Pentrehafod 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 who are in the care of a local authority i.e. children looked after (CLA) or previously looked after.
2. 2Resident in the school's defined catchment area — Children who live within the school's defined catchment area. There is no guarantee of a catchment place. If there are more applications than places, places will be allocated in distance order with those living nearest (shortest available walking route) receiving priority.
3. 3Sibling of statutory school age at the school — Children who have a brother or sister of statutory school age attending the school at the date of their admission. If there are more applications than places, places will be allocated in distance order with those living nearest (shortest available walking route) receiving priority.
4. 4Attending a designated partner primary school but living outside its catchment — Children attending a designated partner primary school but who live outside the catchment area of that school. Attending a partner primary school does not guarantee a place in the associated secondary school. If there are more applications than places, places will be allocated in distance order with those living nearest (shortest available walking route) receiving priority.
5. 5All other children — Other children for whom criteria 1 to 4 above do not apply. If there are more applications than places, places will be allocated in distance order with those living nearest (shortest available walking route) receiving priority.

If two applications tie: Within every criterion, places are allocated in distance order with those living nearest receiving priority. The measurement will be taken from outside the entrance to the property (house or flat) to the nearest official school entrance. The local authority GIS computer programme is used when undertaking the measurement.

The secondary list carries a criterion the primary list does not: attending a designated partner primary school while living outside its catchment ranks fourth, above all other applicants — but Swansea states expressly that attending a partner primary school does not guarantee a place at the associated secondary school. A brother or sister is defined as a natural or legally adopted child of either parent living at the same address; statutory school age means Reception to Year 11. Where one place is available and the next eligible children are twins or triplets, the LA will admit both/all children.

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.