We hope that parents and students within our catchment area will choose Lostock Hall Academy, and we are happy to talk to you if you have any questions or doubts. For further information about the Academy, take a look at our school prospectus by clicking on the image below or contact us for further information about admissions.
Academy places for September 2025 - APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED
If your child is in Year 6 you must apply for a high school place from September 2024. You must apply even if an older brother or sister is already at the school. If you are a non-Lancashire resident, please apply through your own local authority. Please read the admission criteria for your chosen school on the website or get a copy from them.
APPLICATION CLOSING DATE 31st October 2024 at 11:59pm
To apply for a place in Year 7, please scan the QR code below or visit LCC School Application - please note that the completion of a supplementary information form (SIF) is not required at LHA.
Once you have submitted your application to Lancashire County Council, you will receive an email confirmation.
Offers
For September 2025 intake, offers will be issued on Monday 3rd March 2025 electronically for all online, ON TIME applicants. Letters will be issued on 16th April 2025 by second class post only to those who applied on a paper form. Online applicants will be able to view their own offer on the morning of the offer date. All late applicants will receive an offer letter.
If your child is currently at primary school and you have not yet made an application for a place at secondary school in Year 7 for September of the next academic year you must first contact Lancashire County Council Admissions - https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/apply-for-a-school-place/
They will advise how to make an application for a secondary place in Year7 based on the national application and allocation system.
Appealing your Secondary School offer
If you have been refused a place at a school named on your most recent school admission application, you have the legal right to appeal against the decision. Our appeals process is fully compliant with the Department for Education Schools Appeals Code.
Appeals for LHA for 2025/26 must be submitted on the LHA Appeal form which must be collected from reception and returned to the Academy. Any previous paper forms or E-forms will not be accepted.
You can only appeal for a place at a school where you have expressed a preference and been refused a place. You cannot appeal for a school you have not made an application for or the application has been withdrawn.
An appeals officer will be in touch with you before the hearing date and will provide full details of the appeals hearing process and schedule.
The following dates are subject to change. Days could be added to or cancelled depending on the volume of appeals lodged and panel/clerk availability.
Appeals Timetable
The deadline to be added to the official reserve list
- 14th March 2025
The deadline to submit an appeal for a Year 7 place:
- 30th March 2025
Provisional dates for appeal hearings are:
- 30th June - 4th July 2025
- 7th July - 11th July 2025
Any appeals submitted after the deadline may be heard after all on time appeals have been heard.
In Year Admission
If you would like your child to join LHA as an In-Year Admission; that is, an application for a place in the middle of a school year, or to start in the September of a year which is not the normal point of entry, please contact the academy in the first instance for our in year application form - admin@lostockhallacademy.org
Your application will be processed and ranked in accordance with the admissions criteria.
If your In-Year application is unsuccessful you will be advised of the reasons the academy is unable to offer a place and your details will be retained for the remainder of that academic year in case a place becomes available.
Where a place cannot be secured, parents have a legal right of appeal. Please contact the Academy for an In Year Appeal Form.
The appeal will be processed in the same way as any other appeal and presented to an independent appeal panel at Lancashire County Council appeals in accordance with the Department for Education Schools Appeals.
For further information please follow the link below:
Advice for parents and guardians on school admission appeals
Admissions
