Hyde High 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 Children — Looked After Children (Note 1).
2. 2Children and families with exceptional medical or social needs — Children and families with exceptional medical or social needs (Note 2).
3. 3Sibling — Sibling: This will apply where there are brothers or sisters attending the school at the time of application, who will still be attending at the time of admission, i.e. in the September when the student is admitted to Year 7. Preference will be given to students living nearest to the school/academy. Sibling criteria may apply where, at the time of application, an older sibling is expected to be on roll when a younger child starts at the school/academy. If the older sibling unexpectedly leaves the school/academy after an offer has been made to a younger child, the offer of a place would not be withdrawn on these grounds (Note 3).
4. 4Children of staff – this will apply where — Children of staff – this will apply where: a) A member of staff has been employed for 2 consecutive years at the time at which the application for admission to the school/academy is made, and/or b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5. 5Children attending named partner primary schools at the time of application — Children attending named partner primary schools at the time of application. Preference will be given to students attending named partner primary schools who live nearest to the school (Note 4).
6. 6All other applications on distance — All other applications on distance (Note 5). In the event of distances being the same for 2 or more applications where this distance would be the last place/s to be allocated, the place will be allocated to the student that is nearer using walking distance as measured using the Local Authority’s school admission data mapping software. In the event of two or more applications with distances, which are exactly the same competing for a final place, e.g. blocks of flats, the place will be decided by drawing lots, the first name drawn will be offered the place. This will be completed by someone independent to the Local Authority and the school/academy. Review Cycle: Annually Next Review Date: July 2028 Person Responsible: COO Approving Body: Trust Board 6. Appeals Parents who are unhappy with their child’s school allocation have the right to appeal to an Independent
7. 7Requests for admission outside the normal age range Parents are entitled to request a place for their child outside of t — Requests for admission outside the normal age range Parents are entitled to request a place for their child outside of their normal age group. Parents considering requesting a place for their child outside of their normal year group should contact the school/academy in the first instance. Decisions on requests for admission outside the normal age group will be made on the basis of the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child concerned. In accordance with the School Admissions Code, this will include taking account of: • Parents’ views • Information about the child’s academic, social and emotional development • Where relevant, their medical history and the views of a medical professional • Whether they have previously been educated out of their normal age group • Whether they may have fallen into a lower age group if it were not for being born prematurely • The headteacher’s views Wherever possible, requests for admission outside a child’s normal age group will be processed as part of the main admissions round. They will be considered on the basis of the admission arrangements laid out in this policy, including the oversubscription criteria listed in section 2. Applications will not be treated as a lower priority if parents have made a request for a child to be admitted outside the normal age group. Parents will always be informed of the reasons for any…

"TRET Admissions Policy 2027-28", published by the school on its own website (https://www.hydehighschool.uk/?insight4schools=2026%2F03%2FTRET-Admissions-Policy-2027-28.pdf).

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.