Cramlington Village 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. 1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children. Children who are looked after, or who have been previously looked after, by a Local Authority in accordance with Section 22 of the Children Act 1989 at the date the relevant application for admission is made, and who the Local Authority has confirmed will continue to be looked after by it in accordance with the said section at the time they are admitted to the school.
2. 2Exceptional medical or psychological grounds — Pupils with exceptional medical or exceptional social needs (evidence must be supported in a written statement by a professionally involved third party, such as a doctor or a social worker). Children for whom it is essential to be admitted to this school because of special circumstances to do with significant medical or social needs evidenced by written professional advice, explaining why these needs can realistically only be met by Cramlington Village Primary School. The definition of what constitutes medical or social needs for this purpose will be set out in the school's prospectus.
3. 3Pupils whose parents are regarded as ‘founding members’ and who continue to be actively… — Pupils whose parents are regarded as ‘founding members’ and who continue to be actively involved in the leadership of the school at the start of term in September 2026.
4. 4Sibling link — Pupils who, on the date of admission, will have a sibling already enrolled in the school. (For the purpose of admission siblings are deemed to be brothers and sisters, stepbrothers and stepsisters, adopted brothers and sisters and other children who reside permanently in the household and are treated as siblings)
5. 5Priority for 5 of the remaining places per class, will be given to children who are enti… — Priority for 5 of the remaining places per class, will be given to children who are entitled to free school meals at the time of application and who have successfully applied to the Local Authority and who have received written confirmation of their child’s entitlement to free school meals. This amounts to 16% of the overall intake per class, in line with the average for the town. These places will be awarded by random allocation at a meeting monitored by an independent adjudicator.
6. 6After places have been filled using the criteria above any remaining places will be awar… — After places have been filled using the criteria above any remaining places will be awarded by random allocation to pupils within a 10-mile radius of the school entrance doors at a meeting monitored by an independent adjudicator.
7. 7Sibling link — Where applications are received from twins, triplets or same-year siblings, the following procedure will be followed. If one child is selected for a place the twin/triplet/same-year sibling will automatically be selected. If school places are oversubscribed the family name will be entered into the list available for random allocation rather than individual children’s names because when one child is allocated a place it automatically secures a place for the other child(ren).

Transcribed verbatim from Northumberland County Council's Admissions Handbook for First and Primary Schools 2026-27, which reproduces the determined admission policy of each voluntary aided, foundation, trust and academy school. A child with an Education, Health and Care Plan naming the school is admitted first; that is not an oversubscription criterion. Section: 'Cramlington Village Primary School' (handbook page 34).

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.