Queen's Park High School

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. 1Looked-after children or previously Looked-after children but ceased to be so because they were adopted — Looked-after children or previously Looked-after children but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order). The definition of Looked after is as follows: - Page 26 of 42 A child is looked after by a local authority, religious authorities or other organisations that act in the public benefit if he or she has been provided with accommodation for a continuous period of more than 24 hours, in the circumstances set out in sections 20 and 21 of the Children Act 1989, or is placed in the care of a local authority by virtue of an order made under part IV of the Act. This provision also exists for children previously in such care, outside of England
2. 2Siblings – students with elder brothers or sisters — Siblings – students with elder brothers or sisters, stepbrothers or stepsisters, halfbrothers, or half-sisters, adopted brothers or adopted sisters living together as part of one household, already attending the preferred school, and expected to continue at the school in the following school year. For clarity, Siblings will initially be ranked by siblings + catchment + Partner school by distance, then by siblings + catchment by distance, siblings + Partner school by distance and finally by siblings by distance. School admissions | Cheshire West and Chester Council Application deadline 31 October 2026
3. 3Children of staU employed by the school who have been employed for two or more years by the 1 September of the year of e — Children of staU employed by the school who have been employed for two or more years by the 1 September of the year of entry, or who have been recruited to meet a particular skills shortage. For clarity, applicants in this category will be ranked by distance.
4. 4Children resident within the designated catchment area of the school as defined by Cheshire West and Cheshire — Children resident within the designated catchment area of the school as defined by Cheshire West and Cheshire. Children will be classed within this category if they and their parents/carers are resident within the area served by the school on the closing date for applications. For clarity, applicants in this category will be ranked initially by Catchment and Partner school by distance, then Catchment by distance. Proof of address may be required to verify place of residence.
5. 5Children not resident within a school’s local catchment area but attending a school designated as a partner school for a — Children not resident within a school’s local catchment area but attending a school designated as a partner school for admissions purposes, as out-of-zone students. These Primary schools are: Belgrave Chester Blue Coat CE Dodleston CE Eccleston CE Hoole CE Lache Overleigh St Mary’s CE The Grosvenor Park C of E For clarity, applicants in this category will be ranked by distance.
6. 6Distance - Distances are measured in a straight line from the centrally plotted Basic Land and Property Unit point — Distance - Distances are measured in a straight line from the centrally plotted Basic Land and Property Unit point (BLPU) of the child’s home address to the centrally plotted BLPU point of the school as defined by Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG). Proof of address may be required to verify place of residence.

Oversubscription criteria as printed for this school in Section 3 (admission arrangements) of Cheshire West and Chester Council's "Applying for a Secondary School place" booklet for September 2027.

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.