Altham St James Church of England Primary School

Postal address	Burnley Road Altham Accrington BB5 5UH
Telephone	01282 772174
Headteacher	Mrs C Woods
Number on roll January 2023	74
Admission number 2024/25	12

Summary of policy

This is a voluntary aided school – please contact the school for full admission details. To apply for a place at this school, please apply online and use the supplementary information form available from the school.

1. (a) Children in public care and previously looked after children. This criteria also includes looked after children and all previously looked after children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
   (b) Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school.
2. Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission.
3. Children with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in full membership of Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance which is in the area served by the school.
4. Children whose parents live within the area served by the school.
   Within this category, places will be awarded in the following priority:
   (a) Children with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in full membership of Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance not in the area served by the school.
   (b) Other children
5. Children whose parents live outside the area served by the school.
   Within this category, places will be awarded in the following priority:
   (a) Children with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in full membership of Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance not in the area served by the school.
   (b) Other children

In the criteria above, the following definitions apply:

The area served by the school is The United Benefice of Altham St James’ and All Saints Clayton-le-Moors. A map of this area is available in school.

Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. This address point is within the body of the property and usually located at its centre. Where two addresses have the same distance, or the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

Definitions

Definitions of the following terms are available and apply except where individual arrangements spell out a different definition.

• Distance
• Parents / family members
• Medical/social/welfare
• Looked after children and previously looked after children