Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School

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.

1. 1Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children / Special medical or social circumstances — (a) Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children. This means a 'looked after child' or a child who was previously 'looked after' but ceased to be looked after because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, including those 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. (b) Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school. Supporting evidence from a professional, e.g. a doctor, psychologist, social worker, is essential if admission is to be made under the criterion for special medical or social circumstances, and such evidence must set out the particular reasons why the school in question is the only school where these needs can be met and the difficulties which would be caused if the child had to attend another school. Parents must submit this evidence to the school by 15th January 2027, if they wish their application to be considered under this criterion.
2. 2Siblings — Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission. Siblings include full, step, half, foster, adopted brothers and sisters and children of parent or carer's partner. In all cases both children should be living in the same family unit at the same address.
3. 3Children whose parents/carers worship at St Anne (Heyhouses) or St Margaret of Antioch — Children whose parents/carers worship at either The Parish Church of St Anne (Heyhouses) St Annes on Sea or The Parish Church of St Margaret of Antioch, St Annes on Sea and who; (a) Live WITHIN the ecclesiastical parishes of St Anne (Heyhouses) St Annes on Sea or St Margaret of Antioch, St Annes on Sea (b) Live OUTSIDE the ecclesiastical parishes of St Anne (Heyhouses) St Annes on Sea or St Margaret of Antioch, St Annes on Sea. Note: Parental worshipping is normally taken to mean a minimum of monthly attendance at Church at public worship for over at least six months leading up to 1st September 2026. The Governors will request confirmation of this from the relevant member of the clergy or church officer.
4. 4Children living within ecclesiastical parishes worshipping at Churches Together in England / Evangelical Alliance / North West Gospel Partnership churches — Children whose parents/guardians live WITHIN the ecclesiastical parishes of St Anne (Heyhouses) St Annes on Sea or St Margaret of Antioch, St Annes on Sea and who worship in a Church in full membership of Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance or the North West Gospel Partnership. (The list of Churches can be found on the Churches Together in England website cte.org.uk, for the Evangelical Alliance at www.eauk.org and for the Northwest Gospel Partnership at www.northwestgospelpartnership.com; lists are taken as on 1st September 2026. Churches in membership of the equivalent bodies in CTE in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are equally accepted).
5. 5Children of staff — Children of staff: • Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for the two or more at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made. • The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post at the school for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
6. 6Other children — Other Children whose parents/guardians; (a) Live WITHIN the ecclesiastical parishes of St Anne (Heyhouses) St Anne's on Sea or St Margaret of Antioch, St Anne's on Sea (b) Live OUTSIDE the ecclesiastical parishes of St Anne (Heyhouses) St Anne's on Sea or St Margaret of Antioch, St Anne's on Sea.

If two applications tie: Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. Where two addresses have the same distance, or the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

Criterion 1 contains two sub-criteria (1a LAC/PLAC and 1b special medical/social) treated together at rank 1. Criterion 3 and 6 each contain sub-criteria (a) within parish and (b) outside parish, prioritised in that order within the criterion. Supplementary Information Form must be returned to school by 15th January 2027 for faith criteria to be considered.

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.