--- title: "Admissions" url: "https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/parent-information/admissions" school: "The Acorns School" --- [![The Acorns School](https://files.schudio.com/the-acorns-school/images/logo/Acorns_Title_logo.png)![](https://files.schudio.com/the-acorns-school/images/logo/Acorns_Title_logo.png)](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/) - [ Our School](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/our-school) - [About Us](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/our-school/about-us) - [Admissions](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/parent-information/admissions) - [Celebrating Success](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/events-and-updates/celebrating-success) - [Staff](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/our-school/staff) - [School Governors](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/our-school/governors) - [SEND](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/our-school/send) - [Facilities](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/our-school/facilities) - [Job Vacancies](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/job-vacancies) - 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These circumstances may include pupils considered under “Fair Access” protocols, those new to area that are unable to go to a mainstream school or for other reasons. ### Medical For information about requesting a placement for a pupil with health related needs please click on the link provided for instructions. Please note, you must apply directly to the Team Referral email to be considered by the panel. Referrals that come direct to The Acorns Schools will not be considered. The Request for Approval for a Local Authority Commissioned Medical Place at a Short Stay School Form can be downloaded below. The completed form should be submitted to [**sssmedicalreferrals@lancashire.gov.uk**](mailto:sssmedicalreferrals@lancashire.gov.uk) via the Portal or secure email. ### Intervention Placements The Acorns School will only accept referrals for intervention from your child’s mainstream school. Please would parents/carers discuss a referral in the first instance with your school’s SENCo. The school can then complete the form below and send to: [**referrals@westlancspcss.lancs.sch.uk**](mailto:referrals@westlancspcss.lancs.sch.uk) ### Admissions Information The Acorns School Secondary Offer September 2025-26 163 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/the-acorns-school/files/documents/The_Acorns_School_Secondary_-Offer-_September_2025.pdf) Request for LA Medical Place Form 18 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/the-acorns-school/files/documents/Request_for_LA_Medical_Place_Form_23-24.docx) Medical Panel Referral Guidance 15 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/the-acorns-school/files/documents/Medical_Panel_Referral_Guidance.docx) Acorns Intervention Request Form 184 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/the-acorns-school/files/documents/Acorns_Intervention_Request_Form_2023-2024.doc) **Subscription Criteria:** Priority admissions are pupils who have been permanently excluded from their mainstream school and medical pupils who have been approved by the panel at Lancashire County Council. Interventions are capped, changing annually based on agreed commissioned numbers from Lancashire County Council. We can agree bespoke SEND packages for pupils with an EHCP, this is done on an individual case basis. ### Our School - [About Us](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/our-school/about-us) - [Admissions](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/parent-information/admissions) - [Celebrating Success](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/events-and-updates/celebrating-success) - [Staff](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/our-school/staff) - [School Governors](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/our-school/governors) - [SEND](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/our-school/send) - [Facilities](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/our-school/facilities) - [Job Vacancies](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/job-vacancies) - [Contact Us](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/our-school/about-us/contact) ### [Latest News](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/news) #### [Year 10 pupil spreads his wings with Apple CAST](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/news/2026-11-03-year-10-pupil-spreads-his-wings-with-apple-cast) 3 November 2026 #### [Year 10 build strong study habits](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/news/2026-10-21-year-10-build-strong-study-habits) 21 October 2026 #### [Pilot Outreach Support Service delivers positive progress for pupils](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/news/2026-10-19-pilot-outreach-support-service-delivers-positive-progress-for-pupils) 19 October 2026 ![The Acorns School](https://files.schudio.com/the-acorns-school/images/logo/Attachment_-_Trauma_logo-2.png) ### Contact Us **The Acorns School** 43 Ruff Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4QX Tel: 01695 575486 ### Useful Links - [Parent Support Links](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/parent-information/parent-support-links) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-acorns-school-ormskirk) © Copyright 2021–2026 The Acorns School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://the-acorns-school.schudio.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)