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Everything you need to know about our application process can be found by clicking on the button bellow. We encourage all parents to read this information before applying.

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How to apply

To make an application you must first fill out a Supplementary Information Form (SIF). The SIF can either be obtained from the School or printed out, completed, and returned as a hard copy along with the Certificate of Catholic Practice, where applicable, and an original, or authenticated copy, of your son’s baptism certificate (complete with Church stamp or seal).
A photocopy (even if the stamp or seal is visible on the copy) is not acceptable.

Admissions 2021/2022

Junior House

To apply for Junior House fill out the Supplementary Information Form (SIF) below.

Junior House SIFFurther Information Booklet

Senior School

To apply for Senior School fill out the Supplementary Information Form (SIF) below.

Senior School SIFFurther Information Booklet

Sixth Form

To apply for Sixth Form fill out the Supplementary Information Form (SIF) below.

Sixth Form SIFFurther Information Booklet

DFE School Number

Parents will be required to give the school's DfE Number on the Common Application Form.
For The London Oratory School it is 2055400.

Closing and Notification dates for Applications

Parents are encouraged, accompanied if possible by their son or daughter, to attend one of the meetings for parents of prospective pupils, where the Headmaster and his staff will explain the nature of the School, the demands it makes of both pupils and their parents and the commitment which they make when they accept a place at the School. These meetings do not play a part in the admission decision-making process and attendance is not a condition for allocation of a place. The dates of meetings for parents and prospective pupils are:

Junior House Dates

You should submit, to this school, our Supplementary Information Form and Music Inquiry Formby Friday 8th January 2021. Parents will be informed of the outcome by the third week in February 2021.

Applications received after the applicable closing date given in these arrangements will only be considered in exceptional circumstances, for example, when a family has just moved from abroad. Separate provision is made for candidates with an Education, Health and Care Plan.

There were 39 applications for the 20 places in Junior House in September 2020.

Senior School Dates

Applications for places should be made on your local authority’s e admission system and on The London Oratory School Supplementary Information Form (SIF) for those applicants who, in the case of there being more applicants than places available, wish to be considered against the relevant over- subscription criteria. The SIF, which must be submitted as a hard copy, is available from the School. All applicants should register an application on the e-admission system by 31st October 2020. You should submit the SIF to this school by 30th October 2020. Parents will be informed of the outcome on 1st March 2021.

Applications received after the applicable closing date given in these arrangements will only be considered in exceptional circumstances, for example, when a family has just moved from abroad.

Separate provision is made for candidates with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). Details of this separate procedure are set out in the SEN Code of Practice.

There were 992 applications for the 160 places (Published Admission Number) in first form in September 2020.

Sixth Form Dates

Children and parents applying for a place in the Sixth Form as an external candidate should do so by completing The London Oratory School Supplementary Information Form and the Sixth Form Courses sheet (both of which form part of the sixth form admissions pack available from the School) and submitting these to the School by Friday 6th November 2020. Applicants will be informed of the outcome by the second week in February 2021.

Applications received after the applicable closing date given in these arrangements will only be considered in exceptional circumstances, for example, when a family has just moved from abroad. Separate provision is made for candidates with an Education, Health and Care Plan.

There were 369 applications for the 40 places (Published Admission Number) in Sixth Form in September 2020.

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