Which child is most likely to get into the CofE school...

[LynetteScavo]

A christened CofE child who never goes to church, or a Catholic child who goes to church every week?

There is no Catholic school in the town.

christened CofE I would think - the catholic can go to a catholic school in another town.

A church going child, attending a service every other week for 3 yrs minimum they were saying on the the Jeremy Vine radio2 show last week.

Well surely the whole point of a CofE school is to educate CofE children.

I mean think about what if the situation was reversed. Can you imagine the catholic outrage if a church-going non-catholic was given priority over a christened catholic. There would be blood spilt

The christened CofE - but the school may allocate a % of students admitted from other Christian denominations in its admissions criteria and the Cof E places may all be filled by church going Anglicans.

Of the schools in my area, the criteria usually states order of preference as practising CofE, siblings, then baptised Anglicans, then other christian denominations, obviously dependant on distance from the school for each category. If its a popular school, the other denominations probably won't get a look in.

Look at the admissions criteria?

ok you need to have a form filled in and signed by your priest/vicar to say you attend church.

Just because you have some water splashed on your bonce don't mean you get in, you have to follow up on the promise that baptism makes, and therefore attend church.

CofE school will take children of ALL main religions and 5% non religious.

Criteria

1. ?Looked After Children? in the care of or provided with accommodation by any Local Authority

(under Section 22 of the Children Act 1989)

1. Children who are known to a Christian church who, at the time of admission, have a sibling at the

school. (See note 1)

1. Children who are known to a Christian church. (See note 1)
2. Children who are known to a faith other than Christian, where there is a desire for education in a

voluntary aided Christian School, a willingness to play a full part in the life of the school and, who at the time of admission, have a sibling at the school. (See note 1)

1. Other children where there is a desire for education in a voluntary aided Christian School, a

willingness to play a full part in the life of the school and, who at the time of admission, have a sibling at the school. (See note 1)

1. Children who are known to a faith other than Christian, where there is a desire for education in a

voluntary aided Christian School and a willingness to play a full part in the life of the school. (See note 1)

1. Other children where there is a desire for education in a voluntary aided Christian School

and a willingness to play a full part in the life of the school. (See note 1)

1. Other children

So the practicing Catholic (or methodist) child "known to a Christian church" would therefor be offered a place above a child christened CofE, but never attending church? Right?

under the criteria mentioned above it looks as though the catholic child has priority according to number 3 and the other child comes under number 7.

IME the Catholic child will get in. The school will require confirmation from a minister/priest and the non-practising child won't be able to supply it.

Yes, a vicar will have to sign the form saying the child is a regular church member so the Catholic child would be above the baptised child.

I think that most C of E schools would give priority to the catholic child who attend church regularly.

A lot of parents who get their children baptised in the C of E never enter a church again.

We are in the opposite position where the nearest faith school is catholic and very over subscribed.

Lynette, those criteria are now illegal since the Schools Admissions Code, 2007. Looked after children and children with a statement of SEN must come at the top.

What else is this school getting wrong?

That's interesting! I will check!