The London Oratory School - First Form (Year 7) Admissions Arrangements September 2017

THE LONDON ORATORY SCHOOL - FIRST FORM (YEAR 7) ADMISSIONS ARRANGEMENTS SEPTEMBER 2017

AIMS OF SCHOOL The School was founded by The Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri (London) and the Fathers of this Congregation are the trustees of the School. The London Oratory School and The London Oratory Church have always maintained a close working relationship which includes the Oratory Fathers supplying chaplaincy to the School and the School supplying the Schola choir for the parish.

The School’s aim is to assist Catholic parents from across London in fulfilling their obligation to educate their children in accordance with the principles and teachings of the Church, to provide a unique liturgical life founded in the spiritual and musical traditions of the oratories of St Philip Neri and of the London Oratory Church; to do this within an environment which will encourage and support the spiritual, physical, moral and intellectual development of the child and help them to grow towards full Christian maturity; and to provide a wide and rich range of educational and cultural experiences which will encourage children to discover and develop their potential to its maximum and to strive for high standards of excellence in all activities.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR ALL ADMISSIONS In these arrangements, “parent” means the parent or parents, or guardian, of the child (candidate) for whom a place at The London Oratory School is being sought. Where parent(s) is used it refers to one parent if the child resides with only one parent or to the guardian of the candidate, or to both parents if the child resides with both.

MEETINGS FOR PARENTS AND PROSPECTIVE PUPILS

Parents are encouraged, accompanied if possible by their son, to attend one of the meetings for parents of prospective pupils, where the Headmaster and his staff will explain the nature of the School, the demands it makes of both pupils and their parents and the commitment which they make when they accept a place at the School. These meetings do not play a part in the admission decision- making process and attendance is not a condition for allocation of a place. The dates of meetings for parents and prospective pupils are:

Monday, 12th September 2016 at 6.30pm Tuesday, 20th September 2016 at 6.30pm Tuesday, 27nd September 2016 at 6.30pm Monday, 3rd October 2016 at 2.30pm

For further details of these meetings and other enquiries please contact the School’s Registrar.

Closing and Notification dates for Applications

Applications for places should be made on your local authority’s Common Application Form (‘CAF’) and on The London Oratory School Religious Inquiry Form (for those applicants who, in the case of there being more applicants than places available, wish to be considered against the over subscription criteria). All applicants should submit the CAF to your home local authority by 31st October 2016. You should submit, the Religious Inquiry Form to this school by Friday 30th October 2016. Parents will be informed of the outcome on 1st March 2017.

Applications received after the applicable closing date given in these arrangements will only be considered in exceptional circumstances, for example, when a family has just moved from abroad. Separate provision is made for candidates with a Statement of Special Educational Needs/Education Health and Care Plan.

There were almost 900 applications for the 160 places in first form in September 2016.

FIRST FORM ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS MADE DURING THE NORMAL ADMISSION ROUND The School will admit 160 boys from across London to the first form (year 7) without reference to ability. In determining to which candidates places will be offered, priority will always be given to Catholics (defined as a baptised person in full communion with the See of Rome). In the event of over subscription, the arrangements set out below will be used to determine the boys to whom the places will be offered.

Over-subscription Criteria

After the admission of boys with a Statement of Special Educational Needs/Education Health and Care Plan which names the School, places will be allocated according to the criteria below.

The over-subscription criteria below will be applied in order of Category. Within Category B each criterion is applied in the given order to determine which applications go forward for consideration against the next criterion. This means that those who meet criterion (1) are carried forward for assessment against (2), then those meeting both (1) and (2) are carried forward for assessment against (3) and so on.

Category A Catholic looked after boys and Catholic boys who have been adopted (or made subject to residence/child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after.

Category B Catholic children from practising Catholic families1 Parents will be required to provide validated evidence that the child and at least one of his parents are Catholic. The priest’s reference form will be used to verify that the Catholic parent(s) and their son practise their faith.

