SOUTH SECONDARY 2016-17 Revised P49 (29 Sept

Definitions

For Voluntary Aided, Foundation, Free Schools and Academies for Admission Purposes

The following terms used throughout this booklet are defined as follows, except where individual arrangements spell out a different definition.

Distance The 'straight line' method of measurement only applies for admission purposes. For transport 'walking routes' are used to determine distance. Explanations of these terms can be found in the main booklet.

Parents/Family Members A parent is any person who has parental responsibility or care of the child. Where admission arrangements refer to 'parent's attendance at church' it is sufficient for just one parent to attend. 'Family members' include only parents and siblings.

Medical/Social/Welfare Where schools have a medical/social/welfare admission criterion then this should take into account the circumstances of the child and the family. Please note the Local Authority information in the accompanying admissions booklet.

Looked After Children The School Admissions Code (December 2014) states that within the oversubscription criteria, the highest priority must be given to looked after children and previously looked after children. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangement, special guardianship or accommodation order). Further references to previously looked after children in the Code means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangement orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after.

Admission Authorities for faith schools may give priority to all looked after children and previously looked after children whether or not of the faith, but they must give priority to looked after children and previously looked after children of the faith before other children of the faith. Where any element of priority is given in relation to children not of the faith they must give priority to looked after children and previously looked after children not of the faith above other children not of the faith.

Policies are accurate at time of printing and are subject to change. Parents are advised to look at the LCC website in case of change: www.lancashire.gov.uk/schools

Contents Page

Maps of Secondary Schools by Area Preston 5 South Ribble 6 West Lancashire 7 Chorley 8

Information about Admission to Secondary Schools in Preston, South Ribble, 9 West Lancashire and Chorley

Admission Policy & Criteria for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools in 10 Preston, South Ribble, West Lancashire and Chorley Districts

Schools in the Preston Area Community Schools: Ashton Community Science College 11 Broughton High School 12 Longridge High School – A Maths and Computing College 13

Voluntary Aided Schools: Archbishop Temple School 14 Christ the King Catholic High School 16 Corpus Christi Catholic High School 17 Our Lady's Catholic High School 18 St Cecilia's Roman Catholic High School 19 Preston Muslim Girls High School 21 Foundation School: Moor Park High School & Sixth Form 22 Academy: Fulwood Academy 24 Free School: Eden Boys' School, Preston 23

Schools in the South Ribble Area Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools: Balshaw's Church of England High School: 25 A Specialist Engineering College Penwortham Girls' High School 27 Walton-le-Dale Arts College and High School 29 Wellfield High School 30 Voluntary Aided Schools: Hutton Church of England Grammar School 32 All Hallows Catholic High School 33 St Mary's Catholic High School, Leyland 34 3

Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School 35 Academies: Academy @ Worden 31 Lostock Hall Academy 26 Penwortham Priory Academy 28

Schools in the West Lancashire Area Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools: Burscough Priory Science College 36 Ormskirk School 37 Up Holland High School – A Specialist Music, Mathematics and Computing College 38 Voluntary Aided Schools: Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College 40 St Bede's Catholic High School, Ormskirk – A Specialist Arts College 41 Foundation School: Lathom High School – A Technology College 39 Academy: Tarleton Academy 42 Free School: Maharishi Free School 43

Schools in the Chorley Area Community School: Southlands High School - A Specialist Technology College 46 Voluntary Aided School: Holy Cross Catholic High School 49 Academies: Albany Academy 44 Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy 47 Parklands High School 45 St Michael's Church of England High School, Performing Arts College 50

Transport Information 52

Application Form 53

Application Form for Archdiocese of Liverpool Roman Catholic Secondary 55 Schools – Supplementary Information Form (SIF)

Timetable for Admission to Lancashire Secondary Schools 2016/17 57

Free School Meals 58

Secondary Schools in the Preston Area

No School Name School Type Page

1. Fulwood Academy Academy 25 2. Broughton High School Community 12 3. Ashton Community Science College Community 11 4. Moor Park High School & Sixth Form Foundation 22 5. Longridge High School – Community 13 A Maths and Computing College 6. St Cecilia's Roman Catholic High School Voluntary Aided 19 7. Christ the King Catholic High School Voluntary Aided 16 8. Our Lady's Catholic High School Voluntary Aided 18 9. Corpus Christi Catholic High School Voluntary Aided 17 10. Archbishop Temple School Voluntary Aided 14 11. Preston Muslim Girls High School Voluntary Aided 21 12. Eden Boys' School, Preston Free School 23

(This map is for information only and indicates the general location of each secondary school. The map is not a part of the admission arrangements for any school. These are stated under the entry for each school within this booklet).

Secondary Schools in the South Ribble Area

No School Name School Type Page

1. Hutton Church of England Grammar School Voluntary Aided 33 2. All Hallows Catholic High School Voluntary Aided 34 3. Penwortham Priory Academy Academy 29 4. Penwortham Girls' High School Community 28 5. Lostock Hall Academy Academy 27 6. Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School Voluntary Aided 36 7. Walton-le-Dale Arts College and High School Community 30 8. St Mary's Catholic High School, Leyland Voluntary Aided 35 9. Wellfield High School Community 31 10. Academy @ Worden Academy 32 11. Balshaw's Church of England High School: Voluntary Controlled 26 A Specialist Engineering College

Secondary Schools in the West Lancashire Area

No School Name School Type Page

1. Ormskirk School Voluntary Controlled 38 2. Burscough Priory Science College Community 37 3. St Bede's Catholic High School, Ormskirk Voluntary Aided 42 – A Specialist Arts College 4. Up Holland High School – A Specialist Community 39 Music, Mathematics and Computing College 5. Lathom High School – A Technology College Foundation 40 6. Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering Voluntary Aided 41 College 7. Tarleton Academy Academy 43 8. Maharishi Free School Free School 45

Secondary Schools in the Chorley Area

No School Name School Type Page

1. Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy Academy 49 2. Parklands High School – A Specialist Language Academy 47 College 3. Southlands High School - A Specialist Technology Community 48 College 4. Holy Cross Catholic High School Voluntary Aided 51 5. Albany Academy Academy 46 6. St Michael's Church of England High School, Academy 52 Performing Arts College

Information about Admission to Secondary Schools in Preston, South Ribble, West Lancashire and Chorley

This information is about secondary schools in Preston, South Ribble, West Lancashire and Chorley. Similar information about other areas is available from Area Education Offices listed on the first page of the booklet "Secondary School Admissions in Lancashire – Information for Parents". It is possible for you to state a preference for schools in different areas. You should, however, only submit one application form. In this information, you will find brief details about each school including the admission number. This is the number of children who can be offered a place at the school in September 2016. Further information you may need is available if you contact either the school concerned or the Area Education Office.

Information provided about each school You are given the basic details about each school – name, address, Headteacher's name etc, plus the total number of pupils who attend. You will be particularly interested in the number of places available for September 2016 – the admission number. For Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools, there is additional information given below the main school details. This refers to the intake of pupils in September 2015. On the left-hand side, it states the number of places that were available for that year (i.e. the admission number) and the number of preferences that were received for the school. For Voluntary Aided, Foundation, Free Schools and Academies similar information is given about the number of preferences expressed. You are also given some details of the admissions policy. This is individual to each school. Details about how the criteria were applied can be requested from the individual school.

For Voluntary Aided, Foundation, Free Schools and Academies please note that

this booklet contains summaries of the policies only. You must approach the school for a copy of their full policy if you are thinking of applying. Please note that for secondary schools in Lancashire's co-ordinated admission scheme, information is given about preferences expressed for 2015. Given the variety of Admission Authorities involved and additional schools outside the co-ordinated system, the figures may need further interpretation for individual schools. Parents for whom the previous level of application is an important issue are advised to discuss the matter with the Admissions Team at the Area Education Office or with the individual school concerned.

CONFIRMATION OF OFFERS

For September 2016, offers will be confirmed online only for all those who apply on Lancashire’s online system (this was around 95% of applicants for the previous year). For those who do not receive a first preference offer, links to reserve list and appeal forms will be available.

Lancashire’s online system will go live on the morning of 1 March 2016 to allow online applicants to view their school offer. Please be patient as around 13,000 applicants may be trying to access information.

Letters will be issued by second class post on 1 March 2016 to any applicants who submit a paper form. Apply online at www.lancashire.gov.uk/schools

Admission Policy & Criteria for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools in Preston, South Ribble, West Lancashire & Chorley Districts (This can also apply to schools that are in transition to Academy status) An admission number will be published showing the As required by law, all children with a Statement of Special maximum number of pupils that the school will admit Educational Needs naming a school will be admitted before in the Autumn Term 2016. Parents are given the the application of the over-subscription criteria. Children opportunity to express three preferences for a who have a statement of Special Educational Needs will have secondary school. Published criteria are used to their applications considered separately. decide which children should be offered the available (iii) Brothers and sisters includes step children, half brothers places. In secondary schools an equal preference and sisters, fostered and adopted children living with the system operates, whereby the three parental same family at the same address (consideration may be given preferences are given equal status. Each preference to applying this criterion to full brothers and sisters who will be considered equally against the admissions reside at different addresses). The priority does not apply to criteria. siblings whose brothers and sisters transferred into a sixth When a secondary school is oversubscribed the form at 16+. following priorities apply in order: (iv) The distance criterion will be used as the tie breaker if 1. Children who are looked after by a Local Authority there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria. at the time when preferences are expressed and The distance measure is a straight line (radial) measure from those who have been previously looked after, (see home to school centre of building to centre of building. If the note i below); then Local Authority is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (eg twins or same block of flats) 2. Children for whom the Local Authority accepts that places will be offered via a random draw. there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school (v) A child's permanent address is the one where he/she concerned. (See note ii below); then normally lives and sleeps and goes to school from. Proof of residence may be requested at any time throughout the 3. Children living within the school’s geographical admission process, (including after a child has accessed a priority area with older brothers or sisters attending school place). the school when the younger child will start , (see note (vi) The Local Authority will keep waiting lists for all iii below); then Lancashire primary schools until 31 August 2016. These are 4. Children living within the school’s geographical kept in priority order using the school's published admission priority area; then criteria. From 1 September 2016 for one school term only 5. Children living outside the school’s geographical waiting lists will be retained by individual admission priority area with older brothers or sisters still authorities (the Local authority for community and voluntary attending the school when the younger child will start controlled schools and individual voluntary aided and (See note iii below); then foundation schools will each retain their own list). 6. Children living outside the school’s geographical (vii) Children will not normally be able to start school other priority area (see note v below). than at the beginning of the term unless they have moved into the area or there are exceptional circumstances. Notes (viii) Applications for school places which are received late (i) The highest priority must be given to looked after children 1 will not necessarily be dealt with at the same time as those and children who were looked after, but ceased to be so received by the set deadline. The reasons for a late because they were adopted 2 or became subject to a Child application may be requested and where these are not Arrangement Order 3 or special guardianship order 4. Any references to previously looked after children means children exceptional the relevant admission criteria will be initially applied to all others received on time. The late application who were adopted (or subject to child arrangement orders or will be dealt with after this process. special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after. (ix) Where a child lives with one parent for part of the week and another for the rest of the week only one address will be (ii) The medical, social and welfare criterion will consider accepted for a school admission application. This will issues relevant to the child and/or the family. This category normally be the one where the child wakes up for the may include children without a statement who have special majority of school days (Monday to Friday). Proof of needs. residence may be requested at any time throughout the admissions process.

