Richard Rose Morton Academy

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. 1Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subj — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order, including children who appear (to the trust) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2. 2Children who have a serious medical or social need — Children who have a serious medical or social need, or physical or psychological condition which makes it essential that they attend the Academy rather than any other school. Documented social, medical or psychological evidence must be provided in support from an appropriate independent registered professional such as a social worker, hospital consultant (not the young person’s own GP) or health visitor at the time of the original 1 United Learning is a multi-academy trust. For more information about the trust visit www.unitedlearning.org.uk 2 Please also refer to the Notes section 3 | P age application and must set out why the Academy is the only school that can meet the child’s needs or circumstances.
3. 3Children of staff — Children of staff: • Where the member of staff has been employed at the Academy for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the Academy is made; or • The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4. 4Children living in the catchment area of the Academy — Children living in the catchment area of the Academy. If more children from within the catchment area apply than there are places available, places will be allocated in the following order: • Children who at the time of application have a brother or sister (including adopted siblings, step-siblings and those living as siblings in the same family unit) on the roll of the Academy and who will still be on roll at the time of the sibling’s admissions. • Other children living in the catchment area of the Academy as defined by the catchment map. These applications will be prioritised by those who live closest to the Academy measured by a straight line from the child’s permanent home address to the main entrance on Wigton Road. The distance measurements will be undertaken using the Local Authority’s computerised Geographical Information System [GIS]. This measures a straight-line measure between the centre of the student’s home address and the main entrance to the school building as determined by the LA.
5. 5Children living outside the catchment who at the time have a brother or sister — Children living outside the catchment who at the time have a brother or sister (including adopted siblings, step-siblings and those living as siblings in the same family unit) on the roll of the Academy and who will still be on the roll at the time of the sibling’s admission. These applications will be prioritised by those who live closest to the Academy. The distance measurements will be undertaken using the Local Authority’s computerised Geographical Information System [GIS]. This measures a straight-line measure between the centre of the student’s home address and the main entrance to the school building as determined by the LA.
6. 6Other children from outside the catchment area whose parent/carer wants a place for them — Other children from outside the catchment area whose parent/carer wants a place for them. These applications will be prioritised by those who live closest to the Academy. The distance measurements will be undertaken using the Local Authority’s computerised Geographical Information System [GIS]. This measures a straight-line measure between the centre of the student’s home address and the main entrance to the school building as determined by the LA. In the event of a tie break under criteria C, D, E and F above, the child living closest to the school will be given priority for admission. If the last student to be offered a place within the Academy’s published admission number (PAN) is a multiple birth or same cohort sibling (including adopted siblings, step-siblings, and those living as siblings in the same family unit) any further sibling will be admitted, if the 4 | P age parents so wish, even though this may raise the intake number above the Academy’s PAN. The PAN will remain unchanged so that no other students will be admitted until a place

"Morton admissions policy 2027 to 2028", the policy Cumberland Council links from this school's own page in the council school directory (DfE number 6905).

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.