Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston

Postal address Poulton Street
Ashton on Ribble
Preston PR2 2SA   
Telephone 01772 726937
Headteacher Mrs L Scanlon
Number on roll January 2024 209
Admission number 2025/26 30

Summary of policy

Converting to an Academy from 1st August 2024 – 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. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children, This definition includes those children who appear (to the governing body) to have been in state care outside of England and who ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
  2. Baptised Catholic children who live in the parishes of Sacred Heart and St Walburge’s with a sibling in the school at the time of expected admission (a certificate of Baptism will be required to be presented)
  3. Baptised Catholic children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission (a certificate of Baptism will be required to be presented)
  4. Other baptised Catholic children who live in the parishes of Sacred Heart and St Walburge’s (a certificate of Baptism will be required to be presented)
  5. Other baptised Catholic children (a certificate of Baptism will be required to be presented)
  6. Other children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission.
  7. Children from other Christian denominations. Proof of Baptism in the form of a Baptismal Certificate or confirmation in writing that the applicant is a member of their Faith community from an appropriate Minister of Religion is required.
  8. Children of other faiths. An appropriate Faith Leader would need to confirm in writing that the applicant is a member of their faith group.
  9. Other children.

Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. This address point is within the body of the property and usually located at its centre. Where the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

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