A very warm welcome to Levens School!
Every member of the school community welcomes you to Levens CE Primary School. Please take time to digest some of the information on our website and get in touch so that we can show you first hand the diversity, warmth, and zest of life as part of the Levens family.
From tours of school, through to actual start day, at Levens we offer guidance throughout the whole application process, making the transition to our school a smooth and happy one.
Admissions to Reception are managed via the local authority admissions process. Were pupil application numbers exceed our official admission number of 15 children in each year group, the LA policy for prioritising places would be implemented as follows:
- children who are looked after, ie. in public care;
- children living in the catchment area who have brothers or sisters at the school;
- children living outside the catchment area who, at the time of their admission, have brothers or sisters in the school who were allocated a place at that school by the Local Authority either (a)in the absence of a place being available in the catchment area school due to oversubscription and the school was identified by the Local Authority as the next nearest place available or (b) the school is named in the sibling’s Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP);
- other children in the catchment area who live closest to the school;
- children living outside the catchment area who have brothers or sisters attending school at the time of their admission;
- children who live outside the catchment area but closest to the school;
Westmorland and Furness Council prioritise applications on the above basis. An exception will be made under the Authority’s policy for the education of children with special needs (i) where a child holds 1. a Statement of Special Educational Need or 2. an Education, Health and Care Plan, or (ii) is currently undergoing a co-ordinated assessment, and in either case it is considered that attendance at a particular school is necessary to meet the identified needs of that child.
The maximum number of children in each year group does not normally exceed 15 as this is our PAN (Published Admissions Number). However, we may have availability, so it is always a good idea to contact school directly to make an inquiry about potential places available in specific year groups.
Please contact Mrs Coker or Mrs Dawson in the school office to enquire about places and processes, both for Reception places and ‘in-year’ transfers.
office@levens.cumbria.sch.uk
Starting School:
You may also start your application by contacting the schools admissions by emailing the team at:
school.admissions@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
Alternatively, visit the link below; which provides further details on the administrative processes required by Westmorland and Furness Council. If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact school.
https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/schools-and-education/apply-school-place-or-change-schools
We recommend that children begin their learning journey at Levens by attending our nursery sessions; starting the term after they are three years old. Please be aware that attendance at our Nursery does not result in an automatic offer of a Reception place (please see ‘Nursery’ section for further information).