English Martyrs' Catholic, Preston

Postal address Sizer Street
Preston PR1 7DR  
Telephone 01772 556092
Headteacher Mrs A Howarth
Number on roll January 2024 237
Admission number 2025/26 30

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. Baptised Catholic Looked After 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.
  2. Baptised Catholic children who live in the parishes of English Martyrs’ and St. Walburge’s with a sibling in the school at the time of expected admission.
  3. Other baptised Catholic children who live in the parishes of English Martyrs’ and St. Walburge’s.
  4. Other Baptised Catholic children with a sibling in the school at the expected time of admission.
  5. Other Baptised Catholic children.
  6. Other children who are Looked After 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.
  7. Other children with a sibling in school at the time of expected admission.
  8. Other children.

In the event of oversubscription in any of the above criteria places will be allocated according to the following tie breaker criterion:

 

Applicants living nearest to the school. The distance measure is a straight line (radial) measure from the centre of the building that is the applicant’s home address to the centre of the school building. Distances are measured using the Council's Geographic Information System.

If the Governing Body is unable to distinguish between applicants in any of the oversubscription criteria using this distance tie breaker (e.g. applicants in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.

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