Apply for a junior or middle school place

Parents who submitted an application for a junior or middle school place by the closing date of 15 January 2023 will find out which school they have been offered on 17 April 2023. Parents who applied online can log in to their account from 10am on 17 April.

From 10am onwards, letters will be emailed to all parents who provided an email address and you will be able to see how places have been offered for the junior and middle school allocations.

Late applications

The outcomes of any late applications or change of preferences to on-time applications will be available:

on 12 May 2023 if apply late (between 16 January and 10 February 2023)
from June onwards if you apply after 11 February 2023.

Late applications cannot be submitted online. You can download our application form to post or email to us:

If you are a resident outside of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole then you should contact your local council for details of how to apply:

Further Information

You can find information about all aspects of starting or moving up to a school in our parents guides. There is booklet for children who are starting school, moving up to Junior or Middle school and for children moving up to Secondary or Upper school. Once you have read these, if you have any further questions please contact our Children's Information Service by:

telephone on 01202 123222
email at cis@bcpcouncil.gov.uk.

You can find useful dates in the Coordinated Scheme 2023 to 2024.

Applying on faith grounds

There are a number of faith schools within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole that require proof of religious commitment to be considered under their faith criteria. If you are applying for one of the following schools you will need to complete and return this Faith Grounds supplementary information form 2022 (SIF):

Burton CE Primary School.

You need to ask your priest or minister to complete and return it to our school admissions team by the published closing date.

The following schools also have SIFs. These need to be returned to the school by the closing date of 15 January 2023:

Bishop Aldhelm’s CE VA Primary School
Christ the King Catholic Primary School
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Highcliffe St Mark Primary School
St Joseph’s RC Primary School Christchurch
St Joseph’s RC Primary School Poole
St Mark’s CE Primary School
St Mary’s RC Primary School
St Peter’s School
St Walburga’s Catholic Primary School.

The following schools also have SIFs which can be obtained from the Coastal Learning Partnership website. The completed SIF forms will need to be sent directly back to Coastal Learning Partnership via email to admissions@coastalpartnership.co.uk.

Baden Powell & St Peter's CE Junior School
Lilliput CE Infant School
Longfleet CE Primary School.

If you are thinking of applying to a faith school in another local authority, please check their website and policy to find out if they require completion of their own SIF.

If you do not return a completed SIF by the published closing date your application will still be processed but the SIF will not be taken into account.

Applying on service premium grounds

If you wish to apply for a place on service premium grounds, you must download and complete a Service Premium Supplementary Information Form (SIF).

You need to complete and return it to the school by the published closing date.

If you do not return a completed SIF by the published closing date, your application will still be processed but the SIF will not be taken into account.

Applications received after the published closing dates will be processed after all the on time applications. This may mean that regularly oversubscribed schools are full before late applications are considered.