St Clare's Catholic Primary School

Admission to Reception Class at St Clare’s Catholic Primary School
For information regarding admissions, please see the documents and links provided below. For all admissions to Reception please ensure that you complete the online Local Authority form. In order that your application can be processed in line with our admissions policy, please also complete our school supplementary faith form.

In Year Admissions

• For in year admissions please contact school for information on availability of places and procedure.
• Please note we will adhere to the Admissions Policy criteria for in year admissions.
• If you require any further information or support regarding admissions or the appeal process, please do not hesitate in contacting our Admissions Officer, Mrs K Hughes.

Admission Policy

St Clare’s 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. This includes children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
• Baptised Catholic children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission.
• Baptised Catholic children resident in the parish of St Clare & St Hugh (the part of the parish formerly referred to as St St Clare)
• 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.

St Clare’s Catholic Nursery School

• We have a wonderful Nursery within our school which was graded as ‘Good’ in our most recent Ofsted inspection. Our nursery is run by Qualified Teachers supported by highly experienced support staff.
• We currently offer up to 15 free hours a week for 3 and 4 year olds.
• If you would like to come and have a look around please feel free to contact the school.