E-ACT Pathways Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2025-26 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked after and previously looked after children — A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously 'looked after' but immediately after being 'looked after', became the subject of an adoption, residence order or special guardianship order (as defined in the Notes attached).
2. 2Exceptional and Compelling Medical, Psychological, Social or Special Access Reasons — Exceptional and Compelling Medical, Psychological, Social or Special Access Reasons (the definition of which and process to be followed is set out in the Notes attached) which can only be met at the Academy. It is important that additional evidence is required in respect of this (as defined in the Notes attached). Please note that a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) must be completed for an application under this criterion within the timescales for the point of entry required.
3. 3Siblings — Siblings (as defined in the Notes attached) of pupils currently on the roll at the Academy at the time of application for the proposed admission of the applicant.
4. 4Catchment area — Children living in the catchment area of the Academy on 15 January 2022. For a map of the school's catchment for the Academy (please see appendix A). This plan is also available on the Admissions page of the Academy's website.
5. 5Children of staff — Children whose parent/carer is a member of staff who has either been continuously employed at the Academy for two (2) or more years at the time of application for a place or has been recruited to fill a vacancy for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Please note that a SIF form must be completed for an application under this criterion within the timescales for the point of entry required.
6. 6Distance from school — Any other applications of which priority of placement will be given to children who live nearest to the Academy (including if this address is with a parent/carer with shared responsibility for the child or not). The child's home address will be the child's permanent place of residency and must not be a business address, or the address of a relative or carer, unless they have legal custody of the child. Applications must only be made from a single address.

If two applications tie: Once the above rules have been applied, and if there were to be a tie within any of the above rules, then any further places will be offered in distance order - Home to school distances will be measured in a direct line from a point on the home address as held by Sheffield Council, defined in the Local Land and Property Gazetteer, (or similar property database) to a central point within the main Academy building using Sheffield City Council's computerised mapping system. Where two or more applicants have a home address at the same distance from Academy and it is necessary to decide which child will be admitted, random allocation will be used.

Children who have an Educational Health and Care Plan naming the Academy will be admitted prior to offers made via co-ordination and will be included in the school's PAN. In the case of multiple births where there is one place left and the next pupil due to be admitted is one of a twin, triplet or other multiple birth group, both twins may be admitted, or all pupils in the case of multiple births, even if this goes above the capacity for the Academy. This policy is for admissions into Reception (PAN 60). Nursery has a separate PAN of 52 places and does not guarantee reception admission.

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.