Our Open Day for Reception Class 2026 will take place in Autumn term 2025. If you would like to look around our school as a prospective parent in the meantime for an in year admission, please contact us on 01024 333530 to arrange a visit.
Admission to Primary School September 2026
- The application process for a Reception place in September 2026 will open in the 2025/26 autumn term
- Applications should be made online via the Bolton Council Citizen Portal (below)
- Admissions criteria can be found on our policy section of the website at https://www.egerton.bolton.sch.uk/policies/
- Please refer to the Bolton Council website school admissions page Primary school places – Bolton Council
Admissions Appeals
Please see the table below for the dates relating to reception places 2026 including the dates for admission appeal deadlines:
| Activity | Dates |
| Closing date for applications | 15th January 2026 |
| Offer day | 16th April 2026 |
| Date for acceptance or decline of places (must be done through Bolton Council admissions portal and to the school) | 1st May 2026 |
| Any appeals to be submitted | 15th May 2026 |
Special Educational Needs
- If your child is undergoing an Education Health and Care Assessment you will still need to complete an application for admission. For further advice contact the Inclusion and Statutory Assessment Service on 01204 338653. Schools directory (for OFSTED reports and performance tables)
Transferring between Primary Schools
Bolton Council is responsible for co-ordinating admissions into all schools for those families resident within the Bolton Metropolitan Borough. This includes
- Children wishing to change from one school to another within the borough
- Children who have arrived into the borough requiring a school place
- Children wishing to move from an independent school into a school maintained by the Council
- Children resident in the borough but requiring admission to a school in another borough.
- Applications should be made using the Bolton Council Citizen Portal
If you live in the area of another local authority then you must make an application through the school admission team for that authority.