Faith Primary School

Admission Policy

Holy Trinity is a Catholic School under the trusteeship of the Archdiocese of Liverpool. It is maintained by Liverpool City Council. As a Voluntary Aided School, the Governing Body is the Admissions Authority and is responsible for taking decisions on applications for admissions. The co-ordination of admissions arrangements is undertaken by the Local Authority. For the school’s year commencing September , the Governing Body has set its admissions number at 30.

Our principal role as a Catholic school is to participate in the mission of the Catholic Church by providing a framework which will help children to grow in their understanding of the Good News and in the practice of their faith. The school will help the children develop fully as human beings and prepare them to undertake their responsibilities as Catholic in society. The school asks all parents applying for a place here to respect this ethos and its importance to the school community. This does not affect the rights of parents who are not of the faith of this school to apply for and be considered for a place here.

ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL will be determined by the Governing Body. Parents must complete a Local Authority Preference Form or apply online via the website www.liverpool.gov.uk/admissions. If you wish to have your application to be considered against that school's faith/denomination criteria then you should ALSO complete the Supplementary Form which is available from the school. All preferences listed will be considered on an equal basis and, where there are more applications than the number of places available, the following set of OVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA will be applied:

• Looked after children and previously looked after children.
• Baptised Catholic children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission.
• Baptised Catholic children resident in the parish of St Wilfrid (the parts of the parish formerly referred to as Holy Trinity and St Francis of Assisi).
• Other baptised Catholic children.
• Other children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission.
• Children from other Christian denominations. Proof of Baptism in the form of a Baptismal Certificate or confirmation in writing that the applicant is a member of their Faith community from an appropriate Minister of Religion is required.
• Children of other faiths. An appropriate Faith Leader would need to confirm in writing that the applicant is a member of their faith group.
• Other children.
  • If it is not possible to offer places for all applications within any criteria above, then places will be allocated to the children who live nearest to the school. The distance will be measured by straight line distance between the child’s permanent home address and the school using the local authority’s computerised measuring system. Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or Education Health Care Plan that names a school will be offered place without using the admission criteria and will count as part of the school’s published admission number.

Notes:

• All applications submitted before the national closing date will be considered equally and included in the Local Authority initial allocation of school places. Applications received after the national closing date will be processed in accordance with Liverpool admissions scheme for schools detailed in the Liverpool admissions information booklet.
• A Looked After Child is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their Social Services functions (under section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989. A previously Looked After Child is one who immediately moved on from that status after becoming subject to an adoption, child arrangements order or special guardianship order.
• For a child to be considered as a Catholic evidence of a Catholic Baptism is required. Baptism should take place before the closing date for applications. A Baptised Catholic can also be defined as one who has been baptised by the Rites of Baptism of one of the various Churches in communion with the See of Rome (cf Catechism of the Catholic Church 1203). Written evidence of this baptism can be obtained by recourse to the Baptismal Registers of the church in which the baptism took place.

Reception Admissions
We welcome visits from prospective parents looking for a Reception place for next year. please contact the school office on 0151 233 5092 to make an appointment.

Liverpool City Council Admissions

Apply for Reception and Secondary Year 7

• You can only apply online for a Primary Reception class or Secondary Year 7 place for schools if you live in Liverpool. If you live outside Liverpool and want to apply for a school here, you must apply through the education authority where you live. For all other places please see our Other applications page.
• Once you have created an online applications account, you can apply for up to three schools for Primary Reception class and up to five schools for Secondary Year 7.
• Some schools (mainly faith schools) also ask you to complete additional paper forms that must be sent directly to them.

Step 1

• Find the schools you are interested in.
• Read the relevant policies for each school.
• If the school has supplementary forms download them, if available. Some schools (mainly faith schools and some academies) require you to send additional forms directly to them.

Step 2

• Register and apply online.
• Complete and send any supplementary forms directly to the school.

How to register for a school admissions account

These instructions will help you to register for a school admissions account so that you can apply for a place in Reception or Year 7 when the admissions process opens, or apply for in year transfers and school travel support.You will need an email address to register for an account.

Step 1: Select the 'Register' link
When you open the school admissions portal, select the 'Register link'. You'll find this just under the Liverpool City Council logo where it says 'Don't have an account? Please register'. Or you can choose the middle link in the top right corner, 'Register'.

Step 2: Enter your details

• Complete all fields as requested. Clicking on each question will tell you how to complete a field.
• Anything with a red star next to it means you must fill it in or you won't be able to continue.
• The password that you choose is what you will use to sign in to your account, once registration is completed.

Step 3: Submit registration

• Select the blue 'Submit registration' button to submit your registration. The button is located at the bottom of the page and looks like this:
• When you click on the button it should take you to a confirmation screen with a message.
• If you do not continue to the confirmation screen you might not have completed some of the required fields with the red star.
• Complete the fields and submit again.

Step 4: Activate your account

• When you submit your registration you will see a screen with a message to say we've sent you an email containing a link:
• Go to your email inbox and click on the link we emailed to you:
• The link will open a page which will ask you to confirm your email address.
• If the link doesn't open when you click on it, copy it and paste it directly into your browser to complete the process.
• If the email is not in your inbox, check your junk mail folder.

Step 5: Registration complete

• When you have entered and confirmed your password, this will activate your account and complete your registration. You will see a thank-you message on screen:
• You can now sign in to the portal. Your username is your email address and your password will be the password you created during registration.
• If you forget your password, just click 'Forgot password' and you will be able to reset it.

