Admissions

Holy Family is a Roman Catholic Primary School and a Voluntary Academy belonging to the Emmaus Trust. The school’s Local Governing Body is the Admissions Authority and is responsible for taking decisions on applications for admission. Please note, when applying for a place at our school you must also complete the Supplementary Form below and return this to school.

If you need help applying for a school place please contact the school office on 01617702400 who will be happy to help.

Admission Criteria

1. Looked After and previously looked after children, this includes internationally adopted previously looked after children (IAPLAC).
2. Baptised Roman Catholic children who will have a brother or sister attending the school at the time of admission and are resident within the boundaries of the church of Holy Family Hollinwood (within the parish of the Nativity).
3. Baptised Roman Catholic children resident within the boundaries of the church of Holy Family Hollinwood (within the parish of the Nativity).
4. Other baptised Roman Catholic children who should have a brother or sister attending the school at the time of admission and resident in another parish
5. Other baptised Roman Catholic children resident in another parish.
6. Other children who have a brother of sister in school
7. Baptised children from other Christian faiths.
8. Other children

Admissions Policy 2025-26

Supplementary Form

Nursery Application Form

Nursery Admission Policy

 Application Timetable

Reception admission (for September 2024 start)

• Admissions open: 01 September 2024

• Admissions close: 5.00pm 15 January 2025
• If you missed the 15 January 2025 deadline, you can apply as a late applicant from 20 January 2025.
• The last date by which exceptional changes can be made is 7th February 2025.

• Decisions notified: 16 April 2025

Information for new starters

Please follow the link below to find information on making an application for Reception Class 2024-25

Apply for a primary school place.

Oldham Council Admission Support

Applications for a place in reception at September 2025 must be made online at  https://www.oldham.gov.uk/admissions

Please click here  to access Oldham Council’s website pages about school admission.  These pages contain support regarding applying for primary school places, changing schools, admission arrangements, appeals and the  SEND offer. 

Year 7 admission (for September 2025 start)

• Admissions open: 01 August 2024
• Open Days September/October 2024

• Admissions close: 5:00pm 31 October 2024

• Decisions notified: 03 March 2025

Please follow the link below to find information regarding Year 7 applications for September 2024.

Apply for a secondary school place.

Changing schools at any other time of the year. 

Parents wishing to move their child to our school, should contact the school office to arrange a visit prior to submitting their in year transfer form, to ensure that they are making the best decision for their child. Your child will be warmly welcomed and the school will do everything possible to make the transition to our school as smooth as possible. 

For information to support with changing schools (In Year Transfers) please click here.

Appeals

Please click here for more information if you have not been allocated the school of your choice.