Admissions

Do you have a child starting school in Reception in September 2022?

We will be running some Parents Tours so that prospective parents of children due to start school in September 2022 can have a tour of our school and ask any questions. Dates will be available soon and will be placed on our website with details on how to book a place.

If you do have any particular questions or wish to discuss anything specific relating to your child, please do contact us either by email via office@stourfieldinfants.com or by telephone on 01202 424585.

Please see our Welcome to our School video below.

Admissions to our School

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 BCP Council website at School admissions (bcpcouncil.gov.uk) 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 2022

For parents/carers applying for a place for their child to start in the Reception Year 2022, 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)	Saturday 15^th January 2022
Offer letters sent to parers/carers on National Offer Day by Local Authority	Tuesday 19^th April 2022
Deadline for acceptance of offer by parents/carers	Friday 3^rd May 2022
Deadline for lodging an on-time admission appeal	May 2022 (exact date to be confirmed)
Appeal Dates	June/July 2022 (exact dates for our school to be finalised)

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

For infant class size appeals, the law only allows very limited grounds upon which an Appeal Panel is allowed to uphold an appeal and offer a place.

In 1998, the Government introduced legislation under the Schools Standard and Framework Act (SSFA 1998) which limits the size of an infant class to 30 pupils with a single school teacher for Reception Year, Year One and Year Two. There are some exceptions allowed by law to this and all the necessary information can be obtained in the 'School Admission Appeals - A Guide for Parents' below.

The various Information and Appeals Form for parents on making an appeal is available below:-

Appeal Timetable For Admission to Reception Year in September 2022 (For The Academic Year 2022/2023)

Offer letters sent to parents/carers on National Offer Day by Local Authority	Tuesday 19^th April 2022
Deadline for acceptance of offer by parents/carers	Friday 3^rd May 2022
Deadline for lodging an on-time admission appeal	May 2022 (exact date to be confirmed)
Appeal Dates	June/July 2022 (exact dates for our school to be finalised)

Further information on appealing for Reception or in-year place allocations can be found on the BCP website at School admission appeals (bcpcouncil.gov.uk)

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

Key Documents: