Folly Hill Infant 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.

1. 1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after and previously looked after children will receive the top priority for a place. Looked after and previously looked after children will be considered to be: children who are in the care of a Local Authority or provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in accordance with Section 22 of the Children Act 1989, e.g. fostered or living in a children's home, at the time an application for a school is made; and children who have previously been in the care of a Local Authority or provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in accordance with Section 22 of the Children Act 1989 and who have left that care through adoption, a child arrangements order (in accordance with Section 8 of the Children Act 1989 and as amended by the Children and Families Act 2014) or special guardianship order (in accordance with Section 14A of the Children Act 1989). children who appear (to the Local Authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2. 2Exceptional social/medical need — Occasionally there will be a very small number of children for whom exceptional social or medical circumstances apply which will warrant a placement at a particular school. The exceptional social or medical circumstances might relate to either the child or the parent/carer. Supporting evidence from a professional is required such as a doctor and/or consultant for medical cases or a social worker, health visitor, housing officer, the police or probation officer for other social circumstances. This evidence must confirm the circumstances of the case and must set out why the child should attend a particular school and why no other school could meet the child's needs.
3. 3Children of staff at the academy — This criterion will be applied where an application is made for a place at the academy at which the child's parent is employed and where: i. the member of staff has been employed at the academy for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the academy is made; and/or ii. the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
4. 4Siblings — A sibling will be considered to be a brother or sister (that is, another child of the same parents, whether living at the same address or not), a half-brother or half-sister or a step-brother or step-sister or an adoptive or foster sibling, living as part of the same family unit at the same address. A child will be given sibling priority at Folly Hill Infant Academy, The Ferns Primary Academy, The Grove Primary Academy, Hale Nursery & Primary Academy, Holly Lodge Primary Academy, Lakeside Nursery & Primary Academy and Mytchett Primary Academy if they have a sibling on roll at the academy and that sibling is still expected to be on roll at that school at the time of the child's admission. A child will be given sibling priority at Cross Farm Infant Academy and Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy if they have a sibling who is currently at the academy or who has left the academy up to 2 years prior to 1st September 2026.
5. 5Children attending a named feeder school (Year 3 entry only, selected academies) / Children living in former HCC Catchment Area (The Ferns Primary only) — For Year 3 entry to The Grove Primary, Hale Nursery & Primary, Holly Lodge Primary, Lakeside Primary and Mytchett Nursery & Primary: Children attending a named feeder school for the academy (applicable to children who attend a named feeder school in Year 2). Feeder schools: The Grove Primary - Cross Farm Infant; Sandringham Infant & Nursery. Hale Nursery & Primary - Folly Hill Infant. Holly Lodge Primary - Cross Farm Infant; Sandringham Infant & Nursery. Lakeside Primary - Cross Farm Infant; Sandringham Infant & Nursery. Mytchett Nursery & Primary - Cross Farm Infant; Sandringham Infant & Nursery. For The Ferns Primary Academy: Children living in the former HCC Catchment Area for Fernhill Primary (applicable to children living in the former catchment area designated by Hampshire County Council).
6. 6Any other children — Any other children (with priority being based on the straight line distance from the child's home address to the academy). Remaining places will be offered on the basis of closest proximity of the child's home address to the academy. The distance will be measured in a straight line from the main entrance of the child's address, using Ordnance Survey data, to the nearest point within the academy which is used to measure distance for the purpose of prioritising admissions. This is calculated using the Local Authority's Geographical Information System.

If two applications tie: If within any criterion there are more children than places available, any remaining places will be offered to children who meet the criterion on the basis of proximity of the child's home address to the academy, with children living nearest receiving the greater priority. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the address point of the child's home address, as set by Ordnance Survey, to the nearest official academy gate for pupils to use. Where two or more children share a priority for a place, e.g. where two children live equidistant from an academy, the Local Authority Admission Team will determine which child should be given priority by using a computer generated number that is assigned randomly to each applicant, with the child assigned the lower number receiving the higher priority.

This document covers multiple academies within The Kite Academy Trust. PANs are listed per school: Cross Farm Infant 30, The Ferns Primary 30, Folly Hill Infant 30, The Grove Primary 60, Hale Nursery & Primary 30, Holly Lodge Primary 60, Lakeside Nursery & Primary 60, Mytchett Primary & Nursery 30, Sandringham Infant & Nursery 60. Feeder school criterion (rank 5) applies only to Year 3 entry for selected through-primary academies. The Ferns Primary has a catchment area criterion (rank 5) instead of feeder schools. Cross Farm Infant and Sandringham Infant & Nursery do not have a rank 5 criterion. Year 3 PANs also listed per school.

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.