Arkholme Church of England Primary School

Admissions

Consultation for 2026 Admissions

Under the seven year rule, we are now consulting on our proposed admissions for 2026-27. You can find our proposed policy here. If you have any comments, please contact the school office.

Admissions

If you would like to apply for a place for your child in September 2025 please use the following link.

http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/atoz/toptasks/index.asp?catID=1311

Applying for 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)

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 form above and return to bursar@arkholme.lancs.sch.uk

If you have any questions in relation to in-year admissions, please contact us either by email bursar@arkholme.lancs.sch.uk or by phone on 015242 21418.

You may ring the school office to confirm that the form has been received.

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

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.

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