School Admissions Determination 2024-2025

Secondary School

Year 7

Children issued with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC) will gain a place at the school named in the Plan as part of that process.
After the allocation of children with an EHCP naming the school, places will be allocated in the following order of priority:-
Those who on the closing date are:

  1. Relevant looked after children and previously looked after children (see note 3 below).
  2. Children who on the closing date have a specific medical reason confirmed by a medical practitioner which the Authority is satisfied makes attendance at that particular school essential. Parents should ensure that they attach full supporting information to the Common Application Form.
  3. Children who on the closing date have a compelling social reason which the Authority is satisfied make attendance at that particular school essential. The kind of overriding social reasons which could be accepted are where there is evidence that the pupil’s education would be seriously impaired if he or she did not attend the preferred school. Parents should ensure that they attach full supporting information to the Common Application Form.
  4. Children who on the closing date live in the catchment area of the school as defined by the Authority and it is expected will have an older brother or sister will be on the roll of the preferred school in Years 8-11 at the start of the academic year 2023.
  5. Children who on the closing date live in the catchment area of the school as defined by the Authority.
  6. Children who on the closing date live outside the catchment area of the school as define by the Authority and it is expected will have an older brother or sister will be on the roll of the preferred school in Years 8-11 at the start of the academic year 2023.
  7. Children who on the closing date are on the roll of one of the associated Primary/ Junior/Junior and Infant schools as identified by the Authority.
  8. Children who on the closing date live nearest to the school measured by a straight line on a horizontal plane, (commonly known as measurement, “as the crow flies”).