Determined admission arrangements for community and voluntary controlled primary schools for 2027/2028
All districts
The purpose of the admission arrangements is to ensure that all school places for maintained schools are allocated and offered in an open and fair way. Lancashire County Council (LCC) must comply with the School Admissions Code, published by the Department for Education [DfE], which has 'a force of law'. When a school is oversubscribed, i.e., it has more applicants than places available, a policy is required to allocate and offer places in an open and fair way, in line with the School Admissions Code. Listed below is the policy and associated procedures used by LCC when allocating places for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools. The supplementary notes and Geographical Priority Areas [GPAs] which form part of the admission arrangements make it clear to parents how and why places are allocated in a fair, clear and objective way:
Determined admissions policy for community and voluntary controlled primary schools - 2027/2028
The determined policy for admission to community and voluntary controlled primary schools for 2027/2028 is listed below:
An admission number will be published showing the maximum number of pupils that the school will admit in the Autumn Term 2027. Parents are given the opportunity to express three preferences for a primary school. Published criteria are used to decide which children should be offered the available places. In primary schools, an equal preference scheme is operated to comply with the Schools Admission Code, whereby three parental preferences are given equal status and are considered equally against the admissions criteria. If a school is oversubscribed, the following criteria will be applied in priority order:
Primary schools
When a school is oversubscribed on parental preferences, then the following priorities apply in order:
- Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see note (x) below), then
- Children for whom the Local Authority accepts that there are exceptional medical social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned (see note (i) below, then
- Children eligible for Services Premium, then
- Children with older brothers and sisters attending the school when the younger child will start, (see note (iii) below), then
- Remaining places are allocated according to where a child lives. Those living nearest to the preferred school by a straight line (radial) measure will have priority, (see note (v) below.
Primary schools with a GPA
- Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see note (viii) below), then
- Children for whom the Local Authority accepts that there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned. (See note (i) below) then
- Children eligible for Services Premium, [note xi] then,
- Children living within the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters attending the school when the younger child will start, (see note iii below).
- Children living within the school’s geographical priority area, then
- Children living outside the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters still attending the school when the younger child will start (See note (iii) below) then
- Children living outside the school’s Geographical Priority Area (see note (iv) below.
GPAs relate to:
Mayfield Primary School, Lytham
Moss Side Primary School
Edisford Community Primary School
Ribblesdale School
Crawshawbooth Primary School
Waterfoot Primary School
Notes
(i) The medical, social and welfare criterion will consider issues relevant to the child and/or the family. This category may include children without an EHC Plan/Statement who have special needs. Parents are responsible for providing the professional supporting evidence with the application by the closing date from a consultant, doctor, psychologist, social worker or from another relevant independent professional.
(ii) As required by law, all children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs/Education, Health and Care Plan naming a school will be admitted before the application of the over-subscription criteria. Children who have a Statement for Special Needs/EHC Plan will have their applications considered separately.
(iii) Brothers and sisters includes full brothers and sisters, step children, half brothers and sisters, fostered and adopted children living with the same family at the same address; and full brothers and sisters living at different addresses.
(iv) The distance criterion will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria; it is a straight line (radial) measure.
If the Local Authority is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (e.g. siblings, those living the same distance from home to school, or families residing in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw. The draw will take place at the local authority’s office and the name/s will be drawn by an officer who is independent of the admissions process.
The distance measure is a straight line measurement (radial) between the applicant’s home address points and the address point of the school (co-ordinates provided by ordnance survey data).
(v) A child’s permanent address is the one where he/she normally lives and sleeps and goes to school from. Proof of residency may be requested at any time throughout the admissions process, (including after a child has accessed a school place). If there is any doubt about this, then the address of the Child Benefit recipient will be used.