(1) Candidate and his Catholic parent (where the child resides with only one parent, or where the child resides with both parents but only one is Catholic) or parents (where the child resides with both parents and both are Catholic) who meet their obligations in respect of Mass attendance on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation and have done so for the past three years. This obligation is laid out in Canon Law, canons 1246, 1247, 1248 (copies of which are reproduced at the end of this document). Mass attendance must be verified by priest’s reference.

(2) Candidates who received Baptism up to six months after birth 2, unless there is good reason otherwise supported by valid evidence 3. (Where a child has been adopted the calculation is made from date of Adoption Order.)

(3) Candidates who have a brother or sister at the School on the date of admission to the School. A brother or sister is defined as ‘brother’ or ‘sister’ of whole or half blood, or any other candidate (including an adopted candidate) who permanently resides at the same address and for whom the parent also has parental responsibility.

(4) Candidate who are a sibling of a former pupil (sibling of former pupil is defined as a brother or sister of whole or half-blood of a former pupil registered at the school and who completed at least one full year of education at the school).

(5) Candidates who at the time of application attend the Oratory Primary School, Bury Walk Cale Street, SW3 6QH.

Category C Other Catholic children

Category D Non Catholic children If any places remain after the applications have been considered under Categories A to C places will be allocated to non-Catholic applicants in the following order: (1) Other looked after children and children who have been adopted (or made subject to residence orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after; (2) Members of the Eastern Christian Churches (which include the Orthodox Churches); (3) Members of the Church of England; (4) Members of other Christian denominations; (5) Members of non-Christian faiths; (6) Other Children. In criteria D2 to D5 above, validated documentary evidence of membership of the faith will need to be provided by the priest or relevant religious body.

Tie-break

In the event of a tie for a place after the above criteria have been applied, a ballot system of random allocation will be used with each tied candidate’s name being entered into the ballot and names then selected randomly by an independent external organisation (The Electoral Reform Services), until a rank of all candidates has been established. If the School is oversubscribed by practising Catholic applicants, no children from Category C or D will be included in the tie-break.

How is an application made?

All applicants must complete

(i) A Common Application Form, which may be obtained from and must be returned to the Local Authority in which the candidate is resident, in accordance with the requirements of the Local Authority’s scheme for coordinated admission arrangements; and

In addition all applicants who wish to be considered if the school is oversubscribed should complete

(ii) The London Oratory School’s Religious Inquiry Form, which may be obtained from the School, which must be completed in accordance with the instructions printed on the form and returned to the School on or before the applicable closing date given in these arrangements.

Applications which are received by the School without a Religious Inquiry Form or which are incomplete or which are received by the School after the applicable closing date or which do not include the required baptism certificates will only be considered if there are fewer than 160 applicants for the 160 places. The School is under no obligation to advise parents on or before the applicable closing date that the application is in any way deficient.

OFFERS Offers of places will be sent to parents by their home Local Authority on 1st March 2017. The School will also write to the parents with successful applications on 1st March 2017, providing them with the necessary forms to complete, and a reply within five working days will be appreciated, so that the school has an early indication of places not taken up at this stage which will then be offered to the next eligible candidates. After admissions decisions have been made and places have been accepted, the Governors will hold a waiting list of candidates, using the priority order set out in the admission policy, of those who have positively indicated their wish to be placed on the list until end December 2017. After this date the waiting list is re-ordered to include any additional candidates for a place at the school. Parents whose applications are unsuccessful are entitled under the School Standards & Framework Act 1998 to appeal against the Governing Body’s decision.

1Practising Catholic family is defined as meeting obligations under Code of Canon Law, laid out in Notes below 2 This is to meet obligation for baptism of infants, under Code of Canon Law, Canon 867 in Notes below 3 Examples of “good reason” are a death or serious illness in the family at time baptism was planned, residence in a country where access to priest is not possible or limited, parish circumstances dictating timing of baptism classes for parent

NOTES ON CATHOLIC PRACTICE

Extract from the current Code of Canon Law, promulgated by Pope John Paul II on 25th January 1983. For members of Eastern Catholic churches the relevant CCEO canons will apply.

