St Bede Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked After Children — Looked After Children, Previously Looked After Children and Internationally Adopted Looked After Children (LAC, PLAC and IAPLAC) A “Looked After Child” (LAC) is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A "Previously Looked After Child" (PLAC) is a child who was 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. An "Internationally Adopted Previously Looked After Child (IAPLAC) is a child who appears (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.
2. 2Faith based Regular attendance at public worship at St — Faith based Regular attendance at public worship at St. Bede, Morris Green Church of England church. Attendance will be established by information provided on the Supplementary Information Form completed by a member of the clergy or other designated Church officer. For the purposes of these admission arrangements ‘regular’ means attendance at least six times in the twelve months immediately prior to the date of application.
3. 3Regular attendance at public worship in any Church of England church — Regular attendance at public worship in any Church of England church. Attendance will be established by information provided on the Supplementary Information Form completed by a member of the clergy or other designated Church officer. For the purposes of these admission arrangements ‘regular’ means attendance at least six times in the twelve months immediately prior to the date of application.
4. 4Attendance at public worship in any other Christian church — Attendance at public worship in any other Christian church. For the purposes of these admission arrangements 'other Christian church' means a church which is Designated under the Ecumenical Relations Measure 2018, nationally by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, or locally by the diocesan bishop, or which is a member of Churches Together in England or affiliated to the Evangelical Alliance or a Partner Church of Affinity. A parent or parents wishing to apply against this criterion must complete a
5. 5Siblings Siblings of pupils attending the school during the academic year to which the child would be admitted — Siblings Siblings of pupils attending the school during the academic year to which the child would be admitted. ‘Sibling’ means a natural brother or sister, a half brother or sister, a legally adopted brother or sister or half-brother or sister, a step brother or sister, or other child living in the same household who, in any of these cases, will be living with them at the same address at the date of their entry to the school.
6. 6Children from St — Children from St. Bede C of E Primary Academy and Baby Bede Nursery Children who attend either St. Bede C of E Primary Academy Nursery or Baby Bede Nursery.
7. 7Children of staff Children of all staff will be considered where the parent has a permanent contract of employment — Children of staff Children of all staff will be considered where the parent has a permanent contract of employment. Their employment contract must have been in place for two or more years at the time of the closing date for application for admission.
8. 8Social and Medical need Priority will be given in exceptional circumstances to a small number of children — Social and Medical need Priority will be given in exceptional circumstances to a small number of children (or in some cases a close relative of the child) whose mental or physical impairment means they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend this school over any other. Supporting evidence in the form of a letter from a doctor or social worker or other relevant qualified, independent professional, would be required. Medical, health, social and special access reasons will be applied in accordance with the school’s legal obligations and does not guarantee that a child will be given priority as each decision will be made on the merits of the individual case.
9. 9All other children — All other children (Proximity) Distance to the child’s normal home front door from the main entrance to the school, when walking, will be used as the final determining factor, with nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. The distance will be measured in metres using an online route planner. For children living in flats or apartments, the measurement will be taken from a central point of the building rather than the individual flat.

"2027/28 Admissions Policy", published by the school on its own website (https://www.stbedeacademy.org/docs/2027-28_Admissions_Policy_-_St__Bede_FINAL.pdf).

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.