(vi) The Local Authority will keep waiting lists for all Lancashire primary schools until 31 August 2027. These are kept in priority order using the school's published admission criteria. From 1 September 2027, waiting lists will be transferred to and retained by individual admission authorities (the Local authority for community and voluntary controlled schools and own admission authority schools will each retain their own list). To comply with the School Admissions Code the waiting lists must be retained until at least 31 December 2027. Each child added will require the waiting list to be ranked again in order with the published admission criteria.
(vii) Applications for school places which are received late will not necessarily be dealt with at the same time as those received by the set deadline. The reasons for a late application may be requested and where these are not exceptional the relevant admission criteria will be initially applied to all others received on time. The late application will be dealt with after this process.
Application forms received after the published closing date, will only be considered at that time if the following conditions apply:
(a) if the number of preferences received for the school is below the published admission number or:
(b) there are extenuating circumstances justifying a late application.
These may include:
(a) parents moving into the County after the closing date;
(b) parent/carer illness which required hospitalisation for the major part of the period between the publication of the composite prospectus and the closing date for applications.
(viii) the highest priority must be given to looked after children and children who were previously looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order, child arrangement orders or special guardianship order). Further references to previously looked after children in the Code means children who were adopted (or subject to residence orders, child arrangement orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after. This includes children who are legally adopted from overseas. Relevant, legal documents must be provided to evidence the adoption.
A ‘looked after child’ is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose is to benefit society (see Section 23ZZA(8) of the Children’s Act 1989 (inserted by Section 4 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017). This includes children who were adopted under the Adoption Act 1976 (see Section 12 adoption orders) and children who were adopted under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (see Section 46 adoption orders). Child arrangement orders are defined Section 8 of the Children Act 1989, as amended by Section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangement orders replace residence orders and any residence orders in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangements order. Section 14A of the Children Act 1989, which defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or special guardians).
(ix) Admission authorities may give priority in their oversubscription criteria to children eligible for the service premium. The service premium is additional funding paid annually to schools under Section 14 of the Education Act 2002 for the purposes of supporting the pastoral needs of the children of Armed Services personnel.
Children eligible for the Service Pupil Premium (SPP)
Pupils attract SPP if they meet one of the following criteria:
- one of their parents is serving in the regular armed forces, including pupils with a parent who is on full commitment as part of the full-time reserve service - this includes pupils with a parent who is in the armed forces of another nation and is stationed in England
- registered as a ‘service child’ on any school census in the past 6 years
- one of their parents died while serving in the armed forces and the pupil receives a pension under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme or the War Pensions Scheme
Children have to be flagged as service children ahead of the autumn school census deadline. Service parents must make the Local Authority aware of their status by talking to the relevant Area Education Office.
Evidence of eligibility for the Service Pupil Premium (such as a copy of a military identification (ID) card or official posting notice from a Senior Officer) must be submitted at the time of your application.
Shared care arrangements
In the cases where a child lives with parents who have shared responsibility and the child's time is split between two homes, the home address used will be that which is directed by the court or the address where the child lives for the majority of the week. The Local Authority reserves the right to request further proof in order to establish the home address, as fit the individual circumstances.
The Local Authority has an obligation to process an application form that has been signed and submitted by a parent stating that they have parental responsibility.
Only one application can be considered for each child, and we would expect that in most cases parents/carers will take the above parental address requirement into account, agree on their preferences and submit one application. The system will highlight where two applications have been made and both parents will be contacted to withdraw one of these applications.
We can only process applications from one address. If your child lives at a different address from you or with another parent/carer from Monday to Friday, please provide evidence of parental responsibility for the person the child lives with.
Please note that the address that the parent enters on the admissions application form will also be used to assess home to school transport eligibility [if applicable]. The address of the other parent cannot be used for transport assessment purposes.
Where a child spends equal time with both parents:
In the cases where a child lives with parents who have shared responsibility and the child’s time is split equally between two homes, the Local Authority will consider the child's address registered for Child Benefit and with the GP surgery at the time of application. If a Court order is made which contains directions/orders regarding the child's education, a copy of this Order must be provided to the Local Authority who will act in accordance with that order, as far as possible. If the child resides with two parents/carers equally, both have parental responsibility and where both submit applications, then neither application will be considered, and the Local Authority will contact parents asking them to agree a single application to go forward for processing and provide a deadline for the final application to be confirmed.
