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Holywell CofE School - Cranfield

Open events for parents and carers

Wednesday 1 November 2023

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:

all 'looked after' children or children who were previously 'looked after', including 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)
children living in the catchment area with siblings at the academy
children living in the catchment area
children with one or more parents or guardians who attend a Church of England church on a regular basis (see definition below)
children with one or more parents or guardians who attend any other Trinitarian church on a regular basis (see definition below)
children living outside of the catchment area who currently attend and have attended for a period of at least one academic year Cranfield Church of England Academy or Wooton Lower School
children living outside the catchment area with siblings who currently attend Holywell CofE School and will do so at the time of entry
any other children living outside the catchment area who wish to attend the school

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.

Definition of regular church attendance

Regular attendance is defined as; at the time of application, and for a period of six months previously attended public worship at St. Peter and St. Paul Cranfield, St. Mary’s Wootton or any other Church of England or Trinitarian church at least once in each calendar month. Applicants in these categories will be required to have their application forms signed by their parish priest/minister or faith leader to prove evidence of their regular attendance.

Allocation statistics

Allocation statistics
Published admission number (PAN)	Requests	Places offered	Last place offered
180	216	180	At the time of the initial allocation in April 2023 the last place offered was to a child in criterion "other children living in the catchment area" catchment living at a distance of 6,561.01 metres from the school

In-year admissions