St John's VA C of E Primary School (Lemsford)

This is a voluntary aided mixed-sex primary school.

RULE 1. Children in public care (and children who were looked after).

RULE 2. Children whose home address at the time of application, is in the ecclesiastical parish of Lemsford, as shown on the map available at the school;

RULE 3. Children who have a sibling, who will be attending the school at the time of entry;

RULE 4. Children, one or both of whose parents have attended worship at St John’s Church, Lemsford, at least once a month for 1 year at the time of application. Parents should ask the Vicar of St John’s Church to complete the statement on the reverse of the application form endorsing this commitment;

RULE 5. Children, one or both of whose parents have attended worship at another Christian Church, at least once a month for 1 year at the time of application. In this context another Christian Church is one which is affiliated to Churches Together in England and/or Churches Together in Welwyn/ Hatfield and/or the Evangelical Alliance. Parents should ask their priest or minister to complete the statement on the reverse of the application form endorsing this commitment to a Christian place of worship. If attendance has been at more than one Church over the previous 12 months, the further statement should also be completed, to cover attendance over the whole of the past year;

RULE 6. Any other children.

Tiebreaker: If there is more demand than places available within a criterion, the available places will be allocated, in priority order, to children living nearest to the school. Priority will be determined using Hertfordshire County Council’s home-school measurement system - a straight line distance measurement provided by Hertfordshire County Council.

NOTES

In addition to our online or paper form, please complete a supplementary information form (SIF) for this school. SIFs are available from the school and at www.hertsdirect.org

There is a statutory duty to admit ‘Children who have a Statement of Special Educational Needs naming the school’ and any such application will be offered a place at the school.

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