Lynn Grove Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children, or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption order, residence, or special guardianship order. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions.
2. 2Aptitude in Modern Foreign Languages (up to 10%) — Up to 10% of pupils on the basis of aptitude in Modern Foreign Languages. Parents who wish to apply for their child to be considered for aptitude in Modern Foreign Languages (up to 10% of intake) must complete a Supplementary Information Form available from the school’s website and from the school from 10th September of the year prior to transfer. (The school will set a test for these pupils and will make every reasonable effort to inform parents of the outcome before 31st October, prior to parents’ submission of the Common Application Form to the Local Authority).
3. 3Siblings — Siblings of pupils in attendance at the Academy in Year 7 to Year 11 at the date of admission. These include brothers and sisters, half brothers and sisters and stepbrothers and sisters who share the same home. These also include adopted and foster brothers and sisters who share the same home.
4. 4Medical need requiring this Academy only — Children for whom Lynn Grove Academy is the only school that is appropriate for the child to attend because of the child’s medical needs, or because of a serious and ongoing medical condition of one or both of their parents which would prevent the parents being able to make arrangements to take their child to and from any other school, will be allocated places under this priority. Applications under this priority must be accompanied by a supplementary information form (i.e. Priority 2 Form), Part A of which must be completed by the parents before being provided to the child or parent’s GP or hospital consultant who must then complete Part B, sign, stamp and date the form. The GP or hospital consultant must expressly confirm not only the nature of the medical condition of the child or parent, but also the reason why it is appropriate for the child to attend the Academy, why no other school is suitable, and the medical reasons why this is the case. The completed, signed, and stamped Priority 2 Form must be provided with the Common Application Form. An application under this priority will not be considered in cases where the completed, signed, and stamped Priority 2 Form is received after the Common Application Form has been submitted. A decision on whether to admit a child under this priority will be made by the Admissions Panel of Lynn Grove Academy, who will take care to apply a consistent approach to all such applications received. Where the application is successful under this priority, places under this priority will be allocated according to proximity of the child’s main home address to the academy, with those living closest to the academy receiving higher priority. Where an application is not successful under this priority, the application will be placed into the next highest priority into which it falls below and will be considered along with all of the other applications falling within that priority.
5. 5Named primary schools (transfer age group) — Pupils in the transfer age group at Woodlands, Wroughton, Hillside, Moorlands and Homefield Primary schools.
6. 6Catchment area — Pupils living within the catchment area of Hopton, Browston, Belton, Fritton, Burgh Castle, Bradwell, Gorleston, St Olaves and Great Yarmouth.
7. 7Outside catchment area — Pupils living outside of the catchment area.

If two applications tie: As stated above, places will be allocated within each priority according to the proximity of the child’s main home address to the Academy. Where distance from the Academy is equal for two or more applications, such as in the case of children living in the same block of flats, places will be allocated by independently verified random allocation.

[extractor note: the Priority 2 Form text (page 8) calls the medical-need criterion 'Priority 2', but the list in section 2.2 prints it fourth (2.2.4); the ranks above follow the printed list 2.2.1 to 2.2.7. Section 2.4 defines an 'older brother or sister' although 2.2.3 says 'Siblings'. The five feeder names are printed as 'Woodlands, Wroughton, Hillside, Moorlands and Homefield Primary schools'. Up to 10% of places are by Modern Foreign Languages aptitude test (qualifying score not printed), so selective is recorded as false.] | If priorities have to be decided within any of these categories, children will be placed in order of priority using distance from their home to the main entrance of the Academy as measured by straight line. | Any reasons put forward by parents in support of their preference will also be considered. These reasons should be supported with evidence wherever possible. If the reasons concern the child’s health or social wellbeing, the evidence should be provided by a medical practitioner or other social care professional. If it is considered that the reasons are sufficiently strong, the child will be placed on the school list above those whose position is based upon the distance criterion. | We are able to select up to 10% of our pupils on the basis of aptitude for Modern Foreign Languages. | Up to 10% of the intake of 230 pupils. | From assessment tests undertaken at Lynn Grove during October. | No, the 10% intake will be determined by aptitude in the Modern Foreign Languages. Location will not be a factor. | The completed form should be returned to the Academy by the end of the first week in October. | For admission purposes, an older brother or sister is defined as a child who lives at the same address and who is the brother/sister, half-brother/sister (i.e., share one common parent), or stepbrother/sister (i.e. related by parent’s marriage) of the child for whom the place is being requested. It also includes any other child living at the same residence under the terms of a Residence Order. | Where a child lives for part of the week with each parent separately, their main home address will be deemed to be the address at which the child lives for 51% or more of their time from Monday to Friday during school term times. | Distance will be measured in a straight line from the centre of the child’s main home address to Lynn Grove Academy’s main entrance using an Ordnance Survey Map. | The academy will treat an application for admission of a child from a UK armed forces family with a confirmed posting to the Academy’s area, or from a crown servant family returning from overseas to live in the Academy’s area, as if they live in the area of the Academy even if a residential address has not been identified at the date of the application.

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.