Kingfisher CE Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2025-26 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked After Children, Previously Looked After Children and Internationally Adopted Looked After Children — A "Looked After Child" or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order 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. 2Siblings of pupils attending the school at the time of application — 'Sibling' means a natural brother or sister, a half brother or sister, a legally adopted brother or sister or half-brother or sister, a stepbrother or sister, or other child living in the same household who, in any of these cases, will be living with them at the same address at the date of their entry to the school.
3. 3Faith based - Regular attendance at public worship at Church of St. Mark and St. Helen Wroughton Church of England church — Attendance will be established by information provided on the Supplementary Information Form completed by a member of the clergy or other designated church officer. For the purposes of these admission arrangements 'regular' means attendance at least 12 times in the twelve months immediately prior to the date of application.
4. 4Faith based - Regular attendance at public worship in any Church of England church — Attendance will be established by information provided on the Supplementary Information Form completed by a member of the clergy or other designated church officer. For the purposes of these admission arrangements 'regular' means attendance at least 12 times in the twelve months immediately prior to the date of application.
5. 5Faith based - Attendance at public worship in any other Christian church — For the purposes of these admission arrangements 'other Christian church' means a church which is Designated under the Ecumenical Relations Measure 2018, nationally by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, or locally by the diocesan bishop, or which is a member of Churches Together in England, or affiliated to the Evangelical Alliance or a Partner Church of Affinity.
6. 6Pupil Premium — Children eligible for the pupil premium such that up to 6 children admitted within each year group are in receipt of the pupil premium. The distance tie break will be used when the number of pupils in each year who are eligible for the pupil premium exceeds 6 children. Children eligible for the pupil premium including the Early Years pupil premium and the Service premium.
7. 7Distance — Priority will next be given up to 30 children living within the proximity set out in the order below. Proximity to the school with those living closest to the school having priority calculated by: In all cases where schools are oversubscribed, distance is as a straight line between the Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) address point of the applicant's home address and of the school within each oversubscription criteria. If the direct distance measurement does not separate applicants, places will be offered by random allocation
8. 8Social and Medical Need — Admission on social or medical grounds can be considered where the medical condition relates either to the child in question or a parent/carer, brother or sister or other relative/childminder. Supporting evidence in the form of a letter from a doctor or social worker or other relevant qualified, independent professional, would be required.
9. 9Children of staff — Children of staff will be considered, where the member of staff has worked at the academy for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to Kingfisher CE Academy is made, or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
10. 10Other children — If any places still remain, they will be allocated to other children.

If two applications tie: Proximity to the Academy with those living closest to the school having priority calculated by: In all cases where schools are oversubscribed, distance is as a straight line between the Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) address point of the applicant's home address and of the school within each oversubscription criteria. If the direct distance measurement does not separate applicants, places will be offered by random allocation. In the event that two or more children live at the same distance from the Academy (as can happen with families living in blocks of flats), random allocation, where supervised drawing of lots by an independent responsible person of good standing will be used to decide which child(ren) will be allocated the remaining place(s).

Children with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) naming Kingfisher CE Academy will always be admitted under separate statutory arrangements managed by the relevant Local Authority and are not admitted under this policy. Twins, triplets and higher multiple births: In the case of multiple births the Admissions Committee will admit all the 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.