St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

ADMISSIONS

School Prospectus

St Anthony’s welcomes all parents looking for a Catholic education for their children to apply for a place. The school is based in East Dulwich and the pupils live in the surrounding areas and attend a wide range of parishes. 

St Anthony’s is a well-established and vibrant school in a beautiful building with delightful children, enthusiastic, experienced staff and a strong sense of community.

We are an inclusive and welcoming Catholic school that has served the local community for 140 years. The Governing Body welcomes applications from those of other denominations and faiths and from those who have no faith who support the religious ethos of the school.

School Tours Autumn 2024 

If you are interested in enrolling your child at St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School for September 2025, you are welcome to visit on one of the following dates. Please email the school office to reserve a place on the tour of your choice, school@stanthonys.southwark.sch.uk 

Tour dates: 

Tuesday 24^th September 9:30 – 10.30

Thursday 10^th October 9:30 – 10.30 

Thursday 24^th October 9:30 – 10.30 

Thursday 28^th November 9:30 – 10.30 

Tuesday 10th December 9:30 - 10:30

Admission for Reception September 2025

If your child was born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021, your child is due to start primary school in September 2025. The Local Authority Admissions process opened on 1^st September, the closing date for applications is 15^th January 2025.

To apply for admission to St Anthony’s :

• must complete the Local Authority electronic admissions process, eAdmissions. Places will be offered on 19th April 2025.
• you may wish to complete Certificate of Catholic Practice, if this is applicable to you, which you can download below and return to the school office.

Nursery Admissions

The Nursery has a morning session from 8.45 to 12noon, funded by the Local Authority, for 30 children. There is the option for Nursery children to attend a full day, from 8.45 to 15.30, which requires the payment of a top-up fee for the additional hours. We provide the 30 hours Childcare (extended entitlement) for Nursery children. All Nursery children have a school lunch. Please click here for the Nursery application form for September 2025 admission,  you may also wish to complete the Certificate of Catholic Practice .

In Year Admissions

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School manage our own In Year Admissions. If you would like your child to move schools during the academic year or are moving to the area, please complete a In Year Admissions Form and submit it to the school office. In Year admissions will follow the normal admissions criteria and school admissions policy.

All In Year applications will receive a response within 15 school days. Please contact the school office if you have any queries regarding admissions by email at school@stanthonys.southwark.sch.uk or by phone on 020 8693 6852.

Admissions Policy

St Anthony’s Admission Policy is applied to all School and Nursery admissions.

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