St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Claughton-on-Brock

Postal address Smithy Lane
Claughton-on-Brock
Preston PR3 0PN
Telephone 01995 640258
Headteacher Miss S Deakin
Number on roll January 2024 48
Admission number 2025/26  7

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. Catholic looked after children and previously looked after children. This criteria also includes looked after children and all previously looked after children who appear 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 live in the Parish of St. Thomas and have a brother or sister in the school at the time.
  3. Baptised Catholic children who live in the Parish of St. Thomas.
  4. Baptised Catholic children who live outside the Parish of St. Thomas with siblings in school.
  5. Baptised Catholic children who live outside the Parish of St. Thomas.
  6. Looked after children and previously looked after children who are not Catholic. This criteria also includes looked after children and all previously looked after children who appear to have been in state 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. Special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school.
  9. Other children

Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, the distance between an applicant’s home and school is measured. Those living nearest to the school by a straight line (radial) measure, centre of the home to centre of school have priority. Distances are measured using (the Council's Geographic Information System), this will be used as the final determined factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones.  In the event of a tied distance measurement between address points 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