Castle View 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 subject to an adoption residence or special guardianship order. A looked after child is a child who is: a) In the care of 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).
2. 2Children living in the normal area served by the school at the time of application and admission who have brothers or sisters, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters, attending the school at the time of application and admission.
3. 3Children living in the normal area served by the school at the time of application and admission.
4. 4Children not living in the normal area served by the school but who have brothers or sisters attending the school at the time of application and admission.
5. 5Other children whose parents have requested a place. Please note Proof of residency will be required. Where a child lives with one parent and partly with another member of the family, the home address will be considered to be the residence where the child spends at least three nights of the school week each week. Within each category, children living nearest to the school would be given priority using the same method of measurement as used locally by the Local Authority. The county council has a Geographic Information System (GIS) to measure a straight line distance between the home address and school. This measurement is taken from the postal address file, normally the house front door. For schools, the grid reference is again taken from the postal address file and will be the centre of the school. It is expected that parents will agree on school places before an application is made, and it may be necessary to request evidence from you to confirm that this is the case. The School is not in a position to intervene in disputes between parents over school applications and will request that these are resolved privately. If a child’s home address changes during the admissions process it is the responsibility of the parent/carer to inform the School immediately. If a place is offered on the basis of an address that is subsequently found to be different from the child’s normal and permanent home address at the time of allocation of places, then that place is likely to be withdrawn.

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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.