Whitegate 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 Children and previously Looked After Children — Looked After Children and 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 or special guardianship order. A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those 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. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). A child is regarded as having been in state care outside of England if they were in the care of or were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole main purpose is to benefit society.
2. 2Children with special medical or social circumstances aUecting the child where the needs can only be met at this school — Children with special medical or social circumstances aUecting the child where the needs can only be met at this school. School admissions | Cheshire West and Chester Council Application deadline 15 January 2027 Professional supporting evidence from e.g. a doctor, psychologist or, social worker, is essential if admission is to be made under the criterion for special medical or social circumstances, and such evidence must set out the particular reasons why the school in question is the most suitable school and the diUiculties which would be caused if the child had to attend another school.
3. 3Children who have a sibling in school who will still be attending school the following year or who have attended the sch — Children who have a sibling in school who will still be attending school the following year or who have attended the school in the two years prior to admission. Sibling refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer’s partner. In every case, the child should be living in the same family unit at the same address.
4. 4Children whose parent — Children whose parent(s) are faithful and regular worshippers and are on the Church Electoral Roll of either St Mary’s, Whitegate or St Peter’s, Little Budworth. A parent is any person who has parental responsibility or care of the child. It is suUicient for just one parent to attend. By faithful and regular we mean attendance at a minimum of one service/act of worship per month for at least six months prior to the closing date for applications. In this instance the Supplementary Information Form (SIF) must be completed along with a letter from your incumbent or minister or other church oUicer will be required as proof of attendance. 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 [admissions] arrangements in relation to attendance will only apply to the period when the church or alternative premises have been available for public worship.
5. 5Children of parents who have been directly employed by the school for a period of two years or longer at the closing dat — Children of parents who have been directly employed by the school for a period of two years or longer at the closing date for applications.
6. 6Children who are resident within the ecclesiastical parishes of Whitegate or Little Budworth — Children who are resident within the ecclesiastical parishes of Whitegate or Little Budworth. Parish maps can also be found on www.achurchnearyou.com
7. 7Children whose parents are faithful and regular worshippers in a church of another Christian denomination — Children whose parents are faithful and regular worshippers in a church of another Christian denomination. By faithful and regular we mean attendance at a minimum of one service/act of worship per month for at least six months prior to the closing date for applications. In this instance the Supplementary Information Form (SIF) must be completed along with a letter from your incumbent or minister or other church oUicer will be required as proof of attendance. Christian church means any 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 AUinity. 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 [admissions] arrangements in relation to attendance will only apply to the period when the church or alternative premises have been available for public worship. School admissions | Cheshire West and Chester Council Application deadline 15 January 2027
8. 8Children who live nearest to the school — Children who live nearest to the school. Distance will be 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), with those living nearer receiving high priority. In the event of a

Oversubscription criteria as printed for this school in Section 3 (admission arrangements) of Cheshire West and Chester Council's "Applying for a Primary 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.