Dear Parent
Welcome to Hampshire County Council’s 2009 school admissions website. We hope it helps you with the important decision you are about to make and provides other useful information.
Considering which school will be best for your child is an enormous responsibility. We particularly recommend that you find out about the school that serves the area where you live but you will also, of course, need to visit all the schools you are considering.
When you are thinking about a school for your child, we suggest you look at all aspects of the school that will help your child feel stimulated, secure and happy. Schools are alive and constantly changing, so it is important you learn about the school as it is now. All schools can give you an annual prospectus containing the up-to-date information you need. A recent Ofsted report may also be helpful.
Hampshire uses an 'Equal Preference' admission policy. The application forms (and on-line application process) ask parents to list schools in order of preference. You will be considered for all the schools you name on the form according to the priorities in the schools’ admission policies. If more than one school can offer a place, the local authority will allocate the higher preference school. In most school admission policies, children living in the catchment area have a higher priority than children outside the catchment area.
For the deadlines and decisions dates please see Important Dates
If you would like more information or advice, please contact the County Admissions Team.
We are proud of the achievement of children in our schools, pre-school groups and nursery schools. We continually see their successes in areas such as music, sport and drama, as well as academic work and examinations. We thank the headteachers, teachers, other staff, governors and volunteers who make our children’s education exciting, rewarding and successful. This success depends on an unswerving commitment to children and a strong approach to partnership between the County Council, schools and parents to achieve the best for our children. We wish your child every success and happiness in one of our schools.
Yours sincerely
John Coughlan
Director - Children's Services
Cllr David Kirk
Executive Lead Member for Children's Services (Education)
Cllr Patricia Banks
Executive Member for Children and Families