We are holding a public consultation on school admission arrangements for the academic year 2025-26.

Unless otherwise stated next to the relevant school(s), the consultation will run from 4 December 2023 to 19 January 2024.

The proposed policies are available on each school’s website.

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

Consulting BCP primary schools

Bearwood Primary School: Format of policy standardised into a Hamwic Trust template, no other change to policy or priority criteria.

Bishop Aldhelm's CE Primary School: Section 2 Oversubscription criteria - two priority categories have been added (No. 14 and No. 15). Format of policy standardised into a Hamwic Trust template.

Christchurch Junior School: a routine consultation – no changes have been made to the policy.

Coastal Learning Partnership Schools: reduction in Published Admission Numbers at Bethany CE Junior School from 96 to 64 and at Queens Park Infant Academy from 120 to 90. This change is proposed because there is a decline in pupil numbers across the local authority area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. No other changes to the policy that would affect other schools in the Partnership have been made.

Hamworthy Park Junior School: format of policy standardised into a Hamwic Trust template, no other change to policy or priority criteria.

Hillbourne Primary School: format of policy standardised into a Hamwic Trust template, no other change to policy or priority criteria.

Kingsleigh Primary School: a routine consultation – no changes have been made to the policy.

Livingstone Road Infant School and Livingstone Road Junior School: Section 2 Oversubscription criteria – a priority criteria in the 2024 – 2025 admissions policy has been removed (“Children who live outside the school’s catchment area who have a significant medical or psychological condition”) and this is not a priority criteria in the 2025 – 2026 policy.

Queens Park Academy: a routine consultation – no changes have been made to the policy.

Springdale First School: format of policy standardised into a Hamwic Trust template, no other change to policy or priority criteria.

Stanley Green Infant Academy: a reduction in Published Admission Number from 90 to 60. This change is proposed because there is a decline in pupil numbers across the local authority area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. No other changes to the policy have been made.

Stourfield Infant School: a routine consultation – no changes have been made to the policy.

Stourfield Junior School: a routine consultation – no changes have been made to the policy.

Talbot Primary School: format of policy standardised into a Hamwic Trust template, no other change to policy or priority criteria.

Twin Sails Infant School: format of policy standardised into a Hamwic Trust template, no other change to policy or priority criteria.

Twynham Primary School: a routine consultation – no changes have been made to the policy.

Consulting BCP all-through schools

Parkfield: change of Published Admission Numbers for Reception and Year 7 intakes.

Livingstone Academy Bournemouth: additional advice on deferred/delayed admission, admission of children outside their normal age group, in-year admissions and the consultation process. Consultation will end on Friday 26 January.

Consulting BCP secondary schools

Avonbourne Boys' Academy: amendment to category 2 – sibling. Removed “older” so all siblings attending the Academy are considered as sibling for the purposes of categorisation. Additional information regarding sixth form subject entry requirements has now been included.

Avonbourne Girls' Academy: amendment to category 2 – sibling. Removed “older” so all siblings attending the Academy are considered as sibling for the purposes of categorisation. Additional information regarding sixth form subject entry requirements has now been included.

Bournemouth School for Girls: change in oversubscription criterion iii from admitting the top scoring 130 girls to the top scoring 100 girls.

Poole Grammar School: change in oversubscription criteria order to prioritise children in receipt of Pupil Premium who live both in Poole postcodes (as specified by the school) and outside Poole postcodes.

The Bishop of Winchester Academy: section added regarding the process for considering out of normal age group transfer/admission. Consultation will end on Friday 26 January.

The Grange School: a routine consultation – no changes requiring consultation have been made to the policy. The school have increased their Planned Admission Number for Year Seven to 90.

Twynham School: a routine consultation – no changes have been made to the policy.

Twynham Sixth Form: a routine consultation – no changes have been made to the policy.

The Local Authority Admissions Policy 2025/26

BCP Council have one single admissions policy for its community and voluntary controlled schools. There will be no changes to the way the policy works for each school for the 2025/26 academic year.

• BCP Council is currently the admission authority for:
• Burton CE Primary School
• Christchurch Infant School
• Mudeford Community Infants School
• Mudeford Junior School
• Somerford Primary School

The determined policy and coordinated scheme will be published in March 2024.