New reception parents
Dear parents,

Please find on this page all the documentation, information and forms you need to read and/or complete before your child starts school with us.

We know it is a lot to take on, so please do not hesitate to call us at the office for any query: 0121 464 5500.
Mrs Sullivan, our school administrator or Mrs Symons, our administrative assistant will be very happy to help you.
Click on the slide beside to view Mrs Braithwaite presentation for our new Reception parents:
Key dates to remember for September 2021:
Wed 8th to Fri 10th
​Mon 13th to Fri 24th
​Mon 27th onwards
Parents individual meetings with Reception staff
​All children in school - mornings only 8.55am to 12pm
​All children in school full time - 8.55am to 3.15pm
1. To make things easier and possible to do from your own home, we have put together most of our forms into a single one (see below). We would be very grateful if you could complete this electronic form and submit it.
Before you start completing the form, please have a quick look through it all to check that all the information you will be asked for is available to you. You won't be able to save part of your answers to come back later and finish it.

    All-in-one electronic admission form

    Child's details
    Address
    Please refer to the following documents to find the codes on ethnicity and language:
    Birmingham City Council ethnic origin Monitoring form
    Birmingham City Council first/home language Monitoring form
    Child's other information
    If your child attended a nursery, please give details:
    If your child has siblings who are already attending our school, please give details:
    If your child has any medical conditions, please give details:
    Doctor's details
    Parent/carer's details
    If different from child, address:
    If different from child and from parent 1, address:
    Other emergency contacts
    Contact 1
    Contact 2
    Contact 3
2. ​Please read below and complete these additional information requests:

    Photos and videos consent form

    In order to use photograph and video footage of your child we will need your consent. It is now a legal requirement that we seek positive consent for use of photograph and video footage in specific circumstances, rather than as one overall consent, so you can choose the circumstances you are consenting to.
    Please note that if you do not fill in this form indicating which options you are consenting to we will not be able to use your child’s photograph or video footage in any circumstances other than where there is a statutory reason to do so, such as safeguarding, where your consent is not required.
    I, parent/carer of the above child/children give consent for my child's photos and videos to be...

    school meals

    Everyday, our cook, Mrs Guiden, prepares delicious, nutricious and healthy meals for most of our children. Children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 can have their daily lunch for free in school.

    off-site visits

    From time to time, teachers will organise short visits for their class, within walking distance from school. These visits will be part of his/her school work and he/she will be supervised on each occasion.
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​​School meals are free for all Reception age children. We would ask that you complete the application form below if you are in receipt of any of the following:
  • Income support
  • Income based jobseeker's allowance
  • Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • Child tax credit (provided you are not also entitled to working tax credit and have an annual gross household income of no more than £16,190)
  • The guaranteed element of State pension credit
  • Income related Employment and support allowance
  • Working tax credit run on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for working tax credit
This will potentially allow school to receive extra funding from the Government to use in support of teaching and Learning (Pupil Premium scheme).

    FSM Application Form
3. ​Below are some documents/leaflets with some very useful information about our school:
Our school's Vision and Aims Statement:
Our Home-School Agreement:
Read this home-school Agreement carefully. In September, when your child starts school, we will ask you to confirm that you agree with its terms and to sign it.
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Since September 2018, our school has gone cash free. To learn all you need to know about our cashless system called sQuid, click on the pink logo.
Please find below the new academic year dates for 2021-2022:
Click here to get more detailed information on where to find our uniform.
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​The ethos of this school is Catholic. The 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 be given to Catholic children in accordance with the over-subscription criteria listed in the school’s published admission policy. The school 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 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 application who is not Catholic to apply for and be admitted to a place at the school in accordance with the admission arrangements.
A Certificate of Catholic Baptism or Reception into the Catholic Church is required in order for the Governing Body to give the correct priority to an application.
Failure to provide evidence of Catholic Baptism or Reception in the Church may affect the over-subscription criterion that the child’s name is placed in.
The information below is about our wrap around care at St Martin de Porres. We provide both breakfast club and after-school club for our pupils. Numbers are limited. If you do think your child will be requiring any of these clubs, please contact us at the office 0121 464 5500: