Admissions

NOTE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN STARTING SCHOOL IN RECEPTION IN SEPTEMBER 2020

Please see the ‘Starting School’ section at the bottom of this page for more information. If you have any questions, please contact the school via email at office@stourfieldinfants.com or telephone us on 01202 424585. Thank you.

Children are admitted to Stourfleld Infant School according to the criteria set out in our Admissions Policy. Although we are part of a Multi Academy Trust and Twynham Learning is the Admissions Authority, we employ Bournemouth to administer our admissions. The school's Published Admissions Number is 120.

More information and details on how to apply for a school place (including deadlines for applications), can be found on the Bournemouth Borough Council Admissions Website, obtained from the school office, or from the Bournemouth Admissions Team at Dorset House 01202 456222. Parents wishing to visit the school prior to registering their child are most welcome to contact the school office for an appointment to do so.

Please find a copy of our Admissions Policy and Appeal documents below.

Timetable for Admission into our Reception Year for September 2020

For parents/carers applying for a place for their child to start in the Reception Year 2020, a diary of important dates is set out in the table below.

Closing date for on-time applications (on-line and paper) to be received by Bournemouth Borough Council (Admissions Team)	Wednesday 15^th January 2020
Offer letters posted to parents/carers on National Offer Day by Local Authority	Thursday 16^th April 2020
Deadline for acceptance of offer by parents/carers	Thursday 30^th April 2020
Deadline for lodging an on-time admission appeal	Monday 18^th May 2020
Appeal Dates	Week commencing 6th July 2020

If you wish to apply for delayed entry to Reception for summer-born children, the Policy and Application Form for Delayed Admission to Reception can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

Catchment Area

Please see the map at the bottom of this page which details our Catchment Area, and a document listing all the road names which fall within this. However, residence within the catchment area does not ensure that a place at the school is offered.

Applicants are ranked by distance to the school within each admission category and if places are oversubscribed and/or the school is full in the appropriate year group, the school will not be able to offer a place.

Appeals

Information for parents on making an appeal is available below:-

Appeal Timetable For Admission to Reception Year in September 2020 (For The Academic Year 2020/2021)

Offer letters posted to parents/carers on National Offer Day by Local Authority	Thursday 16^th April 2020
Deadline for acceptance of offer by parents/carers	Thursday 30^th April 2020
Deadline for lodging an on-time admission appeal	Monday 18^th May 2020
Appeal Dates	Week commencing 6th July 2020

Further information can be found on the Bournemouth Borough Council Appeals Website.

Starting School

Under normal circumstances we would hold Parents’ Welcome Meetings in June and invite children into school in July for a short play date. However, unfortunately we find ourselves in a most peculiar situation and of course at the moment we are unsure when schools will be fully reopening and when social distancing measures will be lifted to allow parents/carers and the children to come into the school building.

We have posted a ‘Welcome’ letter to our new parents of children who will be starting school in September 2020. This can be accessed under the Starting School heading on the left (and slightly above) on this web page. Additionally, a timetable of the planned starting school arrangements is also shown here.

Our Reception class teachers will also be in contact with a number of pre-school settings in preparation for children starting school. Home Visits are planned at the start of September, should parents sign up for one.

Please note that hard copies of any policies or forms can be obtained from the school office.

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