MASS ATTENDANCE

Canon 1246. Sunday, on which by apostolic tradition the paschal mystery is celebrated, is to be observed in the universal Church as the primary day of obligation. The following feast days are also to be observed as holydays of obligation: the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Apostles Peter and Paul and All Saints

Canon 1247. On Sundays and other holydays of obligation, the faithful are obliged to participate in the Mass. They are also to abstain from such work or business that would inhibit the worship to be given to God, the joy proper to the Lord’s Day, or the due relaxation of mind and body.

Canon 1248 . The obligation of participating in the Mass is satisfied by one who assists at Mass wherever it is celebrated in the Catholic rite, either on the holyday of obligation itself or on the evening of the previous day. If it is impossible to participate in a Eucharistic celebration, either because no sacred minister is available or for some other grave reason, the faithful are strongly recommended to take part in the liturgy of the Word, if there be such in the parish church or some other sacred place, which is celebrated in accordance with the provisions laid down by the diocesan Bishop; or to spend an appropriate time in prayer, whether personally or as a family or as occasion presents, in groups of families.

BAPTISM

Canon 867. §1 Parents are obliged to see that their infants are baptised within the first few weeks. As soon as possible after the birth, indeed even before it, they are to approach the parish priest to ask for the sacrament for their candidate, and to be themselves duly prepared for it. §2 If the infant is in danger of death, it is to be baptised without any delay.

CATHOLIC EDUCATION

Canon 226. §1 Those who are married are bound by the special obligation, in accordance with their own vocation, to strive for the building up of the people of God through their marriage and family. §2 Because they gave life to their children, parents have the most serious obligation and the right to educate them. It is therefore primarily the responsibility of Christian parents to ensure the Christian education of their children in accordance with the teaching of the church.

Canon 793. §1 Parents, and those who take their place, have both the obligation and the right to educate their children. Catholic parents have also the duty and the right to choose those means and institutes which, in their local circumstances, can best promote the Catholic education of their children. §2 Parents have moreover the right to avail themselves of that assistance from civil society which they need to provide a Catholic education for their children.

Canon 796. §1 Among the means of advancing education, Christ's faithful are to consider Schools as of great importance, since they are the principal means of helping parents to fulfil their role in education. §2 There must be the closest cooperation between parents and the teachers to whom they entrust their children to be educated. In fulfilling their task, teachers are to collaborate closely with the parents and willingly listen to them; associations and meetings of parents are to be set up and held in high esteem.

Canon 798. Parents are to send their children to those Schools which will provide for their Catholic education. If they cannot do this, they are bound to ensure the proper Catholic education of their children outside the School. THE LONDON ORATORY SCHOOL - JUNIOR HOUSE (YEAR 3)

ADMISSIONS ARRANGEMENTS SEPTEMBER 2017

AIMS OF SCHOOL

The School was founded by The Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri (London) and the Fathers of this Congregation are the trustees of the School. The London Oratory School and The Brompton Oratory have always maintained a close working relationship which includes the Oratory Fathers supplying chaplaincy to the School and the School supplying the Schola choir for the parish.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR ALL ADMISSIONS

In these arrangements, “parent” means the parent or parents, or guardian, of the child (candidate) for whom a place at The London Oratory School is being sought. Where parent(s) is used it refers to one parent if the child resides with only one parent or to the guardian of the candidate, or to both parents if the child resides with both.

MEETINGS FOR PARENTS AND PROSPECTIVE PUPILS

Parents are encouraged, accompanied if possible by their son, to attend one of the meetings for parents of prospective pupils, where the Headmaster and his staff will explain the nature of the School, the demands it makes of both pupils and their parents and the commitment which they make when they accept a place at the School. These meetings do not play a part in the admission decision-making process and attendance is not a condition for allocation of a place. The dates of meetings for parents and prospective Junior House pupils are:

Wednesday, 19th October 2016 at 6.00pm

Thursday, 17th November 2016 at 2.00pm

For further details of these meetings and other enquiries please contact the School’s Registrar.

CLOSING AND NOTIFICATION DATES FOR APPLICATIONS

You should submit, to this school, our Religious Inquiry Form and Music Inquiry Form by Friday 13th January 2017. Parents will be informed of the outcome by the third week in February 2017.

