Lady Royd Primary School

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 and previously looked after children — Looked after children or children who were previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be state care as a result of being adopted.
2. 2Significant medical or social needs — Pupils for whom it is essential to be admitted to the primary phase because of special circumstances to do with significant medical or social needs evidenced by written professional advice. The definition of what constitutes medical or social needs is: "Lady Royd Primary School is the only school that can meet the child’s needs"
3. 3Siblings — Pupils who will have siblings in the school at the time they are admitted to the school. The term “sibling” means a full, step, half, adopted or fostered brother or sister, but not cousins, who will be living permanently with them at the same address at the date of their entry to the School. Parents will be required to produce birth certificates of both siblings to prove the relationship. Where a family of multiple births (twins, triplets etc.) request admission and only one of the siblings can be offered a place, the remaining sibling(s) will also be offered places above the admissions number.
4. 4Children of staff — Applicants who are children of staff in either or both the following circumstances: • Where the member of staff has been employed at the school permanently for two or more years at a time at which the application for admissions to the school is made, and/or • The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is demonstrable skill shortage, and has successfully completed the probationary period
5. 5Nearest to the school — The remaining places in the primary phase will be offered to pupils living nearest to the School on the close of the admission application date. The distance will be measured as the direct line distance (‘as the crow flies’) between the child’s permanent address to the School’s main entrance on Squire Lane.

If two applications tie: If a tie-break is necessary in criteria (d) then the place will be offered to children living nearest to the School on the close of the admission application date, measured as the direct line distance (‘as the crow flies’) using GPS/GIS to the School’s main entrance on Squire Lane.

Document refers to criteria as (a)-(e); also mentions '16 (a)-(f)' and '17 (a)-(h)' elsewhere but only (a)-(e) are actually printed for the primary phase.

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.