St Jude's Catholic Primary School

Criteria Of Admission

The School’s Admission Number is 30

• Baptised Catholic children (see Note 2 below) 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 1989), and children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order.
• Baptised Catholic children living within the Parish of St Jude’s who have a brother or sister (see Note 3 below) in the school at the time of admission.
• Baptised Catholic children living within the Parish of St. Jude’s.
• 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 1989), and children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order.
• Non-Catholic children who have a brother or sister in the school at the time of admission.
• Non-Catholic children.

Note 1: Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs that names the school must be admitted. This will reduce the number of places available to applicants. This is not an oversubscription criterion.

Note 2: In all categories, for a child to be considered as a Catholic, evidence of Catholic Baptism or Reception into the Church will be required. For a definition of a Baptised Catholic, see the Appendix. Those who face difficulties in producing written evidence of Catholic Baptism/Reception should contact their Parish Priest. Individuals with parental responsibility making an application for a Catholic child should also complete a supplementary information form (SIF). Failure to complete the SIF/provide evidence of Catholic Baptism/Reception may affect the criterion the child’s name is placed in.

Note 3: For Catholic and non-Catholic children the definition of a brother or sister is:

• A brother or sister sharing the same parents;
• Half-brother or half-sister, where two children share one common parent;
• Step-brother or step-sister, where two children are related by a parent’s marriage;
• Step-brother or step-sister;
• Adopted or fostered children

The children must be living permanently in the same household

Note 4: Distances are calculated on the basis of a straight-line measurement between the applicant’s home address and the front gate of the school. The local authority uses a computerised system, which measuresall distances in metres. Ordnance Survey supplies the co-ordinates that are used to plot an applicant’s home address within this system.

In a very small number of cases, it may not be possible to decide between the applications of those pupils who are the final qualifiers for a place, when applying the published admission criteria.

For example, this may occur when children in the same year group live at the same address, or if the distance between the home and school is exactly the same, for example, blocks of flats. If there is no other way of separating the application according to the admissions criteria and to admit both, or all, of the children would cause the statutory infant class size limit to be exceeded, the Local Authority, on behalf of the Governing Body, will use a computerised system to randomly select the child to be offered the final place. Where appropriate, the Governing Body will give careful consideration to offering places above the Admission Number to applications from individuals with parental responsibility for children whose twin or sibling from a multiple birth is admitted even when there are no other vacant places.

The home address of a pupil is considered to be the permanent residence of a child. The address must be the child’s only or main residence for the majority of the school week. Documentary evidence may be required. Where care is split equally between mother and father, parents must name which address is to be used for the purpose of allocating a school place and proof may be requested.

In-Year Admissions

An application can be made for a place for a child at any time outside the admission round and the child will be admitted where there are available places. An application should be made to the school by completing the in-year admissions application form. A hard copy of the application form can be obtained by contacting the school office by telephone or email.

Completed application forms must be and returned to Mrs Bevan, St. Jude’s Catholic Primary School, Maypole, Birmingham, B14 5PD.

Where there are places available but more applications than places, the published over-subscription criteria, as set out in the admission arrangements for 2022/23 will be applied. The full admission arrangements can be accessed above, or by contacting the school office to request a hard copy. Parents are advised to read the admission arrangements carefully before making their application.

If there are no places available, the child will be added to the waiting list and further information relating to this will be included in the letter sent from the school advising you of the outcome of your application. Please see the admission arrangements for more details.

You will be advised of the outcome of your application in writing as soon as possible. Applicants must be informed of the outcome of their application within 15 school days of its receipt, but the aim is to notify applicants of the outcome of their application within 10 school days of its receipt.

You have the right to appeal to an independent appeal panel if your application is unsuccessful.

If you have any questions in relation to in-year admissions please contact Mrs Bevan. You may also wish to discuss in-year applications with the local authority by telephoning 0121 303 1888. They can also be contacted by emailing [email protected]