Tarporley High School and Sixth Form 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. 1“Looked after children” A looked after child is a child who is in the care of a LA or provided with accommodation by tha — “Looked after children” A looked after child is a child who is in the care of a LA or provided with accommodation by that authority (as defined in Section 22 of the Children Act 1989), or was previously looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or subject to a residence, or special guardianship order).
2. 2Siblings – students with elder sisters/brothers including half sisters/brothers and unrelated children living together a — Siblings – students with elder sisters/brothers including half sisters/brothers and unrelated children living together as part of one household already attending Tarporley HS&SC (in Years 7 – 13) and expected to continue here the following school year.
3. 3Children resident within the designated catchment zone of the school — Children resident within the designated catchment zone of the school. Children will be classed within this category if they are resident within the area served by the school on the closing date for applications. School admissions | Cheshire West and Chester Council Application deadline 31 October 2026
4. 4Students not resident within the catchment zone but attending a school designated as a partner/feeder school — Students not resident within the catchment zone but attending a school designated as a partner/feeder school. Designated Partner Schools: Bunbury Aldersey CE Aided Primary School Calveley Primary School The Delamere C of E Academy Duddon St Peter’s Primary School Eaton Primary School Huxley CE Primary School Kelsall Primary School Oakview Primary Academy St. Oswald’s Worleston C of E Primary School Tarporley CE Primary School Tarvin Primary School Whitegate CE Primary School.
5. 5Students for whom there are exceptional medical — Students for whom there are exceptional medical, social or personal/domestic reasons which, in the Governors’ view, justify admission to our school. A panel of Governors will consider the information presented and will determine whether the evidence is suUiciently compelling to apply this criterion to the application. If it is considered appropriate the views of a Doctor appointed by the school or Educational Psychologist will be sought in the event of parents requesting admission on medical or psychological grounds. This criterion cannot be considered if the documents required have not been received by the school. Few applications will fall in this category.
6. 6Children of parents who have been directly employed by the school for 2 years or longer at the closing date for applicat — Children of parents who have been directly employed by the school for 2 years or longer at the closing date for applications, or have been recruited to meet a particular skills shortage. A parent is any person who has parental responsibility or care for a child and lives in the same family unit at the same address for the majority of the school week.
7. 7Students living nearest to the school as measured using an “address-point system” — Students living nearest to the school as measured using an “address-point system”. (Contact the school for further details.) NB This criteria will be used as a “tiebreaker” in the event of more than one application being ranked equally using the oversubscription criteria

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.