School Admissions
Our school admissions are part of a co-ordinated system of allocating school places across St Helens. The admissions process and allocation of places
We have two separate sets of admissions, one for Nursery and one for Reception. Below you will find more information about each.
Nursery
Children are eligible for a nursery place at the beginning of the term after their third birthday. The start of the terms
Application forms for places are usually released by the Local Authority,
To help parents with the process and to ensure that deadlines are not missed,
Here is a link to the St Helens Council Website - Admissions:
St Helens Council School Admissions
Appeal against a school place decision
Application for in-year school transfers - primary school
And here is a link to the Online Application Portal:
St Helens Council School Application Portal
(This will only be available when it becomes live when the next application round opens.)
Reception
Children usually join the Reception class in the September following their fourth birthday.
Again, application forms/online system are released by the Local Authority, usually in the October before your child is eligible to start.
To help parents with the process and to ensure that deadlines are not missed,
Please be aware that having a place in our Nursery does not guarantee your child a place in Reception. A separate Reception application needs to be made at the appropriate time.