Admissions criteria for secondary schools 2026-27

Published admission number: 180

Where the school is oversubscribed, after the admission of pupils with an Education, Health and Care plan, priority for admission will be allocated to those children who meet the criteria set out below, in the following order of priority:

Criterion

Criterion 1: Looked after children and previously looked after children who became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately after being looked after.

Criterion 2. Children with a sibling attending Avanti Fields School or Krishna Avanti Primary School, Leicester at the time of application. Details of sibling to be included in the Common Application Form submitted to the Local Authority.

Criterion 3. Children who attend Krishna Avanti Primary School (Leicester) at the time of application.

Criterion 4. Children of a member of the school’s staff in either or both of the following circumstances:

a. Has been employed at the School for two or more years at the time of application; and/or

b. Was recruited to fill a vacant post for which there was a demonstrable skill shortage.

For the avoidance of doubt, “a” and “b” above do not denote an order of priority – all children falling within this category will be treated equally.

Criterion 5. Up to 15 places to Hindu children with a practicing Hindu parent who worships at the ISKCON temple in Leicester in the following order of priority:

5.1 Hindu children with a practicing Hindu parent who has taken initiation (diksha); and

5.2 Hindu children with a practicing Hindu parent who attends Sanga. 

To be included in this category, a completed supplementary information form (“SIF”) certified by a representative of the ISKCON temple in Leicester must be submitted to the School by the closing date for applications, in addition to the Common Application Form submitted to the Local Authority. Children for whom a certified SIF is not received by the closing date for applications, and children falling into this category who do not achieve a place, will be included in the next category that applies.

Criterion 6. Up to 15 Hindu children with a practicing Hindu parent. To be included in this category, a completed SIF certified by a representative of the parent’s temple must be submitted to the school by the closing date for applications. Children for whom a SIF is not received by the closing date for applications, and children falling into this category who do not achieve a place, will be included in the category 7, below.

Criterion 7. All other children. For the avoidance of doubt, geographical distances will be taken from the school’s permanent site: Manor Farm site in Thurmaston Lane, LE5 0TF.

For the full admissions policy, please visit the Avanti Fields School website.

Published admission number: 210

Places will be allocated to pupils who have a statement of special educational needs or an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan which names the school before any other allocations are made.

These allocations will reduce the number of places available.

Criterion

Criterion 1: Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within England (see note 1).

Criterion 2: Children who were previously in care outside of England (see  note 1).

Criterion 3: Pupils who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested (see note 2).

Criterion 4: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 5: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 6: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school (see note 4).

Criterion 7: Children who are sons / daughters of staff working at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application (see note 5).

Criterion 8: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the school and who have requested a place.

Tiebreaker: Within each criterion priority will be given to children living closest to the school, as measured on a straight-line basis using a geographical information system measuring from the geo-code reference point from the child’s home address to the geo-code reference point for the school.

If two applicants within a category live exactly the same distance from the school and only one place remains, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by an officer of the local authority not involved in the administration of school admissions.

Guidance notes

Note 1: A “looked after” child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority in England, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in England, in the exercise of their social services function at the time of making an application to the school. A “previously looked after” child is a child who was looked after, either in England or outside* of England, but ceased to be because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order.

Note 2: All schools in Leicester have experience in dealing with children with diverse social and medical needs. However, there may be exceptional cases where there are compelling reasons why it is essential they attend the school requested. For further details please refer to the Leicester Scheme.

Note 3: Sibling means a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister or child of the parent/carer’s partner. In every case, the child must be living in the same family unit at the same address. Siblings must be on roll at the point of entry. In the case of twins, triplet or other children of multiple births, if the final place is offered to one child, and the remaining sibling(s) would ordinarily be refused, places will be offered to the remaining sibling(s).

Note 4: Home address” means the child’s permanent home address at the time of application. In the case of split households, it is the address of the person who receives the Child Benefit. ‘At the time of application’ means the closing date for applications. Informal accommodation arrangements with family and friends are not accepted unless there are very special circumstances and supporting proof is required. An address used for child care arrangements cannot be used as the home address for the purpose of applying for a school place

Note 5: Priority will be given to children of staff in the following circumstances:

• Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/ or
• The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

Published admission number: 210

Places will be allocated to pupils who have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan which names the school before any other allocations are made.

These allocations will reduce the number of places available.

Criterion

Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within and outside of England (see note 1).

Criterion 2: Children who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested (see note 2).

Criterion 3: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school.

Criterion 4: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 5: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school (see note 4).

Criterion 6: Children who are sons / daughters of staff working at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application (see note 5).

Criterion 7: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school and who have requested a place.

Within each criterion priority will be given to children living closest to the school, as measured on a straight-line basis using a geographical information system measuring from the Geo-code reference point from the child’s home address to the Geo-code reference point for the school. 

Guidance notes

Note 1: 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 at the time of making an application to a school.

‘Previously looked after children‘ are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). Previously looked after children mean such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

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 or main purpose is to benefit society.

Note 2: All schools in Leicester have experience in dealing with children with diverse social and medical needs. However, there may be exceptional cases where there are compelling reasons why it is essential they attend the school requested. Social and Medical form will be emailed upon selecting Social and Medical criterion within the application form. For the full guidance, please refer to Leicester Scheme for the Admission Arrangements for Pupils to Schools 2026/27.

Note 3: Sibling means a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister or child of the parent/carer’s partner. In every case, the child must be living in the same family unit at the same address. Siblings must be attending in years 8 to 11 at the point of entry.

