St Joseph'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. 1Looked after and previously looked after children — Catholic 'looked after children' or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, 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. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a 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). www.middlesbrough.gov.uk Page | 128
2. 2Catholic children whose home address is within the boundaries specified in the NPCAT Adm… — Catholic children whose home address is within the boundaries specified in the NPCAT Admission Zones. (See school website.)
3. 3Children of staff — Catholic children of members of school staff who have been employed at the school or its predecessor school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the academy is made.
4. 4Other Catholic children — Other Catholic children.
5. 5Looked after and previously looked after children — Other 'looked after children' or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, 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. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a 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).
6. 6Children of staff — Other children of members of school staff who have been employed at the school or its predecessor school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the academy is made.
7. 7Children of other Christian denominations — Children from other Christian denominations. (See additional notes 2.)
8. 8Children of other Christian denominations — Other children. Additional Notes 1. Definition of Catholic Children who have been baptised as Catholics or have been formally received into the Catholic Church. All applicants seeking admission under any of criteria 1 to 4 will be asked to provide evidence that the child has been baptised as a Catholic or has been received into the Catholic Church. A baptismal certificate or a letter from their priest confirming their baptism or reception into the Catholic Church will suffice. 2. Definition of children of other Christian denominations “Children of other Christian denominations” means: children who belong to other churches and ecclesial communities which, acknowledging 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 Churches Together in England and of 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. All applicants seeking admission under any of criteria 7 will be asked to provide evidence that they are members of another Christian denomination. A baptismal certificate or a letter from their religious leader will suffice. 3. Definition of Sibling Sibling refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer’s partner where the child for whom the school place is sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling and is in attendance at the same school on the date of admission. 4. Multiple Births For multiple births where only 1 place remains, infant classes will be allowed to exceed the statutory limit where the 31st child is a twin or from multiple births. The ‘excepted pupil’ will be allowed for the time in Key Stage 1 or until the class numbers fall back to current class size limit. www.middlesbrough.gov.uk Page | 129 5. Admission of a child outside their normal age group Parents may seek a place for their child outside of their normal age group, for example if the child is gifted and talented or has experienced problems such as ill health. In addition, parents of a Summer born child (born between 1st April and 31st August) may choose not to send their child to school until the September following their 5th birthday and may request that they are admitted out of their normal age group – to reception rather than Year 1. If a parent wishes to request admission of a child outside of their normal year group you must contact the school to discuss your request with the Headteacher at least four weeks before the closing date of the admission period for your child’s normal year group. The Headteacher will then discuss the request with a representative of the Admissions Authority. If the admissions authority agrees to a parents request, they will receive confirmation in writing. A parent should submit an application in the application window, as part of the Local Authority standard application process, for the deferred year in which they wish their child to be admitted to the school with the accompanying support letter from the Headteacher. Please note that when a child educated outside of their normal age group school year transfers to secondary school, there is no guarantee that the secondary school will agree to allow education outside of the normal age group to continue.

Transcribed verbatim from Appendix A of Middlesbrough Council's School Admissions Guide for Parents 2027/2028, which reproduces the determined admission arrangements and oversubscription criteria of every Middlesbrough school. A child with an Education, Health and Care Plan naming the school is admitted first; that is not an oversubscription criterion. 'Admission Zone' is the council's term for the school's catchment area. Section: 'St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Admissions Arrangements – 2027-28' (guide page 129).

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.