Woodfield 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 — A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order); Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose is to benefit society.
2. 2Children with exceptional medical or social need — Applicants will only be considered under this category if the parent, carer, or their representative can demonstrate that the child's exceptional medical or social needs can only be met by this school. The need must be specific to this school; while a child may have significant challenges requiring additional support, if such support can be provided by another school, the application will not be prioritised on this basis. Exceptional need may also arise from the circumstances of the parent or carer. Supporting evidence must be provided in the form of a statement from a medical practitioner, social worker, or other relevant professional, confirming that the child's or parent's exceptional needs necessitate attendance at this school. Applications without satisfactory supporting evidence will not be given priority on the grounds of exceptional need. It is expected that claims for exceptional medical or social need will only be made for the applicant's first-choice school. Exceptional medical or social need could include, for example: a serious medical condition, which can be supported by medical evidence; a significant caring role for the child which can be supported by evidence from social services. Exceptional need for admission here will not be accepted on the grounds that: a child may be separated from a friendship group; parents wish to avoid a child from the current or previous setting; transport arrangements would have to be changed; the child has a particular interest or ability in a subject or activity.
3. 3Children with a sibling who are already attending the school at the time of admission — Children will be considered siblings if they reside at the same home address as the applicant and form part of the same single-family unit. This includes: a biological or adopted sibling; stepsiblings; the biological or adopted child of a cohabiting partner; foster siblings; a child under a special guardianship order. In all cases the sibling must live with the applicant child as part of the same core family unit. Children who are friends or cousins living in the same household with their own parents do not meet the criteria for sibling status. Full details of any qualifying siblings must be clearly provided in the application form; failure to do so may result in the sibling link not being recognized and the application being assigned a lower admission criteria.
4. 4Children attending the school's own nursery who are in receipt of the early years pupil premium, the pupil premium or the service premium at the time of application — Children attending the school's own nursery who are in receipt of the following at the time of application: the early years pupil premium; the pupil premium; or the service premium. Applicants must provide evidence by completing the Pupil Premium Supplementary Information Form.
5. 5Children of school staff — Children may be given priority for admission if their parent or carer is a member of staff employed on a permanent contract at the school, and meets one of the following criteria: has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time the application is submitted; or has been recruited to fill a vacant post where there is a demonstrable skill shortage, as evidenced by completion of the staff supplementary information form. This criteria applies to all staff employed directly by the school to which the application relates, including both teaching and non-teaching staff. It does not apply to individuals who work on the school site but are employed by external organisations or contractors.
6. 6Other children — Other children who are not covered by a higher oversubscription criterion.

The Board of Directors of the Learning Academies Trust is the admission authority for this school. The Learning Academies Trust determines one set of arrangements for this group of twelve primary schools; the trust's document names them together. Plymouth City Council coordinates applications and the trust follows the council's coordinated primary admissions scheme.

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.