Slaidburn Brennands Endowed 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.

1. 1(a) Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children This means a ‘loo — (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 (please see definitions below). 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. An adoption order is an order under the Adoption Act 1976 (see Section 12 adoption orders) and children who are adopted under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (see Section 46 adoption orders). A ‘child arrangements order’ is an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live under Section 8 of the Children Act 1989 as amended by Section 14 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Section 14A of the of the Children Act 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or more individual’s to be a child’s special guardian (or special guardians). A child is…
2. 2Residence in the parish of Slaidburn — Residence in the parish of Slaidburn. Residence may be defined as the family home at which the child resides regularly on week days. Where the parents live at different addresses, and there is shared parenting, the address used will normally be the one where the child wakes up for the majority of Monday to Friday mornings. If there is any doubt about this, then the address of the Child Benefit recipient will be used. Parents may be asked to show evidence of the claim that is being made for the address used. A map of the parish is available in school.
3. 3Siblings Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission — 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
4. 4Children with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in full membership of Churches Together in England or the Evange — Children with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in full membership of Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance or the North West Gospel Partnership which is situated in the Parish of Slaidburn. "Parental worshipping" is normally taken to mean a minimum of monthly attendance at church at public worship for at least 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 lists of Churches can be found on the Churches Together in England website at www.cte.org.uk, for the Evangelical Alliance at www.eauk.org and for the North West Gospel Partnership at https://www.northwestgospelpartnership.com/ lists are taken as on 1st September 2026. Churches in membership of the equivalent bodies to CTE in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are equally accepted. Applicants who wish to be considered for a place under oversubscription must return the school’s
5. 5Residence in a neighbouring parish Residence may be defined as the family home at which the child resides regularly on w — Residence in a neighbouring parish Residence may be defined as the family home at which the child resides regularly on week days. Where the parents live at different addresses, and there is shared parenting, the address used will normally be the one where the child wakes up for the majority of Monday to Friday mornings. If there is any doubt about this, then the address of the Child Benefit recipient will be used. Parents may be asked to show evidence of the claim that is being made for the address used. A map of the parishes is available in school. Neighbouring parishes are defined as the following parishes: Clitheroe, Hurst Green, Mitton, Whitewell, Slaidburn, Grindleton, Chatburn and Downham.
6. 6Children already enrolled at Brennand’s Endowed Pre-School
7. 7Other Children

Own-authority determined admission arrangements for 2027-28, as published by Lancashire County Council on its determined 2027-28 admission arrangements page (document filed by the council as "Brennand's Endowed CE Primary School 22 February 2026.pdf").

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.