Consultation on Admissions arrangements for the academic year 2025/26

The Governing Body of All Souls Catholic Primary School are publicly consulting on proposed changes to their admissions arrangements for 2025/26.

The consultation period is running for six school weeks, commencing on Monday 13^th November 2023 and ending on Sunday 24^th December 2023.

A copy of the draft policy can be obtained either from this link or by contacting the school admin team (02476 675 836 / [email protected]) or via the QR code below:

Any comments regarding the admissions policy or proposed changes should be submitted to the school business manager, Linsey Rae either via email ([email protected]) or post (All Souls Catholic Primary School, Abercorn Road, Coventry, CV5 8ED).

A summary of the proposed changes to the existing policy, for the academic year 2025/26 are as follows:

• The inclusion of two addition oversubscription criteria (criteria 5 and 9 in the draft policy) as highlighted below

Oversubscription Criteria

1. Baptised Catholic children who are looked after or previously looked after (See Note 3 below).

2. Baptised Catholic children living in the parish of The Precious Blood and All Souls who have a brother or sister attending All Souls Catholic Primary School at the time of admission.

3. Baptised Catholic children living in the parish of The Precious Blood and All Souls

4. Other Baptised Catholic children who have a brother or sister attending All Souls Catholic Primary School at the time of admission.

5. Other baptised Catholic children of a member of staff working for All Souls Catholic Primary School (see Note 6 below).

6. Other Baptised Catholic children.

7. Non-Catholic children who are looked after or previously looked after.

8. Non-Catholic children who have a brother or sister attending All Souls Catholic Primary School at the time of admission.

9. Non-Catholic children of a member of staff working for All Souls Catholic Primary School (see Note 6 below)

10. Non-Catholic children.

• The inclusion of a note (note 6) which defines ‘a member of staff working for All Souls Catholic Primary School’ as follows:

“… a member of staff working for All Souls Catholic Primary School is defined as an individual who has been employed by All Souls Catholic Primary School for two or more years prior to the application being submitted or where the staff member has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.”