Carlton Bolling

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 and Previously Looked After Children — Looked After Children (LAC), or those that were Previously Looked After (PLAC) but ceased to be so due to adoption, child arrangement or special guardianship orders.
2. 2Children with an EHCP naming the school — Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) where Carlton Bolling is named in the Plan
3. 3Exceptional social or medical needs — Children that 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 can provide the appropriate support.
4. 4Children of staff members — Children that are children of staff members currently employed by the school and will still be employed by the school on the allocations date.
5. 5Siblings — Children who have siblings who live at the same address who currently attend the school, and who will still be attending the school on the date of allocation. Where twins, triplets, or siblings (brothers or sisters), are applying for the same year group and one sibling gains a place, the other sibling/s will be promoted within the ability band/s for a place.
6. 6Children attending Trust primary schools — Children who are currently attending Trust primary schools, Marshfield Primary, Thorpe Primary, Carlton Mills. Children must be on roll on the allocations date.
7. 7Children in the priority admissions area — Children whose home address is in the school's priority admissions area, which is outlined in blue in Annex1 below.
8. 8Children outside the priority admissions area — Children whose home address is outside the school's priority admissions area, the area outside the blue outline in Annex1 below.
9. 9All other applicants including non-banded children — All other applicants including non-banded children.

If two applications tie: Where demand for places exceeds supply at any point of the oversubscription criteria, places will be allocated at random. All applicants will be randomly provided a number ranging from 1 up to the total number of pupils making an application. The numbers will be ranked from lowest to highest, then students selected in each ability band in accordance with the proportion of applications received. The random allocation process will be supervised by an independent person non-affiliated with Carlton Bolling or the Trust.

LAC and PLAC are not required to sit the fair banding assessment. Children with an EHCP naming the school are also not required to sit the assessment. The number of places available for banded children is the PAN minus children with an EHCP naming the school together with LAC and PLAC. Criteria 3–9 are applied within each ability band for banded children. Non-banded children are ranked last and considered only after all banded children.

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.