The Griffin Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (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 — Looked after children2 and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption3, a child arrangements order4, or special guardianship order5, including children who appear (to the trust) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted6.
2. 2Catchment children eligible for pupil premium — Priority will next be given to children living within the catchment area set out in the map at the end of this policy and who are eligible for pupil premium. Evidence of eligibility will need to be submitted with the application. See notes below on eligibility.
3. 3Catchment siblings — Priority will next be given to children living within the catchment area and who are a sibling of pupils attending the school.
4. 4Other catchment children — Priority will next be given to other children living within the catchment area.
5. 5Pupil premium children outside catchment — Priority will next be given to children who are eligible for pupil premium but do not live within the catchment area.
6. 6Children attending The Little Griffin Nursery — Priority will next be given to children who attend The Little Griffin Nursery at the time of the application.
7. 7Siblings outside catchment — Priority will next be given to siblings of pupils attending the school, but who do not live within the catchment area.
8. 8Children of staff members — Priority will next be given to children of a staff member employed by The Griffin Primary School (including The Little Griffin Nursery), who has been employed for a period two or more years at the time when the application is made. This will apply to all teaching and non-teaching staff on permanent contracts but excludes casual/temporary appointments. ‘Children’ will include natural children, step children, foster children and adopted children, as well as children of the member of staff's partner living permanently at the same address (this will also include cases where the child’s residency is shared with another parent).
9. 9Other children — Other children.

If two applications tie: If in categories 1-9 above a tie-break is necessary to determine which child is admitted, the child living closest to the school will be given priority for admission. Distance is measured from the child’s home to the centroid of the school in a straight line. Where there is a further need to split any criterion places will be offered by random allocation using a computerised random number generator. Random allocation will not be applied to multiple birth siblings tied for the final place; all will be admitted, exceeding PAN if necessary.

After the admission of pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan naming the school, priority is given per the criteria listed. Children attending the on-site Nursery (The Little Griffin Nursery) are not guaranteed a place but are included in oversubscription criteria (criterion 6). CATCHMENT: The school’s catchment area is in an area to the north of Rugby, bounded to the east by the A426, to the north by the M6, to the west along the line of the Old Canal and to the south across to and along Brownsover Lane, as marked in red on the map below. Children living on the boundary line will be considered to be living within the catchment area. Transcribed from the school's own determined admission arrangements as published by Warwickshire County Council school admissions directory. 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.