St Francis Catholic Primary School

Criteria For Admission

The admissions process is part of the Birmingham local authority co-ordinated scheme. The Admission Policy of the Governors of St. Francis’ School is as follows:

The ethos of this school is Catholic. The school was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families. The school is conducted by its governing body as part of the Catholic Church in accordance with its Trust Deed and Instrument of Government and seeks at all times to be a witness to Jesus Christ.

We ask all parents applying for a place here to respect this ethos and its importance to the school community. This does not affect the right of parents who are not of the faith of this school to apply for and be considered for a place here. The School’s Admission Number for the previous school year beginning in September.

If the number of applications exceeds the admission number, the governors will give priority to applications in accordance with the criteria listed, provided that the governors are made aware of that application before decisions on admissions are made. If there is oversubscription within a category, the governors will give priority to children living closest to the school determined by shortest distance.

A map of the parish boundary is available at the school and parish.

• Baptised Catholic children who are in the care of a local authority (children in care) or provided with accommodation by them (e.g. children with foster parents) (Section 22 of the Children Act)
• Baptised Catholic children living within the Parish of St. Francis’ who have a brother or sister in the school at the time of admission
• Baptised Catholic children living within the Parish of St. Francis’
• Other Baptised Catholic children who have a brother or sister in the school at the time of admission
• Other Baptised Catholic children
• Non-Catholic children who are in the care of a local authority (children in care) or provided with accommodation by them (e.g. children with foster parents) (Section 22 of the Children Act)
• Non-Catholic children who have a brother or sister in the school at the time of admission
• Non-Catholic children

Note: Children with an Education Health Care Plan that names the school must be admitted. This will reduce the number of places available to applicants. Governors may request extra supporting evidence when the written documents that are produced do not clarify the fact that a person was baptised or received into the Catholic Church, (i.e. where the name and address of the Church is not on the certificate or where the name of the Church does not state whether it is a Catholic Church or not.)