Admission Consultation 2026-27
Meadowside CP School is a member of The Challenge Academy Trust (TCAT) which is a multi-academy Trust with 12 academies within the Warrington local authority area. Legally, TCAT is the Admissions Authority for all its member academies and has developed Admission Arrangements which ensures all academies within the Trust have a unified approach to admissions whilst ensuring the individual character of each academy is maintained.
All state-funded schools have a set of admissions rules, published admission number and oversubscription criteria to help them process school applications consistently, transparently and fairly in accordance with the 2021 School Admissions Code. The Trust is consulting on the unified policy for the Trust’s Warrington academies. There are also specific proposals in relation to
- The Published Admission Number (PAN) at Broomfields Junior School, Penketh High School and Padgate Academy
- Amendment to oversubscription criteria 2 for Broomfields Junior School only
- Inclusion of Dallam Community Primary School within these Admission Arrangements
Full details are given in the consultation document and policy – attached below.
The consultation is open from 6 December 2024 to 31 January 2025. We would like to hear what you think about the proposed admission arrangements for these academies. If you have any comments, queries or concerns about the school admission arrangements, please email admissions@tcat.uk.com . Any comments or queries can also be sent to academy trusts direct via their general enquiries form but please include the words ‘Admissions Consultation 2026/27 ’ in the subject header. Feedback provided through the admission consultation will be treated confidentially and will be considered by the Trust Board in deciding the final arrangements.
Admission Consultation 2025-2026
The Admissions Consultation for the Admission Arrangements for 2025-26 has now closed. The Trust Board has considered all responses and their response to the consultation is attached here. Having considered all responses, the Trust board have determined the published Admission Arrangements for 2025-2026 the Trust’s Warrington primary and secondary academies as attached below.
Nursery Admissions
If parents would like a place for their child in our 2 Year Old or 3 Year Old Nursery you must contact the school office – 01925 632705 / office@meadowside.tcat.uk.com
In-Year transfers
Parents considering applying for a place for their child at Meadowside Community Primary School must contact Warrington Borough Council school admissions. Email: schooladmissions@warrington.gov.uk
Website: WBC Primary School Admissions Application Forms
Telephone: 01925 446226
Reception Admissions
In line with LA Policy, the school has one intake into Reception class in the September of each year. The school academic year runs from 1st September to 31st August and children are admitted in the September prior to their fifth birthday. Our official admission limit is 30.
Upon confirmation of a school place for the start of the academic year, parents and carers are invited to a welcome meeting in the Summer Term to discuss their child’s transition. Here, parents and carers will have the opportunity to meet the Headteacher and Reception teaching and support staff. It is an informal, enjoyable event where parents and carers can meet others whose children will be starting school at the same time.
We hold annual Open Mornings & Afternoons in the Autumn Term specifically for parents of school children due to be admitted in the next academic year and these are published on the home page of the website once dates have been finalised.
Further information on the Local Authority Guidelines for intake to Reception in September or in-year transfers and admissions can be found using the link below. The local authority is responsible for co-ordinating all admissions to the school. All relevant forms can also be found using the same link: https://www.warrington.gov.uk/schooladmissions
Or contact:
School Admissions, Contact Warrington, 26/30 Horsemarket Street, Warrington, WA1 1XL
Telephone: 01925 446226
Information about admissions appeals can be found at: https://www.warrington.gov.uk/school-admission-appeals
More information about in-year admissions (transferring your child from one school to another) is available by visiting the Council’s website via the link below. Once you have spoken with the school admissions team, the Headteacher or a member of the Senior Leadership Team at our school will be happy to arrange a visit for you and your child to come and look around.
EY/KS1 Development Centre & KS2 Designated Provision
Admission to the school’s Development Centre and Designated Provision classes are made by the Local Authority. Support can be found at Warrington’s Information, Advice and Guidance service – www.warringtonsendiass.co.uk – or through the AskOllie Website. More information about these provisions can be found on our website at http://www.meadowsidecpschool.co.uk/page/about-our-designated-provisions/28315
Further information and support for children with SEND can be found on the ‘AskOllie’ website or from https://www.warrington.gov.uk/schooladmissions – 01925 446226
To find out more information and download further information and application forms, click on the link below.
WBC Primary School Admissions Application Forms
Files to Download
- Primary In Year Transfer Application Form
- Primary In Year Transfer Booklet
- Meadowside Determined Admissions Arrangements 2024-25
- Admissions Consultation 2025-26 Revised Final
- Admissions Consultation 2025-26 Final Response
- TCAT Determined Admissions Arrangements 2024-25
- Admissions Consultation 2026-27 FINAL
- TCAT Admissions Policy 2026-27 FINAL for Consultation