1 A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a local The Authority has a duty to co-ordinate admission authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local arrangements for all Lancashire maintained schools. The authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see Authority will ensure that all Lancashire parents whose the definition in section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). children are transferring to reception or Year 7 classes, 2 Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. See section 46 (adoption orders). receive the offer of one secondary or primary school 3 Under the terms of the Children Act 1989. See section 8 place on the agreed date. which defines a 'Child Arrangement Order' as an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live. 4 See section 14A of the Children Act 1989 which defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or special guardians). 10

Ashton Community Science College

Ashton Community Science College 11-18 Mixed Comprehensive Aldwych Drive Head: Ms S Asquith Ashton Number on Roll January 2015: 740 Preston PR2 1SL Admission Number: 160 01772 513002

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions:

Places available: 160 Initial allocation under each criterion: Total parental preferences 1st 135 SEN (considered separately) 1 (considered equally) ranked 2nd 72 Looked After Children 2 by parents 3rd 56 Social/Medical/Welfare 0 In GPA with Sibling 57 In GPA no sibling 86 Out GPA with sibling 3 Out GPA no sibling 0 Total preferences received: 263 LA Allocated 5

SUMMARY OF POLICY 6 This is a Community School – for full details see page 10. Ashton Community Science College has SERF provision for deaf pupils. A SERF is a Special Educational Resource Facility attached to the school. It provides extra resources for certain pupils who have additional needs. Pupils who use this resource will have a Statement of Special Educational Needs (SEN). Pupils are allocated places in the SERF by the Area Inclusion and Disability Team. These places are in addition to the school's published admission number.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA 6 Preston and Lea.

TRANSPORT 6 (Years 7-11) Please also see section 4 of the main booklet. Pupils living in the following areas may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in any doubt over the distance between your home and the school, please check with the Area Education Office. Parts of Bartle, parts of Lea Town.

Broughton High School

Broughton High School 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Woodplumpton Lane Head: Mr C Morris Broughton Number on Roll January 2015: 901 Preston PR3 5JJ Admission Number: 180 01772 863849

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions:

Places available: 180 Initial allocation under each criterion: Total parental preferences 1st 210 SEN (considered separately) 1 (considered equally) ranked 2nd 208 Looked After Children 0 by parents 3rd 201 Social/Medical/Welfare 1 In GPA with Sibling 13 In GPA no sibling 23 Out GPA with sibling 42 Out GPA no sibling 100 Total preferences received: 619 LA Allocated 0

SUMMARY OF POLICY 6 This is a Community School – for full details see page 10.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA 6 Parishes of Barton, Woodplumpton, Broughton and Inskip with Sowerby. (Inskip with Sowerby is in both Broughton and Garstang Community Academy's geographical priority areas).

TRANSPORT 6 Please also see section 4 of the main booklet. Pupils living in the above geographical priority areas, with the exception of certain parts of the Inskip with Sowerby parish plus certain parts of the Goosnargh area, may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in any doubt over the distance between your home and the school, please check with the Area Education Office.

Longridge High School - A Maths and Computing College

Longridge High School 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive – A Maths and Computing College Head: Ms J Green Preston Road Number on Roll January 2015: 705 Longridge Admission Number: 158 Preston PR3 3AR 01772 782316

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions:

Places available: 158 Initial allocation under each criterion: Total parental preferences 1st 169 SEN (considered separately) 0 (considered equally) ranked 2nd 95 Looked After Children 2 by parents 3rd 67 Social/Medical/Welfare 0 In GPA with Sibling 29 In GPA no sibling 65 Out GPA with sibling 24 Out GPA no sibling 38 Total preferences received: 331 LA Allocated 0

SUMMARY OF POLICY 6 This is a Community School – for full details see page 10.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA 6 Parishes of Chipping, Goosnargh, Thornley with Wheatley, Whittingham, Haighton, Grimsargh, Longridge, Hothersall, Ribchester and Dutton.

TRANSPORT 6 Please also see section 4 of the main booklet. Pupils living in the above geographical priority areas, with the exception of certain parts of Goosnargh, may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in any doubt over the distance between your home and the school, please check with the Area Education Office.

Archbishop Temple School

Archbishop Temple School 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive St Vincent's Road Head: Mrs G Jackson Fulwood Number on Roll January 2015: 760 Preston PR2 8RA Admission Number: 150 01772 717782

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 150 Total preferences received and considered equally was 723

SUMMARY OF POLICY ▼ This is a Voluntary Aided school - please contact the school for full admission details.

In the event that there are more applicants than places, after admitting all children with a statement of educational need naming the school, the governing body will allocate places using the criteria below, which are listed in order of priority. (A) 1. Looked after children and previously looked after children. 2. Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school. Professional supporting evidence from, for example, a doctor, psychologist, or social worker, is essential if admission is to be made under the criterion for special medical or social circumstances, and such evidence must set out the particular reasons why the school in question is the most suitable school and the difficulties which would be caused if the child had to attend another school. Thereafter, preference will be given to the admission of (B) Children of staff who have been employed by Archbishop Temple School for two years prior to the closing date for applications. This applies to all staff, full and part time, who are employed by the school.

(C) A maximum of 100 children in the following priority order: 1. Children who have a parent/carer who has attended public worship in a Christian church weekly/fortnightly for the year leading up to the 1st September 2015. 2. Children who have a parent/carer who has attended public worship in a Christian church monthly for the year leading up to the 1st September 2015. 3. Children who have a parent/carer who has attended public worship in a Christian church monthly for six months leading up to the 1st September 2015.

(D) A maximum of 40 children who attend a Church of England Primary School in the Blackburn Diocese. Where there are more applicants than the available places within this 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.

(E) A maximum of 10 children who have, or who have a parent/carer who has, attended public worship in a non-Christian faith in membership of the UK Interfaith Network and are in good standing with their faith community. Applicants in this category E will be ranked by distance from the school and then by the following faith groups: Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, and “Other non-Christian faiths”. Places will be allocated successively to a Muslim, a Hindu, a Sikh, a member of another non-Christian Faith, in successive rounds until all the available places in this category are allocated.

For applicants in categories C and E the governors will request confirmation of attendance and standing from a relevant member of the clergy or church officer or worship leader.

(F) In the event of there being under-subscription of applicants falling within categories (D), or (E) remaining places shall be allocated to other children whose parents/carers wish them to attend the school with the determining factor being distance from school, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones.

Where there are more applicants than the available places within any of the categories, 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 the cut off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s). [Continued on next page] 14

Note

For the avoidance of doubt, matters which the Governors do not take into account in the allocation of places include the following: a) Attendance at church as part of normal school activity. b) Whether a child is confirmed or being prepared for confirmation. c) Whether a child is baptised. d) Academic abilities. e) Presence of a sibling in the school.

The major world faiths are those in membership of the UK Interfaith Network; in addition to Christians, they include Buddhists, Baha’is, Hindus, Jains, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, and Zoroastrians. The faith groups listed in category E reflect their representation in Preston City as determined by the 2011 Census and may be adjusted in the light of future census information. The intention of the governors is to achieve diversity, not proportionality.

TRANSPORT 6 Travel assistance will be offered for pupils who have or their parents have met the criteria in (C), the school is the nearest CE High School of their faith and the distance between your home and the school is three miles or more measured by the shortest walking route. For these pupils where this is not the nearest school and the distance criteria is met, parents will be required to contribute towards the cost of travel. The contribution for the academic year 2015/16 was £505. The figure for 2016/17 will increase by 5% plus whatever the annual increase is in the RPI for that year. This figure will increase annually by the same amounts.

In addition travelling expenses will be met for other pupils where this is the nearest school and the distance criterion is met.

Travelling expenses will additionally be met by the Local Authority for pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of the maximum amount of Working Tax Credit where

• this school is any one of the three nearest schools from your home and where the distance exceeds two miles but is less than six miles or • where this is the nearest school of parent's faith or belief and the distance is between two and fifteen miles from the parent's home.

Christ the King Catholic High School

Christ the King Catholic High School 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Lawrence Avenue Head: Mr D Callagher Frenchwood Preston PR1 4PR Number on Roll January 2015: 304 01772 252072 Admission Number: 80

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 80 Total preferences received and considered equally was 129

SUMMARY OF POLICY ▼ This is a Voluntary Aided school - please contact the school for full admission details.

1. Baptised Catholic looked after children and previously looked after children.

2. Baptised Catholic children who live in the parishes of St John XXIII, St Walburge, St Wilfrid with a sibling in the school at the time of expected admission.

3. Other Baptised Catholic children who live in the parishes of St John XXIII, St Walburge, St Wilfrid.

4. Other Baptised Catholic children with a sibling in the school at the time of expected admission.

5. Other Baptised Catholic children.

6. Other looked after children and previously looked after children.

7. Other children with a sibling in school at the time of expected admission.

8. Other children.

In the event of oversubscription in any of the above criteria places will be allocated according to the following tie breaker criterion:

Applicants living nearest to the school. The distance measure is a straight line (radial) measure from the centre of the building that is the applicant’s home address to the centre of school building . Distances are measured using the Council's Geographic Information System.

If the Governing Body is unable to distinguish between applicants in any of the oversubscription criteria using this distance tie breaker (e.g. applicants in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.

TRANSPORT 6 Travel assistance will be offered for baptised Catholic children where this is your nearest Roman Catholic school and the distance between your home and the school is three miles or more measured by the shortest walking route.

Travelling expenses will also be met where this is your nearest school and you live more than three miles from the school.

Travelling expenses will additionally be met by the Local Authority for pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of the maximum amount of Working Tax Credit where

Corpus Christi Catholic High School

Corpus Christi Catholic High School 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive St Vincent's Road Head: Mr D Hubbard Fulwood Number on Roll January 2015: 687 Preston PR2 8QY Admission Number: 170 01772 716912

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 170 Total preferences received and considered equally was 299

SUMMARY OF POLICY ▼ This is a Voluntary Aided school - please contact the school for full admission details. 1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children who are baptised according to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church. 2. Baptised Catholic children living in an associated Parish and attending an associated Catholic primary school. 3. Baptised Catholic children who live in an associated parish and attend a Catholic primary school other than those associated with the school. 4. Baptised Catholic children who attend an associated primary school but do not live in an associated parish. 5. Baptised Catholic children living in an associated parish. 6. Baptised Catholic children who will have a sibling in the school at the time of admission. 7. Baptised Catholic children who attend other Catholic primary schools 8. Other Baptised Catholic children. 9. Non-Catholic Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children. 10. Non Catholic children having a brother or sister already at the school in the September of the Year of admission. 11. The children of staff employed at the school for two or more years, or who have been recruited to meet a school skills shortage. 12. Non Catholic children in associated primary schools. 13. Children of other faiths who show written evidence of commitment to that faith. 14. All other children. In the event of applications exceeding the number of places in any of the above categories, the following tie-breaker will apply : If there are more children in any of the individual categories than there are places remaining, then those pupils who live nearest to the school by a straight line (radial) measure, will have priority. The distance is measured using a geographical information system and the measurement is taken from the centre point of the property to the centre point of the school. In the event of a tied distance measurement between address points the Local Authority’s system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

Associated Parishes: The Blessed Sacrament, English Martyrs', St Clare's, St Gregory's & St Maria Goretti's. Associated Primary schools:- Primary schools of the associated Parishes above.

