Barton St Lawrence 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.     a)   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.

b)   Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school.

2.     Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission. Siblings include full, step, half, foster, adopted brothers and sisters and children of parent or carer’s partner. In all cases both children should be living in the same family unit at the same address.

3.     a)   Children whose parents live within the ecclesiastical parish of Barton St Lawrence and with a parent/guardian worshiping in a church in membership of Churches Together in England "Parental worshiping" is normally taken to mean a minimum of monthly attendance at church at public worship for at least 12 months prior to 1st September 2026.

b)   Children whose parents live within the ecclesiastical parish of Barton St Lawrence. (A map showing the boundaries is available in school.)

4.     Children whose parents live outside the parish

a)   Children of staff who have been employed in the school for the whole of the two years prior to the closing date for applications, or where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This applies to all staff, full and part time, who are employed by the governing body.

b)   Children with a parent/guardian worshiping in St Lawrence Church, Barton "Parental worshiping" is normally taken to mean a minimum of monthly attendance at church at public worship for at least 12 months prior to 1st September 2026

c)   Children with a parent/guardian worshiping in a church in membership of Churches Together in England "Parental worshiping" is normally taken to mean a minimum of monthly attendance at church at public worship for at least 12 months prior to 1st September 2026.

5.     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 two addresses have the same distance, or the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then 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