Admission criteria for primary schools

The planned admission number (PAN) for Abbey Park Primary Academy is 30.

Places are allocated in the following order of priority:

1. Pupils who are:
   • In public care (children 'Looked After');
   • or who were previously looked after, but this stopped right after being looked after because:
     • They were adopted;
     • or became subject to a child arrangement;
     • or special guardianship order.
2. Pupils who have:
   • A brother or sister (includes step/half brother or sister) permanently resident in the same household;
   • and currently attending the school (excludes pupils in their final year).
3. Children who have attended Abbey Park Primary Academy's Nursery, either full or part-time, for at least one term. This is for the academic year before they are due to start school.
4. Other children.

If a category is over-subscribed, pupils are admitted based on how close their permanent home is to the school. Distance will be calculated using a straight line measurement from the pupil's permanent home to the closest designated school gate. Distances will be calculated using the Local Authority's Geographical Information System (GIS).

If two or more children live an equal distance from the school, the decision will be by random allocation.

The Planned Admission Limit is 30.

Where total applicants for admission into the Reception class exceed the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied in the order set out below, to decide which children to admit:

1. Children who are 'Looked After' defined as children who are in the care of the Local Authority (in accordance with section 22 of the Children Act 1989) or children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
2. Children in public care (looked after children) or a child who was previously looked after outside of England and have ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
3. Where the child has a sibling attending the school at the proposed date of admission (see note one).

4. Proximity of the child's permanent address to the school with those living nearer, as measured by the shortest distance, being accorded the higher priority. Distance is defined as the distance from the pupil's home to the school in a straight line as measured by Calderdale Council (see note two).

   Distances will be calculated using the Local Authority's GIS (Geographical Information System). To ensure consistency, all measurements will be carried out by the Local Authority's GIS and no other method of measuring distance will be considered.

   Each property has a coordinate taken from Ordnance Survey ADDRESS-POINT data.

Pupils with a SEN Statement or EHC plan that names the school is named will be admitted.

Notes

1. For the sibling criterion to be applicable, one of the following conditions must exist:
   • brother and / or sister to be permanently resident at the same address at the proposed date of admission.

   • step-brother and/or step-sister to be permanently resident at the same address at the proposed date of admission (to include half brothers/sisters).

     Extended family members (for example cousins) do not count as siblings.

2. The child's permanent place of residence will be deemed to be a residential property at which the person or persons with parental responsibility for the child reside for a minimum of six months prior to and including the closing date for receiving applications into Reception class.

   Where parental responsibility is held by more than one person and those persons reside in separate properties, the child's permanent place of residence will be deemed to be that property at which the child resides for the greater part of the week, including weekends.

Places will be allocated in the following order of priority:

1. A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to: an adoption; child arrangements; or special guardianship order. 
   Includes those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. (see note i)
    
2. Children who have a brother or sister (including step/half brothers and sisters):
   • permanently resident in the same household;
   • and currently attending the school or its related junior school. (Excluding pupils in their final year.)
      
3. Other children.

Notes

1. A ‘looked after child’ is a child who, at the time of making an application to a school, was.
   • In the care of a local authority or;
   • Being provided with housing by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions.
     
     A child is regarded as having been in state care outside of England if in the care of or accommodated by:
   • A public authority;
   • A religious organisation or;
   • Any other provider of care whose sole or main purpose is to benefit society.
      
2. A sibling link cannot be claimed where a sibling in receipt of a Statement of an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) attends a resourced unit within a mainstream primary school.
    
3. In the case of an oversubscription in any category. Children will be admitted in order of proximity of the child’s permanent address to the school. 
   
   Distances will be worked out using the Local Authority's Geographical Information System (GIS).  To ensure consistency applies, all measurements will be carried out by this method. No other method of measuring distance will be considered.
   
   Each property has a coordinate taken from Ordnance Survey Address-Point data. This is the point from which distance measurements will be taken. 
    
4. If two or more children live an equal distance from the school, as measured by the procedure above. The decision on which child will be allocated will be made using random allocation. This process will be independently verified.
    
5. In voluntary controlled schools no account is taken of church membership or affiliation.

The over-subscription criteria for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools also applies to some academies, which are:

• Beech Hill
• Bowling Green Academy
• Bradshaw
• Burnley Road Academy
• Mount Pellon Primary Academy
• Scout Road Academy
• The Greetland Academy
• West Vale Academy

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

The Planned Admission Number for admissions to the Reception year is 30.

The school will admit children with an Education, Health and Care Plan in which the school is named in the plan.

Where the number of applications for Barkisland CE (VA) Primary School received during the normal admissions round exceeds the admission number of the school, the Governing Body will apply the following criteria in strict order of priority:

1. Children in care (A child who is looked after by the Local Authority in accordance with Section 22 of the Children Act 1989).
   
   1. Children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order;
   2. and children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2. A child whose parents/ guardians reside within the parish of Barkisland and West Scammonden and have been worshipping at a church recognised by Churches Together in England/Britain and Ireland for a minimum of 2 years at the time of application and who are:
   
   1. 'at the heart of the church';
   2. 'attached to the church'.
3.  
   
   1. A child who has a brother or sister attending the school at the proposed date of admission. The child or their parents must have been worshipping at a church recognised by Churches Together in England/Britain and Ireland for a minimum of 2 years at the time of application and be:
      
      1. 'at the heart of the church';
      2. 'attached to the church'.
   2. A child who has a brother or sister attending the school at the proposed date of admission.
4. A child of parents/guardians residing within the parish of Barkisland and West Scammonden.
5. Other children.

A map showing the parish boundaries is available at the school on request. Visit: Barkisland CE (VA) Primary school or A church near you.

A supplementary form (SIF) to provide confirmation of Christian commitment is available from the school. This should be signed by the Vicar, Rector, Priest in Charge or similar. During an interregnum the form should be signed by a Church Warden.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

There are 30 Reception class places each year.

