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Doicese of Hallam
Admissions Policy for All Saints Catholic High School for the Admissions Year 2010/11

Introduction — The Admission of Pupils into Hallam Diocesan Schools

The family of Catholic schools across the Diocese of Hallam offers a Catholic, Gospel based education for children whose parents seek a genuine alternative to other good schools. These schools are communities of faith where God is recognised and named. They are rooted in the Church’s concept of mission and in living out a Christian lifestyle; they present a picture of Christ to catch the imagination.

Each Catholic school in the Diocese, in partnership with home and parish, has been established to be an integral part of the local Catholic community, which shares the mission of the Church to proclaim the Gospel of Christ. The provision of this network of schools in the Diocese is primarily intended to provide a place at a Catholic school for all baptised members or catechumens of the Catholic Church.

The Admission of Pupils into Catholic High Schools in Sheffield

Within the City of Sheffield, the Catholic community has a rich tradition of nurturing and developing high quality Christian education. In addition to fourteen Catholic primary schools, the Diocese is responsible for two Catholic High Schools: All Saints and Notre Dame. In continuing this rich tradition, the Catholic Diocese of Hallam is committed to maintaining and developing these schools for the benefit of the Diocesan community and the Common Good. A maximum of 85% of the available places in each High School are prioritised for Catholic children. The remaining 15% of places will be prioritised for children who are practising members of Christian Churches which are full members of Churches Together in England at the time of application.

For Year Seven applications, provision has been made to ensure a place in All Saints Catholic High School for every Catholic child, attending a designated feeder Primary School for All Saints, whose application is submitted by the closing date.

Parental Preference

The Children and Young People’s Directorate (CYPD) common application form provides the opportunity for parents/carers to express up to three choices of school. All applications for a place will be considered on an equal preference basis, applying the oversubscription criteria (as set out below), regardless of whether the school is your first, second or third preference. Ranking by preference will only be used where there would be more than one potential offer of a place within the Local Authority’s co-ordinated admissions scheme. This is explained in more detail in your CYPD booklet.

The Admission of pupils into All Saints Catholic High School

All Saints Catholic High School is an 11-18 co-educational comprehensive school situated on Granville Road, Sheffield. The Governing Body is the Admissions Authority.

Students will be admitted at the age of eleven without reference to ability or aptitude. The Governors have set the admission limit for September 2010 as 200.

Where applications for admission exceed the number of places available and subject to the prioritised places policy described above, the following criteria will be applied in the order set out below, to decide which students to admit.

Children in Public Care (Looked After Children) and Children within the In-Year Fair Access protocol

Children in public care will be prioritised in each admissions category. Children within the In-Year Fair Access protocol will be considered as appropriate with reference to the LA’s said protocol.

Category 1 (a maximum of 170 places are prioritised for Catholic children).

Children who have been baptised into the Roman Catholic Church, those formally received into the Roman Catholic Church, Catechumens, Candidates for Reception, or those members of Churches who are in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church and who

a) are siblings of children already attending All Saints Catholic High School
b) attend the designated feeder schools of All Saints Catholic High School
c) are attending other Catholic schools
d) are attending other schools

A list of those Eastern Catholic Churches which are in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church is available from the Diocesan Schools’ Department.

Category 2 (At least 30 places are prioritised for children who attend other Christian Churches)

At least 30 places will be specifically prioritised for children who are practising members of Christian Churches which are full members of Churches Together in England at the time of application who have the written support of their minister (on Form MR1) and:

a) are siblings of children already attending All Saints Catholic High School and who currently attend one of the school’s designated feeder schools
b) are siblings of children attending All Saints Catholic High School
c) attend the designated feeder schools of All Saints Catholic High School
d) attend other Catholic schools
e) attend Church of England Primary Schools
f) attend other schools

Category 3

Children whose parents are seeking a Christian environment for their child’s education and who are supported by an appropriate reference (on Form AR1)* and:

a) are siblings of children already attending All Saints Catholic High School
b) are active members of other World Faiths who attend the designated feeder schools of All Saints Catholic High School and have the written support of their religious leader.
c) attend the designated feeder schools of All Saints Catholic High School.
d) attend other Catholic schools
e) attend Church of England primary schools
f) attend other schools

* references for category 3a,c,d,e, & f may be obtained from the child’s primary school or from an independent person with knowledge of the child.

Category 4

Other applications

Tie-Breaker

Should the planned admission limit be reached in mid category, the Governing Body as the Admissions Authority will make a decision based on the shortest distance between the applicant’s home and the centre of the school as calculated by the Local Authority.

The closing date for applications for September 2010 will be 16 October 2009. Offers of school places will be made on 1 March 2010 which is the national allocation date.

Late Applications

Applications received after 27 November 2009 will be considered after the national offer date of 1 March 2010.

Waiting List

The school will maintain a waiting list of unsuccessful applicants, the order of priority being determined by the application of the oversubscription criteria.

Appeals

Unsuccessful applicants have the right of appeal against the Governors’ decision to refuse a place at the school. Such appeals against non-admission will be heard by an independent Appeals Committee formed in accordance with the DCSF Code of Practice. Details of the appeals process will be made available to all unsuccessful applicants. Reference to this is included in the notes which accompany the application form.

Further details of the admissions criteria and process may be obtained from the Clerk to the Governing Body at the school.

The Designated Feeder Schools for All Saints Catholic High School

At the present time the designated feeder schools are:
Emmaus Catholic and C of E Primary School
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
St Theresa’s Catholic Primary School
St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School(Joint Designation)

Mylnhurst School is regarded as ‘another Catholic school’

Definition of a sibling

A sibling is defined as a child who permanently or usually lives at the same address as a brother/sister, step brother/sister or half brother/sister who will be attending the school at the point of entry.

Definition of Catechumen

Catechumens are those children who have expressed an explicit desire to be baptised into the Roman Catholic Church and who are currently preparing to receive the same by regular participation in Sunday worship and a recognised programme of preparation.

Definition of a Candidate for Reception

Candidates for Reception into Full Communion with the Roman Catholic Church are those children already baptised in another Christian tradition, who have expressed an explicit desire to be incorporated into the Roman Catholic Church and who are currently preparing to be received into the Church by regular participation in Sunday worship and a recognised programme of preparation.

Churches Together in England

Membership of Churches Together in England is subject to regular review. To access an up to date list of member churches please visit their web site at www.churches-together.org.uk. Confirmation of full membership of Churches Together in England should be obtained via the Minister/Religious Leader’s reference on form MR1.

Please note:
If you have any queries about completing the application form, then please contact the head teacher of your child’s primary school, the Clerk to the Governors of All Saints Catholic High School or the Diocesan Schools’ Department on 0114 2566440.