Fosse Mead Primary Academy

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. 1Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the c… — Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within and outside of England (see note 1).
2. 2Exceptional medical or psychological grounds — Children who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the School (see note 2).
3. 3Residence in the school's catchment area — Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the School with a sibling at the School, who will still be on roll when the applicant starts school (see note 3).
4. 4Sibling link — Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the School with a sibling at the School, who will still be on roll when the applicant starts school (see note 3).
5. 5Residence in the school's catchment area — Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the School (see note 4). Page 2 of 5
6. 6Children of staff — Children who are sons/daughters of staff working at the School for at least 2 years at the time of application (see note 5).
7. 7Looked after and previously looked after children — Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the School and who have requested a place. Note 1: A “looked after” child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority in England, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in England, in the exercise of their social services function at the time of making an application to the school. A “previously looked after” child is a child who was looked after, either in England or outside of England, but ceased to be because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order. A child is regarded as having been in state care outside of England if they were in the care of, or were accommodated by, a public authority, a religious organisation, or any other provider of care whose sole or main purpose is to benefit society. Note 2: All schools have experience in dealing with children with diverse social and medical needs. However, there may be exceptional cases where there are compelling reasons why it is essential they attend the school requested. A separate application to be considered under this category will need to be made. Please refer to the full guidance shown in the Leicester City coordinated scheme. Note 3: Sibling means a brother or sister, half siblings, step siblings, adopted siblings or child of the parent/carer’s partner. In every case, the child must be living in the same family unit at the same address. Siblings must be attending the school at the point of entry. In the case of twins, triplets or other children of multiple births, if the final place is offered to one child, and the remaining sibling(s) would ordinarily be refused, places will be offered to the remaining sibling(s). Note 4: ‘Home address’ means the child’s permanent home address at the time of application. In the case of split households, it is the address of the person who receives the Child Benefit. ‘At the time of application’ means the closing date for applications. Informal accommodation arrangements with family and friends are not accepted unless there are very special circumstances and supporting proof is required. An address used for child care arrangements cannot be used as the home address for the purpose of applying for a school place. Note 5: Admission authorities may give priority in their oversubscription criteria to children of staff in the following circumstances: • Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/or • The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Children include natural, adopted, step-children and children of cohabiting partners, Page 3 of 5 living with the staff member or elsewhere. The member of staff must be employed by The Mead Educational Trust and have worked at the School for at least 2 years. Within each criterion, priority will be given to children living closest to the School, as measured on a straight line basis using a geographical information system measuring from the Geo-code reference point for the child’s home address to the Geo-code reference point for the School. Applicants living in the same block of flats will be regarded as living the same distance from the School. In the event that two applicants within a category live exactly the same distance from the School and only one place remains, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to determine which child shall be offered the place. Late applications In the event of the School being oversubscribed, applications received after the closing date, which is published each year, will be dealt with after all on time applications. Waiting List For parents whose children have been refused a place, Leicester City Council holds a waiting list in order of the School’s admissions criteria until July of the admission year. If a place becomes available, it will be offered to the first child on the waiting list. The Council is not allowed to distinguish between on-time and late applications when maintaining waiting lists so a child can move down the list when a child being added to the list meets a higher admissions rule. Being placed on the waiting list does not remove the applicant’s right of appeal. Appeals If your child has been refused a place at the School, you have the right to appeal. The School has engaged the services of Leicester City Council to conduct its appeals. The link for appeals is on the School website (under Parents and Admissions). Leicester City Council will arrange the appeal to be heard by an independent panel, whose decision is binding on all parties. In Year Admissions All applications made outside of the normal application timetable should be made directly to Leicester City Council using their online application form and will be administered in accordance with the oversubscription criteria set out on pages 2 and 3 of this policy. If a place is available in the appropriate year group, then that will be offered. If no places are available the application will be refused, right of appeal offered and the child’s name placed on the waiting list. The position on the waiting list is determined by the oversubscription criteria. Deferred Entry to School Admission will be offered to all children, having been allocated a place, in the September following their fourth birthday. Children are entitled to a full-time place in the September following their fourth birthday. Parents can defer the date their child is admitted to the School until later in the school year but not beyond the point at which they reach compulsory school age and not beyond the beginning of the final term of the school year for which it was made. Page 4 of 5 Where parents wish, children may attend part-time until later in the school year but not beyond the point at which they reach compulsory school age. Admission of children outside their normal age group Parents may request that their child is admitted outside their normal age group. In addition, parents of a summer born child may choose not to send their child to school until the September following their 5th birthday and may request that the child be admitted out of his/her normal age group (i.e. to Reception rather than Year 1). To make such a request, parents should include a request with their application, specifying why admission out of normal year group is being requested. The School will make a decision on the basis of the circumstances of the case and in the best interests of the child concerned, taking into consideration the views of the Principal and any supporting evidence provided by the parent. This can include: taking account of the parent’s views; information about the child’s academic, social and emotional development; where relevant, their medical history and the views of a medical professional; whether they have previously been educated out of their normal age group; and whether they may naturally have fallen into a lower age group if it were not for being born prematurely. When informing a parent of the decision on the year group to which the child should be admitted, the School will set out the reasons for the decision. There is a statutory right of appeal against a refusal of a place but this does not apply if the child is offered a place in another year group at the School. Fair Access Protocol The School will participate in full with the Local Authority’s Fair Access Protocol in order to ensure that the most vulnerable children are offered a place at a suitable school as quickly as possible. In exceptional circumstances, this may include admitting children above the School’s published capped admission number. Children who are allocated a place at the School in accordance with the Fair Access Protocol will take precedence over those on the waiting list. Page 5 of 5

If two applications tie: Within each criterion, priority will be given to children living closest to the School.

Read 2026-09-12 from the school's own website through the operator browser (the site rejects automated clients at its firewall). This is an open-ended determination: the policy is titled "from 2023 onwards", was determined by the Trust Board on 25 January 2022 and carries a review date of October 2028, so it governs this entry year. Leicester City Council administers admissions to the school. Criteria are labelled "Criterion 1" to "Criterion 7" in the document.

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.