In cases where parents cannot agree on the preferences for their child they should endeavour to do so as soon as possible. If mutual agreement is not possible, ultimately, a Specific Issues Order from the court may need to be obtained. If an agreement is not received both applications will not continue to be processed until an agreement is made or a court order is provided, and no offer will be made until the single application has been confirmed.
The Local Authority will not issue more than one offer to a child. School and local authority staff must treat all parents equally, unless a court order limits a parent’s ability to make educational decisions, participate in school life or receive information about their child.
Moving house
If you are about to move house, please contact the Area Education Office with your new address so that letters which are sent to you do not go astray. If you have already exchanged contracts on a house or have evidence of a confirmed offer of tenancy, you can ask for your child's application to be considered from the new address. It is required that a family does not just own a property, in a particular location, but that they are actually resident in the property. Evidence of your/the child's residency in the new property will be required.
We can’t accept a temporary address if you still possess a property that was previously used as a home address.
If you make a permanent house move after applying, but before allocation procedures have been undertaken, you must contact the Area Education Office. You may be able to change your preferences if you are changing address to a more distant property and the allocation will be based on the new address. We normally require two forms of evidence to confirm a house move. It may on occasions be necessary to request additional documentation, depending upon individual circumstances.
Documents accepted to evidence a house move:
- proof of purchase or tenancy agreement
- evidence of disposal of previous property
- Council Tax document, evidencing the end of residency in previous home
- Council Tax document, evidencing the residency within your new home
Other forms of evidence may also be accepted at the discretion of the County Council to cover individual circumstances.
If you move temporarily during the admissions process you must also discuss the matter with the Area Education Office. Temporary addresses are rarely accepted for admission purposes.
If you are moving to another area of Lancashire, details of schools in the area can be obtained from any Area Education Office. Admission Authorities will check address details and may randomly sample applications.
You must contact the Area Education Office if there are any changes in your child's living arrangements during the application and allocation of places period.
Places offered for Lancashire schools may be subsequently withdrawn where misleading or inaccurate information has been discovered.
Applications from abroad (and other areas of the UK)
Where families relocate or return to an address in Lancashire after a statutory closing date but during the allocation period (ahead of finalisation of offers) then there will be considered as a late application. Appropriate evidence must be provided of ownership and date of relocation and residence at that address.
Please note that late entry to the annual intake processes will not be possible after the statutory closing dates unless an exception is agreed by the Local Authority and / or the admission authority.
The Authority has a duty to co-ordinate admission arrangements for all Lancashire maintained schools. The Authority will ensure that all Lancashire parents whose children will attend a reception class receive the offer of primary school place on the agreed date.
Deferred admission and part time provision:
A child is entitled to a full-time place in the September following their fourth birthday;
However:
a) the child’s parents can defer the date their child is admitted to the school until later in the school year but not beyond the point at which they reach compulsory school age and not beyond the beginning of the final term of the school year for which it was made; and
b) where the parents wish, children may attend part-time until later in the school year but not beyond the point at which they reach compulsory school age.
Priority for twins/multiple births:
Where a single place remains at a school and the application being considered is for twins or other multiple births, the Council will allocate above the admission number to accommodate each child.
Geographical priority areas – primary schools
North area of Lancashire:
Mayfield Primary School, Lytham St Annes - Geographical Priority Area (GPA) – introduced for the 2017 Admissions round
Building work has commenced on a new housing development on the ex Pontin's site on the A584 which borders Blackpool authority (the A5230 - Squires Gate Lane and Blackpool Airport).
This is located within Lancashire but is situated on the border with Blackpool. The new properties will be situated near to Blackpool primary and secondary schools and academies. They are already located within the FY8 area so are in the Geographical Priority Area (GPA) for Lytham St Annes Technology and Performing Arts College.
