St Joseph ’ s Catholic Primary School
York Avenue , Hanwell W7 3HU 020 8567 6293 admin @ stjosephs . ealing . sch . uk www . stjosephshanwell . org . uk
Nursery : Yes l Breakfast club : Yes l Afterschool club : Yes
DfE No : 307 / 3507 Type of school : Voluntary aided Headteacher : Julian Rakowski Age range : 3-11 Planned admission number at 4 years : 90
Admissions criteria
The below criteria has been summarised , for the full admissions policy and arrangements please visit the school website : www . stjosephshanwell . org . uk
Where the number of applications is greater than the planned admission number , applications will be considered against the criteria set out below .
After the allocation of children with an EHC plan , the admission criteria will be applied in the following order of priority :
1 . Catholic ‘ looked after ’ children and Catholic children who have been adopted or made subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders . Including Catholic children who appear ( to the admission authority ) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted .
2 . Baptised Catholic children with a certificate of Catholic Practice , who have a sibling at the school at the time of admission .
3 . Baptised Catholic children with a certificate of Catholic Practice who are resident in the Parish of Our Lady and St . Joseph ’ s in Hanwell .
4 . Other Baptised Catholic children with a certificate of
Catholic Practice . 5 . Other baptised Catholics . 6 . Other ‘ looked after ’ children and children who have been adopted or made subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders . Including children who appear ( to the admission authority ) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted .
7 . Children of catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church .
8 . Children of other Christian denominations . Appications should include either a certificate of baptism or a letter from a minister or faith leader confirming membership of the faith community .
9 . Children of other faiths whose application is supported by a letter from a minister / religious leader , showing membership of the faith community . 10 . Any other children .
Exceptional need The Governing Body will give top priority , after the appropriate category of looked-after children , to an application where compelling evidence is provided at the time of application , from an appropriate professional such as a doctor , priest or social worker , of an exceptional social , medical , pastoral or other need of the child , which can only be met at this school . The priority , if awarded , will place the child first in the priority list for the category they are judged to fit .
Siblings The attendance of a sibling at the school at the time of enrolment on the entry date will increase the priority of an application within each category placing the application immediately following those with accepted exceptional social , medical or pastoral need .
Tie break Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the subcategories listed above would still lead to oversubscription , the places up to the admission number will be offered to those living nearest to the main office reception of the school as measured by the Local Authority ( LA ).
Multiple applications Where the final place is offered to a child who has other siblings applying for a place in the same school year , these siblings will also be admitted .
Supplementary information form ( SIF ) You should complete the School ’ s Supplementary Information Form ( SIF ). The information on the SIF enables the Governing Body to assess your application fully against the School ’ s criteria in the event of oversubscription . Please return the SIF ( in person or by post ) to the school together with all other relevant paperwork required for your application . If you do not complete and return the SIF by the closing date the Governing Body will be unable to consider your application fully .
Certificate of Catholic practice ( CCP ) ‘ Certificate of Catholic Practice ’ means a certificate issued by the family ’ s parish priest ( or the priest in charge of the church where the family attends Mass ) in the form laid down by the Bishops ’ Conference of England and Wales . It will be issued if the priest is satisfied that at least one Catholic parent or carer ( along with the child , if he or she is over seven years old ) have ( except when it was impossible to do so ) attended Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation for at least five years ( or , in the case of the child , since the age of seven , if shorter ).
It will also be issued when the practice has been continuous since being received into the Church if that occurred less than five years ago . It is expected that most Certificates will be issued on the basis of attendance . A Certificate may also be issued by the priest when attendance is interrupted by exceptional circumstances which excuse from the obligation to attend on that occasion or occasions . Further details of these circumstances can be found in the guidance issued to priests http :// rcdow . org . uk / education / governors / admissions /
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