Applying for Reception class place for September 2025
If your child was born between 1st September 2020 and 31st August 2021, they will start reception class at the start of the new school year in September 2025.
National Allocation Day
On 16th April 2025 offers will be sent to applicants who applied before the closing date for applications by email and post.
If you have applied online, on 16th April 2025 you will receive an email from 9am and you will be able to view the outcome of your application on the School Admissions Portal. If you have applied using a paper application form, you will be notified of the outcome by letter.
If you have applied online and your email shows that you have not been offered a place at one of your preferred schools, you will receive a letter with details of which criterion your application fell under. Information on how places were allocated, how to appeal and waiting lists can be found further down this page.
Letters are being posted on 16th April 2025 by 1st class post. Please wait for your letter to arrive. If your letter has not arrived by 25th April, please contact the School Organisation Team.
Late applications received before the 16th April 2025 will be notified of the outcome by letter from May 2025.
How places were allocated
The documents below give details of how places were allocated at each oversubscribed Wigan Primary School. If you have been refused a place at any of these schools, you will be sent a letter with the reason your child was refused a place.
Appeals and waiting lists
If you have been refused a place at a Wigan primary school you have the right to appeal that decision. Children refused a place at a Wigan primary school will be added to the school waiting list which will be kept until 31st December 2025.
Before submitting your appeal please read the appeals information sheet below.
Appeal for a place at Wigan community, foundation, academy, Church of England and Catholic schools in the Salford diocese.
To appeal for a place at Wigan community, foundation, academy, Church of England and Catholic schools in the Salford diocese you will need to:
If you are unable to appeal using the online form, please contact the School Organisation Team and we will post the form to you.
Appeal for a place at a Wigan Catholic primary school in the Archdiocese of Liverpool
To appeal for a place at Wigan Catholic primary school in the Archdiocese of Liverpool, you will need to:
How to apply
The closing date for applications was 15 January 2025 and the online application service is now closed.
If you have not yet applied for a primary school place, or you wish to change your mind about the preferences or the order of preferences, you must complete a late application form.
Before applying for a Reception class place, parents must read the following booklet as it contains important information about the application process.
Please do not use this form to apply for a school transfer. You must apply via the moving schools page to apply for a school transfer.
Moving address
If you move house please tell us immediately, you will need to provide documentary proof of your new address e.g. exchange of contacts or tenancy agreement. For the full list of accepted proof please see page 8 of the Applying for a Reception class place booklet.
If you move house after the closing date for applications, we cannot use your new address to process your application form. We must use your permanent address on the closing date for applications. Once your new address has been confirmed it will be taken into account when operating waiting lists for more information, please see the ‘Applying for a Reception class place’ booklet.
Church schools
If you are naming a voluntary aided (Church) school as a preference on your application, we strongly recommend that you complete and submit the school’s supplementary information form alongside your application form. The school governors will need this extra information so that they can consider your application against their faith criteria.
Supplementary forms must be returned to the relevant school before the closing date for application, 15 January 2025. If you have sent any forms by post, it is your responsibility to check they have been received.
Delayed entry to primary school
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