Admission Policy 2012-13
ADMISSIONS POLICY FOR SACRED HEART RC PRIMARY SCHOOL IN
MIDDLESBROUGH LA
This policy has been formally
adopted by the Governing Body of the above Roman Catholic Primary School in
The Governing Body is the
Admissions Authority and is responsible for determining the school’s admissions
policy. The planned admission number for September 2010 is 40.
The partner parishes are: St.
Francis,
The Admissions Policy Criteria
will be applied on an Equal Preference basis.
How and When to apply
Applications must be made on
the Local Authority Common Application Form. Parents applying to a Voluntary
Aided Roman Catholic school should also complete the Supplementary Information
Form. All forms must be returned by the closing date set by the Local
Authority.
Late Applications
Any application received after
the closing date will be accepted but considered only after those received by
the closing date.
Oversubscription Criteria
Children who have statement of
Special Educational Need which names our school will be admitted to the school.
Parents are asked to note that
admission to the nursery unit is no guarantee of entry into the main school.
Where there are insufficient
places available to meet all parental preferences, priority will be given to
applications in the following order:
(first
priority in each category will be given to siblings (see note 3) that is,
children who will have older brothers or sisters attending the school in
September 2010)
1.
Roman Catholic
children who are in the care of the Local Authority.*
2.
other
children in the care of the Local Authority.
3.
Roman Catholic children whose home address is within the parish
of Sacred Heart.*
4.
Roman Catholic children resident in one of the partner parishes*
5.
children who are baptised or dedicated members of other
6.
children of
other Faith traditions (not included in 5 above), who attend a Roman Catholic
primary school.
7.
Other children.
If applicants are seeking
admission under criteria 5 and 6 above, they will be asked for a letter of
support to confirm their church membership from their minister or Faith leader,
or suitable equivalent.
* for the definition of ‘Roman Catholic’ please see additional
notes
ADDITIONAL NOTES
1. Definition of Roman
Catholic
Children
who have been baptised as Roman Catholics or have been formally received into
the
Roman Catholic Church. All applicants seeking
admission under any of criteria 1 to 5 will be asked to provide evidence that
the child has been baptized as Roman Catholic or has been formally received
into the Roman Catholic Church. A baptismal certificated or a letter from their
priest confirming their baptism or reception into the Roman Catholic Church
will suffice.
2. Definition of Children
in the care of a Local Authority
A child
who is looked after by a Local Authority in accordance with Section 22 of the
Children’s Act 1989(b) at the time application for admission to the school is
made and who the Local Authority can confirm, will still be looked after at
time of admission to the school.
3. Definition of Sibling
Sibling
refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister,
step brother or sister, or the child of the parent / carer’s partner where the
child for whom the school place is sought is living in the same family until at
the same address as that sibling.
4. Churches Together in
England
(See www.churches-together.org.uk
for further details on membership)
The Baptist
British Antiochian Orthodox
Church
Cherubim
and Seraphim Council of Churches
The
Church of England
Church
of Scotland (in
Congregational
Federation
Coptic
Orthodox
Council
of African and
Council
of Oriental Orthodox Churches
Ichthus Christian Fellowship
Independent
Methodist Churches
Joint
Council for Anglo-Caribbean Churches
Lutheran
Council of
The
United
Tie-breaker
Where there are places
available for some, but not all applicants within a particular criterion,
distance from home address to the school entrance will be the deciding factor,
distance will be measured (in a straight line / by the shortest walking route) from
the front door of the child’s home address (including flats) to the main
entrance of the school (using the Local Authoritiy’s)
computerized measuring system), with those living closerto
the school receiving the higher priority.
Right of Appeal
Where a parent has been
notified that a place is not available for a child, every effort will be made
to help the parent find a place in a suitable alternative school. Parents who
are refused a place have a stautory right of appeal.
Further details of the appeals process are available by writing to the Chair of
Governors at the school address.
Home address
It is the parental address
which will be used in applying the admission criteria. This means that, when
stating your choice of school, you should give the parental/guardian address at
the time of application. The address of childminders or other family members
who may share in the care of your child should not be quoted as the home
address.
Waiting lists
If your child has been refused
admission, a waiting list is available where priority will be given according
to the above criteria based on the information provided at the time of application.
The waiting list will be open until the end second week of the Autumn term.
Application Information
It is very helpful to have an
early indication of the number of children to be admitted to the Reception
class in the following September. However, it must be stressed that formal
written applications for admission must be made on the form provided by the
Local Authority and returned to them by the stated date. Places will then be
allocated by strict application of the above criteria, with no reference to the
date of application. Parents will be notified as to whether or not their child
has been allocated a place by (date to be notified by LA)