Tarleton Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

Summary of policy

This is a voluntary aided school – please contact the school for full admission details. To apply for a place at this school, please apply online and use the supplementary information form available from the school.

1. a)  Looked after children and previously looked after children, This criteria also includes looked after children and all previously looked after children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.    

   b)  Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school.

2. Children whose parents live within the ecclesiastical parish of Tarleton Holy Trinity Church.

   a)  Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission.

   b)  Children with a parent/guardian/carer worships at Tarleton Holy Trinity Church or who worships in a church in membership of Churches Together in England.

3. Children whose parents live outside the ecclesiastical parish of Tarleton Holy Trinity.

   a)  Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission.

   b)  Children with a parent/guardian worships at Tarleton Holy Trinity Church or who worships in a church in membership of Churches Together in England.

4. Children whose parents live within the ecclesiastical parish of Tarleton Holy Trinity Church who are not included in the priority categories of 2a or 2b.

5. Children of staff who have been employed in the school for two years or more at the time at which the application is made.

6. Other children. 

Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones.  This address point is within the body of the property and usually located at its centre. Where two addresses have the same distance, or  the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

Definitions

Definitions of the following terms are available and apply except where individual arrangements spell out a different definition.

• Distance

• Parents / family members

• Medical/social/welfare

• Looked after children and previously looked after children