Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
| Postal address | Cartgate Preesall FY6 0NP |
|---|---|
| Telephone | 01253 810504 |
| Headteacher | Mr A Smith |
| Number on roll January 2024 | 840 |
| Admission number 2025/26 | 168 |
Information relating to autumn term 2024 year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
| 1st | 207 |
|---|---|
| 2nd | 150 |
| 3rd | 161 |
| Total preferences received | 518 |
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, the Governing Body will allocate places using the following criteria, which are listed in order of priority:
- Children in public care and previously looked after children. This criteria also includes looked after children and all previously looked after children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
- Children with special social or medical circumstances where these needs can only be met at this school.
- Children whose parent/guardian lives within the ecclesiastical parishes of the foundation (Hambleton, Out Rawcliffe, Pilling, Preesall and Stalmine). A map showing the boundaries is available in school.
- Children with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in membership of Churches Together in England, the Free Churches Group, the Evangelical Alliance or the North West Partnership of Churches, or which is included on a list of other churches and is approved by the Governing Body.
- Children who have a sibling attending Saint Aidan’s Church of England High School on the date of application and on the date of admission.
- Children of staff employed by Saint Aidan's Church of England High School.
- Other Children.
Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance from the main gate of the school to the Ordnance Survey address point for the home 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 applicants live across the River Wyre from the school distance will be measured to the centre of Shard Bridge or Cartford Bridge (whichever is the nearer), then the distance to the school added. 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).
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