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School admission policy : 2024/25 (Agreed)

THIS SCHOOL WAS NOT OVER-SUBSCRIBED FOR SEPTEMBER 2023

When the school is oversubscribed, after the admission of pupils with an Education, Health and Care plan or a Statement of Special Educational Needs naming the school, priority for admission will be given to those children who meet the criteria set out below, in priority order:

1. Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order.

2. Priority will next be given to siblings of pupils who will already be on the roll of the school at the time of the admission. For the purposes of this criterion, siblings are defined as a brother or sister sharing at least one parent/carer and who is normally resident at the same address. This includes adopted children and those living in the same home under a recognised fostering arrangement.

3. Priority will be given to those students who apply who are living in the catchment area .

Tie-break If a tie-break is necessary to determine which child is admitted, places will be allocated by random allocation. Random allocation will not be applied to multiple birth siblings (twins and triplets etc.) from the same family tied for the final place. We will admit them all, as permitted by the infant class size rules and exceed our Published Admission Number

Show School admission policy : 2025/26 (Agreed)

School admission policy : 2025/26 (Agreed)

Oversubscription criteria

When the school is oversubscribed, after the admission of pupils with an Education, Health and Care plan or a Statement of Special Educational Needs naming the school, priority for admission will be given to those children who meet the criteria set out below, in priority order:

 1. 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).

2. Priority will next be given to siblings of pupils who will already be on the roll of the school at the time of the admission. For the purposes of this criterion, siblings are defined as a brother or sister sharing at least one parent/carer and who is normally resident at the same address. This includes adopted children and those living in the same home under a recognised fostering arrangement.

 3. Priority will be given to those students who apply who are living in the catchment area as defined by the Local Authority.

 4. 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.

Show School admission policy : 2024/25 (Agreed)

Show School admission policy : 2025/26 (Agreed)

Show School admission policy : 2024/25 (Agreed)