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0.49miles
was the furthest place offered for 2024-25 (Reception). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
Last distance offered at Good Shepherd Catholic School, year by year →
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.
If two applications tie: If there is oversubscription within a category, the Local Governing Body will give priority to children living closest to the school determined by the shortest distance. In a very small number of cases where distance is exactly the same, the Local Governing Body will select the child to be offered the place by drawing lots, overseen by a person independent to the Local Governing Body.
Parish boundaries are as shown on the Archdiocese of Birmingham parish boundary map. Distances are calculated on the basis of a straight-line measurement from the centre of the child's home address to the centre of the school site. The Local Governing Body will, where logistically possible, admit twins and all siblings from multiple births where one of the children is the last child ranked within the school's published admission number.
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.
Same phase, ranked by distance and how closely they match.
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
primary · Expected standard · 1.8 km away
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
primary · Expected standard · 5.3 km away
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
primary · Good · 866 m away
Broad Heath Community Primary School
primary · Expected standard · 1.4 km away
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
primary · 2.6 km away
St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School
primary · Good · 2.5 km away
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