In the case of twins, triplet or other children of multiple births, if the final place is offered to one child, and the remaining sibling(s) would ordinarily be refused, places will be offered to the remaining sibling(s).

Catchment area is a geographical area, from which children may be afforded priority for admission to a particular school. Information about the catchment area for each school can be found on the Schools' Directory.

Note 4: Home address is a child’s permanent address or where the child lives for most of the time Monday to Friday during school terms, at the time of application. ‘At the time of application’ means the closing date for applications (31 October 2025 for Secondary Applications and 15 January 2026 for Primary, Infant and Junior applications).

Informal accommodation arrangements with family and friends are not accepted, unless a parent can prove that their child lives elsewhere with someone who has legal care and control of their child. We will need legal evidence of this.

An address used for childcare arrangements cannot be used as the home address for the purpose of applying for a school place.

We will check the home address provided in an application against our records and those held by other organizations. Parents can be asked to provide a proof of their address, i.e. evidence of the name being on the electoral, proof of Council Tax payment or utility bill etc.

We will refuse to accept an address that might be considered to be only a temporary address for the purpose of obtaining a place at a popular school where:

• The original home is still owned or rented, and the new address is a rented property within the area of a popular school.
• Only part of the family moves unless this was due to a divorce or permanent separation arrangement. We will need legal evidence of this.
• A child moves to a home address which is different from their parent/s or legal guardian, unless it was due to a formal fostering or safe care arrangement with social services intervention. Where this is a formal arrangement, official confirmation must be submitted with your application. If the applicant does not have formal documentation, the admission authority will request further information.

We can only accept one application per child and parents are expected to agree school preferences before applying. The admissions team cannot become involved in any disputes or differences over the application.

Where there is a disagreement between the parents, or there is uncertainty about the child’s living arrangements, Local Authority as the admission authority will decide on the balance of probabilities, where the child lives for the majority of the week.

We have the right to withdraw any offer of a school place up to one term after admission if it is shown that it was obtained based on a fraudulent or misleading application.

Note 5: Admission authorities may give priority in their oversubscription criteria to children of staff in the following circumstances:

• Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/or
  
  
• The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

Published admission number: 240

When the school is oversubscribed, after the admission of pupils with an Education, Health and Care plan naming the school, priority for admission will be given to those children who meet the criteria set out below, in priority order:

Criterion 1: Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within and outside of England.

Criterion 2: Pupils who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school.

Criterion 3: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in Years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school.

Criterion 4: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in Years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school.

Criterion 5: 90 children eligible for the pupil premium.

Criterion 6: Children who are sons/daughters of staff working at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application.

Criterion 7: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the school.

Criterion 8: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the school and who have requested a place.

Within each criterion, priority will be given to children living closest to the school, as measured on a straight line basis using a geographical information system measuring from the Geo-code reference point for the child’s home address to the Geo-code reference point for the school. Applicants living in the same block of flats will be regarded as living the same distance from the school.

For the full admissions policy, please visit the Brook Mead Academy website

Published admission number: 240

When the school is oversubscribed, after the admission of pupils with an Education, Health and Care plan naming the school, priority for admission will be given to those children who meet the criteria set out below, in priority order:

Criterion 1: Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within and outside of England.

Criterion 2: Pupils who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school.

Criterion 3: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in Years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school.

Criterion 4: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in Years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school.

Criterion 5: 90 children eligible for the pupil premium.

Criterion 6: Children who are sons/daughters of staff working at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application.

Criterion 7: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the school.

Criterion 8: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the school and who have requested a place.

Within each criterion, priority will be given to children living closest to the school, as measured on a straight line basis using a geographical information system measuring from the Geo-code reference point for the child’s home address to the Geo-code reference point for the school. Applicants living in the same block of flats will be regarded as living the same distance from the school.

For the full admissions policy, please visit the Castle Mead Academy website.

Published admission number: 240

Places will be allocated to pupils who have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan which names the school before any other allocations are made.

These allocations will reduce the number of places available.

Criterion

Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within and outside of England (see note 1).

Criterion 2: Children who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested (see note 2).

Criterion 3: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school.

Criterion 4: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 5: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school (see note 4).

Criterion 6: Children who are sons / daughters of staff working at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application (see note 5).

Criterion 7: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school and who have requested a place.

Within each criterion priority will be given to children living closest to the school, as measured on a straight-line basis using a geographical information system measuring from the Geo-code reference point from the child’s home address to the Geo-code reference point for the school. 

Guidance notes

Note 1: 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 at the time of making an application to a school.

‘Previously looked after children‘ are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). Previously looked after children mean such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

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 or main purpose is to benefit society.

Note 2: All schools in Leicester have experience in dealing with children with diverse social and medical needs. However, there may be exceptional cases where there are compelling reasons why it is essential they attend the school requested. Social and Medical form will be emailed upon selecting Social and Medical criterion within the application form. For the full guidance, please refer to Leicester Scheme for the Admission Arrangements for Pupils to Schools 2026/27.

Note 3: Sibling means a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister or child of the parent/carer’s partner. In every case, the child must be living in the same family unit at the same address. Siblings must be attending in years 8 to 11 at the point of entry.

In the case of twins, triplet or other children of multiple births, if the final place is offered to one child, and the remaining sibling(s) would ordinarily be refused, places will be offered to the remaining sibling(s).

Catchment area is a geographical area, from which children may be afforded priority for admission to a particular school. Information about the catchment area for each school can be found on the Schools' Directory.

