Breckland 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 and previously looked after children — Children in care (looked after children) and children who were previously in care (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been in care, including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted).
2. 2Sibling link — Sibling: where the child has a sibling already in Breckland School or a sibling has already been offered a place at Breckland School, and where the sibling will still be attending Breckland School at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap. The term ‘sibling’ includes: natural, half, step, and adopted brothers and sisters; a child of the partner of the parent; and children who are fostered into the family. In all these cases, the child and their sibling will both be living at the same address (that is where the child is ordinarily resident) in a single family unit. This means that children from different family units, where those separate families are living together at the same address, are not considered siblings under this criterion.
3. 3Residence in the school's catchment area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area who live nearest to Breckland School. We will measure the distance by a straight line (‘as the crow flies’). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by Suffolk County Council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the co-ordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which the straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located.
4. 4Distance from the school — Children who live outside the school’s catchment area who live nearest to the school. We will measure the distance by a straight line (‘as the crow flies’) as set out in criterion above. Breckland School Catchment Area The catchment area includes the following parishes/villages (please also see appendix 1): Parish / village Brandon Elveden Eriswell, IP27 9BJ, IP27 9BL, IP27 9BN and IP27 9BW only Lakenheath, except base housing Santon Downham Sedge Fen Undley Wangford Shared Living Arrangements Where a child lives part of the week with one parent and part with another member of the family, the ‘home address’ will be considered to be the address where the child is ‘ordinarily resident’. By ordinarily resident we mean the place where your child usually lives. We consider this to be where they sleep overnight. We may need proof of this address. If you use another address to give the impression that your child lives at a different address to where they are ordinarily resident, such as a second home or a grandparent’s address - so that you have a higher priority for a place at that school - we consider this to be a fraudulent application. Where a child lives at two or more addresses, each for part of the week, the address at which the child is ordinarily resident will be considered to be the address that the child lives at for most of the week (excluding weekends and school holidays). Separate evidence in writing from each parent must be provided to confirm the child’s living arrangements at the time of application. In cases where the child spends an equal proportion of the school week at two or more different addresses, evidence of which is to be considered the main contact address will be required to support the application. Agreement in writing by the parents will be required to state which address is to be used as the ordinarily resident address. This address will then be used when processing all school preferences expressed. It is not acceptable to use one address for one school preference and another address for another school preference. If we are aware of a parental dispute affecting the application, we may not be able to deal with the application and you may need to seek independent legal advice in order to resolve the matter. Oversubscription – Application of Tie-Break Should any category be oversubscribed, then the proximity to the school criteria detailed in (c) above will apply. In the event of a tie-break being necessary within any of the criteria, this will be conducted through a process of random allocation, by the drawing of lots. The random allocation process will be supervised by someone independent of the school and who has no interest in the admissions process. As part of the tie-breaker process proof of residence may be required, the school will check allegations of false addresses or other false information given on the CAF1 and will withdraw offers of places if the details are found to be deliberately false or misleading. Operation of waiting lists Subject to any provisions regarding waiting lists in Suffolk County Council’s coordinated admission scheme, Breckland School will operate a waiting list for each year group. Where in any year the school receives more applications for places than there are places available, a waiting list will operate until the final term of the school year. This will be maintained by Breckland School, and it will be open to any parent to ask for his or her child’s name to be placed on the waiting list, following an unsuccessful application.

Read 2026-09-12 from Suffolk County Council's published list of school details, admission policies and supplementary information forms for 2027/2028, which hosts every Suffolk school's policy on the council's own site. CORRECTION 2026-09-13: this row was written on 12 September with the right admission number, notes and source but an empty rule list — every rule came out blank. The rules below were re-read from the same published document. The rules were re-read from the same published policy this row already cites.

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.