Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School , Vale Lane , W3 0DY 020 8992 3980 admin @ holyfamily . ealing . sch . uk www . holyfamilyealing . co . uk
Nursery : Yes l Breakfast club : Yes l Afterschool club : Yes
DfE No : 307 / 2000 Type of school : Voluntary aided Headteacher : Thomas Doherty Age range : 3-11 Planned admission number at 4 years : 60
Admissions criteria
The criteria listed below have been summarised ; the full admissions policy and regulations can be found on the school ’ s website : www . holyfamilyealing . co . 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 previously ‘ looked after ’ children . 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 are resident in the Parish of Holy Family .
3 . Other baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of
Catholic Practice . 4 . Other baptised Catholic children . 5 . Other ‘ looked after ’ children and previously ‘ looked after ’ children . 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 .
6 . Children of catechumens and members of an
Eastern Christian Church . 7 . Any other children .
Within each of the categories listed above , the provisions below will be applied in the following order : a . The Governing Body will give top priority , within a category , 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 . b . The attendance of a brother / sister at the school at the time of enrolment will increase the priority of an application within a category , so that the application will be placed at the top of the category in which the application is made , after children in ( i ) above
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 .
Tie break Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the sub-categories listed above would still lead to oversubscription , the places up to the admission number will be offered to those living nearest to the school as measured by the LA . In the case of identical distance , the offer will be made using random allocation which will take place in the presence of an independent witness .
Multiple applications Where the final place ( 60th ) is offered to a twin or a child who has another sibling applying for a place in the same academic year the Governing Body will admit the other sibling ( s ).
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 . If you do not complete this form your application will be given lowest priority . Please return the SIF ( in person or by post ) to the school , together with all other relevant paperwork required for your application by the closing date .
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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