Gillibrand Primary School

Summary of policy

This is an Academy – please contact the school for full admission details.

1. Looked after children and previously looked after children. This includes any "looked-after child" and any child who was previously looked-after but immediately after being looked- after became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order. This criterion will also apply to children who were previously in state care outside of England and have ceased to be in state care as they have been adopted.

2. Medical, Social or Welfare reasons. Where there are exceptional serious, sensitive and compelling circumstances that are directly relevant to the school, priority may be given. Professional evidence to demonstrate exceptional or compelling reasons why only this school can cater for a particular child’s needs on any of these grounds must be provided with the application. The evidence must set out the reasons and level of risk to the child or family and why Gillibrand is the only suitable school; plus, any difficulties which would arise if the child had to attend an alternative school. It should be noted that all schools can make provision for special educational needs and can also manage common conditions e.g. Asthma, epilepsy and diabetes. Only exceptional reasons directly relevant to the school will be considered. Priority will be given to the child only if the submitted evidence unequivocally proves the circumstances and demonstrates why any alternative school would be unsuitable. Parents are responsible for providing the evidence.

3. Children of staff who are employed at Gillibrand Primary School on either a full or part time basis or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

4. Children who will have a sibling in attendance at Gillibrand Primary School at the time of transfer. The term “sibling” includes stepchildren, half brothers and sisters and adopted foster children who are living with the same family at the same address.

5. Distance: All other pupils, with priority given to those that live nearest to the school. Measurement will be taken in a straight line from the centre point of the residence to the centre point of the school, using the Local Authority’s geographical information system (GIS).

Tie Break

Where there is oversubscription within any of the determined criteria, then priority for places will be decided in a straight-line distance measure, (centre point of the residence to the centre point of the school,) using the local authority’s measuring system. The nearest to the school will have priority for admission.