Thomas Telford Primary Free School

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. 1Sibling in catchment area — Pupils living in the identified catchment area who, on the day of admission, will have a brother(s), sister(s), stepbrother(s), stepsister(s), half-brother(s) or half-sister(s) living as a family at the same address and who attend the free school.
2. 2Child of staff member — Pupils who have a parent employed within the free school, for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the free school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post at the free school for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
3. 3Living within catchment area — Pupils living within the identified catchment area.
4. 4Sibling outside catchment area — Pupils living out of the catchment area who, on the day of admission, will have a brother(s), sister(s), stepbrother(s), stepsister(s), half-brother(s) or half-sister(s) living as a family at the same address and who attend the free school.
5. 5Nearest outside catchment area — Pupils living out of the catchment area and who live closest to the free school, measured by straight line from the pupil's home (front door) to the free school's main office entrance point.

If two applications tie: Where two applications cannot otherwise be separated, the place will be offered on the basis of random allocation by drawing lots supervised by an independent observer.

Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan which names the free school will be allocated places (allocated before oversubscription criteria applied). Looked after and previously looked after children are offered places before catchment criteria. Admission numbers also given for Years 1-6: Year 1 = 60, Year 2 = 30, Year 3 = 30, Year 4 = 30, Year 5 = 30, Year 6 = 15. CATCHMENT: In the case of oversubscription, children who live in the free school's defined catchment area, and who live closest to the free school, measured by straight line from the pupil's home (front door) to the free school's main office entrance point, will be offered places in this order Transcribed from the school's own determined admission arrangements as published by Telford & Wrekin Council determined admission arrangements. Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first; that is a statutory duty, not an oversubscription criterion.

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.