St. Martin's school catchment area (FOI)

​​Request  

A

How many children living in the catchment area for St Martins school have applied for a place in the St Martin's 2016 reception class starting in September 2016 have not been offered a place at the school.

B

How does the Education Department calculate who in the St Martin's school catchment area is closer to St Martin's school when offering places to children that reside in the catchment area for St Martin's school.

C

How many children living outside the catchment area for St Martin's School have been offered a place in the September 2016 Reception class at St Martin's Primary School.

Response

A

Three children living in the catchment area for St. Martin’s have not been offered a place.

B

Education Department calculations are based on the driving distance from place of residence to the school.

C

Five  children living outside the catchment area have been offered places. All of these children have siblings at the school. 

Places are allocated by sibling, then catchment priority, according to our published criteria.