Faith Schools - Can anybody help?

[dalek]

Does anybody know whether faith schools have to take a percentage of non faith children?

At the end of our road (less than 200 yards) is a very good Catholic school. Although DH is Catholic, DD is not baptised and neither is she at a Catholic primary. Is there any possibility that she could get a place at the local Catholic secondary - it will be vastly over subscribed.

TIA
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Anybody?

AFAIK it depends on the admissions policy of the school.

If the admissions policy of the school isn't on their own website, it'll probably be on your council website.

(Oh, the answer to your question is no, they don't have to take any % of other/non-faith)

I thought the AIBU thread had just abolished faith schools? So it seems a rather academic question.

If it was around here, no she would not get in. The local Catholic secondary used to take children of baptised Catholics, but dropped that in an effort to get the children of more committed but non-catholic Christian parents. Here it is: siblings, children at catholic feeder schools, other children. With each group sub divided into baptised Catholic children, children of other Christian Churches, children of other faith, children of non-faith.

So a child at a Catholic primary of no faith comes before one not at a feeder school but baptised Catholic.

However other schools have other criteria. And the more popular the school the harder it is for those not in the top categories to get in.

Thank you for all of your replies. I might actually just approach the school and ask them about their criteria and the likelihood of DD getting in.

You won't get a straight answer on likelihood, also ask if any non-catholic children got in last year and if so on what basis (looked after, statemented etc).