What is the largest ethnic background at Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 37.7% of pupils at Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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.

1Looked After / Previously Looked After Children — (a) Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children – a 'looked after child' or a child who was previously 'looked after' but ceased to be looked after because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
1Special medical or social circumstances — (b) Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school. Professional supporting evidence from a professional, e.g. a doctor, psychologist, social worker, is essential if admission is to be made under the criterion for special medical or social circumstances, and such evidence must set out the particular reasons why the school in question is the only school where these needs can be met and the difficulties which would be caused if the child had to attend another school. Parents must submit this evidence to the school by 15th January 2027.
2Siblings — Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission. Siblings include full, step, half, foster, adopted brothers and sisters and children of parent or carer's partner. In all cases both children should be living in the same family unit at the same address.
3In parish + worshipping family — 3 (a) Children whose parents live within the ecclesiastical parish of Balderstone, Osbaldeston and in the part of the hamlet known as Mellor Brook (see parish map), with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in membership of Churches Together in England, The Evangelical Alliance or North-West Gospel Partnership. Parental worshipping is normally taken to mean a minimum of monthly attendance at church at public worship for at least the twelve months leading up to 1st September 2026.
3Outside parish + worshipping family — 3 (b) Children whose parents live outside of the ecclesiastical parish of Balderstone, Osbaldeston and in the part of the hamlet known as Mellor Brook (see parish map), with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in membership of Churches Together in England, The Evangelical Alliance or North-West Gospel Partnership. Parental worshipping is normally taken to mean a minimum of monthly attendance at church at public worship for at least the twelve months leading up to 1st September 2026.
4Pre-school attendance — Children who are attending Balderstone St Leonard's CE Pre-school (Bunnies).
5Other children — Other children.

If two applications tie: Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. ... Where two addresses have the same distance, or the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

By law, no infant class may contain more than thirty children. Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted before the numbered criteria are applied.

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.