Norbury Primary School and Nursery

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (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 — 'Looked after children' or children who were previously ‘looked after’ but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order1 including those who appear to Shropshire Council to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2. 2Exceptional medical reasons requiring attendance at this school — Very exceptionally, priority may be given to a child who has a particular health reason requiring them to attend a specific school. This will only be allowed if parents/carers provide written evidence from a medical professional that in the view of the authority confirms that attending Norbury Primary school and Nursery (and no other) is essential to the medical well-being of the child. The authority reserves the right to contact medical professionals to ascertain the relevance of the medical condition.
3. 3Children living in the designated catchment area — Children living in the designated catchment area3 of the school (see map below). If there are not enough places for all the children in the catchment area, then the following criteria will apply in order:
4. 4In-catchment children with an older sibling on roll — Priority will be given to children living in the catchment area3 who will have an older sibling2 on roll at the school on the day they are due to start school.
5. 5Other children living in the catchment area — After that, priority will be given to other children who live within the catchment area3.
6. 6Children living outside the designated catchment area — Children living outside the designated catchment area will be offered places. If there are not enough places for all the children in the catchment area, then the following criteria will apply in order:
7. 7Out-of-catchment children with an older sibling — Children who will have an older sibling2 at the school on the day they are due to start school.
8. 8All other children — All other children.
9. 9Children of staff members — Children of staff members at the school, where the following criteria is met: a) the member of staff has been employed at the 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 for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

If two applications tie: Each of the categories and sub-categories above will be rank ordered according to the distance from home to school as a straight line measurement... the shortest distance being given highest priority. Where two addresses are within the same block of flats, the lowest number of flat nearest the ground floor will be deemed to be the nearest in distance. In the event that two applications are exactly the same after all other criteria have been taken into account a tie breaker will be used. This will be by random allocation and overseen by an independent party not connected with the admissions process. However, if children of multiple birth (twins and triplets) are tied for the final place, those siblings will be admitted over PAN as permitted by infant class size rules.

The school will admit any pupils with an Education, Health and Care plan naming the school (statutory duty above oversubscription criteria). Cohort year taken as 2026 per index label; document itself does not explicitly restate entry year within the supplied text. Reviewed on: September 2024. CATCHMENT: Children living in the designated catchment area3 of the school (see map below). Transcribed from the school's own determined admission arrangements as published by Shropshire Council. Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first; that is a statutory duty, not an oversubscription criterion.

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.