Admissions | Staining School

ADMISSION OVERVIEW

Getting your child into Staining School

When To Apply

Children can start reception year at primary school from the September after their fourth birthday. However, by law children don’t have to start school until the beginning of the term after their fifth birthday. when to apply.

Picking Schools

Before you apply, research the schools in your area. You could contact schools, read the school’s most recent Ofsted reports or check school league tables. You must pick three schools on your application.

Apply

Applications for children starting primary school open from 1st September through to the middle of January the following year. See apply for a school place for more info. Applications must be completed online via the Lancashire County Council website, or Blackpool Council website (depending on where you pay your council tax)

Support Info

If you have indicated on the application form that you will be sending supporting information (from your doctor or health visitor for example) please send it to your local area education office as soon as possible.

Amend Info

If you have submitted your application and need to change details (email address or contact number), please contact the local authority that you have applied to with your change of details as soon as possible.

Late Applicants

The deadline to apply for children starting primary school in September is during the month of January. If you missed this deadline you can still make a late application, although priority will be given to those applications that are received on time.

Finding Out

The Local Authority will email the primary school your child has been offered during working hours in April. Parents will receive a notification offer to the e-mail address that was given on the application around the same time. Please allow a full day for your email to arrive before you contact the school.

Appeals

If you are unhappy with the outcome of your application you will need to contact the admissions team where you can find out about the appeals process or add your child’s name to waiting lists for other schools.

Confirm

The school will contact you to confirm the place, please respond directly to the school when they contact you. If the offer is not one of your preferred schools or academies this is because other applicants had higher priority within the determined admission arrangements.

Admissions arrangements for Staining CE Primary School are allocated via Lancashire County Council, if you pay your council tax to Fylde borough you will need to visit: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/apply-for-a-school-place/apply-online-for-a-school-place/

If you pay your council tax to Blackpool Borough Council you will need to visit:

https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Residents/Education-and-schools/School-admissions/Apply-for-a-primary-school-place.aspx

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 15th January 2025

Staining CE Primary School caters for boys and girls from the age of 4+ until they are 11 years old, when they transfer to High School. The admission number approved by the Governors for the next school Academic Year is 35. Parents wishing their children to attend our school should apply on line via the authority in which you pay your council tax to. It is important to note that even if you already have a older child in school you still need to register your interest by completing the application form online for any younger siblings. There is no automatically guaranteed place for younger siblings. On completing the application form, you will be asked to give three preferences for schools. If there are too many first preferences, the criteria below will apply. If your application is not successful, you will then be offered your second or third preference.

Preference will be given to children in the following way:
1. Children who already have a brother or sister in the school.
2. Children with special medical or social considerations.
3. The distance of the home in relation to the school and other county and controlled schools, where space is available.

Please note; we do not operate a waiting list for school places

Appeals Procedure:

If, for any reason, your child has not been successful in securing a place at your first choice school, you may appeal against the decision by contacting the Area Admissions Officer at Area Education Office North, P.O. Box 606, Whitecross Education Centre, Quarry Road, Lancaster LA 1 3SQ (tel 01524 581112), asking for your case to be taken to the Appeals Committee. You may then be asked to appear before a panel to state your case.

The application for any appeals is via the following link:

https://lancashire-self.achieveservice.com/service/School_Admission_Appeals_Online