Ysgol Uwchradd Glan Clwyd

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 and previously looked after children — Children who have Looked After Child status, and 'previously Looked After Children'.
2. 2Individual Development Plan naming the school — Children who have an Individual Development Plan (IDP) which names the requested school.
3. 3Nearest suitable school — Children for whom the preferred school is the nearest 'suitable school' by shortest walking route, in terms of the child's age, and parental language preference or faith preference for schools affiliated to the Church in Wales.
4. 4Sibling at the requested school — Children who will have a sibling at the requested school on the expected admission date.
5. 5Designated feeder primary or junior school — Children whose primary/junior school is a designated feeder for the requested secondary school. The child's primary/junior school is only considered a 'feeder' if, at the point of joining the school, it was the nearest suitable to the child's home at that time.
6. 6Multiple birth children — Multiple birth children, whose siblings have applied for a place in the same year group.
7. 7All others, by distance — Children who do not qualify under criteria 1-6, ranked by the distance from their home to the requested school's gate, measured by the shortest walking route.

If two applications tie: Children who do not qualify under the earlier criteria are ranked by the distance from their home to the requested school's gate, measured by the shortest walking route.

DENBIGHSHIRE DOES NOT OPERATE CATCHMENT AREAS — it uses a 'nearest suitable school' test, qualified by the child's age, parental language preference and faith preference for Church in Wales schools. THE FEEDER CRITERION IS CONDITIONAL AND EASILY MISREAD: a primary or junior school counts as a 'feeder' ONLY IF, at the point the child joined it, that school was the nearest suitable school to the child's home at that time. Attending a feeder school the family chose for other reasons therefore does not earn this priority.

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.