Rhyddings
| Postal address | Haworth Street Oswaldtwistle BB5 3EA |
|---|---|
| Telephone | 01254 231051 |
| Headteacher | Mr D Lancaster |
| Number on roll January 2025 | 690 |
| Admission number 2026/27 | 150 |
Information relating to autumn term 2025 year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
| 1st | 88 |
|---|---|
| 2nd | 82 |
| 3rd | 51 |
| Total preferences received | 221 |
Initial allocation under each criterion:
| Education Health & Care Plan(considered separately) | 3 |
|---|---|
| LAC and previously Looked After | 3 |
| Social/Medical/Welfare | 0 |
| Service Pupil Premium | 0 |
| In GPA with Sibling | 24 |
| In GPA no sibling | 20 |
| Children of Staff | 2 |
| Out GPA with sibling | 17 |
| Out GPA no sibling | 19 |
| LA Allocated | 0 |
| Total | 88 |
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:
- 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
- Children for whom the Trust accepts that there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned, then,
- Children living within the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters attending the school when the younger child will start, then,
- 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,
- Children of staff working at Rhyddings, then,
- Children living within the school’s geographical priority area, then,
- 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,
- 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,
- Children living outside the school's geographical priority area below.
Our priority area is Oswaldtwistle including Belthorn and Knuzden, Church and Accrington (West)
The distance criterion will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria: it is a straight line (radial) measure
If the Trust is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria
(e.g., Siblings, those living the same distance from home to school, or families residing in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.
The distance measure is a straight-line measurement (radial) between the applicant's home address points and the address point of the school (co-ordinates provided by ordnance survey data).
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.