Admissions
ADMISSIONS
Please follow the link below to watch a recent video featuring Debbie Ormerod, Lancashire County Council Access and Entitlement Manager.
Within the clip, Debbie is offering her professional advice and guidance about the school admissions process.
If you are considering moving your child to us from another school, the open letter below may be helpful. You should also complete the In-Year Admissions form below.
ADMISSIONS POLICY
Please see our Admissions Policy for information regarding the Determined Admission Arrangements for a place at St. Lawrence Church of England Primary School.
The document includes the following information:
- How to apply for a place at the school
- Admission criteria in the event that there are more applicants than places
At St. Lawrence Church of England Primary School we welcome families of all faiths and cultures. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. We do not have an open day as such, as we prefer to show prospective parents around during a normal working day. Please contact us to arrange an appointment so that you can be sure of our full attention.
IN YEAR ADMISSIONS
(See application form below)
In-year admissions are admissions to school that take place outside the normal admissions rounds (i.e. Reception and Year 7)
If you are new to the area and require a school place or if you already reside in the area and you want to move your child from their current local school to our school, your application should be made directly to our school and the child will be admitted if there are available places.
The school is currently over-subscribed; please see the chart below which shows how many available places we have in school.
| YEAR GROUP | PLACES AVAILABLE |
| RECEPTION CLASS | 1 |
| YEAR 1 | 0 |
| YEAR 2 | 0 |
| YEAR 3 | 0 |
| YEAR 4 | 0 |
| YEAR 5 | 0 |
| YEAR 6 | 0 |
This table is updated weekly
To apply for a place, please complete the In-Year Application Form below and return it to: bursar@st-lawrence.lancs.sch.uk. Any additional information, e.g. a faith reference, should also be included. Please feel free to ring the school office to confirm that the form has been received. Your application will be acknowledge upon receipt and we will advise you of the outcome within a maximum of 15 school days.
If you have any questions in relation to in-year admissions, please contact us by phone (01772 862664) or email (bursar@st-lawrence.lancs.sch.uk)
Where places are available, but we have more applications than places, the published oversubscription criteria will be applied, to ensure the correct child/children are offered the places (see below).
If there are no places available, the child will be added to the waiting list and you have the right of appeal. Please see below for appeal information. Please note, that the waiting list does NOT guarantee a place at our school and if your child is currently not in education you should either make an appeal to our school and/or apply for a place at an alternative school.
Further information on how to apply for a local school can be found on the Lancashire County Council website: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/apply-for-a-school-place/changing-schools-during-the-school-year/
APPEALS
The school's admission appeals are supported by Lancashire County Council. If the Governing body cannot offer a school place, parents have the right to make an appeal.
This appeal should be submitted using the link below within twenty days of refusal of admission. The appeal provides you with an opportunity to explain why you wish to register your child at our school. The appeal forms and advice on how to complete them is available on the Lancashire County Council website: Appeal for a school place - Lancashire County Council
Lancashire County Council will contact you in respect of your appeal application and inform you of the arrangements. The outcome of the appeal will be notified to you in writing. The decision of the Independent Appeal Panel is binding to all parties, i.e. the family and the school. Please note that this right of appeal against the Governors’ decision does not prevent you from making an appeal in respect of any other school.
OVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA
Places are then allocated as per the following admissions criteria which are listed in order of priority. Please refer to the Admission Policy for the order of priority.
IN-YEAR APPLICATION FORM
A link to the In-Year Application form is provided below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FORM (FAITH REFERENCE)
If you are applying for a place in the school under the faith criteria, you should complete the Supplementary Information Form. This is available to download on the link below. Alternatively, you may obtain a paper copy from the school office.
APPEALS FOR ROUTINE ADMISSIONS
Where the governors are unable to offer a place because the school is over subscribed, parents have the right to appeal to an independent admission appeal panel, set up under the School Standards and Framework Act, 1998, as amended by the Education Act, 2002. Parents should notify the clerk to the governors at the school by 11th April, 2025. Parents will have the opportunity to submit their case to the panel in writing and also to attend in order to present their case. You will normally receive 14 days’ notice of the place and time of the hearing.
For further information, please refer to the Admission Policy for the relevant year of admission.
APPEALS PROCESS
For further details of the appeals process and to access the online application form, please click the following link: Appeal against an admission decision - Lancashire County Council
PREPARATION
GETTING READY TO START SCHOOL - A child’s first day at school, is a big moment for parents and for them and it can be both an exciting and nervous time. Here are some of the ways you can give your child help and encouragement to help them be ready for school. It also includes a useful video.
