For prospective parents/carers of children starting school September 2025, we will be holding our Open Day on Thursday 7th November at 9.30am. There will be a talk from Mrs Chambers, the Headteacher and a tour of the school.

We will also be holding tours of the school: 12th November at 11am, 13th November at 9.30am,
18th November at 9.30am, 20th November at 9.30am, 3rd December at 9.30am 

Please email the school office on info@stmarys-byfleet.surrey.sch.uk or call 01932 410300 to book a place for the Open Day or School Tours.

Admissions

Surrey County Council is the admission authority for this school.  To find up to date information about the school’s admission arrangements; details on how to apply, either as part of the normal intake or during the school year; and information on how to appeal, please use this link to the Surrey County Council website – www.surreycc.gov.uk/admissions.

How to join Reception

At St Mary's the published admission number is 60 at age 4+. Parents who are considering sending their children to St Mary's Reception classes in September 2025, the closing date for on-time applications for primary, infant and junior school is 15 January 2025. Do visit the school before applying to enable you to meet the staff, see the school in action, and ask questions. In the summer term before your child starts Reception, we offer an induction session during which he / she will meet and get to know the teacher and a parent information evening both of which will prepare him / her for school.

For children starting Reception in September 2026, updated dates will be added once announced.

How to join Years 1-6 / Admissions

Surrey County Council is the admission authority for this school.  To find up to date information about the school's admission arrangements and details on how to apply, either as part of the normal intake or during the school year, please use this link:

School admissions - Surrey County Council (surreycc.gov.uk)

Determined admission arrangements - Surrey County Council (surreycc.gov.uk)

 If you prefer, you can call the Admissions Team on 0300 200 1004.

 If you would like to visit the school, please contact the school office 01932 410300.

How to join the Nursery

Please refer to 'Nursery (3-5 year olds)' on the left hand side of this page.

2023/2024: If our nursery is oversubscribed, applications for entry in 2023/2024 will be ranked according to the following criteria, which will be applied in the first instance to children wishing to take up the free early years provision:

a) Looked after and previously looked after children

b) Exceptional social/medical need

c) Children of a member of staff

d) Children who will have a sibling attending the nursery or the main school at the time of admission

e) Children who will turn 4 years old between 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024 (this is to give priority to older children who will be due to transfer to Reception in the next academic year and hence only have one year left to attend nursery)

f) Children who will be 3 years old between 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024 (these children will be able to stay on in nursery for another year in 2024/25 as they will not be due to start Reception until September 2024) Where any category is oversubscribed, children will be ranked according to the straight line distance that they live from the school or nursery, with priority being given to children who live closest.

2024/2025: If our nursery is oversubscribed, applications for entry in 2024/2025 will be ranked according to the following criteria, which will be applied in the first instance to children wishing to take up the free early years provision:

a) Looked after and previously looked after children

b) Exceptional social/medical need

c) Children of a member of staff

d) Children who will have a sibling attending the nursery or the main school at the time of admission

e) Children who will turn 4 years old between 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025 (this is to give priority to older children who will be due to transfer to Reception in the next academic year and hence only have one year left to attend nursery)

f) Children who will be 3 years old between 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025 (these children will be able to stay on in nursery for another year in 2025/26 as they will not be due to start Reception until September 2025) Where any category is oversubscribed, children will be ranked according to the straight line distance that they live from the school or nursery, with priority being given to children who live closest.