St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School

ADMISSIONS will be determined by the Governing Body. Parents must complete a Local Authority Preference Form or apply online via the website www.liverpool.gov.uk/admissions. If you wish to have your application to be considered against that school's faith/denomination criteria then you should also complete the Supplementary Form which is available from the school. All preferences listed will be considered on an equal basis and, where there are more applications than the number of places available, the following set of OVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA will be applied:

• Looked after children and previously looked after children. This includes children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted
• Baptised Catholic children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission
• Baptised Catholic children resident in the parish of St Anthony of Padua
• Other baptised Catholic children
• Other children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission
• 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
• Children of other faiths. An appropriate Faith Leader would need to confirm in writing that the applicant is a member of their faith group.
• Other children.

If it is not possible to offer places for all applications within any criteria above then places will be allocated to the children who live nearest to the school. The distance will be measured by straight line distance between the child’s permanent home address and the school using the local authority’s computerised measuring system.

Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or Education Health Care Plan that names a school will be offered place without using the admission criteria and will count as part of the school’s published admission number.