There were over 60 applications for the 20 places in Junior House in September 2016.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE JUNIOR HOUSE

Twenty boys will be admitted to the Junior House at the age of seven for a specialist musical education. In determining to which candidates places will be offered, priority will always be given to Catholics (defined as a baptised person in full communion with the See of Rome). Of the twenty places, up to ten are to be offered to choristers. Boys in the Junior House are full members of the School and are expected to remain at the School until the end of their secondary phase of education.

In the first instance only candidates falling under Category A and B will be considered. If there are insufficient candidates in these categories then category C, followed by Category D children will be considered.

Candidates will be tested for general ability. Those candidates whose ability test score indicates average or above average ability will then be considered in relation to suitability for a specialist music course as assessed in the musical audition, to determine to whom places will be offered.

The music audition will involve candidates being tested aurally and orally for general musical aptitude and potential, and, in the case of candidates applying to be a chorister, for choral aptitude and suitability as a chorister. The purpose of the audition is to assess the candidate’s musical potential and suitability for a specialist musical education at the School. A candidate whose application for a place as a chorister is unsuccessful, may still be considered for a place as a non-chorister.

In the event of over subscription, the arrangements set out below will be used to determine the boys to whom the places will be offered.

OVER-SUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA

After the admission of boys with a Statement of Special Educational Needs/Education Health and Care Plan which names the School, places will be allocated according to the criteria below

Category B Catholic children from practising Catholic families1

Parents will be required to provide validated evidence that the child and at least one of his parents are Catholic. The priest’s reference form will be used to verify that the Catholic parent(s) and their son practise their faith.

(2) Candidates who received Baptism up to six months after birth 3, unless there is good reason otherwise supported by valid evidence 4. (Where a child has been adopted the calculation is made from date of Adoption Order.) (3) Candidates who have a brother or sister at the School on the date of admission to the School. A brother or sister is defined as ‘brother’ or ‘sister’ of whole or half blood, or any other candidate (including an adopted candidate) who permanently resides at the same address and for whom the parent also has parental responsibility

Category C Other Catholic children

Category D Non Catholic children If any places remain after the applications have been considered under Categories A to C places will be allocated to non-Catholic applicants in the following order:

(1) Other looked after children and children who have been adopted (or made subject to residence orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after; (2) Members of the Eastern Christian Churches (which include the Orthodox Churches); (3) Members of the Church of England; (4) Members of other Christian denominations; (5) Members of non-Christian faiths; (6) Other Children. In criteria D2 to D5 above, validated documentary evidence of membership of the faith will need to be provided by the priest or relevant religious body.

Tie-break In the event of a tie for a place after the above criteria have been applied, a ballot system of random allocation will be used with each tied candidate’s name being entered into the ballot and names then selected randomly by an independent external organisation (The Electoral Reform Services), until a rank of all candidates has been established. If the School is oversubscribed by practising Catholic applicants, no children from Category C or D will be included in the tie-break.

How is an application made?

All applicants must complete

(i) The London Oratory School’s Music Inquiry Form

Applications which are received by the School without a Religious Inquiry Form or Music Inquiry Form, which are incomplete or which are received by the School after the applicable closing date, will only be considered if there are fewer than 20 applicants for the 20 places. The School is under no obligation to advise parents on or before the applicable closing date that the application is in any way deficient.

OFFERS

Offers of places will be sent to parents by third week in February 2017, providing them with the necessary forms to complete, asking them to reply within five working days, so that places not taken up at this stage can then be offered to the next most suitable candidates on the list.

WAITING LIST

After admissions decisions have been made and places have been accepted, the Governors will hold a waiting list until end of December 2017 of those who have positively indicated their wish to be placed on the list.

Names will be placed on the Waiting List using the priority order set out in the admission policy. Thereafter the list will be re-generated and re-ordered so that it reflects any additional applications and the admission policy in effect at the time (and not that which applied when the application was made).

At the end of each academic year, parents may request for their child’s name to stay on the Waiting List The list will be re-generated and re-ordered so that it reflects the admission policy in effect at the time (and not that which applied when the application was made).

