Admission Criteria for St Joseph’s Nursery School

Admissions to the school are made by the Governors. The Governors intend to accept 52 children –twenty six in the morning and twenty six in the afternoon into the Nursery. St Joseph’s serves three parishes namely Virgo Fidelis, St Matthews and St Margaret Clitherow. St Joseph’s is a Catholic School, which is normally very over subscribed: The Governors therefore observe the following criteria precisely; they are in order of priority

• Looked after Catholic Children
• Baptised Catholic children being brought up in the Catholic faith who live within the parish boundaries of the three named parishes, who regularly worship at Catholic Mass.
• Baptised Catholic children being brought up in the Catholic faith who live outside the parish boundaries of the three named parishes, who regularly worship at Catholic Mass.
• Baptised Catholic children being brought up in the Catholic faith who live within the parish boundaries of the three named parishes, who worship intermittently at Catholic Mass.
• Baptised Catholic children being brought up in the Catholic faith who live outside the parish boundaries of the three named parishes, who worship intermittently at Catholic Mass.
• Other looked after children.
• Christian children of other denominations whose parents are in sympathy with the aims and ethos of the school and whose application is supported by the Minister.
• Children of other faiths whose parents are in sympathy with the aims and ethos of the school and who can provide evidence of regular practice of their faith.
• Any other applicants.

The attendance of a brother or sister at either St Joseph’s Infant or St Joseph’s Junior School at the time of entry will take priority over applications, within each category, who do not have siblings.