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Admissions

Bonus Pastor Catholic College was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families

In Year Admissions from September 2023 Onwards Start

Please see the link below to download the relevant admissions policy for in-year admissions.

For all in-year admissions, please email our Attendance Officer, Ms Clyrene Taitt at:


In Year Admissions from September 2023 Start

Please see the link below to download the relevant admissions policy for in-year admissions.

Admissions Policy & Criteria 

For all in-year admissions, please email our Attendance Officer, Ms Clyrene Taitt at:


NEW - Appeals for the September 2024 Year 7 Transition to Secondary School

The Appeal Hearings will be held in late June/early July 2024. Appeals will be held via a zoom Conference Call, video and/or audio call.

Having looked at the admissions policy and Criteria, if you feel you have grounds for appeal, you must complete and return the appeal form (with any supporting documents) by Tuesday 30th April 2024.

This may be downloaded using the link below.

Bonus Pastor Appeal Form September 2024 Intake


Additional Admissions Information

The college is conducted by its Governing Body as part of the Catholic Church in accordance with its trust deed and Instrument of Government, and seeks at all times to be a witness to Jesus Christ.

The Governing Body has responsibility for admissions to the college and intends to admit 180 students to Year 7 in September each year.

Please note: All applications are verified and in order to do this, the following lists are used:

  • Catholics include members of the Ordinariate and the Latin and Oriental Rite Churches that are in union with the Bishop of Rome.
  • Children of families who are members of other Christian denominations that are part of Churches Together in England.
  • Evidence of Baptism (or dedication) provided by a priest or minister of a designated place of worship will be required.

Additional information on the rights of foreign nationals to access schools in England.

Please use the link below to access the DfEE Guidance and information regarding this:

Guidance to schools, local authorities and parents on the rights of foreign nationals to access schools in England.

Guidance Regarding Church Attendance

On the advice of the Education Commission of the Archdiocese of Southwark the governing body of Bonus Pastor Catholic College has agreed the following statement in order to clarify how its faith-based over-subscription criteria will be interpreted whilst churches are closed or attendance at church is not possible due to COVID19.

An application for a variation in the guidance for School Governors on interpreting evidence of Catholic Practice in Supplementary Information Forms following the Coronavirus outbreak was made to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator as below and has now been approved:

“The suspension of the obligation to attend Sunday Mass was announced on 18th March 2020 by Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. If a parent/carer attended Mass at a certain frequency at a particular parish (or parishes) prior to 18th March 2020 then they will be considered to have attended Mass in that parish (or parishes) at the same frequency since that time. This will remain the case until the Sunday obligation is reintroduced by the Bishops.”

This statement has been shared widely with parishes in order to ensure that determinations made by parish priests concerning regular practice of the faith are being made on a consistent basis.