Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary 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 Children / Children in Local Authority Care — A child under the age of 18 years for whom the Local Authority provides accommodation by agreement with their parents/carer (Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) or who is subject of a care order under Part IV of the Act. This criterion extends to previously looked after children - children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order. This also includes 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.
2. 2Baptised children in civil parish of Leybourne at heart of worshipping community — Baptised children whose parents live in the civil parish of Leybourne and are at the heart of the worshipping community, worshipping at least three times per month and who are involved in the wider social and organisational life of the Church for at least two years at the time of application. The wider social and organisational life of the Church includes bible study groups and/or other activities of the church of Ss Peter and Paul Church Leybourne. It must be noted that attendance at Sunday Club by both parents on a Sunday does not constitute "worship". All applications under this criterion must be accompanied by a reference written by the Parish priest, or in his / her absence by a Church Warden.
3. 3Siblings — Children who will, at the time of admission, have a brother or sister in the school. This applies where the family continue to live at the same address as when the sibling was admitted. It must be noted that if the family move house before an application for a place for a younger sibling is made, the new property must be within two miles of the school, or nearer to the school than the previous property as defined by the distance measurement criterion, in order for this link to be maintained. In this context, brother or sister means children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brother and sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters. If siblings from multiple births (twins, triplets, etc) apply for the school and the school would reach its Published Admission Number (PAN) after admitting one or more, but before admitting all of those siblings, we will offer a place to each of the siblings, even if doing so takes the school above its PAN. If the admissions are to Year R, and so result in a breach of class size legislation, the additional pupil(s) will be treated as "excepted" for a period of one year, as with excepted pupils as defined in the School Admissions Code.
4. 4Children in civil parish of Leybourne by distance — Children whose parents live in the civil parish of Leybourne measured by straight line distance from the school, with those living nearer having priority. (The distance is measured between the child's permanent address and the school measured in a straight-line using Ordnance Survey address point data. Distances are measured from a central point within the child's home to a similarly defined point within the school as specified by Ordnance Survey. The school uses measurements provided by the LA and further information on how distances are calculated is available in the Admissions booklets provided by the LA).
5. 5Parent working as teacher at school — Children who will have, at the time of admission, a parent working as a teacher in the school. A teacher must have been employed at the school for two or more years at the time the application for admission is made and/or is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
6. 6Baptised children outside civil parish at heart of worshipping community — Baptised children whose parents live outside the civil parish of Leybourne and are at the heart of the worshipping community in another Church of England parish, worshipping at least three times per month and who are involved in the wider social and organisational life of the Church of England for at least two years at the time of application. The wider social and organisational life of the Church includes Bible study groups and/or other activities of the Church of England. All applications under this criterion must be accompanied by a reference written by the Parish priest, or in his / her absence by a Church Warden.
7. 7Children outside civil parish by distance — Children whose parents live outside the civil parish of Leybourne measured by straight line distance from the school, with those living nearer having priority (The distance is measured between the child's permanent address and the school measured in a straight-line using Ordnance Survey address point data. Distances are measured from a central point within the child's home to a similarly defined point within the school as specified by Ordnance Survey. The school uses measurements provided by the LA and further information on how distances are calculated is available in the Admissions booklets provided by the LA).

If two applications tie: In the unlikely event that two or more children live at the same distance from the school and in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, then the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child is given the place.

Any child with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) naming the school will be given priority for admission. If there is a parent of a child with such a plan applying there will only be 29 places determined by the over subscription criteria. If siblings from multiple births apply and admitting all would exceed PAN in Year R, the additional pupils will be treated as "excepted" for one year.

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.