Please refer to the appropriate section below. Information on making an application will differ depending on whether you are interested in applying for Reception admission next September, in-year admission (during the current academic year), or for a place in the Bluecoat Primary Academy Nursery provision. Please ensure you read and follow the guidance in the section relevant for your individual circumstances.
Applying for a Reception place in September 2025
The deadline for making applications for a Reception place in September 2025 has now passed. If you still wish to apply, you will need to make a ‘Late application’, by contacting your home local authority.
In addition to completing the online Common Application Form , parents / carers should also complete a Bluecoat Primary Academy supplementary form available to be completed online, alternatively a paper copy can be collected from the academy office. The supplementary form should be returned directly to the academy F.A.O Admissions. Failure to complete both may result in your application not being considered under all possible criteria. Notification of school allocation will be made by your home local authority on Primary National Offer Day. For September 2025 entry, the National Offer day is 16th April 2025.
Further information on applying for a place at Bluecoat Primary Academy, answers to commonly asked questions and a Timetable for Primary Admissions Intake September 2025, can be found under the ‘documents and forms’ section below.
Supplementary Application For Entry into Reception 2025
Applying for a place In-Year in 2024-2025
To apply for an In-year admission during the current academic year, please complete the ‘Bluecoat Primary Academy In-Year Application Form 2024-2025’. Alternatively, where this is not possible a paper application can be collected from the academy office upon request.
In-Year Application Form 2024-2025
Bluecoat Primary Church of England Academy – Nursery Provision
The Archway Learning Trust (herby referred to as the Trust) co-ordinates admissions for Bluecoat Primary Academy’s Nursery Provision. Bluecoat Primary Academy offers primary education from age 3 – 11. The Academy is both distinctively Christian and inclusive. It is clear about its Christian ethos whilst welcoming children of other faiths or no faith.
Bluecoat Primary Academy offers a nursery provision for rising 3s (N1) and rising 4s (N2). As of September 2019 we have been able to offer a combination of part-time and full-time places to 3 and 4 year olds (please see below for further details). Funding for 3 and 4 year old children starts the term after the child turns 3. Children will not be able to start nursery until this point. Our aim is to offer as many places to as many children as possible, whilst ensuring we maximise our capacity and encourage children that are likely to start their primary education at the Bluecoat Primary Academy. This enables us to maintain the sustainability of the nursery provision and have the maximum impact on as many children as possible within our Christian framework.
How to apply?
Families wishing to apply for a place at Bluecoat Primary Academy’s Nursery Provision, will need to complete the online ‘Bluecoat Primary Academy Nursery Provision Application Form’. Alternatively, where this is not possible a paper application can be collected from the academy office.
Applying for a Nursery place in September 2025
Once the academy receives the application form, your child’s application will be processed and placed on the application list to be considered for a place in September 2025, alongside all other on-time applications received. The deadline for applications for children applying for a Nursery place starting in September 2025 is 2nd May 2025. The application list will be reviewed, and applications will be ranked according to the published admission arrangements below, in mid-May 2025. Formal offers for places will be made during the week commencing 26th May 2025, for the September 2025 intake.
Bluecoat Primary Academy (Nursery Admission Arrangements 2025/26
Applying for a Nursery place during the 2024-2025 academic year
Once the Academy receives the application form, your child’s application will be processed within 10 school days, and their name will be placed on the waiting list. The waiting list will be reviewed if a place becomes available, and applications (for those eligible to start when the place becomes available) will be ranked according to the criteria below. Please note that Bluecoat Primary Academy Nursery is oversubscribed, and therefore, places are primarily allocated to N2 pupils eligible to start during the Autumn Term.
Bluecoat Primary Academy (Nursery Provision) Admission Arrangements 2024/25
Nursery Application Form
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Bluecoat Primary Academy offers a nursery provision for rising 3s (N1) and rising 4s (N2). Funding for 3 and 4 year old children starts the term after the child turns 3. Children will not be able to start nursery at Bluecoat until this point. The below chart will help you determine when your child will be of age to be considered for a place at Bluecoat Primary Academy’s Nursery Provision.
| Academic Year 2024/25 | Eligibility | Child’s D.O.B | Eligible to Start |
| N2 | Children are eligible for an N2 place if they turn 3 before 31st August 2024 | 1st Sept 2020 – 31st August 2021 | Beginning of term on or after 1st September 2024 |
| N1 | Children are eligible for an N1 place in the term after they turn 3. | 1st Sept 2021 – 31st Dec 2021 | Beginning of term on or after 1st January 2025 |
| N1 | Children are eligible for an N1 place in the term after they turn 3. | 1st Jan 2022 – 31st March 2022 | Beginning of term on or after 1st April 2025 |
| Academic Year 2025/26 | Eligibility | Child’s D.O.B | Eligible to Start |
| N2 | Children are eligible for an N2 place if they turn 3 before 31st August 2025 | 1st Sept 2021 – 31st August 2022 | Beginning of term on or after 1st September 2025 |
| N1 | Children are eligible for an N1 place in the term after they turn 3. | 1st Sept 2022 – 31st Dec 2022 | Beginning of term on or after 1st January 2026 |
| N1 | Children are eligible for an N1 place in the term after they turn 3. | 1st Jan 2023 – 31st March 2023 | Beginning of term on or after 1st April 2026 |
Admission into the Nursery Provision does not guarantee a Reception place the following year. Details of how to apply for Reception places in September 2025 will be sent to you via your Home Local Authority in the Autumn Term of 2024-2025. For further information on applying to Bluecoat Primary Academy please visit our ‘How to Apply Page’