Primary application question

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Does anybody know off hand whether nearest school takes into account all (non independent schools)? Our nearest school is a Catholic school (we are not catholic) and if this is counted as our nearest school we will likely struggle to get into the next nearest

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/primary/3037598-catchment-priority-admissions-area-question

maybe that answers your question?

I don't know if this answers your question, but you should be able to look up via your local council which school is your catchment school. Is the issue that you don't want to use a catholic school? (Personally, I wouldn't). I think though that catchment is prioritised over religion though, so it shouldn't be held against you that you aren't catholic if it's your catchment school. Our catchment school is C of E and we are Jewish. It wasn't an issue for us getting a place, but we chose that school as our first choice.

My daughters school is cofe as far as I am aware it is included as any other school. However it depends on their admissions criteria. Some may prioritise church attendance and fill all those places before they get to distance even though it is listed in the criteria. Others may be church in ‘name’ but prioritise on distance. So it all depends how ‘catholic’ it is as to whether you will get in.

There is no universal answer. It depends on the rules set by your LA if it is a community or VC school. If it is some other type of school it depends on the rules set by the school itself.

Just to add, this should be made clear in your council's admissions booklet. If it simply says "nearest school", however, it almost certainly means exactly that - it would take into account all non-independent schools.

each school has its own criteria and do not have to use catchment. Nearly all catholic schools are VA so are their own admissions authority own admission authorities. Check their admission arrangements on their website.

Is most likely that first priority will go to Catholic Children irrespective of where they live

All our local catholic schools prioritise Catholics over non Catholics. In the last few years neither the primary or the secondary have offered places to non catholic families. You could live opposite but a catholic person 10 miles away would get priority.