What did Ofsted judge Lynch Hill School Primary Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Lynch Hill School Primary Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Lynch Hill School Primary Academy?

Lynch Hill School Primary Academy has 832 pupils on roll.

What ages does Lynch Hill School Primary Academy take?

Lynch Hill School Primary Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Lynch Hill School Primary Academy located?

Lynch Hill School Primary Academy is located in Slough, SL2 2AN, Slough.

How do I apply to Lynch Hill School Primary Academy?

Lynch Hill School Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at Lynch Hill School Primary Academy?

When Lynch Hill School Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After and Previously Looked After Children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after. This category includes a looked after child or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being in care became adopted or subject to a child arrangements' order or special guardianship order. This also includes those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children of staff — a) where the member of staff has been employed at Lynch Hill School Primary Academy on a permanent contract for two or more years at the time of application or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage as confirmed by the Headteacher and Trust; 3. Siblings — Children who have a sibling attending the school at the time of application. A sibling is defined as a child who shares one or both parents and/or carers with the applicant, or a step-sibling, foster sibling or adopted sibling and lives permanently at the same address as their main residence, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 90 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in criterion 5 above to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between two children's homes and the school is the same. This process will be verified by an appropriate independent person not involved in the operation and running of the school. If a tie-break is required in earlier categories, distance from the school will be used as described above.

What is the largest ethnic background at Lynch Hill School Primary Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 21.8% of pupils at Lynch Hill School Primary Academy are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Lynch Hill School Primary Academy: Ofsted & Catchment 2026

How places are decided at Lynch Hill School Primary Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After and Previously Looked After Children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after. This category includes a looked after child or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being in care became adopted or subject to a child arrangements' order or special guardianship order. This also includes those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Children of staff — a) where the member of staff has been employed at Lynch Hill School Primary Academy on a permanent contract for two or more years at the time of application or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage as confirmed by the Headteacher and Trust.
3Siblings — Children who have a sibling attending the school at the time of application. A sibling is defined as a child who shares one or both parents and/or carers with the applicant, or a step-sibling, foster sibling or adopted sibling and lives permanently at the same address as their main residence.
4Medical or Social need — Children with strong medical or social grounds for admission, supported by written evidence from a relevant professional (e.g. a letter from a doctor or social worker) explaining why Lynch Hill School Primary Academy is the most appropriate placement.
5Distance — All other children with priority for admission given to children living nearest to the school as measured by a straight line distance. Distances will be measured using the post office address point of the home to the post office address point of the main school entrance using the child's home local authority GIS system. Home address will be verified. Where a child lives at more than one address, the main residence (the address where the child sleeps for the majority of school nights) will be used.

If two applications tie: Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in criterion 5 above to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between two children's homes and the school is the same. This process will be verified by an appropriate independent person not involved in the operation and running of the school. If a tie-break is required in earlier categories, distance from the school will be used as described above.

The law requires the school to admit pupils with an Education Health Care Plan where a Local Authority has specifically named Lynch Hill School as the most appropriate placement. These applications will usually be agreed in advance of the main allocation process.

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.

Lynch Hill School Primary Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Lynch Hill School Primary Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Lynch Hill School Primary Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Lynch Hill School Primary Academy?: Lynch Hill School Primary Academy has 832 pupils on roll.
What ages does Lynch Hill School Primary Academy take?: Lynch Hill School Primary Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Lynch Hill School Primary Academy located?: Lynch Hill School Primary Academy is located in Slough, SL2 2AN, Slough.
How do I apply to Lynch Hill School Primary Academy?: Lynch Hill School Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Lynch Hill School Primary Academy?: When Lynch Hill School Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After and Previously Looked After Children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after. This category includes a looked after child or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being in care became adopted or subject to a child arrangements' order or special guardianship order. This also includes those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children of staff — a) where the member of staff has been employed at Lynch Hill School Primary Academy on a permanent contract for two or more years at the time of application or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage as confirmed by the Headteacher and Trust; 3. Siblings — Children who have a sibling attending the school at the time of application. A sibling is defined as a child who shares one or both parents and/or carers with the applicant, or a step-sibling, foster sibling or adopted sibling and lives permanently at the same address as their main residence, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 90 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in criterion 5 above to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between two children's homes and the school is the same. This process will be verified by an appropriate independent person not involved in the operation and running of the school. If a tie-break is required in earlier categories, distance from the school will be used as described above.
What is the largest ethnic background at Lynch Hill School Primary Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 21.8% of pupils at Lynch Hill School Primary Academy are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Lynch Hill School Primary Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After and Previously Looked After Children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after. This category includes a looked after child or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being in care became adopted or subject to a child arrangements' order or special guardianship order. This also includes those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Children of staff — a) where the member of staff has been employed at Lynch Hill School Primary Academy on a permanent contract for two or more years at the time of application or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage as confirmed by the Headteacher and Trust.
3Siblings — Children who have a sibling attending the school at the time of application. A sibling is defined as a child who shares one or both parents and/or carers with the applicant, or a step-sibling, foster sibling or adopted sibling and lives permanently at the same address as their main residence.
4Medical or Social need — Children with strong medical or social grounds for admission, supported by written evidence from a relevant professional (e.g. a letter from a doctor or social worker) explaining why Lynch Hill School Primary Academy is the most appropriate placement.
5Distance — All other children with priority for admission given to children living nearest to the school as measured by a straight line distance. Distances will be measured using the post office address point of the home to the post office address point of the main school entrance using the child's home local authority GIS system. Home address will be verified. Where a child lives at more than one address, the main residence (the address where the child sleeps for the majority of school nights) will be used.

Lynch Hill School Primary Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Lynch Hill School Primary Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Lynch Hill School Primary Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Lynch Hill School Primary Academy?: Lynch Hill School Primary Academy has 832 pupils on roll.
What ages does Lynch Hill School Primary Academy take?: Lynch Hill School Primary Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Lynch Hill School Primary Academy located?: Lynch Hill School Primary Academy is located in Slough, SL2 2AN, Slough.
How do I apply to Lynch Hill School Primary Academy?: Lynch Hill School Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Lynch Hill School Primary Academy?: When Lynch Hill School Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After and Previously Looked After Children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after. This category includes a looked after child or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being in care became adopted or subject to a child arrangements' order or special guardianship order. This also includes those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children of staff — a) where the member of staff has been employed at Lynch Hill School Primary Academy on a permanent contract for two or more years at the time of application or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage as confirmed by the Headteacher and Trust; 3. Siblings — Children who have a sibling attending the school at the time of application. A sibling is defined as a child who shares one or both parents and/or carers with the applicant, or a step-sibling, foster sibling or adopted sibling and lives permanently at the same address as their main residence, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 90 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in criterion 5 above to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between two children's homes and the school is the same. This process will be verified by an appropriate independent person not involved in the operation and running of the school. If a tie-break is required in earlier categories, distance from the school will be used as described above.
What is the largest ethnic background at Lynch Hill School Primary Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 21.8% of pupils at Lynch Hill School Primary Academy are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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