ADMISSION APPEALS

Parents whose applications are unsuccessful are entitled under the School Standards & Framework Act 1998 to appeal against the Governing Body’s decision. You have the right to appeal against the governors’ decision not to offer your son a place. An independent admissions appeals panel will be established to hear appeals in accordance with the provisions of the ‘School Admissions Appeals Code’. Appeals are normally heard in September and the decisions of the appeal panel are posted within two weeks.

1Practising Catholic family is defined as meeting obligations under Code of Canon Law, laid out in Notes below 2 See Code of Canon Law, canon 867 below 3 This is to meet obligation for baptism of infants, under Code of Canon Law, Canon 867 in Notes below 4 Examples of “good reason” are a death or serious illness in the family at time baptism was planned, residence in a country where access to priest is not possible or limited, parish circumstances dictating timing of baptism classes for parents.

NOTES ON CATHOLIC PRACTICE

Extract from the current Code of Canon Law, promulgated by Pope John Paul II on 25th January 1983. For members of Eastern Catholic churches the relevant CCEO canons will apply.

MASS ATTENDANCE

Canon 1248. The obligation of participating in the Mass is satisfied by one who assists at Mass wherever it is celebrated in the Catholic rite, either on the holyday of obligation itself or on the evening of the previous day. If it is impossible to participate in a Eucharistic celebration, either because no sacred minister is available or for some other grave reason, the faithful are strongly recommended to take part in the liturgy of the Word, if there be such in the parish church or some other sacred place, which is celebrated in accordance with the provisions laid down by the diocesan Bishop; or to spend an appropriate time in prayer, whether personally or as a family or as occasion presents, in groups of families.

BAPTISM

ADMISSIONS ARRANGEMENTS SEPTEMBER 2017

MEETINGS FOR PARENTS AND PROSPECTIVE PUPILS

Parents are encouraged, accompanied if possible by their son, to attend one of the meetings for parents of prospective pupils, where the Headmaster and his staff will explain the nature of the School, the demands it makes of both pupils and their parents and the commitment which they make when they accept a place at the School. These meetings do not play a part in the admission decision-making process and attendance is not a condition for allocation of a place. The dates of meetings for parents and prospective pupils are:

Thursday, 22nd September 2016 at 6.30pm

Wednesday, 12th October 2016 at 6.30pm

For further details of these evenings and other enquiries please contact the School’s Sixth Form Registrar.

Closing and Notification dates for Applications

Children and parents applying for a place in the Sixth Form as an external candidate should do by completing The London Oratory School Religious Inquiry Form and the Sixth Form Courses sheet (both of which form part of the sixth form admissions pack available from the school) and submitting these to the school by Friday 4th November 2016. Applicants will be informed of the outcome by the second week in February 2017.

If an application for a place is unsuccessful, parents will be given an opportunity to appeal against the decision to an appeal panel set up in accordance with the statutory provisions in force at the time. There were approximately 370 applications for the 40 places in Sixth Form in September 2016. ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE SIXTH FORM

Each year the School admits 40 external candidates to the Sixth Form for A level and AS courses. The School will only consider candidates suitable for the A level and AS courses published by the School. All places will be offered conditional on candidates meeting the Requirements for Advanced Courses, which is part of the Sixth Form Courses booklet for the year concerned. Parents and pupils are advised to attend one of the meetings for parents and prospective pupils, which will provide advice on options and entry requirements for particular courses.

An assessment of suitability for an A level course will be made from information about expected performance at GCSE which will be sought from each pupil’s current School. Those candidates, whose applications best indicate suitability for sixth form study, may be invited to attend a course guidance meeting at the School. This is designed to provide advice concerning subject choices and to enable prospective pupils to determine how their needs and requirements can be best met at the School.

In determining which suitable candidates will be offered a place, priority will always be given to Catholics (defined as a baptised person in full communion with the See of Rome). In the event of over subscription, the arrangements set out below will be used to determine the girls and boys to whom the places will be offered.

