Directory of schools in Central Bedfordshire - Thomas Whitehead CofE Academy - Houghton Regis

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

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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 who have siblings attending the school at the expected time of admission
• children of whom at least one parent is a practising member of the Church of England (see definition below)
• children living within the ecclesiastical parish of Thomas Whitehead
• other children with siblings at the school at the time of admission
• children of staff at Thomas Whitehead CE Academy
• children who live nearest to the school determined by straight line distance from the school site to the child’s home address

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 practising members

Practising members of the Church of England or other mainstream Christian Churches means that at least one of the child’s parents is baptised and that the parent attends the principal act of worship of the church at least once a month for a period of twelve months prior to the date of application and is continuing so to attend at the time when the governors consider the application. Application forms must be endorsed by the priest or minister of the church.

Should applicants have moved into the area within the twelve months before the closing date for applications, then a letter from the priest or minister of the previous church will be needed to confirm attendance.

A practising member is defined as one who has attended faith meetings at least once a month in the period of twelve months prior to the date of application and is continuing to do so at the time when the governors consider the application. Application forms must be endorsed by an official of the faith community.

Information for in-year admission during academic year September 2024 to July 2025

Admission number per year group: 30

Oversubscription criteria: As above

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