Wallingford 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. 1Children who are looked after by a local authority within the meaning of section 22 of the Children's Act 1989 at the time of their application, and previously looked after children; this includes children who are looked after from outside the UK
2. 2Children with a disability who need to be admitted to the Academy on the grounds of physical accessibility
3. 3Children of a member of MTOAT staff
4. 41. Children living in the Academy's designated area who have siblings who already attend and who will still be on roll at the time of admission, other than students who at the time are in the sixth form but were not previously in lower years
5. 52. Children living in the Academy's designated area whose permanent address is closest to the Academy
6. 6Children living outside the designated area who have siblings who already attend and who will still be on roll at the time of admission
7. 7Children who attend Benson Church of England Primary School, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School, Cholsey Primary School, Crowmarsh Gifford Church of England School, Fir Tree Junior School, Wallingford, St John's Primary School, Wallingford, St Laurence Church of England School, Warborough, St Nicholas' Church of England School and Nursery Class, Wallingford and live outside the designated area
8. 8Those children who live closest to the Academy

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: Home-to-school distances measured using: Shortest Routed Distance. Last place offered under "iv.2. Children living in the Academy's designated area whose permanent address is closest to the Academy" at 3.081 miles. Unsuccessful applicants by criterion: iv.2. Children living in the Academy's designated area whose permanent address is closest to the Academy = 24; v. Children living outside the designated area who have siblings who already attend and who will still be on roll at the time of admission = 14; vi. Children who attend Benson Church of England Primary School, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School, Cholsey Primary School, Crowmarsh Gifford Church of England School, Fir Tree Junior School, Wallingford, St John's Primary School, Wallingford, St Laurence Church of England School, Warborough, St Nicholas' Church of England School and Nursery Class, Wallingford and live outside the designated area = 5; vii. Those children who live closest to the Academy = 42; Total not offered = 85.

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.