Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School

Admission arrangements

As an Inclusive school, children will be admitted to school on a full-time basis at age 7 years, without any reference to race, gender, sexuality, faith, ability or aptitude, from the “current catchment” area served by the school. The maximum number of new children, at age 7, to be admitted during the school year has been set at 70 by the Local Authority and the school’s Governing Body.

As a junior school we take children from Y3 - Y6. The majority of our children transfer from the infant school next door by filling in our application form during the Spring term prior to a September admission. Our admission number is 70.  Places are allocated in order of the date in which they were received with priority places given to our feeder school, Ribbleton Avenue Infant School.

If you wish to apply for a place in our school please call into the school office where a member of staff will provide you with all the information that you need.

If we receive more than 70 applications we refer to our Admissions Policy, as seen below.

Admissions Policy

Boys and girls will be admitted to school on a full-time basis at age 7 years, without any reference to ability or aptitude, from the “current catchment” area served by the school. The maximum number of new children, at age 7, to be admitted during the school year has been set at 70 by the Local Authority and the school’s Governing Body.

Over-Subscription Criteria

1. Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs/Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) where the school is named.
2. Children “looked after” by the Local Authority or who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order.
3. Children who live within the current catchment area[1] served by the school with brothers or sisters attending the school at the proposed time of their admission.
4. Brothers or sisters of children still attending the school at the time of their admission, but not living within the school’s catchment area.
5. Children who live in the current catchment area of the school and attended Ribbleton Avenue Infant School.
6. Children who live in the current catchment area and did not attend Ribbleton Avenue Infant School.
7. Children who are not living within the school’s catchment area.  Priority will be given to children who attended Ribbleton Avenue Infant School.

Tiebreaker for applications of equal strength: shortest available route from school measured by a straight line using the Council’s measuring system.

Notes:

“Catchment area”

As defined by the Local Authority

“Looked after child”

A looked after child is a child who is a) in the care of the local authority, or b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989).

“Brother or sister”

A brother or sister is classed as having one or both natural parents in common, are related by parent’s marriage or are adopted or fostered.  A brother or sister must be living at the same address.

In House Admissions 

Children wishing to join school after our initial Year 3 intake should contact:

01772 532109 as the Local Authority manage our admissions.