Stokesay Primary School

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 child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the school 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 — 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 can provide written evidence from a medical professional that in the view of the Admissions Authority confirms that attending that particular school is essential to the medical well-being of the child. The Admissions Authority reserves the right to contact medical professionals to ascertain the relevance of the medical condition.
3. 3In-catchment children with older sibling at the school — Children living inside the catchment area who will have an older sibling of compulsory school age (5 –11) at the school on the day they are due to start there.
4. 4Children of staff members — Children of staff members who have been continuously employed at (School name), on a permanent contract, for at least two years at the time of application.
5. 5All other applicants in catchment area — All other applicants living within the catchment area.
6. 6Out-of-catchment applicants, siblings then others — Any places that are left will be offered to children who live outside the catchment area. If there are not enough places for all of them, we will look at the following criteria: 1) Priority will be given to children living outside the catchment area who will have an older sibling of compulsory school age (5 –11) at the school on the day they are due to start there. 2) Finally, all other children who live outside the catchment area.

If two applications tie: In the event that two individual applications are exactly the same after all other criteria have been taken into account, priority will be given on the basis of distance measured as a straight line on a computerised mapping system between the home address and the nearest appropriate entrance gate of the school; if still tied, a tie breaker by random allocation overseen by an independent party not connected with the admissions process will be used.

Children who have an Education Health and Care Plan naming the school will be offered places before other children (statutory duty, applied before oversubscription criteria). Sibling defined as brother/sister, stepbrother/stepsister, half-brother/half-sister, adopted and foster siblings, living at same address, of compulsory school age 5-16, still attending school at time younger sibling starts. Twins/triplets from same address will be endeavoured to be admitted together. CATCHMENT: Children living inside the catchment area who will have an older sibling... / All other applicants living within the catchment area. Catchment area maps can be viewed on the General Map viewer available from 'Maps' at the foot of the website www.shropshire.gov.uk. 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.