The Hollins
| Postal address | Hollins Lane Accrington BB5 2QY |
|---|---|
| Telephone | 01254 233500 |
| Headteacher | Mrs S Haydock |
| Number on roll January 2024 | 797 |
| Admission number 2025/26 | 158 |
Information relating to autumn term 2024 year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
| 1st | 223 |
|---|---|
| 2nd | 182 |
| 3rd | 181 |
| Total preferences received | 586 |
Initial allocation under each criterion:
| Education, Health & Care Plan (considered separately) | 4 |
|---|---|
| LAC and previously Looked After | 3 |
| Social/Medical/Welfare | 0 |
| In GPA with Sibling | 63 |
| In GPA and attends Huncoat or West End Primary | 8 |
| In GPA no sibling | 85 |
| Out GPA with sibling | 0 |
| Out GPA no sibling | 0 |
| Total | 163 |
Summary of policy
This is a community school. Please see the full admission details on our website - admissions criteria for community and voluntary controlled secondary schools.
To apply for a place at this school, please apply online.
When a secondary school is oversubscribed the following priorities apply in order:
When our school is oversubscribed, the following priorities apply in order:
- Looked after children and those who have been previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted, then,
- Children for whom the Trust accepts that there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the school concerned, then
- Children living within the school’s geographical priority area with older brothers or sisters attending the school when the younger child will start, then
- Children living within the school’s geographical priority area who attend Huncoat Primary School or West End Primary School, part of the LET Education Trust, then
- Children of staff working at The Hollins, then,
- Children living within the school’s geographical priority area, then,
- Children living outside the school’s Geographical Priority Area with older brothers or sisters still attending the school when the younger child will start, then,
- Children living outside the school's geographical priority area who attend Huncoat Primary School, or West End Primary School, part of the LET Education Trust, then,
- Children living outside the school's geographical priority area below.
The distance criterion will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria: it is a straight line (radial) measure
If the Trust is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria
(e.g., Siblings, those living the same distance from home to school, or families residing in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.
The distance measure is a straight-line measurement (radial) between the applicant's home address points and the address point of the school (co-ordinates provided by ordnance survey data).
Our priority area is Accrington (South) including Baxenden and Huncoat.
Tie-breaker:
The distance criterion will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria; it is a straight line (radial) measure.
If the Local Authority is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (eg. Siblings, those living the same distance from home to school, or families residing in the same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw.
The distance measure is a straight line measurement (radial) between the applicant’s home address points and the address point of the school (co-ordinates provided by ordnance survey data).
Geographical priority area
The above school's priority area is Accrington (South) including Baxenden and Huncoat.
Transport
Please see the main school admissions section.
Parents in any doubt over the distance between home and school for the provision of transport are asked to check with their local area education office. This may be particularly relevant if you live close to a county border.