The Henry Box 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 children, and children who were previously looked after; and all "previously looked after" children (PLAC) including those who appear to have been in state care outside England (IAPLAC) and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted
2. 2Disabled children or children with an exceptional medical or social need and who need to be admitted to a school on the grounds of physical accessibility
3. 3Children of staff employed at The Henry Box School
4. 4Children who are on the roll of one of The MILL Academy Trust primary schools at the time of application; priority will be given to those children who have a brother or sister on roll already at The Henry Box School at the time of application
5. 5(a) Children who live in The Henry Box School's designated (catchment) area who have a brother or sister already on roll at The Henry Box School at the time of application and who will still be attending at the time of entry.
6. 6(b) Children who live in The Henry Box School's designated (catchment) area who live closest to The Henry Box School
7. 7(a) Children who live outside The Henry Box School's designated (catchment) area who will have a brother or sister on roll at The Henry Box School at the time of application, who will still be attending at the time of entry
8. 8(b) Children who live outside The Henry Box School's designated (catchment) area who are on the roll of one of the partner primary schools at the time of application
9. 9(c) Children who live outside The Henry Box School's designated (catchment) area who live closest to The Henry Box School

Published by Oxfordshire County Council on the school's own admissions page (Transfer from Primary or Junior to Secondary School - September 2026 (places allocated on 2nd March 2026)). The figure beside each rule is the number of places offered under it. The Governors or Trust decide the admissions criteria as shown below (in descending order of priority) together with the number of places offered under that criterion: The MILL Academy Trust primary schools are: Finstock CE Primary School and Queen Emma's Community Primary School Partner primary schools are: Aston & Cote CE Primary School, The Batt CE Primary School, Ducklington CE Primary School and West Witney Primary School Home-to-school distances measured using: Shortest Routed Distance.

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.