Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
| Postal address | St Vincent's Road Fulwood Preston PR2 8RA |
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| Telephone | 01772 717782 |
| Headteacher | Mr I Catlow |
| Number on roll January 2024 | 779 |
| Admission number 2025/26 | 210 |
Information relating to autumn term 2024 year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
| 1st | 119 |
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| 2nd | 272 |
| 3rd | 246 |
| Total preferences received | 637 |
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.
In the event that there are more applicants than places, after admitting all children with a statement of educational need naming the school, the governing body will allocate places using the criteria below, which are listed in order of priority.
1. Looked after children and previously looked after children. This includes children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and have ceased to be in state care due to be adopted.
2. Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school. Professional supporting evidence from, for example, a doctor, psychologist, or social worker, is essential if admission is to be made under the criterion for special medical or social circumstances, and such evidence must set out the particular reasons why the school in question is the most suitable school and the difficulties which would be caused if the child had to attend another school.
3. Children of staff who have been employed by Archbishop Temple School for two years prior to the closing date for applications, or where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This applies to all staff, full and part time, who are employed by the school.
4. A maximum of 40 children who attend our partner primary schools allocated as outlined below:
- A maximum of 10 children who attend Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School at the time of application
- A maximum of 10 children who attend Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School at the time of application
- A maximum of 10 children who attend Fulwood, St Peter's Church of England Primary School at the time of application
- A maximum of 10 children who attend Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School at the time of application
Where there are more applicants than the available places within this category, then applications will be ranked firstly on church attendance as in category 5, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for Archbishop Temple school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones.
5. Worship in a church which is in full membership of Churches Together in England or the Free Churches Group or the Evangelical Alliance.
The lists of Churches can be found on the Churches Together in England Website at www.cte.org.uk; and for the Free Churches Group at www.freechurches.org.uk; and for the Evangelical Alliance at www.eauk.org.
a. Children who have a parent/carer who has attended public worship in a Christian church at least fortnightly for two years leading up to the 1st September 2024.
b .Children who have a parent/carer who has attended public worship in a Christian church at least fortnightly for one year leading up to the 1st September 2024.
c. Children who have a parent/carer who has attended public worship in a Christian church monthly for one year leading up to the 1st September 2024.
The governors will require confirmation of this from the relevant member of the clergy. Parents/carers should ensure that clergy have responded to this request. Parents/carers who have changed their place of worship within the previous two-year period should seek verification from all who can vouch for them, to be submitted together with the supplementary information form.
Within each subsection A, B, C of this category, the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the Archbishop Temple Church of England High School and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones.
6. Remaining places shall be allocated to other children whose parents/carers wish them to attend the school with the determining factor being distance from school, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones.
Where there are more applicants than the available places within any of the categories, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. This address point is within the body of the property and usually located at its centre. Where the cut off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s). This will also be the case for applications from different addresses which are exactly the same distance from school.
For the avoidance of doubt, matters which the Governors do not take into account in the allocation of places include the following:
- Attendance at church as part of normal school activity
- Whether a child is confirmed or being prepared for confirmation
- Whether a child is baptised
- Academic abilities
- The presence of a sibling in the school.
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.
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