Clerkenwell Parochial School is part of the LDBS (London Diocesan Board for Schools) Academies Trust, which is committed to excellence and equity for all in a Christian context. The school is a Church of England school, and its ethos and practice stress Christian values and the nurturing of links between home, school, churches, and the local community. We ask all parents/ carers applying for a place for their child at the school to respect this ethos. However, this in no way affects the right of parents/ carers who are not of the Christian faith to apply for and be considered for a place at the school for their child. We welcome applications from all local families who value and respect our Christian ethos.
The Governing Body is responsible for the admission of pupils to Clerkenwell Parochial C of E Primary School and admits 30 pupils to the Reception class each September. Admission to the Reception class is co-ordinated by the Local Authority. Admission to Years 1 to 6 is co-ordinated by the School.
Our hope is to take any child whose parents/ carers wish him/her to join Clerkenwell Parochial. Where numbers permit, we will do so. Where there are more applications than places available, the governors will admit children according to the following over-subscription criteria and in the order of priority below:
This applies to criterion 1 above: ‘A looked after child’ is defined as one in the care of a Local Authority or being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of its social services function. An adoption order is one made under the Adoption Act 1976 (Section 12) or the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Section 46). A child arrangements order is one setting out the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live (Children Act 1989, Section 8, as amended by the Children and Families Act 2014, Section 14). A special guardianship
order is one appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian(s) (Children Act 1989, Section 14A). Applications under this criterion should be accompanied by evidence to show that the child is looked after or was previously looked after (e.g., a copy of the adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order).
This applies to criteria 2, 3 and 5 above: ‘Regularly worship’ is defined as attendance at the stated church at least twice a month over the two years immediately prior to the date at which the application is considered. Parents/carers wishing church membership to be taken into account should complete and return the school’s Supplementary Information Form directly to the school and should also ask the school to provide them with a Clergy Reference Form which they should take to their parish priest or minister and ask him/her to complete it and return it to the school by the date specified on the form. Both Supplementary Information Forms and Clergy Reference Forms can be obtained from the School Office or downloaded from the school’s website. If a family has moved into the area within the previous two years, and regularly attended a recognised Christian church in the place where they used to live, a Clergy Reference Form will be required from both their current and former parish priests or ministers.
This applies to criterion 5 above: ‘A recognised Christian Church’ is defined as a member of 'Churches Together in Britain and Ireland ' or a member of the 'Evangelical Alliance'.
This applies to criteria 2 and 4 above: ‘Sibling’ refers to a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, stepbrother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer's partner where the child for whom the school place is sought is living permanently in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling.
This applies to criteria 2 and 4 above: ‘at the time of their entry to the school’ refers to when the child takes up the place at the school.
This applies to criterion 6 above: ‘Proximity to the school’ will be determined by a computerized mapping system using a straight-line distance measurement. Routes will be calculated from the home address (as defined by the Land & Property Gazetteer) to the midpoint of the school grounds (as determined by Islington Local Authority). For any applicant applying whose permanent residence is within a block of flats where you use a communal entrance, we will use the NLPG point for the block and not the centroid of an individual flat for the distance calculation. In the event that it is necessary to prioritise between two or more applicants who live in the same block of flats, the child who will be offered the place will be determined by random allocation using a computerised system.
This applies to criterion 6 above: ‘home address’ will be defined as the address at which the child is normally resident. If the child is resident at more than one address, e.g., spends time with eachof two parents living at different addresses, then it will be defined as the address at which the child spends the greater proportion of his/ her time. If the child lives equally with both parents, then it is the parents’ responsibility to make this clear at the time of the application and to provide supporting evidence in respect of both addresses, e.g., a Residency Order from a court. Please note that only one address can be used for school admission purposes and the final decision willrest with the Governing Body.
Responsibility for in-year admissions rests with the Governing Body. Applications for places in classes other than Reception should be made directly to the school.
If a place is available in a particular class and there is no waiting list for that class, the place will be offered to the applicant by the school. If more applications are received than there are places available, then applications will be ranked by the Governing Body in accordance with the over-subscription criteria set out in this policy.
If a place cannot be offered at the time the applicant applies, the applicant is entitled to ask the reasons why they cannot be offered a place and should be informed of their right to appeal. The applicant will be offered the opportunity of being placed on the waiting list for that class. The waiting list will be maintained by the Governing Body in the order of the over- subscription criteria and not in the order in which the applications are received. It should be noted that new applications could adversely affect the position of those already on the list.
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