Wellfield Academy
| Postal address | Yewlands Drive Leyland Preston PR25 2TP |
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| Telephone | 01772 421303 |
| Headteacher | Mr J Lewis |
| Number on roll January 2025 | 525 |
| Admission number 2026/27 | 166 |
Information relating to autumn term 2024 Year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
| 1st | 76 |
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| 2nd | 87 |
| 3rd | 150 |
| Total preferences received | 313 |
Initial allocation under each criterion:
| Education, Health & Care Plan | 0 |
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| LAC and previously Looked After | 2 |
| Social/Medical/Welfare | 0 |
| In GPA with Sibling | 11 |
| In GPA no sibling | 38 |
| Out GPA with sibling | 15 |
| Out GPA no sibling | 32 |
| LA Allocated | 30 |
| Total | 128 |
Summary of policy
When the Academy is oversubscribed, after the admission of pupils with Education Health and Care Plans naming the Academy, priority for admission will be applied by the Trust :
- Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted, then
- Children for whom the Governors accept that there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned, supported by written professional advice.
- Siblings of children who will be attending the school on the date when the applicant would be admitted.
- Any other applicants.
Tie-breaker:
Where there are more applicants received than places available under any of the above criteria then the distance between the school and the home (the address which the child lives at for most of the week) will be used as the final determining factor. The distance criterion is a straight line(radial) measured centre of building to centre of building. Where the cut‐off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and the Local Authority’s system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s) as an effective, clear and fair tie breaker. In the case of the point within the Academy, this will be the main school office.
Where a child lives at two addresses with parents with shared parental responsibility the distance shall be calculated by the address which the child lives for most of the week
Transport
Please see the main school admissions section.
Parents in any doubt over the distance between home and school for the provision of transport are asked to check with their local area education office. This may be particularly relevant if you live close to a county border.