SEN Pupils who have a Care plan that names this academy will be given a place.

Where more than 30 apply, priority is given as follows:

1. Children who are in public care, which includes:
   • Those who stopped because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangement/special guardianship order.
   • Children who were in state care outside of England and stopped being so because they were adopted.
2. Pupils who:
   • Have a brother or sister (includes step/half brothers and sisters) permanently live in the same household;
   • and who will be at the school at the start of the academic year.
3. Pupils living within the defined catchment area (map available from the school).
4. Pupils who:
   • Have attended Bolton Brow Nursery from the start of the school year prior to the Reception intake;
   • are accessing at least 15 hours of their universal funded hours at the time of application;
   • and still attend at the time of allocation.
5. Other pupils.

Where there is oversubscription within a category:

• Priority will be decided by how close a child's home address is to the school.
• This will be calculated using a straight-line measurement from the pupil's permanent home address to the nearest school gate. Distances will be calculated using our GIS system. To make sure this is consistent, all measurements will be carried out by this method. No other method will be used.

Proof of residence can be asked for at any time in the admissions process. An offer can be withdrawn if misleading information is used to gain advantage.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

The Planned Admission Number (PAN) for the Reception year is 15.

Where applications for the school exceed the PAN, this order of priority applies:

1. Pupils in public care (children looked after) or who were looked after, but this stopped because they became:
   • Adopted;
   • or subject to a child arrangements/special guardianship order.
2. Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
3. Pupils living within the defined priority (catchment) area who have:
   • A brother or sister (includes step/half brothers and sisters) permanently live in the same home and attend the school.
   • Please note: This excludes pupils in their final year.
4. Other pupils living within the defined priority (catchment) area.
5. Those pupils who do not qualify under categories 1-4 who have:
   • A brother or sister (includes step/half brothers and sisters) permanently live in the same home and attend the school.
   • Please note: This excludes pupils in their final year.
6. Children of Staff employed at The Calder Learning Trust. 'Staff' for this purpose are defined as:
   • Anyone employed by the Trust who has held a contract with them for two or more years, when they apply;
   • or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a proven skill shortage.
7. Other children (distance)

When any category is over-subscribed, pupils will be admitted in order of how close they live to the school. Distance will be calculated using:

• A straight-line measurement from the pupil's permanent home to the closest designated school gate.
• The Local Authority's GIS. (To be consistent, no other method will be considered to measure the distance.)

A copy of the catchment map is available from the school.

Please note: Calder Learning Trust includes the former Cragg Vale J and I School.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

The Planned Admission Number for admissions to the Year 3 cohort will be a maximum of 40.

Those parents / guardians who wish to apply under the Christian commitment criteria must obtain a copy of the Supplementary information form (SIF) from the school and return it to the school by the date stated on the form.

The school will admit children with Statements of Special Educational Needs or Education, Health and Care plans in which the school is named on the statement or plan.

Where the number of applications for Christ Church CE (VA) Junior School received during the normal admissions round exceeds the admission number of the school, the Governing Body will apply the following criteria in strict order of priority:

1. Children who are 'Looked After' (a child who is looked after by the Local Authority in accordance with Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) or children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
2. Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
3. A child who has a brother or sister (including half, step or adoptive brother or sister) attending the school at the proposed date of admission.
4. A child who (or whose parents/guardians) live(s) within the parish of Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge or whose parents/guardians are on the electoral roll of that church and who are:
   
   1. At the heart of the church.
   2. Attached to the church.
5. A child whose parents / guardians reside within the parish of Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge, who are members of another Christian Church recognised by Churches Together in England and Wales whose Church is within the parish and who are:
   
   1. At the heart of the church;
   2. Attached to the church.
6. Children from our associated school, Tuel Lane Infant School.
7. Other children.

For more about oversubscription criteria, please see: Church of England, Voluntary Aided schools.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

There are 30 reception places each year.

If there are more applications than places, they will be allocated with this order of priority:

1. Looked after children will be allocated a place. (Includes those who were in care, but are now adopted or subject to a residence or guardianship order.)
2. Pupils who:
   • Have a sibling that permanently lives in the same household (includes step/half brothers and sisters);
   • and who will be at school at the start of the academic year.
3. Those children:
   • On roll in the nursery at Dean Field Primary School in the previous academic year from 1st January;
   • and are still in attendance at the time of allocations. (children must be on roll in nursery from the 1st January and up until the time of allocations into reception.)
4. How near the pupil's home address to the school.

This is calculated using a 'straight line' measure of distance:

• From the front door of the child's permanent home address to the front gate of the school.
• The Council's GIS will be the system used to measure this.

Proof of residence can be asked for at any time throughout the admissions process. An offer can be withdrawn if misleading information is used to gain an advantage.

The Planned Admission Number for admissions to the Reception year is 30.

If you wish to apply under Christian commitment criteria, you must:

• Get a copy of the Supplementary Information Form (SIF) from the school;
• and return to the school by the date stated on the form.

If applications received in the normal admissions round exceeds the stated number, the Governing Body will apply this criteria:

1. Children who are Looked after or who were previously looked after.
2. Children who:
   • Appear to have been in state care outside of England;
   • and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
3. A child who (or whose parents/guardians) lives in the parish of Elland. Whose parents/guardians are on the electoral roll of St Mary's or All Saints Churches (Elland) and who are:
   
   1. 'at the heart of the church'
   2. 'attached to the church'.
4. A child who has a brother or sister attending the school at the proposed date of admission. (This includes half, step or adoptive siblings).
5. Children whose parents seek admission for them on medical or social grounds (includes any child with a disability). Such applications must be supported by a letter from:
   • The Area Medical Officer;
   • or the Director of Children and Young People's Services;
   • or the Director of Health and Social Care.
6. A child whose parents/guardians reside within the parish of Elland. Who are members of another Christian church recognised by Churches Together in England and Wales. Whose church is within the parish and who are:
   
   1. 'at the heart of the church'
   2. 'attached to the church'.
7. A child of parents residing within the parish of Elland.
8. Other children.

