In-Year Admissions

From 1 September 2024. Shropshire Council will be coordinating and allocating all requests for places at our school.

We welcome prospective parents to visit our school. We can then offer you a tour and a meeting with our head of school Please contact reception@stm.318education.co.uk

If you wish to apply for a place at our school, please complete the online application form via this link – Synergy - Homepage (shropshire.gov.uk)

Your application will be processed by the School Admissions Team at Shropshire Council in accordance with our school’s oversubscription criteria. You will then be notified via letter of the outcome of your application.

Admissions into reception class and year 7- 2025

OFFER DAY FOR YEAR 7 - 3 MARCH 2025

OFFER DAY FOR RECEPTION - 16 APRIL 2025

As specified on Shropshire Council website appeals for secondary transfer into Year 7 and reception intake received by the closing date are normally held during May, June and July each year. Take a look at the appeals timetable for the September 2024 intake for more information on what happens when.

Appeals lodged after the published dates (late applications) will generally be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged. Appeals in respect of in-year applications will be heard within 30 school days of receipt. If you decide to request an appeal after 27 June, it may not be possible to offer an appeal date before the end of the summer term. Appeals are not held in the school holidays.

Appellants (the person/s lodging an appeal) will receive notification of the date, time and venue of the appeals panel appointed to hear their appeal at least ten school days before the hearing. Appellants and the admission authority must provide the clerk to the appeals panel with any documents they wish to submit to the panel no later than six working days before the appeals hearing. The clerk to the panel will send to the panel, the appellants and the admission authority all the documentary evidence to be considered at the hearing at least five working days before the hearing.

After the appeal hearing you'll normally be notified of the panel’s decision in writing as soon as possible after the hearing, but not later than five school days unless there's good reason. Decisions of appeals panels are final and binding on both the admission authority and the school.

 Key dates for Year 7 joining in September 2025

• Applications to Shropshire Council by 31 October 2024
• Offer day is 3 March 2025
• St Martins School normally emails every parent on offer day to welcome them to the school 
• Welcome to St Martins for parents and students - overview of transition programme and handout of the transition pack - 19 March 5.15pm and 6.15pm 
• Year 6 induction/taster day - Friday 20 June
• Parent appointments with tutor - Tuesday 24 June - please return your preference form
• QUINTA camp for all students - Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 July – please complete and return form to include the special diets form and medication in school forms if appropriate.

QUINTA KEY DETAILS

1. Wednesday 9^th July drop off at St Martins School for 9.15am
2. Thursday 10^th July pick up from Quinta at 3.00pm
3. £35 to be paid by 30 June – bedrooms allocated on a first come first served basis, after which day places will be offered
4. DAY option available for £20 – parents to pick up their child on the Wednesday evening at 7.00pm and return them at 9am on the Thursday
5. BOOKINGS RECEIVED AFTER 30 JUNE CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AS GROUPS WILL BE SET AND RISK ASSESSMENTS COMPLETED

Click on this link to see our new short film of our 3-16 age school!

https://youtu.be/Tn3AXa__BZU

Click on this link to see our mini tour of our school made for our current year 7 who were unable to come into the school before they started in September!! With Mr James, Head of year 7 and Ms Penrose learning mentor year 7

https://youtu.be/_-a9XWYt1Ww

Use the following link that will take you straight to Shropshire Council website to complete the on line form for starting  secondary school year 7...

https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/school-admissions/starting-or-transferring-school/transferring-to-secondary-school/

We have students who transfer here from a wide geographical area including Oswestry, Ellesmere, Chirk, Wrexham and ofcourse closer to home from villages nearby.

The move to a new school particularly the move to secondary can be a daunting one. St Martins School works closely with local primary schools to ensure that the Transition runs as smoothly as possible. Our transition process really does start as early as possible.

Schools have the opportunity to visit us on an number of our Primary days, giving students the opportunity to familiarise themselves with our staff, students and departments.

Over the course of the remainder of this academic year Ms Lovecy will be visiting pupils at our local primary schools in Gobowen, Selattyn, Weston Rhyn  and further afield.

The following link will take you to the Shropshire Council guide to school admissions for 2025

http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/school-admissions/parents-guide-to-education/

If you are applying 'out of county' you will need to apply through your own county.

At the end of this page you can access a documents that takes you step by step how to apply to admissions on line. 

Starting primary school

https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/school-admissions/apply-to-start-or-transfer-school/starting-infant-or-primary-school/

For a place in our reception class for September 2025 please apply using the above link by 15 January 2025.

Place allocation day 16 April 2025

School Travel

Free school transport is provided by the local authority/council ( Shropshire or Wrexham).

All children between 5 and 16 qualify for free school transport if they go to their nearest suitable school and live at least:

• 2 miles from the school if they’re under 8
• 3 miles from the school if they’re 8 or older

Families on low incomes

If you get the maximum Working Tax Credit or your children are entitled to free school meals, they’ll get free school transport if they’re:

• aged 8 to 11 and the school’s at least 2 miles away
• aged 11 to 16 and the school’s 2 to 6 miles away - as long as there aren’t 3 or more suitable schools nearer to home
• aged 11 to 16 and the school’s 2 to 15 miles away - if it’s their nearest school preferred on the grounds of religion or belief

Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

Your child is entitled to free transport if they can’t walk to school because of their SEND or mobility problem. It doesn’t matter how far away they live.

There are a number of bus routes organised by Shropshire Council.   For free school transport queries parents may wish to visit the Shropshire Council website for information about how to apply at www.shropshire.gov.uk or alternatively contact the School Transport Team on 0345 6789006.

Alternatively parents can call the school reception.

For the public service routes, up to date information can be found on the Traveline Midlands website, www.travelinemidlands.co.uk