School Admission

Irlam Endowed Primary School has adopted the Salford School Admissions Policy and procedures. More information is available below about how to apply for a place at our school. 

 

Nursery and Reception Admissions for 2026-2027 and 2027-2028

If you wish to apply for a place in either our Nursery or Reception class, you should enter all relevant details into the 'Family Portal' at the web address above. Applications must be received by 15th January for places in September of the same year. All applications from Salford residents should be sent in this way, even if they are applying to out of area or independent schools.

Nursery: Salford Nursery Admissions

Reception: Salford Primary Admissions

 

Making arrangements for a school place 2026-2027 and 2027-2028

 

Nursery

Up to 30 full time places are available. Children can be admitted to the nursery when they are 3 years old provided they reach this age before 31 August in the year they are admitted.

Children usually transfer into the reception classes at the end of the nursery year when they are 4 years old although a place in the school nursery does not guarantee a place in Reception. An application has to be made to the LA.

 

Main School

Applications for a place in the school are made directly to the LA. We have a Published admission Number (PAN) of 30 in each year group from Reception to Y6. When children are 4 years old (again by 31 August in the year of admission) they can be admitted or transferred to the Reception class. Usually, children transfer through the age groups until they are 11, when they normally move to a local secondary school. 

 

Deferred Reception Place 

For children born in the summer term, parents can request to defer a Reception place. This needs to be applied for via the 'Family Portal' for the Local Authority to consider.

 

In-Year Admissions 

Children can be admitted to Irlam Endowed at any appropriate age and we are always please to meet new parents and carers in person and show them around our school. Please contact the school office to make an arrangement. All admissions, including in-year applications, are coordinated through the Local Authority. 

Parents can find all admissions information and also apply online here- Primary Places

 

Oversubscription 

Where a school receives more applications than places available, the following oversubscription criteria will be applied once places have first been allocated to children who have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) which names Irlam Endowed Primary School: 

 

Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Childen:                                                                                                                                                                           

This includes children who have been adopted or became subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship order (SGO). 

 

Children in need:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Children in need as defined by the Children Act (1989).Those who are unlikely to achieve or maintain or have the opportunity of achieving or maintaining a reasonable standard of health or development or a child whose health or development would be impaired without the provision of services by the local authority. Applications under this criterion would need to be supported by an appropriate professional stating that attendance at a particular school is essential. This includes children in public care.  

 

Brother or sister:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Children in attendance at the school (Reception to Year 5 only - Year 6 are considered for in year applications only) at the date when the pupil is to be admitted. This includes stepchildren and foster children living with the same family at the same address.  

 

Children living nearest to the school:                                                                                                                                                                                    

The distance will be measured in a straight line using LLPG (Local Land and Property Gazetteer) information to measure the disstance between the address point (including flats) of the child's home address and the centre of the school in miles.

 

For more information, please visit Salford's webpage: Oversubscription Criteria.

 

Salford Education Authority's Admissions Policy

Admissions are organised by the Salford Admissions Team. They will try to meet parental preferences for schools but it is not always possible to do so.

For more information about Salford's Admissions please visit their webpage: Salford Admissions.