School Admissions

The school admission procedure is administered by St Helens Local Authority.

Nursery Applications - available throughout the year – (If we have spaces.)  We take morning and/or afternoon Nursery children with 15 or 30 hours free.

Full Nursery Wrap Around available!

We can offer ‘Educare’ places in the afternoons for those who wish to top up their child’s time in the Nursery.

(See Educare download document) 

Early childhood education takes place in our Nursery, from 8.45am until 11.45am and 12.15pm till 3.15pm. If we have places available after the September intake, we can take children in the spring term (January) and summer term (April) this being in the term following the child’s third birthday.

Application forms for Nursery are available from the school office or from St Helens Admissions Department. www.sthelens.gov.uk/admissions. Parents may contact the school at any time to arrange a visit or to request further information.

Local Authority Nursery Intake

Maintained nursery units/schools

The local authority processes applications for maintained nursery units/schools in St Helens. A maintained nursery is managed by a governing body and is usually on the site of a primary school.

Your child can access 15 hours' free nursery care each week for 38 weeks each year the term after their third birthday. In maintained nurseries these hours are normally divided up into morning or afternoon sessions on five days per week. The school will contact you with details of the session times for your child after a place has been allocated by the local authority.

Some primary schools offer two-year-olds places; please check with the school you are interested in.

30 hours' funded childcare

Some working parents are eligible for up to 30 hours of funded childcare/early education per week (for three to four-year-olds). You can check whether you are eligible for 30 hours' free childcare via the Childcare Choices website.

You should contact your preferred nursery to find out if they will be offering 30-hour places and whether there is any availability.

Applying for January, April and September nursery admission

You can apply for admission the term after your child's third birthday. If your child was born on or between:

• 1 September and 31 December, you can apply for January admission.

• 1 January and 31 March, you can apply for April admission.

• 1 April and 31 August, you can apply for September admission.

Primary Applications

APPLYING FOR A PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACE FOR SEPTEMBER 2025

If your child turns 4 between 1 September 2024 and 31 August 2025, he or she will transfer to primary school in September 2025.  From Monday 16 September the website www.sthelens.gov.uk/admissions is open for parents who wish to apply online.

You will be notified on 16 April 2025 confirming your child's school place.

The closing date for you to submit your application is 15 January 2025.

Local Authority Secondary Applications

APPLYING FOR A SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACE FOR SEPTEMBER 2025

If your child turns 11 between 1 September 2024 and 31 August 2025, he or she will transfer to secondary school in September 2025.  From Monday 2 September the website www.sthelens.gov.uk/admissions is open for parents who wish to apply online.

You will be notified on 3 March 2025 confirming your child's school place.

The closing date for you to submit your application is 31 October 2024.

The school does not allocate places; all places are allocated by the LA against the admission criteria.

St Helens Admissions Website