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St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School - 2025/26 - Primary
Starting Reception year group in Primary or Infant School - 2025/26 academic year ( places allocated on 16th April 2025 ) Admission Number : 60
Preferences
Total number of preferences for places 147
First Preferences requested 55
First Preferences offered (percentage offered) 55 offered (100%)
Second Preferences requested 47
Second Preferences considered (first preference not offered) 1
Second Preferences offered (percentage offered) 1 offered (100%)
Third Preferences requested 30
Third Preferences considered (first and second preferences not offered) 0
Third Preferences offered (percentage offered) 0 offered (0%)
Fourth Preferences requested 15
Fourth Preferences considered (higher preference not offered) 0
Fourth Preferences offered (percentage offered) 0 offered (0%)
Policy
The Governors or Trust decide the admissions criteria as shown below (in descending order of priority) together with the number of places offered under that criterion:
Places Offered
Criterion Number of Places
Children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan that names the school 0
1. Looked-after children and children who were previously looked after (now known as Children We Care For), including those children who appear to have been in state care outside England, but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted 0
2. Families who have exceptional medical or social needs that make it essential that their child attends St Mary & St John School rather than any other 0
3. Children with a normal home address in the catchment area and with a sibling on the roll of the school at the time of application or whose parent has accepted an offer of a place and who is expected still to be in attendance at the time of entry 11
4. Children with a normal home address in the designated area (catchment area) 12
5. Children with a normal home address outside the designated area (catchment area) and with a sibling on the roll of the school at the time of application or whose parent has accepted an offer of a place and who is expected still to be in attendance at the time of entry 14
6. Children whose parent is a member of staff who has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application or has been recruited to fill a vacancy for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage 0
7. All other children 19
Total 56
Last Place Offered
7. All other children 1.693 miles
Home to school distances measured using Straight Line Distance
Summary
Number of places available 4