St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy

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. 1Baptised Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children.
2. 2Baptised Catholic children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission.
3. 3Baptised Catholic children resident in the parish of St Teresa’s.
4. 4Looked after Children and Previously Looked After Children.
5. 5Other children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission.
6. 6Other baptised Catholic children.
7. 7All remaining applicants — All remaining applicants. The governing body is the admissions authority. The admissions committee is comprised of the following governors; Chair of governors, two additional governors and headteacher. Each Roman Catholic applicant must produce a baptismal certificate. The criteria of being a baptised Catholic, is that of being baptised on, or before the deadline date for applications in January. Parents should check whether they are residents within the Parish borders (a map is available in the school office and on the school website ). The school catchment for the parish of St Teresa of Avila is from the point where Astley Road crosses Wigan – Salford District boundary, South along Astley Road, Roscoe Road, Fairhills Road and by a bee-line to the Manchester Ship Canal. Then West along Salford – Trafford District boundary and North along Warrington – Salford District boundary and East along Wigan – Salford District boundary to the point where it crosses Astley Road. All applicants will be required to follow LA recommendations and provide proof of address, by supplying original proof of residence at the point of application. At the point of offer, you will be asked to provide such information. Governors will comply with class size limits in Key stage 1. In the course of allocating places for children within 1 to 7 of the above criteria, it is possible that the school’s…
8. 8The Governing Body will require written evidence in the form of a Certificate of Reception before applications for schoo — The Governing Body will require written evidence in the form of a Certificate of Reception before applications for school places can be considered for categories of ‘Baptised Catholics’. A Certificate of Reception is to include full name, date of birth, date of reception and parent(s) name(s). The certificate must also show that it is copied from the records kept by the place of reception.
9. 9Those who have difficulty obtaining written evidence of baptism for a good reason — Those who have difficulty obtaining written evidence of baptism for a good reason, may still be considered as baptised Catholics but only after they have been referred to the parish priest who, after consulting with the [appropriate diocesan authority] will decide how the question of baptism is to be resolved and how written evidence is to be produced in accordance with the law of the Church.
10. 10After the closing date for admission — After the closing date for admission, the LA will then notify schools of applicants. School will write to Parents/carers when they receive this notification to ask for proof of Baptism. Parents/carers will have two weeks to submit this written evidence. Two weeks after the request for evidence, the list will be re-ranked accordingly. d. Home address is considered to be the address where the child normally lives. Where care is split and a child moves between two addresses, the household in receipt of the child benefit would normally be the address used but the admission authority body reserves the right to request other evidence as fit the individual circumstance. Applicants should not state the address of another relative or person who has daily care of the child. e. ‘Sibling’ is defined in these arrangements as full, half or step brothers and sisters, adopted and foster brothers and sisters who are living at the same address and are part of the same family unit. This does not include cousins or other family relationships. f. A waiting list for children who have not been offered a place will be kept until the 31 December of the application year and will be ranked according to the Admission Criteria. The waiting list does not consider the date the application was received or the length of time a child's name has been on the waiting list. This means that a child's position on…

Admission policy as printed on Salford City Council's school admission details page for this school (the school is its own admission authority). The page is the council's live statement of the arrangements for the September 2027 round.

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.