We would like to welcome potential new families to make an appointment through the office to visit school. Instead of hosting one open afternoon for the whole school year, we would much rather offer you a more personal welcome to our school. Each family will be given their own tour of the school by our headteacher, giving you chance to see how our school family work together on a typical school day. You'll have the chance to meet our children and teachers during their lessons and see an authentic representation of the school you may potentially send your child to in September.
Please feel free to call or email our school office at any time.
Find our info on the Contact Us page.
Applying for school places for September 2025
Primary school admissions: If your child is in their last year of pre-school/nursery you can now apply for their primary school place at: www.lancashire.gov.uk/schools
It's quick and easy to do and you will receive email confirmation of your application.
You must apply even if you already have siblings in school. If you live in Lancashire you can include out of area preferences on your online application.
The closing date for primary applications for September 2023 is 23.59 on 15th January 2025.
Secondary school admissions: If your child is in Year 6 you can now apply for their secondary school place at: www.lancashire.gov.uk/schools
It's quick and easy to do and you will receive email confirmation of your application.
You must apply even if you already have siblings in school. If you live in Lancashire you can include out of area preferences on your online application.
The closing date for secondary applications for September 2023 is 23.59 on 31st October 2024.
Admission Policies
Download a copy of our Supplementary Form
Applying for a school place - 'in year' transitions
In-year admission is the process of applying for a school place during the school year. Any application made after the intake at the start of the autumn term, will be treated as an in-year application.
The in-year admission process is managed by us as a school. If you would like to move your child to our school, you should complete our in-year application form, which is available below. If we are unable to offer your child a place, you have a legal right to appeal to an independent appeal panel. Lancashire County Council administers the appeals process on behalf of the school. The school's appeal form can be found on Lancashire County Council's Website - Appeal for a school place - Lancashire County Council
For any enquiries please contact our Admin Officer, Helen Clarkson at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School on 01257 265998 or via email at helenc@st-josephs-chorley.lancs.sch.uk.
In-year Application Form