Ditton Church of England 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. 1Children in Local Authority Care or Previously in Local Authority Care — A 'looked after child' 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. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). This also includes those children who appear (to Ditton Church of England Junior School) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted ('internationally adopted previously looked after children' (IAPLAC).
2. 2Attendance at Ditton Infant School - (Linked Admission arrangement)
3. 3Current Family Association — A brother or sister in the school at the time of entry. Ditton Infant and Ditton Junior schools are considered to be the same school for this criterion. In this context brother or sister means children who live as brother and sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers or sisters.
4. 4Health and Special Access Reasons — Medical, health, social and special access reasons will be applied in accordance with the school's legal obligations; in particular those under the Equality Act 2010. Priority will be given to those children whose mental or physical impairment means they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school. Equally this priority will apply to children whose parents'/ carers' physical or mental health or social needs mean that they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school. Such claims will need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate a special connection between these needs and the particular school.
5. 5Nearness of children's home to school — Nearness of children's homes to school - we use the distance between the child's permanent home address (defined in KCC's annual admissions prospectus) and the school, measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address point. Distances are measured from a point defined as within the child's home to a point defined as within the school as specified by NLPG. The same address point on the school site is used for everybody. When we apply the distance criterion for the school, these straight-line measurements are used to determine how close each applicant's address is to the school. Where applications are made from properties or abodes that are not registered to the NLPG, including new build properties, KCC may be required to use planning sites or other relevant co-ordinates. In exceptional circumstances where alternative co-ordinates are not available, measurements will be determined by a Senior Admissions Officer and confirmed by Head of Service.

If two applications tie: In the event of a tiebreaker, where there are two applications which cannot be separated the proximity of the pupil's home address will be the decider. Where the two applicants live the same distance from the school a random selection will take place, this process will be independently supervised.

EHCP/SSEN children are given priority before the oversubscription criteria are applied and reduce the PAN accordingly. The school is a Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior school but no faith-based oversubscription criteria are listed. Admits into Year 3 in September following the child's seventh birthday.

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.