The Priors 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. 1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted
2. 2Early Years Pupil Premium recipients — Children who receive the Early Years Pupil Premium for their early years provider
3. 3Child in Need or Child Protection Plan — Children who are currently, or have been at any point, subject to a Child in Need Plan or a Child Protection Plan
4. 4In catchment with sibling on roll — Children living in the designated (catchment) area of the school with a sibling on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry.
5. 5Other children in catchment area — Other children living in the designated area of the school
6. 6Outside catchment with sibling on roll — Children living outside the designated area who will have a sibling on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry.
7. 7Children of staff — Children of staff at the school, in either or both of the following circumstances: a. Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time 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 demonstrable skills shortage.
8. 8Outside priority area but attends nursery — Children who live outside of the priority area, but attend the school’s nursery at the time of application.
9. 9All other children

If two applications tie: If, in categories 4-9 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 on a straight line basis using the local authority’s geographical information system (GIS)... In the rare event that two or more children live at exactly the same distance from the school, and there are not enough places for all of them, the place(s) will be allocated by random allocation (lottery).

Children whose Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) names the school will be admitted before oversubscription criteria are applied, reducing places available for other children. Multiple birth siblings tied for the final place will all be admitted, exceeding PAN if necessary. CATCHMENT: Children living in the designated (catchment) area of the school with a sibling on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry. 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.