613) This is the same for Rising Five and In Year Applications. To apply online click here

The Academy Committee will allocate the places and details on the policy are included in the links above.

Details of our Admission Policies are below:

Admission Policies

2022/2023 Admission Policy – Click here

2021/2022 Admission Policy – Click here

2020/2021 Admission Policy – Click here

Timelines:

Below are the timelines for both In-Year Admissions and Rising Five Admissions for September 2021:

Appeals for In-Year admissions
Deadline for lodging appeals and providing evidence to support the appeal (if appropriate)	At least 20 school days from the date of notification that the application was unsuccessful
Appeals will be heard	Within 30 school days of deadline for appeals
Notice of appeal hearing	At least 10 school days’ notice
Deadline for governing body to submit evidence for the appeal	At least 10 school days before the appeal hearing
Deadline for sending appeal papers to all parties	No later than 10 school days before the appeal hearing
Deadline for appellant to submit additional evidence	Five school days before the appeal hearing. Information or evidence not submitted by the deadline might not be considered at the appeal
Late applications for appeals will be heard	At the same time as previously scheduled appeals or within 30 school days of appeal being lodged
Decision letters sent to appellant	Normally within five school days
Timetable for September 2020
Primary round of admissions
Date of allocation of places	Friday 16th April 2021
	Letters will be sent second class or email sent out
Deadline for lodging appeals and providing evidence to support the appeal (if appropriate)	Thursday 13th May 2021
Appeals will be heard by	Wednesday 16th June 2021
	Thursday 17th June 2021


	Royal Court Hotel, Coventry or virtually
Notice of appeal hearing	At least ten school days’ notice
Deadline for Academy Committee to submit evidence for the appeal	Wednesday 2nd June 2021
	(if posting allow time to arrive by this date)
Deadline for sending appeal papers to all parties	No later than 10 school days before the appeal hearing
Deadline for appellant to submit additional evidence	Five school days before the appeal hearing. Information or evidence not submitted by the deadline might not be considered at the appeal
Late applications for appeals will be heard by	At the same time as previously scheduled appeals or within 30 school days of appeal being lodged
Decision letters sent to appellant	Normally with five days