For more about over-subscription criteria, please see: Church of England, Voluntary Aided schools.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

The Planned Admission Number for admissions to the Reception class is 27.

Where there are more applications, they will be considered against this criteria:

1. Children who are Looked after (including those who were in care but are now adopted or subject to a residence or guardianship order).
2. Pupils who were previously in state care outside of England and have ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
3. Pupils who have a brother or sister (including step, half, fostered or adopted brothers and sisters) permanently resident in the same household and who will be at the school at the start of the academic year.
4. Proximity of the pupil's home address to the school.

Distance will be calculated using our GIS (Geographical Information System). This uses a 'straight line' measure of distance from the child's permanent home address to the nearest designated school gate.

The Planned Admission Number for Reception class is 15.

Children with statements of Special Educational Needs or EHC plan that names the school will be admitted.

If more apply than there are places, offers will be made in this order:

1. Children who are Looked After. Also, children who were looked after, but this stopped because:
   • They were adopted;
   • or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
2. Children who have an exceptional medical or social need (recommended by the appropriate professional).
3. Brothers or sisters of pupils registered at the school at the proposed date of admission.
4. A child who resides within the catchment area of the school and is eligible for pupil premium (or service premium) at the time of application.
5. A child who resides within the catchment area of the school.
6. Other children.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

The Planned Admission Number for each year group is 60.

The school will admit children with statements of special educational needs or education, health and care plans in which the school is named.

If you wish to apply under Christian commitment criteria you should:

• Get a school's Supplementary information form (SIF) from the school;
• and return the SIF to the school by the date the school states on the form.

In determining admissions, the Governors will apply the following criteria in order of priority:

1. Children who are looked after and children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
2. Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
3. Children whose parents or guardians are on the Ecclesiastical Electoral Roll of the benefice of Halifax Holy Trinity and St Jude, the Parish of St Paul's or Halifax Minster.
4. Children who are baptised members of the Church of England or other Christian Church which subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.
5. Children of families who are worshipping members (in order of priority) of:
   • An Anglican Church.
   • Other Christian Churches accepting the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. Other Christian Churches are listed on Churches Together in England .
6. Children of members of staff who have been employed by the school for two years or more.
7. Other children who will amount to no less than 30% of the published admission number, if there is a demand from children falling within this category which will include:
   
   1. Siblings of children registered as pupils of the school on the proposed date of admission.
   2. Other children.

For more about over-subscription criteria, please see: Church of England, Voluntary Aided schools.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

The Planned Admission Number for the reception class is 50.

Children with Special Educational Needs who have an EHC Plan which names the school, will be allocated a place.

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.

1. Children in public care (looked after children) and children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject of a residence order or a special guardianship order).
2. Students who have a brother or sister attending from the same address who will still be on roll at the Academy at the date of admission.
3. Pupils on roll at an Impact Education primary school (Warley Road, Lee Mount, The Halifax Academy, Hill View, Old Bank).
4. Pupils of staff employed at the Academy (having a permanent contract of at least two years at the time of application).
5. The proximity of a child’s home to the Academy, defined using the Local Authority’s computerised measuring system from the front door of the Academy to the home, with those living nearest being given the highest priority.

In the case of 2 or more applications that cannot be separated by the oversubscription criteria outlined above, the school will use the distance between the school and a child’s home as a tie breaker to decide between applicants.

Priority will be given to children who live closest to the school. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child’s home address to the school’s front gates on Lee Mount Road. A child’s home address will be considered to be where he/she is resident for the majority of nights in a normal school week.

For how distances are calculated, see: Distances.

The Planned Admission Number for admission to the Reception class is 60.

The school will admit children with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Education Health and Care plans in which Lightcliffe CE (VA) Primary School is named in the child's Education Health and Care plan.

If you wish to apply under Christian commitment criteria you should obtain a copy of the school's Supplementary information form (SIF) from the school and return the SIF to the school by the date the school states on the form.

Where the number of applications for Lightcliffe CE (VA) Primary School received during the normal admissions round exceeds the admission number of the school, the Governing Body will apply the following criteria in strict order of priority.

1. 'Looked After' children (a child who is looked after by the Local Authority in accordance with Section 22 of the Children Act 1989). This also applies to children who have previously been 'Looked After' but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements or a special guardianship order) immediately following having been looked after.
2. A child who has a brother or sister (including a half, step or adoptive brother or sister) on roll at the time of application and admission.
3. A child whose home address is in the parish of St Matthew's Lightcliffe and can be confirmed by the Church leadership as attending St Matthew's church at least once a month for at least the previous two years prior to the closing date for applications.
4. A child of parents having moved to become resident in the parish of St Matthew's Lightcliffe who have been attending an Anglican Church at least once a month for at least the previous two years prior to the closing date for applications and who are now attending St Matthew's Church Lightcliffe will qualify upon proof of membership being provided by the priest of that other parish. (A Supplementary Information Form (SIF) to provide confirmation of Christian commitment is available from the school. The form should be signed by the Vicar. During an interregnum the form should be signed by a Churchwarden).
5. Children of staff at the school
   
   1. Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made and/or
   2. The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
6. Other children.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

The Planned Admission Number for admission to the Reception class is 60.

Where there are more applications than places, this criteria will be applied in the order set out:

1. Children who are 'Looked After' or children who were previously looked after, but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
2. Children whose medical or social circumstances prompt admission when supported by appropriate professional advice, eg Area Medical Officer, Director of Adult and Children's Services.
3. Children who have a brother or sister that attend the school at the time of admission. (This includes half and step brothers/sisters that live at the same address.)
4. Proximity of the child's home to the Field Top site. This is by a straight line measurement and those living nearest have the highest priority.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

The Planned Admission Limit for admission to the Reception class is 26.

