Holyport College

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked after or previously looked after children.
2. 2Children with exceptional medical or social needs, where a letter from a qualified medical practitioner or social worker supports the case in terms of a relevant medical condition supported by medical evidence or equivalent written evidence from a social worker.
3. 3Children of staff at the school in either of the following circumstances: • where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, or • the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage
4. 4The governors may admit above the PAN to secure the best candidates for hard to recruit or residential staff, however any children admitted in these circumstances would not be prioritised over any children on the waiting list who are eligible for a higher admissions priority criterion.
5. 5Children eligible for the Pupil Premium such that up to 20% of children admitted within each year group are in receipt of the Pupil Premium (including children eligible for the Pupil Premium through the first four priority criteria above). The distance tie break will be used when the number of pupils in each year who are eligible for the Pupil Premium exceeds 20%. This criterion will not automatically be applied to your application. Please contact the College to request a SIF form in support of your application.
6. 6Children who live in the designated area of the school with a sibling who is also a day pupil at the school at the time of admission. These children will only be able to take up a sibling priority place if their sibling was admitted to the College in Year 7. Should a day pupil transfer to boarding, any younger siblings will retain sibling priority in the same year of entry as a day pupil. There is no transfer from boarding pupil to day pupil.
7. 7Children who live in the designated area of the school. The designated area follows the boundary of Bray Parish.
8. 8Children with a sibling who is also a day pupil at the school at the time of admission. These children will only be able to take up a sibling priority place if their sibling was admitted to the College in Year 7. Should a day pupil transfer to boarding, any younger siblings will retain sibling priority in the same year of entry as a day pupil. There is no transfer from boarding pupil to day pupil.
9. 9Proximity to the school for those applicants whose permanent residence is in the UK. This will be measured in a straight line from the address point of the student’s house as determined by Ordnance Survey to the address point of the school.

The ranked list above is for Holyport College (day places). Holyport College (boarding places) has a separate ranking: 1. Looked after or previously looked after children.; 2. Children of members in the UK Armed Forces who, because of high family mobility, qualify for Ministry of Defence financial assistance with the cost of boarding school fees.; 3. Children with a boarding need. This includes children with an unstable home environment and children of service personnel who have died while serving or who have been discharged as a result of attributable injury; children of other key workers and Crown Servants whose work dictates that they spend much of the year overseas. Determination of boarding need is at the discretion of the governing body, which may require corroborating evidence to be provided by a person appropriately qualified to supply such evidence. In each case, it is the responsibility of the parents and carers to provide the information required to enable the governing body to make a determination.; 4. Children transferring from a day place to a boarding place at Holyport College.; 5. Children who meet the criteria for and have been offered a Holyport College bursary or scholarship.; 6. Children with a sibling at the school who also boards and who will still be a pupil of Holyport College when the candidate takes up his/her place.; 7. Children who are eligible for the pupil premium and who have funding for boarding secured by an external charitable foundation. To be considered under this criterion, parents need to make the College aware of this before 15 November and funding must be in place by 20 January in the proposed year of entry.; 8. Remaining boarding places will be allocated on the basis of a random lottery conducted by the College under the supervision of an independent person.

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.