School admissions data

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Willowcroft Community School - 2026/27 - Primary
Starting Reception year group in Primary or Infant School - 2026/27 school year ( places allocated on 16th April 2026 ) Admission Number : 60
Preferences
Total number of preferences for places 118
First Preferences requested 62
First Preferences offered (percentage offered) 58 offered (93.55%)
Second Preferences requested 16
Second Preferences considered (first preference not offered) 4
Second Preferences offered (percentage offered) 2 offered (50%)
Third Preferences requested 19
Third Preferences considered (first and second preferences not offered) 1
Third Preferences offered (percentage offered) 0 offered (0%)
Fourth Preferences requested 21
Fourth Preferences considered (higher preference not offered) 0
Fourth Preferences offered (percentage offered) 0 offered (0%)
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 1
1. Children who are looked after by a local authority within the meaning of Part 1 of the Children and Families Act 2014 at the time of their application and previously looked after children. Further references to previously looked after children means such children who were adopted 3
2. Disabled children who need to be admitted to a school on the grounds of physical accessibility 0
3. Children of staff 4
4. Children, in catchment area, who have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending the school at the time of entry 23
5. Children who live in the school's designated area 18
6. Children living outside the designated area who have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending the preferred school at the time of entry 8
7. Those children who live closest to the school 3
Total 60
Last Place Offered
7. Those children who live closest to the school 1.422 miles
Home to school distances measured using Shortest Designated Route
Unsuccessful Applicants
Criterion Number of Places
7. Those children who live closest to the school 7
Total not offered 7
Summary
Number of places available 0