Note 4: Home address is a child’s permanent address or where the child lives for most of the time Monday to Friday during school terms, at the time of application. ‘At the time of application’ means the closing date for applications (31 October 2025 for Secondary Applications and 15 January 2026 for Primary, Infant and Junior applications).

Informal accommodation arrangements with family and friends are not accepted, unless a parent can prove that their child lives elsewhere with someone who has legal care and control of their child. We will need legal evidence of this.

An address used for childcare arrangements cannot be used as the home address for the purpose of applying for a school place.

We will check the home address provided in an application against our records and those held by other organizations. Parents can be asked to provide a proof of their address, i.e. evidence of the name being on the electoral, proof of Council Tax payment or utility bill etc.

We will refuse to accept an address that might be considered to be only a temporary address for the purpose of obtaining a place at a popular school where:

• The original home is still owned or rented, and the new address is a rented property within the area of a popular school.
• Only part of the family moves unless this was due to a divorce or permanent separation arrangement. We will need legal evidence of this.
• A child moves to a home address which is different from their parent/s or legal guardian, unless it was due to a formal fostering or safe care arrangement with social services intervention. Where this is a formal arrangement, official confirmation must be submitted with your application. If the applicant does not have formal documentation, the admission authority will request further information.

We can only accept one application per child and parents are expected to agree school preferences before applying. The admissions team cannot become involved in any disputes or differences over the application.

Where there is a disagreement between the parents, or there is uncertainty about the child’s living arrangements, Local Authority as the admission authority will decide on the balance of probabilities, where the child lives for the majority of the week.

We have the right to withdraw any offer of a school place up to one term after admission if it is shown that it was obtained based on a fraudulent or misleading application.

Note 5: Admission authorities may give priority in their oversubscription criteria to children of staff in the following circumstances:

• Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/or
  
  
• The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

Published admission number: 180

A supplementary form will need to be completed and returned directly to the school – this can be found on our website at leicester.gov.uk/admissions.

In accordance with legislation pupils with an Educational Health and Care Plan (EHCP) (a plan made by the Local Authority under Section 37 of the Children and Families Act 2014 which specifies the special educational provision required for a child) which names the school will be allocated a place first. This will reduce the number of places available.

Criterion 1: Catholic children who are ‘looked after’ or who were ‘previously looked after’.

Criterion 2: Catholic children.

Criterion 3: Other children who are ‘looked after’ or who were ‘previously looked after’.

Criterion 4: Catechumens, candidates and members of Eastern Christian Churches.

Criterion 5: Children of other Christian denominations whose membership is evidenced by a minister of religion.

Criterion 6: Children of other faiths whose membership is evidenced by a religious leader

Criterion 7: Any other children.

First priority within the individual criteria will be given to applications from children who attend one of the partner primary schools.

Second priority within the individual criteria will be given to applications for children who will have siblings attending the school in years 7-11 at the proposed time of admission.

For full details of definitions, terms and notes please visit the English Martyrs Catholic School website.

 

Published admission number: 300

Places will be allocated to pupils who have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan which names the school before any other allocations are made.

These allocations will reduce the number of places available.

Criterion

Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within and outside of England (see note 1).

Criterion 2: Children who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested (see note 2).

Criterion 3: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school.

Criterion 4: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 5: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school (see note 4).

Criterion 6: Children who are sons / daughters of staff working at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application (see note 5).

Criterion 7: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school and who have requested a place.

Within each criterion priority will be given to children living closest to the school, as measured on a straight-line basis using a geographical information system measuring from the Geo-code reference point from the child’s home address to the Geo-code reference point for the school. 

Guidance notes

Note 1: 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 at the time of making an application to a school.

‘Previously looked after children‘ are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). Previously looked after children mean such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

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 or main purpose is to benefit society.

Note 2: All schools in Leicester have experience in dealing with children with diverse social and medical needs. However, there may be exceptional cases where there are compelling reasons why it is essential they attend the school requested. Social and Medical form will be emailed upon selecting Social and Medical criterion within the application form. For the full guidance, please refer to Leicester Scheme for the Admission Arrangements for Pupils to Schools 2026/27.

Note 3: Sibling means a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister or child of the parent/carer’s partner. In every case, the child must be living in the same family unit at the same address. Siblings must be attending in years 8 to 11 at the point of entry.

In the case of twins, triplet or other children of multiple births, if the final place is offered to one child, and the remaining sibling(s) would ordinarily be refused, places will be offered to the remaining sibling(s).

Catchment area is a geographical area, from which children may be afforded priority for admission to a particular school. Information about the catchment area for each school can be found on the Schools' Directory.

Note 4: Home address is a child’s permanent address or where the child lives for most of the time Monday to Friday during school terms, at the time of application. ‘At the time of application’ means the closing date for applications (31 October 2025 for Secondary Applications and 15 January 2026 for Primary, Infant and Junior applications).

Informal accommodation arrangements with family and friends are not accepted, unless a parent can prove that their child lives elsewhere with someone who has legal care and control of their child. We will need legal evidence of this.

An address used for childcare arrangements cannot be used as the home address for the purpose of applying for a school place.

We will check the home address provided in an application against our records and those held by other organizations. Parents can be asked to provide a proof of their address, i.e. evidence of the name being on the electoral, proof of Council Tax payment or utility bill etc.

