Admissions
September 2023/September 2024
The Local Authority is responsible for Reception admissions in our schools.
Children who will be of school age come September 2023 (Born between 1st September 2018 and 31st August 2019) will receive a letter from Bury Council. You will have until 15th January 2023 to apply online via the admissions website, stating your preferred choice of schools. National offer day is April 17th 2023.
Our criteria for admissions is as follows:
1) Looked after children
3) Siblings
3) Distance
Appeals 2023
You can appeal against your primary school reception class allocation by completing the appeal form: 
Primary school reception class appeal form.
Please email the completed form and any supplementary information to schoolappeals@bury.gov.uk by 15 May 2023.
Please complete one appeal form per school and one appeal form per child.
For more information about school appeals including the admission appeal timetable/process please visit Appeal against school place decision.
In Year Intake
If you would like to apply for a school place outside of the September Reception intake, please contact our individual schools Radcliffe Primary School call 0161 723 4538 Elton Primary School call 0161 705 2674 for details of class sizes and availability. Once you know there is an available place you need to apply formally through Bury Council via the following link: bury.gov.uk/admissions
Parents and children transferring from another school are encouraged to visit the school for a pre-transfer welcome visit to ensure they have all the information required prior to starting.
Transition to High School
The transition of our children to High School is a very important stage in our children’s school life.
All high schools organise Open Days and evenings plus formal transition days during the summer. Staff from each High school will also visit our schools during the summer term as they ‘get to know them.’ They will also liaise with key staff in school in support of the transition process.
Where our staff or parents feel their child may need extra support with the transition process in terms of greater familiarisation with the layout of the building, routines and relationships, extra sessions are planned in liaison with the chosen High School.
Further information:
Further information and online applications are available online at Bury Council website: Bury Council Primary School Admissions