In the above case where this is not the nearest school, parents will be required to contribute an annual charge towards the cost of travel. The contribution for the academic year 2015/16 was £505. The figure for 2016/17 will increase by 5% plus whatever the annual increase is in the RPI for that year. This figure will increase annually by the same amounts. Parents may wish to know that Corpus Christi Catholic High School has organised its own travel arrangements with Preston Bus which will be less costly for parents than the Local Authority package. Travelling expenses will be met where this is your nearest school and you live more than three miles from the school. Travelling expenses will additionally be met by the Local Authority for pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of the maximum amount of Working Tax Credit where • this school is any one of the three nearest schools from your home and where the distance exceeds two miles but is less than six miles or • where this is the nearest school of parent's faith or belief and the distance is between two and fifteen miles from the parent's home. If you feel your children may qualify for assistance please telephone the Council on 01772 534588 for further information. If this is not your nearest school or you live less than three miles from the school please contact the school for information on the special school buses which the school has arranged.

Our Lady's Catholic High School

Our Lady 's Catholic High School 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive St Anthony's Drive Head: Mr N Ranson Fulwood Number on Roll January 2015: 898 Preston PR2 3SQ Admission Number: 180 01772 326900

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 180 Total preferences received and considered equally was 552

SUMMARY OF POLICY ▼ This is a Voluntary Aided school - please contact the school for full admission details. 1. Catholic looked after children and adopted children who were previously looked after. 2. Catholic children living in a nominated parish and attending an associated primary school. 3. Catholic children living in a nominated parish and attending other Catholic primary schools. 4. Catholic children attending an associated primary school. 5. Catholic children living in a nominated parish. 6. Catholic children having a brother or sister already in attendance at the school in the September of the year of admission. 7. Catholic children who attend other Catholic primary schools. 8. Non-Catholic looked after children and adopted children who were previously looked after. 9. Non-Catholic children having a brother or sister already in attendance at the school in the September of the year of admission. 10. Non-Catholic children who attend an associated primary school. 11. Other Catholic children. 12. Children of other faiths who show written evidence of commitment to that faith. 13. All other children. If the acceptance of all the children in a given criterion were to take the number of places offered to above the admission number, then places will be offered first to those pupils living nearest to the school by a straight line (radial) measure. The distance will be measured using the Lancashire County Council's geographical information system, the measurement being taken from the central point of the property to the central point of the school until the admission number is reached. In the event of a tied distance measurement between address points the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s). Parishes and Primary Schools Our Lady's serves, in the first instance, the Catholic community living in the nominated parishes (set out below) or attending their associated primary schools: Hill Chapel - Goosnargh Saint Mary's - Fernyhalgh Holy Family - Ingol Saint Mary's - Lea Town Our Lady and St Edwards - Fulwood Saint Mary's, Newhouse - Barton Sacred Heart and St Walburge - Ashton Saint Mary and St Michael's - Garstang Saint Andrew's – Cottam Saint Robert's - Catforth Saint Anthony's - Fulwood Saint Thomas' - Claughton Saint Edmund Campion - Ashton

TRANSPORT 6 Travel assistance may be offered for baptised Catholic children who reside in the nominated parishes stated above, with the exception of parts of Hill Chapel; Our Lady and St Edward's; Saint Anthony's; and Saint Mary and St Michael, Garstang parishes, and where the distance between your home and the school is three miles or more measured by the shortest walking route. Travel assistance will also be offered for baptised Catholic children where this is the nearest Roman Catholic high school and the distance criterion is met. In both the above cases where this is not the nearest school, parents will be required to contribute an annual charge towards the cost of travel. The contribution for the academic year 2015/16 was £505. The figure for 2016/17 will increase by 5% plus whatever the annual increase is in the RPI for that year. This figure will increase annually by the same amounts. Travelling expenses will also be met where this is your nearest school and you live more than three miles from the school. Travelling expenses will additionally be met by the Local Authority for pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of the maximum amount of Working Tax Credit where • this school is any one of the three nearest schools from your home and where the distance exceeds two miles but is less than six miles or • where this is the nearest school of parent's faith or belief and the distance is between two and fifteen miles from the parent's home.

St Cecilia's Roman Catholic High School

St Cecilia's Roman Catholic High School 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Chapel Hill Head: Mr S Tattersall Longridge Number on Roll January 2015: 375 Preston PR3 2XA Admission Number: 93 01772 783074

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 93 Total preferences received and considered equally was 153

SUMMARY OF POLICY ▼ This is a Voluntary Aided school - please contact the school for full admission details.

Admissions will be in accordance with the following criteria: (1) Roman Catholic Looked after Children and children who have previously been looked after. (2) Roman Catholic pupils, living in a contributory Parish: CHIPPING - ST. MARY’S ALSTON LANE - OUR LADY AND ST. MICHAEL’S LONGRIDGE - ST. WILFRID’S RIBCHESTER - ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL’S (3) Roman Catholic pupils, attending an associated Catholic primary school: CHIPPING - ST. MARY’S ALSTON LANE - OUR LADY AND ST. MICHAEL’S LONGRIDGE - ST. WILFRID’S (4) Roman Catholic pupils, who attend St Francis, Hill Chapel Primary School. (5) Other Roman Catholic pupils, who have a brother or sister at the school. (6) Other Roman Catholic pupils with proven and exceptional medical and social needs where admission to the school might best help satisfy those exceptional needs, providing that such application is submitted with appropriate evidence or reports. (7) Other Roman Catholic pupils, in other Catholic primary schools. (8) Other Roman Catholic pupils (9) Non Catholic Children Looked After and Previously Children Looked After (Non Catholic) (10) Non Catholic pupils, who have a Catholic brother or sister in the school. (11) Other Non Catholic pupils with proven and exceptional medical and social needs where admission to the school might best help satisfy those exceptional needs, providing that such application is submitted with appropriate evidence or reports. (12) Non Catholic pupils attending Catholic primary schools (13) Other Christian Pupils (14) All other children. If category (1), (2), (3) or (4) is over-subscribed, places will be allocated by reference to subsequent categories in order; for example, if category (1) is over-subscribed children who satisfy both categories (1) and (2) will have priority over children who satisfy only category (1). If any of the categories is over-subscribed, places will be allocated first to children living nearest to the school. Distance will be measured using a computerised measuring system from the address point of the school (centre of the building) to the address point of the child’s home (centre of the building). In the event of a tied distance measurement between address points the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

TRANSPORT 6 Travel assistance may be offered for baptised Catholic children who reside in the contributory parishes stated above, with the exception of parts of Ribchester St. Peter and St. Paul's parish, and where the distance between your home and the school is three miles or more measured by the shortest walking route. Travel assistance will also be offered for baptised Catholic children where this is the nearest Roman Catholic high school and the distance criterion is met. In both the above cases where this is not the nearest school, parents will be required to contribute an annual charge towards the cost of travel. The contribution for the academic year 2015/16 was £505. The figure for 2016/17 will increase by 5% plus whatever the annual increase is in the RPI for that year. This figure will increase annually by the same amounts.

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Travelling expenses will also be met where this is your nearest school and you live more than three miles from the school.

Travelling expenses will additionally be met by the Local Authority for pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of the maximum amount of Working Tax Credit where • this school is any one of the three nearest schools from your home and where the distance exceeds two miles but is less than six miles or • where this is the nearest school of parent's faith or belief and the distance is between two and fifteen miles from the parent's home. •

Preston Muslim Girls High School

Preston Muslim Girls High School 11-16 Girls School Deepdale Mill Street Principal: M Javid Preston PR1 6QL Number on Roll January 2015: 362 01772 651906 Admission Number: 81

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 75 Total preferences received and considered equally was 140

SUMMARY OF POLICY ▼ This is a Voluntary Aided school - please contact the school for full admission details

1. Looked after and previously looked after Muslim girls (girls in public care). 2. Girls with a sister attending the school at the time when they will take up a place. 3. Special Medical or Social circumstances affecting the girl, which are directly relevant to attendance at PMGHS. Professional supporting evidence (from e.g. a doctor, psychologist or social worker) is essential if admission is to be made under this section. This evidence should set out the reason why PMGHS is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. 4. Muslim girls living in the city of Preston who themselves or their parents attend one of the Mosques named below (places to be allocated proportionally, as indicated, to attendees of each Mosque).

Quwwatul Maahadus Mosque Noor Hall, Raza Mosque, Mosque Al-Huda Islam Shuhada, Falah, St. Pauls Rd, St. Pauls Rd, Salaam, Masjid, Mosque, Peel Deepdale Rd, Kent St, Deepdale Deepdale Watling Avenham Hall St. Deepdale Deepdale Street Rd, Deepdale Fulwood

18 spaces 5 spaces 5 spaces 5 spaces 3 spaces 8 spaces 4 spaces

Jame Madina Aqsa Quba Bilal Mosque, Saliheen Zakariyya Mosque, Mosque, Mosque, Mosque, Eldon St, Mosque, Masjid, Clarendon St, William Henry Fishwick New Hall Plungington Fishergate Ribbleton Frenchwood St, Fishwick Parade, Lane, Hill, Fishwick Fishwick Broadgate

13 spaces 7 spaces 2 spaces 2 spaces 3 spaces 4 spaces 2 spaces

5. Other looked after and previously looked after girls (in public care). 6. Girls of other faiths who show written evidence of commitment to that faith. 7. All other girls.

Tie Break Random selection will apply as stated above to the % of places allocated for each Mosque. Where there are more applicants for the available places within categories 5, 6 and 7, 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 the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

TRANSPORT 6 Travel assistance will be offered for Muslim girls where this is the nearest Muslim school and the distance exceeds three miles but no more than fifteen miles. In cases where this is not the nearest school and the distance criterion is met parents/carers will be required to make a contributory annual charge towards the cost of travel. The contribution for the academic year 2015/16 was £505. The figure for 2016/17 will increase by 5% plus whatever the annual increase is in the RPI for that year. This figure will increase annually by the same amounts.

Travelling expenses will also be met where this is the nearest school and the distance exceeds three miles.

Moor Park High School & Sixth Form

Moor Park High School & Sixth Form 11-19 Foundation School Moor Park Avenue Head: Mr P J Cunningham Preston PR1 6DT Number on Roll January 2015: 580 01772 795428/795907 Admission Number: 120

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 100 Total preferences received and considered equally was 291

SUMMARY OF POLICY ▼ This is a Foundation school – please contact the school for full admission details.

Moor Park will seek to recruit a cohort of students from Preston, Lea and the surrounding area. Where we receive more applications for places than there are places available, we will offer places according to oversubscription criteria below and inform the LA. These criteria will be applied in number order. i) Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children. ii) Children for whom, in the opinion of professional experts, there are exceptionally strong medical, social or welfare reasons for admission associated with the child and/or family which are directly relevant to the School. iii) Pupils who will have a sibling in attendance at the School at the time of admission. iv) Thereafter the remaining places will be allocated as follows:

a) 40% of the remaining places to those applicants who live nearest to the school (The measurement used will be taken in a straight line from the centre point of the residence to the Centre Point of Moor Park using the Moor Park geographical information system).

b) 60% of the remaining places will be allocated on a random basis using computer software to randomly allocate the remaining places.

