Admissions
Are you considering Laneshaw Bridge Primary School for your child?
Admissions Policy for September 2025
Parents/Carers are welcome to visit the school prior to applying for a place. If you would like a tour of the school, please telephone the school office 01282 865597 to arrange an appointment.
Applications for Laneshaw Bridge Primary School should be made through Lancashire County Council Admissions department. Information Booklets, with applications included, are available by visiting Lancashire County Council's dedicated admissions area by clicking this link.
Once all application forms are submitted, they are collated, and the information is sent to us.
The Council Area Admissions office can be contacted on 01254 220747 or by emailing pupil.accesseast@lancashire.gov.uk.
Information Booklets, with applications included, are available by visiting Lancashire County Council's dedicated admissions area by clicking this link.
Reception Class Admissions
The arrangements for the admission of pupils to primary schools in September 2025 will, as far as possible, conform to the following timetable. As per the school's admissions policy, the school has a Published Admission Number (PAN) of 15 per year group.
If you are not successful in securing a place at your chosen secondary school for your child, when notified in April, you can opt to be included on a waiting list for Reception only which is maintained up to and including 31st December of the year of primary school admission and /or begin the appeals process. Alternatively, you can also submit an appeal for a school place.
The Lancashire County Council Appeals Team administers appeals for academies. The team organises the independent admission appeal panels and co-ordinates the appeals process in accordance with the School Admissions Appeals Code.
To appeal for a place at the school, please complete the online form. The form should be completed with as much detail as possible and include any evidence that you may have to support your appeal. A copy of your form will be sent to school and a copy will also be sent to the email address you have included on your form for your own records. The deadline for appeals for September 2025 is 22 May 2025. The provisional dates for appeal hearings are 30th June - 4th July 2025.
The appeals should be submitted via the on-line form at:
If you are unable to fill in an Admissions Appeal form yourself due to a Disability or any Language Barrier you feel may compromise your submission then help is available from the Customer Service Centre who will be able to assist you in filling out the relevant form. The contact number for the Customer Service Centre is 0300 123 6707.
The decision of the Independent Appeal Panel is binding to all parties. The right of appeal against the decision does not prevent you from making an appeal in respect of any other school.
In-Year Admissions
An in-year application is a request for the admission of a child to a relevant age group but it is submitted on or after the first day of the first term of the admission year (reception) or it is an application for the admission of a child to an age group other than the relevant age group. Parents can apply for a place for their child at any time.
The Trust's admissions team will notify parents of the outcome of their application, in writing within 15 school days.
Where an applicant is offered a school place following an in-year application, and the offer is accepted, arrangements should be made for the child to start school as soon as possible, particularly when the child is out of school.
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.
Parents/carers have a statutory right to appeal if a child is not offered a place. This should be done by writing to the Academy setting out your grounds for appeal no later than 20 Academy days after the decision letter has been received. The appeal will be heard by an independent panel. The decision of the panel will be binding on the Academy.
As per the Schools Admission Code, the Trust will inform LCC of the outcome of every admission as soon as reasonably practical, but will aim to do so within two school days.
Should you wish to apply for an in-year application, please complete the electronic form below.
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