• Main language spoken

    • Detailed analysis on main languages spoken and degree to which English constituted main language as spoken in households
  • Places to go tips for carers

    • Leisure facilities, activities, days out and breaks for children and young people with special needs or disabilities.
  • Report It on the go with Love Clean Streets

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  • Where do I go if I need support for pupils?

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  • Elections

    • On Thursday 1 May 2025, Lancashire's voters will go to the polls to elect their representatives to shape and decide on council services.
  • Register a death

    • You can register a death that took place in Lancashire by going to any Lancashire County Council registration office.
  • Reuse household items

    • There are lots of ways you can reuse more of your unwanted household items and find quality, nearly new items in Lancashire.
  • Library borrowing, renewals and reservations

    • How to borrow, renew and reserve books from Lancashire libraries.
  • School anxiety and school avoidance

    • Advice if your child is anxious about school, and is finding it difficult to go to school. Also known as Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA).
  • Data strategy 2022-2024

    • Making better use of data to drive out efficiencies, improve transparency and support decision making going forward. (PDF 1.28 MB)
  • Safeguarding children

    • Includes Lancashire Safeguarding Children Board, children who go missing and private fostering.
  • Lancashire Reading Trail

    • Lancashire Reading Trail is an exciting new way to encourage children to read more, to discover more about what's on offer at their library and to have fun.
  • eBooks and eAudiobooks

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  • In year admissions

    • Apply for an in-year admission to move your child to a different school.
  • Free travel to and from school : Apply

    • If your child has an an education, health and care (EHC) plan please go to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) page to apply for SEND transport assistance. For all other applications: Apply for free home to school transport assistance Please only apply once your child has received
  • Informal ESOL grant scheme : What we will not fund

    • Applications for core costs or on-going project costs, for example costs such as rent, utilities or on-going salaries that are not directly connected to proposed projects Applications for research activities or to help pay towards legal fees Applications where the request for funding
  • Specialist schools : Education other than at school (EOTAS)

    • chooses to teach their children at home and are responsible for their education. EOTAS Section 19 (Education Act 1996) Schools and local authorities must make sure that all children of compulsory school age get a suitable education, even if they can't go to school. This might be because of illness
  • Request an item – inter-library loans

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  • Library catalogue

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  • Residency for school admissions : Moving house in the future

    • You must still apply from your child's current home address before the national deadline of 31 October 2024 for secondary and 15 January 2025 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