Immaculate Heart Of Mary Catholic Primary School
"School virtues are lived and breathed by the children" "Children feel safe" "Children spoken to were impressively knowledgeable about other curriculum areas" "It is clear that the school community is an integral part of the church and community" "Staff have vision and commitment, and work collectively" "Children in Reception were seen to be independent and co-operative. Outdoor provision is excellent" "Teachers are confident with excellent subject knowledge"
Admissions
Whether your child is starting primary school for the first time in September, or moving from another school in-year, you can find all the information regarding the admissions process here.
We are an Academy school and the admission authority is St Gregory the Great Catholic Academy Trust.
The school's admission authority sets the admission policy every year. You can read our school's admission policies below:
- For any in-year applications please read the 2024-25 policy.
- Applications for Reception places in September 2025 please read the 2025-26 policy.
If you are applying for a place at any Catholic Primary School you should complete a separate Supplementary Information Form (SIF) and send it back directly to the school. This is in addition to the online Admissions form completed on the Leeds City Council Website.
Leeds City Council Admissions information can be found here:
https://www.leeds.gov.uk/schools-and-education/school-admissions/apply-for-a-primary-school
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We have reception places available for September 2025!
New Parents/Carers are warmly invited to visit and speak to our Headteacher, Miss Clark, if they are interested in joining our wonderful school.
Please contact the school office on 0113 2660728 or email school.office@ihomcps.co.uk for details or to arrange a personal guided visit.
There is still time to join before transition arrangements start for September! |
Take a look at our adventurous, accomplished and considerate pupils!
A lovely write up in the Yorkshire Evening Post following our Ofsted Inspection in April this year.
You can find further additional and helpful information linked below:
| Name | Format | ||
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| 2024 Primary Frequently Asked Questions .pdf | |||
| Admission Arrangements.pdf | |||
| Admissions Policy SGTG - Primary 2024-25.pdf | |||
| Leeds Immaculate Heart of Mary Boundary Map.pdf | |||
| SGTG ADMISSION POLICY PRIMARY 202526.pdf | |||
| SIF 202526.docx | .docx |
In-Year Applications
If you are moving to Leeds or want to change schools in Leeds, you need to make a school transfer – often called an in-year application.
This includes:
- applications for a place in Reception after the start of term in September
- and applications for a place in all other year groups (year 1-6)
How to apply for an in-year place
Leeds City Council has delegated the decision making for in-year applications to our Governing Body.
You can apply for a place online using the Leeds in-year application form at Before you move schools (leeds.gov.uk). You can apply for places at our school and any other Leeds schools who are part of the centralised Leeds in-year application scheme at the same time.
We have to offer places by applying our admission policy criteria to your child’s application and if we cannot offer you a place, we will
- write to you to explain the reasons
- explain how you can appeal and
- add your child to our waiting list in case a place becomes free.
Our waiting lists are kept until end of each school year. You will need to make a new application if you want to be on the waiting list for the following school year.
Appeals
If we cannot offer you a place, you will have the right of appeal. The appeal panel is independent of the school and council and their decision is legally binding.
Before you appeal you:
- should accept any place that you have been offered in case your appeal is not successful
- should think about why you are appealing and check if it is likely to be successful
- could read the advice for appealing school places on GOV.UK
- could get independent advice on making an appeal from a charity
Leeds City Council arranges our appeals, and you can find the appeal form at School appeals (leeds.gov.uk)
Appeals for Reception, Year 1, and Year 2 – these classes are limited to 30 pupils per teacher by law. This means that appeals for these places are less likely to be successful.
If our school refuses your child a place because of this limit and you want to appeal, you will need to make an infant class size appeal. You can see if your reasons are likely to be successful by reading the Department for Education's information about infant class size appeals.
Other appeals - You can appeal because you want your child to attend a particular school. These are successful if the panel agree that the reasons for your appeal outweigh the school's decision not to admit any more children.
Wanting your child to go to a school because you think it is the best one in the area is not likely to convince the panel that your child should get a place there.
Determined Admission Arrangements 2026-27
St Gregory the Great Catholic Academy Trust ran a consultation process between 25 November and 6 January on the admission arrangements for Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School for September 2026 in line with the requirements of the School Admission Code 2021.
The admission arrangements for 2026 have been determined and can be found below:
Link to 2026 Admissions Policy and SIF