Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Carnforth
| Postal address | Kellet Road Carnforth LA5 9LS |
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| Telephone | 01524 732289 |
| Headteacher | Mrs E Kendall |
| Number on roll January 2023 | 77 |
| Admission number 2024/25 | 17 |
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.
- Baptised Catholic looked after children or children who were previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school 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 will have a sibling in the school at the time of admission.
- Baptised Catholic children resident in the parishes of Our Lady of Lourdes, St Mary’s of the Angels, Bolton Le Sands and St. Mary’s Yealand.
- Other baptised Catholic children.
- Other looked after children or children who were previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
- Children who attended our nursery who are eligible for Pupil Premium or Service Pupil Premium.
- Other children who will have a sibling in school at the time of admission.
- Other children with a specific educational, medical, social or emotional need which is relevant to the school and whose application is supported in writing by an appropriate authority (e.g. doctor or social worker).
- Other Baptised children.
- Other children.
In the event of oversubscription in any of the above criteria places will be allocated to applicants living nearest to the school. The measure is a radial measure from the centre of the school to the home.
The Ordnance Survey address point is a point within the boundary of the property and is usually located at its centre. Distances are measured using the Councils’ Geographic Information System.
In the event of a tied distance measurement between address points the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address receives the offer.
Parents who wish their application to this Catholic School to be considered against the priority faith criteria should also complete the School's supplementary information form.
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