My grandson lives in rosegrove and my daughter has applied to get him into st christophers school accrington where i live but the school rules seem to stipulate that he must have being going to church for last 2 years which he hasn't but he has been going to a church of England school in Padiham since he was 5, is there any way round this rule? ???????
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I do not think so Mick. This ruling has been in place for years. It is the same with St Wilfrid's Blackburn. Pupils and parent or parents must be regular attenders of a church not necessarily Church of England. St Wilfrid's was always much harder to get in than St Christopher's but in recent years they have tightened their rules for intake.
How times have changed?
The only other way it's move. Some pupils who live close by will get in on this criteria.
The admission policy for St Christophers is on their website here but the dates appear to be for last year http://www.st-christophers.org/user_uploads/st christopher's 15 final lois.pdf
It's not the child that has to attend Church, it's the parent with the greatest attendance that counts. As a general rule if one of the parents has not attended Church 4 times a month for the two year period stated and a vicar will sign the supplementary admission form to prove this then it's unlikely the child will get in. SOme three times a month get in some years but not always.
Why does your Daughter want him to go to this school? If she does not attend Church or can use wither of these two then your grandson will not get a place and putting it down on the application form would be a waste of a choice
It's not the child that has to attend Church, it's the parent with the greatest attendance that counts. As a general rule if one of the parents has not attended Church 4 times a month for the two year period stated and a vicar will sign the supplementary admission form to prove this then it's unlikely the child will get in. SOme three times a month get in some years but not always.
Why does your Daughter want him to go to this school? If she does not attend Church or can use wither of these two then your grandson will not get a place and putting it down on the application form would be a waste of a choice
Living close to St Christopher's will not secure a place without Church attendance as stated in the admission policy I linked to in my above post.
ANyone putting it down as a choice when they don't think they meet on of the criteria is wasting that choice and you only get three.
As said in other posts - It is the parent who has to attend church for a minimum of 2 years prior to admission. Three times a month may not be enough.
In some churches you have to sign a register as proof of attendance.
You do not have to be local as there are many pupils that travel from Burnley and Colne to the school.
In some churches you have to sign a register as proof of attendance.
You do not have to be local as there are many pupils that travel from Burnley and Colne to the school.
You could always remind them that God is everywhere and that you do not need to go to a church to find him (her), if they believe that then they believe in imaginary things (lol).
You can home school, how about home worship?
Setup a prayer room at home, take lots of pics and invite the school to see it to show that you have been attending home church
You can home school, how about home worship?
Setup a prayer room at home, take lots of pics and invite the school to see it to show that you have been attending home church
BTW - as an aside - My youngest 2 kids went to a catholic school, but only because we went to the school and talked to the head asking for entry, not because we went to church (at all).
So it may be worth talking direct to them as the head will\may have powers over the entry policy.
So it may be worth talking direct to them as the head will\may have powers over the entry policy.
rules have become more complex because more and more people try defrauding the system and go to extraordinary lengths to do so
out of curiosity does anyone know why schools have catchment areas outside of the area?
Arnt there enough children in the area to fill our schools ?
out of curiosity does anyone know why schools have catchment areas outside of the area?
Arnt there enough children in the area to fill our schools ?
St Annes and St Josephs RC School take in all sorts of pupils .You cant tell me that all the pupils that go there attend a Catholic Church.
I don't think they have to attend RC church.....just as long as they attend church.
For instance Mount Carmel is RC, but many Muslims attend that school. This is permitted because they attend the mosque on a regular basis.
I think that religious instruction in even church schools is far broader than it used to be and the bias towards one brand or another has pretty much been eliminated.
For instance Mount Carmel is RC, but many Muslims attend that school. This is permitted because they attend the mosque on a regular basis.
I think that religious instruction in even church schools is far broader than it used to be and the bias towards one brand or another has pretty much been eliminated.
The point I'm making is - go see the head of the school, the person with the most influence that may well be able to get your kids in - IMO it's worth a shot.
Or just don't bother and leave it upto someone who is probably not even in the school to decide.
Or just don't bother and leave it upto someone who is probably not even in the school to decide.
St Christopher's decide if they will offer a place to a child
You had to have the application filled in and submitted by 31st October. If you don't apply in time you go to the bottom of the list
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