Admissions and Appeals for Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy

Bishop Rawstorne is the school of choice for families who live within our foundation and named parishes, but we also take students from a broad geographical area. Students are awarded places either through faith commitment or geographical location. Once places are allocated at the start of March each year, some families choose to go on our waiting list in order to get a place or choose to go down an appeal route. We do not give priority to applications from students enrolled at particular primary schools.


Our published admission number (PAN) for 2024/2025 is 190. At the start of the academic year 2023/2024 we had 194 students on roll in Year 7.
 

Year 7 Admissions for 2024/2025 Intake

The national closing date for secondary applications was Tuesday 31 October 2023. Parents were notified of their allocated secondary school place on 1 March 2024. 

Please visit Lancashire County Council's admissions page for further information:

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/apply-for-a-school-place/starting-secondary-school.

 

Appeals for Bishop Rawstorne for 2024/2025 Intake

If we were unable to offer your child a place at Bishop Rawstorne and you wish to appeal this decision then please click on the link below and complete the online appeals form to start the process:

Appeal Form for 2024 Intake

Once the appeal paperwork and supporting evidence has been submitted, Lancashire County Council will be in contact with an independent appeal date. August intake appeals are usually held during late spring and early summer. In-year appeals will be heard at the next available appeal panel hearing.

For further information please follow the link below:

Advice for parents and guardians on school admission appeals 

 

Below is a link to the LCC website with details of the admission appeal dates and information for the 2024/2025 intake:

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/apply-for-a-school-place/school-appeals/appeal-hearing-dates/

The dates scheduled for Bishop Rawstorne will be 20 - 24 May 2024 and 3 - 7 June 2024.

 

Changing Schools During the School Year

An in-year admission is the process of applying for a school place during the school year. Any applications made after the start of the autumn term will be treated as an in-year application. The in-year admission process is managed by Bishop Rawstorne and parents are required to complete the in-year application form, available below:

In-Year Application Form

In-Year Appeal Admissions Supplementary Form 2024 - 2025

School will inform parents within 15 school days if the year group that they are applying for is full or oversubscribed and school are unable to offer their child a place.  If this is the case then school will contact parents/guardians with details of the appeals process.

Where a place cannot be secured, parents will be offered a legal right of appeal to an independent appeal panel. Lancashire County Council administers the appeals process on behalf of the school. 

For further information please follow the link below:

Advice for parents and guardians on school admission appeals

 

Admissions Policies

For further information please follow the links below:

Admissions Policy for Year 7 Intake for the 2023/2024 Academic Year

Admissions Policy for Year 7 Intake for the 2024/2025 Academic Year

Admissions Policy for Year 7 Intake for the 2025/2026 Academic Year

2025 Intake Supplementary Form

Our Foundation and Named Parishes

 

Admissions Contact:

For any queries regarding admissions and appeals or wish to arrange a visit with the school please contact the Mrs Prior, Admissions and Attendance Officer, via email at cprior@bishopr.co.uk or via the main telephone number 01772 600349.

For further information on the transition process from primary school to Bishop Rawstorne please see our transition page.