Admissions

2023/2024 In Year Admissions (changing schools during the school year) From Reception to Year Six

St Michael's is part of the HCC coordinated scheme for In Year Admissions.  This means that all In Year applications must be made via Hertfordshire County Council.  Please click on the link below for more information and to make an online application.

www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/admissions

If you wish your application to be ranked under admission categories 3, 4, 5 or 6 then you must also fill in a Supplementary Information Form which can be downloaded or collected from the School Office.

Please do not hesitate to contact our Admissions Secretary if you have any further questions on 01279 652607 or by email admissions@stmichaelsjmi.herts.sch.uk 

Nursery

Nursery applications for 2023 - 2024 are now closed. We may have spaces still available. Please contact our Admissions Secretary. 

Please do not hesitate to contact our Admissions Secretary if you have any questions on 01279 652607 or by email admissions@stmichaelsjmi.herts.sch.uk 

Admissions - 2023/2024 Academic Year

Our school prospectus can be viewed here

St. Michael’s Admission Policies

Please note that we have made an in-year variation to these policies in order to reflect the provisions of the School Admissions Code 2021.

As St. Michael’s is a Voluntary Aided school, the admissions policies are set by the Governing Body.

Nursery applications are made direct to St Michael's using the online form which will be available when nursery admissions open on 15th January 2024.

Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) operates an agreed coordinated scheme for Reception admissions in line with government legislation. The Governing Body, as the admissions authority, will allocate the available places in line with the Admissions Policy.

Parents must apply for Reception/In Year online at www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/admissions. If you wish your application to be ranked under admission categories 3, 4, 5 or 6 then you must also fill in a Supplementary Information Form, which can be downloaded from the above link or collected from the School Office.

If you would like to know how many children applied and were successful under each category last academic year click here.  

If a SIF is not completed the Governing Body will apply the school's admission arrangements using only the information submitted on the HCC application form, which may result in your application being given a lower priority. 

Reception 2024-2025 Application Timetable 

(Children born between 1st September 2019 – 31st August 2020 )

Online Applications Open: 1st November 2023

Applications Close: 14th January 2024

Places Offered: 22nd April 2024

Parents will receive an offer via the Hertfordshire County Council online system at the end of the process. 

If you have any question regarding applying to St Michael's School you can contact our Admissions Secretary via email - admissions@stmichaelsjmi.herts.sch.uk

Nursery Admissions 2024-25 Application Timetable

NURSERY APPLICATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 2024 (only) ARE OPEN PLEASE CLICK HERE TO APPLY

                                                                        (Children born between 1st September 2020 - 31st August 2021)

Online Applications Open: 15th January 2024

Applications Close: 11th March 2024

Places Offered: 21st March 2024

Accepted by: 25th April 2024

Please do not hesitate to contact our Admissions Secretary if you have any questions on 01279 652607 or by email admissions@stmichaelsjmi.herts.sch.uk 

We offer 15 hours Free Early Education which can be used at any time during our hours of operation. We also offer extended hours which can either be funded by the 30 hour childcare provision or personally funded. 

Secondary School 2024-2025 Application Timetable 

Online Applications Open: 1st September 2023

Applications Close: 31st October 2023

Places Offered: 1st March 2024

SCHOOL ADMISSION APPEALS TIMETABLE

In Year appeals 

Appeals resulting from in year admission applications will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged

September 2024 entry

Appeals resulting from secondary transfer and under 11s applications for admission in September 2024 will be heard according to the following timetable:

Secondary Transfer - 

Allocation day 1 March 2024. Appeals lodged by 4pm 29 March 2024. Appeals heard between 2 May - 15 June 2024.

Under 11's (Primary Reception, junior/middle) -

Allocation day 17 April 2024. Appeals lodged by 4pm 16 May 2024. Appeals heard between 13 June - 18 July 2024.     

Appeals lodged after these dates will be heard within 40 school days of the appeal deadline or 30 school days of being lodged, which ever is the later date. 

Appellants will be sent notification of their appeal hearing at least 10 clear working days in advance of the hearing. 

Appellants will be sent a copy of the school's case 7 working days in advance of the hearing. 

Additional supporting information 

If an appellant wishes to any supporting evidence after lodging an appeal, they will need to get that to the Appeals Team at least 7 working days before your hearing, (not counting the day of postage or the hearing date). 

Please remember that any confidential medical/social evidence submitted to the Admission Authority (AA) in support of your application will not be provided to an appeal panel.  If you wish to rely on this in support of your appeal you will need to submit this documentation to the Appeals Team.

If the appellant has a short document (like a doctor’s letter which was not previously available), this will be accepted up to 4 working days before the hearing.  Any additional evidence received after this deadline will not be circulated and the panel may not accept any additional information taken to the hearing.