Albany Academy
| Postal address | Bolton Road Chorley PR7 3AY |
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| Telephone | 01257 244020 |
| Headteacher | Mr P Mayland |
| Number on roll January 2024 | 720 |
| Admission number 2025/26 | 135 |
Information relating to autumn term 2024 year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
| 1st | 127 |
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| 2nd | 234 |
| 3rd | 222 |
| Total preferences received | 583 |
Summary of policy
This is an academy – please contact the academy 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.
In the event that the school receives more applications than the number of places it has available, places will be given to those children who meet any of the criteria set out below, in order until all places are filled.
- Highest priority will be given to looked after children and all previously looked after children who apply for a place at the school,including 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.
- Priority will next be given to children for whom the Governors accept, based on the written opinion of professional experts, that there are exceptional medical or social circumstances affecting the child and where these needs can only be met at Albany Academy.
- Priority will next be given to children of staff at the school, in either of the following circumstances: a) The member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, or b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage
- A maximum of 15 places will be allocated to children attending Chorley New Road Primary Academy who have been attending the school for at least 3 consecutive school years (Years 4, 5 and 6).
- Children living within the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters attending the school when the younger child will start, then
- Children living within the school’s geographical priority area, then
- Children living outside the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters still attending the school when the younger child will start then
- Children living outside the school’s geographical priority area.
Tie break
In the case of 2 or more applications that cannot be separated by the oversubscription criteria outlined above, the school will use the distance between the school and a child’s home as a tie breaker to decide between applicants.
Priority will be given to children who live closest to the school. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child’s home address to the school’s front gates on Bolton Road. A child’s home address will be considered to be where he/she is resident for the majority of nights in a normal school week.
Where the distance between 2 children’s homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This process will be independently verified.
Geographical priority area
Parishes of Charnock Richard, Coppull, (part*) Astley Village, Whittle -le Woods. District of Chorley, Withnell, Wheelton, Heapey, Anglezarke, Heath Charnock, Anderton, Adlington and Rivington.
*Euxton south of railway line.
Transport
Please see the main school admissions section.
Parents in any doubt over the distance between home and school for the provision of transport are asked to check with their local area education office. This may be particularly relevant if you live close to a county border.