St Brigid's is a beautiful setting and a vibrant place to learn. We place equal importance upon the academic development of our pupils as and the growth of our individuals. We understand that success can come in may formats and that recognising the value of this is crucial. Such an ethos has embedded St Brigid's School as an important figure within the local community, something that we are very proud of.
St. Brigid's is a Voluntary Aided school and the Admissions Authority is the Governing Body (not Denbighshire County Council).
It is therefore essential that a supplementary application form is completed and submitted directly to the school to enable the oversubscription criteria to be applied if the number of applications exceeds the number of places available.
Please ensure that you have read and understood the Admissions Policies before submitting your application.
ADMISSIONS
Have a look at the School Prospectus for more information.
Links to the Admissions Policies
(including the oversubscription criteria are below).
For further admissions information, telephone our Admissions Officer, on 01745 815 228
If you too would like to become part of this success, then simply click and contact our admissions officer.
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If you wish you apply for a place at St Brigid's School please see below. You may be asked to provide additional evidence in support of your application.Please read our Statement of Aims and Identity below before applying.
Nursery, Reception, Year 3, and Year 7 applications.
In line with the Education (Co-ordination of School Admission Arrangements and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024, all normal admissions round applications for starting at St Brigid’s School, for September 2027, are available through Denbighshire County Council (for those residents who live in Denbighshire).
The common application form for Denbighshire residents is available on their website .
For residents who live outside of Denbighshire and wish to make an application for St Brigid’s School, please check your own Local Authority website for further details, as applications must be made in the Authority where you live.
All application forms, from all Authorities, will then be shared with the school and processed together.
Additionally, a supplementary information application form must be completed and returned directly to the Admissions Secretary at this link.
Where the number of applications exceeds the number of places available, the admissions authority will use the oversubscription criteria to determine the order of priority.
Please ensure you have read and understood the Admissions Policies prior to submitting your application.
Year 5 Applications.
Year 5 applications are to be made directly with the school and not via the Local Authority.
Please ensure you have read and understood the Admissions Policies prior to submitting your application.
Please send your application for Year 5 to the admissions secretary or bring it into school at your earliest convenience.
Where the number of applications exceeds the number of places available, the admissions team will use the oversubscription criteria to determine the order of priority.
Please ensure you have read and understood the Admissions Policies prior to submitting your application.
Statement of Aims and Identity
St Brigid's School, Denbigh.
Please read below before applying.
RECOGNITION OF AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE SCHOOL’S ROMAN CATHOLIC AIMS AND IDENTITY
St Brigid’s School was founded at the request of the Bishop in 1939 to provide for the educational needs of Catholic families in the Denbigh Area, by the Congregation of St Brigid, who ran the School, sometimes known as Brigidine Convent School, until 1990,when it was handed over to an
Educational Charity, as St Brigid’s School Limited.
The Articles of Association of the School Trust state that “The Company is established for the advancement of the education of children between the ages of 3 and 19, by the provision of a voluntary-aided Roman Catholic School or School for the education of Roman Catholic children,
either with or without other Christian or non-Christian children.”
The Constitution of the school states that “Religious observance and education in the school shall be in accordance with the rights and practices and doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church”
The Governing Body of the School intend that pupils should receive an education of a high standard provided by teachers dedicated to the task of the Christian formation of Children and young people in an atmosphere pervaded by Gospel values and the message of Christ. This means that Religious Education, whilst given full expression in the Prayer life of the school, its acts of worship and instruction in the faith, is not limited to these, and as the Bishops have said, “The beliefs and values it communicates should inspire and unify every aspect of school life. It should provide the context for, and substantially shape the school curriculum and offer living experiences of the life of faith in its practical expression.”
Partnership with parents, the primary educators of their children has long been a principle embedded in Catholic education. The Governing Body values and welcomes, above all, the co-operation of parents in seeking to achieve these aims for pupils attending the school.
The governing Body has agreed that all parents seeking a place at this school should be required to sign overleaf to signify that they understand and accept this statement of aims and identity for pupils at the school.
OVER-SUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA
Should the number of applications exceed the published admission numbers, the following over-subscription criteria, listed in order of priority, will be used:
a. Looked-after (children in public care) and previously looked-after children;
b. Children with exceptional social or medical needs;
c. Children with a sibling (full, half, step, adopted and fostered brothers and sisters) in statutory education (not Nursery) or in the Sixth Form at the school, living at the same address. In the event of over-subscription in this category, places will be allocated in accordance with the criteria at d-f below;
d. Baptised Roman Catholics;
e. Children of other denominations, and whose application is supported by a Minister of Religion;
f. Children who have no religious denomination, whose parents wish them to have a Catholic
education.
Practising Roman Catholic applicants wishing to claim priority will be required to provide the name of a priest to whom reference can be made and to produce a copy of a Baptismal Certificate. A Minister of Religion will be required to indicate their support for the application of a child of
another denomination by signing the relevant part of the application form.
Tie Breaker - In the event of over-subscription in any of the above categories, places will be allocated to those living nearest to the school. Distance will be measured along the shortest driving route to the school gate, verified by ARCGIS. The address on the application form should be
where the child normally lives with a parent/guardian.
Attendance at a nursery class within the school does not guarantee a place in the school’s Reception class and an application form must be submitted via your Local Authority.
A full copy of the Admissions policy is available on the St Brigid's School website.