Appleton Thorn Primary 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. 1Child in Care — Child in Care (looked after children) and previously looked after children including those previously in state care outside of England.
2. 2Siblings — Siblings (pupils with elder brothers or sisters already attending the preferred academy and expected to continue at the academy in the following academy year). This includes full, half or step-brothers and sisters and foster brothers and sisters who are living at the same address as part of the same family unit).
3. 3Children who attend the nursery attached to the academy for a minimum of 15 hours per week — Children who attend the nursery attached to the academy for a minimum of 15 hours per week (where relevant).
4. 4Pupils for whom advice from a medical practitioner or psychologist has been provided by the parents/carers at the time o — Pupils for whom advice from a medical practitioner or psychologist has been provided by the parents/carers at the time of application in support of admission to a particular academy, which, in the Admission Authority’s view, justifies admission to the preferred academy. The Admission Authority, if it is considered appropriate, will seek the views of the school medical officer or educational psychologist in the event of parents requesting admission on medical or psychological grounds.
5. 5Children of staff where the member of staff has been employed by the relevant academy for two or more years at the time — Children of staff where the member of staff has been employed by the relevant academy for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the academy is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
6. 6Pupils living nearest to the academy measured as a direct distance from the child’s permanent place of residence to the — Pupils living nearest to the academy measured as a direct distance from the child’s permanent place of residence to the academy measured using a Geographical Information Address Point System based on the Local Land and Property Gazetteer. This measures straight line (direct) distances from the address point of the permanent place of residence to the address point of the academy. Where an academy reaches its published admission number from pupils within one of the categories listed above, those pupils to be admitted from within that category will be those whose permanent places of residence are closest to the academy as defined in oversubscription criterion six. Apply online until 15 January 2027 at warrington.gov.uk/schools 40

Oversubscription criteria as printed for this school in Warrington Borough Council's "Primary Schools Brochure 2027-28". The brochure states this is an extract from the school's own admission arrangements.

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.