Elm Road 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 — A ‘looked after child’. A looked after child is a child who is a) looked after by a local authority or b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in accordance with section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989. Details of eligibility must be supplied by the allocated social worker or foster carer. Or A child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order. This includes children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in care as a result of being adopted. Proof of eligibility will be required.
2. 2Exceptional medical or psychological grounds — Children for whom it is essential to be admitted to the Academy because of special circumstances do with significant medical or social needs, which relate to the child or an immediate member of the child’s family. Applications must be supported by medical evidence from a GP or hospital consultant, social worker, or similar professional. 1 This policy is not relevant to the process for naming the school on a child’s EHC Plan. There is a separate process for selecting or changing the school named on an EHC Plan which is outside of the admissions process. Please contact the child’s home LA for further details i The supporting evidence should set out the particular reason why the Academy is the most suitable and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. This evidence must be sent to the Academy by the application closing date, for the applicant to be considered under this criterion. b) Children who, on the date of application, have a sibling (e.g. a natural brother or sister, or a half brother or sister, or a legally adopted brother or sister or half-brother or sister, or step-brother or sister) who is living with them at the same address and on roll of the Academy.
3. 3Children of staff — Children of staff, where the member of staff has been employed by the Academy for 2 or more years at the time of application, or the member of staff was recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4. 4Residence in the school's catchment area — Children living nearest the Academy within the catchment area of Wisbech east of the River Nene bounded to the north by Freedom Bridge and Churchill Road, to the east by the western side of Churchill Road and Elm High Road to the Norfolk border and including Elm Low Road to the junction of Low Road, Elm, the north end of Halfpenny Lane, Newbridge Lane, Redmoor Lane (west end), Broad Drove, Crooked Bank, Chalk Lane and Nettle Bank.
5. 5Distance from the school — Children living nearest the Academy outside of the catchment area. 4. How Distances Are Calculated a) Distance will be calculated using a straight line (as the crow flies) measurement from the reference point of the child’s home address to the reference point of the Academy (both as determined by the LA’s computerised system). b) For families who live outside of Cambridgeshire, distances are determined using a combination of local maps and online resources. c) All measurements will be administered by the LA and calculated digitally. 5. Additional Information a) Accessibility by car or public transport, a childminder’s or business address cannot be taken into consideration. b) Children living at more than one address: • their main residence will be where they spend the majority of their school nights (Sunday to Thursday) • if they divide their time equally between two addresses further evidence will be required to identify the child's home. c) When a place is offered proof of eligibility will be required. The Academy will follow the process used by the LA to establish eligibility. If false or misleading information is used to gain entry to the Academy, the offer of a place will be withdrawn, and the parent/carer will be given the right of appeal. 6. Tie Break Sibling If there are more siblings than there are places available, the places will be offered to the siblings who meet clause 3d, 3e and 3f in this order. Distance In the event of a tie break under 3e or 3f random allocation will be used, which will be undertaken by a person independent of TEFAT. 7. Infant Class Size Legislation The Academy is required to comply with Infant Class Size requirement which means that it can teach no more than 30 infants per school teacher. Our admission number therefore reflects this position. However, if one child of a multiple birth can be accommodated within the published admission number, the Academy will accommodate the other child/children as an exception to the Infant Class Size requirement as per the School Admissions code. 8. Children of Service Personnel (UK Armed Force) The Academy will consider applications for a place from families of UK Service Personnel (UK Armed Forces) or a Crown Servant returning from overseas as a result of a posting; under the published admissions criteria clause 3. The distance measurement used to consider the application will be calculated to the posting address or unit postal address, providing proof of posting is supplied (e.g. a letter that declares the relocation date and unit postal or quartering area address) with the application. Places can be allocated in advance of the family arriving in the area.

Read 2026-09-12 from the trust's own website (Elm Road Primary School Determined Admissions Policy 2027/28). The academy trust is the admission authority for this school. CORRECTION 2026-09-13: this row was written on 12 September with the right admission number, notes and source but an empty rule list — every rule came out blank. The rules below were re-read from the same published document. The rules were re-read from the same published policy this row already cites.

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.