North Waltham Primary School

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.

1. 1Looked after children or children who were previously looked after (see definition i).
2. 2Children or families with an exceptional medical and/or social need. Each application wishing to be considered under this criterion must include supporting evidence from an independent professional such as a doctor and/or consultant for medical needs or a social worker, health visitor, housing officer, the police or probation officer for social needs. This evidence must confirm the child or family’s medical or social needs and be clear why those needs can only be met at this school, rather than any other (see definition ii). Applicants will only be considered under this criterion if on the application form (online or paper) they have ticked the appropriate box explicitly indicating that they wish for their application to be considered under medical / social need and appropriate supporting evidence is submitted with the application.
3. 3Children of staff (see definition iii) who have, (1) been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, or (2) have been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4. 4Children living in the catchment area (see definition iv) who at the time of application have a sibling (see definition v) on the roll of the school or linked junior school who will still be on roll at the time of admission. [See 7 for additional children who may be considered under this criterion.]
5. 5(C of E controlled schools only) Children living in the catchment area with a parent who is an active member of the Church of England (see definition vii) and who requests admission on denominational grounds and provides relevant evidence.
6. 6Other children living in the catchment area of the school.
7. 7Children living out of the catchment area who at the time of application have a sibling (see definition v) on the roll of the school or linked junior school who will still be on roll at the time of admission. [Where a sibling was allocated a place at the school or linked junior school in the normal admission round in a previous year because the child was displaced (see definition vi) from the catchment school for their address, the application will be considered under 4, above, subject to the siblings still living in the catchment area for the school from which they were displaced. In future normal admissions rounds a younger sibling will be considered to have been displaced where they were allocated a place at the school or linked junior school under this criterion as a consequence of their elder sibling’s displacement and are still living in the catchment area for the school from which they were displaced].
8. 8(C of E controlled schools only) Children living out of the catchment area with a parent who is an active member of the Church of England (see definition vii) and who requests admission on denominational grounds and provides relevant evidence.
9. 9Other children. Annexe A

Hampshire County Council's determined admission arrangements for the community and voluntary controlled schools it is the admission authority for, approved by the Executive Member for Education on 12 February 2025 for entry in September 2026. Criteria 4 to 8 key on the school's CATCHMENT AREA. This is the infant and primary policy. The council removes superseded documents from its website, so this is taken from the annexes to the determination itself.

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.