Over-subscription Criteria

After the admission of pupils with a Statement of Special Educational Needs/Education Health and Care Plan which names the School, places will be allocated according to the criteria below.

Category A Catholic looked after children and Catholic children who have been adopted (or made subject to residence/child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after.

Category B Catholic children from practising Catholic families1 Parents will be required to provide validated evidence that the child and at least one of his or her parents are Catholic. The priest’s reference form will be used to verify that the Catholic parent(s) and their child practise their faith.

(1) Candidate and his or her Catholic parent (where the child resides with only one parent, or where the child resides with both parents but only one is Catholic) or parents (where the child resides with both parents and both are Catholic) who meet their obligations in respect of Mass attendance on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation and have done so for the past three years. This obligation is laid out in Canon Law, canons 1246, 1247, 1248 (copies of which are reproduced at the end of this document). Mass attendance must be verified by priest’s reference.

Category C Other Catholic children

Tie-break

How is an application made?

All applicants must complete

(i) The London Oratory School’s Sixth Form Courses sheet

In addition all applicants who wish to be considered if the school is oversubscribed should complete

Applications which are received by the School without a Religious Inquiry Form or which are incomplete or which are received by the School after the applicable closing date, will only be considered if there are fewer than 40 applicants for the 40 places. The School is under no obligation to advise parents on or before the applicable closing date that the application is in any way deficient.

OFFERS

Offers of places will be sent in the second week of February 2017, with the necessary forms to complete, asking them for a reply within five working days, so that places not taken up at this stage can then be offered to the next most suitable candidates on the list.

WAITING LIST

Unsuccessful candidates will be placed on a Reserve List ordered on the basis of the oversubscription criteria set out in this policy. The Reserve List will be maintained until December 31st 2017. Thereafter names will be placed on a Waiting List using the priority order set out in the admission policy. At the end of each academic year, you may request to stay on the Waiting List The list will be re-generated and re-ordered to include additional applications and so that it reflects the admission policy in effect at the time (and not that which applied when the application was made).

ADMISSION APPEALS

Parents whose applications are unsuccessful are entitled under the School Standards & Framework Act 1998 to appeal against the Governing Body’s decision. An independent admissions appeals panel will be established to hear appeals in accordance with the provisions of the ‘School Admissions Appeals Code’. Appeals are normally heard in September and the decisions of the appeal panel are posted within two weeks.

NOTES ON CATHOLIC PRACTICE

Extract from the current Code of Canon Law, promulgated by Pope John Paul II on 25th January 1983. For members of Eastern Catholic churches the relevant CCEO canons will apply.

MASS ATTENDANCE

Canon 1248. The obligation of participating in the Mass is satisfied by one who assists at Mass wherever it is celebrated in the Catholic rite, either on the holyday of obligation itself or on the evening of the previous day. If it is impossible to participate in a Eucharistic celebration, either because no sacred minister is available or for some other grave reason, the faithful are strongly recommended to take part in the liturgy of the Word, if there be such in the parish church or some other sacred place, which is celebrated in accordance with the provisions laid down by the diocesan Bishop; or to spend an appropriate time in prayer, whether personally or as a family or as occasion presents, in groups of families.

BAPTISM

THE LONDON ORATORY SCHOOL APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION SEPTEMBER 2017

RELIGIOUS INQUIRY FORM- FIRST FORM (YEAR 7) Information about religious practice HOW TO COMPLETE THIS FORM:

Please refer to the School’s relevant admission arrangements and notes at the end of this form. Then complete and return the form to The Registry, The London Oratory School, Seagrave Road, London, SW6 1RX on or before the applicable closing date specified in the School’s admission arrangements. Please do not hesitate to contact the School if you require assistance.

Please answer all of the questions as fully and clearly as possible. Failure to do so may prejudice the application.

The School will ask for a Religious Practice reference from your parish priest or the parish priest of the church where you worship, which will be sent to them upon receipt of this completed form.

The information given by you will be confidential to those directly concerned with the admission arrangements at the School and will not be disclosed to anyone else. Any Religious Inquiry Form which is returned incomplete, after the applicable closing date specified in the School’s admission arrangements or without supporting certificates, will be invalid.