Where there are more applications than places, this criteria will be applied in the order set out:

1. Children who are looked after (including those who were in care but are now adopted or subject to a residence or guardianship order).
2. Pupils who were previously in state care outside of England and have ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
3. Pupils who have a brother or sister (including step, half, fostered or adopted brothers and sisters) permanently resident in the same household and who will be at the school at the start of the academic year.
4. Proximity of the pupil's home address to the school.

Distance will be calculated using the Local Authority GIS (Geographical Information System) which uses a 'straight line' measure of distance from the coordinate of the child's permanent home address to the nearest designated school gate.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

There are 60 reception places available each year.

When applications go over this number, they are considered against this criteria (in the stated order):

1. Children who are looked after (including those who were in care but now adopted or subject to a residence or guardianship order).
2. Pupils who have a brother or sister (including step / half brothers and sisters) permanently resident in the same household and who will be at school at the start of the academic year.
3. Children of members of staff who have been employed at the school for a minimum of two years or where the school has a specific skill requirement.
4. Pupils living within the defined catchment area. The catchment area is defined as any address that is closer to Old Earth School than any other Primary school.
5. Pupils who have attended the nursery at Old Earth from the start of the school year prior to the Reception intake, who are accessing at least 15 hours or their universal funded hours at the time of application and are still in attendance at the time of allocation.
6. Other pupils.

Where there is oversubscription within any category, priority for places will be determined by proximity of the child's home to the school. Distance will be calculated using a straight line measurement from the pupil's permanent home to the closest designated school gate.

To make sure consistency applies, all measurements will be carried out using the Local Authority's Geographical Information System (GIS). No other method of measuring distance will be considered.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

The Academy Council has responsibility for admissions to the school and intends to admit 30 pupils to Reception.

Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or and Education, Health and Care Plan that names the school must be admitted. Where this takes place before the allocation of places under these arrangements this will reduce the number of places available to other children.

If there are more applications than places, they will be offered with this order of priority:

1. Looked After Children from Catholic families or children from Catholic families who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
2. Baptised Catholic children with a sibling who attends Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy.
3. Baptised Catholic children who live in the defined area.
4. Other baptised Catholic children.
5. Other Looked After Children or other children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order, with a sibling who attends Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy.
6. Other Looked After Children or other children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship.
7. Members of an Eastern Christian Church.
8. Other children with a sibling who attends Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy.
9. Other children.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

The number of intended admissions each academic year is 16.

If more apply than there are places, offers will be made in this order:

1. Children who are Looked After. Also, children who were looked after, but this stopped because:
   • They were adopted;
   • or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
2. Where the child has:
   • A brother or sister attending the school (includes step and adopted brother/sister);
   • and still residing in the designated priority area of the school at the offer date.
3. Children residing within the designated priority area of the school at the offer date.
4. Where the child has:
   • A brother or sister attending the school at the start of the autumn term. (Includes step and adopted brother/sister.)
   • Where one or more of the parents is common to the applicant.
5. Other children.

If there is oversubscription, pupils are admitted in the order of how close their home is to the school. (Only the applicants' current permanent address will be used for this.)

Distance is calculated using a straight line measurement from the pupil's home to the school gate using the Council's GIS. Note: To ensure consistency, no other method will be considered.

If the parents have shared responsibility and the child lives at different addresses as a result of this:

• The parents must declare one of these addresses as the registered address.
• This is for the purpose of determining an application for admission to the school.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

The Planned Admission Limit for admission to the Reception class is 30.

Where there are more applications than places, they will be allocated with this order of priority:

1. Children who are looked after (including those who were in care but are now adopted or subject to a residence or guardianship order).
2. Pupils who were previously in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
3. Pupils who have a brother or sister (including step, half, fostered or adopted brothers and sisters) permanently resident in the same household and who will be at the school at the start of the academic year.
4. Proximity of the pupil's home address to the school.

Distance will be calculated using the our GIS (Geographical Information System). This uses a 'straight line' measure of distance from the coordinate of the child's permanent home address to the nearest designated school gate.

The planned Admission Number (PAN) to Reception in the school year that starts in September 2022 will be 60 (maximum).

Those parents/guardians who wish to apply under the Christian Commitment Criteria, must:

• Get a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) from the school;
• and return it to the school by the date stated on the form.

The school will admit children with SEND Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP) where the school is named.

If applications received in normal admissions exceeds the PAN, the Governing Body will apply the criteria as follows:

1. Pupils who are either currently or have previously been 'looked after'.
2. A child whose sibling is:
   • On the school's roll;
   • or St Andrew's CE (VA) Junior School at the proposed date of admission.
   • This includes half, step or adoptive brothers and sisters.)
3. A child who or whose parents/guardians, is a regular worshipper at a Christian church..
4. Children of staff at a school in our Federation:
   
   1. Where the staff member has been employed at the school for two or more years. (At the time that the application for admission to the school is made.)
   2. And/or, the staff member is recruited to a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5. Other children.

A Supplementary Information Form (SIF) to provide confirmation of Christian commitment is available at the school.

The number of children we can admit in each year group, agreed with the Local Authority is 60.

If you wish to apply under Christian commitment criteria, you must:

• Get a copy of the Supplementary Information Form (SIF) from the school;
• and return to the school by the date stated on the form.

The school will admit children with Education Health and Care plans, where the school is named on the plan.

