St Johns is the community school for Rishworth and seeks to meet the needs of the locality through co-operation with parents/guardians, the Local Education Authority and the Diocese of Leeds.
The policy aims to maximise, within the agreed accommodation limit, the number of children admitted to the school while maintaining the quality of their education by avoiding overcrowding in classrooms and premises, and overloading of teachers.
The number of children that can be admitted to the Reception Class each year is currently 20.
This is the point which distance measurements will be taken from.
For families of service personnel with a confirmed posting, or crown servants returning from overseas, a place will be allocated in advance of the family arriving in the area (as long as one is available), provided the application is accompanied by an official letter that declares a relocation date and the parents provide some evidence of their intended address.
In order to qualify as a regular and frequent worshipper of St Johns or St Bartholomew's Churches (under priority 2A or 3A), it is the applicants responsibility to provide supporting evidence to St Johns/St Bartholomews parish priest who will then produce a supporting letter for their application.
In order to qualify as a regular and frequent worshipper of other Churches, whose denomination is not necessarily Church of England (under priority 2B or 3B), it is the applicants responsibility to provide supporting evidence from their minister to St Johns/St Bartholomews parish priest who will then produce a supporting letter for their application.
worships at least twice per month and has done so for the 12 months prior to the closing date for applications.
The worshipper could be the child or one or.
In the event that during the period specified for attendance at worship the church has been closed for public worship and has not provided alternative premises for that worship, the requirements of these admissions arrangements in relation to attendance will only apply to the period when the church or alternative premises have been available for public worship.
If we have a space available in a particular year group, and we receive an application to fill that place, the applicant will be advised and the process will begin to complete the school transfer.
If a place is requested in a year group which is full at the time of enquiry, the applicants' details will be placed on our waiting list.
Further details can be found in the "In Year Admissions" policy within the policies tab.
If you would like to express an interest in your child attending St Johns Primary School, please contact the school office on either 01422 822596 or
[email protected].
Please note that an expression of interest does not guarantee a place at St Johns Primary School.