Reception Admissions

If you are a Parent or Carer and wish to apply for a place in Reception at Oasis Academy Shirley Park for the following September, you will need to complete the Common Application Form online via the Croydon Council Website. All spaces for transfer to Reception are allocated via the Pan London Coordinated Process - this means that, wherever you reside in London, you may list a school in any London borough on just one form (the Common Application Form).

The process of allocating places will begin after the closing date for applications on 15th January 2025.

Oversubscription Criteria and Tie Break

When the Academy is oversubscribed, after the admission of students with an Education, Health and Care plan naming the Academy, priority for admission will be given to those children who meet the criteria set out below, in priority order:

1. Children in public care (looked after children and previously looked after children)

Looked after children are children who are in the care of local authorities as defined by Section 22 of the Children Act 1989. In relation to school admissions legislation a ‘looked after child’ is a child in public care at the time of application to a school.

2. Previously looked after children aare children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order).

3. Siblings
Children whose sibling(s) currently attend the Academy (including the Sixth Form) and who will continue to do so on the date of admission. The term “sibling” means a full, half, adopted or fostered brother or sister. Sibling criteria may apply where, at the time of application, a sibling is expected to be on roll (including in the Sixth Form) when the child starts at the Academy. If the sibling unexpectedly leaves the Academy after the offer has been made, the place must not be withdrawn on these grounds. The Academy will request proof of relationship.

4. Children of Member of Staff

Nursery, Reception, Primary and Secondary children whose parent is a member of staff who has been employed by the Academy for two or more years at the time at which the admission application is made, and/or has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This applies to all substantive roles within the academy.

5. Distance

Children who live nearest to the Academy are calculated using the Local Authority’s computerised system. The distance will be measured in a straight line from the child’s home address* to the designated entrance(s) of the Academy using a computerised measuring system (GIS) and geographical reference points as provided by the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG). Those living closer to the school will receive higher priority. If a child lives in a shared property such as flats, the geographical references will determine the start point within the property boundaries to be used for distance calculation purposes. If two or more children live the same distance then random allocation will be used to allocate the final available place(s). This will be independently verified. Nursery and Primary Applications – distance is measured from the front gate of the Long Lane Site (Longhurst Road). Secondary Applications – distance is measured from the front door of the Shirley Road Site.