Marshland High School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (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 — Highest priority will be given to looked after children and all previously looked after children who apply for a place at the school.
2. 2Service premium eligible children — Priority will next be given to children eligible for the service premium. A pupil is eligible for the service premium if: a) one of their parents is serving in the regular armed forces (including pupils with a parent who is on full commitment as part of the full-time reserve service); b) they have been registered as a 'service child' on the January school census at any point since 2016; c) one of their parents died whilst serving in the armed forces and the pupil receives a pension under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme or the War Pensions Scheme
3. 3Children of staff — Priority will next be given to children of staff where: a) the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4. 4Feeder school children — Priority will next be given to all children who are due to transfer from our named feeder schools: a. Anthony Curton CE Primary School b. Beaupre Community Primary School c. Emneth Academy d. Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School e. Terrington St. John Primary School f. Tilney St. Lawrence Community Primary School g. Upwell Academy h. Walpole Highway Community Primary School i. West Walton Community Primary School. Children attending our feeder schools will be prioritised within this criterion based firstly, on them residing within the school catchment area and then secondly, on children out-of-area.
5. 5Catchment area children by distance — Priority will next be given to children in the school's catchment area ranked by those living closest to the school by distance (as measured by straight line) of the child's home address to Marshland High School. The school's catchment area is defined as referenced on Norfolk County Council's website https://maps.norfolk.gov.uk/schoolcatchments/schoolsfuture.aspx
6. 6Siblings and siblings of former pupils — Priority will next be given to children with siblings at the school living permanently at the same address. Priority will equally be given to siblings of former pupils (see definitions in section 3).
7. 7All other applications by distance — Any other applications (i.e. those which do not meet any of the above criteria) will be considered by distance (as measured by straight line) of the child's home address from (a) Marshland High School, and (b) the nearest alternative state secondary school.

If two applications tie: If all children within any of the above rules cannot be offered a place, the highest priority will be given to children living nearest to the school within that rule. To determine who lives nearest, distance will be measured on a straight line "crow fly" basis using Ordnance Survey data. The address will be measured from the post office address point of the property. In the event that distance does not separate the final two or more pupils seeking the remaining place, a random allocation will be used to determine who is offered that place.

All children whose statement of SEN or EHC plan names the school will be admitted before any other places are allocated. Siblings defined to include step siblings, foster siblings, and adopted siblings. Siblings of former pupils refers to a child who had a sibling at the school and this sibling left at the end of Year 11 within the last two academic years.

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.