Admissions

Our school is an academy however admissions are co-ordinated by Bournemouth Borough Council.  If you would like to view information about how to apply you can click the link below which will take you to the Borough’s Website.  Information for children starting school next September is also accessed by following the link.

CLICK HERE FOR ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

The Board of Governors have determined their Admissions Policy copies of which can be reached by clicking the links below.

Information relating to appeals in 2023

Appeals lodged

3

Appeals withdrawn

2

Appeals heard by a panel

1

Appeals upheld (decided in parents favour)

1

Appeals rejected

0

Infant data (subset of above) if applicable

Appeals lodged

0

Appeals withdrawn

0

Appeals heard by a panel

0

Appeals upheld (decided in parents favour)

0

Appeals rejected

0

The timescales for appeals for Reception places in September 2024 is as follows:

Offer letters posted to parents/carers on

National Offer Day by Local Authority                                           16 April 2024

Deadline for acceptance of offer

By parent/carer                                                                              1 May 2024

Deadline for lodging an on-time admission appeal                     17 May 2024

Appeal Hearing Dates                                                                   Between 18 June and 30 July 2024

GENERAL

  • Appeals lodged after these dates will be heard within 40 school days of the appeal deadline or 30 school days of being lodged, whichever is the later date.
  • You will receive at least 10 school days’ notice of your appeal hearing date. School days do not include school holidays, inset days, bank holidays or weekends.
  • Appeals are heard during the daytime on weekdays and are not normally heard during school holidays. Where there are multiple appeals for places at the same school, the hearings may go over a number of days.
  • The school’s case will be made available to parents and Panel members at least 5 school days before the start of the appeal hearing.
  • Additional evidence may be submitted up to 5 working days before the hearing.
  • Any additional evidence received after this date might not be considered at the appeal hearing. The Appeal Panel must decide whether it should be considered taking into account its significance and the effect of a possible need to adjourn the hearing
  • Following the hearing, decision letters will be sent, where possible, within 5 school days of the end of the hearing. During busy periods, such as main entry, full decision letters may take longer than this, so the Clerk will send a brief decision summary email in the interim.
  • Appeal hearings for in-year places will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.