There are 443 dwellings planned on this site. The pupil yield from these will depend on the type of housing which is developed and is expected to be between 75 and 168 across the primary age range. Blackpool Authority do have primary place capacity for this new development.
The properties will, however, be some distance from the nearest Lancashire primary school. It is intended, therefore, to introduce a GPA for Mayfield Primary School in St Annes in order to give these Lancashire families some increased priority for admission.
South area of Lancashire – Introduced in the 2011/12 Admissions round
Moss Side Primary School - revised
The area bounded by Southport Road (A581), Moor Road (B5249), the Preston to Ormskirk railway line, Dunkirk Lane, Longmeanygate, Schleswig Way (B5253) and Leyland Lane
East area of Lancashire
Edisford Community Primary School [introduced in 2015/16 admissions round]
Those resident in the Low Moor area (bordered by Edisford Road to the south and the River Ribble to the west and north) as far as houses on and adjacent to Riverside and Low Moor Farm.
Ribblesdale School - (11/113) [introduced – 2023/24 admissions round – through school].
The above school's priority area is Clitheroe, Worston, Pendleton, Mearley, Whalley, Wiswell, Mitton, Read, Sabden, Simonstone, Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley, Billington, Dinckley, Balderstone, Clayton-le-Dale, Mellor, Osbaldeston, Ramsgreave, Salesbury, Wilpshire, Barrow, Stoneyhurst, Brockhall Village, Hurst Green, Langho, Ribchester, Higham, Goldshaw Booth and Barley with Wheatley, [West of Barley Lane], Fence and Old Laund Booth.
Crawshawbooth Community Primary School - introduced in 2014/15 admissions round.
From the north end of the Clowbridge reservoir heading south and taking in the Dunnockshaw, Loveclough, Goodshaw Fold, Goodshaw Chapel and Goodshaw areas (and surrounding farm houses). The cut off points at the south end of the area will be Lord Street and its houses and Forest Bank Road (both off the A682). The line will run East down the middle of Forest bank Road and across the top of Short Clough reservoir.
The confirmation, this GPA includes Higher Nutshaw Farm, Dunnockshaw.
Waterfoot Community Primary School - introduced in 2014/15 admissions round.
Lower and Higher Boarsgreave in the south taking in houses and settlement adjacent to Cowpe Road running north to the point where the River Irwell meets Bacup Road in Waterfoot.
Families with children living within the stipulated GPA would have prior consideration for a place at the relevant school under criterion 4 – ahead of other applicants under criterion 4 with children living outside of the GPA.
Admission of children outside their normal age group
Summer born children/delaying school entry/deferred admission/part time provision
Background
The Department for Education has produced guidance 'Advice on the Admission of Summer Born Children (December 2014)'. The guidance is non-statutory and has been produced to help local authorities, admission authorities and parents understand the framework within which admission authorities must operate, and to dispel some of the myths that appear to have arisen around the admission of summer born children.
It should be read in conjunction with the statutory document, the Department for Education, 'School Admissions Code' which was published in 2021.
When will my child reach statutory school age?
Children must be receiving full-time education by the start of the term following their fifth birthday.
- For children born between 1 September and 31 December, they reach compulsory school age on 31 December and must be receiving full-time education at the start of the spring term (i.e. after the Christmas holidays, in January).
- For children born between 1 January and 31 March, they reach compulsory school age on 31 March and must be receiving full-time education by the start of the summer term (i.e. after the Easter holidays, in March or April).
- For children born between 1 April and 31 August, they reach compulsory school age on 31 August and must be receiving full-time education at the start of the new school year (i.e. after the summer holidays, in September).
Delayed admission to Reception
Parents of non-compulsory age children [four year olds] are entitled to inform the Admission Authority of their intention for their child to embark on a pattern of part-time attendance or deferment if that best suits the needs of their child.
