Admission Application

Welcome to our Admissions page.
Please click on the relevant drop-down below to apply for your child to join our school community.

The Governing Body is the admitting authority for St Joseph’s RC High School. St Joseph’s RC High School admits up to 240 pupils into each year group. This standard admission number is set by Governors in accordance with the capacity survey completed by Newport City Council and the Welsh Government. If there are more than 240 applications, Governors will use the over-subscription criteria set out in the Admissions Policy.

YEAR 7 Admission - sept 2025

Year 7 admission applications for September 2025 have closed.

If you need any assistance , please do not hesitate to contact the school by email
sjhs@newportschools.wales or telephone 01633 653110.

For more information about our school, click on the brochure on the left and read our School Prospectus at your leisure. (Alternatively, hard copies are available directly from the school).

Admissions policy

Please click here for SJHS Admissions Policy

in-year admissions

Current Year 7 to 11 pupils.

Please contact the Admissions Officer at gevans@sjhs.newport.sch.uk
to discuss your application, and we will send you a specific in-year application form.

CLICK TO EMAIL ADMISSIONS OFFICER

For more information about our school, click on the brochure on the left and read our School Prospectus at your leisure. (Alternatively, hard copies are available directly from the school).

sixth form admissions

For all other information about SJHS Sixth Form please click here.

Download our Sixth Form Admission Application

Pupils who do not currently attend St Joseph’s but would like to express an initial interest need simply to email Mrs Ryan at pryan@sjhs.newport.sch.uk to register their details.

We will require your name, address, contact number and school you currently attend. If you wish to arrange a visit and a tour of the school, this can also be organised.

Next steps

After your GCSE examinations, you will be asked to attend an interview in early July as part of the admissions process.
You will be asked to bring with you your most current academic school report. Subject to a satisfactory school report and GCSE grades, you can expect to be accepted into the Sixth Form and will be invited to the enrolment day in September.
To access Level 3 courses, pupils must have a minimum GCSE attainment of 5 C grades or above (Level 2 Threshold).

Further Information
If you require any other further information, please contact Mr Green, Head of Sixth Form on lgreen@sjhs.newport.sch.uk or Mrs Ryan, Sixth Form Administration on pryan@sjhs.newport.sch.uk. Please see our dedicated Sixth Form page for our SJHS Sixth Form Prospectus and Option Form.