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4.19miles
was the furthest place offered for 2026-27 (Reception). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
Last distance offered at Shears Green Infant School, year by year →
When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.
If two applications tie: If, because of oversubscription in any of the criteria's 1) to 4) above, it is necessary to distinguish between applicants, the distance of the applicant's home address from the school, as measured by a straight line from the school, will be used with those pupils living nearer the school being given higher priority. Where two or more children share priority for a place, e.g. where two children live equidistant from a school, Kent County Council... will use random allocation to determine which child should be given priority.
Document also notes all Trust schools admit any pupils with an EHCP naming the school before applying the numbered criteria.
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.
Same phase, ranked by distance and how closely they match.
Painters Ash Primary School
primary · Good · 1.1 km away
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School
primary · 867 m away
Copperfield Academy
primary · Expected standard · 1.3 km away
Wrotham Road Primary School
primary · 1.5 km away
Whitehill Primary School
primary · Requires Improvement · 1.4 km away
Istead Rise Primary School
primary · Good · 2.6 km away
Separately-registered childcare operating at this school's site, each with its own Ofsted record.
Pupils here are given admissions priority at these schools.
Links are derived from Ofsted registration addresses and published admission arrangements. Always confirm current arrangements with the school.
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