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4.51miles
was the furthest place offered for 2026-27 (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 Castle Hill Academy, 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: Where two applicants fall at the exact same position and cannot be separated by the oversubscription criteria, the place is allocated by random allocation, supervised by someone independent of the school.
Platanos Trust is the admission authority. Nursery has 70 part-time places; nursery children are not automatically guaranteed transfer to Reception. Enhanced Learning Provision for ASD has 50 places across the full primary age range, allocated with Croydon's SEN Team and additional to the PAN.
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.
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primary · 2.8 km away
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primary · Good · 359 m away
Applegarth Academy
primary · Strong standard · 546 m away
Langley Park Primary School
primary · Good · 3.6 km away
Tudor Academy
primary · Good · 779 m away
Rowdown Primary School
primary · 1.6 km away
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