Westfield School

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. 1Children in Care — Children who are looked after (in public care) or are previously looked after child
2. 2Catchment or normal area with sibling — Children who reside in the defined catchment or normal area who also have a brother or sister at the preferred school at the point of entry.
3. 3Catchment/normal area — Children who reside in the defined catchment or normal area of a school.
4. 4Siblings — Children not in catchment/normal area with a sibling attending the preferred school at the point of entry. A sibling is defined as a child who permanently or usually lives at the same address as: a brother and/or sister (including half brothers/sisters); a stepbrother and/or stepsister; in both cases, will attend the preferred school at point of entry.
5. 5Attendance at a feeder school (Sheffield only) — The priority is given if the child attends a designated linked feeder school at the time of allocation. Please note, in Derbyshire attendance at a particular primary school gives no priority for admission to a particular secondary school.
6. 6Other applications — Any child who does not fit into the above categories will be considered next.

If two applications tie: In Sheffield: If the admission number is reached mid-category, there are 2 stages of further consideration: 1. where exceptional medical, social or special educational needs are demonstrated and evidenced by a professional; 2. if no exceptional circumstances are present, admissions are prioritised by the straight line distance from the centre of the home to the centre of the school building. In Derbyshire: where there are two or more applicants in a criterion who have equal priority for admission and there are insufficient places available: 1. those children living nearest to the school (measured by a straight line distance from home to school) will be given preference, 2. then a random allocation will be used to determine which child shall be given a place. The use of random allocation will be supervised by someone independent of the Trust.

The PAN section states 'Westfield School has a PAN of 270 for entry into Y7 for Academic Year 2026-27', which is inconsistent with the document's stated title of 'Admission Arrangements for 2027-28'; this discrepancy is reproduced as printed. The document also contains a separate, distinct set of oversubscription criteria for Year 3 (Infant to Junior) transfers in Sheffield, which is not reproduced here as it applies to a different point of entry not confirmed as applicable to this school. Applies to both Sheffield and Derbyshire local authority areas with differing catchment/tie-break rules as detailed.

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.