Mead Vale Community Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 66preferences have been received for the school. It has, therefore been necessary to use the oversubscription cr — preferences have been received for the school. It has, therefore been necessary to use the oversubscription criteria, as outlined below, to determine which of the applicants should be offered the places available. The places have been offered to the following applicants: of offers Where a school is named in a child’s Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP), the admission authority is legally required to admit the child to the school. Therefore, such children are allocated places before the admissions criteria is applied. of offers
2. 1Children in Care at the time of application and children who were previously in Care but ceased to be so becau — Children in Care at the time of application and children who were previously in Care but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order) immediately following having been in Care.
3. 2Children whose sibling will be attending the school at the time of admission.
4. 3Children living closest to the school. in a direct line. as measured in a straight line. more applications rec — Children living closest to the school. in a direct line. as measured in a straight line. more applications received than places available at the school. The oversubscription criteria was applied to determine who qualifies for a place. The law limits the size of an infant class (reception and years 1 and 2) to a maximum of
5. 2places became available due to parents not accepting the offer of a place. 9 applicants were considered for th — places became available due to parents not accepting the offer of a place. 9 applicants were considered for the vacancies. The places have been offered to the following applicants: of offers Where a school is named in a child’s Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP), the admission authority is legally required to admit the child to the school. Therefore, such children are allocated places before the admissions criteria is applied. of offers
6. 1Children in Care at the time of application and children who were previously in Care but ceased to be so becau — Children in Care at the time of application and children who were previously in Care but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order) immediately following having been in Care.
7. 2Children whose sibling will be attending the school at the time of admission.
8. 3Children living closest to the school. in a direct line. as measured in a straight line. more applications rec — Children living closest to the school. in a direct line. as measured in a straight line. more applications received than places available at the school. The oversubscription criteria was applied to determine who qualifies for a place. The law limits the size of an infant class (reception and years 1 and 2) to a maximum of

If two applications tie: Within each criterion, priority is given to children living closest to the school as measured in a direct line.

Transcribed from North Somerset Council's published allocation sheet for this school, which reproduces the school's own oversubscription criteria alongside the number of places offered under each. Every school in North Somerset is an academy or free school and sets its own arrangements, so the school's full determined policy is the authority for definitions.

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.