Dorset Council will be consulting on the admissions arrangements for the academic year 2026 to 2027. The consultation will run from Monday 11 November 2024 to Friday 20 December 2024.
Determined policies that will affect all schools
See policies:
- Co-ordinated Admission Scheme 2026 to 2027
- In Year Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme 2026 to 2027
- Primary Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme Normal Point of Entry 2026 to 2027
- Secondary Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme Normal Point of Entry 2026 to 2027
Policies that will apply to Dorset Council schools
Community and voluntary controlled (VC) schools that use the school admissions policies created by Dorset Council:
- Admission Arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools in Dorset Council 2026 to 2027
- Admission of Armed Forces Community Children Policy 2026 to 2027
- Maintained Nursery Units Policy 2026 to 2027
- Sixth Form Admissions Policy 2026 to 2027
Policies for schools that have their own admissions policies
Schools that have their own policies:
First schools:
- Colehill First School
- Cranborne CE First School
- Damers First School
- Ferndown First School
- Frome Valley First School
- Hampreston CE VA First School
- