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Free travel to and from school : Eligibility
- measure the distance to the nearest school differently when assessing for free transport and school admissions. The nearest school is measured by: walking distance for free transport a straight line for school admissions For addresses near to the county boundary the nearest suitable school may
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Secondary School Fair Access Protocol : Introduction
- The School Admissions Code (September 2021) School admissions code 2021 requires each Local Authority to have a Fair Access Protocol (FAP). All admission authorities must participate in their Local Authority’s protocol and Lancashire has a successful history of engaging schools in FAP panels
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School bus timetables
- School bus services (for children with school bus passes).
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School place provision strategy
- Strategy for the provision of school places.
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Primary School Fair Access Protocol : Introduction
- The School Admissions Code (September 2021) requires each Local Authority to have a Fair Access Protocol (FAP). All schools and academies must participate in their Local Authority’s protocol. The Fair Access Protocol ensures that unplaced children, especially the most vulnerable, are offered
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Primary School Fair Access Protocol : Legal background
- Fair Access Protocols have a legal basis. The School Admissions Code (September 2021) is issued under Section 84 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. The Code imposes mandatory requirements upon various groups, including Local Authorities and admission authorities (the Local Authority
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Secondary School Fair Access Protocol : Legal background
- FAP has a legal basis. The School Admissions Code (September 2021) is issued under Section 84 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. The Code imposes mandatory requirements upon various groups including Local Authorities and admission authorities (the Local Authority and Governing Bodies
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School term dates and holidays
- Term dates for individual schools and for all districts in Lancashire.
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Unavoidable school closures
- Check updates on schools that have had to close at short notice.
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Whittlefield Primary School
- Lancashire County Council is proposing to discontinue the nursery provision delivered by Burnley Whittlefield Primary School.
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Community and voluntary controlled school in-year applications
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Choosing a school if your child has special educational needs or disabilities
- Advice about choosing a school including questions you might want to ask schools.
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School census
- Numbers on roll by type of school, local authority and school governance.
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Free school meals : Nursery (pre-school)
- You can only apply to claim free school meals If your child 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
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Determined co-ordinated admission scheme for Lancashire schools and academies 2027/2028 September 2027 intakes
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Determined co-ordinated admission scheme for Lancashire schools and academies 2026/2027 September 2026 intakes
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Determined co-ordinated admission scheme for Lancashire schools and academies 2023 / 2024 September 2023 intakes
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Determined co-ordinated admission scheme for Lancashire schools and academies 2024 / 2025 September 2024 intakes
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Determined co-ordinated admission scheme for Lancashire schools and academies 2025/2026 September 2025 intakes
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Primary School Fair Access Protocol : Section 1 - Why FAP is needed
- of the School Standards and Framework Act and the School Admissions Code. To quickly place vulnerable children who are accepted within the FAP. To avoid refusals to admit which are unlawful and which create gaps in educational provision. Refusals to admit often raise tensions between the parties
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School offers
We will email secondary school offers and publish the offers online during working hours on Monday 3 March 2025.
Wraparound childcare
All parents in England with primary school-aged children can access wraparound childcare. There are no eligibility criteria for accessing new wraparound childcare places.