Kettering Park Infant Academy

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 and all previously looked after children
2. 2Children of staff at the school, in either or both of the following circumstances: a) Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time 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 skills shortage.
3. 3Children with a brother or sister continuing at the school or the linked Junior school (Kettering Park Junior School) at the time of admission of the child.
4. 4Children who live closer to this school than any other school
5. 5Other children. Allocation to PAN If the admission number is exceeded within any criterion, priority will be given to those who live closest to the school. Distances are measured on a straight-line basis from the address point of the child’s home address to the address point of the school using North Northamptonshire Council’s Geographical Information System.

If two applications tie: If two or more applications cannot otherwise be separated and there is only one place available, a random allocation process will be used to determine who should be allocated the place.

Places will first be allocated to children who have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan that names the school as offering appropriate provision. Siblings Siblings are defined in these arrangements as children who live as brother or sister. A sibling must be living at the same permanent address and as part of the same family unit (one or two parents plus children) to qualify under this criterion. For school admissions purposes, the term siblings include: • half-brothers and half-sisters • Adopted children • Children in foster care • Children living in the same family unit, even if they are not biological brothers and sisters - for example when the parents are not married/in a civil relationship Cousins are not regarded as siblings Any Other School Any other school refers to all Primary and Infant schools for applications for Reception throughout the coordinated scheme and all nearby schools with an equivalent age group for in-year applications. Multiple Birth Groups In the case of twins or other siblings from a multiple birth, if the last child to be admitted to a particular school is from a multiple birth group, all other children in the group will be offered places at the school, even if it means exceeding the Published Admission number. In the case of siblings in the same year group, where there is only one place remaining, these too will be considered as one 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.