Netherley Park 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 — Looked after children in the care of the local authority, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of adoption. Children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order).
2. 2Children with exceptional medical or social needs — Applicants wishing to be considered under this criterion should submit documentary evidence with the preference form by the closing date. Senior Council Officers will review the evidence and if necessary take advice from educational professionals, the Local Authority’s medical officer, social workers etc. A decision will be made as to whether your application falls under this criterion based on the evidence supplied. If your circumstances change after the closing date or you require further advice or assistance please contact Liverpool Local Authority at admissions@liverpool.gov.uk or call 0151 233 3006. Definition of exceptional medical need: The term ‘exceptional medical need’ means that the child’s health and welfare would be best served if they attended the school. Parents would need to provide medical evidence in the form of a letter or report from a doctor to support their case. They would have to establish that the school was the best / only school to serve their child’s needs. They would also need to state why other schools could not provide the appropriate support for their child. Definition of exceptional social need: The term ‘Exceptional Social Need’ means that the child’s welfare would be best served if they attended the school. Parents would need to provide evidence in the form of a letter or report from a social worker or other professional in the area of children’s welfare to support their case. They would have to establish that the school was the best / only school to service their child’s needs. They would also need to state why other schools could not provide the appropriate support for their child.
3. 3Siblings — Children who will have a sibling at the school when they are due to start the school (see ‘Definitions’) Definition of a sibling: The term sibling includes: brothers and sisters, foster brothers or sisters, half brothers or sisters and step brothers or sisters living at the same address and as a family unit.
4. 4All other applicants who have expressed a preference for the school — All other applicants who have expressed a preference for the school.

Community primary school admission policy for September 2027 Community Primary schools will follow the coordinated admission arrangements determined by Liverpool Local Authority. If a Community Primary School is not oversubscribed all children who apply will be admitted. Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan, where the school is named in the Plan, will be admitted. Some schools receive more applicants for places than they have places available. When this situation occurs it may not be possible to meet all requests for places. If a Community Primary School receives more applications for places than the school has available, places will be allocated in the following priority order: In priorities 1 to 4 if there are more applicants than there are places available, distance from the child’s permanent home address to the Community Primary School will be used to determine which children are admitted. In all cases where distance from home to school is used to determine admission, those children living nearest to the Community Primary School will be given preference. The distance will be measured by straight line distance between the child’s permanent home address and the Community Primary School using the local authority’s computerised measuring system. Parents will be required to provide relevant proof of residence at the address applied from e.g. council tax bill, utility bill, tenancy agreement or proof exchange of contracts if the property has recently been purchased. All addresses are initially checked against Liverpool City Council records and records held for your child to confirm that addresses given are genuine. If parents or legal guardians live at different addresses documentary evidence of your child’s home address may be requested, for example, but not limited to, Council Tax Bill, Benefits such as child benefit or child maintenance, Utility Bills, mortgage statement or tenancy agreement. Where the local authority is unable to determine a child’s permanent address following investigation, the address which is held by LCC and verified will be used. The local authority will not consider a request for a community school place from an unverified address. Future addresses, Tenancy agreement between family member, address of another relative, friend, childminder or a non-residential business address will not be accepted. The Local Authority reserves the right to request any additional information that may be required in order to confirm proof of address. If two or more children live the same distance from the school and there is only one place available, random allocation will be used to decide which child is admitted. Distance from home to school: Distance will be measured by straight line distance from the child’s permanent home address (including flats and apartments) to the school using the local authority’s computerised measuring system with those living closest to the school being given preference in the event a school receives more applicants than it has places available in a particular year group. The local authority carries out straight line measurements to calculate the distance from home to school. Direct distance routine calculates the straight line distance between the child’s permanent home address coordinates and the school address coordinates by using the mathematical routine Pythagoras Theorem, based on the Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) data and national grid coordinates for the school and the permanent home address”.

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.