We will refuse to accept an address that might be considered to be only a temporary address for the purpose of obtaining a place at a popular school where:

• The original home is still owned or rented, and the new address is a rented property within the area of a popular school.
• Only part of the family moves unless this was due to a divorce or permanent separation arrangement. We will need legal evidence of this.
• A child moves to a home address which is different from their parent/s or legal guardian, unless it was due to a formal fostering or safe care arrangement with social services intervention. Where this is a formal arrangement, official confirmation must be submitted with your application. If the applicant does not have formal documentation, the admission authority will request further information.

We can only accept one application per child and parents are expected to agree school preferences before applying. The admissions team cannot become involved in any disputes or differences over the application.

Where there is a disagreement between the parents, or there is uncertainty about the child’s living arrangements, Local Authority as the admission authority will decide on the balance of probabilities, where the child lives for the majority of the week.

We have the right to withdraw any offer of a school place up to one term after admission if it is shown that it was obtained based on a fraudulent or misleading application.

Note 5: Admission authorities may give priority in their oversubscription criteria to children of staff in the following circumstances:

• Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/or
  
  
• The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

Published admission number: 240

Places will be allocated to pupils who have a statement of special educational needs or an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan which names the school before any other allocations are made.

These allocations will reduce the number of places available.

Criterion

Criterion 1: Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within England (see note 1).

Criterion 2: Children who were previously in care outside of England (see  note 1).

Criterion 3: Pupils who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested (see note 2).

Criterion 4: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 5: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 6: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school (see note 4).

Criterion 7: Children who are sons / daughters of staff working at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application (see note 5).

Criterion 8: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the school and who have requested a place.

Tiebreaker: Within each criterion priority will be given to children living closest to the school, as measured on a straight-line basis using a geographical information system measuring from the geo-code reference point from the child’s home address to the geo-code reference point for the school.

If two applicants within a category live exactly the same distance from the school and only one place remains, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by an officer of the local authority not involved in the administration of school admissions.

Guidance notes

Note 1: A “looked after” child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority in England, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in England, in the exercise of their social services function at the time of making an application to the school. A “previously looked after” child is a child who was looked after, either in England or outside* of England, but ceased to be because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order.

Note 2: All schools in Leicester have experience in dealing with children with diverse social and medical needs. However, there may be exceptional cases where there are compelling reasons why it is essential they attend the school requested. For further details please refer to the Leicester Scheme.

Note 3: Sibling means a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister or child of the parent/carer’s partner. In every case, the child must be living in the same family unit at the same address. Siblings must be on roll at the point of entry. In the case of twins, triplet or other children of multiple births, if the final place is offered to one child, and the remaining sibling(s) would ordinarily be refused, places will be offered to the remaining sibling(s).

Note 4: Home address” means the child’s permanent home address at the time of application. In the case of split households, it is the address of the person who receives the Child Benefit. ‘At the time of application’ means the closing date for applications. Informal accommodation arrangements with family and friends are not accepted unless there are very special circumstances and supporting proof is required. An address used for child care arrangements cannot be used as the home address for the purpose of applying for a school place

Note 5: Priority will be given to children of staff in the following circumstances:

• Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/ or
• The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

Published admission number: 180

Places will be allocated to pupils who have a statement of special educational needs or an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan which names the school before any other allocations are made.

These allocations will reduce the number of places available.

Criterion

Criterion 1: Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within England (see note 1).

Criterion 2: Children who were previously in care outside of England (see  note 1).

Criterion 3: Pupils who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested (see note 2).

Criterion 4: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 5: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 6: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school (see note 4).

Criterion 7: Children who are sons / daughters of staff working at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application (see note 5).

Criterion 8: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the school and who have requested a place.

Tiebreaker: Within each criterion priority will be given to children living closest to the school, as measured on a straight-line basis using a geographical information system measuring from the geo-code reference point from the child’s home address to the geo-code reference point for the school.

If two applicants within a category live exactly the same distance from the school and only one place remains, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by an officer of the local authority not involved in the administration of school admissions.

Guidance notes

Note 1: A “looked after” child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority in England, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in England, in the exercise of their social services function at the time of making an application to the school. A “previously looked after” child is a child who was looked after, either in England or outside* of England, but ceased to be because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order.

Note 2: All schools in Leicester have experience in dealing with children with diverse social and medical needs. However, there may be exceptional cases where there are compelling reasons why it is essential they attend the school requested. For further details please refer to the Leicester Scheme.

Note 3: Sibling means a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister or child of the parent/carer’s partner. In every case, the child must be living in the same family unit at the same address. Siblings must be on roll at the point of entry. In the case of twins, triplet or other children of multiple births, if the final place is offered to one child, and the remaining sibling(s) would ordinarily be refused, places will be offered to the remaining sibling(s).

Note 4: Home address” means the child’s permanent home address at the time of application. In the case of split households, it is the address of the person who receives the Child Benefit. ‘At the time of application’ means the closing date for applications. Informal accommodation arrangements with family and friends are not accepted unless there are very special circumstances and supporting proof is required. An address used for child care arrangements cannot be used as the home address for the purpose of applying for a school place

Note 5: Priority will be given to children of staff in the following circumstances:

• Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/ or
• The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

Published admission number: 90

A Madani schools supplementary information form will need to be completed and returned directly to the school.

