Warden Park Secondary Academy

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. 1Children with an Education Health and Care Plan
2. 2Looked After Children, children who were previously looked after and children who leave care under a special guardianship or residence order
3. 3Children who need a place at the academy on exceptional and compelling social, psychological or medical grounds
4. 4Children living ‘in the catchment area’ with siblings on-roll at the point of application submission deadline
5. 5Children living ‘out of the catchment area’ with siblings on roll at the point of application submission deadline
6. 6Children on roll at Warden Park Primary Academy at the point of application
7. 7Your child has a parent, step-parent, adoptive parent or carer who works for the Warden Park Secondary Academy
8. 8Children living in the catchment area who are on roll at a member school of the Sussex Learning Trust at the point of application
9. 9Children living in the catchment area
10. 10Children living outside the catchment area who are on roll at a member school of the Sussex Learning Trust at the point of application
11. 11All other children

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. Last place offered for September 2025: category 10, 4274.45 metres. 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. Last place offered for September 2025: category 10, 4274.45 metres. 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. Last place offered for September 2025: category 10, 4274.45 metres.

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.