Admissions
St Charles' Voluntary Catholic Academy is part of the St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Academy Trust and within the Dioceses of Middlesbrough.
As a Voluntary Catholic Academy, the Trust we are part of is responsible for admissions. It is guided in that responsibility by the requirements of the law, by advice from the Diocesan Trustees and its duty to the Catholic community and the Common Good.
The school provides a Catholic education for children in the heart of Hull city centre, with priority being given to baptised Roman Catholic children living in the Hull parish of St. Charles Borromeo.
The school is of average size, with 198 pupils currently on roll.
The children are between the ages of 4 and 11 years old and are taught in single class year groups from Reception (FS2) to Year 6.
The admission number Foundation Stage to Year 6 is 30.
For more information on applying for a primary school place for the first time, please click on the link below:
Admissions Policy
Find out how to apply for a place at our school.
Click on the link below to view our admissions policy document:
2025 - 2026
Determined Admission Arrangements for 2025/26
In accordance with the School Standards and Framework Act, we have now determined our Admission Arrangements for 2025/26, PAN 30.
Objections about a school’s admissions arrangements can be made to the school's adjudicator and should be made before 15 May in the year they are set. If you feel that a school's admission arrangements are unlawful or do not comply with the school admissions code contact the schools adjudicator
Applications
For children starting school for the first time and in-year transfer requests, applications for a place at our school must be made through your home Local Authority. Visit our Local Authority website for more information:
Admissions Criteria
Where there are insufficient places available to meet all parental preferences, priority will be given to applications in the following order:
(First priority in each category will be given to siblings that is, children who will have older brothers or sisters attending the academy in September 2021.)
- Roman Catholic ‘children looked after’ (in public care) and Roman Catholic children previously ‘looked after’ but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after.
- Roman Catholic children whose home address is within the parishes of St Charles church.
- Roman Catholic children of members of academy staff who have been employed at the academy or its predecessor school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the academy is made.
- Other Roman Catholic children.
- Other ‘children looked after’ (in public care) and other children previously ‘looked after’ but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after.
- Children who are baptised or dedicated members of other Christian Churches as recognised by Churches Together
- Other children of members of academy staff who have been employed at the academy or its predecessor school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the academy is made.
- Other children.