Proposed Admission Policy for Consultation 2027/2028
The letter and proposed admissions policy documents below, relate to a period of consultation that begins on Friday 28th November 2025 and ends on Friday 9th January 2026.
The letter outlines how to comment should you wish to.
September 2026
Children are not legally required to start school until the term following their fifth birthday. In Lancashire, however, all children who have their 5th birthday between 1 September 2026 and 31 August 2027 may start school in September 2026 if their parents / carers wish it.
From 1 September 2025, Lancashire parents will start to apply for primary and secondary places starting in September 2026 at www.lancashire.gov.uk/schools.
The closing dates for Primary applications for September 2026 is 15th January 2026 @ 11-59 pm.
The Closing date for Secondary applications for September 2026 is 31 October 2025 @ 11:59pm
Secondary offers confirmed March 2026 electronically.
Primary offers confirmed April 2026 electronically.
CONFIRMATION OF PRIMARY OFFERS
For September 2026 offers will be confirmed online only for all those who apply on Lancashire's online system (this was around 95% of applicants the previous year). For those who do not receive a first preference offer, links to reserve list and appeal forms will be available.
Lancashire's online system will go live on the morning when places are released (April 2026) and will allow online applicants to view their school offer. Please be patient as around 13,000 applicants may be trying to access information.
IMPORTANT
Please return the supplementary form to the school of your choice (if applicable) & ensure you apply online too.
We welcomed many new parents to our Open Evening in October - if you missed it please contact us & we can show you around.
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