Saint John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley
| Postal address | Thames Avenue Burnley BB10 2PZ |
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| Telephone | 01282 438120 |
| Headteacher | Ms S Price |
| Number on roll January 2024 | 214 |
| 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.
- 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.
- Baptised Catholic children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission.
- Baptised Catholic children resident in the former parish of St John’s Burnley, now part of the wider parish of The Good Samaritan, Burnley. Map available in the school.
- Other Baptised Catholic Children.
- 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.
- Other children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission.
- 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.
- Children with a parent/carer who regularly worships 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.
- All remaining applicants.
Tie breaker
The distance criterion will be used as the tiebreaker 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 (e.g., 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 (coordinates 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