Newtons Primary School
2026: Everyone offered
Park Primary Academy admissions: how far away places were offered
0.97 miles
Last place offered on distance, 2026
1.556 km
Last distance offered, 2022 to 2026
- Places, 2027 entry
- 30
- Applications, 2026
- 68
In 2026, the last child offered a place at Park Primary Academy under the distance criterion lived 1.556 km (0.97 miles) away.
Reception offers at Park Primary Academy, year by year
| Year | Last distance offered | Who got the last places | Places that year | Places to siblings | Applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.97 miles published as 1.556 km |
Children living nearest | 30 | 2 | 68 |
| 2025 | No cut-off | Everyone who applied | 30 | 0 | 38 |
| 2024 Before the school changed | — | No figures | — | — | — |
| 2023 Before the school changed | — | No figures | — | — | — |
| 2022 Before the school changed | — | No figures | — | — | — |
- “No cut-off” means every applicant was offered a place at the school or at a school they ranked higher, so places never ran out on distance.
- The school changed in 2025 (for example a merger, a new school or a change of status), so only years from 2025 are used.
Admission criteria at Park Primary Academy
If more children apply than there are places, the 2026 rules offer places in this order. In 2026, the last places went to children in group 5.
- Looked after children.
- Social or medical need.
- Siblings.
- Children of staff.
- Other children, by distance. Havering's documents don't restate the school's own distance rules.
Read the official admission rulesHavering Council: School admission arrangements, policies and statistical information, "Determined arrangements": own admission authority schools (academies, faith and foundation) set their own admission rules ("please check the individual school website for their determined admission arrangements"). The school’s own published arrangements always take priority over our summary.
Questions about Park Primary Academy
How far away do you need to live to get into Park Primary Academy?
In 2026, the last place offered under the distance criterion went to a child living 1.556 km (0.97 miles) away. In 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place here or at a school they ranked higher. Cut-offs move each year with the number of applicants and siblings, so treat these as a guide to past years, not a promise.
Do siblings get priority at Park Primary Academy?
Yes. Under the 2026 admission rules, children with a brother or sister at the school get priority after looked-after and previously looked-after children and children with a medical or social need, ahead of children admitted on distance. In 2026, 2 of the 30 places went to siblings. Check the school’s admission arrangements for who counts as a sibling.
Has everyone who applied to Park Primary Academy been offered a place in past years?
In 2025, yes: everyone who applied to Park Primary Academy was offered a place here or at a school they ranked higher. In 2026, places ran out, so not everyone was offered a place.
How many applications does Park Primary Academy get?
In 2026, Park Primary Academy received 68 applications for 30 Reception places: about 2.3 applications for each place, counting all six preferences. Between 2025 and 2026, applications ranged from 38 to 68 a year. Families name several schools, so one child can count as an application at more than one school.
Is Park Primary Academy oversubscribed?
Yes, in 2026 places ran out: the last place under the distance criterion went to a child living 1.556 km (0.97 miles) away. It had 68 applications for 30 places, counting every preference families named.
When do you apply to Park Primary Academy for a Reception place in September 2027?
Apply by 15 January 2027 for a Reception place starting in September 2027. Apply to the council where you live, even if it isn’t Havering Council, naming up to six schools in your true order of preference. Offers are made on 16 April 2027.
Schools near Park Primary Academy
Straight-line distance between the schools. Last distance offered in 2026, with the five-year trend.
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La Salette Catholic Primary School
2026: No figure
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Whybridge Infant School
2026: Everyone offered
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Rainham Village Primary School
2026: 0.58 mi
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Scargill Infant School
2026: 1.46 mi
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St Alban's Catholic Primary School
2026: No figure
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Sources
Last updated
4 documents from Havering Council behind this page
- Havering Council, Infant and primary school statistics 2026: "Primary Admissions Details for September 2026 (Initial Allocations as of 16 April 2026)", places available, preferences, places offered by group, allocated places and the furthest distance offered (km) at every Havering infant and primary school
- Havering Council, Infant and primary school statistics 2025: "Primary Admissions Details for September 2025 (Initial Allocations as of 16 April 2025)", places available, preferences, places offered by group, allocated places and the furthest distance offered (km) at every Havering infant and primary school
- Havering Council: School admission arrangements, policies and statistical information, "Determined arrangements": own admission authority schools (academies, faith and foundation) set their own admission rules ("please check the individual school website for their determined admission arrangements")
- Havering's Infant, Junior and Primary School Admissions Arrangements & Community Criteria 2027-28: community criteria, "Distance of the home address from the school", offers (nearest school with a place available) and Appendix 1 admission numbers for September 2027
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