West Hill 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 This will apply to a 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after — Looked After Children This will apply to a 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after, including those children who appear (to the admissions authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989).
2. 2Children and families with exceptional medical or social needs Written evidence must be provided from a doctor or other — Children and families with exceptional medical or social needs Written evidence must be provided from a doctor or other agency that he has exceptional needs which means that admission to West Hill School is essential, reference will normally be made to the Community Health Physician, Social Services, or the Educational Psychologist, as appropriate. Members of the school’s Admission Committee will make a decision as to whether to admit a child under this criterion using the evidence provided. All information provided will be treated in the strictest confidence. Common childhood medical conditions such as asthma or giving the child’s nervousness at starting a new school are unlikely to be accepted as exceptional.
3. 3Sibling — Sibling: T his will apply where there are brothers attending the school at the time of application i.e. the year in which a student is applying for a place into Year 7. Preference will be given to students living nearest to the school.* Children with a sibling attending the school at the time of application. Sibling is defined in these arrangements as children who live as brothers in the same house, including natural brothers, half brothers, adopted siblings, stepbrothers, foster brothers, the son of the parent/carer’s partner and in each case living at the same address. This allows for the admittance of children whose siblings will still be attending the preferred school. In the case where twins, triplets, other multiple birth siblings, or other siblings whose date of birth falls within the same academic year, are split between West Hill and another school when allocations take place, siblings will be offered a place at West Hill, if that is the parents wish.
4. 4Children of staff - this will apply where — Children of staff - this will apply where: a) A member of staff is employed at the school for two consecutive years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or b) The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstratable skill shortage.
5. 5All other applications on distance — All other applications on distance. Preference will be given to students living nearest to the school.* *Where oversubscription occurs in applying criterion 3, 4 or 5, distance will be measured as a straight line from the child's home address, using the address point assigned by the National Land and Property Gazetteer, to the main gate to the school property. Measurements will be made using the local authority’s school admissions data mapping software, which employs a Geographical Information System based on Ordnance Survey. The address from which distance will be measured will be the permanent residential address, at the time of application, of the parent with whom the child is normally resident. Where a child lives with parents with shared responsibility, each for part of a week, the home address is the address from which the child travels to school for the majority of school days per week. If the number of days is exactly equal the home address will be that of the parent who receives the Child Benefit. In the event of distances being the same for 2 or more applicants 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 admissions data mapping software. In the event of two or more applications with distances, which are exactly the same…
6. 6It is advised that all parents/carers who submit a request still make an application for a school place at the normal ti — It is advised that all parents/carers who submit a request still make an application for a school place at the normal time.
7. 7Requests should be made in writing to the board of trustees’ admission committee.
8. 8Parents may provide any supplementary documentary evidence to support their request.
9. 9Decisions are made by the board of trustees on an individual case basis and the Trust will consider — Decisions are made by the board of trustees on an individual case basis and the Trust will consider:
10. 10The views and wishes of the parent
11. 11The views of the prospective Headteacher/Governing Body
12. 12Evidence indicating academic — Evidence indicating academic, social and emotional development to date
13. 13Where relevant — Where relevant, the child’s medical history
14. 14Whether the child has previously been educated out of chronological age group
15. 15If the child would have fallen into another age group if it were not for the child being born prematurely Decisions will — If the child would have fallen into another age group if it were not for the child being born prematurely Decisions will be communicated in writing. Should a request be granted, it does not indicate a formal offer of a school place. Instead, it is an agreement to consider the child’s application for a school place outside of their normal chronological age group. Should the request be granted but your child is unsuccessful at obtaining a place at the school, the agreement made by the board of trustees’ admission committee cannot be extended to other schools. This could result in your child being considered for a school place elsewhere in their normal chronological age group. Should the request not be granted, your child could still be considered for a place at the school in their normal chronological age group. The school may share details of your request with Tameside Local Authority in order to seek advice. Permission will be obtained pri

Determined admission arrangements for 2027-28, published by Tameside Council on this school's own page in the council's "School Admission Arrangements for the School Years 2027/28" section.

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.