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1.333miles
was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.
Last distance offered at Bowling Green Academy, year by year →
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.
If two applications tie: In the case of an oversubscription in any category, children will be admitted in order of proximity of the child’s permanent address to the school, measured using the Local Authority's GIS system. If two or more children live an equal distance from the school, the decision on which child will be allocated will be made using random allocation, independently verified.
A sibling link cannot be claimed where a sibling in receipt of a Statement of an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) attends a resourced unit within a mainstream primary school. These are the standard Calderdale Council oversubscription criteria for community and voluntary controlled primary schools, which also apply to certain named academies including Bowling Green.
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.
Same phase, ranked by distance and how closely they match.
Holywell Green Primary School
primary · Good · 1.0 km away
Ripponden Junior and Infant School
primary · Good · 3.5 km away
Copley Primary School
primary · Good · 3.4 km away
Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School
primary · Good · 2.9 km away
New Road Primary School
primary · Good · 4.7 km away
Salterhebble Junior and Infant School
primary · Good · 4.5 km away
See every school within walking distance, ranked by distance and inspection grade.
Pupils here are given admissions priority at these schools.
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