Thurstaston Dawpool CofE 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. 1A 'looked after child' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became sub… — A 'looked after child' 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 including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care 10 outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. 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 (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). A child is regarded as having been in state care outside of England if they were in the care of or were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole main purpose is to benefit society.
2. 2Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this s… — Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school. Professional supporting evidence from e.g. a doctor, psychologist, social worker, is required that sets out the particular reasons why the school is question is the most suitable school and the difficulties which would be caused if the child had to attend another school.
3. 3Children with a sibling attending the school at the time of application — Children with a sibling attending the school at the time of application. Sibling is defined in these arrangements as children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters.
4. 4Children resident in the parish of Thurstaston with Irby and whose parent/s worship in a Christian church — Children resident in the parish of Thurstaston with Irby and whose parent/s worship in a Christian church. Parental worshipping’ is taken to mean attendance at a minimum of 1 public worship service per month for at least 2 years prior to the closing date for applications. Christian church means any church which is designated under the Ecumenical Relations Measure nationally by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York or locally by the diocesan bishop, or is a member of Churches Together in England, or the Evangelical Alliance, or a partner church of Affinity. In the event that during the period specified for attendance at worship the church has been closed for public worship and has not provided alternative premises for that worship, the requirements of these admissions arrangements in relation to attendance will only apply to the period when the church or alternative premises have been available for public worship. A map showing the parish is available from the school and is on the school website. Parish maps can also be found on www.achurchnearyou.com
5. 5Other children resident in the parish of Thurstaston with Irby — Other children resident in the parish of Thurstaston with Irby. A map showing the parish is available from the school and is on the school website. Parish maps can also be found on www.achurchnearyou.com
6. 6Other children by distance from the school, with priority for admission given to children who live nearest to the sch… — Other children by distance from the school, with priority for admission given to children who live nearest to the school, as measured by Wirral Local Authority measuring system. Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in the final category above to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between two children’s homes and the school is the same. This process will be independently verified. If a tie-break is required in earlier categories to decide who has priority for admission between two children, distance from the school will be used to decide as measured above.

Where Dawpool CE Primary School is oversubscribed, places will be allocated in the following order:

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.