Penwortham Priory Academy
| Postal address | Crow Hills Road Penwortham Preston PR1 0JE |
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| Telephone | 01772 320250 |
| Headteacher | Mr M Eastham |
| Number on roll January 2024 | 766 |
| Admission number 2025/26 | 150 |
Information relating to autumn term 2024 year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
| 1st | 140 |
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| 2nd | 239 |
| 3rd | 168 |
| Total preferences received | 547 |
Summary of policy
This is an academy – please contact the academy for full admission details.
Where the number of applications for admission is greater than the published admission number, applications will be considered against the criteria set out below. After the admission of students with statements of Special Educational Needs, the criteria will be applied in the order in which they are set out below:
a) 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
b) Children for whom, in the opinion of professional experts, there are exceptionally strong medical, social or welfare reasons for admission associated with the child and/or family which are directly relevant to Penwortham Priory Academy. This may include some non-statemented students who have special educational needs
c) Children of staff who have been employed by Penwortham Priory Academy 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.
d) Children who will have a sibling in attendance at Penwortham Priory Academy at the time of transfer. The term “sibling” includes stepchildren, half brothers and sisters and adopted and foster children who are living with the same family at the same address
e) Other students with priority given to those that live nearest to Penwortham Priory Academy, in accordance with local Geographical Priority Area. The measurement will be taken in a straight line from the centre point of the residence to the centre point of the Academy, using the Lancashire Local Authority’s geographical information system (GIS)
f) Other students living outside Penwortham Priory Academy’s Geographical Priority Area.
Geographical priority area
Parishes of Hutton, Longton, Little Hoole, Much Hoole Cottam and Penwortham. Also the Broadgate area following the railway line (initially north then bearing west) from the intersection of the River Ribble with South Meadow Lane until Portway then dropping back to the Penwortham parish boundary.
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.