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When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 9), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.
If two applications tie: Where there is a need for a tie-breaker where two different addresses measure the same distance from a school, in the case of a block of flats for example the lower door number will be deemed nearest as logically this will be on the ground floor and therefore closer. If there are two identical addresses of separate applicants, the tie break will be random allocation. Elstree Screen Arts Academy will use independently verified random allocation as a tie-break.
This document is for 'Elstree Screen Arts Academy' (referred to as ESA), which appears to be the Year 10 entry name for the school the council index lists as 'The Elstree UTC'. Entry point recorded as Year 9 per allowed enum values, though the document specifies Year 10 as the actual entry point (not a standard national offer year). After the three ranked priority rules, remaining places are allocated randomly by distance bands (50% within 5 miles, 30% between 5.01-10 miles, 10% between 10.01-15 miles) and 10% via aptitude, rather than by further ranked criteria. Separate Post-16 (Year 12) admission arrangements also detailed with 150 total places (50 external), minimum entry requirements, and same oversubscription criteria applied if oversubscribed among qualified applicants.
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.
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