Lent Rise 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 children — Looked after children (See note 1)
2. 2Exceptional medical or social needs — Children who have exceptional medical or social needs, which can only be met at that school, supported by written evidence from an appropriate professional person. (See Note 2)
3. 3Children of permanent staff — Children of permanent staff where: a. the member of staff has been employed at the school for a minimum of 30 hours per week for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or b. the member of permanent staff with Qualified Teacher Status is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4. 4Catchment area — Children living within the catchment area of the school (See Note 3).
5. 5Siblings (main point of entry) — For the main point of entry: Siblings (See Note 4) of children who are attending the school in Year R – Year 5 at the time allocations are made, and are expected to be on the school roll at the time of the proposed admission, or who have already been offered a place to start in the current academic year at the school.
6. 6Siblings (in-year admission) — For immediate in year admission after the normal point of entry: Siblings of children who are in Year R to Year 6 at the time of admission to the school.
7. 7Distance — Once the above rules have been applied then any further places will be offered in distance order; using the distance between the family's Normal Home Address (See Notes 5 and 6) and the school's nearest open entrance gate offering the closest first. We use a straight line distance. (See Note 7)

If two applications tie: If it still not possible to decide between two applicants who are equidistant then an independently scrutinised random allocation will be made to allocate the final place.

Rules 8-11 in the source document are procedural clarifications (tie-break application order, multiple births reference, and general statements) rather than additional numbered criteria, so they are not listed as separate criteria.

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.