Marsden Community Primary School
School Admissions
We would love for your child to attend our Nursery and Primary School!
Nursery admissions are completed every term with intakes in September, January and April.
Your child will be eligible for a Nursery place the term after their 3rd birthday.
If you would like your child to attend our Nursery, or to add your child’s name onto our waiting list, please contact the School Office on 01282 612769 or visit us in school.
Primary School Admissions for EYFS/Reception are completed through Lancashire County Council. Reminder dates are put on our website and our Newsletter informing parents of opening dates of when they can start applying and closing dates for applications.
Applications are open in September the year before your child is due to start school and usually close in January the same academic year.
Once offers are made by Lancashire County Council in April, the school will have a list of all the children who have been given a place at our school and we will be in touch to welcome you to our school and to complete all the admission forms.
If you would like to book in to visit our school before applying please contact the School Office on 01282 612769 or visit us in school.
Secondary School Admissions are completed by parents of children in Year 6 when they start their final year with us in September.
Applications are open in September and usually close at the end of October, they are completed through Lancashire County Council.
School will be in contact with parents to remind them to apply and to inform them of Open evenings at local High Schools should you wish to attend High School’s before you make your final choice.
Parents will be offered support by our school to help them apply as many parents will require bilingual support. Offers are made by Lancashire County Council in March and we will support all families and children with the process of starting their new school in Year 7.
Please find further admission information in the Local Authority weblinks below:
Apply for a primary school place here. Apply for a secondary school place here.
School places: Apply online