Burnt Oak 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. 1Children in public care/looked after children and previously looked after children - (see note 1)
2. 2Children who attend a paired infant school - (see note 2)
3. 3Sibling (a brother or sister attending the named schools at the time of application and who will still be attending in September 2027) – (see note 3)
4. 4Denominational preference (for Voluntary Controlled church schools only) – a supplementary information form is also required (see note 4)
5. 5Medical, health and special access reasons – (see note 5)
6. 6Children eligible for the service premium – (see note 6)
7. 7Children of teaching staff – (see note 7)
8. 8Nearness of children’s home – (see note 8)

Medway publishes the ranking with no year on its web pages; this is the determined co-ordinated scheme, which states the year on its own face and again inside the sibling rule ("will still be attending in September 2027"). Medway Council's published oversubscription criteria for the schools it is the admission authority for (the council names them on the companion page). The council publishes this list WITHOUT an academic year and the sibling priority still reads 'September 2020', so it is recorded against the live admission round only and has not been carried back to earlier years. Voluntary aided and foundation schools, and most Medway academies, set their own criteria. The council lists this school under 'Community schools'.

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.