St Vincent ’ s Catholic Primary School
1 Pierrepoint Road , Acton W3 9JR 020 8992 6625 admin @ st-vincents . ealing . sch . uk www . st-vincents . ealing . sch . uk
Nursery : Yes l Breakfast club : Yes l Afterschool club : Yes
DfE No : 307 / 3509 Type of school : Voluntary aided Headteacher : Monica McCarthy Age range : 3-11 Planned admission number at 4 years : 60
Admissions criteria
The below criteria has been summarised , for the full admissions policy and arrangements please visit the school website : www . st-vincents . ealing . sch . uk
Where the number of applications is greater than the planned admission number , applications will be considered against the criteria set out below .
After the allocation of children with an EHC plan , the admission criteria will be applied in the following order of priority :
1 . Catholic ‘ looked after ’ children and previously ‘ looked after ’ children , who have been adopted or made subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders .
2 . Baptised Catholic children , with a Certificate of Catholic Practice , ( for the purpose of this policy a child must be baptised within one year of birth or a Certificate of Reception into the full communion of the Catholic Church must be provided ), who have a sibling at the school at the time of admission application .
3 . Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice ( for the purpose of this policy a child must be baptised within one year of birth or a Certificate of Reception into the full communion of the Catholic Church must be provided ): a . 62 % of remaining places to those who live in the parish of Our Lady of Lourdes in Acton . And b . 38 % of remaining places to those who live in the parish of St Aiden ’ s in East Acton .
If any parishes listed above do not take their full quota , the remaining places will be offered to those living in the parishes of Our Lady of Lourdes and St Aidan ’ s , who fall into criteria 4 .
4 . Other baptised Catholics .
5 . Other ‘ looked after ’ children and previously ‘ looked after ’ children who have been adopted or made subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders .
6 . Children of catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church .
7 . Christians of other Christian denominations whose application is supported either by a certificate of baptism or by a letter from their Minister of Religion .
8 . Children of other faiths whose application is supported by a letter from their religious leader . 9 . Any other children .
Exceptional need The Governing Body will give top priority , after the appropriate category of looked- after children , to an application where compelling evidence is provided at the time of application , from an appropriate professional such as a doctor , priest or social worker , of an exceptional social , medical , pastoral or other need of the child , which can only be met at this school .
Tie break Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the sub-categories listed above would still lead to oversubscription , the places up to the admission number will be offered to those living nearest to the school as measured in a straight line from the applicant ’ s home to the school . The measurement will be conducted by the Local Authority ( LA ). In the event that the distances are equal , an independent authority such as the local authority ( not the school ) will operate a random allocation through the admissions system .
Multiple applications Where the final place is offered to a child who has other siblings applying for a place in the same school year , these siblings will also be admitted .
Supplementary information form ( SIF ) You should complete the School ’ s Supplementary Information Form ( SIF ). The information on the SIF enables the Governing Body to assess your application fully against the School ’ s criteria in the event of oversubscription . Please return the SIF ( in person or by post ) to the school together with all other relevant paperwork required for your application . If you do not complete and return the SIF by the closing date the Governing Body will be unable to consider your application against the oversubscription criteria and your child will be ranked under the lowest criterion .
Certificate of Catholic practice ( CCP ) Applicants applying under criteria 2 , 3 and 4 must submit a Certificate of Catholic Practice ( CCP ) by the closing date . ‘ Certificate of Catholic Practice ’ means a certificate issued by the family ’ s parish priest ( or the priest in charge of the church where the family attends Mass ) in the form laid down by the Bishops ’ Conference of England and Wales . It will be issued if the priest is satisfied that at least one Catholic parent or carer ( along with the child , if he or she is over seven years old ) have ( except when it was impossible to do so ) attended Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation for at least five years ( or , in the case of the child , since the age of seven , if shorter ). It will also be issued when the practice has been continuous since being received into the Church if that occurred less than five years ago . It is expected that most Certificates will be issued on the basis of attendance . A Certificate may also be issued by the priest when attendance is interrupted by exceptional circumstances which excuse from the obligation to attend on that occasion or occasions . Further details of these circumstances can be found in the guidance issued to priests http :// rcdow . org . uk / education / governors / admissions /
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