Saint Augustine of Canterbury Roman Catholic Primary, Burnley

Postal address Lowerhouse Lane
Burnley
BB12 6HZ
Telephone 01282 426938
Headteacher Mrs S Colbeck
Number on roll January 2024 208
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.  A baptised Catholic ‘looked after child' or a baptised Catholic child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order, including those who appear to this 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 who have a sibling attending the school at time of admission.
  3.  Baptised Catholic children who are resident in the Parish of St John Paul II.
  4.  Baptised Catholic children
  5.  A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order, including those who appear to this 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. Other children who will have a sibling in the school at the time of admission.
  7. Children with a parent or carer who has been employed at the school for a minimum of two years prior to the closing date for applications.
  8. Children with a parent/carer who regularly worship in a church which is in full membership of Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance. Confirmation in writing from an appropriate Minister of Religion is required as evidence.
  9. All remaining applicants.

The distance criterion will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria; it is a straight line (radial) measure. 

If Governors are unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (eg. Siblings, those living the same distance from home to school, or families residing in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.

The distance measure is a straight line measurement (radial) between the applicant’s home address points and the address point of the school (co-ordinates provided by ordnance survey data).

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