After the admission of pupils with EHC plans or statements, the governing body will apply the criteria below in the order in which they are set out:

a. Looked after Muslim children and previously looked after Muslim children who meet the religious practice check.

b. Muslim children who meet the religious practice check and who have or will have a sibling in the school or the co-located girls’ school at the time of admission.

c. Muslim children who meet the religious practice check and who have a parent employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application.

d. Muslim children who meet the religious practice check. In the event of more applications than places under criteria b, c or d, priority will be given to those who have the highest scores in the religious practice check. In the event of tied scores in the religious practice check and fewer places than three applications, then places will be offered to those living closest to the school measured by the straight-line distance from the child’s home to the school.

e. Any other looked after children or previously looked after children.

f. Children of other faiths whose application is supported by a letter from a minister of religion which confirms that the child has worshipped in that faith at least twice a month for a period of a year.

g. Any other children.

For full details of definitions, terms and notes please visit the Madani Boys' School website.

Published admission number: 90

A Madani schools supplementary information form will need to be completed and returned directly to the school.

After the admission of pupils with EHC plans or statements, the governing body will apply the criteria below in the order in which they are set out:

a. Looked after Muslim children and previously looked after Muslim children who meet the religious practice check.

b. Muslim children who meet the religious practice check and who have or will have a sibling in the school or the co-located boys’ school at the time of admission.

c. Muslim children who meet the religious practice check and who have a parent employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application.

d. Muslim children who meet the religious practice check. In the event of more applications than places under criteria b, c or d, priority will be given to those who have the highest scores in the religious practice check. In the event of tied scores in the religious practice check and fewer places than three applications, then places will be offered to those living closest to the school measured by the straight-line distance from the child’s home to the school.

e. Any other looked after children or previously looked after children.

f. Children of other faiths whose application is supported by a letter from a minister of religion which confirms that the child has worshipped in that faith at least twice a month for a period of a year.

g. Any other children.

For full details of definitions, terms and notes please visit the Madani Girls' School website.

Published admission number: 210

Places will be allocated to pupils who have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan which names the school before any other allocations are made.

These allocations will reduce the number of places available.

Criterion

Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within and outside of England (see note 1).

Criterion 2: Children who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested (see note 2).

Criterion 3: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school.

Criterion 4: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 5: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school (see note 4).

Criterion 6: Children who are sons / daughters of staff working at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application (see note 5).

Criterion 7: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school and who have requested a place.

Within each criterion priority will be given to children living closest to the school, as measured on a straight-line basis using a geographical information system measuring from the Geo-code reference point from the child’s home address to the Geo-code reference point for the school. 

Guidance notes

Note 1: 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 at the time of making an application to a school.

‘Previously looked after children‘ are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). Previously looked after children mean such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

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 or main purpose is to benefit society.

Note 2: All schools in Leicester have experience in dealing with children with diverse social and medical needs. However, there may be exceptional cases where there are compelling reasons why it is essential they attend the school requested. Social and Medical form will be emailed upon selecting Social and Medical criterion within the application form. For the full guidance, please refer to Leicester Scheme for the Admission Arrangements for Pupils to Schools 2026/27.

Note 3: Sibling means a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister or child of the parent/carer’s partner. In every case, the child must be living in the same family unit at the same address. Siblings must be attending in years 8 to 11 at the point of entry.

In the case of twins, triplet or other children of multiple births, if the final place is offered to one child, and the remaining sibling(s) would ordinarily be refused, places will be offered to the remaining sibling(s).

Catchment area is a geographical area, from which children may be afforded priority for admission to a particular school. Information about the catchment area for each school can be found on the Schools' Directory.

Note 4: Home address is a child’s permanent address or where the child lives for most of the time Monday to Friday during school terms, at the time of application. ‘At the time of application’ means the closing date for applications (31 October 2025 for Secondary Applications and 15 January 2026 for Primary, Infant and Junior applications).

Informal accommodation arrangements with family and friends are not accepted, unless a parent can prove that their child lives elsewhere with someone who has legal care and control of their child. We will need legal evidence of this.

An address used for childcare arrangements cannot be used as the home address for the purpose of applying for a school place.

We will check the home address provided in an application against our records and those held by other organizations. Parents can be asked to provide a proof of their address, i.e. evidence of the name being on the electoral, proof of Council Tax payment or utility bill etc.

We will refuse to accept an address that might be considered to be only a temporary address for the purpose of obtaining a place at a popular school where:

• The original home is still owned or rented, and the new address is a rented property within the area of a popular school.
• Only part of the family moves unless this was due to a divorce or permanent separation arrangement. We will need legal evidence of this.
• A child moves to a home address which is different from their parent/s or legal guardian, unless it was due to a formal fostering or safe care arrangement with social services intervention. Where this is a formal arrangement, official confirmation must be submitted with your application. If the applicant does not have formal documentation, the admission authority will request further information.

We can only accept one application per child and parents are expected to agree school preferences before applying. The admissions team cannot become involved in any disputes or differences over the application.

Where there is a disagreement between the parents, or there is uncertainty about the child’s living arrangements, Local Authority as the admission authority will decide on the balance of probabilities, where the child lives for the majority of the week.

We have the right to withdraw any offer of a school place up to one term after admission if it is shown that it was obtained based on a fraudulent or misleading application.

Note 5: Admission authorities may give priority in their oversubscription criteria to children of staff in the following circumstances:

• Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/or
  
  
• The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

Published admission number: 180

Places will be allocated to pupils who have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan which names the school before any other allocations are made.

These allocations will reduce the number of places available.

Criterion

Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within and outside of England (see note 1).

Criterion 2: Children who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested (see note 2).

Criterion 3: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school.

Criterion 4: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 5: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school (see note 4).

Criterion 6: Children who are sons / daughters of staff working at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application (see note 5).

Criterion 7: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school and who have requested a place.

