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Admissions

Welcome

We warmly welcome applications from parents who wish their child to have a faith based education according to the criteria listed in our admissions policy which is available to download below.

We are part of the Mater Christ Multi Academy Trust, a growing family of secondary and primary Catholic schools. The governors of the school are responsible for determining the admissions to the school each year.

We have a planned admission number of 120 (2025) and places are allocated according to the criteria published in our policy and also in the Cumberland County Council document ‘Transfer to secondary school in Cumbria’.  If the school is oversubscribed then the requests for places will be ranked in order of the published criteria and places offered up to the admission number of 120.

Further details about admissions arrangements can be found on the Local Authority website:

Apply for a secondary school place | Cumberland Council

We would also strongly advise that you also complete the Supplementary Information Form that can be found in the link below if you wish to apply under oversubscription criteria 1 to 4 or 6 from our Admissions Policy. The Supplementary Information Form should be returned to Mrs J Gaffney by 1st November 2024.

  • The deadline for applications to all Cumbria schools is 31st October 2024.
  • The deadline for return Supplementary Forms to St Joseph’s is 1st November 2024.

You will be informed of your child’s secondary school via Cumberland County Council on 1st March 2025.

If you require any further information or have any questions please contact Mrs Julie Gaffney at Julie.Gaffney@sjchs.uk or on 01900 873290.

Admission into Other Year Groups

If you have a child in another year group and would like a place at St Joseph’s Catholic High School, please contact Mrs Julie Gaffney at Julie.Gaffney@sjchs.uk or on 01900 873290.

If you are offered a place at St Joseph’s you will be asked to supply the following:

  • A copy your child’s latest school report
  • Copies of any CATS and SATS results
  • A full list of GCSE subjects being taken including exam boards (if applying for a place in Years 10 or 11)
  • Your child’s name, your name, address, phone number, your email address and the name of Head of Year of current school
Admissions Policy: St Joseph's Admissions
Supplementary Evidence Sheet: Admissions Supplementary Information Form
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