How many pupils attend Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School?

Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School has 178 pupils on roll.

What ages does Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School take?

Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

How do I apply to Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School?

Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School have a religious character?

Yes — Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School?

When Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children / Special medical or social circumstances — (a) Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children: This means a 'looked after child' or a child who was previously 'looked after' but ceased to be looked after because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of the local authority or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to the school. (b) Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school. Professional supporting evidence from a professional, e.g. a doctor, psychologist, social worker, is essential if admission is to be made under the criterion for special medical or social circumstances, and such evidence must set out the particular reasons why the school in question is the only school where these needs can be met and the difficulties which would be caused if the child had to attend another school. Parents must submit this evidence to the school by 15th January 2027, if they wish their application to be considered under this criterion; 2. Siblings — Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission. Siblings include full, step, half, foster, adopted brothers and sisters and children of parent or carer's partner. In all cases both children should be living in the same family unit at the same address; 3. Children within the ecclesiastical parish — Children whose parents live within the ecclesiastical parish of All Saints, Hesketh with Becconsall. A map showing the boundaries can be found by typing in the post code PR4 6RD on the 'A Church Near You' website https://www.achurchnearyou.com/ and a copy of this map is available on the school website and from the school office, and 1 further criteria. Tie-break: Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. Where two addresses have the same distance, or the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

What is the largest ethnic background at Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 91.6% of pupils at Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Hesketh-With-Becconsall All Saints CofE School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children / Special medical or social circumstances — (a) Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children: This means a 'looked after child' or a child who was previously 'looked after' but ceased to be looked after because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of the local authority or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to the school. (b) Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school. Professional supporting evidence from a professional, e.g. a doctor, psychologist, social worker, is essential if admission is to be made under the criterion for special medical or social circumstances, and such evidence must set out the particular reasons why the school in question is the only school where these needs can be met and the difficulties which would be caused if the child had to attend another school. Parents must submit this evidence to the school by 15th January 2027, if they wish their application to be considered under this criterion.
2Siblings — Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission. Siblings include full, step, half, foster, adopted brothers and sisters and children of parent or carer's partner. In all cases both children should be living in the same family unit at the same address.
3Children within the ecclesiastical parish — Children whose parents live within the ecclesiastical parish of All Saints, Hesketh with Becconsall. A map showing the boundaries can be found by typing in the post code PR4 6RD on the 'A Church Near You' website https://www.achurchnearyou.com/ and a copy of this map is available on the school website and from the school office.
4Children outside the ecclesiastical parish — Children whose parents live outside the ecclesiastical parish of All Saints, Hesketh with Becconsall (a) Children with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in full membership of Churches Together in England or Evangelical Alliance. "Parental worshipping" is normally taken to mean a minimum of fortnightly attendance at church or public worship for over at least the six months leading up to the 1st September 2026. The governors will request confirmation of this from the relevant member of the clergy or church officer. The list of churches can be found on the Churches Together in England website at https://cte.org.uk/ , and on the Evangelical Alliance website at https://www.eauk.org/ . Worshipping is taken as that on 1st September in the year of application for admission to the school. Churches in membership of the equivalent bodies in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are accepted. (b) Other children.

If two applications tie: Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. Where two addresses have the same distance, or the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

Criterion 1 combines two sub-criteria (1a LAC/PLAC and 1b special medical/social) at the same priority level. Criterion 4 splits into 4a (faith worshippers outside parish) and 4b (other children). Parents wishing faith criteria to apply must also complete a Supplementary Information Form returned to the school by 15th January 2027.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.