Whiteheath Junior School

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. 1A looked after child (as defined in the Children Act 1989) or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order 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 attending Year 2 at the linked infant school are given priority for admission to the junior school (this applies to junior school applications only).
3. 3Children who suffer from a long-term medical or social condition, which makes it necessary for them to attend a particular school.
4. 4Children who have a member of the immediate family who suffers from a long-term medical or social condition, which makes it necessary for them to attend a particular school.
5. 5Children who have a sibling* living within the distance priority radius.
6. 6Children of staff where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
7. 7Children living nearest the school within the distance priority radius.
8. 8Children who have a sibling* living outside of the distance priority radius.
9. 9Children living nearest the school not within the distance priority radius.

If two applications tie: Priority will be given within each criteria for those living nearest the school according to distance, which will be measured in a straight line from the point set by Ordnance Survey at the child's home address and the school using Hillingdon Council's computerised mapping system.

Reproduced verbatim from the London Borough of Hillingdon's "School admissions September 2027" brochure, page 70, where the council prints this school's own summary of admissions criteria. The school is its own admission authority; its full determined arrangements are on the school's website. Council notes printed with the criteria: London Borough of Hillingdon is the admission authority for its community schools; these are the council's determined criteria for junior school (Year 3) places, brochure page 70. The supporting evidence in criteria 3 and 4 should set out the particular reasons why the school in question is the most suitable and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school; applications must be supported by medical evidence from a GP or hospital consultant. * For the purposes of criteria 5 and 8, a sibling is a brother or sister, half-brother or sister with at least one parent in common, or adopted brother or sister living in the same household who currently attends the full-time school (not the nursery) and will continue to do so on the date of admission; linked infant and junior schools are considered to be the same school for these criteria. The distance priority radius is set by school size: one-form entry 500 metres, two-form 750 metres, three-form 1,000 metres, four-form 1,250 metres, five-form 1,500 metres.

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.