Please note: [In the event that the percentage calculation applied under a) and b) results in numbers which do not correspond to a whole number of places, then the spare place will be allocated to those available under (iv) a)]

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA 6 Preston and Lea.

TRANSPORT 6 Please also see section 4 of the main booklet Pupils will be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, and this is their nearest school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in any doubt over the distance between your home and the school, please check with the Area Education Office.

Eden Boys' School, Preston

Eden Boys ' School , Preston 11-18 Free School London Road Principal: Ms A Middlemass Preston PR1 4BD Admission Number: 100 07776 133786 www.edenboyspreston.com [email protected]

Eden Boys’ School, Preston is part of the Tauheedul Education Trust. The Trust has devolved responsibility for admissions to the Local Governing Body of Eden Boys’ School.

Eden Boys’ School is an 11-18 progressive and inclusive Muslim faith school which opened in September 2015. In September 2016, the school will re-locate from the current temporary site on 55 Guildhall Street, Preston PR1 3NU to a new purpose built school site with state of the art facilities on London Road, Preston PR1 4BD.

SUMMARY OF POLICY ▼ This is a Free school – please contact the school for full admission details.

Oversubscription criteria

1. Looked after boys or a boy who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order.

2. Boys with a sibling who is a pupil already attending Eden Boys' School, at the time of admission.

3. Sons of staff employed at Eden Boys' School for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission is made, and/or the member of staff has been recruited to fill a post where there is a demonstrable skills shortage.

4. Boys for whom the Governing Body accepts that they have proven, exceptionally strong special, medical or social circumstances, which are directly relevant to attendance at Eden Boys' School. Professional supporting evidence must be provided by the parent from e.g. a consultant, doctor, psychologist, social worker or from another professional. A place will only be offered, if the Governing Body accepts the view of the professional, which confirms that the existing medical, social or welfare difficulties will be exacerbated if admission is not offered at Eden Boys' School.

5. Boys who live nearest to Eden Boys' School. The distance will be measured in a straight line using Lancashire County Council's computerised mapping system. This will measure distance from home to school, centre of the building to the centre of the building.

If a number of addresses have the same geographical property reference (such as a block of flats), or if there are a number of applicants living the same distance away from the school, random allocation will then be used to decide which of the boys can be offered a place. The random allocation process will be supervised by someone independent of the school.

Tie-breaker If any categories are oversubscribed, then the geographical proximity (as set out in category 5 above), will be used as a tie-breaker. If the distance between the boys' homes and the school is the same, then random allocation will be used as a tie-breaker. The random allocation process will be supervised by someone independent of the school.

Fulwood Academy

Fulwood Academy 11-18 Mixed Comprehensive Black Bull Lane Principal: Mr S Henry Fulwood Number on Roll January 2015: 784 PRESTON Admission Number: 200 PR2 9YR 01772 719060

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 200 Total preferences received and considered equally was 451

SUMMARY OF POLICY ▼ This is an Academy - please contact the Academy for full admission details. a) Looked after Children and previously looked after children. b) children for whom, in the opinion of professional experts, there are exceptionally strong medical, social or welfare reasons for admission associated with the child and/or family which are directly relevant to Fulwood Academy. This may include some non-statemented students who have special educational needs.

c) children who will have a sibling in attendance at Fulwood Academy at the time of transfer. d) other students with priority given to those that live nearest to Fulwood Academy. The measurement will be taken in a straight line from the centre point of the residence to the centre point of the Academy, using the Lancashire Local Authority's geographical information system (G.I.S.).

TRANSPORT 6 (Years 7-11) Please also see section 4 of the main booklet Pupils will be entitled to travelling expenses to the Academy if this is their nearest school and they reside three miles or more from the Academy, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in any doubt over the distance between your home and the Academy, please check with the Local Authority's Area Education Office.

Balshaw's Church of England High School: A Specialist Engineering College

Balshaw 's Church of England High School: 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive A Specialist Engineering College Head: Mr S Haycocks Church Road Number on Roll January 2015: 930 Leyland PR25 3AH Admission Number: 185 01772 421009

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions:

Places available: 185 Initial allocation under each criterion: Total parental preferences 1st 256 SEN (considered separately) 0 (considered equally) ranked 2nd 179 Looked After Children 1 by parents 3rd 142 Social/Medical/Welfare 0 In GPA with Sibling 33 In GPA no Sibling 137 Out GPA with Sibling 0 Out GPA no Sibling 14 Total preferences received: 577 LA Allocated 0

SUMMARY OF POLICY 6 This is a Voluntary Controlled School – for full details see page 10.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA 6 Leyland area (part*) and parishes of Cuerden, Clayton-le-Woods, Brindle (part*) and Euxton (part*) *Leyland east of Worden Lane, St Andrews Road, Towngate, King Street and Leyland Way. Brindle south of the M65 motorway. Euxton - follow the railway line south then east to the border with Chorley district. Follow the Chorley and Whittle-le-Woods boundaries back to the Leyland boundary.

TRANSPORT 6 Please also see section 4 of the main booklet Pupils living in the above geographical priority area where this is your nearest school may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in doubt over the distance between your home and the school, please check with the Area Education Office.

Lostock Hall Academy

Lostock Hall Academy 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Todd Lane North Head: Mrs G A Brimelow Lostock Hall Number on Roll January 2015: 738 Preston PR5 5UR Admission Number: 170 01772 336293

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 170 Total preferences received and considered equally was 241

SUMMARY OF POLICY 6 This is an Academy – please contact the school for full policy details.

The criteria to be used to allocate places when the Academy is oversubscribed are:

1. Children in public care at the time when preferences are expressed and who are still in public care at the time of their admission to school, and those who have been previously looked after; then 2. Children for whom the Governors accept, based on the written opinion of professional experts that there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons associated with the child or family that are directly relevant to Lostock Hall Academy; then 3. Children who have a parent who will have been an employee of the Academy for a continuous period of at least two years prior to the date of the pupil’s admission to the school. 4. Children with older brothers or sisters attending the Academy at the date of the younger child's admission. 5. Children living within the Academy's geographical priority area (GPA). 6. Children living outside the Academy's geographical priority area. 7. If there are more children in any of the individual categories than there are places remaining, then those children who live nearest to the school by a straight line (radial) measure will have priority. The distance is measured using a geographical information system and the measurement is taken from the centre point of the Academy to the centre point of the home.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA 6

The parish of Farington (most of) and the Bamber Bridge area to the west of the A6 (Station Road and Chorley Road). Also the Walton le Dale area to the east of the A6 up to the M61 and M6 motorways to the west. From the border of Cuerden parish follow the M6 northwards to junction 30 with the M61. Follow the M61 northwards to the Preston boundary (which bisects junction 31). Follow the Preston boundary eastwards and then southwards down the Penwortham and Farington parish boundary. Follow the Farington parish boundary southwards then turning westwards passing over Earnshaw Bridge until meeting Wheelton Lane. Head northwards up the middle of Wheelton Lane then westwards up the middle of Centurion Way to the parish border with Cuerden. Follow the parish border round to meet the M6 at junction 30.

A map is available in school to illustrate the GPA (Geographical Priority Area).

TRANSPORT 6 Please also see section 4 of the main booklet Pupils will be entitled to travelling expenses to this school if this is their nearest school and provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in doubt over the distance between your home and the school, please check with the Area Education Office.

Penwortham Girls' High School

Penwortham Girls ' High School 11-16 Girls Comprehensive Cop Lane Head: Ms K Pomeroy Penwortham Number on Roll January 2015: 673 Preston PR1 0SR Admission Number: 155 01772 743399

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions:

Places available: 155 Initial allocation under each criterion: Total parental preferences 1st 132 SEN (considered separately) 1 (considered equally) ranked 2nd 187 Looked After Children 2 by parents 3rd 115 Social/Medical/Welfare 0 In GPA with Sibling 7 In GPA no sibling 67 Out GPA with sibling 8 Out GPA no sibling 69 Total preferences received: 434 LA Allocated 1

SUMMARY OF POLICY 6 This is a Community School – for full details see page 10.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA 6 Parishes of Hutton, Longton, Little Hoole, Much Hoole and Penwortham. Also the Broadgate area following the railway line (initially north then bearing west) from the intersection of the River Ribble with South Meadow Lane until Portway then dropping back to the Penwortham parish boundary.

TRANSPORT 6 Please also see section 4 of the main booklet. Pupils living in the following areas may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in doubt over the distance between your home and the school, please check with the Area Education Office. Parts of New Longton.

Penwortham Priory Academy

Penwortham Priory Academy 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Academy Crow Hills Road Head: Mr M Eastham Penwortham Number on Roll January 2015: 653 Preston PR1 0JE Admission Number: 180 01772 320250

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 180 Total preferences received and considered equally was 409

SUMMARY OF POLICY 6 This is an Academy – please contact the school for full policy details .

Where the number of applications for admission is greater than the published admission number, applications will be considered against the criteria set out below. After the admission of students with statements of Special Educational Needs, the criteria will be applied in the order in which they are set out below:

a) Children in public care and adopted children who were previously in care;

b) Children for whom, in the opinion of professional experts, there are exceptionally strong medical, social or welfare reasons for admission associated with the child and/or family which are directly relevant to Penwortham Priory Academy. This may include some non-statemented students who have special educational needs.

c) Children who will have a sibling in attendance at Penwortham Priory Academy at the time of transfer.

d) Other students with priority given to those that live nearest to Penwortham Priory Academy, in accordance with local Geographical Priority arrangements. The measurement will be taken in a straight line from the centre point of the residence to the centre point of the Academy, using the Lancashire Local Authority's geographical information system (GIS).

Walton-le-Dale Arts College and High School Walton -le -Dale Arts College and High School 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Brindle Road Head: Mr A Hill Bamber Bridge Number on Roll January 2015: 636 Preston PR5 6RN Admission Number: 157 01772 335726

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions:

Places available: 160 Initial allocation under each criterion: Total parental preferences 1st 134 SEN (considered separately) 4 (considered equally) ranked 2nd 115 Looked After Children 3 by parents 3rd 94 Social/Medical/Welfare 0 In GPA with Sibling 12 In GPA no sibling 41 Out GPA with sibling 22 Out GPA no sibling 64 Total preferences received: 343 LA Allocated 15

SUMMARY OF POLICY 6 This is a Community School – for full details see page 10.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA 6 Walton-le-Dale area (east of Station and Chorley Roads) and parishes of Samlesbury, Cuerdale, Hoghton and Brindle (part*). Consultation about extending Walton-le-Dale High School's geographical priority area westwards to London Way to take in the Bamber Bridge area to the east of this road was recently undertaken. This will effectively make the area between London Way (to the west) and the M6/M61 motorways (to the east) a shared geographical priority area for both Lostock Hall Academy and Walton-le-Dale High School. *The boundary will run along the M65 motorway to the Walton-le-Dale boundary and follow this to Station Road .

TRANSPORT 6 Please also see section 4 of the main booklet. Pupils living in the above geographical priority area, with the exception of parts of Samlesbury, may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in doubt over the distance between your home and the school, please check with the Area Education Office.

