Admissions

💙Is your child starting Reception this September? 💙

We warmly welcome parents, carers, and children to come and see our school in action. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet our school family and enjoy a guided tour with our Headteacher, Mrs Ham.

📅 Open Day Dates & Times:

1. Tuesday 22nd September: 9.00 - 10.30am

2. Wednesday 7th October: 2.00 - 3.30pm

3. Thursday 15th October: 2.00 - 3.30pm

4. Monday 9th November: 9.00 - 10.30am

5. Thursday 19th November: 9.00 - 10.30am

6. Friday 4th December: 2.00 - 3.30pm

7. Tuesday 7th January : 9.00-10.30am


📝 How to Book Your Tour:
To secure your place on one of our open days, please complete our booking form:
👉 https://forms.gle/DxqPdvyXDx1Xmd918

To get a feel for our school and what we can offer your child, please see our news page on our website:
https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news
and our photo galleries:
https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery

Please also keep your eye on our website for the dates of our stay and play sessions that will soon be coming up for our current Reception parents and carers and pre-school children, parents and carers.

We look forward to meeting you and your child! 💙😀

To apply for a place at St Barnabas, please click here: https://www.blackburn.gov.uk/schools-and-education/school-admissions

The closing date for school Admissions for each September is the 15th January the same year. Applications received after this date will be classed as ‘Late’ and will be considered after all other applications and placed on a waiting list in the over subscription criteria order.

To apply for a place, please click on the following link.

https://www.blackburn.gov.uk/index.php/schools-and-education/school-admissions

To see whether you live within our Parish Boundary, please see the map below. 

Please find further information on primary school appeals by clicking on the link below:-

https://www.blackburn.gov.uk/schools-and-education/school-admissions/school-appeals#:~:text=Appeal%20deadlines,Reception%20is%2021%20May%202025

21 May 2025 - deadline for on-time appeals

Appeals will be accepted after this deadline but they may be heard at a later date than appeals submitted on time.

6 June to 19 June 2025 - notice of hearing issued

For appeals submitted on time, notice of appeal hearing date and time should be issued in this time.

23 June to 4 July 2025 - appeal hearing will take place

All appeals submitted before the deadline of 21 May 2025 will take place by the end of 4 July  2025.

26 June 2025 - notice of hearing for late appeals (VA, Free schools and Academies)

For appeals lodged after the deadline of 21 May 2025*, notice of hearing date and time should be issued by this date wherever possible.

Week beginning 7 July 2025 - late appeal hearings will take place (VA, Free schools and Academies)

Hearings for appeals submitted after the deadline of the 21 May 2025 will take place before the end of the 11 July 2025.

3 July 2025 - notice of hearing information issued for late appeals (LA Community)

For appeals submitted after the deadline of the 21 May 2025, notice of appeal hearing date and time should be issued in this time period.

Week beginning 14 July 2025 - late appeal hearings will take place (LA Community)

Hearings for appeals submitted after the deadline of the 21 May 2025 will take place before the end of the 18 July 2025.

Week beginning 4 August 2025 - school holiday appeals

Hearings for appeals lodged after the deadline of 21 May 2025 but received before 11 July 2025 will take place by the end of 8 August 2025. Due to school closures this week only applies to community schools.

Appeal hearings for all appeals lodged after 21 May 2025 will be heard with the on time appeals wherever possible. If they cannot be heard with the on-time appeals, they will be heard within 30 school days of the date the appeals is submitted. In some circumstances, this may mean appeals for the September intake will be heard after the school’s summer holidays. We will stick to the above dates wherever possible, however these dates may be subject to change depending on the numbers of appeals received. Appeal hearings are heard in a hybrid format.

BWDBC – School Admission Information

St Barnabas Parish Boundary