School Admissions
School Admissions
Admission arrangements for a school place at SJB.
Admissions
St John the Baptist is governed by Hackney’s admission procedures. A copy of the admission form for Reception is available on the Hackney Learning Trust website.
Please click on the links below for copies of our admission policies:
St John the Baptist Application for Church Place Form (Supplementary Form)
The Hackney Learning Trust are responsible for setting the admission arrangements for all schools for which they are the Admission Authority – that is, community and voluntary controlled schools in the borough.
For voluntary-aided schools, academies, foundation schools or free schools each school governing body or Academy Trust is their own admission authority.
Applying for a reception class
Reception 2022
If your child was born between 1 September 2017 and 31 August 2018, they are due to start primary school in September 2022.
You can apply for your child’s school place online from the 1st of September 2021, please click here.
Reception 2023
If your child was born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019, they are due to start primary school in September 2023.
You can apply for your child’s school place online from the 1st of September 2022, please click here.
Admissions for Years 1-6
From time to time, we also have vacancies in other year groups. To apply for a place for one of our Years 1 to 6 classes, parents need to go to the Hackney Learning Trust to fill out a mid-term transfer form. We encourage visits to the school for prospective families. If you would like to arrange a visit to see the school, please call the school office on 0207 739 4902.
Admission Arrangements
Please find below our admissions policy for 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 and our Home School Agreement. There is also information from the Hackney Learning Trust under In-Year applications.