Primary School Admissions 2025
To help parents with information about children’s admission to primary school the information below has been taken directly from the Warrington Borough Council website (link below) if you have any questions or need any support accessing or completing the forms please speak to Janet or Louise in the office.
If your child was born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021 they are due to start reception class in September 2025.
All applicants are advised to read the primary education information booklet below before completing the online application form, links below:
How to apply
You can apply here: https://www.warrington.gov.uk/primary-school-admissions
The online application form is available from 2 September 2024 until midnight on 15 January 2025. Please read the Primary School brochure (this will open in a new tab) and view a map of all the Warrington primary schools before applying.
Please have your letter and information sheet to hand when starting your online application form. You will also need your Council Tax reference number which you can find on your council tax bill.
Making a preference for a school
When you apply you can list three schools for your child. We advise you to choose three schools in order of preference and list them in your application. Listing only one will not guarantee getting a place at that school. If you list only one school and the local authority are unable to meet your preference, you will be given a place at the next nearest school to your home which has a place available.
The online form should be completed by Warrington residents only. If you live outside of the Warrington area (i.e. pay council tax to another Local Authority) you can state a preference for a Warrington school, but you must apply using your home local authority online application form.
Supplementary forms
If any of your preferences are for a faith school, you must complete the schools own supplementary form as well as the online application form. The supplementary forms give the schools more details to help them decide the correct oversubscription criteria for your child.
Completed forms should be sent directly to the school.
A full list of faith schools is available on the website (will open in a new tab)
Child in care, medical or social application information
If you want your child’s application to be reviewed with child in care, medical or social criteria, you need to send verifying information with your application. Please email this to the School Admission team [email protected] as a scanned document. you can also send copies of it by post.
Please do not send photographs of verifying information.
Child in care information
If your child is in care or was formerly in care, you must send details of the Local Authority the child was in the care of and a copy of the Adoption Certificate, Child Arrangement Order or Special Guardianship Order.
Medical or social information
Please send supporting evidence from a registered professional, such as a Medical Practitioner, Psychologist or Social Worker, which sets out detailed reasons why the school in question is the most suitable school for your child.
Getting an offer of a place
WBC send offers to all on-time applications by email unless you choose to get this by post. Email offers will be sent to the address you gave on the online application form from 10 am on 16 April 2025. If you chose to be told by post, letters will be sent by second class post on 16 April 2025. Please allow time for delivery.
