The school catchment area map
Brent Council will drop school catchment areas as part of the admission criteria for community primary schools. The council says that catchment areas, an area around a school which gives priority for pupil who live there, are of more use at times of high demand. Its abolition will make the admissions criteria simpler. When pupils are 'tied' in terms of meeting the admissions criteria, the place will be awarded on the basis of the nearest pupil to the school measured in a straight line from their home address.
More controversially the children of the school's staff will move up the priority list, ahead of children who already have siblings in the school.
A further change is that medical and social priority is expanded to those of the parent or carer as well as the pupil.
The criteria for entry will now be:
1. Looked After Children
2. Pupil from a linked infant school
3. Medical or social needs
4. Children of staff
5. Siblings of pupils including half or step brothers or sisters (not cousins)
6. All other applicants, including the distance tie break.
The full document cane be read HERE.