In Lancashire, we provide for the admission of all children in the September following their fourth birthday. Parents of non-compulsory school age children (four year olds) may choose a pattern of part-time attendance or deferment if that best suits the needs of their child. Parents will be offered the opportunity for their child to:
- Start Year R (Reception) in September on a full-time basis from their first day of attendance or on a part-time basis up to the point of reaching compulsory school age.
- Defer the date their child is admitted to the school until later in the school year but not beyond the point at which they reach compulsory school age and not beyond the beginning of the summer term of the school year for which the offer of the school place was made.
Deferred admission to Reception
Parents who are considering deferring their child's entry to school should be aware that teachers are skilled in differentiating the curriculum to meet a diverse range of needs. Parents are encouraged to visit the schools they are thinking of applying for, where staff will be able to explain the provision on offer to children in Reception class, how it is tailored to meet the needs of individual pupils and how the needs of each pupil will continue to be met as they move up through school.
Where a parent wishes to defer their child's admission until the following school year, parents are encouraged to make requests to defer in good time before the closing date for the normal admission round. Parents will need to provide the detailed reasons to enable their request to be given proper consideration and are encouraged to include any supporting evidence from relevant professionals. Please complete the County Council's application form 'Application for a Lancashire school place for summer born children'.
Parents submitting a request for admission out of the normal age group are required to also make an application for a place in their child's normal age group at the same time. If the application to defer is made by the national closing date for applications the admission authority will ensure that the parent receives the response to their request before the primary school national offer day.
All summer born requests for deferred admission will be considered by the individual admissions authority of each preferred school. Where requests are made for differing admission authorities, the request must be sent to the local authority that will co-ordinate the request and the decisions made. If a joint agreement cannot be reached then the decision to defer admission will only stand for any named school that agreed the request.
When considering a request for deferred admission for a community or voluntary controlled school the following factors will be considered:
- any delayed social, emotional or physical development which may be affecting the child's readiness for school (supported by a relevant professional);
- premature birth and the fact that the child may have naturally fallen into a lower age group if they had been born on their expected date of birth;
- any medical incapacity, if this has prevented access to early years provision.
- any significant learning or special educational needs (supported by a relevant professional);
- the views of the head teacher of the preferred school (s)
- parental views
Making a decision in the child's best interests
The Local Authority will share information provided on the application form with the admission authorities and head teachers of the school(s) parents have expressed a preference for. They will not however be informed of the order of preferences. These admission authorities and head teachers will then come to a decision as to whether they support the request for deferred entry. Where necessary, reports will be requested from the child's nursery. The final decision will be for the admission authority to make.
The Local Authority will then write to parent/carers to confirm the result of these decisions.
Additional factors for consideration
Parents/carers should be aware that as the number of applications and preferences, and even the number of available places, may differ from year to year, that a deferral does not mean a place at the same school can be allocated one year later or provide any additional priority for a place.
Once a child has been admitted to a school it is for the head teacher to decide how best to educate them. The head teacher may consider that it would be appropriate for a child who has been admitted out of their normal age group to be moved to their normal age group. Any decision to move a child to a different age group would be based on educational reasons and in consultation with the parents.
For any child not being educated in the year group in which their chronological age falls there may be complications if a change of school is required or a move to another local authority. It will be for the admission authority of any receiving school to decide whether to admit the child out of their normal age group. This also applies at the time of transfer from primary to secondary school.
Any child who remains a year below their chronological age group will no longer be of compulsory school age during Year 11 of secondary school and therefore will be able to leave school before completing examinations.
There is no formal right to appeal a decision made by the admission authority. However, for schools where the LA is admission authority, a parent may request a review of the decision made.
Transfer between Lancashire infant and junior schools
Infant to junior school transfers (Year 2 to Year 3) and in year admissions
In Lancashire there are five infant and five junior schools which are legally separate organisations (each has its own Governing Body) but which, in pairs, have close links.
