St Christopher's Church of England High School

Postal address Queens Road West
Accrington
BB5 4AY  
Telephone 01254 232992
Headteacher Mr R Jones
Number on roll January 2024 1315
Admission number 2025/26 195

Information relating to autumn term 2024 year 7 admissions

Total parental preferences (considered equally)

1st 251 
2nd 295
3rd 294
Total preferences received 840

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. (a) Children in public care and previously looked after children. This criteria 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           
    (b) Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school.
    Professional supporting evidence from a professional, e.g. a doctor, psychologist, 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 St Christopher’s is the most suitable school and the difficulties which would be caused if the child had to attend another school. Alternatively, the school should be named in an education and health care plan or statement.
  2. Children who have attended All Saints Church of England Primary School, Clayton le Moors, or St James’s Church of England Primary School, Altham, for the previous year, i.e. the whole of Year 5. A maximum of 28 pupils will be admitted under this criterion.
    (a) Children of staff of St Christopher’s
    Staff children are defined as the children of staff (teaching and non-teaching) who have been employed in the school for the whole of the two years prior to the closing date for applications.
    (b) Children who already have a sibling in St Christopher’s.
    Siblings are defined as full brother and sister (including those who live apart), step, half, foster and adopted brothers and sisters living at the same address, who are pupils at St Christopher’s at the time of transfer.
    (c) Other Children
  3. Children with a parent/guardian who worships in a Church which is in full membership of Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance or the North West Partnership.
    The lists of Churches can be found on the Churches Together in England website at cte.org.uk, and for the Evangelical Alliance at eauk.org; and for the North West Partnership at northwestpartnership.com; lists are taken as on 1st September 2024. Churches in membership of the equivalent bodies to CTE in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are equally accepted.
    (a) Children with a parent who has a worship attendance of four times a month for the two years leading up to 1st September 2024.
    (i) The children of staff
    Staff children are defined as the children of staff (teaching and non-teaching) who have been employed in the school for the whole of the two years prior to the closing date for applications.
    (ii) Children who already have a sibling in the school.
    Siblings are defined as full brother and sister (including those who live apart), step, half, foster and adopted brothers and sisters living at the same address, who are pupils at St Christopher’s at the time of transfer.
    (iii) Other children.
    (b) Children with a parent who has a worship attendance of three times a month for the two years leading up to 1st September 2024.
    (i) The children of staff
    Staff children are defined as the children of staff (teaching and non-teaching) who have been employed in the school for the whole of the two years prior to the closing date for applications.
    (ii) Children who already have a sibling in the school.
    Siblings are defined as full brother and sister (including those who live apart), step, half, foster and adopted brothers and sisters living at the same address, who are pupils at St Christopher’s at the time of transfer.
    (iii) Other children.
    (c) Children with a parent who has a worship attendance of twice a month for the two years leading up to 1st September 2024.
    (i) The children of staff
    Staff children are defined as the children of staff (teaching and non-teaching) who have been employed in the school for the whole of the two years prior to the closing date for applications.
    (ii) Children who already have a sibling in the school.
    Siblings are defined as full brother and sister (including those who live apart), step, half, foster and adopted brothers and sisters living at the same address, who are pupils at St Christopher’s at the time of transfer.
    (iii) Other children.
    (d) Children with a parent who has a worship attendance of once a month for the two years leading up to 1st September 2024.
    (i) The children of staff
    Staff children are defined as the children of staff (teaching and non-teaching) who have been employed in the school for the whole of the two years prior to the closing date for applications.
    (ii) Children who already have a sibling in the school.
    Siblings are defined as full brother and sister (including those who live apart), step, half, foster and adopted brothers and sisters living at the same address, who are pupils at St Christopher’s at the time of transfer.
    (iii) Other children.
    (e) Children with a parent who has a worship attendance which is less than once a month for the two years leading up to 1st September 2024.
    (i) The children of staff
    Staff children are defined as the children of staff (teaching and non-teaching) who have been employed in the school for the whole of the two years prior to the closing date for applications.
    (ii) Children who already have a sibling in the school.
    Siblings are defined as full brother and sister (including those who live apart), step, half, foster and adopted brothers and sisters living at the same address, who are pupils at St Christopher’s at the time of transfer.
    (iii) Other children.
  4. Other children
    (i) The children of staff
    Staff children are defined as the children of staff (teaching and non-teaching) who have been employed in the school for the whole of the two years prior to the closing date for applications.
    (ii) Children who already have a sibling in the school.
    Siblings are defined as full brother and sister (including those who live apart), step, half, foster and adopted brothers and sisters living at the same address, who are pupils at St Christopher’s at the time of transfer.
    (iii) Other children.

Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, 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). In all cases, home is defined as the place where the child wakes up for the majority of Monday to Friday mornings.

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