St Catharine's Catholic Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Catholic looked after and previously looked after children.
2. 2Catholic children who are resident in the parish(es) associated with the school - St. Catharine’s Church, Chip — Catholic children who are resident in the parish(es) associated with the school - St. Catharine’s Church, Chipping Campden and Our Lady and St. Kenelm Church, Stow-on–the-Wold. A parish map can be found on the school’s website or requested from the school office.
3. 3Other Catholic children. ‘Catholic’ means a member of a Church in full communion with the See of Rome. This in — Other Catholic children. ‘Catholic’ means a member of a Church in full communion with the See of Rome. This includes the Eastern Catholic Churches. This will normally be evidenced by a certificate of baptism in a Catholic Church or a certificate of reception into the full communion of the Catholic Church. For the purposes of this policy, it includes a looked after child living with a family where at least one of the parents is Catholic. For a child to be treated as Catholic, evidence of Catholic baptism or reception into the Church will be required. Whilst a copy of the certificate may be accepted, the admission authority may request sight of the original. The admission authority may also request additional supporting evidence if the written documents that are provided do not confirm the fact that the person was baptised/received into a Catholic Church. There may occasionally be difficulty in obtaining written evidence of baptism or reception into the Church. In such cases, contact may be made with a Parish Priest for advice on how the question of baptism/reception is to be resolved and how written evidence is to be produced in accordance with the law of the Church. The Priest may seek advice from Clifton Diocese
4. 4Other looked after and previously looked after children.
5. 5Children who are a Catechuman. ‘Catechumen’ means a member of the catechumenate of a Catholic Church. This wil — Children who are a Catechuman. ‘Catechumen’ means a member of the catechumenate of a Catholic Church. This will normally be evidenced by a certificate of reception into the order of catechumens
6. 6Children who are a member of an Eastern Christian Church. ‘Eastern Christian Church’ includes Orthodox Churche — Children who are a member of an Eastern Christian Church. ‘Eastern Christian Church’ includes Orthodox Churches, and is normally evidenced by a certificate of baptism or reception from the authorities of that Church
7. 7Children of another Christian denomination whose membership is evidenced by a minister of religion. ‘Children — Children of another Christian denomination whose membership is evidenced by a minister of religion. ‘Children of other Christian denominations’ means children who belong to other churches and ecclesial communities which, acknowledge God’s revelation in Christ, confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the Scriptures, and, in obedience to God’s will and in the power of the Holy Spirit commit themselves: to seek a deepening of their communion with Christ and with one another in the Church, which is His body; and to fulfil their mission to proclaim the Gospel by common witness and service in the world to the glory of the one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. An ecclesial community which on principle has no credal statements in its tradition, is included if it manifests faith in Christ as witnessed to in the Scriptures and is committed to working in the spirit of the above. All members of 115 Churches Together in England and CYTÛN are deemed to be included in the above definition, as are all other churches and ecclesial communities that are in membership of any local Churches Together Group (by whatever title) on the above basis.
8. 8Children of another faith whose membership is evidenced by a religious leader. ‘Children of other faiths’ mean — Children of another faith whose membership is evidenced by a religious leader. ‘Children of other faiths’ means children who are members of a religious community that does not fall within the definition of ‘other Christian denominations’ above and which falls within the definition of a religion for the purposes of charity law. The Charities Act 2011 defines religion to include: • A religion which involves belief in more than one God, and • A religion which does not involve belief in a God. Case law has identified certain characteristics which describe the meaning of religion for the purposes of charity law, which are characterised by a belief in a supreme being and an expression of belief in that supreme being through worship.
9. 9Any other children Within each of the oversubscription categories listed above, the following provisions will — Any other children Within each of the oversubscription categories listed above, the following provisions will be applied in the following order. (i) Children who will have a brother or sister at the school at the time of enrolment. The attendance of a brother or sister at the school at the time of enrolment will increase the priority of an application within each category so that the application will be placed above those without a brother or sister attending the school, within the category in which the application is made. Brother or sister’ includes: (i) all natural brothers or sisters, half brothers or sisters, adopted brothers or sisters, stepbrothers or sisters, foster brothers or sisters, whether or not they are living at the same address; and (ii) the child of a parent’s partner where that child lives for at least part of the week in the same family unit at the same home address as the child who is the subject of the application. (ii) Children of a member of the applied for School’s staff who has been employed at the school for two or more consecutive years at the time of application, or who was recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage. This does not include staff who work on the school site for other employers. Tie Break Where children have identical ranking, priority within each category will then be determined by random allocation. Random Allocation Each child will be allocated a number. These numbers are shared with a person independent of the school who will supervise the process. Governors will then use a random number generator to rank the numbers. For children of a multiple birth, the order created by the random number generator, will be overridden to place all the children from the multiple birth together at the place where the highest child (from the multiple birth) is ranked. The random number generator will then be used to rank the children from the multiple birth. This process will also be applied to brothers or sisters who are not from a multiple birth but are applying for a place in the same year group. Supporting Evidence You are requested to complete a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) if you wish to apply under oversubscription criteria on the grounds of religion and/or because a parent is a member of staff at the school. The SIF should be returned to the school office (see postal and email address above) by 15th January 2027 to be considered in the first round of allocations. If you do not provide the information required in the SIF and return it by the closing date for the first round of allocations, together with all supporting documentation as appropriate, your child may not be placed in the relevant criteria categories, and this may affect your child’s chance of being offered a place. All applications which are submitted on time will be considered at the same time and after the closing date for admissions which is 15 January 2027.

If two applications tie: Where a category is oversubscribed, the strongest geographical claim (straight-line distance) decides who is offered a place. In the event of a tie on distance where there are not enough places for all the tied children, the Local Authority runs a random allocation — a manual process overseen by an independent person from the Legal Services Team. Twins and children from multiple births are considered as one applicant in that process.

Printed by Gloucestershire County Council in its 2027/2028 infant, primary and junior school information booklet, which reproduces each school's own admissions policy under the school's entry. This school sets its own arrangements, so check the school's full determined policy for definitions and evidence.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.