Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy

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 and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, including those children 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, or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order.
2. 2Medical condition — A specific medical condition, confirmed and supported by a registered health professional, which makes a particular school the most appropriate. (Any application for a place at a particular school for medical reasons must be supported by independent medical evidence from a registered health professional and must be supplied by the closing date of midnight on 15 January 2026. The evidence must name the school and state the reasons why attendance at the school is essential and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school.)
3. 3Sibling — Children who at the time of application have an elder sibling who is already at the school and who will still be in attendance at the school in September 2026.
4. 4Children of staff — Children of staff employed by the preferred school, in either or both of the following circumstances: a) where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is demonstrable skill shortage.
5. 5Nearest primary school — Children for whom the school is the nearest primary school to their home address at the time of application.
6. 6Church of England Voluntary Controlled schools – religious reasons — Church of England Voluntary Controlled schools only: - None of the previous 5 oversubscription criterion apply and parents ask for a place for religious reasons. (Any application for a place at a particular school for religious reasons must be supported by a letter from your Church minister by 31 October 2025 for a year 7 place and 15 January 2026 for a primary place, confirming that your family attends their Church at least once a month and has done so for six months or more before you made the application.) Please complete the Supplementary Information Form if you are applying for a place under this criterion.
7. 7All other children — Children for whom none of the previous oversubscription criteria apply.

If two applications tie: Home-to-school distance measured in a straight line using the local authority's Geographical Information System (GIS) from the home address to the centre of the school building, with those living closer to the school receiving the higher priority. In the event of a tie between two or more children where there are not enough places, a random allocation ('lucky dip') will be carried out by the local authority, overseen by an independent person from the Corporate Governance Team.

The document is the Isle of Wight Council's coordinated admissions policy for primary schools for 2026-2027, published under Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy's name. Criterion 6 (religious reasons) applies only to Church of England Voluntary Controlled schools and may not be applicable to Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy specifically. The specific medical condition (criterion 2) can be for the child or parent/guardian. Sibling is defined as brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent or carer's partner, living in the same family unit.

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.