of £70,000 in the first year and a maximum of £70,000 in the second year.
Bidders are welcome to apply for funds to cover a project for two years, or for shorter term projects, with one successful application per organisation per year allowed. Providers delivering a project in the first year
Voluntary aided (church) schools and academies usually have a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) which they require you to complete.
If you are applying for a faith school, it is important that you complete the form with all details which are relevant to your child and your family.
Please contact
You can only apply to claim free school meals If your child is attends a maintained nursery school or class. To be eligible they must attend for a full day and must you get one of the qualifying benefits.
Children attending a private nursery are not entitled to free school meals.
Maintained nursery
You must still apply from your child's current home address before the national deadline of 31 October 2025 for secondary and 15 January 2026 for primary.
If you are about to move house, please contact the Area Education Office with your new address so that letters that are sent to you do not go
with completing an application form, please contact an advisor at Selnet.
For more information on the scheme, how to become a referral organisation and how to apply for support, please visit the Selnet website.
a place, we can withdraw the place that was offered to your child on the basis of a fraudulent or intentionally misleading application.
The address you give us must be your child's current home address. This applies even if you might move house at a later date during the admissions process
organisations are eligible to apply)
Applications from groups whose sole purpose is to campaign, or any campaign activity
Applications to fund retrospectively, meaning support for work that has already taken place prior to the agreement of funding
Applications to fund projects primarily for the benefit
In-year applicants
In the vast majority of children, requiring a school place, will continue to be admitted in accordance with the usual admission arrangements, rather than through the protocol.
Fair Access admissions will apply predominantly to Lancashire resident children, without a school place
it here or contact the area education office.
Printable PDF booklets
All information for parents applying for a school place is available on these web pages or related pages.
However, if you would like to print or view the information as a PDF, you can also download the information as documents
days.
If an Academy has not agreed a start date the local authority can apply for a direction from the Secretary of State via the Education Funding Agency.
days.
If an Academy has not agreed a start date the local authority can apply for a direction from the Secretary of State via the Education Funding Agency.
can apply for an advance payment as soon as your claim has been submitted, but this then has to be paid back out of future payments.
You normally have to manage your claim digitally via an online account. You can ask for your claim to be managed by telephone if you are unable to operate an online
In-year applicants
In the vast majority of cases, children requiring a school place will continue to be admitted in accordance with the usual admission arrangements, rather than through the protocol.
Fair Access admissions will apply predominantly to Lancashire resident children, without a school
. Although the School Admissions Code precludes a Fair Access admission applying to looked after children and children with Education Health and Care Plans it can be helpful for these pupils to be included in the overview.
Lancashire is committed to developing strong relationships with schools