St James-the-Less Roman Catholic Primary School, Rawtenstall
| Postal address | Unity Way Off Haslingden Old Road Rawtenstall BB4 8SU |
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| Telephone | 01706 216190 |
| Headteacher | Mr G Hall |
| Number on roll January 2024 | 209 |
| 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.
- Baptised Catholic looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school 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 with proven and exceptional medical and social needs, where admission to the school might best satisfy those needs, provided that appropriate evidence from a Doctor or Social Worker is submitted with the application.
- Baptised Catholic children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission.
- Baptised Catholic children resident in the parish of St James-the-Less who are registered members of and attend the Children’s Sunday Liturgy Group at St James-the-Less Church for 12 months prior to the closing date for applications.
- Other Baptised Catholic children resident in the parish of St James-the-Less.
- Baptised Catholic children resident outside the parish of St James-the-Less.
- Other Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
- Other children with proven and exceptional medical and social needs where admission to the school might best satisfy those needs, provided that appropriate evidence from a Doctor or Social Worker is submitted with the application.
- Other children with a sibling at the school at the time of admission.
- Other children.
If in any category there are more applications than places available, priority will be given on the basis of distance from home to school. Distance will be measured in a straight line (radial) measure from the centre of the building to centre of the building using the Local Authority’s computerised measuring system with those living nearer to the school having priority. In the event of distances being the same for 2 or more applicants where this distance would be last place/s to be allocated, a random lottery will be carried out in a public place. All the names will be entered into a hat and the required number of names will be drawn out.
Distance will be measured in a straight line (radial) measure from the centre of the building to centre of the building using the Local Authority’s computerised measuring system with those living nearer to the school having priority.