Starting reception class

If your child was born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021 they are due to start reception class in September 2025. You’ll find all the information you need to apply for a place here.

Living outside the Warrington area?

If you live outside of the Warrington area (i.e. pay council tax to another Local Authority) you can state a preference for a Warrington school, but you must apply using your home local authority online application form.

Before applying

Please read our Primary Schools brochure and view a map of all the Warrington primary schools before applying.

How to apply

Our online application form is available from 2 September 2024 until midnight on 15 January 2025. 

Please have your letter and information sheet to hand when starting your online application form. You will also need your Council Tax reference number which you can find on your council tax bill.

Making a preference for a school

When you apply you can list three schools for your child. We advise you to choose three schools in order of preference and list them in your application. Listing only one will not guarantee getting a place at that school. If you list only one school and we are unable to meet your preference, you will be given a place at the next nearest school to your home which has a place available.

Supplementary forms

If any of your preferences are for a faith school, you must complete the schools own supplementary form as well as our application form. The supplementary forms give the schools more details to help them decide the correct oversubscription criteria for your child. 

Completed forms should be sent directly to the school.

Faith schools

Child in care, medical or social application information

If you want your child’s application to be reviewed with child in care, medical or social criteria, you need to send verifying information with your application. Please email this to the School Admission team schooladmissions@warrington.gov.uk as a scanned document. you can also send copies of it by post.

Please do not send photographs of verifying information.

Child in care information

If your child is in care or was formerly in care, you must send details of the Local Authority the child was in the care of and a copy of the Adoption Certificate, Child Arrangement Order or Special Guardianship Order.

Medical or social information

Please send supporting evidence from a registered professional, such as a Medical Practitioner, Psychologist or Social Worker, which sets out detailed reasons why the school in question is the most suitable school for your child.

Transferring from infant to junior school

Generally, most children in attendance in Year 2 at Warrington primary schools will automatically transfer to Year 3 with the exception of The Cobbs Infant/ Broomfields Junior School(s). An application is required for transfer from Year 2 at The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School to Year 3 at Broomfields Junior School.

The Local Authority is the admission authority for The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School and The Challenge Academy Trust is the Admission Authority for Broomfields Junior School. All children on roll at The Cobb’s Infant and Nursery School must apply for a Year 3 place at Broomfields Junior School. If the academy is oversubscribed, places will be allocated using Broomfields Junior oversubscription criteria. You can download the application form and complete it before returning it to the address on the form.

The oversubscription criteria can be found on the academy website or in our Primary Schools Brochure.

Getting an offer of a place

We send offers to all on-time applications by email unless you choose to get this by post. Email offers will be sent to the address you gave on the online application form from 10am on 16 April 2025. If you chose to be told by post, letters will be sent by second class post on 16 April 2025. Please allow time for delivery.