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  • Exploring beach schooling

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  • Free travel to and from school : When to apply

    • Please only apply once your child has received their school offer. We recommend that you apply for your child’s travel pass in plenty of time before it is needed. If you don’t, you may have to pay your child’s travel fares and we may not be able to refund this money. We will only refund any travel
  • School place provision strategy

    • Strategy for the provision of school places.
  • School term dates and holidays

    • Term dates for individual schools and for all districts in Lancashire.
  • Unavoidable school closures

    • Check updates on schools that have had to close at short notice.
  • Whittlefield Primary School

    • Lancashire County Council is proposing to discontinue the nursery provision delivered by Burnley Whittlefield Primary School.
  • School census

    • Numbers on roll by type of school, local authority and school governance.
  • Free travel to and from school : Lost and damaged and replacement passes

    • If you lose your travel pass please check with the bus operator to see if the pass has been found on the bus. You can find the bus operator contact details on the timetable information for your school. Damaged, mutilated or misused travel passes will not be accepted for travel and may
  • Holiday activities and food programme (HAF)

    • Families eligible for free school meals can get a free place at an exciting programme of fun activities during the school holidays.
  • Holiday activities and food programme (HAF)

    • Families eligible for free school meals can get a free place at an exciting programme of fun activities during the school holidays.
  • Residency for school admissions : Applying to schools outside of Lancashire

    • For parents living inside Lancashire who would like to access a school place within another Authority If you live in Lancashire, but would like to express a preference for a primary or secondary place within a neighbouring Authority, please apply online on the Lancashire County Council system. You
  • Sixth form at Lancashire maintained schools

    • A number of Lancashire maintained schools and academies offer sixth form provision.
  • University technical colleges and studio schools

    • Students can now choose to attend a university technical college (UTC) or studio school at age 14.
  • Starting primary school (reception)

    • Information for parents about applying for a primary school place.
  • Specialist schools : Education other than at school (EOTAS)

    • EOTAS Section 61 (Children and Families Act 2014) EOTAS (education other than at school) helps children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities learn outside of usual schools. This is for children who cannot attend any school, even special schools and where no changes can
  • Starting secondary school (Year 7)

    • Information for parents about applying for a secondary school place.
  • Nursery school admission policy for maintained nurseries 2026/27

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  • Apply for a school place

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  • What being ‘school ready’ means

    • Lancashire school readiness definition: a locally agreed understanding of what being ‘school ready’ means.
  • School bus season tickets

    • For use on Lancashire County Council school bus services.
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