Admissions

PRIORITY OF ADMISSION – OVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA

Where the number of applications for Elsecar Holy Trinity CE School
received during the normal admissions round exceeds the admission
number of the school (or, an admission limit set higher than the
admission number), then admission will be determined in accordance
with the following priority of admission criteria:

1. Children who are in Public Care (Looked After Children).

2. Children whose parent(s)/guardian(s) regularly worship(s) at
Elsecar Holy Trinity Church. (The school will ask the
minister to verify this in writing).

3. Children who have a sibling attending Elsecar Holy Trinity at
the time of admission.

4. Children whose parent(s)/guardian(s) regularly worship in a
Christian congregation “Churches Together in England”.
(Please include a letter from your minister or priest to verify
this.)

5. Children whose parents are seeking a Christian environment
for their children’s education who have been baptised into a
Christian Church but who do not have the written support of
their local minister. (Proof of baptism will be required.)

6. Children who live within the Ecclesiastical Parish of Elsecar (a
map can be obtained from school).

7. Children who live nearest the school; the distance to be
measured by a straight line between the child’s ordinary place
of residence and the main entrance to the schoolcampus.
If there are more applications in a particular category than number of
places available, the remaining places will be offered to the children
whose permanent address is nearest to the school–the distance
measured by a straight line between the child’s ordinary place of
residence and the main entrance to the school campus.

NOTES
‘Regular’ worship is deemed to be an average of once a month for a
period of 12 months. This level of attendance will need to be verified
by the minister or priest ina letter of support as appropriate.

Definition of a ‘sibling’
a) A brother and/or sister is to be permanently resident at the
same address
b) A step brother and/or stepsister is to be permanently resident at
the same address (to include half brothers/sisters)

Place of residence
The child’s ordinary place of residence will be deemed to be a
residential property at which the person or persons with parental
responsibility for the child resides at the closing date for receiving
applications for admission to school.
Where parental responsibility is held by more than one person and
those persons reside in separate properties, the child’s ordinary place
of residence will be deemed to be that property at which the child
resides for the greater part of the week, including weekends.
Decisions regarding the admission of children to the school rest with
the Governing Body.

Parents have the right to apply for a place at any school in Barnsley or
the surrounding district, regardless of their address. To enable us to
plan effectively for a child’s education it would be helpful if parents
of pre-school children who would like a place at our school could
register their child’s name with us as early as possible.
It is necessary to apply before 14 th November 2008 for entry between
September 2009 and August 2010.
Children with dates of birth between 1 st September and the last
day of February can be admitted at the beginning of September.
Children with dates of birth between 1 st March and 31 st August
can be admitted at the beginning of January.