Callow End 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. 1Looked after children — ‘Looked after’ means all those currently in the care of a Local Authority or accommodated by a Local Authority under the terms of the Children Act 1989 and children who were previously in the care of or accommodated by a Local Authority but immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, a child arrangements order or special guardianship order and includes those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. By children previously in state care outside of England, we mean children who have been looked after outside of England by a public authority, a religious organisation or another provider of care whose sole purpose is to benefit society. The care may have been provided in orphanages or other settings. Independent supporting evidence will be required to be provided with the application.
2. 2Siblings living within catchment area — Siblings (see below for definition) of pupils attending the school and living within the catchment area of the Academy. In order to qualify for a place on the grounds of a sibling attending the school, the sibling must already be attending the school at the time of application and still be attending at the time of admission.
3. 3Home address within catchment area — Pupil’s home address within the catchment area of the school. Copies of catchment area maps, if required are available from the LA, or can be viewed in the school.
4. 4Siblings outside catchment area — Pupils living outside of the catchment area but who would still have a sibling connection (see below for definition) at the school at the time of admission. In order to qualify for a place on the grounds of a sibling attending the school, the sibling must already be attending the school at the time of application and still be attending at the time of admission.
5. 5Children of staff — Children of any member of staff at the Academy, where that member of staff has been employed for two or more years, and/or is recruited to fill a post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
6. 6Nearest by shortest straight line distance — Pupils who live nearest to the school by the shortest straight line distance. The measurement will be taken using the GeoCode Points for each property and the GeoCode point for the Academy. The Local Authority uses a software package called Arcview GIS to determine distance. Ordnance Survey supplies the co-ordinates that are used to plot an address within this system.

If two applications tie: In the event of equi-distance applicants, any place will be allocated by random selection (lottery). Someone totally independent of Children, Families and Communities will supervise this process. Where care is split equally between parents for home address purposes, the address used will be determined by random selection (lottery), supervised by someone totally independent of the Trust/School.

In accordance with legislation, a child with a Health and Care Plan will be offered a place at the school named in the Plan (this sits above the ranked oversubscription criteria). Where there are too many applications from within the catchment area, priority is decided in the order: a. sibling connection b. children of staff c. distance. Multiple birth children: if one or more but not all can be allocated a place, all will be admitted even if this takes the school over PAN. CATCHMENT: Pupil’s home address within the catchment area of the school. / Siblings ... living within the catchment area of the Academy. Transcribed from the school's own determined admission arrangements as published by Worcestershire County Council. Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first; that is a statutory duty, not an oversubscription criterion. | Previously recorded here: Worcestershire First & Primary allocation-day statistics, distance of last successful candidate (miles, crow-flies), NOD; 280mi source typo capped.

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.