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0.542miles
was the furthest place offered for 2026-27 (Reception). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
Last distance offered at St Alban's Catholic Academy, year by year →
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.
If two applications tie: Priority will be given to children living closest to the school determined by the shortest distance. Distances are calculated as stated in the Primary Education in Essex booklet. In the event of distances being the same for two or more children where this would determine the last place to be allocated, random allocation will be carried out and supervised by a person independent of the school.
The published numbered oversubscription list skips from criterion 7 to criterion 9; no text for a criterion numbered '8' is printed in the source document. Siblings and twins/multiple births are addressed separately: 'The governing body will, where logistically possible, admit twins and all siblings from multiple births where one of the children is the last child ranked within the school's PAN. Children with a sibling at the school at the time of application and admission shall take precedence in the category in which they fall.' This is not presented as a separately numbered 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.
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