Rhyddings

Postal address Haworth Street
Oswaldtwistle
BB5 3EA   
Telephone 01254 231051 
Headteacher Mr A Williams 
Number on roll January 2023 618
Admission number 2024/25 150

Information relating to autumn term 2023 year 7 admissions

Total parental preferences (considered equally)

1st 78 
2nd 53
3rd 51 
Total preferences received 182 

Initial allocation under each criterion:

SEN (considered separately)
LAC and previously Looked After
Social/Medical/Welfare
In GPA with Sibling 19 
In GPA no sibling 57
Out GPA with sibling 11 
Out GPA no sibling 15
LA Allocated

Summary of policy

This is an Academy.  Please contact the school for full admission details.

When our school is oversubscribed, the following priorities apply in order:

  1. Looked after children or child who was 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 have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted, then
  2. Children for whom the Trust accepts that there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned, then,
  3. Children living within the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters attending the school when the younger child will start, then,
  4. Children living within the school’s geographical priority area who attend West End Primary School or Huncoat Primary School, part of the LET Education Trust, then,
  5. Children of staff working at Rhyddings, then,
  6. Children living within the school’s geographical priority area, then,
  7. Children living outside the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters still attending the school when the younger child will start, then,
  8. Children living outside the school’s Geographical Priority Area who attend West End Primary School or Huncoat Primary School, part of the LET Education Trust, then,
  9. Children living outside the school's geographical priority area below.

Our priority area is Oswaldtwistle including Belthorn and Knuzden, Church and Accrington (West)

Transport

Please see the main school admissions section.

Parents in any doubt over the distance between home and school for the provision of transport are asked to check with their local area education office. This may be particularly relevant if you live close to a county border.