Pendle Vale College

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 or a child who was previously looked after — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see note (x) below), then
2. 2Children for whom the Local Authority accepts that there are exceptional medical — Children for whom the Local Authority accepts that there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned. (See note (i) below) then
3. 3Children eligible for Services Premium — Children eligible for Services Premium, [note xi] then,
4. 4Children living within the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters attending the school when — Children living within the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters attending the school when the younger child will start, (see note iii below).
5. 5Children living within the school’s geographical priority area — Children living within the school’s geographical priority area, then
6. 6Children living outside the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters still attending the schoo — Children living outside the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters still attending the school when the younger child will start (See note (iii) below) then
7. 7Children living outside the school’s Geographical Priority Area — Children living outside the school’s Geographical Priority Area (see note (iv) below.

If two applications tie: Straight-line (radial) distance between the Ordnance Survey address points of the home and the school; a random draw where applicants cannot be distinguished.

Lancashire County Council is the admission authority for community and voluntary controlled schools and determines ONE policy covering them all. Variant applied: community/VC secondary with a GPA. Source: the council's determined secondary admission arrangements for 2027-28.

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.