Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), 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 — Relevant Looked After Children and previously looked after children (see note a).
2. 2Children of UK service personnel — Children of UK service personnel (UK Armed Forces) For families of service personnel with a confirmed posting to their area, or crown servants returning from overseas to live in that area (see note e)
3. 3Siblings on roll — Children who, on 15th January 2026, will have an older sibling on roll of the school (or associated junior school) in Years 1-6 at the start of the academic year 2025 (see note c).
4. 4In-parish, attends Hooton Pagnell All Saints — Children who, on 15th January 2026, live in the parish boundary of All Saints Hooton Pagnell as defined by the 'Church near you' website (see note g) and attend the parish church of Hooton Pagnell All Saints (see note e)
5. 5Out-of-parish, attends Hooton Pagnell All Saints — Children who, on 15th January 2026, live outside the parish boundary of All Saints Hooton Pagnell as defined by the 'Church near you' website (see note g) and attend the parish church of Hooton Pagnell All Saints. (See note e)
6. 6In-parish, attends Churches Together denomination — Children who, on 15th January 2026, live in the parish boundary of All Saints Hooton Pagnell as defined by the 'Church near you' website (see note g) and attend a Christian denomination church participating in 'Churches Together in England.' (See note g)
7. 7Out-of-parish, attends Churches Together denomination — Children who, on 15th January 2026, live outside the parish boundary of All Saints Hooton Pagnell as defined by the 'Church near you' website and attend Christian denomination church participating in 'Churches Together in England' (see note g)
8. 8In-parish, no church attendance requirement — Children who, on 15th January 2026, live in the parish boundary of All Saints Hooton Pagnell as defined by the 'Church near you' website
9. 9Children of staff — Children of staff at the school (see note d)
10. 10Distance — All other children who, on 15th January 2026, live nearest to the school measured by a straight line on a horizontal plane, (please see below how measurements are applied).

If two applications tie: In the event of two distances being equal, lots will be drawn by a representative independent of the Admission Authority.

Document title references both Reception (Foundation Stage 2) and Year 3 entry for 2026/27, but only a single ordered oversubscription criteria list for Reception (Foundation Stage 2) is published; no separate Year 3 criteria list is given. Applications received prior to school's move must consider EHCP admissions first as required by law (Section 234 Education Act 1996), noted but not numbered as a ranked criterion.

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.