The Lacon Childe 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. 1Looked after or previously looked after children — 'Looked after child' or a) a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order b) 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. 2Siblings attending school, living in catchment — Siblings of pupils attending the school and living at the same home address, within the catchment area of the school. In order to qualify for a place on the grounds of a sibling attending the school, the sibling must be on roll and attending the school at the time that the applicant is due to start. (Please see **'sibling' definition.)
3. 3Residence in catchment area — Residence in catchment area. (Please see ***catchment area definition)
4. 4Siblings outside catchment, same address, on roll — Children living outside catchment area with a sibling from the same address attending the school and on roll at the time that the applicant is due to start.
5. 5Long-term attendance at named Shropshire Gateway Trust primary schools — Long term attendance at a Shropshire Gateway Educational Trust registered primary school, namely: Cleobury Mortimer Primary School, Stottesdon CE Primary School and Clee Hill Community Academy. (Please see **** 'long term attendance' definition)
6. 6Long-term attendance at named catchment primary schools — Long term attendance at a primary school within the catchment area, namely: Farlow CE Primary, Kinlet CE Primary, Burford School and Bayton CE Primary. (Please see **** 'long term attendance' definition)
7. 7Children of staff members — Children who have a parent or guardian who is a member of staff who 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 the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage at the school.
8. 8Children living outside catchment area — Children living 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 a tie breaker will be used. This will be by random allocation and overseen by an independent party not connected with the admissions process. Distance is measured as a straight line on a computerised mapping system between the home address and the nearest entrance gate of the school; shortest distance given priority within priority categories where more applications than places.

Children with a Statement of Special Educational Need or Education and Health Care Plan which names Lacon Childe School will be allocated places (statutory duty, applied before oversubscription criteria). School may refuse admission to twice-excluded pupils subject to exceptions listed, not applying to children with statements/EHCPs; exclusion refusal runs for two years. CATCHMENT: Residence in catchment area. (Please see ***catchment area definition) - Catchment area maps can be viewed on LocalView available from 'Maps' at the foot of the website www.shropshire.gov.uk or individual addresses can be checked by contacting the Admissions Team. 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.