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Holy Family Catholic
Primary School
The Presbytery, Vale Lane, W3 0DY
020 8992 3980
[email protected]
www.holyfamilyealing.co.uk
Nursery: Yes l Breakfast club: Yes l Afterschool club: Yes DfE No: 307/2000
Type of school: Voluntary aided
Headteacher: Thomas Doherty
Age range: 3-11
Planned admission number at 4 years: 60
Admissions criteria 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.
The below criteria has been summarised, for the full admissions
policy and arrangements please visit the school website:
www.holyfamilyealing.co.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 Catholic children who
have been adopted or made subject to a child arrangement
or special guardianship order)
2. Baptised Catholic children from practising Catholic families
who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission
3. Baptised Catholic children from practising Catholic families
who are resident in the parish of The Holy Family, West
Acton, as shown on the attached map;
4. Other baptised Catholic children from practising Catholic
families who live outside the parish of Holy Family;
5. Other baptised Catholic children
6. Other looked after children and children who have been
adopted or made subject to child arrangement or special
guardianship order
7. Other children with a sibling in the school;
8. Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church.
9. Christians of other Christian denominations whose
application is supported by their minister of Religion.
10. Children of other faiths whose application is supported by
their Religious leader
11. Any other children.
In the event of oversubscription in each Category, the following
criteria will be used to place applicants in order of priority.
a. Those with a parent employed by the School for two or more
years at the time at which the application for admission is
made.
a. Distance will be measured by computer software based on
Ordnance Survey and postal address data using straight line
measurement.
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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 by the LA. In the case of
identical distance, the offer will be made using random allocation
which will take place in the presence of an independent witness.
Multiple applications
Where the final place (60th) is offered to a twin or a child who
has another sibling applying for a place in the same academic
year the Governing Body will admit the other sibling(s).
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. If you do not complete this form your
application will be given lowest priority. Please return the SIF (in
person or by post) to the school, together with all other relevant
paperwork required for your application by the closing date.
Certificate of Catholic practice (CCP)
‘Certificate of Catholic Practice’ means a certificate issued by the
family’s parish priest (or the pri