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How to Apply
at Durham County Council School Admissions.
the position and if successful, are provided with training before they undertake their role. They then carry out their duties over break time each day and they wear bright green bibs so that other chi

Understanding Catchment Distances

Most schools allocate remaining places based on straight-line distance from the school gates after priority criteria (like Looked After Children or Siblings) are met. As a result, exact "catchment postcodes" do not permanently exist. The cut-off distance shrinks or expands every single year depending on local birth rates and application volume.