Admission to Primary School 2011-2012 Booklet - Wigan Council

Admissions to primary school in 2011 to 2012
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Hindley Green DFE No: 3432
Swan Lane Tel No: 01942 767768
Hindley Green Age Range: 4-11
Wigan
WN2 4HD
Website: www.hindleygreensacredheart.wigan.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Ryding
Number of pupils on roll May 2010: 207
Admission Number: 30
Admission criteria:
The school is a Voluntary Aided Catholic school and the policy for admissions
is determined annually by the Governing Body in consultation with the Local
Authority.
Where the number of applications exceeds the number of places available the
Governing Body will apply the following over-subscription criteria.
1. Baptised Catholic looked after children.
2. Catholic children living in the parish of Sacred Heart. Proof of Baptism
in the form of a Baptismal Certificate is required. (Once a place has
been offered parents will need to provide a birth certificate as proof of
date of birth).
3. Baptised Children who have a brother and or sister at the school at the
time of likely admission. This includes full, half or step-brothers and
sisters, foster brothers and sisters and children who are living at the
same address and are part of the same family unit.
4. Baptised Catholic children from other parishes.
5. Looked after children who are other than Catholic.
6. Children who are other than Catholic who have a brother of sister at the
time of likely admission. This includes full, half or step-brothers and
sisters, foster brothers and sisters and children who are living at the
same address and are part of the same family unit.
7. Children who are baptised in other Christian denominations. Proof of
baptism in the form of a Baptismal Certificate is required.
8. Children of other faiths. An appropriate Minister of Religion would need
to confirm in writing that the applicant is a member of their faith group.
9. Children whose parents express a preference for a place at the school.
Tie breaker
If more children fall into any one category than the number of places left, the
governors will offer places to the children who live nearest to the school.
Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child’s home address to
the front door of the school, using Wigan Council’s measuring system.