Within each criterion priority will be given to children living closest to the school, as measured on a straight-line basis using a geographical information system measuring from the Geo-code reference point from the child’s home address to the Geo-code reference point for the school. 

Guidance notes

Note 1: 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 at the time of making an application to a school.

‘Previously looked after children‘ are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). Previously looked after children mean such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

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 or main purpose is to benefit society.

Note 2: All schools in Leicester have experience in dealing with children with diverse social and medical needs. However, there may be exceptional cases where there are compelling reasons why it is essential they attend the school requested. Social and Medical form will be emailed upon selecting Social and Medical criterion within the application form. For the full guidance, please refer to Leicester Scheme for the Admission Arrangements for Pupils to Schools 2026/27.

Note 3: Sibling means a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister or child of the parent/carer’s partner. In every case, the child must be living in the same family unit at the same address. Siblings must be attending in years 8 to 11 at the point of entry.

In the case of twins, triplet or other children of multiple births, if the final place is offered to one child, and the remaining sibling(s) would ordinarily be refused, places will be offered to the remaining sibling(s).

Catchment area is a geographical area, from which children may be afforded priority for admission to a particular school. Information about the catchment area for each school can be found on the Schools' Directory.

Note 4: Home address is a child’s permanent address or where the child lives for most of the time Monday to Friday during school terms, at the time of application. ‘At the time of application’ means the closing date for applications (31 October 2025 for Secondary Applications and 15 January 2026 for Primary, Infant and Junior applications).

Informal accommodation arrangements with family and friends are not accepted, unless a parent can prove that their child lives elsewhere with someone who has legal care and control of their child. We will need legal evidence of this.

An address used for childcare arrangements cannot be used as the home address for the purpose of applying for a school place.

We will check the home address provided in an application against our records and those held by other organizations. Parents can be asked to provide a proof of their address, i.e. evidence of the name being on the electoral, proof of Council Tax payment or utility bill etc.

We will refuse to accept an address that might be considered to be only a temporary address for the purpose of obtaining a place at a popular school where:

• The original home is still owned or rented, and the new address is a rented property within the area of a popular school.
• Only part of the family moves unless this was due to a divorce or permanent separation arrangement. We will need legal evidence of this.
• A child moves to a home address which is different from their parent/s or legal guardian, unless it was due to a formal fostering or safe care arrangement with social services intervention. Where this is a formal arrangement, official confirmation must be submitted with your application. If the applicant does not have formal documentation, the admission authority will request further information.

We can only accept one application per child and parents are expected to agree school preferences before applying. The admissions team cannot become involved in any disputes or differences over the application.

Where there is a disagreement between the parents, or there is uncertainty about the child’s living arrangements, Local Authority as the admission authority will decide on the balance of probabilities, where the child lives for the majority of the week.

We have the right to withdraw any offer of a school place up to one term after admission if it is shown that it was obtained based on a fraudulent or misleading application.

Note 5: Admission authorities may give priority in their oversubscription criteria to children of staff in the following circumstances:

• Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/or
  
  
• The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

Published admission number: 210

Places will be allocated to pupils who have a statement of special educational needs or an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan which names the school before any other allocations are made.

These allocations will reduce the number of places available.

Criterion

Criterion 1: Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within England (see note 1).

Criterion 2: Children who were previously in care outside of England (see  note 1).

Criterion 3: Pupils who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested (see note 2).

Criterion 4: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 5: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 6: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school (see note 4).

Criterion 7: Children who are sons / daughters of staff working at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application (see note 5).

Criterion 8: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the school and who have requested a place.

Tiebreaker: Within each criterion priority will be given to children living closest to the school, as measured on a straight-line basis using a geographical information system measuring from the geo-code reference point from the child’s home address to the geo-code reference point for the school.

If two applicants within a category live exactly the same distance from the school and only one place remains, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by an officer of the local authority not involved in the administration of school admissions.

Guidance notes

Note 1: A “looked after” child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority in England, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in England, in the exercise of their social services function at the time of making an application to the school. A “previously looked after” child is a child who was looked after, either in England or outside* of England, but ceased to be because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order.

Note 2: All schools in Leicester have experience in dealing with children with diverse social and medical needs. However, there may be exceptional cases where there are compelling reasons why it is essential they attend the school requested. For further details please refer to the Leicester Scheme.

Note 3: Sibling means a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister or child of the parent/carer’s partner. In every case, the child must be living in the same family unit at the same address. Siblings must be on roll at the point of entry. In the case of twins, triplet or other children of multiple births, if the final place is offered to one child, and the remaining sibling(s) would ordinarily be refused, places will be offered to the remaining sibling(s).

Note 4: Home address” means the child’s permanent home address at the time of application. In the case of split households, it is the address of the person who receives the Child Benefit. ‘At the time of application’ means the closing date for applications. Informal accommodation arrangements with family and friends are not accepted unless there are very special circumstances and supporting proof is required. An address used for child care arrangements cannot be used as the home address for the purpose of applying for a school place

Note 5: Priority will be given to children of staff in the following circumstances:

• Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/ or
• The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

 

Published admission number: 324

Places will be allocated to pupils who have a statement of special educational needs or an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan which names the school before any other allocations are made.

These allocations will reduce the number of places available.

Criterion

Criterion 1: Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within England (see note 1).

Criterion 2: Children who were previously in care outside of England (see  note 1).

Criterion 3: Pupils who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested (see note 2).

Criterion 4: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 5: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 6: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school (see note 4).