If applications received in the normal admissions round exceeds the stated number, the Governing Body will apply this criteria:

1. Pupils who are either currently or have previously been 'looked after'.
2. Children transferring from St Andrew's CE (VA) Infant School, Brighouse.
3. A child who (at the proposed date of admission) has a brother or sister on roll at this school. (This includes half, step or adoptive siblings).
4. A child who (or whose parents/guardians) is a regular worshipper at a Christian church.
5. Children of staff at a school in our Federation:
   • Where the staff member has been employed at the school for two or more years. (At the time that the application for admission to the school is made.)
   • And/or the member of staff is recruited to a vacant post where there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
6. Other children.

The number of children that can be admitted to the Reception class each year is 30.

The school will admit children with Health and Care plans (EHCP) where the school is named.

Where there are more applications than places, this criteria will apply:

1. Pupils who are either currently or have previously been 'looked after'.
2. Children who have an exceptional medical or social need. (Recommended by an appropriate professional).
3. A child who has a sibling who will be attending the school at the proposed date of admission.
4. A child:
   • Who lives in the school's catchment area;
   • and is eligible for the pupil premium (or service premium) at the time of application.
5. A child who lives in the school's catchment area.
6. Other children.

Note: For a map that shows the catchment area (Parish of St Augustine's), please contact the school.

The Published Admission Number for admission to the Reception class will be a maximum of 30.

Children whose Education and Health Care (EHC) Plan names the academy will be admitted.

If there are more applications than places, they will be allocated with this order of priority:

1. 'Looked After' children (a child who is looked after by the Local Authority in accordance with Section 22 of the Children Act 1989). This also includes children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject of a residence or special guardianship order.
2. Children living within the Priority Admission Area of the neighbourhood of Clifton. (A map detailing the Priority Admission Area is available from the academy.)
3. A child who (or whose parents/ guardians) reside outside the Priority Admission Area, but in the neighbouring parishes of St Martin's Brighouse; St Chad's Hove Edge; St Matthew's Lightcliffe; St John's Rastrick; St Matthew's Rastrick; St Peter's Hartshead and St Philipp & St James Scholes Cleckheaton; St Thomas Huddersfield and worships at St John's Church, Clifton and who are 'A Regular worshipper' – A person who worships at least twice per month for a period of 2 years prior to the closing date for applications. The worshipper could be one or both parent or the child.
4. A child with a brother or sister attending the academy at the proposed date of admission.
5. A child who or whose parents/ guardians reside outside the Priority Admission Area but in the neighbouring parishes of St Martin's Brighouse; St Chad's Hove Edge; St Matthew's Lightcliffe; St John's Rastrick; St Matthew's Rastrick; St Peter's Hartshead and St Philipp & St James Scholes Cleckheaton; St Thomas Huddersfield and worships at a Church of England Church within those parishes and who are 'A regular worshipper' – A person who worships at least twice per month for a period of 2 years prior to the closing date for applications. The worshipper could be one or both parent or the child.
6. A child who (or whose parents/guardians) reside outside the Priority Admission Area but in the neighbouring parishes of St Martin's Brighouse; St Chad's Hove Edge; St Matthew's Lightcliffe; St John's Rastrick; St Matthew's Rastrick; St Peter's Hartshead and St Philipp & St James Scholes Cleckheaton; St Thomas Huddersfield and are members of another Christian Church recognised by Churches Together in England and Wales and who are 'A regular worshipper'.
7. A child who (or whose parents/ guardians) reside outside the Priority Admission Area.

A Supplementary Information Form (SIF) to provide confirmation of Christian commitment is available from the academy.

Notes

1. For the sibling criterion to be applicable, the older sibling must be attending the academy on the 1st of September of the academic year in which the younger sibling is to be admitted AND one of the following conditions must exist
   
   1. a full or half-brother or sister;
   2. a step-brother and/or step-sister;
   3. an adoptive brother or sister;
   4. the children of parents living together in the same family household;

Stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother and half-sister are defined as children who belong to only one parent living in the same family household.

The number of children that can be admitted to the Reception class each year is currently 20. The criteria below will be used in order of priority when allocating places.

1. Pupils who are in public care or children who were previously looked after, but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
2. Children with brothers and sisters:
   
   1. Registered as pupils of the school at the proposed date of admission and whose parents regularly and frequently worship at St Bartholomew's or St John's Churches.

   2. Registered as pupils of the school at the proposed date of admission and whose parents regularly and frequently worship at other churches (within the parish) whose denomination is not necessarily Church of England.

      (In all cases, a supporting letter from the Parish Priest will be required as evidence.)

   3. Registered as pupils of the school at the proposed date of admission.
3. Children whose parents:
   
   1. Regularly and frequently worship at St Bartholomew's or St John's Churches.

   2. Regularly and frequently worship at other churches (within the parish) whose denomination is not Church of England.

      (In all cases, a supporting letter from the Parish Priest will be required as evidence.)

4. Proximity of the child's home to the school, as measured by a straight line measurement from the pupil's home to the closest designated school gate.

   Distances will be calculated using the Local Authority's Geographical Information System (GIS). To ensure consistency, all measurements will be carried out by the Local Authority's GIS and no other method of measuring distance will be considered.

   Each property has a coordinate taken from Ordnance Survey ADDRESS-POINT data. This is the point from which distance measurements will be taken from.

For more about over-subscription criteria, see: Church of England, Voluntary Aided schools.

The Governing Body has responsibility for the admissions to the school and intends to admit 30 pupils to reception.

If there are more applications than places, they will be allocated with this order of priority:

1. 'Looked After' children from Catholic families or children from Catholic families who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
2. Baptised Catholic children with a sibling who attends St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brighouse.
3. Baptised Catholic children who live in the defined area.
4. Other baptised Catholic children.
5. Other 'Looked After' children or other children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order with a sibling who attends St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brighouse.
6. As above without sibling.
7. Members of an Eastern Christian Church.
8. Other children with a sibling who attends St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brighouse.
9. Other children.

For more about over-subscription criteria, see: Catholic Primary Schools.

