St. Vincent's Catholic Academy - Houghton Regis

Hammersmith Gardens
Houghton Regis
LU5 5RG
United Kingdom
location
Address

Hammersmith Gardens
Houghton Regis
LU5 5RG
United Kingdom

Accessibility

Hammersmith Gardens, LU5 5RG, Houghton Regis

School

St. Vincent's Catholic Academy - Houghton Regis

Type of school

Academy

Telephone

01582 862456

Email address

admin@stvincentshr.org

Website

http://www.stvincentshr.org/

Fax

01582 862456

Headteacher

Karen Armstrong

Age range

3 to 11

Ofsted inspection

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Catchment area

This school does not use a catchment area as part of its admission criteria.

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Published admission numbers (places available)

30

Designated measuring point

School gate

Oversubscription criteria

Oversubscription criteria:

  • all ‘looked after’ children or children who were previously ‘looked after’, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see definition below)
  • baptised Catholic children who live in the catchment area with siblings attending the school at the time of admission
  • baptised Catholic children who live in the catchment area
  • other baptised Catholic children
  • children of staff
  • baptised or dedicated children of other Christian denomination
  • children of other faiths
  • any other children

Definition of 'children who appear to have been in state care outside of England'

Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose if to benefit society.

Children of teaching staff

Children of teaching staff at applies to teaching staff that have been employed directly by the school on a permanent contract for at least 2 years.

A Catholic child

A Catholic child is a child baptised according to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church or a child enrolled in a catechumenate programme. A Baptismal Certificate or proof of enrolment in the programme will be required.

Practising families

‘Practising’ means weekly attendance at Sunday Mass.

Christian denominations or a Christian church

A Christian church means a member of the Churches Together in England.

Allocation statistics

Allocation statistics (entry to reception year)
Published admission number (PAN) Requests Places offered Last place offered
30 38 30 At the time of the initial allocation in April 2024, the last place offered was to a child in criterion "baptised or dedicated children of other Christian denomination" who lived at a distance of 1,451.72 metres from the school.

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