Wellfield High School Wellfield High School 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Specialist School Yewlands Drive Head: Mr P Tolson Leyland Number on Roll January 2015: 369 Preston PR25 2TP Admission Number: 166 01772 421303

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions:

Places available: 166 Initial allocation under each criterion: Total parental preferences 1st 42 SEN (considered separately) 0 (considered equally) ranked 2nd 71 Looked After Children 0 by parents 3rd 90 Social/Medical/Welfare 0 In GPA with Sibling 9 In GPA no sibling 34 Out GPA with sibling 6 Out GPA no sibling 20 Total preferences received: 203 LA Allocated 41

SUMMARY OF POLICY 6 This is a Community School – for full details see page 10.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA 6 Parish of Ulnes Walton and Leyland area (part*) plus part of South East Farington (part**) * from the boundary between Euxton and Leyland follow the centre of Worden Lane, St Andrews Road, Towngate, King Street and Leyland Way to the boundaries with Clayton-le-Woods and Cuerden. **Follow the centre of Wheelton Lane north then east along the centre of Centurion Way then briefly north along Preston Road (B5254) to meet Stanifield Lane up to Claytons Farm.

TRANSPORT 6 Please also see section 4 of the main booklet Pupils will be entitled to travelling expenses to this school if this school is their nearest and provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in doubt over the distance between your home and the school, please check with the Area Education Office.

Academy @ Worden

Academy @ Worden 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Westfield Drive Head: Mr C Catherall Leyland Number on Roll January 2015: 283 Preston PR25 1QX Admission Number: 118 01772 421021

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 120 Total preferences received and considered equally was 273

SUMMARY OF POLICY 6 This is an Academy – please contact the school for full admission details.

The criteria which are to be used to allocate places when the Academy is oversubscribed are:

1. Children in public care at the time when preferences are expressed and who are still in public care at the time of their admission to school, and those who have been previously looked after, then 2. Children for whom the Governors accept that there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned, then 3. Children living within the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters attending the school when the younger child will start , then 4. Children living within the school’s geographical priority area, then 5. 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 6. Children living outside the school’s geographical priority area.

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. If Governors are unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (eg twins or same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw. The distance measure is a straight line (radial) measure centre of building to centre of building.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA 6 Parish of Ulnes Walton and Leyland area (part*) plus part of South East Farington (part**) *From the boundary between Euxton and Leyland follow the centre of Worden Lane, St Andrews Road, Towngate, King Street and Leyland Way to the boundaries with Clayton-le-Woods and Cuerden. **Follow the centre of Wheelton Lane north then east along the centre of Centurion Way then briefly north along Preston Road (B5254) to meet Stanifield Lane up to Claytons Farm.

TRANSPORT 6 Please also see section 4 of the main booklet Pupils living in the following areas may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in doubt over the distance between your home and the school, please check with the Area Education Office. Parts of Ulnes Walton.

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Hutton Church of England Grammar School

Hutton Church of England Grammar School 11-18 Boys Comprehensive (16+ Mixed) Liverpool Road Head: Mr D P Pearson Hutton Number on Roll January 2015: 854 Preston PR4 5SN (including sixth form) 01772 613112 Admission Number: 148

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 148 Total preferences received and considered equally was 437

SUMMARY OF POLICY ▼ This is a Voluntary Aided school - please contact the school for full admission details. 1. (a) Boys in public care – including any "looked after child" and any child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order. (b) Boys with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school. 2. Boys who have a sibling attending the school on the date application is made and on the date of admission. 3. Boys whose parents/guardians worship in a church in membership of Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance and:- (a) live within the ecclesiastical parishes of Penwortham (2), Longton, New Longton, Farington Moss, Lostock Hall and Hoole;* (b) live outside the area. 4. Boys whose parents live within the ecclesiastical parishes of Penwortham (2), Longton, New Longton, Farington Moss, Lostock Hall and Hoole.* 5. Boys whose parents live outside the area (a) whose parents/guardians show evidence of being active members of a faith other than Christian which is associated with the UK Inter-Faith Network; (b) other boys on the basis of distance of home from school. 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 the cut off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s). * "Penwortham (2), Longton, New Longton, Farington Moss, Lostock Hall and Hoole" is defined by the Church of England Parishes of St Mary's Penwortham, St Leonard's Penwortham, St Andrew's Longton, All Saints New Longton, St Paul's Farington Moss, St James Lostock Hall, and St Michael's, Hoole. A map showing the boundaries is available in school.

TRANSPORT 6 Travel assistance will be offered for pupils in Years 7-11 who live in the ecclesiastical parishes stated in 3(a) above and where the parents meet the denominational admission criteria in 3a and where the distance between your home and the school is three miles or more measured by the shortest walking route. Travel assistance will also be offered for pupils living outside the ecclesiastical parishes stated above where the parents meet the denominational criteria for admission as stipulated in Section 3 above, where this is the nearest CE High school and the distance criterion is met. In both the above cases, where this is not the nearest school, parents will be required to contribute an annual charge towards the cost of travel. The contribution for the academic year 2015/16 was £505. The figure for 2016/17 will increase by 5% plus whatever the annual increase is in the RPI for that year. This figure will increase annually by the same amounts. In addition travelling expenses will be met for other pupils where this is the nearest school and the distance criterion is met. Travelling expenses will additionally be met by the Local Authority for pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of the maximum amount of Working Tax Credit where • this school is any one of the three nearest schools from your home and where the distance exceeds two miles but is less than six miles or • where this is the nearest school of parent's faith or belief and the distance is between two and fifteen miles from the parent's home.

All Hallows Catholic High School

All Hallows Catholic High School 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Crabtree Avenue Head: Mr C J Riding Off Central Drive Number on Roll January 2015: 896 Preston PR1 0LN Admission Number: 178 01772 746121/2 [email protected]

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 178 Total preferences received and considered equally was 546

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 the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

TRANSPORT 6

Travel assistance may be offered for baptised Catholic children who reside in the designated parishes stated above, with the exception of parts of St Oswald's, Longton and Our Lady & St Gerards, Lostock Hall parishes, and where the distance between your home and the school is three miles or more measured by the shortest walking route.

Travel assistance will also be offered for baptised Catholic children where this is the nearest Roman Catholic high school and the distance criterion is met.

In both the above cases where this is not the nearest school, parents will be required to contribute an annual charge towards the cost of travel. The contribution for the academic year 2015/16 was £505. The figure for 2016/17 will increase by 5% plus whatever the annual increase is in the RPI for that year. This figure will increase annually by the same amounts.

Travelling expenses will also be met where this is your nearest school and you live more than three miles from the school.

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St Mary's Catholic High School, Leyland

St Mary 's Catholic 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive High School, Leyland Deputy Head: Mr C Meldrum Royal Avenue Number on Roll January 2015: 617 Leyland PR25 1BS Admission Number: 166 01772 421909 [email protected]

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 166 Total preferences received and considered equally was 218

TRANSPORT 6

Travel assistance may be offered for baptised Catholic children who reside in the designated parishes stated above, with the exception of Euxton St Mary's parish, and where the distance between your home and the school is three miles or more measured by the shortest walking route.

Travel assistance will also be offered for baptised Catholic children where this is the nearest Roman Catholic high school and the distance criterion is met.

Travelling expenses will also be met where this is your nearest school and you live more than three miles from the school.

Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School

Brownedge St Mary 's Catholic High School 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Station Road Head: Mr M Reynolds Bamber Bridge Number on Roll January 2015: 702 Preston PR5 6PB Admission Number: 160 01772 339813

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 160 Total preferences received and considered equally was 278

SUMMARY OF POLICY ▼ This is a Voluntary Aided school - please contact the school for full admission details.

1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children. 2. Baptised Catholic children from the following Catholic partner primary schools : St. Mary’s & St. Benedict's, Bamber Bridge; Our Lady & St. Gerard’s, Lostock Hall; St. Patrick’s, Walton le Dale; St. Joseph’s, Brindle; St. Bede’s, Clayton Green. 3. Baptised Catholic children living in the designated parishes named below: Brownedge St. Mary’s, Bamber Bridge; Our Lady & St. Gerard’s, Lostock Hall; Our Lady & St. Patrick’s Walton le Dale; St. Joseph’s, Brindle; St. Bede’s, Clayton Green; and St. Mary’s, Samlesbury. 4. Baptised Catholic children who have a brother or sister at the school at the time of likely admission. 5. Baptised Catholic children living in other parishes. 6. Children who are other than Catholic who have a brother or sister at the school at the time of likely admission. 7. Other children living in the designated parishes and attending a catholic primary school in the designated parish. 8. Children of staff who have been employed by the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission is made. 9. Children who are Baptised in other Christian denominations or who can provide evidence of membership of a faith community. 10. Other Children. In the event of oversubscription, distance from home to school will be applied. This is the shortest walking distance from the front door of the home to the front door of the school. In the event of a tied distance measurement between address points the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

TRANSPORT 6

Travel assistance may be offered for baptised Catholic children who reside in the designated parishes stated above, with the exception of parts of St Joseph's Brindle and St Mary's Samlesbury parishes, and where the distance between your home and the school is three miles or more measured by the shortest walking route.

Travel assistance will also be offered for baptised Catholic children where this is the nearest Roman Catholic high school and the distance criterion is met.

Travelling expenses will also be met where this is your nearest school and you live more than three miles from the school.

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Burscough Priory Science College

Burscough Priory Science College 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Trevor Road Head: Dr G Clarke Burscough Number on Roll January 2015: 685 Ormskirk L40 7RZ Admission Number: 154 01704 893259

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 154 Initial allocation under each criterion: Total parental preferences 1st 139 SEN (considered separately) 3 (considered equally) ranked 2nd 83 Looked After Children 1 by parents 3rd 112 Social/Medical/Welfare 1 In GPA with Sibling 28 In GPA no sibling 90 Out GPA with sibling 4 Out GPA no sibling 25 Total preferences received: 334 LA Allocated 1

SUMMARY OF POLICY 6 This is a Community School – for full details see page 10.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA 6 Parishes of Rufford, Burscough, Lathom, Newburgh, Parbold and Hilldale.

TRANSPORT 6 Please also see section 4 of the main booklet Pupils living in the below area may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in doubt over the distance between your home and the school, please check with the Area Education Office. Rufford.

Ormskirk School

Ormskirk School 11-18 Mixed Comprehensive Wigan Road Head: Mr J P Doyle Ormskirk Number on Roll January 2015: 1456 Lancashire L39 2AT (including sixth form) 01695 583040 Admission Number: 250

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 250 Initial allocation under each criterion: Total parental preferences 1st 261 SEN (considered separately) 5 (considered equally) 2nd 209 Looked After Children 2 ranked by parents 3rd 123 Social/Medical/Welfare 0 In GPA with Sibling 65 In GPA no sibling 101 Out GPA with sibling 23 Out GPA no sibling 50 Total preferences received: 593 LA Allocated 3

SUMMARY OF POLICY 6 This is a Voluntary Controlled School – for full details see page 10.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA 6 Parishes of Scarisbrick, Halsall, Downholland, Great Altcar, Aughton, Ormskirk, Bickerstaffe and Simonswood. From the boundary of Bickerstaffe (Primrose Farm) run north to the boundary of Lathom (Cock Farm).

