Malcolm Arnold Preparatory 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 children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. See definitions a) and b).
2. 2Children with a social or medical reason. Applications must be supported by written evidence from a professional such as a doctor or social worker involved in the case and must demonstrate why only this academy can meet the needs of the child. Written evidence should be submitted directly to Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School by 15 January.
3. 3Up to 50% of the remaining places allocated to those expressing a preference for admission under Faith Grounds, such places being awarded using the following sub-criteria in descending order. Applicants wishing to be considered under this criterion must complete a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) which can be obtained from the academy’s website at https://www.malcolmarnoldprep.co.uk/Admissions/. The SIF must be returned to the academy by 15 January. — i. Applicants who have demonstrated the required religious3 allegiance (as certified in a satisfactorily completed Supplementary Information Form (SIF)) to the Church of England or any church that is a member of Churches Together in England. The member churches are listed on www.churches- together.net. ii. Applicants who have demonstrated the required religious allegiance (as certified in a satisfactorily completed Supplementary Information Form (SIF)) to another faith, which is represented on the Interfaith Network for the UK. The faiths represented by the Interfaith Network UK can be found on www.interfaith.org.uk/. Please see definition e) for guidance on religious allegiance.
4. 4Siblings of children who will still be attending either Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School or the academy’s sister school Malcolm Arnold Academy in the academic year of admission. See Definition c).
5. 5Children whose parent/carer in all staff groups are employed by the Trust to work at the Academy: — i. Where the member of staff has been employed to work at the academy on a permanent contract for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the academy is made; ii. The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
6. 6Other children. Note: For applicants expressing a preference under Faith Grounds 3) places will be allocated in the following order: a) To applicants under sub-criterion 3)i with siblings at the academy (as defined at Definition c); b) To applicants under sub-criterion 3)i 3)iwithout siblings at the academy; c) To applicants under sub-criterion 3)ii3)ii with siblings at the academy (as defined at Definition c) d) To applicants under sub-criterion 3)ii3)ii without siblings at the academy. If, at any point in the allocation of the places under criterion 3, the number of applicants exceeds the remaining places available, the remaining faith applications will be considered under the next applicable criterion for each applicant. The remaining faith applications will be considered alongside all other applications without any consideration being given to faith. 4. Allocation to PAN If the PAN is exceeded within any criterion, priority will be given to those whose home address is closest to the academy. 5. Tie-breaker If two or more applications cannot otherwise be separated and there is only one place available, random allocation (using a computerised randomizer) will be used to determine who should be allocated the place. This process will be supervised by someone independent of the academy and Trust.

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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.