Admissions

Every application to Pleckgate High School will be considered equally. If the number of children requiring admission does not exceed the school’s published admission number, all the children will be offered admission.

School Admissions for September 2023

Secondary school applications are open from Thursday 1 September 2022 until Monday 31 October 2022. For more information please contact the Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council School Admissions Team:

01254 666 605
admissions@blackburn.gov.uk

Dates and Deadlines – High School Appeals

31st March 2023 Deadline for on-time appeals	Appeals will be accepted after this deadline but they may be heard at a later date than appeals lodged on time
27^th April – 19^th May 2023 Notice of hearing issued	For appeals lodged on time, notice of appeal hearing date and time should be issued in this time
15^th May – 9^th June 2023 Appeal Hearing will take place	All appeals lodged before the deadline of 31^st March 2023 will be heard before the end of 9^th June 2023
19^th June – 26^th June 2023 Notice of hearing information issued for late appeals	For appeals lodged after the deadline, notice of appeal hearing date and time should be issued in this time period
w/c 10^th July 2023 Late appeal hearings will take place	Hearings for appeals lodged after the deadline of the 31^st March 2023 will take place before the end of the 14^th July 2023*

*Appeal hearings for all appeals lodged after 31^st March 2023 will be heard with the on time appeals wherever possible. If they cannot be heard with the on-time appeals, they will be heard within 30 school days of the date the appeals is lodged. In some circumstances, this may mean appeals for the September intake will be heard after the school’s summer holidays. We will endeavour to stick to the above dates wherever possible, however please be aware that these dates may be subject to change depending on the numbers of appeals received. Appeal hearings are heard in a hybrid format.

We have been asked by the Local Authority to make you aware of the Coordinated Admission Scheme and consultation taking place. Please see the documents below.