Sitwell Junior School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 3), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 2Medical reason — Children who have a specific medical reason, confirmed by a medical practitioner, which the Admissions Authority is satisfied makes attendance at this particular school essential. Parents should ensure that they provide full supporting information to be considered along with their application.
2. 3Social reason — Children who have a compelling social reason which the Admissions Authority is satisfied make attendance at this particular school essential. The kind of overriding social reasons which could be accepted are where there is evidence that the children’s education would be seriously impaired if he or she did not attend this school. Parents should ensure that they provide full supporting information to be considered along with their application.
3. 4Feeder infant school — Children in attendance in Year 2 at Sitwell Infant School.
4. 5Catchment + sibling — Children who live in the catchment area of the school as defined by the Admissions Authority and it is expected will have an older brother or sister on the roll of this school in Years 4-6 at the start of the academic year 2027 (see notes (b), (c) and (d) below)
5. 6Catchment area — Children who live in the catchment area of this school as defined by the Admissions Authority (see note (b) below)
6. 7Sibling — Children who it is expected will have an older brother or sister on the roll of this school in Years 4-6 at the start of the academic year 2027 (see notes (c) and (d) below)
7. 8Staff children — Children of staff who work at Sitwell Junior School meeting one of the following criteria: a) where the member of staff has been employed at Sitwell Junior School for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post at the school for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
8. 9Nearest distance — Children who live nearest to the school, measured by a straight line on a horizontal plane, (commonly known as measurement "as the crow flies"). In the event of two distances being equal, lots will be drawn by a representative independent of the admission authority

If two applications tie: In the event of two distances being equal, lots will be drawn by a representative independent of the admission authority

The document text begins at criterion 2; criterion 1 (likely Looked After Children, per standard pattern seen in other schools' sections in this document) is not printed in the extracted text, so it is omitted here rather than inferred.

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.