These are:
- Ribbleton Avenue Infants and Ribbleton Avenue Juniors (Preston)
- Leyland Methodist Infants and Leyland Methodist Juniors (South Ribble)
- Leyland St Andrew's CE Infants and Woodlea Juniors (South Ribble)
- Rosegrove Infants and Lowerhouse Juniors (Burnley)
- Whitefield Infants and Lomeshaye Juniors (Pendle)
Historically children in Year 2 at each infant school have transferred to Year 3 at the associated junior school. It is anticipated that this will continue. The School admissions Code does state however that:
"Some schools give priority to siblings of pupils attending another state funded school with which they have close links. Where this is the case this priority must be set out clearly in the arrangements".
The current determined admission arrangements for all Lancashire's community and voluntary controlled schools prioritise admission as follows:
- Looked after children and those who were previously looked after, including those legally adopted from overseas.
- Exceptional medical, social and welfare reasons directly relevant to the school concerned.
- Children eligible for Services Premium, then
- Children who will have older brothers and sisters attending the school when the younger child applies
- Distance - a straight line (radial) measure
These criteria do not explicitly refer to the schools named above in terms of applying the sibling test across the full age range (reception to Year 5 for September reception admissions; reception to Year 5 for all Year 2 to Year 3 transfers and reception to Year 6 for all in year admissions). Clarity is important in relation to the close links between each pair of infant and junior schools.
"For Lancashire infant and junior schools which have close links (the schools will be named in information for parents) the sibling criterion for admission will be applied in relation to children on roll at either school (as appropriate) in relation to annual intakes and in year admissions"
"For Year 3 admissions at Lancashire junior schools parents with children on roll in Year 2 at any school may apply for Year 3 places (by 15 January in the year of the intended transfer). Similarly new to area families are able to apply for Year 3 places at the junior schools.
It is expected that predominantly the current situation for Year 2 to Year 3 transfers will continue. The Local Authority will however implement and manage a formal admission round for transfers if a situation develops where there are more Year 3 applicants than available places.
Determined admission numbers
Determined admission numbers for community and voluntary controlled primary schools for 2027/2028
Please note that the admission numbers for some schools may vary upwards upon determination to support the extra demand for school places in the area.
| Name of school | Proposed admission number 2027/2028 |
|---|---|
| Bowerham Community Primary and Nursery School | 60 |
| Dallas Road Community Primary School | 60 |
| Willow Lane Community Primary School | 30 |
| Ryelands Primary and Nursery School | 60 |
| Moorside Primary School | 60 |
| Nether Kellet Community Primary School | 15 |
| Quernmore Church of England Vol. Cont Primary School | 15 |
| Tatham Fells Church of England Vol. Cont Primary School | 6 |
| Caton Primary School | 15 |
| Wray with Botton Primary School | 7 |
| Warton Archbishop Hutton's Primary School | 26 |
| Carnforth Community Primary School [previously North Road] | 15 |
| Great Wood Primary School | 60 |
| Torrisholme Community Primary School | 60 |
| Morecambe Bay Community Primary School | 45 |
| West End Primary School | 30 |
| Sandylands Community Primary School | 60 |
| Lancaster Road Primary School | 60 |
| Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School | 45 |
| Westgate Primary School | 60 |
| Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School | 45 |
| Mossgate Primary School | 30 |
| Carr Head Primary School | 30 |
| The Breck Primary School [Poulton-le-Fylde] | 35 |
| Carleton Green Community Primary School | 45 |
| Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School | 30 |
| Larkholme Primary School | 45 |
| Fleetwood Charles Saer Community Primary School | 30 |
