Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and 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. 1A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became a subj — A ‘looked after child’ or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became a 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 the 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 whose parent/s — Children whose parent/s (a parent is any person who has parental responsibility or care of the child. Where admission arrangements refer to ‘parent’s attendance at church’ it is suUicient for just one parent to attend) are faithful and regular worshippers in the Parish Church of St Helen. By “faithful and regular”, we mean attendance to a minimum of one service per month for at least twelve months prior to the closing date for applications. Please ask your minister to complete the Supplementary Information Form as proof of regular attendance.
3. 3Children who have a sibling – younger or elder brothers or sisters — Children who have a sibling – younger or elder brothers or sisters, step-brothers or stepsisters, half-brothers or half-sisters, adopted brothers or sisters living together as part of one household, already attending Witton Church Walk CE Aided Nursery & Primary School and who will still be attending the following year.
4. 4Children whose parents are faithful and regular worshippers of Christian Church — Children whose parents are faithful and regular worshippers of Christian Church. Christian Church means any church which is designated under the Ecumenical Relations Measure nationally by the Archbishop 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 of AUinity and for whom this is the closest Church of England school as measured using an Ordnance Survey address-point system which measures straight line distance in miles from the address point of the school to the address point of the place of residence. The address used on the school’s admission form must be the current one at the time of application. If the address changes subsequently, the parents should notify the school. Where the parents live at diUerent addresses, the current-at-the-time-of-application, normal address of the child will be the one used. This will normally be the one where the child wakes up for the majority of Monday to Friday mornings. Where parents share equal care use the method used by your LA for identifying the address (often registration with GP). Parents may be asked to show evidence of the claim that is being made for the address, e.g. utility bills of various sorts showing the child’s address as the one claimed. For children of UK Service personnel and other Crown Servants returning to the area…
5. 5Children whose permanent address at the time of admission is within the existing ecclesiastical parish boundary — Children whose permanent address at the time of admission is within the existing ecclesiastical parish boundary. A map showing the parish boundary is available from school and on the website. Permanent address will be determined by where parents share equal care and we will use the method used by Cheshire West & Chester Council for identifying the address (often registration with GP). Parents may be asked to show evidence of the claim that is being made for the address, e.g. utility bills of various sorts showing the child’s address as the one claimed. For children of UK Service personnel and other Crown Servants returning to the area proof of the posting is all that is required.
6. 6Children who are in receipt of the Early Years Pupil Premium or Service Premium.
7. 7Other children — Other children. 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 BLPU point of the school as defined by Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG). Section 5: Academies Oversubscription Criteria Please Note – Schools oversubscription criteria are published within this booklet. Full details of the admission arrangements can be viewed on the schools’ websites. Academies Trust For Admission Arrangements, see pages:

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.