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Holywell CofE School - Cranfield

Open events for parents and carers

Wednesday 6 November 2024

Introductory welcome presentation at 6pm and 6:45pm

There will also be a student-led guided tour. Please choose a time slot online which is most convenient for you. The school will try to accommodate everyone; however, spaces are limited for each presentation. If you arrive at 6pm and the presentation is full, the team will take you on one of its guided tours and you can join the next presentation at 6:45pm.

Please be aware that there is very limited parking on site. Leave plenty of time to get there.

Type of school

Middle School - Academy

Red Lion Close

Cranfield

Bedfordshire

MK43 0JA

Telephone

01234 750381

Email address

school@holywellschool.co.uk

Website

https://holywellschool.co.uk

Fax

N/A

Headteacher

Mike Simpson

Age range

9 to 13

Ofsted inspection

View report on Ofsted's website

Apply for a middle school place online

Published admission numbers (places available)

180

Designated measuring point

Main entrance

Oversubscription criteria

Oversubscription criteria:

a 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after
being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special
guardianship order including those children who appear to the school's governing board to
have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result
of being adopted
children with a sibling attending the school at the time of application
children of staff in either or both of the following circumstances: a) where the
member of staff is employed at the school at the time at which the application for
admission to the school is made; and/or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a
vacant post at the school for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage
children who live in the ecclesiastical parish of Cranfield or children who are on the
school roll of Cranfield Church of England Academy at the date of application
children of a parent/carer who is a regular worshipper at a Christian church. For the
purposes of these admission arrangements a Christian Church shall mean a church
which, at the time of application, is designated under the Ecumenical Relations
Measure nationally by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York or locally by the
diocesan bishop, or is a member of Churches Together in England, The Evangelical
Alliance and/or Affinity. Priority will only be given under this category to children
whose home address is within one of the following parishes: (i) the ecclesiastical
parish of St Mary’s Wootton or (ii) the ecclesiastical parish of St Mary’s Marston
Moreteyne and Lidlington
other children, with priority for admission given to children who live nearest to the
school

Allocation statistics

Allocation statistics
Published admission number (PAN)	Requests	Places offered	Last place offered
180	205	180	At the time of the initial allocation in April 2024 the last place offered was to a child in criterion "children with one or more parents or guardians who attend a Church of England church on a regular basis" catchment living at a distance of 3,894.19 metres from the school

In-year admissions