Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Primary School
Notes
‘ Looked after and previously looked after child ’ A looked after child is a child who is ( a ) in the care of a local authority , or ( b ) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions ( see the definition in Section 22 ( 1 ) of the Children Act 1989 ). Previously looked after children are children who were looked after , but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after . Adopted children are those who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 ( see section 12 adoption orders ) and children who were adopted under the Adoption and Children ’ s Act 2002 ( see section 46 adoption orders ). Child arrangements orders are defined in s . 8 of the Children Act 1989 , as amended by s . 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014 . Child arrangements orders replace residence orders and any residence order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangements order . A special guardianship order is defined by s . 14A of the Children Act 1989 as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child ’ s special guardian ( or special guardians ). A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority , a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose is to benefit society .
‘ Parent ’ means the adult or adults with legal responsibility for the child .
‘ Sibling ’ means brother or sister , to include adopted brothers and sisters , half brothers and sisters or step brothers and sisters . A sibling relationship does not apply when the older child ( ren ) will leave before the younger one starts .
‘ Catholic ’ means a member of a Church in full communion with the See of Rome . This includes the Eastern Catholic Churches . This will be evidenced by a Certificate of Baptism in a Catholic church or a Certificate of Reception into the full communion with the Catholic Church .
‘ Certificate of Catholic Practice ’ means a certificate given by the family ’ s parish priest ( or the priest in charge of the church where the family practises ) in the form laid down by the Bishops ’ Conference of England and Wales .
‘ Catechumen ’ means a member of the catechumenate of a Catholic Church . This will be evidenced by a Certificate of Reception into the Order of Catechumens .
‘ Eastern Christian Church ’ includes Orthodox Churches , and is evidenced by a Certificate of Baptism or Reception from the authorities of that Church .
‘ Children of other Christian denominations ’ means children who belong to other churches and ecclesial communities which , acknowledging God ’ s revelation in Christ , confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the Scriptures , and , in obedience to God ’ s will and in the power of the Holy Spirit commit themselves : to seek a deepening of their communion with Christ and with one another in the Church , which is his body ; and to fulfil their mission to proclaim the Gospel by common witness and service in the world to the glory of the one God , Father , Son and Holy Spirit . An ecclesial community which on principle has no credal statements in its tradition , is included if it manifests faith in Christ as witnessed to in the Scriptures and is committed to working in the spirit of the above . All members of Churches Together in England and of CYTÛN are deemed to be included in the above definition , as are all other churches and ecclesial communities that are in membership of any local Churches Together Group ( by whatever title ) on the above basis .
‘ Children of other faiths ’ means children who are members of a religious community that does not fall within the definition of ‘ other Christian denominations ’ and which falls within the definition of a religion for the purposes of charity law . The Charities Act 2011 defines religion to include :
• A religion which involves belief in more than one God , and
• A religion which does not involve belief in a God .
Case law has identified certain characteristics which describe the meaning of religion for the purposes of charity law , which are characterised by a belief in a supreme being and an expression of belief in that supreme being through worship .’.
‘ Resident ’. A child is deemed to be resident at a particular address when he / she resides there for more than 50 % of the school week .
‘ Distance from school ’ means distance as measured by a straight line , from the front door of the child ’ s residential address ( including flats ) to a point at the school . If distances are identical , the Governing Body will draw lots in the presence of an independent witness .
For the purpose of this this policy parish boundaries are shown on a map available from the school .
How places were offered in 2022
Admissions criteria
Criteria 1 to 6 Criteria 7
Offers made on national offer day
All applicants offered
Distance of last child to be offered : 0.143 of a mile
Waiting lists
Unsuccessful candidates will be offered the opportunity to be placed on a waiting list . This list will be maintained in order of the oversubscription criteria set out in the policy and not in the order in which applications are received or added to the list . Names will be removed from the list at the end of the academic year , unless applicants request in writing to remain on the list .
Nursery admissions
Applications for nursery are made directly to the school . Please visit the school website for information on nursery admissions : www . visitation . ealing . sch . uk
For detailed information about the school please visit the school website : www . visitation . ealing . sch . uk
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