Welcome to St Lukes CEVA Primary School's website

Welcome to St Luke's C.E.V.A Primary School.

We are a Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School for 4-11 year olds based in the village of Duston, just outside Northampton.



CONTACT DETAILS

ST LUKE'S CEVA PRIMARY SCHOOL
ST. CRISPIN DRIVE

DUSTON
NORTHAMPTON
NN5 4BL
TEL: (01604) 592008

We pride ourselves in being a friendly "family school" where our children receive a high quality education in a calm and positive atmosphere. Our children and staff all make great contributions to school life and everyone is valued and celebrated for their individual talents.

 

 

We maintain strong links with St Luke's Parish Church with whom we have an active relationship, enriching the childrens school experience. Our students visit Church frequently, not only to worship but to participate in other activities and we enjoy Reverend Alan's visits to take our assemblies.

Friends of the School is our very active Parent Teacher Association who organise a wide range of extra activities for fun and fund raising to buy the extra equipment for the children. Their hard working efforts benefit our school community immensely. Recently their efforts also helped us to purchase more computer equipment for the school

 

Our school has been in existence since 1856 and was referred to as "the school on the corner". In 1873 the school had 70 pupils and only 3 teachers, including the head Master, Mr Edward Wood. The school had grown over the years, along with the village of Duston. Further expansion on the site was not possible. Therefore the school has now moved to a new site, close by on the St Crispin development, to meet the growing needs and expectations of the community it serves.

 

The school now has an ever expanding number of children, currently numbering 246. This number is steadily increasing, whilst we still maintain the "close knit" community feel, and will continue to do so over the coming few years now that we have moved to the new school site. 

 

 Please see below a copy of our School's  Admission Policy

 

 

 

Peterborough Diocese Board of Education

St Luke’s CEVA Primary School

Admission Policy 2010

The Governing Body are the Admission Authority in this Voluntary Aided School and are therefore responsible for all admissions.

The Governing Body will admit up to 60 pupils into each year group.

When there are more applications than there are places available, the governors will admit pupils according to the following criteria which are listed in order of priority.

The governors will admit all pupils with a statement of Special Educational Needs which names the school.

Oversubscription criteria

1. The Governors will admit ‘Looked After Children’, that is children in local authority care.

2. The Governors will admit children on social or medical grounds, where professionals have clearly identified that the school will best meet the needs of the child.

(These applications must be accompanied by documentary evidence from appropriate professionals within the Health or Social services.)

 

3. Children who have an older sibling who will be continuing to attend the school at the time of admission of the younger child.

(See sibling definition below)

4. Children of parents/guardians resident in the Parish of Duston ( which includes Upton), who can demonstrate allegiance to the Church of England or allegiance to a Church affiliated to Churches Together in England, through their attendance.

(Applications should be accompanied by a reference form AR/1, available

from the school. The completed AR/1 form will be sent to the minister and

he/she will be asked to complete an AR/2 form confirming the statements on

AR/1.

5. Children of parents/guardians resident in the Parish of Duston (which includes Upton)

(See residence definition below)

6. Children of parents/guardians resident in the Borough of Northampton, who

can demonstrate allegiance to the Church of England or allegiance to a

Church affiliated to Churches Together in England through their attendance.

(These applications must be accompanied by form AR/1 available from the

School. The completed AR/1 will then be sent to the minister and he/she will

be asked to complete an AR/2 form confirming the statements on AR/1.)

7. Children of parents/guardians of any faith or none, in the Borough of

Northampton.

Waiting lists

All parents who are refused a place at the school at any time may wish to place their child’s name on a Waiting List.

Pupils will be placed on the Waiting List in strict order according to the oversubscription criteria on the Admissions Policy. If a place becomes available at the school, places will be allocated according to this criteria.

Parents must contact the school and request that their child’s name is placed on the Waiting List. This can be done by telephone or e-mail :

The Waiting List will be revised at the time of allocation of places, again in September, January and April.

At the time of allocation of places, parents must contact the school within 7 days to request that their child is placed on the Waiting List. If parents wish their child to remain on the Waiting List they must contact the school in September, January and April.

Parents should contact the school within 10 school days at the beginning of September, January and April. Any places which become available, will be allocated after 10 school days at the beginning of September, January and April.

Right of Appeal

Governors will admit up to the published admission number. For any child subsequently refused a place, parents/legal guardians will have the right to appeal against the decision, to an independent Appeals Panel. Parents wishing to appeal should write to:

The Clerk to the Appeals Panel

Diocesan Board of Education

Bouverie Court

6 The Lakes

Bedford Road

Northampton NN4 7YD

Notes

Tie Breaker

Where there are more applications in any one category, applications will be prioritised on the distance from the child’s home to the main entrance of the school. Distances are measured from the property to the nearest access point to the school grounds. It is measured on a straight line basis, using a geographical information system.

Residency definition

The child’s place of residence is the address of the parent or legal guardian with whom the child spends the majority of time during the school week.

(Parents/legal guardians may be asked to produce evidence of residency/home address at any time during the admissions process)

Parish Boundaries

St Luke’s CEVA Primary School is within the Parish of Duston. A map showing the Parish boundary line is available for inspection at the School.

Definition of siblings

The definition of a brother or sister sometimes referred to as a sibling;

• a brother or sister sharing the same parents

• a half brother or half sister where 2 children share one common parent

• a step-brother or step sister, where two children are related by a parent’s marriage

• adopted children

A brother or sister must be living at the same address when the application is made.

09.12. 2008