Leigh UTC Dartford

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. 1Children in Care 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... A previously looked after child means children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after...
2. 2Sibling — Students whose sibling(s) currently attends the academy and will continue to do so at the time of entry. ... If siblings from multiple births (twins, triplets, etc.) apply to the academy and the academy would reach its PAN after admitting one or more, but before admitting all of those siblings, the academy will offer a place to each of the siblings, even if doing so takes the academy above its PAN.
3. 3Children of Leigh UTC Dartford Staff — The son or daughter of a member of staff who has been employed at the academy for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the academy is made, or who has been recruited to fill a vacant post at the academy for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4. 4Health and Special Access Reasons — Priority will be given to those students whose medical or social reasons mean they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend Leigh UTC Dartford. Equally this priority will apply to students whose parents’/guardians’, medical or social needs means that they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend Leigh UTC Dartford. Such claims will need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or social worker, submitted at the time of application.
5. 5Students of LAT Primary Academies — A maximum of 20 places will be allocated to students attending a LAT primary academy. Applications will only be given priority in this category if the LAT secondary academy to which they are applying is closest to their home. If oversubscribed in this category, it will be the 20 closest to the academy that will be admitted.
6. 6Distance — We use the distance between the child’s permanent home address ... and the academy, measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address point data. ... those living closest being given priority.

If two applications tie: If the academy is oversubscribed and it is therefore necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications in any of the criteria 1-6 above a distance criterion will be used as above in criterion 6. In the unlikely event that two or more students in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the academy, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place. This process will be overseen by someone independent of the academy trust.

Admission after EHCP-named children are admitted first, per law.

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.