Criterion 7: Children who are sons / daughters of staff working at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application (see note 5).

Criterion 8: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the school and who have requested a place.

Tiebreaker: Within each criterion priority will be given to children living closest to the school, as measured on a straight-line basis using a geographical information system measuring from the geo-code reference point from the child’s home address to the geo-code reference point for the school.

If two applicants within a category live exactly the same distance from the school and only one place remains, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by an officer of the local authority not involved in the administration of school admissions.

Guidance notes

Note 1: A “looked after” child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority in England, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in England, in the exercise of their social services function at the time of making an application to the school. A “previously looked after” child is a child who was looked after, either in England or outside* of England, but ceased to be because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order.

Note 2: All schools in Leicester have experience in dealing with children with diverse social and medical needs. However, there may be exceptional cases where there are compelling reasons why it is essential they attend the school requested. For further details please refer to the Leicester Scheme.

Note 3: Sibling means a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister or child of the parent/carer’s partner. In every case, the child must be living in the same family unit at the same address. Siblings must be on roll at the point of entry. In the case of twins, triplet or other children of multiple births, if the final place is offered to one child, and the remaining sibling(s) would ordinarily be refused, places will be offered to the remaining sibling(s).

Note 4: Home address” means the child’s permanent home address at the time of application. In the case of split households, it is the address of the person who receives the Child Benefit. ‘At the time of application’ means the closing date for applications. Informal accommodation arrangements with family and friends are not accepted unless there are very special circumstances and supporting proof is required. An address used for child care arrangements cannot be used as the home address for the purpose of applying for a school place

Note 5: Priority will be given to children of staff in the following circumstances:

• Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/ or
• The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

Published admission number: 180

A supplementary information form will need to be completed and returned directly to the school.

In accordance with legislation pupils with an Educational Health and Care Plan (EHCP) (a plan made by the Local Authority under Section 37 of the Children and Families Act 2014 which specifies the special educational provision required for a child) which names the school will be allocated a place first. This will reduce the number of places available.

Criterion 1: Catholic children who are ‘looked after’ or who were ‘previously looked after’.

Criterion 2: Catholic children.

Criterion 3: Other children who are ‘looked after’ or who were ‘previously looked after’.

Criterion 4: Catechumens, candidates and members of Eastern Christian Churches.

Criterion 5: Children of other Christian denominations whose membership is evidenced by a minister of religion.

Criterion 6: Children of other faiths whose membership is evidenced by a religious leader

Criterion 7: Any other children.

First priority within the individual criteria will be given to applications from children who attend one of the partner primary schools.

Second priority within the individual criteria will be given to applications for children who will have siblings attending the school in years 7-11 at the proposed time of admission.

For full details of definitions, terms and notes please visit the St Paul's Catholic School website.

Published admission number: 240

Places will be allocated to pupils who have a statement of special educational needs or an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan which names the school before any other allocations are made.

These allocations will reduce the number of places available.

Criterion

Criterion 1: Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within England (see note 1).

Criterion 2: Children who were previously in care outside of England (see  note 1).

Criterion 3: Pupils who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested (see note 2).

Criterion 4: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 5: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 6: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school (see note 4).

Criterion 7: Children who are sons / daughters of staff working at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application (see note 5).

Criterion 8: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the school and who have requested a place.

Tiebreaker: Within each criterion priority will be given to children living closest to the school, as measured on a straight-line basis using a geographical information system measuring from the geo-code reference point from the child’s home address to the geo-code reference point for the school.

If two applicants within a category live exactly the same distance from the school and only one place remains, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by an officer of the local authority not involved in the administration of school admissions.

Guidance notes

Note 1: A “looked after” child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority in England, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in England, in the exercise of their social services function at the time of making an application to the school. A “previously looked after” child is a child who was looked after, either in England or outside* of England, but ceased to be because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order.

Note 2: All schools in Leicester have experience in dealing with children with diverse social and medical needs. However, there may be exceptional cases where there are compelling reasons why it is essential they attend the school requested. For further details please refer to the Leicester Scheme.

Note 3: Sibling means a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister or child of the parent/carer’s partner. In every case, the child must be living in the same family unit at the same address. Siblings must be on roll at the point of entry. In the case of twins, triplet or other children of multiple births, if the final place is offered to one child, and the remaining sibling(s) would ordinarily be refused, places will be offered to the remaining sibling(s).

Note 4: Home address” means the child’s permanent home address at the time of application. In the case of split households, it is the address of the person who receives the Child Benefit. ‘At the time of application’ means the closing date for applications. Informal accommodation arrangements with family and friends are not accepted unless there are very special circumstances and supporting proof is required. An address used for child care arrangements cannot be used as the home address for the purpose of applying for a school place

Note 5: Priority will be given to children of staff in the following circumstances:

• Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/ or
• The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

Published admission number: 255

Places will be allocated to pupils who have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan which names the school before any other allocations are made.

These allocations will reduce the number of places available.

Criterion

Criterion 1: Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within and outside of England (see note 1).

Criterion 2: Children who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested (see note 2).

Criterion 3: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school.

Criterion 4: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 5: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school (see note 4).

Criterion 6: Children who are sons / daughters of staff working at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application (see note 5).

Criterion 7: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the school and who have requested a place.

Tiebreaker: Within each criterion priority will be given to children living closest to the school, as measured on a straight-line basis using a geographical information system measuring from the geo-code reference point from the child’s home address to the Geo-code reference point for the school. 

