Useful Information 

Determined Admission Policy 2025

Supplementary Form 2026

(This must be completed and handed to the school office)

Prospectus 

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In Year Admissions 

Applying for a place at our school during the school year (In-Year Admissions)

In Year Admissions are admissions to school that take place outside the normal admissions rounds (ie Reception and Year 7). Parents can apply for a place at any time.

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 where there are available places.

To apply for a place, complete our In-Year Admissions and supplementary faith forms below, and return to j.lawson@sacredheart-pri.lancs.sch.uk

If you have any questions in relation to in-year admissions, please contact us either by email at  j.lawson@sacredheart-pri.lancs.sch.uk or by phone on 01282 864362.

Your application will be acknowledged by email upon receipt, and we will advise you of the outcome within a maximum of 15 school days.

Where an applicant is offered a school place following an in-year application, and the offer is accepted, arrangements will be made for the child to start school as soon as possible, particularly when the child is out of school.

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.

Where a place is not available the parent will be given the option to be placed on the waiting list and given information about the right to appeal. When a school year is oversubscribed a reserve list will be kept. The reserve list will be ranked according to the school admission criteria. 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.

As per the Schools Admission Code, St John’s will inform LCC of the outcome of every admission as soon as reasonably practical but will aim to do so within two school days.

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:

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/appeal-against-an-admission-decision/primary-school-appeals/

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, ie 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.

Forms:

To apply for a place, complete our In-Year Admissions and supplementary faith forms below, and return to j.lawson@sacredheart-pri.lancs.sch.uk

In-Year-transfer-form-2025-.doc

ADMISSIONS TO SACRED HEART RC PRIMARY SCHOOL

RECEPTION CLASS 2026

The closing date for applications is 15 January 2026

You must apply online at

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/apply-for-a-school-place/starting-primary-school/

*IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT YOU COMPLETE THE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FORM AND RETURN IT TO EACH SCHOOL YOU HAVE APPLIED TO ALONG WITH A COPY OF YOUR CHILD'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND BAPTISMAL CERTIFICATE. 

Watch this video from Lancashire County Council that talks you through the application process. 

For Admission Appeals, please follow the link: 

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/appeal-against-an-admission-decision/