Open the Secondary Schools in Lambeth 2013/14 - Lambeth Council

La Retraite Roman
Catholic Girls’ School
La Retraite Roman Catholic
Girls’ School
Atkins Road
London SW12 OAB
Headteacher
Mr J Conway BSc (Hons), PGCE, NPQH
abilities and to maintain a
comprehensive school with a
balanced spread of ability. In order to
achieve this, all applicants will be
tested before admission, using a
standardized cognitive ability test.
The date of the test will be published
well in advance. All applicants will be
allocated an ability band according
to the results of the test. The
governors will give first priority to
Catholic applicants, whatever their
ability and then make offers to
others to achieve as far as possible
an ability spread of 25% of the
highest achievers ( band 1), 50%
from the middle (band 2) and 25%
of the lowest achievers (band 3).
In making their decisions the Governors
will take into account the information
from the supplementary form and
the Priest or minister’s reference
where applicable and for non
Catholic girls, the results of the tests.
1 Priority:
Governors will give priority to
Catholic girls irrespective of
academic ability. The evidence of
Catholic practice which governors
will take into account will be:
1.1 A self-assessment of Catholic
practice and observance, to be
counter-signed and stamped by the
parish priest.
1.2 The original of the baptism
certificate or, where this is not
available, the original of the First
Communion certificate.
2 Oversubscription criteria:
Where more applications from
baptised Catholic girls are received
than there are places, applicants will
be admitted in the following order:
2.1 ‘Looked After’ Catholic girls or
‘Looked After’ girls in the care of
Catholic families and previously
looked after Catholic children who
have been adopted.
2.2 Baptised Roman Catholic girls or
girls who are baptised members of
Eastern rite churches in communion
with Rome.
2.3 Other ‘Looked-after children’
and other previously looked after
children who have been adopted.
Where it is necessary to choose
between applicants within each of
these groups, priority will be given to
those girls whose applications show
the greatest degree of religious
practice and commitment. Evidence
scrutinised will include: the priest’s
endorsement form showing regular
practice; baptism certificate (or First
Communion certificate which is also
acceptable as proof of baptism.)
Baptised Catholic girls will be
admitted in the following order: those
who attend Mass weekly, fortnightly,
monthly, occasionally, never.
Baptised Catholics will not be
considered as practising Catholics,
but only as baptised Catholics if their
church attendance is elsewhere than
at a Catholic church. Similarly, other
Christian girls will be admitted in the
following order: those who attend
church/service weekly, fortnightly,
monthly, occasionally, never.
Where there is oversubscription by
Catholic applicants to a particular
band, applicants will be allocated a
place in the adjacent band for the
purposes of the admissions
procedure.
Where places remain after all
Catholic applicants and applicants
covered by 2.1–2.3 above, have
been made an offer, the Governors
will take account of the outcome of
the tests and the places still available
within the ability bands. Applicants
will be ranked within the three ability
bands. Where more applications are
received than there are places in a
particular ability band, applicants will
be admitted in the following order:
2.4 Girls who are baptised members
of Eastern Orthodox churches not in
communion with Rome.
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