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School Admissions

How to apply for a
Year seven place

In common with other local secondary schools, St Anne’s Academy will work within Rochdale local authority’s admission arrangements.

For the school year beginning September 2012 there will be a total of 150 places for girls and boys moving from primary to secondary school.

All applications for 150 Year Seven places will be considered. Where less than 150 applications have been received, places will be offered to all those who applied.

Timetable for admissions

September 2012 – The Academy will publish in its prospectus information about the arrangements for admission, including oversubscription criteria, for the following September. This will include details of open evenings and other opportunities for prospective pupils and their parents to visit the school. The Academy will also provide information to the local authority for inclusion in their secondary school booklet.

September/October 2012 – The Academy will provide opportunities for parents to visit.

21st October 2011 (Closing date for applications) – Application forms need to be completed and returned to Rochdale local authority which sends all the applications to the Academy.

9th December 2011 – The Academy sends a list of pupils to be offered places to the local authority.

1st March 2012 – Offer letters are sent to parents.

26th March 2012 – Deadline for appeals
















Oversubscription Criteria

The Academy has designated 30 places (Foundation places) to be offered to pupils whose families are faithful and regular worshippers* in an Anglican or other Christian Church. *Written evidence of applicants’ commitment to their place of worship (in the form of a clergy reference) will be required at the time of application. Where the number of applications for admission is greater than the published admissions number, applications will be considered against the criteria set out below:

After the admission of pupils with statements of Special Educational Needs (SEN) where the Academy is named on the statement, the criteria will be applied in the order set out below:

a) children in public care

b) up to 30 places will be allocated to pupils who families are faithful and regular worshippers in an Anglican or other Christian Church. If more than 30 applications are received which meet this criteria, priority will be given to those who live closest to the school using a straight line measurement from the main entrance of the Academy to the main entrance to the child’s home.





how to apply for a
Year seven place

c) admission of pupils whose siblings* currently attend the school and who will continue to do so on the date of admission.
d) admission of pupils on the basis of proximity to the school using a straight line measurement from the main entrance of the Academy to the main entrance to the child’s home.*

Where the Academy receives more applications for places than there are places a waiting list will operate until a month after the admission date.

This will be maintained by the Academy and it will be open to any parent to ask for his or her child’s name to be placed on the waiting list, following an unsuccessful application.

A child’s position on the waiting list will be determined solely in accordance with the oversubscription criteria. Where places become vacant they will be allocated to children on the waiting list in accordance with this.





Footnotes for this section

*Faithful and regular worshipper is defined as attendance at a place of worship at least twice a month for two years prior to application.

*Other Christian Churches are defined as those who are full members of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland or members of the Evangelical Alliance
Admission to other year groups at St Anne’s Academy

There will be arrangements for admitting pupils to other year groups, including those to replace pupils who have left St Anne’s Academy.

Subject to provision in the local authority’s admission arrangements relating to applications submitted for years other than the normal year of entry, the Academy must consider all such applications and if the year group applied for has a place available, admit the child.

If more application are received than there are places available, the oversubscription criteria shall apply. Parents whose application is turned down are entitled to appeal.

A full version of St Anne’s Academy admissions policy can be downloaded from the website http://www.stannesacademy.org.uk or by calling the school on 0161 643 2643








*Sibling is defined as blood relative, step-brother or step-sister, foster or adopted child living at the same address.

*Main entrance to the child’s home is defined as the front door leading to the living spaces solely occupied by the applicant’s immediate family.