Fulston Manor 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 Children and previously Looked After Children — 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... at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after...
2. 2Particular aptitude in sport or performing arts — The Admissions Authority award a maximum of 10% of the PAN, this is split across sports and performing arts. Each year this alternates so 10 places were awarded to Sports and 11 places awarded to Performing Arts in 2026. In 2027 this will be 10 places to Performing Arts and 11 places to Sports. Places will only be considered under this criterion if the parent/carer has completed the relevant supplementary information form for Fulston Manor School.
3. 3Siblings — Brothers or sisters of students who will be in the school at the time of entry. In this context, brother or sister is taken to mean a child who lives as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers and sisters, adopted siblings, step-brothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters.
4. 4Children of staff — Children of staff who will have been employed at the school for a minimum of two years when applying for a school place.
5. 5Trust primary schools — Children who attend primary schools which are part of the Academy Trust including South Avenue School.
6. 6Named villages residence — Residence in the villages of Borden, Bredgar, Frinsted, Milstead, Rodmersham, Tunstall and Wormshill together with Highsted Valley. (Evidenced by ME9 postcode)
7. 7Health 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... Such claims will need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner...
8. 8Nearness to school — we use the distance between the child’s permanent home address... and the school, measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address point...

If two applications tie: Proximity to the school, measured by a straight line calculated electronically using a geographical information system. In the event that two or more children live at the same distance from the school, random allocation (drawing of lots) by an independent responsible person will be used to decide which child(ren) will be allocated the remaining place(s). If siblings from multiple births apply and the school would reach its PAN after admitting one or more but before admitting all, the school will offer a place to each of the siblings, even if this takes the school above PAN.

Aptitude places for sport/performing arts require completion of a supplementary information form; applicants are assessed via demonstration and interview.

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.