The Governing Body has responsibility for the admissions to the school and intends to admit 30 pupils to reception.

If there are more applications than places, they will be allocated with this order of priority:

1. Looked after children from Catholic families or children from Catholic families who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
2. Baptised Catholic children with a sibling who attends St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Halifax.
3. Baptised Catholic children who live in the defined area.
4. Other baptised Catholic children.
5. Other looked after children or other children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order with a sibling who attends St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Halifax.
6. Other looked after children or other children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
7. Members of an Eastern Christian Church.
8. Other children with a sibling who attends St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Halifax.
9. Other children.

The Governing Body has set the Planned Admission Number at 20. Admission to the school will be made in accordance with the stated parental preferences received subject to the following criteria. This is used if more apply than the school has places for.

1. A baptised Catholic 'looked after child' or a baptised Catholic child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order, including those who appear to this admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2. Other Baptised Catholic children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission.
3. Baptised Catholic children resident in the parishes of the relevant academy, see [1] below.
4. Other Baptised Catholic children.
5. A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order, including those who appear to this admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
6. Other children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission.
7. All other applicants.

Notes

1. For a child to be ranked as Catholic within the oversubscription criteria evidence of Catholic baptism or reception into the Church will be required. Those who have difficulty obtaining written evidence of baptism should contact their Parish Priest..
2. If there are more places available, priority will be given on the basis of proximity to the school. This is using a straight line measurement from the co-ordinate of the pupil's home to the closest school entrance.

[1] Resident refers to the child's permanent home at the proposed date of admission. Where a child lives with parents with shared responsibility each part of the week, parents must:

• State which is the predominant address;
• and give details.

The Academy Trust has responsibility for admissions to the school and intends to admit 30 pupils to Reception.

If there are more applications than places, they will be allocated with this order of priority:

1. Looked after children from Catholic families or children from Catholic families who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
2. Baptised Catholic children with a sibling who attends St Malachy's Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy.
3. Baptised Catholic children who live in the defined area.
4. Other baptised Catholic children.
5. Other looked after children or other children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order, with a sibling who attends St Malachy's Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy.
6. Other looked after children or other children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
7. Members of an Eastern Christian Church.
8. Other children with a sibling who attends St Malachy's Catholic Primary, a Voluntary Academy.
9. Other children.

For more about over-subscription criteria, see: Catholic Primary Schools.

The Governing Body has responsibility for the admissions to the school and intends to admit 45 pupils to reception.

When there are more applications than places available, priority is given to Catholic applicants. This is in accordance with the over-subscription criteria listed:

1. Looked after children from Catholic families or children from Catholic families. Those who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
2. Baptised Catholic children with a sibling who attends St Mary's Catholic Primary School.
3. Baptised Catholic children who live in the defined area.
4. Other baptised Catholic children.
5. Other looked after children or other children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order, with a sibling who attends St Mary's Catholic Primary School.
6. Other looked after children or other children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
7. Members of an Eastern Christian Church.
8. Other children with a sibling who attends St Mary's Catholic Primary School.
9. Other children.

Defined area is a geographical area. Please see boundary maps available for inspection in school (boundaries determined by the Diocese of Leeds).

Places will be allocated in the following order of priority:

1. A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to: an adoption; child arrangements; or special guardianship order. 
   Includes those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. (see note i)
    
2. Children who have a brother or sister (including step/half brothers and sisters):
   • permanently resident in the same household;
   • and currently attending the school or its related junior school. (Excluding pupils in their final year.)
      
3. Other children.

Notes

1. A ‘looked after child’ is a child who, at the time of making an application to a school, was.
   • In the care of a local authority;
   • or being provided with housing by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions.
     
     A child is regarded as having been in state care outside of England if in the care of or accommodated by:
   • A public authority.
   • A religious organisation.
   • Any other provider of care whose sole or main purpose is to benefit society.
      
2. A sibling link cannot be claimed where a sibling in receipt of a Statement of an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) attends a resourced unit within a mainstream primary school.
    
3. In the case of an oversubscription in any category. Children will be admitted in order of proximity of the child’s permanent address to the school. 
   
   Distances will be worked out using the Local Authority's Geographical Information System (GIS).  To ensure consistency applies, all measurements will be carried out by this method. No other method of measuring distance will be considered.
   
   Each property has a coordinate taken from Ordnance Survey Address-Point data.  This is the point from which distance measurements will be taken. 
    
4. If two or more children live an equal distance from the school, as measured by the procedure above. The decision on which child will be allocated will be made using random allocation. This process will be independently verified.
    
5. In voluntary controlled schools no account is taken of church membership or affiliation.

The over-subscription criteria for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools also applies to some academies, which are:

• Beech Hill
• Bowling Green Academy
• Bradshaw
• Burnley Road Academy
• Mount Pellon Primary Academy
• Scout Road Academy
• The Greetland Academy
• West Vale Academy

The planned admission number for the Reception class is 30 pupils.

Pupils will be admitted who have an Education Health and Care Plan that names the school.

If there are more applications than places, this criteria will be used:

1. Children who are Looked after or who were previously looked after.
2. Children who:
   • Appear to have been in state care outside of England;
   • and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
3. A child who has a brother or sister attending the school at the proposed date of admission. (This includes half, step or adoptive siblings).
4. Children of parent(s)/guardians or children who are:
   • Active worshipping members at St Michael and All Angels, Shelf, St Aidan's, Buttershaw;
   • or a regular worshiper at another Anglian Church within the Diocese of Leeds;
   • and attend at least twice per month for the previous twelve months prior to the closing date for applications.
   • Note: A supplementary information form to provide confirmation of Christian commitment is available from the school. This should be signed by the vicar of the church attended.
5. How close the the child's home is to school. Distance will be calculated using a straight line measurement from the pupil's permanent home to the nearest designated school gate.

