Pupils Offered Place Oversubscription

Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I request the following information for admissions to Year 7 at William Farr CofE Comprehensive School for entry in September 2024, September 2025 and September 2026.



Please provide, for each year:



1. The number of pupils offered places whose determining oversubscription criterion was:

Criterion 3: Documented religious affiliation related to the Church of England character of the school.



2. The number of pupils offered places whose determining oversubscription criterion was:

Criterion 5: Children whose normal address is within 5 kilometres (3.11 miles) of the school, with those living nearer being given higher priority.



3. The distance from the school of the furthest pupil offered a place under Criterion 5.



For clarity, in Question 2 I am seeking the number of pupils admitted under Criterion 5 itself, not pupils admitted under higher-priority criteria who also happened to live within 5 kilometres of the school.
 

Decision

 

Sep-24

Sep-25

Sep-26

 

Number offered on religious criteria

18

27

24

 

Number offered on 5km(3.11 miles) radius criteria

89

79

86

 

Last place offered within 5km criteria

3.092

3.114

3.111

(miles)

 

Reference number
17102425
Date request received
3 July 2026
Date of decision
7 July 2026