Chenderit School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked after children and all previously looked after children
2. 2Pupils who live in the linked area associated with the school: Appletree, Aston-le-Walls, Chacombe, Chipping Warden, Culworth, Edgcote, Farthinghoe, Greatworth, Kings Sutton, Lower Boddington, Marston St Lawrence, Middleton Cheney, Moreton Pinkney, Overthorpe, Plumpton, Stuchbury, Sulgrave, Thenford, Thorpe Mandeville, Upper Boddington, Warkworth, Weedon Lois, Weston and Wappenham
3. 3Pupils who will have an older brother or sister continuing at Chenderit School who is expected to remain on roll at the time of admission of the younger child
4. 4Pupils attending the designated contributory Primary Schools: Boddington CE Primary Academy, Chacombe CE Primary Academy, Chipping Warden Primary Academy, Culworth CE Primary Academy, Farthinghoe Primary School, Greatworth Primary School, King’s Sutton Primary Academy, Middleton Cheney Primary Academy, St Loys CE Primary Academy, St Mary’s Catholic Primary (Aston-le-Walls)
5. 5Pupils selected for their aptitude in the visual arts. A maximum of 10% of the intake will be selected through the presentation of a portfolio and assessments as to aptitude. If you are applying for one of the aptitude places you will need to submit a portfolio to the school by the closing date for consideration, which is 5pm on Friday 17 October 2025. Please contact the school directly for details of what to include in your portfolio – details are also available on the school website
6. 6Children of a member of staff who has been directly employed by Chenderit School for a period of not less than 2 calendar years at the time of the child’s application and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage leading to the child’s admission in the following academic year
7. 7Other pupils Allocation to PAN If the admission number is exceeded within criterion 5, priority will be given according to the aptitude scores. If the admission number is reached within any other criteria, priority will be given to those who live closest to the school. Distances are measured on a straight-line basis from the address point of the child’s home address to the address point of the school using the local authority’s Geographical Information System. If two or more applications cannot otherwise be separated and there is only one place available, a random allocation process will be used to determine who should be allocated the place.

Important: If parents/carers would like their child to be considered under the Visual Arts Aptitude criterion for the main admissions round, a portfolio must be submitted to the school by 5pm on Friday 17 October 2025, in addition to making their application through their local authority. See below and on the School website for more information about the Arts Aptitude.

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.