How to apply online for Reception or Year 7

These instructions will help you to apply online for a place in Reception or Year 7 when the admissions process opens.You must register for an account before you can apply online. If you have applied previously for another child, you will already be registered. If you have forgotten your password you can reset it by clicking the 'Forgotten your password' link.

Step 1: Sign in
When you open the school admissions portal, sign in by entering your email address and password and click the blue Login button. This will be the same email address and password you used when registering for an account.

Step 2: Select 'Reception & Year 7'
You will see a number of options. Click on 'Reception & Year 7 Admission Applications.

Step 3: Add child

• If you have previously applied for a school place, your child's details may be saved from your last application..
• If you see the name of the child you are applying for, click on the 'Start new application' link under your child's name.
• Otherwise, click on the 'Add child' link in the bottom right corner to add the child for whom you are applying.
• You will be asked to add your child's details such as name, address, date of birth, and who has parental responsibility.
• Once you have added your child, you can click 'start new application' under their name to begin your application.

Step 4: Confirm the child has a Liverpool postcode

• To apply for a school place you must submit it to the local authority where your child lives.
• To check your child's address is in the Liverpool local authority area, you will need to enter your postcode and click 'Check now'.
• If your child's postcode is within this local authority area you will be prompted to continue with your application by clicking the blue 'Continue to apply' button in the bottom right corner of the screen.
• If your child's postcode is not within this local authority area you will need to visit your own local authority website to apply for a school place.

Step 5: Select a transfer group

• You will see a screen asking you to select a transfer group. The transfer group will only appear if your child's date of birth is in range for the applicable September start date when your child is due to start Reception or transfer from primary to Year 7:
• Click on the transfer group to continue.
• If you don't see an admissions transfer group you may have missed the application deadline or your child's date of birth is out of range. If this is the case please contact school admissions.

Step 6: Additional details

• Next, you will be prompted to answer the following 3 questions:
• Does your child have an Education Health and Care Plan?
• Is your child registered as being in the care of the Local Authority (foster care or 'Looked After')? If you answer yes to this question, enter the required details.
• Is your child a twin or triplet (or one of multiple birth)?
• If the answer is yes to any of the questions, slide the 'No' to 'Yes' and it will appear as a blue 'Yes'.
• Then click the blue 'Next' button in the bottom right corner to continue.

Step 7: Confirm child's current school

• You will only see this screen if you are applying for a Year 7 place. If you are applying for a Reception place, skip to Step 8.
• It will ask you to confirm which primary school your child currently attends by entering the school name and click the blue 'Search' button.
• If you prefer you can search by entering the school postcode or enter the name of the local authority where your school is located in the 'Schools located in' field and select your school from the list.
• If, after searching, you are unable to locate your child's school, there is an option at the bottom of the page to enter the name of the school manually.
• You should also use this field to tell us if your child is not in school, for example, if they are educated at home.
• Select the blue 'Next' button in the bottom right corner to continue.

Step 8: Your preferences

• This is where you tell us which schools you would like your child to attend ranked in order of preference. You can change the order once you have selected your preferences.
• Remember, you can add up to three schools for Reception and up to five schools for Year 7.
• To add your first school, enter the name of the school in the 'School Name' field or you can search by school postcode or enter the local authority where the school is located. Then click the blue 'Search' button on the right.
• The results will display at the bottom of the page. Click on your chosen school to select it.

Step 9: Reasons for preference

• You will then see a screen asking for your reasons for choosing this school. It will ask:
• If the child has a sibling (brother or sister) at your chosen school. If your answer is yes, you will need to complete the sibling details questions.
• Other reasons - for example, you may want to include any social or medical reasons to support your application here.
• You will be asked these questions for each of your preferred schools.
• When you have answered the questions, you can continue by clicking 'Next'.
• This will take you to the 'More preferences' screen to add further schools to your preferences.

Step 10: Add your next preference

• You'll now see your first choice added to your preferred schools list.
• To add another school click the blue 'Add a new preferred school' button and repeat steps 8 and 9 to add your other school choices.
• Remember, it's up to three choices for Reception and five for Year 7.
• Once you have added more than one school, you'll see up and down arrows appear next to each school. You can use these to re-order your preferences before you submit your application if you wish.
• If you change your mind about a school and want to remove or edit it, you can do this by clicking on the relevant button next to the school name.
• When you are happy with your choices and preference order, click the blue 'Next' button on the bottom right of the screen. This will save your application.

Step 11: Submit your application

• The last step is to read the information on the final page before submitting your application.
• If you want to receive your offer of a school place by email on national offer day, select 'Yes' next to the question, otherwise you will receive it by post.
• Declare that you have read the terms and conditions by selecting 'Yes' next to the declaration question at the bottom of the page.
• You can choose to submit your application straight away by clicking 'Submit now' or if you are not ready to submit, you can choose 'Return later'.
• Once you have submitted your application, you can return to the school admissions portal at any time to change your application up until the closing date:
• - 31st October for Year 7 applications
• - 15th January for Reception applications

If you wish your application to be considered against the school’s faith/denomination criteria then you should ALSO complete the Supplementary Form below. This is also available from the school office.

n-Year Applications
For any in-year applications please contact the Business Manager at the school for further details on 0151 233 5092 or pop into the school office.

Nursery Admissions

• Children are admitted to Nursery following their third birthday. You can apply for a nursery place via the school office.
• If you would like to apply for a nursery place please contact school by phone on 0151 233 5092 to arrange a call from Nursery staff.
• You are welcome to come and visit the Early Years classes by appointment.
• Attendance at Nursery does not guarantee a child a reception place

Secondary Admissions 
Please see below for information regarding secondary admissions.