Admission to Primary School 2011-2012 Booklet - Wigan Council

Admissions to primary school in 2011 to 2012
Types of primary school in Wigan
In Wigan there are two types of primary school. Each type of school has an
admission authority that considers applications.
Community and voluntary-controlled schools
Wigan Council is the admission authority for community and voluntary-controlled
schools and we decide who will be offered places if there are more applications than
the number of places available. The admission criteria for community- and
voluntary-controlled schools are given on pages to of this booklet.
Voluntary-aided (church) schools
The governing bodies of voluntary-aided schools decide who will be offered a place if
there are more applications than places. You can find the admission criteria for
Wigan voluntary-aided schools on pages to .
The admission criteria for voluntary-aided primary schools usually take account of
church membership, church attendance or both. They ask for information about this
on their supplementary information form.
If you want a place at a voluntary-aided Catholic primary school, we strongly advise
you to fill in the relevant part of the Wigan Council primary school application form.
If you want a place at a voluntary-aided school that is other than Catholic, you
should:
get the school's supplementary information form; and
send it back to the school by the closing date of 15 January 2011.
You should fill in the school’s supplementary information form as well as the
Wigan Council primary school application form for each voluntary-aided
school you name, whether it is your first, second or third preference.
Schools in other local authorities
If you live in Wigan and you want to apply for a place at a school in another local
authority area, you can name the school as one of your preferences on your Wigan
Council primary school application form or online application. If you want information
about a school in another local authority, please contact the authority’s school
admissions service or the school. If one of the schools you want your child to go to
is a voluntary-aided (church) school, please contact the school to find out if they use
an supplementary information form.