Primary School Prospectus 2023 | Page 39

St Anselm ’ s Catholic Primary School

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 /
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 .
‘ Catechumen ’ a child or a parent who is a member of the catechumenate of a Catholic Church . This will be evidenced by a Certificate of Reception into the Order of Catechumens for a child aged 7 or over . For a child under 7 years of age it will be the certificate of the parent .
‘ 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 practices ) in the form laid down by the Bishops ’ Conference of England and Wales .
‘ Christian ’ for the purposes of this policy , means a member of one of the Churches affiliated to ‘ Churches Together in Britain and Ireland ’.
‘ Distance from School ’ as measured by a straight line from the School Main Gate , by The London Borough of Ealing School Admission Team , I . T . System to the front door of the child / s residential address
‘ Eastern Christian Church ’ includes Orthodox Churches and is evidenced by a Certificate of Baptism or Reception from the authorities of that Church .
‘ Minister of Religion ’ means a Minister of Religion from a Christian denomination ( faith community ). Christian refers to a Church that is a member of ‘ Churches together in Britain and Ireland ’.
‘ Parent ’ the adult or adults who have legal responsibility for the child .
‘ Religious Leader ’ means a Religious Leader of any other faith .
‘ Sibling ’ means brother or sister , to include adopted brothers and sisters , half , step or foster brothers and sisters . A sibling relationship does not apply when the older child will leave before the younger one starts .
‘ Parish of St . Bernard ’ s , Northolt ’. Parents may request a boundary map of this parish from : Parish Office , St . Bernard ’ s Catholic Church , 17 Mandeville Rd , Northolt UB2 5HE
‘ 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 .
How places were offered in 2022
Admissions criteria
Criteria 1 & 2 Criteria 3
Offers made on national offer day
All applicants offered
Distance of last child to be offered : 0.771 miles
Waiting lists unsuccessful candidates will be offered the opportunity to be placed on a waiting list . The list will be maintained in order of the admissions criteria 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 . stanselmscatholicprimaryschool . co . uk
For detailed information about the school please visit the school website : www . stanselmscatholicprimaryschool . co . uk
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