Lancaster High School (Previously Central Lancaster High School)
Postal address | Crag Road |
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Telephone | 01524 32636 |
Headteacher | Mr C Malone |
Number on roll January 2027 | 571 |
Admission number 2027/28 | 125 |
Information relating to autumn term 2026 year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
1st | 103 |
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2nd | 135 |
3rd | 125 |
Total preferences received | 363 |
Summary of policy
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 a result of being adopted.
Children for whom the Governors accept that there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned.
Children whose parents are employed by the school, where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two years or more at the time when the application for admission is made or where he/she has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
Children living within the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters attending the school when the younger child will start.
Children living within the school’s geographical priority area.
Children living outside the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters still attending the school when the younger child will start.
Children living outside the school’s geographical priority area.
The distance criterion which will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria is a straight line (radial) measure centre of building. If the Local authority is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (e.g. twins or same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.
Geographical priority area
Parishes of Thurnham, Lancaster (part*), Scotforth, Quernmore, Ellel, Caton with Littledale, Cockerham and Over Wyresdale
*Up to the railway and river boundaries between Slyne with Hest and Oxcliffe parishes.
Also a small area of the Lancaster Parish to be shared with Morecambe Bay Academy. This is the area north of the River Lune (Scale Hall, Ryelands; Hare Runs; Beaumont and Skerton).
Transport
Please see the main school admissions section.
Parents in any doubt over the distance between home and school for the provision of transport are asked to check with their local area education office. This may be particularly relevant if you live close to a county border.