Bridgemary 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. 1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and previously looked after children. A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). Previously looked after children also includes those 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. 2Medical, physical or psychological need — Children or families with a medical, physical or psychological need which make the school particularly suitable for the child. Priority will be given to those children or their parent(s)/carer(s) whose mental or physical impairment or medical need means they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend Bridgemary School. Applications for priority in this criterion will need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate a special connection between the applicant's (or their parent/carer's) needs and Bridgemary School.
3. 3Siblings in school — Siblings in school at the time of proposed entry. Siblings refers to brother or sister, half-brother or half-sister, adopted brother or sister, foster brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer's partner, and in every case, the child should be living in the same family unit at the same address. This includes children who at the time of application have a sibling for whom the offer of a place at the school has been accepted, even if the sibling is not yet attending.
4. 4Catchment — Catchment. Children living in the catchment area
5. 5Distance — Distance. Students Priority will be given to those children living nearest to the school from the child's home address at the time of place allocation. Distance to the school is measured from the Ordnance Survey home address point to the school reception by straight-line distance, using the Local Authority's computerised measuring system. Distances to residences of multiple dwellings will give priority to the ground floor over the first floor and so on. On individual floors, distances will be measured to the stairs leading to the communal entrance. Where a child lives normally during the school week with more than one parent at different addresses, the permanent home address for the purposes of school admissions will be the address at which they spend the majority of their time.

If two applications tie: If the distance criterion is not sufficient to distinguish between two or more applicants for the last remaining place then random allocation will be used.

Any child with an Education, Health and Care Plan that names the academy will be admitted. In the case of twins or other multiple births, where there is only one place available in the school, both will be considered together as one application and the school will be allowed to go above its admission number for this purpose. Fair Access Protocol may result in admissions above the 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.