Open Evening 2021

St. Peter’s Catholic High School How admissions to High school work & Choosing us for September 2022

St. Peter’s Catholic High School • • • • • • • • •

60 years Catholic Comprehensive High achieving High expectations A caring community Popular and successful OFSTED – ‘Good - 2019’ Archdiocese – ‘Outstanding -2019’ (Section 48)

Our Catholic Ethos • At the heart of our school • Living our gospel values every day • Prayer and reflection • Chaplain & chaplaincy team • Retreats • Charity & community work

Main strengths • • • •

Relationships Care Strong teaching Perspective and balance • Opportunities • Not just about grades – wellbeing of the pupils

• Values • Knowing and valuing each child • Pastoral system • Transition

• Calm, safe and encouraging learning environment • Partnership with parents • ‘EDULINK’ App

Achievement • 2021 GCSEs Grades awarded by exam boards through TAG process.

• English & Maths 9-4 80% • Average grade 5.92 • 47% grades at 7+

Consistently amongst the best results in the area and the Archdiocese

Admissions • On line process (paper – Faith Form) • You must apply LA in which you live e.g Wigan or Lancs

• Equal preference • Three choices • SUPPLEMENTARY FAITH FORM ! must be physically handed in, with proof attached to school office PLEASE GET A RECEIPT (& KEEP it SAFE) • Proof can be a signed section of faith form by your Parish Priest.

• Closing Date 31 October 2021 • Get this in early (We break up on Friday 23rd October) • If you are late then you go to the bottom of the pile!

• National Offer Day 1st March 2022 • Closing date for Appeals 29th March 2022

We’ve made our school as big as it can be!

• Planned Admission Number 2012-15

180 • Planned Admission Number 2016 & onwards

205

Admissions 2022 • School planned admission number: 205 OVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA • On average we receive over 400 applications!

N.B. SEN with an EHC plan that names the school are offered a place.

1. Looked after and previously Looked After Children.

2. Baptised Children with a sibling in school on day they enter.

(Y7-Y10 – if your son/daughter is a Y11 leaver this doesn’t count)

Oversubscription Criteria 3. Baptised children resident in the parishes of: St Marie’s & St. Bernadette’s St. James Orrell St. Joseph’s Wrightington St. Mary’s Birchley St. Teresa’s Upholland St Cuthbert’s (as was now in St. Edwards) Pemberton (ALL) 4. Other Baptised Catholic children

Oversubscription Criteria 5. Other children who have a sibling at the school on the date at which they enter.

6. Children attending one of the Catholic Feeder Primary schools in the parishes named in criterion 3 above.

7. Children from other Christian denominations 8. Children of other faiths 9. Other Children

• Tie-breaker within a category = distance (as the crow flies)

Transition Assistant Head: Transition - Mr Santus • Work carefully with all of our Primary schools to get this right • Regular meetings • Taster day May/ June • New Intake Evening • Mini Olympics • Summer School • Extra Transition visits for pupils with SEN • Pupils with EHCP – please invite us to the review meetings.

This year’s Open evening will be on 30th September 2021.

6pm to 8pm Thanks for listening