Criteria for admission / Camp Hill
Applicants are required to sit an entrance test and must achieve the
qualifying score in order to be eligible for admission to the school. Where the
number of eligible applications for admission exceeds the number of places
available at the school, places are offered as follows:
1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children who
achieve the qualifying score. Applicants in this category will be
ranked by test score and then by distance from the school.
2. Children attracting the Pupil Premium who achieve the qualifying
score and live within the school catchment area*. Applicants in this
category will be ranked by distance from the school.
3. If fewer than 30 places (25% of the PAN) are filled by applicants in
category 2, offers will be made to children attracting the Pupil
Premium who achieve the qualifying score and live outside the
catchment area, until a total of 30 children attracting the Pupil
Premium have been offered. If 30 or more places are filled by
applicants in category 2, there will be no offers made from this
category. Applicants in this category will be ranked by test score.
Where scores are equal, priority will be given to those with a sibling**
at the school; then by distance from the school.
4. Applicants who achieve the priority score and live within the school
catchment area*. Applicants in this category will be given priority if
they have an older sibling** at the school; then ranked by distance
from the school.
5. Applicants achieving the qualifying score. Applicants in this category
will be ranked by test score. Where scores are equal, priority will be
given to those with a sibling** at the school; then ranked by distance
from the school.

Consistency
Over recent years, the “cut-off” scores required for entry into the selective schools have diverged.

Our new policy creates a single set of admissions criteria that will apply across our selective schools.

I’m sorry to ask as I can’t see this information anywhere although I know it must be somewhere! How are the the qualifying score and the priority score defined please? I’m a bit confused as to why there are two relevant scores unless they are pp vs non-pp. Many thanks.