Castle View Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order, including children who appear (to the trust) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2. 2Significant medical/physical/psychological/social need — Children or families who have a significant medical, physical, psychological or social need. Evidence must be attached with the application, supported by written evidence from an appropriate professional stating clearly why the preferred academy is the most appropriate for the child and why other schools in the city are inappropriate.
3. 3Siblings — Children who have a brother or sister (living within the same household) already on roll and who will still be attending the academy the following academic year.
4. 4Catchment area — Children whose home address lies within the academy's designated catchment area. If the academy cannot admit all applications from the catchment area, priorities 5i to 5ii will be used.
5. 5Outside catchment area — Children living outside the academy's catchment area in the following priority order: (i) children attending a feeder junior/primary school — Medina Primary, Beacon View Primary School, Portsdown Primary, The Victory Primary School; (ii) children who live closest to the academy, based on the shortest distance from home to academy, measured 'as the crow flies'. Should there be two or more identical distances requiring prioritisation, this will be done by casting lots.

If two applications tie: Should there be two or more identical distances, the prioritisation will be done by casting lots. The Admissions Service will arrange for this to be carried out by the LA's Democratic Services who are independent of the academy and the admissions process.

Students with a statutory Education, Health and Care Plan are admitted through a separate process, not the numbered criteria above. There are no faith criteria in this policy. DISCREPANCY IN SOURCE: the document is titled 'Admissions Policy 2027 – 28' throughout and gives National Offer Day as 1 March 2027 (consistent with September 2027 entry, and matching the cohort year used in this extraction), but the Admission Number section literally states 'entry into Year 7 in September 2026' and the Waiting List section refers to the list closing 'August 2026' — both appear to be uncorrected leftover text from a prior year's policy; verify against the live document.

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.