Admissions
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Nursery School Places
Click the link below to access information regarding admissions for Nursery in Holy Spirit.
Nursery Admissions this link will work up to 6th October 2025.
To apply for 30 hours of funding for Nursery please also visit www.childcarechoices.gov.uk . After your application is approved, your 11-digit code will appear in the "secure messages" section of your account. HMRC will also notify you via text or email when your code is available.
With effect from 7th October 2025 please complete this application form below and return to the school office along with a copy of your child's birth certificate or passport and proof of address. Nursery Application Form Parent Contract
Reception School Places
APPLYING FOR RECEPTION FOR SEPTEMBER 2026 - Our annual published Admission Number for Reception for September 2026 is 30 places.
Applications for admission into Reception need to be made direct to St Helens Council, the portal opens on 22nd September 2025 and closes on 15th January 2026. Click here to be taken to the St Helens portal where you can apply for a school place. Should your child not receive a place at Holy Spirit, you need to contact school admissions at St Helens Council who will direct you through the process of appeals. Click here to be read the Appeals information. Parents will receive a letter/email on 16th April 2026 to let you know if your child has a place at our school, or has been allocated another school.
We hold tours of the school site in the Autumn term and parents/carers are welcome to visit school, to look around and to ask questions about our school. Please note that these will be arranged in accordance with school safeguarding procedures and we may not be able to hold individual tours or schedule frequent tours during the school day. Please ring the school office to make an appointment for a member of the senior leadership team to contact you to arrange a visit to school.
Primary School Places
APPLYING FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR SEPTEMBER 2025
If your child turns 4 between 1 September 2025 and 31 August 2026, he or she will transfer to primary school in September 2026. From Monday 22nd September the website www.sthelens.gov.uk/admissions is open for parents/carers who wish to apply online.
You will be notified on 16th April 2026 confirmation of your child's allocated school place.
The closing date for you to submit your application is 15th January 2026.
Before submitting your application, please click here to read the Primary Parent/Carer Booklet which contains useful information about the application process, including: how places will be allocated, definition of home address and how late applications will be dealt with.
. Parents/carers click here to apply for a school place online.
In Year Transfers
If you wish for your child to transfer to us in-year, you will need to contact the Local Authority in the first instance.
Applying for a Secondary School Place for September 2026
APPLYING FOR A SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACE FOR SEPTEMBER 2026
If your child turns 11 between 1 September 2025 and 31 August 2026, he or she will transfer to secondary school in September 2026. From Monday 1 September the website www.sthelens.gov.uk/admissions is open for parents who wish to apply online. You will be notified on 2 March 2026 confirming your child's school place.
The closing date for you to submit your application is 31 October 2025. Before submitting your application, please read the Secondary Admissions Booklet (available here shortly) which contains useful information about the application process, including: how places will be allocated, definition of home address and how late applications will be dealt with. Also, consider how your child will get to school and the potential Can I apply for assistance with transport to school? costs. Clarify any issues your are not sure about with staff in the school admissions team on 01744 671035 or email schooladmissions@sthelens.gov.uk
Privacy notice
The council has a legal responsibility to protect the data it collects. Read the school admissions privacy notice.