Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
| Postal address |
Ashton Road |
|---|---|
| Telephone | 01524 64496 |
| Headteacher | Mr C Goddard |
| Number on roll January 2023 | 1696 |
| Admission number 2024/25 | 270 |
Information relating to autumn term 2023 year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
| 1st | 339 |
|---|---|
| 2nd | 355 |
| 3rd | 236 |
| Total preferences received | 930 |
Summary of policy
This is an academy – please contact the academy 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.
In the event that there are more applicants than places, the Governing Body will allocate places using the following criteria, which are listed in order of priority:
- Looked after 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.
- Children of staff at the Academy.
- Places will then be allocated using the following points system which reflects the fact that Ripley St Thomas is a Voluntary Aided Church of England Academy:
Points will be given:
a) for attendance by the parent or child at public worship (or, in the case of a child, Sunday School) at a Trinitarian church which is a member of one of the following on 1st September in the year of application for admission to the school: Churches Together in England or Free Churches Group, the Evangelical Alliance, the North West Partnership of Churches, or is included on a list of other churches approved by the Governing Body (to a maximum of 30 points). Attendance must be current at the point of application.
Other churches approved by the Governing body are: Capernwray Evangelical, Kings Community Church, Morecambe Full Gospel Church, Morecambe Community Church
b) to children who attend any Church of England Primary School at the point of application (10 points).
c) to siblings of those children who are on roll at Ripley St Thomas Academy in Years 7 to 12 at the point of application (5 points). This is a one-off points allocation regardless of the number of siblings currently on roll.
Where two or more applicants achieve the same number of points under criterion 3, 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.
- In the event that places remain unfilled after the application of criteria 1-3, remaining places will be allocated according to the straight line distance from home to school, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. Church attendance must be verified by 31st October 2023
Applications received without submission of a Supplementary Form will be considered after all others and will be ranked solely according to the straight line distance from home to school, as above. Please see the full policy for the sliding scale of points awarded for church attendance.
Geographical priority area
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.
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.