How many pupils attend Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has 170 pupils on roll.

How do I apply to Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary 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 Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary 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 Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

When Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children/Previously Looked After Children and children with special medical or social circumstances — (a) Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children ... (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..; 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. Within parish – worshipping families — Children whose parents live within the ecclesiastical parish of the Parish of JC (St John or St Cuthbert) – the parish served by the school. (a) Children with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in membership of Churches Together in England or Evangelical Alliance, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. 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 Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 87.6% of pupils at Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary 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 Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary 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/Previously Looked After Children and children with special medical or social circumstances — (a) Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children ... (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...
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.
3Within parish – worshipping families — Children whose parents live within the ecclesiastical parish of the Parish of JC (St John or St Cuthbert) – the parish served by the school. (a) Children with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in membership of Churches Together in England or Evangelical Alliance.
4Within parish – other children — (b) Other children [within the ecclesiastical parish of St John or St Cuthbert].
5Outside parish – worshipping families — Children whose parents live outside the ecclesiastical parish of St John or St Cuthbert – A) Children with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in membership of Churches Together in England or Evangelical Alliance.
6Outside parish – other children — B) Other children [living outside the ecclesiastical parish of St John or St Cuthbert].

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).

Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first, before the numbered criteria, per the document's wording ('after admitting all children with an Education Health and Care Plan naming the school...'). Parents wishing to be considered against faith criteria (criteria 3(a) and 4(A)) must complete a Supplementary Information Form by 15th January 2027; failure to do so results in consideration under lower-priority criteria. The school name in the document ('Lytham Church of England Primary School') differs slightly from the council index name ('Lytham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School') but appears to refer to the same school.

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.