Norfolk Schoolfinder
Information about the school
School Road
West Walton
Wisbech
Norfolk
PE14 7HA
NOR January 2025 | |
---|---|
Yr 7 | 170 |
Yr 8 | 162 |
Yr 9 | 166 |
Yr 10 | 162 |
Yr 11 | 148 |
Total | 808 |
School admission policy : 2026/27 (Agreed)
All children whose statement of special educational needs
(SEN) or education, health and care (EHC) plan names the school will be
admitted before any other places are allocated.
If the school is not oversubscribed, all applicants will be
offered a place.
In the event that the school receives more applications than
the number of places it has available, places will be given to those children
who meet any of the criteria set out below, in order, until all
places are filled.
- Highest priority will be
given to looked after children and all previously looked after children
who apply for a place at the school.
- Priority will next be
given to children eligible for the service premium. A pupil is eligible for the service
premium if:
- Priority will next be
given to children of staff where:
- Priority will next be
given to all children who are due to transfer from our named feeder
schools:
- Anthony Curton CE Primary
School
- Beaupre Primary School
- Emneth Academy
- Marshland St James
Primary and Nursery School
- Terrington St. John
Primary School
- Tilney St. Lawrence
Community Primary School
- Upwell Academy
- Walpole Highway Community
Primary School
- West Walton Community
Primary School
Children attending our feeder schools will be prioritised
within this criterion based firstly, on them residing within the school
catchment area and then secondly, on children out-of-area.
- Priority will next be
given to children in the school’s catchment area ranked by those living
closest to the school by distance (as measured by straight line) of the
child’s home address to Marshland High School. The school’s catchment area is defined
as referenced on Norfolk County Council’s website https://maps.norfolk.gov.uk/schoolcatchments/schoolsfuture.aspx
- Priority will next be given to children with siblings at the school
living permanently at the same address.
Priority will equally be given to siblings of former pupils
- Any other applications
(i.e. those which do not meet any of the above criteria) will be
considered by distance (as measured by straight line) of the child’s home
address from (a) Marshland High School, and (b) the nearest alternative
state secondary school.