TRANSPORT 6 (Years 7-11) Please also see section 4 of the main booklet. Pupils living in the below areas may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in doubt over the distance between your home and the school, please check with the Area Education Office. Parts of Scarisbrick, parts of Halsall, Aughton.

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Up Holland High School – A Specialist Music, Mathematics and Computing College

Up Holland High School – A Specialist Music, 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Mathematics and Computing College Head: Ms K Barton Sandbrook Road Number on Roll January 2015: 631 Orrell Admission Number: 180 Wigan WN5 7AL 01695 625191

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 180 Initial allocation under each criterion: Total parental preferences 1st 88 SEN (considered separately) 1 (considered equally) ranked 2nd 81 Looked After Children 0 by parents 3rd 66 Social/Medical/Welfare 0 In GPA with Sibling 6 In GPA no sibling 9 Out GPA with sibling 17 Out GPA no sibling 63 Total preferences received: 235 LA Allocated 0

SUMMARY OF POLICY 6 This is a Community School – for full details see page 10.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA 6 Parishes of Wrightington, Dalton and Up Holland.

TRANSPORT 6 Please also see section 4 of the main booklet. Pupils will be entitled to travelling expenses to this school if this school is the nearest and provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in doubt over the distance between your home and the school, please check with the Area Education Office.

Lathom High School – A Technology College

Lathom High School – A Technology College 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Glenburn Road Head: Mrs J M Galbraith Skelmersdale WN8 6JN Number on Roll January 2015: 547 01695 725653 Admission Number: 160

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 160 Total preferences received and considered equally was 260

SUMMARY OF POLICY 6 This is a Foundation School – please contact the school for full admission details.

1. Children who are looked after by a Local Authority at the time when preferences are expressed and who are still looked after at the time of their admission to school and those who have been previously looked after, then

2. Children for whom the Governing Body accepts that there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned, then

3. Children living within the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters attending the school when the younger child will start ,

4. Children living within the school’s geographical priority area, then

5. 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

6. Children living outside the school’s geographical priority area.

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. 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.

The distance measure is a straight line (radial) measure centre of building to centre of building.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA 6 Skelmersdale From the boundary of Lathom (Cock Farm) run south to the boundary of Bickerstaffe (Primrose Farm).

TRANSPORT 6 Please also see section 4 of the main booklet. Pupils will be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided it is the nearest school and they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in doubt over the distance between your home and the school, please check with the Area Education Office.

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Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College

Our Lady Queen of Peace 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Catholic Engineering College Head: Mr J M Smart Glenburn Road Number on Roll January 2015: 833 Skelmersdale WN8 6JW Admission Number: 185 01695 725635 [email protected]

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 185 Total preferences received and considered equally was 334

SUMMARY OF POLICY ▼ This is a Voluntary Aided school - please contact the school for full admission details. 1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children. 2. Baptised Catholic children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission. 3. Baptised Catholic children resident in the parish of St Richard. 4. Other baptised Catholic children. 5. Other children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission. 6. Children attending one of the following Catholic Feeder Primary Schools in the parishes named in criterion 3 above: St Edmund's, Skelmersdale St John's, Skelmersdale St Francis of Assisi, Skelmersdale St Richard's, Skelmersdale St James', Skelmersdal e 7. Children from other Christian denominations. Proof of Baptism in the form of a Baptismal Certificate or confirmation in writing that the applicant is a member of their faith community from an appropriate Minister of Religion is required. 8. Children of other faiths. An appropriate Faith Leader would need to confirm in writing that the applicant is a member of their faith group. 9. Other children. 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 the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

TRANSPORT 6

Travel assistance will be offered for baptised Catholic children who reside in the designated parishes stated above and where the distance between your home and the school is three miles or more measured by the shortest walking route. Travel assistance will also be offered for baptised Catholic children where this is the nearest Roman Catholic high school and the distance criterion is met. In both the above cases where this is not the nearest school, parents will be required to contribute an annual charge towards the cost of travel. The contribution for the academic year 2015/16 was £505. The figure for 2016/17 will increase by 5% plus whatever the annual increase is in the RPI for that year. This figure will increase annually by the same amounts. Travelling expenses will also be met where this is your nearest school and you live more than three miles from the school. Travelling expenses will additionally be met by the Local Authority for pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of the maximum amount of Working Tax Credit where • this school is any one of the three nearest schools from your home and where the distance exceeds two miles but is less than six miles or • where this is the nearest school of parent's faith or belief and the distance is between two and fifteen miles from the parent's home.

St Bede's Catholic High School, Ormskirk – A Specialist Arts College

St Bede 's Catholic High School, Ormskirk 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive – A Specialist Arts College Head: Mr C Horrocks St Anne's Road Number on Roll January 2015: 683 Ormskirk L39 4TA Admission Number: 140 01695 577320/570335 [email protected]

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 140 Total preferences received and considered equally was 414

*Baptised Catholic means, within the policies and practices relating to school admissions, any child who, before the due date of application, is a baptised Catholic or who, having been baptised into another Christian denomination whose baptisms are recognised by the Catholic Church, has subsequently been formally received into the Catholic Church.

TRANSPORT 6 Travel assistance may be offered for baptised Catholic children who reside in the designated parishes stated above, with the exception of parts of the St Elizabeth's Scarisbrick and Our Lady's Parbold parishes, and where the distance between your home and the school is three miles or more measured by the shortest walking route.

Travel assistance will also be offered for baptised Catholic children where this is the nearest Roman Catholic high school and the distance criterion is met.

Travelling expenses will also be met where this is your nearest school and you live more than three miles from the school. Travelling expenses will additionally be met by the Local Authority for pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of the maximum amount of Working Tax Credit where • this school is any one of the three nearest schools from your home and where the distance exceeds two miles but is less than six miles or • where this is the nearest school of parent's faith or belief and the distance is between two and fifteen miles from the parent's home.

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Tarleton Academy

Tarleton Academy 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Hesketh Lane Head: Mrs L Gwinnett Tarleton Number on Roll January 2015: 630 Preston PR4 6AQ Admission Number: 150 01772 812644

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 150 Total preferences received and considered equally was 222

SUMMARY OF POLICY ▼ This is an Academy school - please contact the school for full admission details.

1) Children looked after and previously looked after children.

2) Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs, that names Tarleton Academy in the statement, will be given priority for admission. The Admissions Code of Practice confirms that this is not an oversubscription criterion and that schools must admit such children whether they have available places or not (to be admitted under a separate process).

3) Children who have specific medical needs, social needs and special needs where the application is supported by written specific appropriate professional advice as to why admission to Tarleton Academy is necessary. The definition as to what constitutes medical, social and special need within the scope of this provision will be available in writing to parents in the prospectus as part of the admissions policy. It is the responsibility of parents to show that it is essential for the child to attend Tarleton Academy rather than any other school.

4) Siblings of children who will be attending Tarleton Academy on the date when the applicant would be admitted.

5) Children who live in the Geographical Priority Area which consists of the civic parishes of North Meols, Hesketh with Becconsall, Tarleton and Rufford which are all situated within the County Boundary of Lancashire or attend the following Primary Schools in that area Banks Methodist, Banks St Stephens, Hesketh with Becconsall, Tarleton Community, Tarleton Holy Trinity, Rufford Primary, Mere Brow Primary, Holmeswood Methodist and Hoole St Michael's.

6) Children who attend Hoole St Michaels, Little Hoole Primary, Longton Primary, Bretherton Endowed C of E, Churchtown, Marshside, Larkfield, Norwood Road and St John’s Crossens Primary Schools.

7) Any other children whose permanent address is closest to Tarleton Academy. Such children may live in areas served by either Lancashire County Council or Sefton Borough Council. Distance will be measured using the LA computerised measuring system which is a straight line measurement from home to school.

Tie Break

Where there are more applicants for the available places under any of the above criteria then the distance between the School and the home measured by the LA computerised measuring system will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. Where the cut off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and the Local Authority’s system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

TRANSPORT 6 Please also see section 4 of the main booklet Pupils living in the below areas may be entitled to travelling expenses to this school provided they reside three miles or more from the school, measured by the shortest walking route. If you are in doubt over the distance between your home and the school, please check with the Area Education Office. Parts of Hesketh and Becconsall, parts of Rufford.

Maharishi Free School

Maharishi Free School 4-16 Free School Cobbs Brow Lane Head: Dr D Cassells Lathom Number on Roll January 2015: 202 Ormskirk L40 6JJ Admission Number: Please contact the school for 01695 729912 place availability

Maharishi School is a through school with Year 6 Primary pupils automatically continuing into Year 7. Therefore it is not usual for Year 7 Secondary places to be available, although the school keeps its own waiting list in case places become available in any Primary or Secondary year group. To join the waiting list, or to find out more about potential class vacancies, please contact the school directly.

Lancashire County Council are only involved in Reception class admissions and details of the school’s Admissions and Oversubscription Policies are available in the Council’s Primary admissions booklet or on the Maharishi School website, www.maharishischool.com . All admissions are governed by these policies.

Open Days

The school holds two sets of open days per year.

In order to appreciate the unique practical and philosophical differences inherent in Consciousness-based Education, it is expected that parents/carers attend one of the Maharishi Free School open days, or make an appointment to visit the school, prior to choosing Maharishi Free School for their child; during open days, parents are briefed on these differences including both the school’s and the parent’s responsibilities. Should schedule conflicts not permit attendance at an open day we would be happy to schedule a time that is mutually convenient.

TRANSPORT 6

Travelling expenses will be paid to this school, if this is the nearest school to your home and the walking distance is three miles or more.

Travelling expenses will be additionally be met for pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of the maximum amount of working tax credit where • This school is any one of the three nearest schools from your home and where the distance exceeds two miles but is less than six miles.

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Albany Academy

Albany Academy 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Bolton Road Head: Mr J Hayes Chorley PR7 3AY Number on Roll January 2015: 549 01257 244020 Admission Number: 135

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 135 Total preferences received and considered equally was 476

SUMMARY OF POLICY 6 This is an Academy – please contact the school for full admission details.

The criteria which are to be used to allocate places when the Academy is oversubscribed are:

1. Children in public care at the time when preferences are expressed and who are still in public care at the time of their admission to school, and those who have been previously looked after, then 2. Children for whom the Governors accept that there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned, then 3. Children living within the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters attending the school when the younger child will start . 4. Children living within the school’s geographical priority area, then 5. 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 6. Children living outside the school’s geographical priority area.

GEOGRAPHICAL PRIORITY AREA 6 Parishes of Charnock Richard, Coppull, Euxton (part*), Astley Village, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, Withnell, Wheelton, Heapey, Anglezarke, Heath Charnock, Anderton, Adlington and Rivington, Horwich, Blackrod and Haigh. *Euxton south of railway line.

Parklands High School

Parklands High School 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Southport Road Head: Mrs C Hollister Chorley PR7 1LL Number on Roll January 2015: 1058 01257 264596 Admission Number: 220

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 220 Total preferences received and considered equally was 768

SUMMARY OF POLICY 6 This is an Academy – please contact the school for full admission details. The criteria which are to be used to allocate places when the Academy is oversubscribed are: 1. Children looked after when preferences are expressed, up to the finalisation of offered and those who have been previously looked after, then 2. Children for whom the Governors accept that there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned, then 3. Children living within the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters attending the school when the younger child will start . 4. Children living within the school’s geographical priority area, then 5. 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 6. Children living outside the school’s geographical priority area.

