School admissions data

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Larkmead School - 2025/26 - Secondary
Transfer from Primary or Junior to Secondary School - September 2025 (places allocated on 3rd March 2025) Admission Number : 180
Preferences
Total number of preferences for places 509
First Preferences requested 196
First Preferences offered (percentage offered) 171 offered (87.24%)
Second Preferences requested 123
Second Preferences considered (first preference not offered) 23
Second Preferences offered (percentage offered) 9 offered (39.13%)
Third Preferences requested 142
Third Preferences considered (first and second preferences not offered) 3
Third Preferences offered (percentage offered) 0 offered (0%)
Fourth Preferences requested 48
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 8
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 6
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 eligible for Pupil Premium or Service Pupil Premium 20
4. Children who live in our designated (catchment) area and have a sibling on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry 48
5. Children who live in our catchment area 98
6. Children of members of staff 0
7. All other children 0
Total 180
Last Place Offered
5. Children who live in our catchment area 2.482 miles
Home to school distances measured using Straight Line Distance
Unsuccessful Applicants
Criterion Number of Places
5. Children who live in our catchment area 17
6. Children of members of staff 1
7. All other children 24
Total not offered 42
Summary
Number of places available 0