Pupil Admission Number (PAN)
A consultation process was completed to reduce the academy pupil admission number to 60 in all year groups from September 2026.
From September 2025 to August 2026 the academy pupil admission number will be 60 in all year groups apart from Year 1 (30) by way of a local agreement.
Starting school for the very first time in September 2025
If your child's was born between 1st September 2020 and 31st August 2021, the process for to apply for a primary school reception place, to start in September 2025 has now completed. However, if you need further information please click here.
If you have been allocated a place in September 2025 and have not heard from the academy please do contact us on 01253 402541.
Find out the steps to starting school for the first time here
Click here to be directed to our designated webpage about Starting School for the First Time
If your child is moving school (one Blackpool school to another or moving from out of the area):
Applications for entry to the academy from another school (known as in-year applications) should be made directly to Blackpool Council via the school admission team (see contact details below). Only when a space becomes available can we offer a place according to our criteria. In line with Blackpool policy we can only accept admissions from other Blackpool primary schools at the start of a new term, known as the 1st day of term protocol.
You can find out the steps on transferring to our academy here
If your application is unsuccessful:
Should you be unsuccessful in obtaining a place at Hawes Side Academy and wish to consider an appeal, please contact the School admissions team at Blackpool Council in the first instance. Further information can also be found here.
Further information:
We currently adopt the Blackpool Council policy for Admissions Arrangements which can be found here
Contact information for the Blackpool Council school admissions team is below:
School admissions team
PO Box 4, Blackpool, FY1 1NA
Telephone 01253 476637
Email schoolaccess@blackpool.gov.uk
Place confirmed, what happens next?
Your place will be confirmed by Blackpool Council Admissions Team who will notify you and us. We will then get in touch with you and ask you to complete some paperwork to start the admission transition into our academy. Once paperwork is completed we will discuss start dates and classes. Click here for more info
Coming to see us
If you would like to see what we do at our academy, see how we all succeed together, please get in touch with the academy office to arrange a appointment.