Sacred Heart Admissions
We would be delighted to welcome you to Sacred Heart!
We know that school admissions can feel daunting for parents and carers.
We would be happy to help guide you through the process.
If you are interested in a place for your child, would like to arrange a visit or you would like help with the admissions process, please complete the form below and we will be in touch!
Admissions Contact Form
Prospectus
You can find our current prospectus below. If you would like any further information or if you have any questions, please contact us.
Reception Class Admissions for September 2026
The application window for Reception 2026 is from Tuesday 18th November 2025 to Thursday 15th January 2026. Contact us and we can help you to apply!
You are welcome to contact school to come and have a look around at any time to express an interest in your child attending Sacred Heart, please fill in the form at the top of this page and we'll be in touch to arrange a convenient time. We are also holding an Open Day on Monday 10th November that you'd be very welcome to attend, tours of the school will take place at 10am, 2pm and 5pm. There will be an opportunity to meet our new Headteacher, chat with staff and have a look at all that we have to offer to help your child to thrive. If this date isn't convenient we will gladly show you around on a more suitable date.
Calderdale Council manage applications and then notify us of the children who have expressed a preference of attending our school. If we are oversubscribed then places are allocated in line with our admission policy which is attached below for entry in to school September each year.
You will also can complete an additional expression of interest form which can be obtained from and returned to the school office.
Mid Term Admissions - In Year Transfers
If you are looking for a mid year admission or for any other year group other than Reception then you will need to contact to school to check availability in the requested year group. You are very welcome to complete the above form and we will contact you to arrange a suitable time to show you around - or call us and we can make an appointment immediately.
We are happy to support you with the admissions process.
Appeals
In Key Stage 1 and EYFS (Reception) the maximum allowed in any class is 30 it is only exceptional circumstances that an appeal would result in admissions which exceed this number.
In Key Stage 2 (Years 3, 4, 5 & 6) there is more flexibility and although our planned admission number in each class is 30, you would have the option to appeal this decision via the diocese if there are no spaces.
More information about appeals can be found within our admissions policy.
Click here to be redirected to our Policies page.
