Admissions

St John the Baptist School was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families. Whenever there are more applications than places available, priority will always be given to Catholic children in accordance with the oversubscription criteria listed in our Admissions Policy. The school is conducted by The Xavier Catholic Education Trust as part of the Catholic Church in accordance with its trust deed and articles of association, and seeks at all times to be a witness to Our Lord Jesus Christ.

As a Catholic school, we aim to provide a Catholic education for all our pupils. At a Catholic school, Catholic doctrine and practice permeate every aspect of the school’s activity. It is essential that the Catholic character of the school’s education be fully supported by all families in the school. We therefore hope that all parents will give their full, unreserved and positive support for the aims and ethos of the school. This does not affect the right of an applicant who is not Catholic to apply for and be admitted to a place at the school in accordance with these admission arrangements.

The feeder primary schools for St John the Baptist School are:

• St Dunstan’s Primary School, Woking
• St Augustine’s Primary School, Camberley
• St Hugh of Lincoln Primary School, Knaphill
• The Marist Primary School, West Byfleet

The Xavier Catholic Education Trust is the admission authority and has responsibility for admissions to this school. The local authority undertakes the co-ordination of admission arrangements during the normal admission round. The admission authority has set the school’s Published Admissions Number (“PAN”) at 240 pupils to year 7 in the school year which begins in September 2027.

For any queries please contact our Admissions Manager.

Admission Policy (2027-2028)Supplementary Information Form (2027-2028)

Admissions Policy (2025-2026)

Supplementary Information Form (2025-2026)

St John the Baptist School was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families. The school is conducted by its governing body as part of the Catholic Church in accordance with the trust deed of the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton, its articles of association, and seeks at all times to be a witness to Jesus Christ.

St John the Baptist School is part of the Xavier Catholic Education Trust.

As a Catholic school, the governors aim to provide a Catholic education for all pupils. At a Catholic school, Catholic doctrine and practice permeate every aspect of the school’s activity. The governors ask all parents applying for a place to respect this ethos and its importance to the school community.

Although Catholic children have priority of admission, this does not affect the right of an applicant who is not Catholic to apply for a place for their child at the school. The school welcomes applications from those of other denominations and faiths, or of none.

The school primarily serves the Catholic community of the Woking Deanery, which comprises the parishes of Woking, Camberley, Camberley North with Bagshot, Frimley, Knaphill and West Byfleet. The deanery primary schools located in that community which are the feeder schools for St John the Baptist School are:

• St Dunstan’s Primary School, Woking
• St Augustine’s Primary School, Camberley
• St Hugh of Lincoln Primary School, Knaphill
• The Marist Primary School, West Byfleet

We encourage parents to visit our school in order to find out more about how we work and the education that we offer. Parents are welcome to arrange a visit by contacting the school office. Such visits, however, are not obligatory and do not form part of the process of deciding which children are to be offered a place at the school. If you would like to visit the school to discuss the entry of your child please telephone our Admissions Manager:

Mrs Claire Antal - Ext 123

A New Parents’ Evening is held in July for all new Year 7 students, their parents and families. Parents and prospective students are also welcome to visit the school at any time.

Students are admitted to all other year groups only if places are available. Parents are requested to make an appointment to see the Deputy Head, Mr Damien Kelly.

Please find the timetable for appeals here

If you have any queries please contact the Admissions Manager for further information.

For In-Year Admission, all applications should be made directly to the school by downloading and completing the In Year Transfer Form and Supplementary Information Form (if applicable).

In Year Application Form 2025-26

In Year Supplementary Information Form 2025-26

Once completed please return the form(s) along with any supporting evidence to Mrs Claire Antal by post or email using the link below.

Mrs Claire Antal - In Year Admission

Upon receipt of all the necessary documentation you will be contacted with the outcome of your application.

Please also refer to the Surrey Admissions website: https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools/admissions/in-year