Lytchett Minster School

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. 1Children in care / previously in care — Children in care and all children previously in care, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2. 2Catchment sibling — Children who live in the catchment area and have a sibling attending the school at the time of application with a reasonable expectation they will be attending at the time of the start of the new academic year.
3. 3Children of staff — Children of staff employed at the school at the time at which the application for admission is made and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4. 4Feeder schools — Children attending one of the named feeder schools.
5. 5Catchment area — Children who live in the catchment area.
6. 6Out-of-catchment sibling — Children who live outside of the catchment area but who have a sibling attending the school at the time of application with a reasonable expectation they will be attending at the time of the start of the new academic year.
7. 7Exceptional medical circumstances — Children with exceptional medical circumstances supported by written medical evidence. The evidence should come from at least one registered health professional and should set out the particular reasons why Lytchett Minster School is the most suitable school. Evidence pertaining to the need of the child to attend Lytchett Minster School because of an aptitude or ability or interest in our specialism will not be considered under this criterion. The evidence must be submitted with the application form.
8. 8Distance — Distance from Lytchett Minster School. If oversubscribed within any of the priority order categories above, places will be allocated on the basis of the shortest straight line measurement using a geographical information based system which identifies an Easting and Northing for the home address and the school and calculates the distance between the two locations.

If two applications tie: In the event of oversubscription in any category above, priority will be determined by the proximity of the child’s home to Lytchett Minster School using the shortest straight line measurement using a geographical information based system which identifies an Easting and Northing for the home address (as defined above) and the school and calculates the distance between the two locations, with those living nearest the school being given priority.

The document also describes Sixth Form entry arrangements (entry requirements, interview, feeder school reference) but does not publish an ordered oversubscription criteria list for Sixth Form, so no separate entry was created for Year 12.

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.