Tudor Court Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2024-25 (Reception), 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 in public care and all children previously looked after will automatically be given first priority over other categories where priority is claimed on the application and validated by the relevant local authority. Looked after and previously looked after children will be considered to be: Children who are registered as being in the care of a local authority or provided with accommodation by a local authority in accordance with Section 22 of the Children Act 1989(a), e.g. fostered or living in a children's home, at the time an application for a school is made; and Children who have been in the care of a local authority or provided with accommodation by a local authority in accordance with Section 22 of the Children Act 1989(a) and who have left that care through adoption, a child arrangements order (in accordance with Section 8 of the Children Act 1989 and as amended by the Children and Families Act 2014) or special guardianship order (in accordance with Section 14A of the Children Act 1989).
2. 2Special Reasons ~ Social and Medical — Priority for admission may be given where there are exceptional social, medical or educational reasons for admission to school. These reasons must be supported by evidence from a relevant professional (e.g. a doctor or a social worker) and must be submitted with the application for admission. The purpose of this criterion is to give priority to pupils with a specific need that can be met specifically at one school rather than another. The threshold for a successful application under this criterion is high and such cases are likely to be rare since all schools are able to offer support and facilities for a wide range of needs.
3. 3Catchment area siblings — Children whose normal place of residence is in the catchment area (Chafford Hundred RM16 6 postcodes) at the closing date for applications, and who will have a sibling at the school at the point of admission, in distance order with those living closer having higher priority.
4. 4Catchment area children — Children whose normal place of residence is in the catchment area (Chafford Hundred RM16 6 postcodes) at the closing date for applications in distance order with those living closer having higher priority.
5. 5Non-catchment area siblings — Children whose normal place of residence is outside the catchment area (Chafford Hundred RM16 6 postcodes) at the closing date for applications and who will have a sibling at the school at the point of admission in distance order with those living closer having higher priority.
6. 6Special Educational Needs (SEN) — Children with an Educational Health and Care Plan (EHCP) that states Tudor Court Primary School in the plan.
7. 7Non-catchment area children — Children whose normal place of residence is outside the catchment area (Chafford Hundred RM16 6 postcodes) at the closing date for applications in distance order with those living closer having higher priority.

If two applications tie: Random allocation will be used as a tie-break if a decision needs to be made between two children who are ranked the same on the above criteria. This process will be independently verified.

EHCP children are admitted before the oversubscription criteria are applied. Criterion 6 (SEN/EHCP) appears within the ranked criteria but is also referenced as a pre-criteria admission, creating an inconsistency in the document. Catchment area defined as Chafford Hundred RM16 6 postcodes. Siblings defined as full, step, half and long-term foster siblings living at the same address. Multiple births: if one child admitted, all from that birth admitted.

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.