Admissions

St David's Church in Wales Primary School is a Voluntary Aided primary school with a strong and distinctive Christian character. The first priority of the Governors, as the Admissions Authority, is to admit the children of families who choose to have their children educated within a Christian ethos, emphasising the importance of prayer, worship and Christian teaching.

This is reflected in the whole life of the school. With this in mind, if the school is oversubscribed, priority will be given to the children of families who can demonstrate this through their active involvement in a Christian community.

The standard number of children that may be admitted to the Reception class each year is 30. St David's CiW Primary School offers part-time Nursery places five mornings and five afternoons each week. Children are admitted to the morning nursery class in the autumn term of the academic year of their fourth birthday. (The academic year runs from 1st September to 31st August.)

We also provide a rising 3’s afternoon Nursery class to which pupils are admitted at the beginning the term following their 3rd birthday. The school admits up to 30 nursery pupils each year in each class. In the event of more than 30 applications for nursery places, the same oversubscription criteria would be applied as set out for the allocation of places in the Reception class.

Applications for Nursery places should be submitted directly to the school. Parents will be notified of the decision on the last day of the spring term, prior to the Easter break. As in all schools, children who are admitted to our nursery classes will not have an automatic right of admission to full time education at our school. A child’s name can be entered onto the waiting list at any age from birth to school age, but no guarantee of a place can be given.

Please find a copy of our Admissions policy and application form.

Key dates for Reception and Nursery Applications

Monday 10th January 2022
Application service will close for Reception applications. (Starting school September 2022)
Please email the school office for an application form: stdavidsprm.cardiff.gov.uk or telephone 02920 734308.

Friday 19th April 2022

Families will be notified of Reception placement offers.

Monday 21st February 2022
Closing date for receipt of Nursery application forms. (Starting school September 2021)

Please email the school office for an application form: stdavidsprm.cardiff.gov.uk or telephone 02920 734308.

Monday 25th April 2022

Families will be notified of Nursery placement offers.

* All families are also advised to apply for other schools within the Local Authority in addition to applying for placement at St Davids.

APPLY ONLINE AT: www.cardiff.gov.uk/schooladmissions

Applications for Reception Places 2023/24

“The Governing Body is proposing to coordinate its admissions process with Cardiff Council for entry to Reception Year in the 2023/2024 intake year. Details of this consultation can be found at www.cardiff.gov.uk/admissionarrangements”

Key Dates for Secondary Applications

27th September 2021	Applications are open. Apply online at www.cardiff.gov.uk/secondaryadmissions If you apply for Corpus Christi RC High School or St Teilo’s CW High School you must also complete a supplementary form which is available from the school.
22nd November 2021	Applications close
December / January / February	Applications are assessed against the admissions criteria. This includes checking and verifying addresses and supporting information.
1st March 2022	Notification of offer. Parents must accept or decline the offer made by 15th March 2022