Admissions

Children are at the heart of everything we do and Christ is the light that guides us.

Applying for a Reception School Place for September 2024

Applications for admission to Reception class are dealt with by Cheshire West and Chester Addmissions team. Please contact the admissions team direct on 0300 123 7039 click here to visit Cheshire West and Chester Admissions Department.

For details of the catchment area for Lostock Gralam C of E Primary School please follow this link to the Cheshire West and Chester Council website page.

Date	Details
1 September 2023	Application process starts - parents/carers can apply for a school place
15 January 2024	Closing date for on time applications
20 February 2024	Deadline for supporting information: Any information received by this date will be considered for the initial allocation of school places, for example, change of address, change in circumstances, reasons for us to consider a late application/change of preference as on time Any information received after this date cannot be included in the initial allocation of school places, however, will be considered later in the process following the 16 April 2024
16 April 2024	Notification of offers: Online offers made available for parents/carers to view, emails sent to parents/carers who have applied online notifying of the school place offered Offer letters notifying parent/carers of school place offered sent out by post to parents/ carers who have applied using a paper application
16 May 2024	Closing date for on time appeals - appeals received by this date will be heard by 18 July 2024

Applying for an In-Year Admission

Parents who require an In-Year place should contact the school office first to see if there are spaces in the relevant year group by phoning 01606 668270 or emailing admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk

We can arrange an opportunity for you to visit, to meet the headteacher, discuss the curriculum, tour the site and to meet your child’s potential new class.

If you then decide to apply for a place this can be done via Cheshire West and Chester's In-Year transfer application. You can apply for a place twenty school days before the date the place is required.

Once the application is received by school you will hear directly from us with regards to the offer of a place (if one is available) and an agreed start date. At this stage data collection forms will be supplied to obtain information that school needs and also an information booklet which provides lots of helpful information about school.

Please note that any In Year applications made on the admissions website between 18^th July and 31^st August will not be available for schools to view and process until 1^st September 2023.

If you have any questions/queries please contact our office team who will be happy to help.

The school is responsible for all In Year applications and places are determined using the criteria contained within our Admissions policy. Any subsequent appeal is determined by our Appeal Guidelines which adheres to the DFE published schools appeals code. Further guidance on appeals can be found via the DFE link