Admissions

Tinies and Nursery (2 and 3 year olds)

Our school admits children who are 2 and 3 years old to our Tinies and Nursery provision. Currently, every child is entitled to a free nursery place for 15 hours the term after their third birthday. At Sutton Manor, we also offer places to children who are entitled to 30 hours of free funding. Some working parents are eligible for up to 30 hours of funded childcare/early education per week (for three to four-year-olds). You can check whether you are eligible for 30 hours of free childcare via the Childcare Choices website. We also offer places for Daycare (and offer the 30-hour places) and have places in our two-year-old provision. Please contact the school office for further information.

Maintained Nursery (2 and 3 year olds)

Maintained nurseries offer places for three and four-year-olds the year before they start school, but children may be able to go sooner if there are enough places. Your child can get 15 hours of funded nursery care each week for 38 weeks each year the term after their third birthday. The hours are normally morning sessions on five days per week. We also offer places for Daycare (and offer the 30 hours places) and have a limited number of places in our two-year-old provision. Please contact the school office for further information. Parents seeking to admit their children to Sutton Manor Primary School should contact St Helens Council school admissions: https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/nurseryadmissions

Reception Class

At Sutton Manor, we admit up to 30 children into our Reception class, in line with current legislation. If your child turns four on or between 1 September 2024 and 31 August 2025, he or she can start primary school in September 2024. Reception Year Application Form

Pupil Admission Arrangements 2025-2026 (and 2024-2025)

In accordance with the School Admissions (Admission Arrangements and Co-ordination of Admission Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2012, and the School Admissions Code 2021, St Helens Borough Council determined its 2025-2026 pupil admission arrangements for all community and voluntary controlled schools and these are detailed below.

Pupil Admission Arrangements for Community & Voluntary Controlled Nurseries 2025-2026 (PDF) [345KB]

Pupil Admission A rrangements for Community & Voluntary Controlled Primary Schools for 2025-26 (PDF) [429KB]

Pupil Adm ission Arrangeme nts for Community & V oluntary Controlled Seconda ry Schools for 2025-26 (PDF) [165KB]

Co-ordinated Admissions Schemes 2025-2026

P rimary Co-ordinated Admissi on Sc heme 2025-26 (PDF) [357KB]

Secondary Co-o rdinated Admissi on Scheme 2025-26 (PD F) [18 7KB]

Co-ordinated Admissions Schemes 2024-2025

Primary Co-ordinated Admiss ions Scheme 2024-2025 (PDF)[233KB](opens new wind ow)

Pupil Admission Arrangements for 2024-2025

In accordance with the School Admissions (Admission Arrangements and Co-or d i nati on of Admission Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2021, St Helens Borough Council determined its 2024-2025 pupil admission arrangements for all community and voluntary controlled schools and these are detailed below.

Pupil Admission Arran gements for Community and Voluntary Controlled Nurseries2024-25(PDF)[345KB](opens new window)

Pupil Admission Arrangements for Commun ity and Voluntary Controlled Primary Schools for 2024-2025(PDF)[260KB](opens new window)

Before you apply:

Read the p rimary education booklet, which contains useful information about the applicat ion process, including: how places will be allocated, definition of home address and how late applications will be dealt with.
Consider how your child will get to school and the potential transport costs.
Clarify any issues you are not sure about with a member of the School Admissions team on 01744 671035 or email schooladmissions@sthelens.gov.uk.

The responsibility for the completion and return of the form lies with the parent. All allocation of places is managed centrally by the Admissions Department of the Local Authority.

The school has an admission number (i.e. the number of places available). The number for the school is published in the Primary Admission Booklet. If more applications are received than the number of places available at a school, then it means the school is oversubscribed. When this happens, the oversubscription will be applied to decide how places will be allocated.

Criteria for admission to Primary School is as follows:
(i) *Looked after children and previously looked after children;

(ii) Children who have a brother or sister at the school at the time of likely admission. This includes full, half or stepbrothers and sisters, adopted and foster brothers and sisters, or a child of the parent/carer's partner and, in every case, who is at the same address and is part of the same family unit;

(iii) Children whose parents express a preference for a place at the school.

*A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, ot (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their Social Services functions (under section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). A previously looked-after child is one who immediately moved on from that status after becoming subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order.