| Shakespeare Primary School | 60 |
| Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School | 60 |
| Preesall Carter's Charity (VC) Primary School | 30 |
| Stalmine Primary School | 15 |
| Stanah Primary School | 60 |
| Thornton Cleveleys Northfold Community Primary School | 30 |
| Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed [Vol. Cont] Prim School | 30 |
| Thornton Primary School | 20 |
| Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School | 45 |
| Nateby Primary School | 15 |
| Forton Primary School | 15 |
| Garstang Community Primary School | 30 |
| Staining Church of England VC Primary School | 35 |
| Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School | 27 |
| Kirkham and Wesham Primary School | 30 |
| Weeton Primary School | 30 |
| Lytham St Anne's Mayfield Primary School | 30 |
| Clifton Primary School | 30 |
| Lytham St Anne's Ansdell Primary School | 35 |
| Lytham Hall Park Primary School | 60 |
| Brookfield Community Primary School | 30 |
| Deepdale Community Primary School | 90 |
| Eldon Primary School | 30 |
| Brockholes Wood Community Primary School | 30 |
| Frenchwood Community Primary School | 45 |
| Preston Grange Primary School | 30 |
| Preston Greenlands Community Primary School | 30 |
| Holme Slack Community Primary School | 30 |
| Ingol Community Primary School | 30 |
| Moor Nook Community Primary School | 30 |
| Ribbleton Avenue Infant School | 70 |
| Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School | 70 |
| The Roebuck School | 45 |
| Preston St Stephen's Church of England Primary School [VC] | 45 |
| Ashton Primary School | 30 |
| Preston Fishwick Primary School | 18 |
| Lea Community Primary School | 60 |
| Catforth Primary School | 13 |
| Sherwood Primary School | 60 |
| Cottam Primary School | 60 |
| Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School | 15 |
| Kennington Primary School | 35 |
| Fulwood and Cadley Primary School | 45 |
| Harris Primary School | 30 |
| Queen's Drive Primary School | 60 |
| Pool House Community Primary School | 25 |
| Brabin's Endowed School [VC] | 15 |
| Longsands Community Primary School | 30 |
| Higher Walton Church of England Primary School [VC] | 15 |
| Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School [VC] | 24 |
| Walton-le-Dale Primary School | 60 |
| Coupe Green Primary School | 20 |
| Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant School [VC] | 60 |
| Woodlea Junior School | 65 |
| Lever House Primary School | 45 |
| Seven Stars Primary School | 30 |
| Moss Side Primary School | 30 |
| Longton Primary School | 30 |
| Little Hoole Primary School | 30 |
| Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School [VC] | 30 |
| Howick Church of England Primary School [VC] | 15 |
| Penwortham Primary School | 30 |
| Whitefield Primary School | 60 |
| Kingsfold Primary School | 30 |
| Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Prim School [VC] | 30 |
| Burscough Bridge Methodist [Voluntary Controlled] Prim School | 12 |
| Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School [VC] | 10 |
| Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School [VC] | 15 |
| Ormskirk Asmall Primary School | 20 |
| Ormskirk Church of England Primary School [VC] | 60 |
| Ormskirk West End Primary School | 30 |
| Burscough Village Primary School | 30 |
| Bickerstaffe [Voluntary Controlled] Church of England School | 15 |
| Aughton Town Green Primary School | 50 |
| Aughton Christ Church C/E Vol Controlled Primary School | 30 |
| Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 30 |
| Holmeswood Methodist School | 6 |
| Richard Durnings Endowed Primary School Bispham | 15 |
| Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School [VC] | 15 |
| Holland Moor Primary School, Skelmersdale | 60 |
| Cobbs Brow School | 40 |
| Skelmersdale Trinity C/E/Methodist Primary School [VC] | 30 |
| Skelmersdale Crow Orchard Primary School | 26 |
| Little Digmoor Primary School | 20 |
| Hillside Community Primary School | 30 |
| Delph Side Community Primary School | 30 |
| Crawford Village Primary School | 10 |
| Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School | 7 |
| Banks Methodist Primary School [VC] | 10 |
