Thrapston 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. 1Looked after children and all previously looked after children
2. 2Children with a sibling continuing at the school at the time of admission of the child
3. 3Children 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
4. 4Children living in Thrapston and Denford.
5. 5Other children

If two applications tie: Where the admission number is exceeded within any criterion, priority will be given to those who

Places will first be allocated to children who have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan that names the school as appropriate provision. Sibling link A sibling link will arise where one of the conditions in each of A and B are satisfied. Condition A: • A brother or sister living at the same address, who shares the same parents • A half-brother or half-sister living at the same address, where two children share one common parent • A step brother or step sister living at the same address, where two children are related by a parent’s marriage • Adopted or fostered children living in the same household Condition B: • For the sibling link to apply, one of the siblings must be a registered pupil at the named Academy at the time of application and is expected to remain on roll at the point of admission. Additional Sibling Link Information Although the definition of “Sibling” does not specify whether the Sibling should be younger or older, it should be noted that for admissions to the primary or secondary phases of education, the sibling link will only be valid where the older sibling is on roll at the academy at the time of application and is expected to be still on roll at the time of admission. For post 16 applicants only, the sibling link can arise where there is an older or younger sibling at the named Academy at the point of application and expected to be on roll at the point of admission. Twins and Multiple Births A twin or children from a ‘multiple birth’ will be given a sibling link as soon as the first child is allocated a place. This is to avoid the situation where only one sibling of a multiple birth is successful in obtaining a place at the same school. The School will admit a twin (or other sibling from a multiple birth) even if this takes the number of admissions over the PAN, if to do otherwise would mean the twins would be separated.

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.