King's Academy Gomer

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 3), 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 or children who were previously looked after, including 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. 2Children of Staff — Children of members of staff of King's Academy Gomer who have been employed at the school of application for two or more years at the time of application or have been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
3. 3Children in Catchment with Sibling(s) — Children living in the School's designated catchment area PLUS who equally have a sibling on the 7-11 roll of the school of application and who will still be on the 7-11 school roll at the time of admission (Catchment Siblings).
4. 4Children in Catchment and Coming from Link School — Children living in the School's designated catchment area PLUS who are equally attending a linked Infant school at the time of application into a new cohort Year 3 for main round admissions only (Catchment Link).
5. 5Children in Catchment only — Children living in the School's designated catchment area (without sibling or link) (Catchment Only)
6. 6Children outside of Catchment with Sibling — Other children living outside the School's designated catchment area PLUS who equally have a sibling on the 7-11 roll of the school of application and who will still be on the 7-11 school roll at the time of admission (Sibling only)
7. 7Children outside of Catchment and Coming from Link School — Children who are attending a Linked Infant School into a new cohort Year 3 for main round admissions only. (Link only)
8. 8Children living closest to the School without other Circumstances — Children living outside the School's designated catchment area (without sibling or link school) (Distance only)

If two applications tie: Where two or more applicants are equidistant then a random allocation will be made to allocate the final place. An explanation of the method of making random allocations is available on the Hampshire County Council Website.

This is a junior school admitting pupils normally at age 7 (Year 3). The link school criteria apply to main-round applications only. Distance is measured using straight line distance via Hampshire County Council's GIS from the Ordnance Survey home address point to the school.

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.