| Banks St Stephen's Church of England Primary School [VC] | 30 |
| Brookfield Park Primary School | 30 |
| Woodland Community Primary School | 50 |
| Duke Street Primary School | 50 |
| Buckshaw Primary School | 30 |
| Adlington Primary School | 20 |
| Lancaster Lane Community Primary School | 30 |
| Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School | 36 |
| Clayton-le-Woods Westwood Primary School | 30 |
| Anderton Primary School | 30 |
| Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School | 30 |
| Coppull Primary School | 45 |
| Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School | 60 |
| Eccleston Primary School | 30 |
| Clayton Brook Primary School | 30 |
| Abbey Village Primary School | 15 |
| Withnell Fold Primary School | 14 |
| Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School | 60 |
| Accrington St Peter's Church of England Primary School [VC] | 30 |
| Accrington Spring Hill Primary School | 60 |
| Accrington Woodnook Primary School | 30 |
| Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Primary School [VC] | 30 |
| Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School [VC] | 45 |
| Oswaldtwistle Moor End Community Primary School | 30 |
| Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School | 60 |
| Great Harwood Primary School | 30 |
| Rishton Methodist School [VC] | 30 |
| Clitheroe Brookside Primary School | 30 |
| Clitheroe Edisford Primary School | 30 |
| Clitheroe Pendle Primary School | 50 |
| Gisburn Primary School | 20 |
| Read St John's Church of England Primary School [VC] | 30 |
| Sabden Primary School | 15 |
| Barrow United Reformed Church Primary School [VC] | 30 |
| Ribblesdale School | 30 |
| Briercliffe Primary School | 60 |
| Worsthorne Primary School | 30 |
| Padiham Green Church of England Primary School [VC] | 30 |
| Padiham Primary School | 45 |
| Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School [VC] | 18 |
| Barden Primary School | 60 |
| Burnley Brunshaw Primary School | 60 |
| Burnley Heasandford Primary School | 90 |
| Burnley Ightenhill Primary School | 60 |
| Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School | 60 |
| Rosegrove Infant School | 60 |
| Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School | 60 |
| Burnley Whittlefield Primary School | 30 |
| Rosewood Primary School | 60 |
| Cherry Fold Community Primary School | 60 |
| Burnley Springfield Community Primary School | 30 |
| Bradley Primary School | 60 |
| Lomeshaye Junior School | 90 |
| Nelson Walverden Primary School | 60 |
| Nelson Whitefield Infant School and Nursery Unit | 90 |
| Marsden Community Primary School | 60 |
| Barrowford School | 60 |
| Roughlee Church of England Primary School [VC] | 7 |
| Higham St John's Church of England Primary School [VC] | 20 |
| Colne Park Primary School | 60 |
| Colne Primet Primary School | 30 |
| West Street Community Primary School | 30 |
| Trawden Forest Primary School | 30 |
| Reedley Primary School | 60 |
| Barnoldswick Church of England VC Primary School | 60 |
| Barnoldswick Coates Lane Primary School | 30 |
| Barnoldswick Gisburn Road Community Primary School | 30 |
| Kelbrook Primary School | 15 |
| Salterforth Primary School | 15 |
| Earby Springfield Primary School | 30 |
| Bacup Britannia Community Primary School | 30 |
| Bacup Thorn Primary School | 45 |
| Northern Primary School | 30 |
| Sharneyford Primary School | 10 |
| Bacup St Saviours Community Primary School | 15 |
| Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads C/E Primary School [VC] | 35 |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Rawtenstall [VC] | 40 |
| St Mary's Rawtenstall Church of England Primary School [VC] | 30 |
| Crawshawbooth Primary School | 45 |
| Waterfoot Primary School | 30 |
| Newchurch St Nicholas Church of England Primary School [VC] | 20 |
| Balladen Community Primary School | 30 |
| Water Primary School | 20 |
| Broadway Primary School | 30 |
| Helmshore Primary School | 60 |
| Edenfield Church of England Primary School [VC] | 30 |
| Stubbins Primary School, Ramsbottom | 30 |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School [VC] | 30 |
| Whitworth Tonacliffe Primary School | 30 |