Aldrington CofE Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked after / previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was 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 have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2. 2Named church worship + sibling — Children whose parents are regularly involved in the worship of Bishop Hannington, or its daughter Church, Holy Cross, or its Church Plant (Goldstone Church), or St Peter's Church, West Blatchington, and who will have a sibling at the school at the time of admission.
3. 3Other Christian church worship + sibling — Children whose parents are regularly involved in the worship of any other Christian church and who will have a sibling at the school at the time of admission.
4. 4Sibling (non-worship) — Children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission but do not satisfy the criteria set out in 2. and 3. regarding worship.
5. 5Named church worship — Children whose parents are regularly involved in the worship of Bishop Hannington Church, or its daughter Church, Holy Cross, or its Church plant (Goldstone Church) or St Peter's Church West Blatchington.
6. 6Other Christian church worship — Children whose parents are regularly involved in the worship of any other Christian Church.
7. 7Special educational, medical or social needs — Children with known special educational, medical or social needs who would benefit from a place at the school. Documentary evidence from a doctor, social worker, educational psychologist, or other relevant professional, should be submitted with the application.
8. 8Children of school staff — Children of school staff where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
9. 9Wish for Christian education / attending church without full evidence — Children whose parents wish them to receive a Christian education Or Are attending a Church but the evidence provided by their minister does not support an application under criteria 2,3,5 or 6 above.
10. 10Other children — Other children.

If two applications tie: Where two or more distances are exactly the same and it proves necessary to rank the relevant applications, a priority for admission will be determined by the drawing of lots. This activity will take place at the school and be supervised by a person entirely independent of the Admissions Authority and the school.

Distance measurement used as a sub-priority within a criterion if oversubscribed part-way through: 'priority will be given to those children who live closest to the school... Measurement will be to a minimum of three decimal places accuracy.' A Supplementary Information Form (SIF) is required for criteria 2-6 and 9.

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.