Whinmoor St Paul’s Primary School is a Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and is run in accordance with the school’s trust deed. The governing body is the admissions authority.
We are an inclusive school that aims to provide education of the highest quality within a Christian context. British and Christian values will guide our decision making and permeate every area of school life. St Paul’s is an integral part or the Whinmoor community and we hope to welcome you and your family in the future.
For full information about applying for a place at our school, please download the Admissions Policy or contact the school office.
If you are applying for a reception place for September 2025, all applications are made in advance. Offers are made by the Local Authority on national offer day.
You must apply to the local authority who empties your bins. If this is Leeds, go to www.leeds.gov.uk/apply. The local authority website is a composite prospectus for all Leeds schools and includes information about:
If you are applying for admission under our faith criteria, you will need to send directly to our school (not the local authority) a competed Supplementary Information Form (SIF) which you will find at the bottom of the Admission Policy. We need to receive this by 15th January 2025 which is the same deadline as the application form.
You also need to make an application to the local authority asking for a place at our school. You do this online at the above link. If you don’t send the application to the local authority, you won’t have made a valid application for a place at our school.
You can also watch the Leeds City Council school admissions video
The council’s social media pages will also tell you about any Q&A sessions where you can ask questions.
Leeds City Council is running a public consultation on the 2026/2027 Admission Policy for Leeds Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools and six own admission authority schools. You can share your view until 15th December 2024. Find out more at www.leeds.gov.uk/SchoolAdmissionsConsultations
We are currently consulting on our own Admission Policy for September 2026. Please find a link below to the policy. If you wish to give your views on the consultation, please email office@whinmoorstpauls.co.uk.
Whinmoor St Paul’s Admissions 2026- 2027
Whinmoor St Paul’s is part of the Leeds coordinated in-year application scheme. This means 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 most other Leeds schools at the same time on this form. If you have moved house, please upload evidence of the house move with the online application. You can find out what you need to provide on the above website.
Where you have not been offered a place at the school you preferenced, you have the Right to
Appeal against the refusal to offer a place. Leeds City Council has an appeals timetable containing
deadlines and timescales which can be found at www.leeds.gov.uk/admissions
Appeals against a decision for a transfer of school place, outside the normal admission round, can be submitted any time during the academic year. Appeals will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal request being received (where the application for a place has been refused and the right of appeal has been issued).
For a step by step guide regarding the admissions process please click on the video link. The video has been created by Leeds City Council. Leeds City Council Video
In addition, Leeds City Council website has some useful information here
