Bottisham Village College

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. 1Children in Care / Looked After and previously Looked After — Children In Care, sometimes known as Looked After Children, and previously Looked After children.
2. 2In catchment, feeder school, and sibling already there — Children who live in our catchment, who attend one of our feeder schools, and who have a sibling already here.
3. 3In catchment with a sibling already there — Children who live in our catchment, and who have a sibling already here.
4. 4In catchment and attend a feeder school — Children who live in our catchment and attend one of our feeder schools.
5. 5All other children in catchment — All other children who live in our catchment.
6. 6Children of school staff members — Children of school staff members.
7. 7Outside catchment, feeder school, and sibling already there — Children who live outside our catchment but attend one of our feeders and already have a sibling here.
8. 8Outside catchment with a sibling already there — Children who live outside our catchment but have a sibling here.
9. 9Outside catchment, attend a feeder school — Children who live outside our catchment but attend one of our feeder schools.
10. 10Any other children — Any other children, ranked according to distance.

If two applications tie: If a tie-break is necessary to determine which child is admitted, the child living closest to the school measured in a straight line will be given priority for admission. If there are two or more children with exactly the same circumstances (e.g. the same distance measurement), Random Allocation, undertaken by a person unconnected with the school or the Trust, will be used as a tie-break.

Feeder schools are listed in the source only by place name (Bottisham, Burwell, Fulbourn, Fen Ditton, Teversham, Swaffham Bulbeck, Swaffham Prior, Cheveley, Kettlefields, Great Wilbraham), described as 'the primary schools within our catchment with whom we have strong links'; printed here exactly as given, without an invented 'Primary School' suffix. Any child with an EHCP naming the school is admitted regardless of numbers (not itself a numbered criterion). In year groups other than Year 7 the school is not strictly limited by the PAN. Distance is calculated by the Local Authority using Post Office/Ordnance Survey AddressBase Premium data, straight line from home to the school's main entrance. Waiting lists run to 31 December, with a new list from 1 January to 31 August for continuing interest.

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.