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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.
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.
‘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. ‘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.
‘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). 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.
‘Parent’ means the adult or adults with legal responsibility for
the child. ‘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.
‘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
For the purposes of this policy parish boundaries are shown on a
map available from the school.
How places were offered in 2018
Admissions
criteria Offers made on national
offer day
Criteria 1 to 10 All applicants offered
Criteria 11 Distance of last child to be
offered: 0.160 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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