Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) 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. 1Children with an Education Health and Care Plan
2. 2A child looked after or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order. A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 applies). Evidence must be provided.
3. 3Children who need a place at the school on exceptional and compelling social, psychological, or medical grounds. Evidence must be provided.
4. 4Children from Church families who regularly worship at St Mary’s Church or St Laurence’s Church, Goring-By-Sea.
5. 5Children from Church families who worship at another Church that is affiliated to Churches Together in Britain and Ireland or to the Evangelical Alliance and who will have a sibling at the school at the time of admission.
6. 6All other children who will have a sibling at the school at the time of admission.
7. 7Children from Church families who worship at another Church that is affiliated to Churches Together in Britain and Ireland or to the Evangelical Alliance.
8. 8Children living within the school’s catchment area as designated by the Local Authority.
9. 9All other children.

If two applications tie: Where the Published Admission Number is reached part way through any criterion, a straight-line measurement between home and the school will be calculated for every child satisfying that criterion. All distances are measured by a straight line from the school to the child's home address, using Ordnance Survey address point data from a central point in each building. Places will be offered for those children living nearest to the school until all available places have been allocated. Random allocation will be used as a tie-break to decide who has the highest priority for admission if the distance between two or more children's homes and the school are exactly the same.

Published by West Sussex County Council in the Information for Parents Appendix 1 for entry in September 2026: the oversubscription criteria of every school that does not use the county's standard list for community and voluntary controlled schools. The figure beside each criterion is the number of places allocated under it for September 2025 entry. Criteria 8 2293.40m Published by West Sussex County Council in the Information for Parents Appendix 1 for entry in September 2026: the oversubscription criteria of every school that does not use the county's standard list for community and voluntary controlled schools. The figure beside each criterion is the number of places allocated under it for September 2025 entry. Criteria 8 2293.40m Published by West Sussex County Council in the Information for Parents Appendix 1 for entry in September 2026: the oversubscription criteria of every school that does not use the county's standard list for community and voluntary controlled schools. The figure beside each criterion is the number of places allocated under it for September 2025 entry. Criteria 8 2293.40m Before applying the oversubscription criteria, a place will always be allocated for any child with an Education Health and Care Plan or a Statement of Special Educational Needs that names Goring Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as the school the child must attend. That child will count toward the total admission number of 60. Multiple birth siblings will cause the admission number to be exceeded at point of allocation to ensure they can be allocated places at the same school. Service Personnel and Crown servants with confirmed posting must provide evidence of intended address.

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.