St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
| Postal address | Talbot Road Lytham St Annes FY8 4JL |
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| Telephone | 01253 737174 |
| Headteacher | Mr P Marsden |
| Number on roll January 2025 | 831 |
| Admission number 2026/27 | 165 |
Information relating to autumn term 2025 year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
| 1st | 193 |
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| 2nd | 271 |
| 3rd | 71 |
| Total preferences received | 535 |
Initial allocation under each criterion:
| BRC LAC | 0 |
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| BRC SIB | 46 |
| BRC Feeder | 42 |
| BRC Other | 35 |
| Other LAC | 5 |
| Other SIB | 15 |
| Other Feeder | 13 |
| COS | 0 |
| Baptised Other | 4 |
| Other | 4 |
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.
Oversubscription criteria
- Baptised Roman Catholic 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 instate care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
- Baptised Roman Catholic children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission.
- Baptised Roman Catholic children from the following Roman Catholic Partner Primary Schools:
St Peter's, Lytham
Our Lady Star of the Sea, St Annes
The Willows, Kirkham
The Holy Family, Freckleton and Warton
St Joseph's, Wesham - Other Baptised Roman Catholic children.
- Other Looked After Children 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 instate care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
- Other children who have a sibling in school at the time of admission.
- Other children from the Roman Catholic Partner primary schools instanced above.
- Children of staff employed at Saint Bede's Catholic High School for two or more years or who have been recruited to meet a particular skills shortage.
- Baptised children from other Christian denominations.
- Other children.
In the event of oversubscription in any of the above criteria places will be allocated according to the following tie breaker criterion:
The distance criterion which will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria is a straight line (radial) measure. The distance measure is a straight line (radial) measure centre of building to centre of building and is measured using the Local Authority’s computerised measuring system with those living nearer to the school having priority. If the Local Authority is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (eg twins or same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.
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.
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