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School admission policy : 2026/27 (Agreed)

Where a pupil has an Education, Health and Care Plan which names the academy that pupil will be admitted.  Where the academy receives more applications than there are places available priority for admission will be given in the following order: 

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

2. Where a child has a brother or sister currently attending the school

3. Children attending cluster feeder schools: Ormesby Junior, Martham Primary, Rollesby Primary, Filby Primary, Hemsby Primary, Winterton Primary.

4. Proximity of the child’s home to the school with those living nearer being accorded the higher priority.

5. Where there are medical grounds (supported by relevant doctor’s certificate) for admitting a child.

Show School admission policy : 2027/28 (Agreed)

School admission policy : 2027/28 (Agreed)

Admission Policy Admissions-Policy-2027-2028.pdf

3.4. Admissions criteria 

Any parent may apply for a place at the academy for their child. 

If the number of applications is less than the number of spaces, then all children will be offered places. 

Where a pupil has an Education Health and Care plan which names the academy that pupil will be admitted, and the number of available places reduced accordingly. 

3.5. Oversubscription criteria 

Where the academy receives more applications than there are places available priority for admission will be given to those children who meet the oversubscription criteria set out below: 

▪ Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted1. A Looked After Child is either a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (definition used is in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) Previously Looked After Children are those who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after. 

 ▪ Siblings of students who will be registered in years 7 to 11 at the school on the first day of term when the applicant student will be joining the school 

▪ Children whose parent/carer is a staff member at the academy with 2 or more years service or recruited to a vacancy with an identified skills shortage. 

▪ Children attending cluster feeder schools: Filby Primary, Hemsby Primary, Martham Primary, Ormesby Junior, Rollesby Primary, Winterton Primary. 

▪ Proximity of the child’s home to the school with those living nearer being accorded the higher priority. 

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