Admission arrangements for BCP schools 2021-2022

Public consultation on school admission arrangements for 2021-2022

Unless otherwise stated next to the relevant school(s), the consultation ran from 18 November 2019 to 03 January 2020.

The proposed policies are also available on each school’s website. Paper copies are available on request.

Comments or objections can be submitted directly to the schools or emailed to school.admissions@bcpcouncil.gov.uk.

The Local Authority Admissions Policy

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council Admissions Policy 2021-22 (for community and voluntary controlled infant, junior and primary schools)

BCP Council have created one single admissions policy for its community and voluntary controlled schools. There are no significant changes to the way the policy works for each school.

BCP Council is the admission authority for:

• Burton CE Primary School
• Christchurch Infant School
• Hillbourne Primary School
• Mudeford Community Infants School
• Mudeford Junior School
• Somerford Primary School.

All other consulting BCP primary schools

• Bearwood Primary School
  Removal of catchment area
• Christchurch Junior School
  Routine consultation – no changes have been made to the policy
• Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
  Removal of religious attendance measures – the relevant religious leader will now determine religious community membership
• Heathlands Primary School
  Reduction in published admission number
• Highcliffe St Mark Primary School
  Introduction of point of entry at Year 3 with a published admission number of 6
• Hill View Primary School
  Introduction of single admissions policy for all Reach South Multi Academy Trust schools including removal of catchment area for Hill View and introduction of staff oversubscription criterion
• Kingsleigh Primary School
  Kingsleigh Primary School Delayed Admission to Reception Year
  Routine consultation – no changes have been made to the policy
• Malmesbury Park Primary School
  Introduction of single admissions policy for all Reach South Multi Academy Trust schools including removal of catchment area for Malmesbury Park and introduction of staff oversubscription criterion
• Moordown St John’s CE Primary School
  Inclusion of child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England in oversubscription criterion 1 (previously criterion 2)
• St James’ CE Primary School
  Renumbering of admissions criteria
• St Katherine’s CE Primary School
  Routine consultation – no changes have been made to the policy
• St Luke’s CE Primary School
  Definition of siblings now includes children offered places in Reception and Year 3
  Change to Tie Breaker process
  Description of how applications from separated parents/carers will be processed
• St Michael’s CE Primary
  Routine consultation – no changes have been made to the policy
• St Peter’s School Primary
  Change to the wording of religious criteria
• Stourfield Infant School
  Routine consultation – no changes have been made to the policy
• Stourfield Junior School
  Routine consultation – no changes have been made to the policy
• Winton Primary School
  Routine consultation – no changes have been made to the policy.

All other consulting BCP secondary schools

• Bournemouth School for Girls
  Routine consultation – no changes have been made to the policy
• Corfe Hills School
  Removal of catchment area
  Removal of medical without EHCP criterion
• Poole High School
  Poole High School Catchment map
  Reduction of catchment area size
• St Edward's RC/CE VA School
  The introduction of a new oversubscription criterion providing higher priority for children of staff
• St Peter’s School
  St Peter's School Sixth Form Admissions Policy
  Reduction in published admissions number
  Change to the wording of religious criteria
• The Bishop of Winchester
  Routine consultation – no changes have been made to the policy.

All other consulting BCP all-through schools

• Parkfield School
  Introduction of single admissions policy for all Reach South Multi Academy Trust schools.

Supplementary forms, policies and Co-ordinated Scheme

• Co-ordinated Scheme 2021-2022 
• Policy for responding to requests for admission to community and voluntary controlled schools (to a year group different to that determined by their date of birth, including delayed admission to reception for summer born children)
• Primary Supplementary Information Form 2021-22
• St Edward's Supplementary Information Form 2021-2022
• St Peter's School Primary Phase Supplementary Information Form 2021-22
• St Peter's School Secondary Supplementary Information Form 2021-22.