St Michael's Church of England High School
| Postal address | Astley Road Chorley PR7 1RS |
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| Telephone | 01257 264740 |
| Headteacher | Mrs J Jenks |
| Number on roll January 2024 | 1139 |
| Admission number 2025/26 | 225 |
Information relating to autumn term 2024 year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
| 1st | 303 |
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| 2nd | 241 |
| 3rd | 218 |
| Total preferences received | 762 |
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.
A Supplementary Form for Admission is available from the Academy and you need to return this to St Michael's CE High School by no later than 31 October 2024.
1* (a) Children in public care and previously looked after children. including those adopted from overseas.
(b) Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school.
2.1* Parent or child is a regular fortnightly worshipper at a foundation church listed below which has membership of Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance. Regular fortnightly worship attendance is defined as a minimum of twice per month for a period of no less than 2 years up to the 1st September in the year of application for admission to the school. (Two-year period applies to Sept 2022 – Sept 2024). The governors will request confirmation of this from the relevant clergy or church officer. Within criterion 2.1 first priority will be given to siblings of pupils who are on the school roll at the date of application and on the date of admission (1st September 2025).
Foundation parishes served by the school:
- Adlington St Paul
- Chorley St James
- Euxton Parish
- Brindle St James
- Chorley St Laurence
- Heapey St Barnabas
- Charnock Richard Christ Church
- Chorley St Peter
- Whittle-le-Woods St John
- Chorley All Saints
- Coppull Parish
- Withnell St Paul
- Chorley St George
- Coppull St John
2.2* Parent or child is a regular fortnightly worshipper at another Christian church with membership of Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance. Regular fortnightly worship attendance is defined as a minimum of twice per month for a period of no less than 2 years up to the 1st September in the year of application for admission to the school. (Two-year period applies to Sept 2022– Sept 2024). The governors will request confirmation of this from the relevant clergy or church officer. Within criterion 2.2, first priority will be given to siblings of pupils who are on the school roll at the date of application and on the date of admission (1st September 2025).
3*. Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission.
4*. 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).
For the avoidance of doubt, matters which the governors do not take into account in the allocation of places
include the following:
a) Attendance at a church school
b) Attendance at church as part of normal school activity
c) Whether a child is confirmed or being prepared for confirmation
d) Whether a child is baptized
e) Academic abilities
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.