School Admissions 2025 / 2026 - Consultations

Have your say on admission arrangements for Bolton primary and secondary schools for the academic year September 2025 to August 2026

By law, admission authorities, like Bolton Council, are required to consult on their school admission arrangements, either once every 7 years (if no changes are made) or whenever they are proposing a change to their admission arrangements.

Bolton Council are now asking parents, guardians and stakeholders to feedback on the admission arrangements of children going into reception and secondary schools in 2025-26, or for those children moving school during the school year 2024-25.

We would like feedback on:

1)           Changes to the policy on waiting lists for primary in year admissions

The local authority is proposing to change the process for waiting lists for primary schools only.  This change does not affect secondary schools.

The local authority proposes changes for community and voluntary controlled schools.  The local authority is also consulting on behalf of a number of voluntary aided schools and academies who also wish to make the same change.

The proposed changes are:

• to only hold waiting lists for one term (current policy is for the academic year)
• for parents to request their child be placed on a waiting list (current policy is the child is automatically placed on the waiting list for all schools they have been refused a place at.

To view the proposed admission policies please click on your school in the table below.

2)           The local authority is consulting on the co-ordinated scheme for admissions

Part 3 of the scheme reflects the proposed changes to waiting lists as described above.  There are no other changes.

To view the co-ordinated scheme for school admissions please click on your school in the list below.

• All Saints CE Primary School
• Beacon Primary School
• Beaumont Primary School
• Bishop Bridgeman CE Primary School
• Blackrod Anglican Methodist Primary School
• Blackrod Primary School
• Blackshaw Primary School
• Bowness Primary School
• Brandwood Primary School
• Brownlow Fold Primary School
• Castle Hill Primary School
• Cherry Tree Primary School
• Chorley New Road Primary Academy
• Church Road Primary School
• Clarendon Primary School
• Claypool Primary School
• Devonshire Road Primary School
• Eagley Infant School
• Eagley Junior School
• Eatock Primary School
• Egerton Primary School
• Gaskell Primary School
• Gilnow Primary School
• Hardy Mill Primary School
• Harwood Meadows Primary School
• Haslam Park Primary School
• Heathfield Primary School
• High Lawn Primary School
• Highfield Primary School
• Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School
• Johnson Fold Primary School
• Kearsley West Primary School
• Ladybridge Primary School
• Lever Edge Primary Academy
• Leverhulme Community Primary School
• Lostock Primary School
• Markland Hill Primary School
• Masefield Primary School
• Moorgate Primary School
• Mytham Primary School
• Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School
• Oxford Grove Primary School
• Pikes Lane Primary School
• Prestolee Primary School
• Queensbridge Primary School
• Red Lane Primary School
• Sharples Primary School
• Spindle Point Primary School
• SS Peter and Paul RC Primary School
• St Andrew's CE Primary School
• St Bartholomew’s CE Primary
• St Bernard's RC Primary School
• St Brendan's RC Primary School
• St Catherine's CE Primary School
• St Columba's RC Primary School
• St Ethelbert's RC Primary School
• St Gregory's RC Primary School
• St James (Daisy Hill) CE School
• St James CE Primary School
• St Joseph RC Primary School
• St Mary's (Deane) CE Primary School
• St Mary's RC Primary School reception admissions
• St Mary's RC Primary School in year admissions
• St Matthew's (Bolton) CE Primary School
• St Matthew's CE Primary School (Little Lever)
• St Paul's CE Primary School
• St Peter's Smithills Dean CE Primary School
• St Stephen and All Martyrs CE Primary School
• St Thomas CE Primary School (Halliwell)
• St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
• St William of York RC Primary School
• Sunning Hill Primary School
• The Gates Primary School
• The Oaks Primary School
• The Olive Tree Primary School
• The Valley Primary School
• Walmsley CE Primary School
• Washacre Primary School

We strongly encourage anyone wanting to take part in this consultation to view our 'frequently asked questions'.

To take part in the consultation, please email the Consultation and Research Team with the name of the school you are interested and your feedback. 

Alternatively please write to:

FREEPOST RTTT-YTEL-YSXS
Consultation & Engagement Team
2nd Floor
Town Hall
Victoria Square
Bolton
BL1 1RU