If two applicants within a category live exactly the same distance from the school and only one place remains, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by an officer of the local authority not involved in the administration of school admissions.

Guidance notes

Note 1: A “looked after” child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority in England, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in England, in the exercise of their social services function at the time of making an application to the school. A “previously looked after” child is a child who was looked after, either in England or outside* of England, but ceased to be because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order. 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 or main purpose is to benefit society.

Note 2: All schools in Leicester have experience in dealing with children with diverse social and medical needs. However, there may be exceptional cases where there are compelling reasons why it is essential they attend the school requested.  A separate application to be considered under this category will need to be made.  Please refer to the full guidance shown in the Leicester City coordinated scheme.

Note 3: Sibling means a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister or child of the parent/carer’s partner. In every case, the child must be living in the same family unit at the same address. Siblings must be attending in years 8 to 11 at the point of entry.

In the case of twins, triplet or other children of multiple births, if the final place is offered to one child, and the remaining sibling(s) would ordinarily be refused, places will be offered to the remaining sibling(s).

Catchment area is a geographical area, from which children may be afforded priority for admission to a particular school. Information about the catchment area for each school can be found on the Schools' Directory.

Note 4: Home address” means the child’s permanent home address at the time of application. In the case of split households, it is the address of the person who receives the Child Benefit. ‘At the time of application’ means the closing date for applications. Informal accommodation arrangements with family and friends are not accepted unless there are very special circumstances and supporting proof is required. An address used for child care arrangements cannot be used as the home address for the purpose of applying for a school place.

Catchment area is a geographical area, from which children may be afforded priority for admission to a particular school. Information about the catchment area for each school can be found on the Schools' Directory.

Note 5: Admission authorities may give priority in their oversubscription criteria to children of staff in the following circumstances:

• Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/or
• The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage

Published admission number: 240

Places will be allocated to pupils who have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan which names the school before any other allocations are made.

These allocations will reduce the number of places available.

Criterion

Criterion 1: Children in the care of a local authority within England or who were previously in the care of a local authority within and outside of England (see note 1).

Criterion 2: Children who have a serious medical condition or exceptional social or domestic needs that make it essential they attend the school requested (see note 2).

Criterion 3: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school.

Criterion 4: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the secondary school with a sibling at the school, who will still be on roll in years 8 – 11 when the applicant starts school (see note 3).

Criterion 5: Children whose home address is in the catchment area of the secondary school (see note 4).

Criterion 6: Children who are sons / daughters of staff working at the school for at least 2 years at the time of application (see note 5).

Criterion 7: Children whose home address is outside the catchment area of the school and who have requested a place.

Tiebreaker: Within each criterion priority will be given to children living closest to the school, as measured on a straight-line basis using a geographical information system measuring from the geo-code reference point from the child’s home address to the Geo-code reference point for the school. 

If two applicants within a category live exactly the same distance from the school and only one place remains, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by an officer of the local authority not involved in the administration of school admissions.

Guidance notes

Note 1: A “looked after” child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority in England, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in England, in the exercise of their social services function at the time of making an application to the school. A “previously looked after” child is a child who was looked after, either in England or outside* of England, but ceased to be because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order. 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 or main purpose is to benefit society.

Note 2: All schools in Leicester have experience in dealing with children with diverse social and medical needs. However, there may be exceptional cases where there are compelling reasons why it is essential they attend the school requested.  A separate application to be considered under this category will need to be made.  Please refer to the full guidance shown in the Leicester City coordinated scheme.

Note 3: Sibling means a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister or child of the parent/carer’s partner. In every case, the child must be living in the same family unit at the same address. Siblings must be attending in years 8 to 11 at the point of entry.

In the case of twins, triplet or other children of multiple births, if the final place is offered to one child, and the remaining sibling(s) would ordinarily be refused, places will be offered to the remaining sibling(s).

Catchment area is a geographical area, from which children may be afforded priority for admission to a particular school. Information about the catchment area for each school can be found on the Schools' Directory.

Note 4: Home address” means the child’s permanent home address at the time of application. In the case of split households, it is the address of the person who receives the Child Benefit. ‘At the time of application’ means the closing date for applications. Informal accommodation arrangements with family and friends are not accepted unless there are very special circumstances and supporting proof is required. An address used for child care arrangements cannot be used as the home address for the purpose of applying for a school place.

Catchment area is a geographical area, from which children may be afforded priority for admission to a particular school. Information about the catchment area for each school can be found on the Schools' Directory.

Note 5: Admission authorities may give priority in their oversubscription criteria to children of staff in the following circumstances:

• Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; and/or
• The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage

Published admission number: 120 - As Tudor Grange Samworth Academy is an all-through school, they have 60 places that are taken up by children who transfer from their year 6 group.

After the admission of pupils with an Education, Health and Care plan (EHCP) where the Tudor Grange Samworth Academy is named on the statement, the criteria will be applied in the following order:

1. Children who are in the care or interim care of a local authority pursuant to S31 and 38 of the Children Act 1989, or children who are accommodated by a local authority, pursuant to S20 of the Children Act 1989 “Looked After Children”.

2. Children with a professionally supported medical or social need for a place at the Tudor Grange Samworth Academy who live in the Designated Geographical Area (DGA).

3. Children of parents living in the DGA.

4. Children based on proximity to the school using straight line measurement from the main entrance of The Academy to the main entrance of the child’s home.

Criterion D will act as a tie break in the event of the admission number being reached through criterion A to C.

For full details of definitions, terms and notes please visit the Tudor Grange Samworth Academy website.