Admissions

You are warmly invited to visit and see the school in action; this can be arranged by calling the school office and making an appointment or emailing enquiries@bostonstmarys.co.uk. 

We look forward to welcoming you and hope that you are excited to see in person, all that our school has to offer your child and family.

Admission Authority

The Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust is the admission authority for all the schools within the Trust and is responsible for determining the admissions policy.

On behalf of the Trust, the admissions are coordinated by the relevant Local Authority. All decisions relating to admission applications will be taken by the school’s Local Governing Body.

OLoL Trust  – Admissions information

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Our Lady Of Lourdes CMAT Primary Admissions Policy 2026 2027

Our Lady Of Lourdes CMAT Primary Admissions Policy 2025 2026

First Admissions 2026 - 2027

Children born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021 will be starting school for the first time (Reception year) in September 2024.

Applications are accepted from 15 November 2024 to 15 January 2025 for first admissions and transfer from infant to junior/primary education.

Late applications can be made from 16 April 2025 to 19 May 2025.

Full information on how to apply is available on the Lincolnshire County Council website.

Applying to primary or junior schools.

In-Year Admissions

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 Lincolnshire County Council by completing the Common Application Form and following the instructions on their website here.

If applying for a place on faith grounds, you will also need to complete a Supplementary Information Form:

Supplementary form.

and return this to:

Boston St. Mary’s RC Primary Academy
Ashlawn Drive
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE21 9PX

Where there are places available but more applications than places, the published oversubscription criteria, as set out in the admission arrangements for 2024-2025 will be applied.  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.  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 receipt, but the aim is to notify applicants of the outcome of their application within 10 school days of 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 our school office on 01205 362092. 

You may also wish to discuss in-year applications with the local authority at schooladmissions@lincolnshire.gov.uk.

Waiting lists

Parents whose children have not been offered a place at a school in the normal admissions round will be offered for their child to be added to the school’s waiting list unless they have been offered a place at a higher preference school.

The list will remain open until the end of the academic application year.  If a parent wishes their child to remain on the waiting list, they must re-apply each academic year. 

The local authority manages the waiting list for St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy.