Admissions

Where applications exceed the Pupil Admission Number (PAN), places will be allocated in order to: 1.A “looked after child” or a child who has previously been looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship. A looked after child is a child who is in the care of the local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989) 2.Children living in catchment who have siblings attending the school at the time of admission; 3.Children living in catchment who normally attend a church in Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, and whose parents are practising members of that church and attend at least monthly; 4.Children living in catchment; 5.Children living outside catchment who normally attend St Michael’s Church, and whose parents are practising members of that church and attend at least monthly; 6.Children living outside catchment who normally attend a church in Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, and whose parents are practising members of that church and attend at least monthly; 7.Children living outside catchment who have siblings attending the school at the time of admission; 8.Children living outside catchment, but nearest the school according to the shortest straight-line distance. In cases of equal merit, priority will go to children living nearest the school according to the shortest straight-line distance. For Years 1-2, the PAN is 60. If a place becomes available it will be offered to the child at the top of the reserve list for the year group or, if no reserve list exists, the place will be offered to the first child for whom an application is received. For Years 3 to 6 (2016-2017), the PAN is 60. The Governing Body may admit over the PAN in A map and/or further information is available from the school. The address used for the purpose of admission is the home address at the time of application. Application based on future addresses can only be considered up to 6 teaching weeks before the child is expected to take up the place and upon confirmation of tenancy or exchange of contracts. Parents applying on religious grounds must complete a supplementary information form – available from the school, confirming – membership of the church, the family’s general attendance, length and degree of involvement in the life and work of the church and the parents’ commitment to a Christian upbringing of their children. This form must be countersigned by the church leader. 3 A sibling is defined as another child of compulsory school age living in the same family home.