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Southlands High School – A Specialist Technology College

Southlands High School – 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive A Specialist Technology College Headteacher: Mr M Fowle Clover Road Number on Roll January 2015: 735 Chorley PR7 2NJ Admission Number: 220 01257 414455

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 190 Initial allocation under each criterion: Total parental preferences 1st 179 SEN (considered separately) 1 (considered equally) ranked 2nd 146 Looked After Children 2 by parents 3rd 137 Social/Medical/Welfare 0 In GPA with Sibling 46 In GPA no sibling 141 Out GPA with sibling 2 Out GPA no sibling 7 Total preferences received: 462 LA Allocated 11

SUMMARY OF POLICY 6 This is a Community School – for full details see page 10.

Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy

Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy 11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Highfield Road Head: Mr P Cowley Croston Number on Roll January 2015: 919 Leyland PR26 9HH Admission Number: 180 01772 600349/600972 [email protected]

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 180 Total preferences received and considered equally was 468

SUMMARY OF POLICY ▼ This school is an Academy - please contact the school for full admission details.

THE CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION These Criteria are given in priority order and will be applied to those parents of children who indicate that the school is a PREFERENCE for their child, as the school is required to operate a system of equal preferences. In the event of there being over-subscription for entry to the school and if a tie-break is required within any criterion, then the Local Authority’s system for a random draw will decide which student receives an offer of a place.

1 Looked After Children Priority must be given to children in public care. This includes any "looked after child", “previously looked after children” and any child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order. 2 Children with Special Medical or Social Circumstances or Educational, Health and Care (EHC) Plan Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this Academy (Note: Professional supporting evidence from e.g. a doctor; psychologist; social worker; is essential if admission is to be made under the criterion for special medical or social circumstances, and such evidence must set out the particular reasons why the Academy in question is the most suitable school and the difficulties which would be caused if the child had to attend another school.) 3 Children who RESIDE in the Foundation Parishes of Bretherton, Croston, Eccleston, Mawdesley with Bispham and Wrightington with Heskin, with parents meeting faith commitment as outlined in Appendix 1 section 2.5 of the Admission Policy which is one-third of the total places (currently 60 of 180 places). At the point of oversubscription within this criterion, places will be offered in rank order of distance from the school to the home address as determined in the tie-breaker. 4 Children who RESIDE in the Named Parishes of Appley Bridge, Banks, Douglas in Parbold, Hesketh with Becconsall, Hoole, Leyland St James, Rufford and Tarleton with parents meeting faith commitment as outlined in Appendix 1 section 2.5 of the Admission Policy, to fill the balance of one-third of the places allocated of the total intake numbers which have not been filled from criterion 3. At the point of oversubscription within this criterion, places will be offered in rank order of distance from the school to the home address as determined in the tie-breaker. 5 Children with a parent employed by the Academy on a permanent contract either full or part-time for at least 2 years prior to the date of application. 6 Children who have other siblings attending the school at the time of application and on the date of admission. 7 Children who RESIDE in the Foundation Parishes of Bretherton, Croston, Eccleston, Mawdesley with Bispham and Wrightington with Heskin, with parents meeting faith commitment as outlined in Appendix 1 section 2.5 of the Admission Policy who cannot attain a place under 3 because the criteria of one-third of places allocated according to faith commitment has already been allocated. At the point of oversubscription within this criterion, places will be offered in rank order of distance from the school to the home address as determined in the tie-breaker. 8 Children who RESIDE in the Foundation Parishes of Bretherton, Croston, Eccleston, Mawdesley with Bispham and Wrightington with Heskin, with parents who do not meet the faith commitment outlined in Appendix 1 section 2.5 of the Admission Policy. At the point of oversubscription within this criterion, places will be offered in rank order of distance from the school to the home address as determined in the tie- breaker.

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9 Children who RESIDE in the Named Parishes of Appley Bridge, Banks, Douglas in Parbold, Hesketh with Becconsall, Hoole, Leyland St James, Rufford and Tarleton with parents meeting faith commitment as outlined in Appendix 1 section 2.5 of the Admission Policy who cannot attain a place under 4 because the criteria of one-third of places allocated according to faith commitment has already been allocated. At the point of oversubscription within this criterion, places will be offered in rank order of distance from the school to the home address as determined in the tie-breaker. 10 Children who RESIDE in the Named Parishes of Appley Bridge, Banks, Douglas in Parbold, Hesketh with Becconsall, Hoole, Leyland St James, Rufford and Tarleton with parents who do not meet the faith commitment outlined in Appendix 1 section 2.5 of the Admission Policy. At the point of oversubscription within this criterion, places will be offered in rank order of distance from the school to the home address as determined in the tie-breaker. 11 Children who RESIDE in other parishes with parents meeting faith commitment as outlined in Appendix 1 section 2.5 of the Admission Policy. At the point of oversubscription within this criterion, places will be offered in rank order of distance from the school to the home address as determined in the tie-breaker. 12 Children who RESIDE in other parishes with parents who do not meet the faith commitment as outlined in Appendix 1 section 2.5 of the Admission Policy. At the point of oversubscription within this criterion, places will be offered in rank order of distance from the school to the home address as determined in the tie- breaker.

TIE-BREAKER Distance will be measured using a computerised measuring system from the address point of the Academy to the address point of the child's home. This is the Local Authority system and is a straight line (radial) measure. Where there are more applicants for the available places within a criterion, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the Academy 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 the cut off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

A Supplementary Form for Admission is available from the Academy and you need to return this to Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy by no later than Saturday 31 October 2015.

TRANSPORT 6 Travel assistance will be offered for pupils who live in the Foundation Ecclesiastical Parishes of Bretherton or Croston and where the distance between your home and the school is three miles or more measured by the shortest walking route. Travel assistance will also be offered for pupils living in one of the eight named Ecclesiastical parishes stated above, plus the parish of Wrightington with Heskin, Eccleston, Mawdesley and Bispham, where the parent(s) meet the denominational criteria for admission as stipulated above, where this is the nearest CE High school and the distance criterion is met. In both the above cases, where this is not the nearest school, parents will be required to contribute an annual charge towards the cost of travel. The contribution for the academic year 2015/16 was £505. The figure for 2016/17 will increase by 5% plus whatever the annual increase is in the RPI for that year. This figure will increase annually by the same amounts. In addition travelling expenses will be met for other pupils where this is the nearest school and the distance criterion is met. Travelling expenses will additionally be met by the Local Authority for pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of the maximum amount of Working Tax Credit where • this school is any one of the three nearest schools from your home and where the distance exceeds two miles but is less than six miles or • where this is the nearest school of parent's faith or belief and the distance is between two and fifteen miles from the parent's home. If the parents of pupils who reside in the above ecclesiastical Parishes can demonstrate that they have strong religious or philosophical convictions as to why admission to this school would not be deemed to be appropriate (such as membership of a secular society) the nearest Community High School will be considered to be the nearest suitable school. However, where this is the case, parents will be required to contribute towards the costs of travel provided they live more than the statutory walking distance from the school.

Holy Cross Catholic High School

11-16 Mixed Comprehensive Holy Cross Catholic High School Head: Mr I Gaughan Myles Standish Way Number on Roll January 2015: 773 Chorley PR7 3LS Admission Number: 165 01257 262093 [email protected]

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 165 Total preferences received and considered equally was 354

SUMMARY OF POLICY ▼ This is a Voluntary Aided school - please contact the school for full admission details. 1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children. 2. Baptised Catholic children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission. 3. Baptised Catholic children resident in the parishes of St Chad, St Gregory, St Mary, St Oswald, Sacred Heart, St Joseph (Chorley), St Joseph (Withnell) and St Joseph (Anderton). 4. Other baptised Catholic children. 5. Other children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission. 6. Children attending one of the following Catholic Feeder Primary Schools in the parishes named in criterion 3 above: Sacred Heart St Joseph's, Chorley St Chad's St Joseph's, Withnell St Gregory's St Mary's, Chorley St Joseph's, Anderton St Oswald's, Coppull 7. Children from other Christian denominations. Proof of Baptism in the form of a Baptismal Certificate or confirmation in writing that the applicant is a member of their faith community from an appropriate Minister of Religion is required. 8. Children of other faiths. An appropriate Faith Leader would need to confirm in writing that the applicant is a member of their faith group. 9. Other children.

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Travel assistance may be offered for baptised Catholic children who reside in the designated parishes stated above and where the distance between your home and the school is three miles or more measured by the shortest walking route, and this is the nearest Roman Catholic school.

Travel assistance will also be offered for baptised Catholic children where this is the nearest Roman Catholic high school and the distance criterion is met.

Travelling expenses will also be met where this is your nearest school and you live more than three miles from the school.

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St Michael's Church of England High School

St Michael 's Church of England High School 11-16 Mixed Academy Astley Road Head: Mrs J Heaton Chorley PR7 1RS Number on Roll January 2015: 1116 01257 264740 Admission Number: 225

Information relating to Autumn Term 2015 Year 7 Admissions: Places available: 225 Total preferences received and considered equally was 773

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 2015.

SUMMARY OF POLICY ▼ This is an Academy - please contact the Academy for full admission details.

1. (a) Looked after children and previously looked after children. (b) Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school. Professional supporting evidence from eg a doctor, psychologist, social worker, is essential if admission is to be made under the criterion for special medical or social circumstances, and such evidence must set out the particular reasons why the school in question is the most suitable school and the difficulties which would be caused if the child had to attend another school. 2. Parent or child is a regular fortnightly worshipper at a church in membership of Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance. Regular fortnightly worship attendance is defined as a minimum of twice per month for a period of no less than 2 years up to the 1st September in the year of application for admission to the school. ( Two year period applies to Sept 2013 – Sept 2015.) The governors will request confirmation of this from the relevant clergy or church officer. Preference will be given to involvement in churches in the priority order: • Foundation parishes served by the school: Adlington St Paul Chorley St James Euxton Parish Brindle St James Chorley St Laurence Heapey St Barnabas Charnock Richard Christ Church Chorley St Peter Whittle-le-Woods St John Chorley All Saints Coppull Parish Withnell St Paul Chorley St George Coppull St John • Another Christian Church with membership of Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance. 3. Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission. 4. Other children.

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 the cut off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

For the avoidance of doubt, matters which the governors do not take into account in the allocation of places include the following: a) Attendance at a church school b) Attendance at church as part of normal school activity c) Whether a child is confirmed or being prepared for confirmation d) Whether a child is baptized e) Academic abilities

TRANSPORT 6 Travel assistance will be offered for pupils who live in one of the Foundation parishes stated above, with the exception of parts of Charnock Richard Christ Church and Withnell St Paul parishes, and where the distance between your home and the school is three miles or more measured by the shortest walking route and where the parent/guardian and/or child meets the denominational criteria for admission as stipulated in 2 above.

