Applying For A School Place - Normal Year Of Entry

Applying for a School Place for September 2011

You have the right to express a preference for the school you would prefer your child to attend in September 2011.

Before completing your application, it is strongly recommended that you read the following:

• The information booklet Parents' and Carers' Guide to School Admissions 2011/12 which gives details of the application process for schools in Poole; and
• The full admissions policy for the school(s) you wish to apply for.

You must apply to the Local Authority where you live, even if you would prefer your child to attend a school in another area.

There are two ways to make your application:

•  By applying online
•  By completing a paper application form, available from your home Local Authority or for Poole residents from your child’s current Poole school.

Some of the benefits of applying online are:

•  It is quick and easy to use
•  You can apply from home 24 hours a day
•  You can apply right up until the closing date
•  There is no risk of your application being lost in the post
•  You will receive an e-mail confirmation that your application has been received.

If you are a Poole resident, you can apply on line using this form from the start of September 2010. If you are resident outside of the Borough of Poole, you should contact your home Local Authority for details of their application process.

• Bournemouth residents
• Dorset residents

If you wish to apply for a place at a school in Poole on religious grounds, you must download and complete a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) and return it by the published closing date. If you are a Poole resident applying for a school outside of Poole on religious grounds, you must contact the school direct to ask what you need to do.    

Your completed application, either paper or online, must be submitted by the published closing date:

• Admission to Reception – 15 January 2011
• Transfer to Middle School – 15 January 2011
• Transfer to Secondary School – 31 October 2010

Any applications submitted after the published closing date will be regarded as “late applications” and will be processed after the applications received on time.

 Parents who have submitted an on-time application will be notified of the outcome by letter posted on the published notification date:

• Admission to Reception – 26 April 2011
• Transfer to Middle School –  26 April 2011
• Transfer to Secondary School – 1 March 2011

We do not currently have a facility to notify you of the outcome online.