Sir

I think that you are missing the point, which is, IF YOU DONT GO TO CHURCH, and I await proof or fact, that a child from whichever parish boundary is used, that there is one child at Tunstall Church of England Voluntary Aided School, whose parents do not go to church regularly

It is a well known fact that many "parents" only go to "church" to get their child into a church school, indeed, Tunstall Mums Facebook page mentioned to a 'prospective" mum, it didn't matter. I have heard that some parents only turn up to "the local church" at Easter, Harvest Festival or Nativity!!!! Can you really tell me that these parents consider themselves REGULAR CHURCH GOERS!!! Once a month, for a year, i!! I doubt if those residents, who do not support this relocation or expansion, who do go to church every week, think this. It's purely a means to an end for parents.

Not that I expect a reply, but one assumes, you live in the "parish" and probably have children at the school. So which of the above categories do you fall into, regular (weekly) or regular ( when I have too).

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Happy to answer your question. Yes, live in the parish. Yes, one child at the school currently. We applied with Tunstall as our 1st choice and under the criteria 4 of living in the parish as we are not regular churchgoers. Not regular does not mean that we are not supportive of the Church of England, and that was one of the key influences to put Tunstall as our 1st choice. It appears therefore that we would not fit into either category you offered up. I hope this helps.