Admissions
We welcome admissions enquiries in school. If you are interested in sending your child to Bolton Primary School and would like to find out more about our wonderful school, please do no hesitate to contact the school office on 017683 61511.
Applying for Primary Places to Start in September 2027
The application window opens on 2nd September 2026.
The deadline for Reception applications for September 2027 is 15th January 2027
Parents will be informed on 16th April 2027 (National Offer Day).
How to apply for a school place
If you live in the Local Authority of Westmorland and Furness and your child is due to start school, you must apply to Westmorland and Furness Council for an infant or primary school place for September 2027, under the Local Authority’s Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme.
Please note: Attendance at a nursery which is attached to a school does not guarantee admission to that school.
Read through this booklet carefully before making an application. https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/schools-and-education/apply-school-place-or-change-schools
You can find details about each infant and primary school, including individual schools’ admissions policies, and whether you also need to complete a supplementary form.
Please apply online.
The online application form can be found on Westmorland and Furness Council’s website at: www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
The advantages of applying online are:
• You will receive an email confirmation to say your application has been received
• You will be able to find out which school your child has been offered in the morning of 16 April 2027, before the letters are sent out to those who apply on a paper form
If you are unable to apply on line you could ask your child’s current nursery or your local library to help, or contact the School Admissions and Appeals Team and we will send a paper copy of the form to you. If you are completing paper form, please write in BLOCK CAPITAL LETTERS.
However you decide to apply, you must state the address where your child lives. You must not use a business address, a relative’s address, childminder’s address or any address other than your child’s home address. You may be asked to provide evidence of your address when making your application.
We ask you to name three different preferences of school that you would be happy for your child to attend because we cannot guarantee that you will get your first preference. On the application form you should give your first, second and third preferences.
Some schools ask you to fill in a supplementary form with additional information they might need, for example a church school may ask you to prove that you are a regular worshipper. Copies of these supplementary forms are available from the relevant schools and should be available on the school’s website. You must return supplementary forms direct to the schools you are applying to, not the Local Authority.
You must sign and date your application form, either electronically or on paper. In signing your form you are agreeing that you have read this information booklet, and that the information you have provided is accurate and truthful and that you agree, if it is necessary, for the Local Authority to seek independent verification of your child’s residence. If you are at all unsure about any of the above information, please do not hesitate to contact the School Admissions and Appeals Team.
Make sure that you submit your application online, or if you use the printed version, return it to your child’s current nursery or the School Admissions and Appeals Team by the closing date of 15 January 2027.
On 16 April 2027 we will send you an email in the morning (if you applied online) or post a letter to the address you have given us (if you have used a paper form). The email or letter will tell you where your child has been allocated a place. We will also explain what you must do next. If you are not happy with the place you have been allocated the letter will explain how you can appeal against the decision.
If your child has an Education, Health & Care Plan (EHCP) or you would like more information on Special Educational Needs please contact the SEND Team, using details below , within the ‘Further help and advice’ section.