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Sporle Road
Swaffham
Norfolk
PE37 7HL
| NOR May 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Yr R | 13 |
| Yr 1 | 8 |
| Yr 2 | 11 |
| Yr 3 | 8 |
| Yr 4 | 9 |
| Yr 5 | 2 |
| Yr 6 | 8 |
| Total | 59 |
School admission policy : 2026/27 (Agreed)
Where there are more applications for places than the number
of places available, places will be offered according to the following order of
priority.
1. Baptised Catholic looked after and previously looked
after children
2. Other Baptised Catholic children
3. Other looked after and previously looked after children
4. Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church
5. Children of other Christian denominations whose
membership is evidenced by a minister of 2 This is for admission to the school
at the start of the school year in September and not for applications made
in-year.
6. Children of other faiths whose membership is evidenced by
a religious leader.
7. Any other children.
Within each of the categories listed above, the following
provisions will be applied in the following order. I. The attendance of a
sibling at the school at the time of enrolment will increase the priority of an
application within each category so that the application will be placed at the
top of the category in which the application is made II. After children in (i)
above, priority will be given within each category to children living closest
to the school. Distances are measured on a straight line “crow fly” basis,
using Ordnance Survey data.
In the event of distances being the same for two or more
children where this would determine the last place to be allocated, random
allocation will be carried out and supervised by a person independent of the
school. Under random allocation, all the names will be entered into a ‘hat’ and
the required number of names will be drawn out.
School admission policy : 2027/28 (Agreed)
Admissions - Swaffham Meadow Primary School
OVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA
If there is oversubscription in any priority category, places within that category will be allocated according to the order of the subsequent priorities. Any additional “tie break” will be determined by a random lottery conducted by the School under the supervision of an independent person.
FIRST PRIORITY is given to candidates who are looked after or are previously looked after in accordance with paragraph 1.7 of the Schools Admission Code (September 2021).
SECOND PRIORITY is given to children of staff (includes support and teaching staff on a permanent contract) at the school where the member of staff is the legal parent / guardian of that child and:
(i) been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, or
(ii) have been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
Remaining places are allocated on the basis of proximity to the School. This is determined as the straight line distance between the address at which the child is resident on the closing date for applications and the main entrance of the School using Ordinance Survey data and calculated by the Local Authority School Admissions Department.