Schools
School admissions
How to apply for a school place if you live in Lancashire and other school admissions information.
Find a school
Research schools in your area or find out specific information about a school.
School transport
Apply for free travel to and from school or buy school bus season tickets.
School term dates and holidays
Term dates for individual schools and for all districts in Lancashire.
Free school meals
Eligibility and how to apply for free school meals.
Help with school clothing costs
Help with the cost of school uniforms (for eligible families only).
Absence from school
Authorised absence, unauthorised absence, truancy sweeps and how to report a child missing education.
Exclusions from school
The exclusion process.
Unavoidable school closures
Check updates on schools that have had to close at short notice.
Complain about a school
To complain about a school talk to the school and try to resolve the problem with them first (external link to GOV.UK for guidance).
Become a school governor
Categories of governor, restrictions and local authority governor application form.
School attendance - pay an education penalty notice
Pay your penalty notice, information for parents/carers about penalty notices.
Hospital or home teaching if your child is ill
Teaching arrangements when a child is in hospital for long periods or house bound for medical reasons.
Team Around the School and Settings or TASS
A collaborative way of working across services, schools and settings.
Could you be a school governor?
If you have an interest in education, schools and young people, apply to be a governor at a Lancashire school and make a real difference.
Education strategy
Our vision and priorities for education in Lancashire.
School place provision planning
Proposals to review school places provision in Lancashire.