To be completed by the Parent(s)/Guardian

Candidate’s Details (*as shown on birth certificate or amending legal instrument, not a passport) Surname* Christian/Fore name(s)* Home address (and full post code) Telephone /mobile numbers / Please indicate here if the child is ‘looked after’, adopted or subject to a Residence/Child Arrangements order. (having previously been ‘looked after’) (please include supporting documents with this form).

E-mail address for correspondence

Local Education Authority

Date of birth Age last birthday Sex

Details of Parent(s)/Guardian Father’s Surname: Christian names: Mother’s Surname: Christian names: Other names used

Religion Please state to which religion and if applicable to which denomination (eg Roman Catholic, Anglican etc) each of the following belongs. For the purpose of this question, Christian is insufficient. Father OFFICIAL USE ONLY Mother Son

Oversubscription criterion B(1): Candidate and Catholic parent(s)meet their obligations in respect of Mass attendance on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, and have done so for the last three years or more. (The School will contact your parish or priest of Church where you worship regularly for a reference.) Parish in which you live

Name & address of the church and parish Full name of the parish priest or chaplain Name of the priest to whom you are known How long have you worshipped at this

Church? Church at which you worship regularly (if different from your parish church)

Name & address of the church and parish Full name of the parish priest Name of the priest to whom you are known How long have you been worshipping here? Sunday Mass (or Saturday Vigil Mass) attendance (Please circle as appropriate which applies in each case.) This question refers to each person’s regular Mass attendance, not to attendance at a particular church . Father Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Occasionally Rarely Never

Mother Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Occasionally Rarely Never

Son Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Occasionally Rarely Never

Please state for how long you have been attending Mass at the frequency indicated above: Father Mother Son Please indicate which time of Mass you normally attend on Sundays (or Saturday Vigil) e.g. 9.00am: Father Mother Son For how long has this been your usual practice in this parish? Father Mother Son Holy Days of Obligation : At which Church and time do you normally attend Mass on Holy Days of Obligation? Name of church and parish ( For example: Holy Apostles, Pimlico; or Saint Thomas’s, Time Father Fulham.) Mother Son

Oversubscription criterion B(2): Candidate fulfils the Church’s requirements regarding Baptism. Date of birth

Date and place of Baptism Date Parish & Church Unless there is good reason, ideally Baptism must occur within six months of birth. Please give reasons if Baptism was not received at the appropriate age 1: Please attach any supporting documentation that will verify your claim, endorsed by a priest. (Use additional sheets if necessary and attach them to this form)

1 examples of “good reason” are a death or serious illness in the family at time Baptism was planned, residence in a country where access to priest is not possible or limited, parish circumstances dictating timing of Baptism classes for parents. Oversubscription criterion B(3): Candidate has a brother or sister at the school at time of admission. Does the candidate have a brother or sister at the School on the date of admission to the School? Y N

If Yes please provide name of pupil Form in September 2016

Oversubscription criterion B(4): Candidate is a sibling of a former pupil. Is the candidate a sibling of a former pupil? (if so fill in the former pupil’s details below Y N If Yes please provide name of former pupil Dates at the school

Oversubscription criterion B(7): Candidate attends the Oratory Primary School Does the Candidate attend the Oratory Primary School? Y N

If there is a medical or social need which impacts upon the oversubscription criteria, please provide details and attach evidence. (Use additional sheets if necessary and attach it to this form).

Make sure you have submitted an original or validated copy of baptism certificate (with official stamp or seal of church) for candidate and parents with your application. (Photocopies will not suffice). If you have difficulty obtaining these please contact the Registry at the School for advice. ______

Signed ______Date ______Mother/Guardian

and/or

Signed ______Date ______Father/Guardian

NOTES 1. Any reference to the Catholic Church includes a reference to any church in full communion with the Apostolic See. Any reference to the Code of Canon Law is a reference to the Code of Canon Law promulgated by the Apostolic See. 2. If, after making an application, any of the information given in the Religious Inquiry Form or on any other form, letter or document associated with the application, changes, the Headmaster must be informed immediately. Failure to do so may prejudice the application. False information, or the omission of material information, may result in disqualification, or the loss of a place after it has been offered, accepted or taken up.

