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title: "September Admissions"
url: "https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/our-school/admission-arrangements/admissions"
school: "St. Bernard's Catholic Primary School & Nursery (part of Mater Ecclesiae Catholic M.A.T.)"
---

# September Admissions

**September 2027**

Information for parents about applying for reception places for September 2027.

The arrangements for the admission of pupils to primary schools in September 2027 will, as far as possible, conform to the following timetable.

**Tuesday 1 September 2026** - Apply from this date

School places are not allocated on a first come, first served basis. All applications received up to the closing date are given equal priority, but if you miss the deadline, a late application may reduce your chance of getting your preference of school.

**Friday 15 January 2027** - National closing date for primary applications (statutory).

During this period all applications are processed and all preferences are considered against the published admissions policy. Where there are more applications than places available, decisions are made as to which children should be offered the available places. We will liaise and exchange information with all other admission authorities including neighbouring local authorities. The allocation and offer of a primary school place is finalised.

**Friday 16 April 2027** - Offers issued to parents

(The national offer date is 16 April, if this date falls on a weekend or a bank holiday, offers are sent the next working day.)

**If you are not happy with an initial offer, the appeals period starts from your receipt of the offer. Appeal information will be issued later as this allows some time for waiting lists to operate.**

[LCC Admissions webpage](https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/schools-and-education/school-admissions/starting-primary-school/)

IMPORTANT

Please return the [**supplementary form**](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/files/documents/Supplementary_Form_Reception(1).pdf)[Supplementary\_Form\_for\_Reception.pdf](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/files/Parents/Supplementary_Form_for_Reception.pdf)to the school of your choice (if applicable) & ensure you apply online too.

**We welcomed many new parents to our Open Evening in October - if you missed it please contact us & we can show you around.**

| ### Admissions   ADMISSION POLICY 2027 – 2028  296 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-2/files/documents/MECMAT_amended_policy_and_SIF_StB_06507.pdf)        DETERMINED ADMISSION POLICY 2027 – 2028             Admissions Policy 2025_2026  307 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-2/files/documents/Admissions_2025-2026(1).pdf)                    Information from the School Nurses  483 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-2/files/documents/Reception_presentation_with_Voice_over(1).pdf)                    Primary Admission Information Gujarati  1.60 MB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-2/files/documents/110324_01_SchoolAdmissions_PrimarySouth_Gujarati_2025.pdf)                    Primary Admission Information Polish  1.53 MB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-2/files/documents/110324_01_SchoolAdmissions_PrimarySouth_Polish_2025.pdf)                    Primary Admission Information Punjabi  1.62 MB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-2/files/documents/110324_01_SchoolAdmissions_PrimarySouth_Punjabi_2025.pdf)                    Primary Admission Information Ukrainian  1.56 MB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-2/files/documents/110324_01_SchoolAdmissions_PrimarySouth_Ukrainian_2025.pdf)                    Primary Admissions Information English  1.76 MB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-2/files/documents/SOUTH_PRIMARY_2026-27_FINALer.pdf)                    Secondary Admission Information - Polish  1.43 MB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-2/files/documents/110324_01_SchoolAdmissions_SecondarySouth_Polish_2025_v2.pdf)                    Secondary Admission Information - Ukranian  1.47 MB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-2/files/documents/110324_01_SchoolAdmissions_SecondarySouth_Ukranian_2025.pdf)                    Secondary Admissions 2026 Information for Parents / Carers  1.92 MB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-2/files/documents/SOUTH_SECONDARY_2026-27_FINAL.pdf)                    Starting School  501 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-2/files/documents/Get_ready_for_school__Primary.pdf)        How to keep your child healthy at school             Supplementary Form for Reception Class 2026  127 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-2/files/documents/Supplementary_Form_Reception(3).pdf)        Please complete & send into St. Bernard's School by 15 January 2025 so governors can rank according to our admission policy.             Supplementary Form In Year Admission  142 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bernards-2/files/documents/In_Year_Admission_Application_Form_for_Parents.pdf) |
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### Parents

- [Admissions (inc. In-Year)](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/our-school/admission-arrangements/admissions)
- [Attendance](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/our-school/attendance)
- [Before/After School Club](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/our-school/before-after-school-club)
- [Behaviour & Rewards](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/behaviour-rewards)
- [Calendar](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/calendar)
- [Complaints Procedure](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/complaints)
- [Galleries](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/photo-galleries)
- [Home Learning](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/home-learning)
- [Newsletters](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/parents/our-weekly-news)
- [Our School Day](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/our-school/our-school-day)
- [Our Term Dates](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/termdates)
- [Parent Views](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/parent-views)
- [PTFA](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/parents/ptfa)
- [Report a Concern](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/report-a-concern)
- [Safeguarding (inc. online safety)](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/our-school/safeguarding-statement)
- [School Meals](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/parents/school-meals)
- [SEND & Inclusion](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/our-school/Special-Educational-Needs)
- [Uniform](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/parents/uniform)
- [EYFS](https://www.stbernards.mecmat.org/)

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