Queen Elizabeth High 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 (LAC) and children who were looked after in England, but ceased to be due to being adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order.
2. 2Catchment area — Children living within the LA defined catchment area of the school.
3. 3Sibling at the same TCAT school — Children who have an older sibling at the same TCAT school, either at the time the application is made or at the time the child would be due to start.
4. 4Children of TCAT staff — Children of TCAT staff, including members of the Trust Board and Local Governing Bodies, where the staff member has been employed by TCAT for two or more years at the time of application, and/or recruited to fill a vacant post where there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5. 5Exceptional medical, social or compassionate grounds — Children with exceptional medical, social, or compassionate grounds for admission where the parents can show that admission to a TCAT school is necessary for the wellbeing of their child.
6. 6Nearest by walking route — Children who live nearest to the school by the shortest available walking route, measured from the door of the school reception using the child's primary address.

If two applications tie: Priority 6 (nearest by shortest available walking route) is itself the final published ranking factor; no further tie-break mechanism (e.g. random allocation for an exact distance tie) is stated in this document.

This is a single Three Counties Academy Trust (TCAT) document covering five named schools (Queen Elizabeth High School and four primary academies), sharing one oversubscription criteria list (Priority 1-6) applied generically 'for any TCAT school'; one entry produced per named school as instructed. Children with an EHCP naming a TCAT school are allocated places outside this ranked list, so not included as a numbered criterion. Admissions authority for appeals is Herefordshire Council (the LA), which also determines the arrangements on the Trust's behalf.

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.