Great Park Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 5), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked after / previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, 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. (See explanatory note 1 below).
2. 2Medical/social need — Pupils without an ECHP, who have a specific medical reason or need which can only be met at the Academy. (See explanatory note 2 below).
3. 3Group A feeder schools — Where the pupil currently attends, and is expected to continue to attend, one of our designated Group A feeder schools at the end of the academic year: Gosforth Junior High - Archibald First School, Regent Farm First School, Brunton First School. Great Park For Year 5 Entry: Havannah First School, Brunton First School, Dinnington First School. For Year 9 Entry: Gosforth Junior High Academy, Gosforth Central Middle School, Gosforth East Middle School. (Existing Year 8 pupils already enrolled at Great Park Academy will be automatically given a place in Year 9 without having to apply)
4. 4Group B feeder schools — Where the pupil currently attends, and is expected to continue to attend, one of our designated Group B feeder schools at the end of the academic year: Gosforth Junior High - Archbishop Runcie First School, Havannah First School, Dinnington First School, Gosforth Park First School, Grange First School, South Gosforth First School. Great Park For Year 5 Entry: Archbishop Runcie First School, Archibald First School, Gosforth Park First School, Grange First School, Regent Farm First School, South Gosforth First School. (N.B. This criterion is not used in Great Park Academy's admissions arrangements in Year 9, as it applies only to Year 5 applicants.)
5. 5Siblings — Priority will be given to children with a sibling who will be on roll at the academy on the date that the child will be admitted (in September 2027). Siblings can be brother or sister (same parents), half brother or sister (one shared parent), adopted brother or sister, stepbrother or stepsister (through marriage or civil partnership), or the child of the parent or carer's partner, as long as the children live at the same address. In circumstances where there is one place remaining and the next eligible children are twins or multiple births; we will allocate above the admission number.
6. 6All other pupils — All other pupils.

If two applications tie: In the case of a tie in any of the above oversubscription criteria, priority will be given to children living nearest to the Academy as measured in a straight-line distance ('as the crow flies') from a single fixed point at the Academy to fixed point on the home of the child. If the distance tie-break is not sufficient to distinguish between applicants in a particular priority group, random allocation will take place to determine priority.

PAN varies by academy/year: Gosforth Junior High Year 5 - 150; Great Park Year 5 - 120, Year 9 - 120 (external applicants only; existing Year 8 pupils automatically progress). Policy covers two academies under Gosforth Group with identical oversubscription criteria order.

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.