Consultation on admission arrangements for 2027-28 academic year.
All admission authorities are required to formally consult if they propose to make any changes to their admission arrangements for the following school year, or at least once every 7 years, even if there have been no changes during that period. The Bliss Charity School is consulting for for entry in September 2027.
No changes have been proposed - 7 years since last consulted.
The consultation will run from Monday 17 November 2025 to Wednesday 31 December 2025.
Responding to the proposed school admissions arrangements for 2027 intakes
Should you wish to make any comments about any of the school admission arrangements above, you can do so by email or write to us using the contact details below
Postal address:
- Schools Admission Team
- West Northamptonshire Council
- One Angel Square (Service Yard)
- Angel Street
- Northampton
- NN1 1ED
The Bliss Charity School is a nondenominational aided primary school for children aged 4+ to 11.
We have a planned admission number of 30 children into Reception (the 4+ age group).
Our Admissions Policy is based on the following advice from the Department for Education (DfE):
A child reaches compulsory school age on the prescribed day following his or her fifth birthday (or on his or her fifth birthday if it falls on a prescribed day). The prescribed days are 31 December, 31 March and 31 August.
The Admissions Policy for The Bliss Charity School for 2026-27 and the draft policy for 2027-28 were written in collaboration with the Admissions Team at West Northamptonshire Council.
The Normal Admissions Round
Normal point of entry (Reception), using the Common Application Form (CAF) provided by West Northamptonshire Council.
Parents/carers will receive an offer for a school place directly from West Northamptonshire Council on National Offer Day (16th April or the next working day).
To apply for a place through West Northamptonshire Council, please visit https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/school-admissions
In-year Admissions
An in-year admission refers to an application for a school place made during the school year or an application for admission to a school made at the start of the school year for any year group other than the normal year of entry.
If the school’s published admission number has been reached in a child’s year group, we will not be able to offer a place at the school. Parents/carers can ask for their child’s name to be added to the waiting lists (see below for more information).
An application for in-year admissions should be made online to West Northamptonshire Council; please visit https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/school-admissions.
Waiting Lists
Following an unsuccessful application, parents/carers can request that their child’s name be placed on the waiting list.
Waiting lists are held for all year groups by West Northamptonshire Council and each added child will require the list to be ranked again in line with the school’s published oversubscription criteria. Priority will not be given to children on the basis that they have been on the waiting list the longest.
Waiting lists will be held until 31 December. If you wish your child’s name to remain on the waiting list for the remainder of the academic year, you will need to inform the School Admissions team at WNC in writing via email by 31 December and again by 31 March to renew your interest. A new application will be required for a new academic year.
For more detail about admission to The Bliss Charity School, please see our policy.