St Andrew'sC E Primary School

If you would like your child to attend our school, please see the full details of our admission arrangements below. 

You are very welcome to come for a tour of our school. Please contact the school office by phone on 01305 832346 or email office@standrews.dsat.org.uk to arrange this.

Applications for a place in a Reception class are made through Dorset County Council’s School Admissions Team. Applications are made from 1st September for the following academic year.  Please contact the school office for more information.

Sometimes, children join the school later on in their school life. We make every effort to ensure they are welcomed, looked after and monitored so that they quickly make friends and can find their way around the school. Teachers give children time to settle in before making an assessment of their academic abilities. This assessment, together with records from the previous school, will enable your child to have the best start in our school. 

The school must have sight of a full birth certificate before admitting a pupil to the school.

Appealing a school place. 

If you would like to appeal a school place, here is the link to Dorset County's appeal page:
 

In Year Admissions

• Applications for in-year admission may be submitted at any time during the school year. 
• The school is part of the Local Authority’s in-year coordination scheme.  Any person wishing to apply for a place at the school in-year, will need to contact the LA for an application form and a supplementary information form if required.  Further details in respect of in-year applications are available from the school office or from the school website.
• The LA will liaise with the school on receipt of any in-year application so that it may be processed in accordance with the school’s admission arrangements.