Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Notes
‘ Looked after child ’ has the same meaning as in Section 22 of the Children Act 1989 , and means any child in the care of a local authority or provided with accommodation by them ( e . g . children with foster parents ).
‘ Adopted ’. An adopted child is any child who has been formally adopted and whose parent / guardian can give proof of legal adoption .
‘ Child arrangements order ’. A child arrangements order is an order under the terms of the children Act 1989 s . 8 settling the arrangements to be as to the person with whom the child is to live . Children “ looked after ” immediately before the order is made qualify in this category .
‘ Special guardianship order ’. A special guardianship order is an order under the terms of the Children Act 1989 s . 14A which defines it as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child ’ s special guardians ( s ).
‘ Parent ’ means the adult or adults with legal responsibility for the child .
‘ Catholic ’ means a member of a Church in full communion with the See of Rome . This includes the Eastern Catholic Churches . This will normally be evidenced by a Certificate of Baptism in a Catholic church or a Certificate of Reception into the full communion of the Catholic Church .
‘ Practising Catholic ’ means a Catholic child from a practising Catholic family where weekly practice is verified by a certificate of Catholic practice from a Catholic Priest in the standard format laid down by the Diocese . ‘ Family ’ includes the Catholic or Catholics who have a legal responsibility for the child .
‘ Catechumen ’ means a child who is a member of the catechumenate of a Catholic Church . This will normally be evidenced by a Certificate of Reception into the Order of Catechumens .
‘ Eastern Christian Churches ’ includes Orthodox Churches , and is normally evidenced by a Certificate of Baptism or Reception from the authorities of that Church .
‘ Children of other Christian denominations ’ means children who belong to other churches and ecclesial communities which , acknowledging God ’ s revelation in Christ , confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the Scriptures , and , in obedience to God ’ s will and in the power of the Holy Spirit commit themselves : to seek a deepening of their communion with Christ and with one another in the Church , which is his body ; and to fulfil their mission to proclaim the Gospel by common witness and service in the world to the glory of the one God , Father , Son and Holy Spirit . An ecclesial community which on principle has no credal statements in its tradition , is included if it manifests faith in Christ as witnessed to in the Scriptures and is committed to working in the spirit of the above .
All members of Churches Together in England and of CYTÛN are deemed to be included in the above definition , as are all other churches and ecclesial communities that are in membership of any local Churches Together Group ( by whatever title ) on the above basis .
‘ Children of other faiths ’ means children who are members of a religious community that does not fall within the definition of ‘ other Christian denominations ’ and which falls within the definition of a religion for the purposes of charity law . The Charities Act 2011 defines religion to include :
• A religion which involves belief in more than one God , and
• A religion which does not involve belief in a God .
Case law has identified certain characteristics which describe the meaning of religion for the purposes of charity law , which are characterised by a belief in a supreme being and an expression of belief in that supreme being through worship .
‘ Distance from school ’ Distance from the child ’ s permanent home address to the school is measured by Ealing Council . The distance is measured by a straight line from a point in the property determined by Ordnance Survey to the nearest gated entrance which is used by pupils to enter the school grounds .
For the purposes of this policy parish boundaries are shown on a map available from the school .
How places were offered in 2017
Admissions criteria
Criteria 1 to 4 Criteria 5
Offers made on national offer day
All applicants offered
Distance of last child to be offered : 1.878 of a mile
Waiting lists
Any child whose application is unsuccessful can be placed on a waiting list which will be kept for a year at the request of the parents / guardian . Admissions from the waiting list will also be dealt with in accordance with the criteria above .
Nursery admissions
Applications for nursery are made directly to the school . Please visit the school website for information on nursery admissions : www . holyfamilyealing . co . uk
For detailed information about the school please visit the school website : www . holyfamilyealing . co . uk
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