THE LONDON ORATORY SCHOOL APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION SEPTEMBER 2017

RELIGIOUS INQUIRY FORM- JUNIOR HOUSE Information about religious practice HOW TO COMPLETE THIS FORM:

Please answer all of the questions as fully and clearly as possible. Failure to do so may prejudice the application.

The School will ask for a Religious Practice reference from your parish priest or the parish priest of the church where you worship, which will be sent to them upon receipt of this completed form.

To be completed by the Parent(s)/Guardian

E-mail address for correspondence

Local Education Authority

Date of birth Age last birthday Sex

Details of Parent(s)/Guardian Father’s Surname: Christian names: Mother’s Surname: Chr istian names: Other names used

Oversubscription criterion B(1): Candidate and Catholic parent(s) meet their obligations in respect of Mass attendance on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, and have done so for the last three years or more. (The School will contact your parish or priest of Church where you worship regularly for a reference.) Parish in which you live

Name & address of the church and parish Full name of the parish priest or chaplain Name of the priest to whom you are known How long have you worshipped at this

Church? Church at which you worship regularly (if different from your parish church)

Mother Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Occasionally Rarely Never

Son Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Occasionally Rarely Never

Oversubscription criterion B(2): Candidate fulfils the Church’s requirements regarding Baptism. Date of birth

If Yes please provide name of pupil Form in September 2016

If there is a medical or social need which impacts upon the oversubscription criteria, please provide details and attach evidence. (Use additional sheets if necessary and attach it to this form).

Signed ______Date ______Mother/Guardian

and/or

Signed ______Date ______Father/Guardian

THE LONDON ORATORY SCHOOL APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION SEPTEMBER 2017

RELIGIOUS INQUIRY FORM- SIXTH FORM (YEAR 12) Information about religious practice HOW TO COMPLETE THIS FORM:

Please answer all of the questions as fully and clearly as possible. Failure to do so may prejudice the application.

The School will ask for a Religious Practice reference from your parish priest or the parish priest of the church where you worship, which will be sent to them upon receipt of this completed form.

E-mail address for correspondence

Local Education Authority

Date of birth Age last birthday Sex

Details of Parent(s)/Guardian Father’s Surname: Christian names: Mother’s Surname: Christian names: Other names used

Details of current school Name of School : Name of Headteacher : Address of School:

Oversubscription criterion B(1): Candidate and Catholic parent(s) meet their obligations in respect of Mass attendance on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, and have done so for the last three years or more. (The School will contact your parish or priest of Church where you worship regularly for a reference.) Parish in which you live

Name & address of the church and parish Full name of the parish priest or chaplain Name of the priest to whom you are known How long have you worshipped at this

Church? Church at which you worship regularly (if different from your parish church)

Mother Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Occasionally Rarely Never

Son/daughter Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Occasionally Rarely Never

Please state for how long you have been attending Mass at the frequency indicated above: Father Mother Son/daughter Please indicate which time of Mass you normally attend on Sundays (or Saturday Vigil) e.g. 9.00am: Father Mother Son/daughter For how long has this been your usual practice in this parish? Father Mother Son/daughter Holy Days of Obligation : At which Church and time do you normally attendSon Mass on Holy Days of Obligation? Name of church and parish ( For example: Holy Apostles, Pimlico; or Saint Time Father Thomas’s, Fulham.) Mother Son/daughter

Oversubscription criterion B(2): Candidate fulfils the Church’s requirements regarding Baptism. Date of birth

Oversubscription criterion B(3): Candidate has a brother or sister at the school at time of admission. Does the candidate have a brother or sister at the School on the date of admission to the School? Y N

If Yes please provide name of pupil Form in September 2016

If there is a medical or social need which impacts upon the oversubscription criteria, please provide details and attach evidence. (Use additional sheets if necessary and attach it to this form).

Signed ______Date ______Mother/Guardian

and/or

Signed ______Date ______Father/Guardian

and/or Signed ______Date ______Candidate