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Larkmead School - 2024/25 - Secondary
Transfer from Primary or Junior to Secondary School - September 2024 (places allocated on 1st March 2024) Admission Number : 180
Preferences
Total number of preferences for places 487
First Preferences requested 166
First Preferences offered (percentage offered) 166 offered (100%)
Second Preferences requested 114
Second Preferences considered (first preference not offered) 10
Second Preferences offered (percentage offered) 9 offered (90%)
Third Preferences requested 154
Third Preferences considered (first and second preferences not offered) 4
Third Preferences offered (percentage offered) 3 offered (75%)
Fourth Preferences requested 52
Fourth Preferences considered (higher preference not offered) 2
Fourth Preferences offered (percentage offered) 2 offered (100%)
Policy
The Governors or Trust decide the admissions criteria as shown below (in descending order of priority) together with the number of places offered under that criterion:
Places Offered
Criterion Number of Places
Children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan that names the school 13
1. Children who are "looked after" by a Local Authority within the meaning of Section 22 of the Children Act 1989 at the time of their application, and "previously looked after" children. In addition, and of equal priority, children who were previously in state care outside England but have been adopted and are no longer in state care 2
2. Children who have exceptional medical or social needs that make it essential that they attend our school rather than any other 0
3. Children who attend one of the schools in the list and live in our designated (catchment) area and have a brother or sister on roll at our school at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry 26
4. Children who live in our designated (catchment) area and have a brother or sister on roll at our school at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry 18
5. Children who attend one of the schools in the list and live in our designated (catchment) area 52
6. Children of members of staff 1
7. Children who live in our designated (catchment) area 45
8. Children who live outside our designated (catchment) area but attend one of the schools in the list and have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry 1
9. Children who live outside our designated (catchment) area have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry 5
10. All other children 17
Total 180
Last Place Offered
10. All other children 7.153 miles
Home to school distances measured using Straight Line Distance
Unsuccessful Applicants
Criterion Number of Places
10. All other children 2
Total not offered 2
Summary
Number of places available 0