Broadstone Middle School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked After Children / previously Looked After Children — “Looked After Children” or “previously Looked After Children”. This includes Internationally Adopted Previously Looked After Children (IAPLAC). [Notes 1, 2]
2. 2Children of staff — Children who have a parent who has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time the application was made or has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. [Note 6]
3. 3In-catchment sibling at Broadstone Middle School — Children who live in the school’s catchment area who have a sibling who is already on the roll of Broadstone Middle School and will continue to attend the school at the time of admission. [Note 3]
4. 4In-catchment sibling at Broadstone First School — Children who live in the school’s catchment area who have a sibling at Broadstone First School who is already on the roll of the school and will continue to attend that school at the time of admission. [Note 3]
5. 5All other in-catchment children — All other children who live in the school’s catchment area.
6. 6Out-of-catchment sibling at Broadstone Middle School — Children who live outside the school’s catchment area who have a sibling who is already on the roll of Broadstone Middle School and will continue to attend the school at the time of admission. [Note 3]
7. 7Out-of-catchment sibling at Broadstone First School — Children who live outside the school’s catchment area who have a sibling who is already on the roll of Broadstone First School and will continue to attend that school at the time of admission. [Note 3]
8. 8All other out-of-catchment children — All other children who live outside the school’s catchment area.

If two applications tie: If the school is oversubscribed in any of the categories above, children in the oversubscribed category who live closest to the school will be given priority, according to the Local Authority’s policy. [Notes 4 and 5] – if distances are equal, the local authority will use random allocation for applicants living an equal distance from the school (up to three decimal points) or at the same address or in the same block of flats.

There is a separate Admissions Policy for The Link Resource Base; children can only be admitted to The Link if the provision is named on the EHCP. Catchment area details available on the BCP website.

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.