Yealand 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. A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of the local authority or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to the school. (b) Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school. Professional 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 with a parent/guardian who worship and live within the parishes of St. John's Church, Yealand, St. Mary's Church, Borwick or St. Oswald's Church, Warton — Children with a parent/guardian who worship and live within the parishes of St. John's Church, Yealand, St. Mary's Church, Borwick or St. Oswald's Church, Warton. 'Parental worshipping' is normally taken to mean a minimum of monthly attendance at church at public worship over at least the six months leading up to the 1st September 2026.
4. 4Children with a parent/guardian who worships at Yealand Friends Meeting or St. Mary's R.C. Church, Yealand and lives within the Parish of St. John's Church, Yealand — Children with a parent/guardian who worships at Yealand Friends Meeting or St. Mary's R.C. Church, Yealand and lives within the Parish of St. John's Church, Yealand. 'Parental worshipping' is normally taken to mean a minimum of monthly attendance at church at public worship over at least the six months leading up to the 1st September 2026.
5. 5Children whose parents live outside the parishes of St. John's Church, Yealand, St. Mary's Church, Borwick or St. Oswald's Church, Warton — Children whose parents live outside the parishes of St. John's Church, Yealand, St. Mary's Church, Borwick or St. Oswald's Church, Warton. a) Children with a parent/guardian who worships at St John's Church, Yealand, St Mary's Church, Borwick or St Oswald's Church, Warton, being the churches in our United Benefice. b) Children with a parent/guardian who worships at a church which is in full membership of Churches Together in England www.cte.org.uk and Evangelical Alliance. Churches in membership of equivalent bodies to CTE in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are equally accepted.
6. 6Children of staff — a) Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made. b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
7. 7Other children

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).

Supplementary Information Form must be returned directly to the school by 15th January 2027 for faith criteria to be considered. Criterion 1 combines two sub-criteria (1a LAC/PLAC and 1b special medical/social) under a single priority rank as published.

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.