School admissions
Admissions to school September 2013 – Policy consultation
Many schools can accept all those children who apply.
In a number of cases, however, schools have more applicants than
places and need apply an admission policy to see which children
should be admitted.
A consultation is underway on the admission policies to be used
in relation to September 2013 admission. The policy for all
community and voluntary controlled schools is available here. Details
of how to respond are given on the
consultation page.
For individual Catholic, joint faith and most Church of England
schools, the policies are individual and are obtainable from the
school or on their own website, and are also available on this website. (Some schools may not
be consulting if they are making no changes, but will have a copy
of the policy available if you are keen to see it.)
Responses should be made direct to the governors of the
school.
The closure date for the consultation is 28 February
2012 .
Apply for a school place
To make an online application for primary or secondary education
please read the followng information before applying.
Do you live in Knowsley?
Yes
If your child’s birthday falls on or between 1 September 2007 to
31 August 2008, you should by now have made your application for a
reception class place for September 2012, the closing date was 15
January 2012. The primary online application is now closed,
however, you can still complete a paper application but this may be
classed as late, for more information regarding late applications,
please read pages 9 and 10 of the primary admissions booklet,
Information for Parents 2012/13.
No
Then you must apply on the application form supplied by the
Authority you live in – Halton, Lancashire, Liverpool, Sefton, St
Helens or any other. You can obtain an application form from
their admissions team and you can name Knowsley centres for
learning/schools if you wish. You cannot apply on the
Knowsley application.
If you want to apply for a Knowsley centre/school you can name
the centre/school as a preference/s on your application - it is
essential that you read the relevant Knowsley Admission Booklet as
they contain important information – at the bottom of this page you
will find a link to download a copy of the 2012/13 Knowsley
Information for Parents booklets.
When to apply
The Primary application form will be available
from Friday 09 September 2011. Please submit the application
form no later than Sunday 15 January 2012.
The Junior (year 3) application form will be
available from late September 2011. Please submit the
application form no later than Sunday 15 January
2012 (this process is only relevant to parents/carers
applying for a year 3 place in St Margaret Mary’s Catholic
Junior School for September 2012).
The Secondary application form will be
available from Friday 09 September 2011. Please submit the
application form no later than Monday 31 October
2011.
Apply online for September 2012 entry
The closing dates for both primary school admission and
secondary transfer have now passed and therefore the online
application facility is now closed. If you have not yet
applied, you will need to complete a paper application without
delay. Please be aware that any application received after the
closing date may be classed as late. To request an
application form or for further advice please contact 0151 443
5142.
Supplementary forms
Some Knowsley Church of England primary schools have a
supplementary form that you may need to complete if you wish for
your application to be considered under certain criteria of the
admission policy. These forms are available below for
parents/carers to download and complete. Any supplementary
form completed must be in addition to the relevant home local
authority application form. Please refer to the 2012/13
Primary Education Admissions Booklet for more information.
If you are resident in another authority area and are naming
Knowsley Catholic primary schools as preference, your home local
authority application form may not request all the information
required by Knowsley primary schools to apply their policies.
You may wish to complete a Knowsley Catholic primary school
supplementary form to provide faith information.
In-year admissions – applications from September 2011 to July
2012
Primary In-Year (Reception –
Y6) Secondary In-Year (Y7 – Y11)
If you have recently moved into Knowsley or currently live in
Knowsley and wish to transfer your child to another school/centre,
you will need to complete an In-Year application form. Please
click on the links below to download an information leaflet
relating to the In-Year admission process and a paper version of
the In-Year application form. When you have completed the
application form please return it to the Inclusion Team
(Admissions) - see contact details at the bottom of this page for
postal address.
Information for parents
Nursery class admissions
Children can normally join school nursery classes the term after
their third birthday. If you wish to apply for a part-time nursery
place in a Knowsley primary school, please contact the individual
school directly for more information about how to apply. The
Knowsley Nursery Education Provision Booklet also contains
information that may be useful to you and this is available for
download from the link below.
Who to contact
Write to or make an appointment to visit:
Knowsley Council
Directorate of Children’s & Family Services
Inclusion Team (Admissions)
The Cordingley Building
Scotchbarn Lane
Prescot
Knowsley
L35 7JD
Telephone contacts:
Secondary and primary school admissions: (0151) 443
5142
In-year admissions: (0151) 443 5143