St Michael's Church of England High School
| Postal address | Astley Road Chorley PR7 1RS |
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| Telephone | 01257 264740 |
| Headteacher | Mrs R Rongong |
| Number on roll January 2025 | 1134 |
| Admission number 2026/27 | 225 |
Information relating to autumn term 2025 year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
| 1st | 257 |
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| 2nd | 227 |
| 3rd | 240 |
| Total preferences received | 724 |
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.
A Supplementary Form for Admission is available from the Academy and you need to return this to St Michael's CE High School by no later than 31 October 2025.
1 Looked after children and all previously looked after children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2.1 Parent or child is a regular fortnightly worshipper at a foundation church listed below which has membership of Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance.
a First priority will be given to children of staff, full and part time, who are employed on a permanent contract of employment in either or both of the following circumstances
i) where the member of staff has been employed at St Michael’s CE High School for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission is made, and/or
ii) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
b Second priority will be given to siblings of pupils who are on the school roll at the date of application and on the date of admission
c Third priority will be given to other children who meet the criteria.
Foundation parishes served by the school:
- Adlington St Paul
- Brindle St James
- Charnock Richard Christ Church
- Chorley All Saints
- Chorley St George
- Chorley St James
- Chorley St Laurence
- Chorley St Peter
- Coppull Parish
- Coppull St John
- Euxton Parish
- Heapey St Barnabas
- Whittle-le-Woods St John
- Withnell St Paul
2.2 Parent or child is a regular fortnightly worshipper at another Christian church with membership of Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance
a First priority will be given to children of staff, full and part time, who are employed on a permanent contract of employment in either or both of the following circumstances:
i) where the member of staff has been employed at St Michael’s CE High School for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission is made, and/or
ii) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
b Second priority will be given to siblings of pupils who are on the school roll at the date of application and on the date of admission (1st September 2026).
c Third priority will be given to other children who meet the criteria.
3 Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission.
4 Other children.
Tie break
Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, 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. Where two addresses have the same distance, or the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).
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.