We are looking at prospective secondary schools for our DS. He has additional needs and our local catchment secondaries are very poor (bullying, challenging behaviour etc), and we are pretty determined not to place our child there, given that he is emotionally vulnerable, and we feel that they would not provide supportive environments. We are Christians and are interested in a Catholic school, which is very popular, and which based on last year's oversubscription data we would have gained a place at given that we are Christian. I called them to arrange a visit, and the receptionist was extraordinarily hostile. She asked if we were Catholic and if our son had been baptised, and seemed virtually to be putting us through a school admission process before she would allow us a visit. The school is partly funded by the local council, into which I pay my council tax, so surely I am entitled to visit a school which our son may go to in the area? The school lauds itself as 'inclusive' on it's website, but is seemed highly exclusive and even discriminatory to non-Catholics on the phone. Is this even allowed? This is not withstanding the fact that my child is on the SEND register and according to the SEND code of practice 2014, schools should be working with parents and other professionals in order to best support those with disabilities in education. Have others found Catholic schools unwelcoming in this way?