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School Admissions

 
These pages are a guide to the processes of transferring school, admission to primary reception class, transferring from primary to secondary school or making an appeal.
 
To contact us:
 
Market Street
Bury
BL9 0BN
 
Telephone:  0161 253 6474
E-mail: Admissions@bury.gov.uk
 
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
 
Important - have you registered for a Primary School place?
 
Was your child born between 1 September 2006 and 31 August 2007? - then please click the following link to register your child's details:
Register your child to start primary school in September 2011 - this will ensure that you receive the relevant admissions information
 
For further details on School Admissions please use these links below

Appeals

Are you a parent needing help and advice from an independent Council service about choosing a suitable primary or secondary school for your child? Use the link below to find out more:

School Admissions Choice Advice Service

Admission Arrangements for 2011-12

Community Schools Admissions Arrangements for 2011-2012 (458kB, 81 page pdf)

Notice of Determination of School Admission Arrangements for 2011 - 2012 (16kB, 1 page pdf)

Community Schools Admission Arrangements for September 2011 (21kB, 3 page pdf)

Catchment areas for Secondary Schools (1.3MB, 11 page pdf) - for better quality maps please visit Reception at Athenaeum House, where larger maps are available to view

Foundation and Voluntary Aided Schools Admission Arrangements for 2011-2012 (337kB 64 page pdf)

Admission numbers for 2011 (34kB, 2 page pdf)

Important Information

Examination results are published in the school prospectus and on the Link to external websiteOfsted website

For information on organising travel to and from school visit our transport pages or the Link to external websiteGreater Manchester public transport website.

Information for the Metrolink tram service is available via the Link to external websiteMetrolink website and on station platforms.

To plan a journey within Bury or the region call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 or visit Link to external websiteTraveline-NorthWest.

Link to external websiteSchool achievement & attainment tables for Bury Local Authority are available free from the Department for Education. The Local Authority number is 351.  The telephone number for the Department for Education is: 0870 000 2288; and the e-mail adress is: coi.perftables@tpg.co.uk.

Other useful websites for parents giving all kinds of advice are Link to external websiteParentsCentre and Link to external websiteDirectgov.