Admissions

Thank you for your interest in attending Cottam Primary School. We are exceptionally proud of our children, School and everything we achieve together as a Community.

Please enjoy reading the wealth of information on our website.

If you would like your child to attend our school, please see full details of our admission arrangements below.

As a maintained primary school Lancashire County Council administers our admissions and full details of the criteria and policy can be found on the LCC website: www.lancashire.gov.uk/admissions

In Reception

A child becomes eligible to join a Reception class if he or she is to turn five during the academic year 1st September to 31st August.

Places for Reception classes for all Lancashire Schools are allocated by the Local Authority.

Admission information is available from Cottam from September in the year before your child is due to attend. There are statutory rules, guidelines and deadlines for the application process – we are happy to explain and help in any way we can.

In the event that Cottam is oversubscribed, the Local Authority will use the County Admissions’ Policy to decide on which child is allocated to our school. An appeals procedure exists for those who are not offered places.

Children who are successful in gaining a place with us will be invited to an established induction process which begins around June prior to their September start. We will make visits to nurseries as part of our induction process and ‘home visits’ are available on request.

Applying for a place at Cottam Primary School Reception 2026 | Cottam Primary School

Applying for a place at Cottam Primary School Reception 2026

We have an open day on Wednesday 8th October but please do not worry if you can't make it. Everyday is an open day! Please call us on (01772 727053) to arrange a tour of our school.

If your child was born between 1st September 2021 and 31st August 2022 they will start Primary School in September 2026.

The deadline to apply for a school place for September 2025 is 15th January 2026 for primary schools

Cottam Primary School is community primary school in Lancashire. You will need to apply using the following link to the Lancashire County Council website.

Information for Parents

In Other Year Groups

All in-year admissions are now centrally managed by Lancashire County Council. If you are considering moving your child to our school then please contact Lancashire's Pupil Admissions Team. Information can be found below:

Tel: 01772-532109

Email: IYASouth@lancashire.gov.uk .

If a place is available then we request that you arrange to meet with the Headteacher so that you can visit the school and ensure that Cottam Primary is right for you and your child.

When a year group is full, admissions are only possible following a successful appeal hearing arranged by the Lancashire Education Authority.

Applying for a place at Cottam Primary School

Applying for a place at Cottam Primary School

Thank you for your interest in attending Cottam Primary School. We are exceptionally proud of our children, School and everything we achieve together as a Community.

Please enjoy reading the wealth of information on our website.

As of the 1st November 2021, in-year applications or an application to Year 1-6 are co-ordinated by Lancashire Council's Pupil Access Team South. The team can be contacted directly via telephone on 01772-532109 or by email to IYASouth@lancashire.gov.uk . We no longer have a waiting list for places.

If you are successful in your application we will be informed by the local authority and we will then contact you to arrange a start date.

Pupils transferring from another school will be asked to inform their current school of their intention to move, we will then contact them to arrange a transfer date and organise any transfer of records and other information.

How do I apply for a place at Cottam Primary School?

This link will provide further information of how to apply for a place in our school during the school year. We are a community primary school and this link explains the process in Lancashire

In Year School Admission to Any Year Group at Cottam Primary School

If you are requesting a place in any year group in school, at any time of the year, as a community primary school all our admissions are handed by the Local Authority. You can find the application form and further details using the link

Lancashire County Council Appeals