Admission to school
Guidance on applying for a school place for September 2013
General guidance
Making an application for a 'previously looked after' children
Making an application based on medical, physical or psychological grounds
How applications are processed (on-time/late applications & what to do if unsuccesssful)
County brochure: A parent's guide to applying for a school place - 2013/2014
2mbData from September 2011 admissions (how places were allocated and number of appeals)
Data from September 2012 admissions (how places were allocated and number of appeals)
Other information & useful links, for School catchment finder, Free School Meals, School Uniform Grant and transport.
Admission to Year R
If your child was born between 1 September 2008 and 31 August 2009, they are due to start school in the school year beginning September 2013.
The online form has now closed for Year R applications. Please refer to the YEAR R STOP PRESS for current information and access to the LATE Year R application form, for those still needing to apply.
Please refer to the Timeline for the 'Starting school' application process.
The following links contain other relevant information about starting school:
A guide to Starting school in Hampshire
366 kB (contains advice about full-time/part-time attendance and deferment)Primary, infant & junior school admission policy for Sept 2013
52kb
Applying for a place in Year 3 in a junior school
If your child attends Year 2 of an infant school, you will need to make an application for admission to Year 3 in a junior school, to start in September 2013.
The online form has now closed for Year 3 junior school applications. Please refer to the YEAR 3 STOP PRESS for current information and access to the LATE Year 3 application form, for those still needing to apply.
Please refer to the Timeline for the 'Infant to Junior school' application process.
Please note that it is not possible to apply for a Year 3 place at an all-through primary school in this round. Please read the advice given on the link below:
Applying for a place in Year 7
If your child attends Year 6 in a primary or junior school, you will need to make an application for admission to Year 7 in a secondary school, to start in September 2013.
The online form has now closed for Year 7 applications. Please refer to the YEAR 7 STOP PRESS for current information and access to the LATE Year 7 application form, for those still needing to apply.
Please refer to the Timeline for the 'Secondary transfer' application process.
Secondary school admission policy for Sept 2013 46kb for community schools
Applying for other year groups
There are two main reasons why you might be applying for a school place other than at the normal transfer times: You might be moving house or unhappy with your child’s current school.
Applications for admission at the start of term in September 2013 will be considered from 10 June 2013.
Hampshire residents
applying for a place at a Hampshire maintained school must complete the Hampshire online in-year application form. You will receive a reply in writing, normally within 10 school days. If you do not wish to apply online, you can request a paper application form from a Hampshire school. Once you have completed the form, return it to the school. Please note that schools regard a telephone call as an enquiry, not an application for a place.
applying for a school place in another local authority in England, must complete the Hampshire online in-year application form. The Hampshire Admissions Team will then contact the other local authority to establish whether they are able to offer a place at your preferred school(s). You will receive a reply in writing, normally within 10 school days, from the Hampshire Admissions Team.
Non-Hampshire residents
living in England wishing to apply for a place in a Hampshire school should contact their home local authority (see other local authorities) to ask for an application form and information about the process.
living outside England wishing to apply for a place in a Hampshire school must complete the Hampshire online in-year application form and send evidence of their new address in Hampshire to the County Admissions Team.
If you are moving house
Evidence of your new address should be sent to the County Admissions Team. Proof of exchange of contracts or a signed tenancy agreement will normally be accepted. For service families, with official proof of posting to Hampshire and a relocation date, a Unit postal address or quartering area address will be accepted as the address for the application.
Receiving the decision
If you are offered a place, the school will hold it for your child to start at the beginning of term in September 2013.
If the school cannot offer your child a place, you will receive a letter of refusal containing details of what to do next. Your child's name will automatically be placed on the waiting list of the school. You may also appeal against the decision not to admit your child.
If you need help finding a school place for your child, you should contact the County Admissions Team.
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