Lady Manners School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1EHCP naming the school — All children whose Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) names Lady Manners School must be admitted.
2. 2Looked after and previously looked after children — The school will always give the highest priority to looked after children and children who were previously looked after but cease to be because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or a special guardianship order).
3. 3Normal area students – sibling — Children with a brother or sister currently attending the school including half and adopted brothers/sisters living in the same family unit (except where the sibling connection is with a student enrolled in school for Years 12 and/or 13 only). The sibling connection needs to apply at the time of application and admission.
4. 4Normal area students – medical or social grounds — Children who have medical or social grounds, supported by independent professional evidence which states why their medical or social situation can be met at Lady Manners School more appropriately than elsewhere.
5. 5Normal area students – children of staff — Children of staff who have been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made.
6. 6Normal area students – proximity — Other children on the basis of proximity of the child's home to the school with those living nearer being accorded higher priority. Judgements in this category will be made on the basis of information obtained from the Geographic Information System (GIS) in use in the Local Authority.
7. 7Out-catchment students – sibling — After admission of all looked after students and normal area students, any available places remaining up to the Published Admissions Number will be allocated to out-catchment students in the order set out in paragraphs 13.1 to 13.4 inclusive. Category 13.1: Children with a brother or sister currently attending the school including half and adopted brothers/sisters living in the same family unit (except where the sibling connection is with a student enrolled in school for Years 12 and/or 13 only).
8. 8Out-catchment students – medical or social grounds — Out-catchment students: Children who have medical or social grounds, supported by independent professional evidence which states why their medical or social situation can be met at Lady Manners School more appropriately than elsewhere.
9. 9Out-catchment students – children of staff — Out-catchment students: Children of staff who have been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made.
10. 10Out-catchment students – proximity — Out-catchment students: Other children on the basis of proximity of the child's home to the school with those living nearer being accorded higher priority. Judgements in this category will be made on the basis of information obtained from the Geographic Information System (GIS) in use in the Local Authority.

If two applications tie: Proximity of the child's home to the school with those living nearer being accorded higher priority, based on information obtained from the Geographic Information System (GIS) in use in the Local Authority.

The policy distinguishes between Normal Area Students and Out-catchment Students; normal area students are given priority over out-catchment students, with the same sub-criteria (13.1–13.4) applied to each group in turn. The four sub-criteria (sibling, medical/social, staff children, proximity) apply to both groups in the same order.

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.