Schools
Lancashire County Council is the Local Education Authority for West
Lancashire.
Tel: 0845 053 0000
Address: Lancashire County Council, PO Box 78, County Hall,
Fishergate, Preston PR1 8XJ
Email: enquiries@css.lancscc.gov.uk
Web:
Lancashire County Council Education and Cultural Services
Lancashire County Council links
As the Local Education Authority,
Lancashire County Council's schools website provides
information about:
· School admissions: info about how to apply for nursery, primary
or secondary schools
· School holiday dates
· School governors
· Curriculum
· Lancashire Schools Forum
And links to:
·
Schools' websites
· Lancashire
Early Years
·
Education of Looked After Children
Choosing a school
Use the
Choosing a School section on the DirectGov website to:
·
Get a guide to choosing a school: An at-a-glance guide to
choosing and applying for a school
·
Find out about schools in your area: Sources of information
available to help you when looking for a school
·
Apply for a school place: How to find schools in your area and
apply for a place
·
Appeal against a school place decision: What to do if you don't
get the school of your choice
·
Find out about types of schools: The range of schools including
state, specialist and independent schools
·
Find out about educating your child at home: Your
responsibilities if you choose to educate your child at home
· The Parent Centre offers
support, information and advice about your child's learning and the
English education system.
Find a school near you
DirectGov's School Finder can be used
to:
· find a new school
· find more information about schools, such as contact details,
Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) reports, maps and
achievement tables
· find childcare options, such as childminders, creches, nurseries,
toddler groups
· find out of school care, holiday schemes and pre-school care
School links
Related information
>
Education of looked after children: county council service
> Lancashire
school admissions
> Ofsted: inspecetion and regualtion
of schools
> Becoming a
parent