Testwood School

When there are more applications than places for 2025-26 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked after children or previously looked after children — Looked after children or children who were previously looked after (see (a) in Definitions) after being looked after become subject to an adoption, residence or special guardian ship order. (A letter from Social Services confirming the child's status must be provided) in line with section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, section 8 of the Children Act 1989 and Section 14A of the Children Act 1989).
2. 2Medical or psychological condition — (For applicants in the normal admission round only) Children or families who have a serious medical, physical or psychological condition which makes it essential that the child attends the preferred school rather than any other. Appropriate medical or psychological evidence must be provided in support.(see (b) in Definitions).
3. 3Catchment area with sibling — Children living within the catchment area of Testwood School (see (c) in Definitions) who at the time of application have a sibling (see (d) in Definitions) on the roll of the school who will still be on roll at the time of admission. [see 5 for additional children who may be considered under this criterion.] This includes children who at the time of the application have a sibling for whom the offer of a place at Testwood School has been accepted, even if the sibling is not attending.
4. 4Catchment area without sibling — Other children living within the catchment area of the school who live closest to the school using 'straight lines' criteria from the front entrance of home to the school pupil entrance.
5. 5Outside catchment area with sibling — Children living outside of the catchment area of the school who at the time of application have a sibling (see (d) in definitions) on the roll of the school who will still be on roll at the time of admission. [Where a sibling was allocated a place at the school in the normal admission round in a previous year because the child was displaced (see (e) in definitions) from the catchment school for their address, the application will be considered under 3, 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 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].
6. 6Linked primary or junior schools — Children living outside the catchment area of the school who at the time of application attend one of the following linked junior or primary schools: Abbotswood Junior School; Calmore Junior School and Oakfield Primary School.
7. 7Outside catchment area without sibling — Other children living outside the catchment area of the school who live closest to the school, based on a straight lines' criteria from the front entrance of home to the school pupil entrance.

If two applications tie: If the school is oversubscribed from within any of the above categories or subcategories, straight line distance will be used to prioritise applications; applicants living nearer the school have priority. Distances will be measured from the Ordnance Survey home address point to the school address point using Hampshire County Council's Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Distances to 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. If it still not possible to decide between two applicants who are equidistant then a draw will be made to allocate the final place.

EHCP pupils admitted first if school named in plan. Multiple births: if one twin/multiple birth child admitted, others will be admitted if parents wish, even if this raises year group above PAN. Fair Access placements and school closure arrangements may take priority over waiting list.

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.