Admission to Primary School 2011-2012 Booklet - Wigan Council

Admissions to primary school in 2011 to 2012
9. Children whose parents express a preference for a place at the school.
*’Baptised Catholic’ means, within the policies and practices relating to school
admissions, any child who, before the due date of application, is a baptised
Catholic or who, having been baptised into another Christian denomination
whose baptisms are recognised by the Catholic Church, has subsequently
been formally received into the Catholic Church.
In the event of any over-subscription in the number of applications made
under any of the categories above then the admissions committee will offer
places first to children living nearest to the school measured in a straight line
from the child’s home address to the front door of the school using the Local
Authority measuring service based on Ordnance Survey.
In rare cases where the distance tie-break does not assist, for example where
there are two or more children with an exact distance measurement, where to
admit another pupil would have class size implications, random selection will
be used to determine the allocation of places.
If the last place to be offered is to one of twins or triplets, and to offer all
children a place would mean the infant class size regulations would be
breached, the governing body will offer the available place and parents can
decide which child will take up the place. At the same time the home local
authority will advise parents which school can take all the children.
Admission
Number
2010
30
No of preferences
received by the
closing date
1 st preference 21
2 nd preference 20
3 rd preference 19
Total 60
Details of how places
were allocated in each
criteria as listed above
Final number admitted
following any appeals
or withdrawals
(information correct at
time of print)
Please contact the
school for details. 30