Distances will be calculated using our GIS. To make sure that consistency applies, all measurements will be carried out by this method. Please note: No other method will be considered.

Tie breaker

The governors will take account of the individual circumstances of the applicants concerned in making a decision:

• In the event of oversubscription;
• and where the distance to the school is equal.

The Planned Admission Number in the reception class for 2022-23 will be 17.

If more apply than there are places, offers will be made in this order:

1. 'Looked After' children from Catholic families or children from Catholic families. Those who were looked after, but stopped being so because:
   • They became adopted;
   • or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
2. Baptised Catholic children with a sibling who attends the school.
3. Baptised Catholic children who live in the defined area.
4. Other baptised Catholic children.
5. Other 'Looked After' children or other children who were looked after, but stopped being so because:
   • They became adopted;
   • or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order;
   • and have a sibling who attends the school.
6. Other 'Looked After' children or other children who were looked after, but stopped being so because:
   • They became adopted;
   • or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
7. Members of an Eastern Christian Church.
8. Other children with a sibling who attends the school.
9. Other children.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

The planned admission number for the Reception class is 60 places.

If there are more applications than places, this criteria will be used:

1. Children who are Looked after or who were previously looked after.
2. Children who:
   • Appear to have been in state care outside of England;
   • and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
3. A child with a sibling at the school at the proposed date of admission who lives at the same address. (This includes half, step or adoptive siblings.)
4. Pupils living in The Halifax Academy catchment area.
5. Pupils of staff employed at the Academy. (having a permanent contract of at least two years at the time of application).
6. How close the the child's home is to school. Distance will be calculated using a straight line measurement from the pupil's permanent home to the nearest designated school gate

Distances will be calculated using our GIS from the main entrance to the Secondary Phase of The Halifax Academy. To make sure that consistency applies, all measurements will be carried out by this method. Please note: No other method will be considered.

Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in category 6 to decide who has highest priority for admission:

• If the distance between two children's homes and the school is the same.
• This process will be independently verified.

The Planned Admission Number for admission to the Reception class is a maximum of 29.

Children with Special Educational Needs who have an EHC Plan which names the school, will be allocated a place.

If there are more applications than places, they will be allocated with this order of priority:

1. Looked after children (a child who is looked after by the local authority in accordance with Section 22 of the Children Act 1989). This also includes children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order.
2. Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
3. A child who has a brother or sister (including a half, step or adoptive brother or sister) on roll at the time of application and admission.
4. A child who (or whose parents/guardians) lives in the parish of St Mary's Church, Todmorden. Whose parents/guardians are on the electoral roll of that church and who are:
   • 'At the heart of the church'. A regular worshipper at St Mary's Church, Todmorden. A person who worships at least once a month, for a period of six months, prior to the closing date for application.
   • The worshipper can be one/both parents or the children who attend St Mary's Church club or Sunday school.
5. A child whose parents/guardians live in the parish of St Mary's, Todmorden. Who are members of another Christian Church recognised by Churches Together in England and Wales who are:​
   • 'At the heart of the church'. A regular worshipper of a 'Churches Together' church. A person who worships at least once a month, for a period of six months prior to the closing date for application.

   • The worshipper could be one/both parents or children who attend a church club/Sunday school.

     A Supplementary Information Form (SIF) to provide confirmation of Christian commitment is available at the school.

6. Other children.

If there is oversubscription within any category, pupils will be admitted in the order of proximity of the pupil's home to the school.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

There are 30 places.

Children with Special Educational Needs who have an EHC Plan which names the school, will be allocated a place.

If more apply than there are places, offers will be made in this order:

1.  
   
   1. Children who are in public care, 'Looked After' and those who were, but stopped being so due to:
      • being adopted;
      • or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order.
   2. Children who appear (to the admission authority of the academy) to have been in public care outside of England. Who have ceased to be in public care as a result of being adopted.

2. Children whose siblings currently attend the academy and who will continue to do so on the date of admission.

   "Sibling" is defined as a full, half, step or adopted brother or sister that lives in the same household. The elder sibling must still be on roll at the academy when the younger child starts. Sibling applications are only accepted for siblings of pupils in Reception to Year 5.

3. Children of staff employed at the academy. 'Staff' for this purpose are defined as anyone employed by the academy who:
   • Has held a permanent contract with the academy for at least two years prior to the application;
   • or recently been appointed to a post where there is a skill shortage.
4. Other children.

If there is oversubscription, pupils are admitted in the order of how close their home is to the school.

Distance is calculated using a straight line measurement from the pupil's home to the school gate using the Council's GIS. Note: To ensure consistency, no other method will be considered.

Each property has a co-ordinate taken from Ordnance Survey ADDRESS-POINT data.

Random allocation (by a body not connected to the school) is used as a tie-break, if distances are the same.

The Planned Admission Number for admission into the Reception year is 30.

The school will admit children with statements of Special Educational Needs or Education Health and Care plans in which the school is named on the statement or Education Health and Care plan.

Where the number of applications received during the normal admissions round exceeds the admission number of the school, the governing body will apply the following criteria in strict order of priority:

1. Pupils who:
   • Are in public care (Children who are 'Looked After');
   • or have been looked after, but ceased to be so, because:
     • They were adopted;
     • or were subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
2. Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
3. A child who has a brother or sister (including half, step or adoptive brother or sister) attending the school at the proposed date of admission.
4. A child or whose parents/guardians are regular worshipping members at St Chad's Church, Hove Edge.
5. A child or whose parents/guardians are regular worshipping members of the Church of England not mentioned in Priority 3, but within the Brighouse and Elland Deanery.
6. Children whose parents or carers are regular worshipping members of another Christian Church recognised by Churches Together in England within the Brighouse and Elland Deanery, who are a regular worshipper.
7. Other children.

