Beckfoot Oakbank

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 and previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admissions authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2. 2Exceptional social or medical needs — Children who have exceptional social or medical needs, supported by a written recommendation from the child's paediatrician/consultant or professional from Children's Services. The letter must explain why the school is the only suitable school to meet the child's needs and why no other school could provide the appropriate support for the child.
3. 3Sibling in priority area — Children whose home address is in the school's priority admission area who have a brother or sister, attending from the same address, who are at present in years 7 – 10 and who will still be attending the school at the time of admission.
4. 4Priority area and named feeder school — Children living within the priority area agreed by the Board of Trustees of Beckfoot Trust and attending named feeder schools (Holycroft, Beckfoot Nessfield, Oakworth, Oldfield, Haworth, Lees, Oxenhope, Stanbury, Ingrow and Worth Valley)
5. 5Sibling outside priority area — Children whose home address is not in the school's priority admission area who have a brother or sister, attending from the same address, who are at present in years 7 – 10 and who will still be attending the school at the time of admission.
6. 6Priority area, non-feeder school — Other children whose home address is in the school's priority admission area but do not attend one of the above-named feeder schools.
7. 7Named feeder school, outside priority area — Children who attend one of the above-named feeder schools, but who do not live within Beckfoot Oakbank's priority area.
8. 8All other children — Other children whose home address is outside the school's priority admission area and who do not attend one of the above-named feeder schools.

If two applications tie: The distance between the child's home and school, measured by a straight-line distance from the Ordnance Survey address point of the home to the main entrance to the school building, will be used to decide who is given a place; those living nearest being given the available places. Where the offer of places to applicants with equidistant addresses would lead to oversubscription, the decision of who will be offered the place will be made by random selection.

EHCP children admitted to named school without reference to oversubscription criteria. Waiting list maintained by Local Authority until 31 December of the admissions year. Multiple birth siblings may be admitted above PAN if only one sibling can otherwise be offered a place.

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.