Madresfield CofE 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’ 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.
2. 2Siblings attending the Academy living within catchment — Siblings (see below for definition) of pupils attending the Academy and living within the catchment area of the Academy.
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 — 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.
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 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 LA 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.

In accordance with legislation, a child with an Education, Health and Care Plan that names Madresfield C.E. Primary School will be offered a place at the school. Where there are too many applications from within the catchment area, priority will be decided in the following order: a) sibling connection b) children of staff c) according to distance. In the event that one or more but not all children from a multiple birth can be allocated a place(s), all of the children from that multiple birth will be admitted even if this takes the school over PAN; these children are exceptions to the Infant Class Size legislation. CATCHMENT: 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. To find the catchment school for a postcode, you can visit the website, noted above. 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.