St Thomas the Martyr Church of England Primary School

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. Looked after children 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 care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

2. Special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met in this school

3. Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission.

4. Faith based

   • Regular attendance at public worship in any Church of England church.

   • Attendance at public worship in any other Christian church

5. Other children.

Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then 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).

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