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School Admissions

Walsall Council's policies and further information that you can use when you're applying for a school place.

You can find the following policies within the Walsall school admissions arrangements 2027-28 document below:

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St Giles' CE Primary School Admissions

 

Nursery

Admission Number 52

Years 1 -6

Admission Number 60

Years 1 -6

Admission Number 60

Admission criteria for St Giles’ CE Primary School

The admission authority for Walsall community and voluntary controlled schools is Walsall Council. Admissions are administered by the Admissions and Pupil Place Planning Team.

2. Oversubscription criteria for community and voluntary controlled primary schools

If there are more applications than there are places available, places will be allocated using the oversubscription criteria in the following order of priority:

  1. Children in public care (looked after children) and previously looked after children (see 3.1 below);
  2. Pupils who have a sibling already in attendance at the school, or paired junior school when the application is made and who will be still attending the school at the proposed admission date (see 3.2 below);
  3. Pupils for whom a place at the school is essential on medical or social grounds as supported in writing by a medical practitioner or a social worker (applications will be subject to verification by the Director of Children’s Services) (see 3.3 below);
  4. For applications to junior schools only. Attendance by the child at the relevant paired infant school, when the application is made (see 3.4 below);
  5. For applications to voluntary controlled Church of England primary schools only. Up to 25% of places may be allocated as ‘church places’ to children, regardless of distance between home and school, whose parents are regular worshippers at a Christian church and whose application is supported in writing by the minister of the church where they worship (see 3.5 below);
  6. Distance between the home address and the school as measured in a straight line with those living closer to the school receiving the higher priority (see 3.6 below)

If there is oversubscription in criteria 2 to 5, priority will be given to those living closest to the school as measured in a straight line.

Appeals: 

You can appeal against the decision to refuse a place at any of the preferred schools on your application. Find information about the Walsall Council admissions appeals process.

Appeal forms will need to be returned by 18 May 2026 to ensure that they can be heard prior to the end of summer term 2026. 

If you wish to appeal for a school outside of the Walsall Local Authority area, you should contact the relevant home Local Authority.

Nursery Applications (Please return to the school)

School Admissions Presentation

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