St Oswald's Worleston CofE 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 — Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order).
2. 2Special medical or social circumstances — Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school. Supporting evidence from a professional is required such as a doctor and/or consultant for medical needs or a social worker, health visitor, housing officer, the police or probation officer for social needs. This evidence must confirm the child or family's medical or social need and why that need(s) makes it essential that the child attends St Oswald's CE Primary School rather than any other. If evidence is not submitted by the application deadline, the medical and/or social need cannot be considered.
3. 3Sibling — Children who have a sibling at in the individual school who will still be attending the school the following year.
4. 4Catchment area — Children resident in the catchment area for the school. Maps are available on the school website and at the end of this policy.
5. 5Faithful and regular worshippers in the Parish of Acton with Worleston — Children whose parents are faithful and regular worshipers in the Parish of Acton with Worleston (including St Oswald's Church and St Mary's Church). In the event that during the period specified for attendance at worship the church has been closed for public worship and has not provided alternative premises for that worship, the requirements of these admission arrangements in relation to attendance will only apply to the period when the church or alternative premises have been available for public worship.
6. 6Attended school's nursery class — Children who have attended the school's nursery class for at least one term in the previous two years prior to application. This includes children who have attended part-time.
7. 7Faithful and regular worshippers in a Christian church — Children whose parents are faithful and regular worshippers in a Christian church, which is designated under the Ecumenical Relations Measure nationally by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York or locally by the diocesan bishop, or is a member of Churches Together in England, or the Evangelical Alliance, or a partner church of Affinity (a supplementary form must be completed).
8. 8Nearest to the school by straight line distance — Pupils living nearest to the school measured using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) which measures straight line distances in miles from the school's coordinate point to the place of the child's residence coordinate point.

If two applications tie: Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in the final category above to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between two children's homes and the school is the same. This process will be independently verified. If a tie-break is required in earlier categories to decide who has priority for admission between two children, distance from the school will be used to decide as measured above.

All children with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) in which the school is named will be admitted before the oversubscription criteria are applied. Supplementary form required for criteria 5 and 7.

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.