Knole Academy

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 (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) 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 and 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 (known as Internationally adopted previously looked after children – IAPLAC) A child is regarded as having been in state care outside of England if they were in the care of or were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation, or any other provider of care whose sole or main purpose is to benefit society. Where evidence documentation of IAPLAC status requires translation into English, it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide documents translated by a professional translation service and proof of this must be available.
2. 2Medical, health, social 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 under health and special access reasons will be given to those children whose mental or physical impairment or social need means they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school. Equally, this priority will apply to children whose parent's/ carer's physical or mental health or social needs means that they have a demonstrable and significant need for their child to attend a particular school. Please note that social needs does not include your intended or current childcare arrangements. All claims will need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner which can demonstrate a special connection between these needs and the particular school that parents feel can accommodate these needs.
3. 3Child of a member of staff — Where the child is the daughter/son of a member of staff. In this context, daughter/son means children who are natural children, stepchildren, adopted or fostered children. The member of staff must have been directly employed at the school for two years or more at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4. 4Sibling — Where the child has a sibling attending the school at the time of entry; a brother or sister attending the school when the child starts. In this context brother or sister means children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers and sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters.
5. 5Aletheia Academies Trust (AAT) primary school — Children who attend an Aletheia Academies Trust (AAT) primary school throughout years 5 and 6.
6. 6Proximity — Proximity of the child's home to the school, with those living nearer being accorded the higher priority. The school will rely on the Local Authority information provided in the booklet. The school uses measurements provided by the Local Authority and further information on how distances are calculated is available in the LA's Admissions booklet. 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.

If two applications tie: Proximity measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address point.

10% of places (24) are allocated by aptitude in expressive arts (visual art or performing arts) assessed before oversubscription criteria are applied; 90% of places are offered without reference to aptitude or ability. If the 10% aptitude places are not filled, they become available to other applicants under the oversubscription criteria. Multiple births: if PAN is reached following admission of one child of a multiple birth, other siblings will be admitted over PAN. Policy heading references both 2027-2028 and 2025-2026; adopted March 2026.

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.