CATHOLIC SCHOOL FORM SIGNING

Form Signing

You will need a copy of the Baptism Certificate, the Parish Mass Attendance Card and one Copy of the Certificate of Catholic Practice per each Catholic School you

Signing Dates are:

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Download here the pre-filled Certificate of Catholic Practice

Certificate Catholic Practice

Parents/guardians, these instructions apply if:

  • You have a child in Year 6 at primary school, and wish to transfer him/her to Year 7 of any Roman Catholic secondary school for the academic year beginning in September 2026.
  • You are parishioners of Our Lady Queen of Apostles.
  • You practice your Catholic faith by attending Mass on Sundays and Holydays of Obligation.

Your child’s primary school should help you with the process of applying for secondary school transfer.

  • You need to apply online at the council’s website (eadmissions.org.uk).
  • Catholic secondary schools additionally require that you complete a “Supplementary Information Form”, available from each school directly. You will find this in the application pack or on the school’s website.
  • You may wish to choose up to six schools, whether Catholic or otherwise. This does not reduce your chances of a place at your first choice schools, and you could be seriously disadvantaged if you do not.

Catholic schools give priority to children of practising Catholic families. To demonstrate this, you need a Certificate of Catholic Practice issued by a priest. Please follow these instructions carefully:

  1. Choose one of the dates reserved for Form Signing
  2. Download the Certificate of Catholic Practice.  Please fill in the certificate with your child’s details, and print one copy for each Catholic school to which you are applying.
  3. Only one parent/guardian to attend the scheduled meeting, please make sure you make an appointment otherwise you will be invited to return on another date. You must bring with you:
  • The filled and printed Certificates of Catholic Practice, one for each school.
  • A copy of the Baptismal Certificate.
  • The Mass Attendance Card for your child.
  • If you moved to our parish within the last two years you will also need a letter from your previous Parish Priest.

At this meeting, if you fulfil the requirements, the priest will sign and stamp the certificates and return them for you to send to the schools to which you are applying.