School Policies
This school operates to a number of statutory and non-statutory Trust-wide and school-specific policies:
- StPC Accessibility Plan 2023
- StPC Anti-bullying Policy 2024
- BWCET Attendance Policy Sept 2024
- StPC Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy 2024 – 2025
- StPC Behaviour Policy 2024
- StPC EYFS Policy – currently under review
- StPC RSE Policy 2024
- StPC SEND Policy 2024
- StPC SEND Information Report Sept 2024
- BWCET H&S Policy Apr 24
- BWCET First Aid Policy May 23
- BWCET Intimate Care Policy March 23
- BWCET Supporting Pupils with Medical Conditions May 23
- BWCET GDPR Privacy Notice – Pupil and Parent Primary Schools July 24
- BWCET CCTV Policy July 24
Staffing
- BWCET Capability Policy July 22
- BWCET Employee Code of Conduct
- BWCET ECT Policy May 24
- BWCET Low Level Concerns Policy
- BWCET Whistleblowing Policy May 24
General / BWCET
- StPC Charging and Remissions Policy 2021
- BWCET StP Complaints Policy April 24
- Complaint form StP
- BWCET Equality Information & Objectives Nov 23
- BWCET GDPR Acceptable Use of IT Systems Policy July 24
- BWCET Parent Code of Conduct 2023
- School Uniform Policy
Admissions
- Nursery Admissions
- Nursery Application Form
- St-Patricks-Consett-Admissions-Policy-2024-25
- St Patrick’s Consett Admissions Policy 2025-26
In-Year Applications
An application can be made for a place for a child at any time outside the admission round and the child will be admitted where there are available places. An application should be made to the school by completing the in-year admissions application form.
Please return the completed form to School Transfer, School Places and Admissions Team, Children and Young People’s Services, Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham DH1 5UJ or email to schooladmissions@durham.gov.uk. If you require any help to complete this form please ring 03000 265896.
Where there are places available but more applications than places, the published oversubscription criteria, as set out in the admission arrangements for 2021 – 2022 will be applied.
Click https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/22834/School-admission-arrangements-2022-23 for link to admissions arrangements.
Parents are advised to read the admission arrangements carefully before making their application.
If there are no places available, the child will be added to the waiting list. Please see the admission arrangements for more details.
You will be advised of the outcome of your application in writing as soon as possible. Applicants must be informed of the outcome of their application within 15 school days of receipt, but the aim is to notify applicants of the outcome of their application within 10 school days of receipt.
You have the right to appeal to an independent appeal panel if your application is unsuccessful.
If you have any questions in relation to in-year admissions please contact Mrs S Pinkerton, School Business Manager: 01207 503982.
You may also wish to discuss in-year applications with the local authority:
School Places and Admissions Team: 03000 265 896
Data Protection/GDPR
St. Patrick’s Catholic Primary School collects and uses pupil information under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Education Act 1996 which are a lawful basis for collecting and using pupil information for general purposes (and from Article 6 and Article 9 where data processed is special category data from the General Data Protection Regulation from 25 May 2018).
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