Lickhill Primary School

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 and previously looked after children — Looked after(LAC) and children who were previously looked after by English local authorities (PLAC), and children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state case as a result of being adopted - internationally adopted previously looked after children – (IAPLAC).
2. 2Children living within the school's catchment area — Children living within the school’s catchment area agreed with the LA – a map is available in the school office or from this website link: http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/schoolsearch. Children will be regarded as “living” within the catchment area in the following circumstances: (1) It is their full-time place of residence. (2) It is the full-time place of residence of one parent where the parents share responsibility for the child and where the child lives for a part of a week in term-time. (3) Where a contract for the purchase of a property / land has been exchanged that will become a full-time place of residence (see (1) and (2) above). (4) Where a lease is signed in respect of a property that will become a full-time place of residence (see (1) and (2) above). (5) Where a license is signed in respect of a Gypsy/Traveller plot that will become a full-time place of residence (see (1) and (2) above). (6) Where the parents of a child of UK Service Personnel or Crown Servants are returning to live in the catchment area under an extant posting or discharge order.
3. 3Siblings at the school — Pupils who would have a sibling in the school at the time of application and admission. Where such a connection is to be relied on it must be clearly stated on the application form. A sibling includes full brothers and sisters, half brothers or sisters, legally adopted children and other children living permanently in the same household.
4. 4Other significant medical, social or compassionate reasons — Pupils who have other significant reasons for admission such as medical, social or compassionate grounds. Where such reasons are to be relied on, they must be clearly stated on / appended to the application form. Whether such reasons are sufficient to secure priority for admission will be determined by the Governing Body. To be considered under this category it must normally be shown that only this school can meet the medical, social or compassionate needs relied on and that serious difficulties would be caused if the child had to attend another school. Parents / carers should attach any medical certificates or any other appropriate information from independent sources to their application form.
5. 5Pupils who live nearest to the school — Pupils who live nearest to the school. The distance will be calculated by measuring the distance from the main entrance of the pupil’s place of residence from the public highway to the highway adjacent to the main school gates. The Governing Body will normally use the “Google Maps UK” software to calculate distances. A child’s place of residence will be determined in accordance with the criteria set out at sub-sub-paragraphs b(1) to b(6) above.

If two applications tie: In the event of equi-distance applicants, any place will be allocated by random selection (lottery). Someone totally independent of the Governing Body/ Academy Trust will supervise this process. Random allocation will not be applied to multiple birth siblings from the same family tied for the final place. We will admit them all, as permitted by the infant class size rules and exceed our PAN.

Admission of pupils with an Education, Health and Care plan naming the school takes place before oversubscription criteria are applied. Twins/multiple births may all be offered places even if this results in exceeding infant class size limit, but no further waiting list places will be offered until the limit of 30 is no longer exceeded. CATCHMENT: Children living within the school’s catchment area agreed with the LA – a map is available in the school office or from this website link: http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/schoolsearch. 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.

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.