Emmanuel College

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 Public Care — Children in Public Care (and as deemed under Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) including a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order. Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as result of being adopted. For each of criteria 1 to 6, children must live within the catchment area of Emmanuel College.
2. 2Children of staff — Children of staff employed at Emmanuel College fulfilling either or both of the following: where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
3. 3Aptitude for science and technology — Children with a proven aptitude for science and technology, assessed through the aptitude test (up to 10% of the total published admission number). If there are insufficient numbers within the ability band to admit all applicants with an aptitude for science and technology, oversubscription criteria 4-5 below will be used as a tie-breaker.
4. 4Siblings — Children who have siblings attending Emmanuel College at the time of the application and when the applicant child is due to be admitted. Sibling is defined as children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and long-term foster brothers and sisters. For a child to receive priority because of an older brother or sister in the Associated Sixth Form, the brother or sister must have been at the College at the start of Year 11. If there are insufficient places within the ability band to admit all applicants with siblings, oversubscription criteria 5 below will be used as a tie-breaker.
5. 5Pupil premium — Children eligible for the pupil premium (any type), up to a maximum of 35% of the total places available.
6. 6Other children (catchment) — Other children.
7. 7Out of catchment — Other children not living in the catchment area.
8. 8No ability band test/late applicants — Children who did not sit the ability band test and/or who applied late, with priority given to children who live in the catchment area and nearest to the school.

If two applications tie: Within all criteria, distance to school is used as a tie-breaker, with those living nearest to school given priority. Distances are measured 'as the crow flies' in a straight line from the main entrance of the child's home to the main entrance of the school, using GIS. Where two or more applicants share the same distance, random allocation will be used.

After admission of pupils with an EHCP naming Emmanuel College, places are offered in the order shown, within each ability band. Siblings of multiple birth: where one sibling achieves a place but others do not, the College will admit the twin/triplet(s) even if this exceeds PAN.

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.