St Luke's Church of England 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.

1. 1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children 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 (See Section 1 paragraph 1.7 Schools Admission Code 2021), will be given first priority for places. A ‘Looked After Child’ is a child who is in (a)in the care of the local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of the social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time the application is made to school. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order).
2. 2Children of staff employed at the school — Children whose parent/carer is a member of staff employed at the school for two or more years at the point at which the application for admission to the school is made, or where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. To support applications made under this criterion section 3 of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FORM FOR APPLICATION FOR A PLACE AT ST LUKE’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL WOLVERHAMPTON should be completed.
3. 3Siblings already attending the school — Children with a sibling already attending the school at the time a school place is sought. For admission purposes, a sibling is a child who resides permanently at the same address as the child for whom a place is being requested, and is one of the following:- • brother/sister • half-brother/sister (i.e. share one common parent) • or stepbrother/sister (i.e. related by a parent’s marriage/civil partnership) • any other child of the parent/carer, where it can be demonstrated that s/he is residing permanently at the same address (e.g. under the terms of a residence order) in the same family unit as the sibling. A sibling connection will not be accepted if the original place was obtained by using fraudulent or false information.
4. 4Strong support from a recognised faith leader — Those parents/carers showing strong support from the leader of EITHER a local Christian church recognised by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland and/or the Evangelical Alliance, OR a local place of worship belonging to one of the other major world religions (including Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism and Buddhism). This must be affirmed by the parent's/carer's faith leader on the Supporting Information Form, and should demonstrate their commitment to the life, work and witness of the particular faith. If the faith leader believes the family to demonstrate exceptional commitment to the life, work and witness of their particular faith they should state this, with justification. This will be measured by; i. Comment/evidence regarding frequency of visits to the place of worship or involvement in the worshipping activities of the place of worship – must be indicated as additional information on Supplementary Information Form ii. number of years the parent/carers have been worshipping at present and previous place of worship - must be indicated as additional information on Supplementary Information Form, Religious Reasons. Supplementary Information Forms will be graded from A to C by a representative group from the Governing Body. Grade A applications will then be ranked above grade B applications; tie breaker criteria will apply within each group A. Significant strength of support from the parent/carers faith leader which demonstrates the parent/carers commitment to the life, work and witness of their particular faith B. Minimal strength of support from the parent/carers faith leader which demonstrates the parent/carers commitment to the life, work and witness of their particular faith C. No evidence/incomplete form: these will be ranked within category 5.
5. 5Any other children — Any other children not falling into the above criteria 1 to 4.

If two applications tie: How close the child lives (see definition of child’s home address see below) to the school requested, with those living closest to the school getting the highest priority. The distance from the applicant’s home and school is taken in a straight line between the respective school and the child’s home address. The distance is measured using the City of Wolverhampton Local Authority software. In the event of applicants living an equal distance or in a block of flats, available places will be offered randomly selected by drawing lots.

A child with an Educational Health and Care Plan (EHCP) or Statement of Special Educational Needs (SEN) which names the school will be admitted before oversubscription criteria are applied. Document also lists PAN by year group (YR-Y6) all at 60; note document is titled for Telford & Wrekin index but text refers to City of Wolverhampton Council coordinated admissions scheme, suggesting cross-authority administration. Transcribed from the school's own determined admission arrangements as published by City of Wolverhampton Council. Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first; that is a statutory duty, not an oversubscription criterion.

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.