Admissions

Admission arrangements
Great Arley offers places for pupils aged 4– 16 with Special Educational Needs. The school teaches children with a wide range of needs, including moderate and severe learning difficulties, autism, speech, language and communication difficulties and social and emotional difficulties. 

All pupils attending Great Arley School must have an Education Health and Care Plan. 

As a local authority maintained special school, we are governed by the admission arrangements laid down by Lancashire County Council. For admissions information contact the local authority Inclusion Service (North) on 01524 581200 or email Inclusion.North@lancashire.gov.uk. We look forward to welcoming prospective parents and children to our wonderful school. 

Parents/carers are welcome to visit school, please contact the school office in order to make arrangements to visit the school.

If places are available, admissions, for any age group, can take place at any time throughout the year. 

For more information on our admission policy, please visit our policy page.

Admission appeals
All admission appeals should be logged with the Local Authority Special Educational Needs Department (SEND) on 01524 581200 or Inclusion.North@lancashire.gov.uk. The LCC Special Needs department will provide a timetable, if requested, for organising and hearing admissions within the statutory timeframes.

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