Every school has its own oversubscription criteria that it uses to decide which children can be offered a place at their school.

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The Skinners' School Oversubscription Criteria

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Before the application of oversubscription criteria, children with a statement of special educational need which names the school will be admitted.

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Places will be allocated in the following priority order:

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1. A looked after child or a previously looked after child.

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2. Up to 140 places will be offered to children in the ‘West Kent Area’ which covers the area within three miles of the school measured by straight line distance, plus the following named parishes:

Badgers Mount Bidborough Brasted

Brenchley Capel Chevening

Chiddingstone Cowden Dunton Green

Edenbridge Goudhurst Hadlow

Halstead Hever Hildenborough

Horsmonden Ightham Kemsing

Knockholt Lamberhurst Leigh

Otford Paddock Wood Pembury

Penshurst Plaxtol Riverhead

Rusthall Seal Sevenoaks

Sevenoaks Weald Shipbourne Shoreham

Southborough Speldhurst Sundridge with Ide Hill

Tonbridge Tunbridge Wells Westerham

a) Up to 14 places from the ‘West Kent Area’ for pupils registered as Pupil Premium. 

b) Up to 112 places for pupils in the ‘West Kent Area’ will be allocated as follows:

i) Score of at least 40 points higher than the KCC threshold score ranked the following order:students who have siblings who are on roll at the time of entry, children of members of staff who have at least 2 years service and those living the shortest distance from the school.

ii) In the event of there are not 112 pupils who score at least 40 points higher than the threshold score, places will be allocated in the following order: students who have siblings who are on roll at the time of entry, children of members of staff who have at least 2 years service and those living the shortest distance from the school.

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3. Up to 14 Governors’ places will be offered to children living in the parishes defined in point 2, who would not otherwise be offered a place, who scored highest in the Kent 11+ test. 

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4. Up to 20 places will be offered to children in the ‘Outer Area’ but still within mainland United Kingdom. Places will be allocated as follows:

a) Up to 2 places for pupils registered as Pupil Premium.

b) Up to 18 places for pupils outside of the ‘West Kent Area’ will be allocated as follows:

i) Score of at least 40 points higher than the KCC threshold score ranked the following order:students who have siblings who are on roll at the time of entry, children of members of staff who have at least 2 years service and those living the shortest distance from the school.

ii) In the event of there are not 18 pupils who score at least 40 points higher than the threshold score, places will be allocated in the following order: students who have siblings who are on roll at the time of entry, children of members of staff who have at least 2 years service and those living the shortest distance from the school.