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In the above case, where this is not the nearest school, parents will be required to contribute an annual charge towards the cost of travel. The contribution for the academic year 2015/16 was £505. The figure for 2016/17 will increase by 5% plus whatever the annual increase is in the RPI for that year. This figure will increase annually by the same amounts. In addition travelling expenses will be met for other pupils where this is the nearest school and the distance criterion is met. Travelling expenses will additionally be met by the Local Authority for pupils who are entitled to free school meals or whose parents are in receipt of the maximum amount of Working Tax Credit where • this school is any one of the three nearest schools from your home and where the distance exceeds two miles but is less than six miles or • where this is the nearest school of parent's faith or belief and the distance is between two and fifteen miles from the parent's home.

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Other Transport Information

Transport to Community, Voluntary Controlled and Foundation Schools and Academies Assistance with school transport will only be provided if the distance from your home to your nearest suitable school by the shortest accepted route is three miles or more. Under each Lancashire Community, Voluntary Controlled and Foundation School and Academy you will note that it lists a number of areas where if you reside in those areas and the distance to that school is three miles or more, measured by the shortest suitable walking route, your child may qualify for free transport to that school. Your attention is specifically drawn to those areas prefaced by the words 'parts of'. This means that if you reside in one of those areas your nearest school is only nearest to parts of that area. In those instances if the payment of travel costs is an important factor in expressing a preference for that school, you must check with the Area Education Office to confirm whether from your address the school chosen is the nearest school.

Transport to Voluntary Aided High Schools and Academies For parents obtaining places in Voluntary Aided Church of England and Catholic Schools and Academies on denominational grounds, your nearest suitable denominational school for transport purposes will be the nearest denominational school of your faith to where you live. Under the entry for each Voluntary Aided Church School the admissions criteria will usually list the parishes which the school serves. If you live in one of these parishes and obtain a place at the school on denominational grounds and you live over three miles from the school measured by the shortest walking route, then travel assistance will be offered to that school, if it is the nearest school of your faith. However, where this is not the nearest school, parents will be required to contribute an annual charge towards the cost of travel. The charge in September 2015 was £505. For September 2016, the charge will be increased by 5% plus whatever the annual increase was in the RPI that year. This figure will increase on an annual basis by similar percentages. An additional footnote is provided for each school to assist you further. For pupils who obtain a place at a selective grammar school in Lancaster, assistance with travel will only be provided if the school attended is the nearest and the distance criterion is met. In those instances where the payment of travelling expenses is an important factor in expressing a preference for that school, you must check with the Area Education Office that the school chosen is the nearest school.

Provision of School Transport Parents/carers of children not entitled to transport assistance are also reminded to exercise caution when considering preferences for a particular school based on current transport provision and the current cost of this provision. The County Council cannot guarantee that any specific school service will continue to operate in the future, nor can they guarantee that the services will operate at the current price charged. These prices could increase significantly in the future. In addition to the above transport provisions, parents on low incomes will have additional entitlement to travel assistance.

Please also see section 4 of the main booklet.

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FOR OFFICE USE Admission to Secondary Schools 2016/17

Application Form

Please return this completed form to your child's primary school or apply online at www.lancashire.gov.uk/schools by Saturday 31 October 2015

Part 1 – Information (PLEASE USE BLOCK CAPITALS AND COMPLETE IN BLACK INK)

1. Name of child Surname Forename(s)

2. Date of birth / / Boy ß Girl ß Twin/Triplet ß (please tick)

3. Primary school Tel no

4. (a)Name of parent(s)/guardian(s)

(b)Address

Postcode Tel no Email

5. Which council charges Council Tax for the address where your child lives?

6. If the child is not living permanently with the above parent(s)/guardian(s) please give:

(a)Name of person child usually lives with

(b)Address

Postcode Tel No

Date when the child started living with person at address in 6(b) / /

If there is a shared parenting arrangement both parents must confirm the details of this at the outset at part 13 of this form (see the secondary admission booklet, Section 2, paragraph H).

7. Details of siblings who will be attending secondary school on 1 September 2016. ( Brothers and sisters, stepchildren, half brothers and sisters, adopted and foster children living with the same family at the same address .)

Name(s) Date of birth School Female Male

/ / ß ß

Part 2 – Additional Information

8. Does the child have a final statement for special needs? Yes ß No ß (Education, Health Care Plan)

Is the child known to an Educational Psychologist? Yes ß No ß

9. Do you consider your child to have a disability? Yes ß No ß Description

10a. Is the child in care to any local authority? Yes ß No ß 10b. Was the child formerly in care and now adopted? Yes ß No ß 10c. Is there a residence, guardianship or accommodation order? Yes ß No ß

Name of relevant Local Authority

Name of Social Worker Tel No

11. Is the child subject to a private fostering arrangement? Yes ß No ß

Contact agency Tel no

12. Does a parent/guardian work at any of your school preferences? Yes ß No ß Name ...... School ...... Name ...... School ......

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13.. Additional information to support your application may be provided. This can be medical, social or welfare information relating to the pupil and / or the family. Evidence from an appropriate professional (eg doctor, health visitor, social worker) can be attached. Please continue on a separate sheet if necessary. * Do not include Religious information in this section (see below).

Part 3 – Statement of Preferences

Please state clearly your 3 secondary preferences for the child. All secondary preferences will be considered equally. You are therefore strongly advised to use all 3 preferences and to name 3 different establishments. Where more than one offer would be possible the school which has an available place and which you have ranked highest priority will become the single offer. Your list of preferences may include schools within or outside Lancashire. Your preferences may include Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools, Voluntary Aided Schools, Free Schools, Foundation Schools and Academies. Independent / Private Schools must not be included.

I/We being the parent(s)/guardian(s) of the child named in part 1 would prefer him/her to be considered for admission to the following secondary schools / academies in priority order: First Second Third

*Do you have any religious affiliation? YES/NO Is your child baptised Catholic? YES/NO If YES you should contact any Voluntary Aided, Foundation school or Academy which is included as a preference and obtain their supplementary information form (this is in addition to the formal application process).

THIS APPLICATION FORM IS FOR COMPLETION ONLY BY PARENTS RESIDENT IN LANCASHIRE. PLEASE RETURN BY 31 OCTOBER 2015.

14. Signature(s) I/We have read the secondary school information for parents and certify that the information given on this form is correct. The Local Authority reserves the right to verify the information given on this form. Any offer of a place will be on the basis that the information provided is accurate.

Parent(s)/Carer(s) Date

If you apply on a paper form it is your responsibility to ensure that this is submitted to a Lancashire primary school or to the Local Authority by 31 st October 2015. Please ask for a receipt.

Notes for information

Before completing an application all parents are strongly advised to read the secondary school admissions information on the Lancashire County Council web pages at www.lancashire.gov.uk/schools If you need advice on how to complete an application please contact your Area Education Office.

APPLY When you apply online at www.lancashire.gov.uk/scho ols you will:- • Receive an email acknowledgement when you press the submit button ONLINE • Be able to change your application up to the closing date • Be able to view your offer on the offer date (no offer letter) www.lancashire.gov.uk/schools PLEASE PRESS THE "SUBMIT" BUTTON EACH TIME YOU VIEW YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION (EVEN IF NO CHANGES ARE MADE).

ARCHDIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL SUPPLEMENTARY FAITH REQUEST FORM

…………………………CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL

A copy of this form should be completed by the parent/guardian for EACH Catholic school applied to and RETURNED TO THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL

Name of school applied for:

Name of child:

Address of child:

1. Is the child a baptised Catholic? Yes Yes No

2. If yes, please state parish of baptism and date

3. In which parish do you now live? (see Note 1)

4. If your child is not a baptised Catholic, please state to which denomination or faith, if any, your child belongs (see Note 2)

Notes 1. Evidence of Baptism – Catholic If you are applying for a Catholic secondary school and your child was baptised in one of the parishes served by the school then the parish baptismal records will be checked by the school to confirm baptism. If your child was baptised in another parish a baptismal certificate or the completion of the statement below will normally be required to confirm your child is a baptised Catholic.

2. Evidence of Faith Group membership a) If you are applying for a Catholic school and want to be considered under the relevant criterion as an other than Catholic Christian please state your Christian denomination. Proof of Baptism in the form of a Baptismal Certificate or confirmation in writing by completing the statement below to show that your child is a member of a faith community by an appropriate Minister of Religion is required.

b) If you belong to a faith other than the Christian faith, please state to which faith you belong. An appropriate faith leader would need to confirm in writing by completing the statement below that your child is a member of their faith group.

Minister of Religion/Faith Leader

Minister/Leader (Print name):

Address:

Position held:

Signed and dated:

Timetable for Lancashire Secondary Admission 2016/17

The arrangements for the transfer of pupils to secondary schools in September 2016 will, as far as possible, conform to the following timetable.

Online application system goes live at

www.lancashire.gov.uk/schools 1 September 2015 (Please remember to press the "submit" button every time you leave the online system.)

Saturday Closing date for applications (statutory). 31 October 2015

During this period all applications are processed and all preferences are considered against the published admissions policy. Where schools are over-subscribed, decisions are made as to which children should be offered the available places. The Local Authority will liaise and exchange information with all other Admission Authorities including neighbouring Local Authorities. The allocation and offer of a secondary place is finalised.

Tuesday Offers issued to parents. 1 March 2016

Friday Return of request for appeal forms / place on reserve 11 March 2016 (waiting) lists.

Week commencing Distribution to parents of appeal forms. 14 March 2016

Friday Appeal submission deadline* 1 April 2016 First round of hearings.

By Friday Appeals submitted by the deadline* heard by Independent 1 July 2016 Appeal Panel.

*Appeals which are received after the deadline will be slotted into the schedule where this is possible. There is no guarantee that this will happen and late appeals may be heard after the stipulated date at a second round of hearings. The schedule is subject to change depending upon the availability of appeal panel members, clerks, venues etc.

PLEASE NOTE: THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 2015.

Does your child qualify for free school meals?

As your child is starting secondary school in September 2016, are you claiming free school meals to which you may be entitled? School meals are not only nutritious but if you do qualify you could save up to £380 per year.

Not only that but your child's school will also receive over £1000 from the Government for every pupil in the school who is eligible for free school meals which can be used to improve pupils attainment. So even if you do not want to take up the free meals please register your eligibility so that school can benefit from this additional funding.

To qualify for free school meals for your child/ren you have to be receiving one of the benefits listed below: • Income Support • Income Related Employment and Support Allowance • Income Based Jobseekers Allowance • Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 • Guarantee element of State Pension Credit • Child Tax Credit but not receiving Working Tax Credit and your annual income is less than £16190 • Universal Credit

If you think you may be entitled, please ring the Area Education Office on 01772 531809 and they can do an immediate online check for you. We only require your name, date of birth and national insurance number to do this for you.

Please note, you still need to apply for free school meals for your child/ren even if you have an elder child already attending school and receiving free school meals.

Confirmation of Offers

Letters will be issued by second class post on 1 March 2016 to any applicants who submit a paper form.

APPLY ONLINE www.lancashire.gov.uk/schools

♦ It’s quick, easy and secure. ♦ You can amend your application right up to the deadline date if you wish. ♦ You’ll get an email acknowledgement when you submit your application. ♦ There’s lots of further information and links to school websites. ♦ You can view your school offer via the online system on the morning of the day the offers are sent out.

The closing date for applications is Saturday 31 October 2015

September 2015 Pupil Access Team School Improvement Children's Services www.lancashire.gov.uk