Admissions
Halebank Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary Controlled Primary School for whom Halton Local Authority is the admissions authority. For information regarding admissions policies and how to apply, please visit the Local Authority webpage.
Application to Primary 2024
National Offer Day for Primary 2024 is 16th April 2024.
If you applied online using the Parent Portal, you will receive an email during normal office hours and you can also login to your online account to view your offer from 00.01 on 16th April 2024
If you applied by paper form you will receive a letter a few days after this date, you will not receive the offer by email. Letters will be posted on 16th April, second class.
For information regarding place offers for this admission round and for an indication of vacancies please view the Primary 2024 Summary
If you have been unsuccessful and wish to make a formal appeal please visit our School Admission Appeals page.
If you haven’t applied already, please complete the Late Primary 2024 Application Form. If you have applied and wish to submit a new preference, please email schooladmissions@halton.gov.uk with your child’s name, date of birth and the new preference school(s). All new preferences received by 28th April 2024 will be considered together and outcomes will be communicated week commencing 29th April 2024. Please allow 10 working days to receive your letter. Please note, a maximum of three preferences can be held for each child, therefore you may be required to withdraw a preference if you have already reached this maximum. You may find it useful to look at vacancy information on our summary sheet before submitting a new preference.
If you have any queries please email schooladmissions@halton.gov.uk
Application to Secondary 2024
National Offer Day for Secondary 2024 is 1st March 2024. Emails and letters will be sent on the day and you can also login to your online account to view your offer on Friday 1st March 2024.
(Offer emails will be sent during normal office hours. For those who applied by paper form, letters will be posted on 1st March and may take a few days to arrive)
For information regarding place offers for this admission round and for an indication of vacancies please view the Secondary 2024 Summary.
If you have been unsuccessful and wish to make a formal appeal please visit our School Admission Appeals page.
If you haven’t applied already, please complete the Late Secondary 2024 Application Form. If you have applied and wish to submit a new preference, please email schooladmissions@halton.gov.uk with your child’s name, date of birth and the new preference school(s). All new preferences received by 10th March 2024 will be considered together and outcomes will be communicated by post following the outcome (please allow 10 days for the letter to reach you). You may find it useful to look at the Secondary 2024 Summary for information regarding vacancies before submitting new preferences.
Admissions and the Equality Act 2010
Admissions are covered by the Equality Act 2010. The Equality Act applies to all schools. Schools must not discriminate against disabled children and young people seeking admission to the school as pupils.
In Year Admissions: Applying for a change of school
Outside of the normal admissions rounds, parents/carers can apply for any school, at any time, even if the school does not currently have places available*.
Following an update to the School Admissions Code 2021, the following processes are now in place in Halton for in-year admissions:
Applying for a transfer to a Halton Primary School
Parents/carers wishing to apply for a place outside of the normal intake round in September, or for a place in all other year groups, should read the appropriate guidance notes on the first page of the application form and make contact with their preferred school (s) to discuss place availability in the requested year group (s). You can then complete the application form and return it directly to your preference school (s).
PRIMARY SCHOOL In-Year Common Application Form
Following the update to the School Admissions Code 2021 all primary schools in Halton have now agreed a new Fair Access Protocol. Please see the Primary In-Year Fair Access Protocol for information regarding this process.
If you are applying for a place at a school outside of Halton you will need to contact the admission authority for that school for information on how to apply. Applications to schools outside of Halton cannot be made on the Halton application form and the Primary In-Year Fair Access Protocol does not apply to schools outside of Halton.
Requests to educate outside of normal age group
For parents of summer-born children (those born between April 1st and August 31st), wishing to make a formal request to educate their child outside of their normal age group (i.e. they start Reception class in 2025 instead of 2024), please complete and return this Defer Primary Application form to schooladmissions@halton.gov.uk before the deadline of 15th January 2024. You should read the DfE guidance Summer Born Children: Starting School – Advice for Parents before making your decision.
Your preference school(s) will be contacted and a decision will be made in the best interests of the child at the earliest opportunity.