Voluntary Aided schools are schools of Church Foundation which are part of the maintained sector. They have the responsibility for buildings, employing staff and determining admissions criteria and religious education. The Church of England Voluntary Aided schools provide a Christian based education for their local community as well as for the children of church members. The Catholic Voluntary Aided schools have been established to serve the Catholic community and others seeking a Christian based education. Voluntary Aided schools may require additional information to support applications.
For Voluntary Aided schools, allocations will be made in accordance with the criteria adopted by the governors of the school following consultation with the relevant Admission Authorities through the South Gloucestershire Admission Forum. If your application for a place at a Voluntary Aided school is unsuccessful, you have the right of appeal under the terms of the School Standards and Framework Act 1988. Information on the appeal procedure can be obtained from the individual schools.
Applications to Voluntary Aided schools in South Gloucestershire should be made to South Gloucestershire Council either by on-line application form or the application form included in the admission booklet. Individual Voluntary Aided schools’ admission criteria are listed below or available to read as one document in the 'Read more' section of this page.