Homer First School and Nursery

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 or a child who was previously looked after. This category includes a looked after child or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being in care became adopted or subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order. This includes children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. 6Looked after children are children who are (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 (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. 7 All children adopted from local authority care. 8 Under the terms of the Children Act 1989. 9 See Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 which defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or special guardians).
2. 2Children with exceptional medical or social reasons for requiring the school.
3. 3Junior schools only: children attending a linked infant school [Note 3].
4. 4Children who live in the ‘designated appropriate area’ of the school [Note 1] and who have a sibling who attends the school [Note 2].
5. 5Children who live in the ‘designated appropriate area’ of the school [Note 1].
6. 6Children who have a sibling who attends the school [Note 2].
7. 7Children of a member of staff [Note 4].
8. 8Children whose parents have any other reason for their preference.

Tiebreaker. If a school does not have places for all the children in a particular category, the borough prioritises those applicants who live closest to the school. Proximity to the school will be measured in a straight line from the address point of the pupil’s house as determined by Ordnance Survey to the address point of the school using the local authority’s GIS system. In the event that two or more children live at the same distance from the school (for example, families living in flats) and there are fewer places available, random allocation will be used to decide which child will be allocated the remaining place(s). The names will be drawn, and the entire process scrutinised by persons independent of the authority. Note 1: Designated appropriate areas Maps of the current designated areas may be viewed on the RBWM website. Alternatively, RBWM applicants can use the Neighbourhood View facility on the website for information on schools based on their address. Note 2: Sibling criterion A sibling would need to be attending the school at the time of admission of the child for whom a place is sought. The term ‘sibling’ includes a half or stepchild permanently living in the same family unit or a foster child permanently living in the same family unit whose place has been arranged by the social services department of a local authority. Sibling eligibility will flow from a foster child to other children of the family or from a child of the family to a foster child. In the case of infant and junior schools, attendance of a sibling at either the infant or junior school qualifies as a sibling for the linked school. Linked schools are described in Note 3. Note 3: Infant and Junior linked-school priority  Furze Platt Junior is formally linked with Furze Platt Infant  Courthouse Junior is formally linked with Alwyn Infant  All Saints Junior is formally linked with Burchetts Green Infant and Boyne Hill Infant 28 Note 4: Children of a member of staff Priority will be given 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  is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage The school must confirm staff eligibility directly with the RBWM School Admissions Team for you to claim staff priority for your child. This can be confirmed through the school access portal or via email. Please contact your specific school’s admissions team for further information. Academy, voluntary aided and free schools’ oversubscription criteria Please refer to the individual school’s policy available on their website for full admission policy information. The schools themselves are responsible for providing the information on their respective schools. The following schools are included in this category. All Saints CE Junior Academy Bisham CE Primary Academy Braywick Court Free Burchetts Green CE Infant Cheapside CE Primary Clewer Green CE First Cookham Dean CE Primary Datchet St Mary’s CofE Primary Dedworth Green First Eton Porny CE First Holy Trinity CE Primary (Sunningdale) Holyport CE Primary Knowl Hill CE Primary Academy Lowbrook Academy Oakfield First St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary St Edward’s Catholic First St Francis Catholic Primary St Luke’s CE Primary St Mary’s Catholic Primary St Michael’s CE Primary The Royal First Trinity St Stephen CE First White Waltham CE Academy Woodlands Park Primary The governing body of each voluntary aided school, free school, and academy sets its own rules for when there are too many applications (oversubscription criteria). Some schools may ask you to fill in an extra form called a supplementary information form. You can find out if a school needs a SIF in the ‘School details’ part of that school's entry later in this guide. If a school you list on your application needs a SIF, you must contact the school directly to get the form and return it to them by their deadline. For your convenience, you can also attach your SIF to your application using our online portal in the ‘School preference’ section. We will send your SIF securely to the school for you. Your application will only be complete when you have returned both the online CAF and the SIF. Applications for these schools will be passed to the school's governing body. The governors will decide which children to offer places to and will inform the School Admissions Team of the names. The local authority will then send the offer letter on the governors' behalf.

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.