Admissions

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Crawshawbooth Primary School Admission Criteria

Summary of Policy

This is a community school.

To apply for a place at this school, please apply online.

Geographical priority area

From the north end of the Clowbridge reservoir heading south and taking in the Dunnockshaw, Loveclough, Goodshaw Fold, Goodshaw Chapel and Goodshaw areas (and surrounding farm houses). The cut off points at the south end of the area will be Lord Street and its houses and Forest Bank Road (both off the A682).The line will run East down the middle of Forest Bank Road and across the top of Short Clough reservoir. For confirmation, this GPA includes Higher Nutshaw Farm, Dunnockshaw. For confirmation, this GPA includes Higher Nutshaw Farm, Dunnockshaw.

When a primary school with a GPA is oversubscribed the following priorities will be applied in order:

Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted, then
Children for whom the Local Authority accepts that there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned, then
Children eligible for Services Premium, then,
Children living within the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters attending the school when the younger child will start, then
Children living within the school’s geographical priority area, then
Children living outside the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters still attending the school when the younger child will start, then
Children living outside the school’s Geographical Priority Area.

Tie Breaker

The distance criterion will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria; it is a straight line (radial) measure.

If the Local Authority is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (eg. Siblings, those living the same distance from home to school, or families residing in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.

The distance measure is a straight line measurement (radial) between the applicant’s home address points and the address point of the school (co-ordinates provided by ordnance survey data).

In Year Admissions

Before you apply to change schools, you will need to speak to the current school and the school you intend to move your child to.

Changing schools during the school year

To move your child to a different school you must apply for an in-year admission.

This is different from an application for the usual transfer points, starting reception year of primary school or year 7 of secondary school.

How to apply

The different types of schools and academies have different in-year admission arrangements.

Follow the relevant link below for a list of schools of each type and how to apply:

Community and voluntary controlled schools – Lancashire County Council co-ordinates in-year admissions for these schools.
Voluntary aided and foundation schools, academies and free schools – these schools co-ordinate their own in-year admissions. You will need to apply to them directly.

You should not use this process if you are applying for

a school which is in another local authority area, such as Blackpool or Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council - please contact them directly
a child who has an education, health and care (EHC) plan - please contact the Inclusion Service for guidance
a Looked After Child - please apply directly through the local area education office

After you apply

Your application will be processed by the local area education office inline with the Admissions Code and fair access policy.

The local authority will acknowledge receipt of your application and then write to you with the outcome within approximately 15 school days (this does not include weekends or school holidays).

There is no need to contact the authority before the 15 days have passed. Remember to check your spam or junk mail folders before you get in touch.

The Access to Education Entitlements privacy notice tells you how the autority process personal data.

Receiving a school offer

If the school you request has places, your child will be offered a place at the school and you will receive your offer letter via email or post. You must contact the school within 5 school days of the offer date to arrange school admission. The expectation is that the child will be admitted to the school within 15 school days after the school offer notification.

If the school you request doesn’t have any places, you will be notified and should contact the area office to find out about availability of places at other local schools. You also have the right to appeal against the refusal of a place in current Reception class to current Year 11.

Children already attending a local school

Where a child is already on roll at a local school, they must continue to attend until the date of admission to the new school.

Appeals

If you are unhappy with your school offer you can appeal for any schools which at that time have no available places. Information and advice is available from the admissions team at your local area education office.

We advise you to visit the school you are offered before you go to appeal.

Important Dates for Primary School Applications September 2027

Information for parents about applying for reception places for September 2027.

The arrangements for the admission of pupils to primary schools in September 2027 will, as far as possible, conform to the following timetable.

Tuesday 1 September 2026 - Apply from this date

School places are not allocated on a first come, first served basis. All applications received up to the closing date are given equal priority, but if you miss the deadline, a late application may reduce your chance of getting your preference of school.

Friday 15 January 2027 - National closing date for primary applications (statutory).

During this period all applications are processed and all preferences are considered against the published admissions policy. Where there are more applications than places available, decisions are made as to which children should be offered the available places. We will liaise and exchange information with all other admission authorities including neighbouring local authorities. The allocation and offer of a primary school place is finalised.

Friday 16 April 2027 - Offers issued to parents

(The national offer date is 16 April, if this date falls on a weekend or a bank holiday, offers are sent the next working day.)

Important dates for Secondary School Applications September 2027

The arrangements for the transfer of pupils to secondary schools in September 2027 will, as far as possible, conform to the following timetable.

Tuesday 1 September 2026 - Apply from this date

Saturday 31 October 2026 - National closing date for secondary applications (statutory).

During this period all applications are processed, and all preferences are considered against the published admissions policy. Where there are more applications than places available, decisions are made as to which children should be offered the available places. We will liaise and exchange information with all other admission authorities including neighbouring local authorities. The allocation and offer of a secondary school place is finalised.

Monday 1 March 2027 - Offers issued to parents

(The national offer date is 1 March, if this date falls on a weekend or a bank holiday, offers are sent the next working day.)

Lancashire County Council Determined Admission Arrangements 2027 2028