Rhodes Avenue, Uppermill, Oldham OL3 6EE

01457 875151

info@stc.fa1.uk

St Chad’s Church of England Primary School

PRIMARY SCHOOL ADMISSIONS

St. Chad’s C. E. Primary School Academy has determined to operate admissions on the same basis as that used by the Local Authority and detailed in our Admissions Policy below. 


2023 - 24 Admissions

Admission Arrangements and Deadlines

All Local Authority admission arrangements can be found on the Oldham Council Website and should be followed when making application for a place at St. Chad’s. Please follow this link for relevant information / contact telephone numbers:  

https://www.oldham.gov.uk/info/201167/apply_for_a_primary_school_place

 

The over-subscription criteria for St Chad’s can be found in the same link above.

Incoming Reception Admissions: The deadline for applications for September 2023 entry is 5 pm on 15th January 2023. The last date that exceptional changes can be made is 3rd February 2023. Exceptional changes, such as moving house are explained on Oldham’s Primary School Admissions website.

The offer date for Primary School places is 17th April 2023. 

 

1 September 2023

From 1 September you can apply online for a primary school place.

You must complete your application by 5pm on 15 January 2023.

September 2023

In September parents of children eligible to start reception in September 2023 who are known to the health authority in Oldham will receive a leaflet from the school-maintained nursery.

The leaflet informs parents how to apply for a reception place for their child and what procedures they must follow.

Parents are encouraged to visit the schools they are interested in.

Private daycare providers will also be sent this information..

15 January 2024

5pm on 15 January 2023 is the closing date for submitting your application to us.

You will get an acknowledgment that your application has been received.

If you do not receive a receipt you must contact Oldham Council on 0161 770 4213.

Applications received after the deadline will only be considered once all on-time applications have been processed.

3 February 2024

The last date by which exceptional changes can be made is 3 February 2023.

An example of an "exceptional change" is if you move house after submitting your application.

Oldham Council must receive written notice by this date.

16 April 2024

You will receive a notification of your application by email on 17 April 2023.

You can log back into your account to view the offer made.

If we can’t offer a place at any of the schools/academies you requested, you will be offered the nearest school that still has vacancies.

You will also be advised that your child’s name will be added to the waiting list for each school requested.

Between 16 April and 12 May 2024

Appeal forms can be downloaded by parents wishing to submit an appeal to the Independent Appeal Panel.

The closing date for submitting an appeal is 12 May 2023.

From 12 May 2024

You can contact Oldham Council to find out where your child is on a waiting list(s) for community and voluntary controlled schools.

For any other school you can contact the school directly to find out where your child is on a waiting list(s).

June - July 2024

Appeals will be heard by the Independent Appeal Panel.