Admissions
Barnston Primary School is a Voluntary Controlled school. The admission arrangements are the same as in Community schools where the Local Authority is responsible for all admissions. Please find a link to the relevant section on the Wirral Borough Council here.
Wirral Local Authority deals with admissions for Barnston Primary School but please feel free to contact the school directly (on 0151 342 5229) to arrange a visit before you make the decision to apply for a place for your child.
RECEPTION (FOUNDATION 2)
Children usually start school in the school year (September – August) in which they will have their 5th birthday. Parents will be required to apply for a place at our school between the beginning of September and mid December in the school year before they are due to start school, this is done through the LA. Children whose parents have applied in this way and live in our catchment area will most likely be offered a place. The new code of admissions however means we cannot guarantee this, due to variations in parental preferences.
KEY STAGE 1 (YEARS 1 & 2)
Children whose parents wish them to join our school during these years, and live in our zone will be granted a place only if there are less than 45 in the year group. Again children living in the catchment area will have priority.
KEY STAGE 2 (YEARS 3, 4, 5 & 6)
Children requiring a place in one of these years, and who live in the catchment area, will usually have a right to a place.
OUT OF ZONE in year ADMISSIONS
All families who request an out of zone admission place will be considered for a place only if there are spaces.
Further information about school admissions can be obtained from Pupil Services on
0151 666 4600.
For information regarding school admissions and how parents can find out about our school admission arrangements, please view the documents below. You can also find
out about our admissions arrangements through the local authority by clicking on the web link below If you need further information please contact the school office on 0151 342 5229.
https://www.wirral.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-admissions