A 'Supplementary information form' (SIF) to provide confirmation of Christian commitment is available from the school.

A regular worshipper (Priority 3, 4 and 5) is a person who worships at least once per month. The worshipper could be one or both parents or the child who is regularly involved in a church activity which includes an element of worship. Attendance must be for a period of at least one year prior to the closing date for applications.

A map showing the ecclesiastical parish boundary(ies) is available at the school.

If there are more applications in a particular category than the number of places available, the remaining places will be offered to the children whose permanent address is nearest to the school. Distance will be calculated using a straight line measurement.

Notes

For the sibling criterion to be applicable, one of the following conditions must exist:

• Brother and/or sister to be permanently resident at the same address.
• Step brother and/or sister to be permanently resident at the same address (to include half brothers/sisters).

The child's home address will be deemed to be a residential property at which the person or persons with parental responsibility for the child reside(s) at the closing date for receiving applications for admission to the school.

Where parental responsibility is held by more than one person and those persons reside in separate properties, the child's ordinary place of residence will be deemed to be that address which is used for correspondence related to Child Benefit payment.

For more about over-subscription criteria, see: Church of England, Voluntary Aided schools.

The Planned Admission Number for admission into the Reception is 15.

The school will admit children with statements of Special Educational Needs in which the school is named on the Statement/EHC Plan.

Where the number of applications received during the normal admissions round exceeds the admission number, the governing body will apply the following criteria:

1.  
   
   1. Pupils who are in public care ('Looked After' Children) or pupils who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they became adopted or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
   2. Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2. Children whose siblings currently attend the academy and who will continue to do so at the proposed date of admission.
3. Children of staff employed at the academy. "For this purpose, staff are defined as anyone employed by the academy who has held a permanent contract with the academy for at least two years prior to the application or to staff recently appointed to a post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage".
4. Children who regularly attend or whose parents/guardians regularly attend, one of the Church of England Parish Churches in the Rural Deanery of the Calder Valley. Parents must also complete the church supplementary application form if they wish their child to be considered in relation to their church attendance. (“Regularly attend” means attendance at public worship at least twice per month for the year before the application is submitted).
5. Children who regularly attend or whose parents/guardians regularly attend another Christian Church within Calderdale (affiliated to Churches together in England). For the list of churches, visit: Churches Together.
6. Other children.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

The Planned Admission Number for admission to the Reception class is 30.

Children with Special Educational Needs who have an EHC Plan which names the school, will be allocated a place.

If there are more applications than places, they will be allocated with this order of priority:

1. Looked after children (including those who were in care but are now adopted or subject to a residence or guardianship order).
2. Pupils who have a brother or sister (including step/half brothers and sisters) permanently resident in the same household and who will be at the school at the start of the academic year.
3. Places will be offered to children of permanent staff where the staff member has been employed at the Trust for two or more years at a time at which the application for admission to the school is made and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4. Proximity of the pupil's home address to the school.

This is calculated using a 'straight line' measure of distance:

• From the front door of the child's permanent home address to the front gate of the school.
• The Council's GIS will be the system used to measure this.

Random allocation will be used as a tie break in category 4 if the distance for two children's homes is the same. This process will be independently verified.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

The Planned Admission Number for the reception class is 60.

Children with Special Educational Needs who have an EHC Plan which names the school, will be allocated a place.

If more apply than there are places, offers will be made in this order:

1. Looked after children. (Includes those who were in care but are now adopted or subject to a residence or guardianship order.)
2. Children who:
   • Appear to have been in state care outside of England;
   • and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
3. Pupils who have a sibling (includes step or half brothers and sisters) that is:
   • Permanently resident in the same household;
   • and who is on roll at the academy at the time of application.
4. Pupils on roll at an Impact Education primary school.
5. Pupils of staff employed at the academy. (Those that have a permanent contract of at least two years at the time of application).
6. Proximity of the pupil's home address to the school.

All distances are calculated using:

• A straight-line measurement from the pupil's permanent home to the closest designated school gate.
• The Council's GIS system. Note: No other method of measuring distance will be considered.

Each property has a coordinate taken from Ordnance Survey ADDRESS-POINT data. This is the point from which the distance measurement will be taken from.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

The Planned Admission Number in the reception class for 2022-23 will be 26.

If more apply than there are places, offers will be made in this order:

1. 'Children who are Looked After'. Also, children who were looked after, but this stopped because:
   • They were adopted;
   • or became subject to a residence or special guardianship order.
2. Where a child has a sibling at the school who lives at the same address at the proposed admission date. (This includes step and half brothers and sisters.)
3. Other children.

If there is oversubscription, pupils are admitted in the order of how close their home is to the school.

Distance is calculated using a straight line measurement from the pupil's home to the school gate using the Council's GIS. Note: To ensure consistency, no other method will be considered.

Each property has a coordinate taken from Ordnance Survey ADDRESS-POINT data. This is the point which the distance measurement will be taken from.

The Planned Admission Number for admission to the Reception class is 90.

Children with Special Educational Needs who have an EHC Plan which names the Academy, will be allocated a place.

If there are more applications than places, they will be allocated with this order of priority:

1. Looked after children (including those who were in care but are now adopted or subject to a residence or guardianship order).
2. Pupils who have a brother or sister (including step/half brothers and sisters) permanently resident in the same household and who will be at the school at the start of the academic year.
3. Those children on roll in the nursery at Whitehill Community Academy in the previous academic year from 1st January and are still in attendance at the time of allocations.
4. Proximity of the pupil's home address to the school.

This is calculated using a 'straight line' measure of distance:

• From the front door of the child's permanent home address to the front gate of the school.
• The Council's GIS will be the system used to measure this.

Random allocation will be used as a tie break in category 4 if the distance for two children's homes is the same. This process will be independently verified.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.

See, Community and voluntary controlled primary schools and academies.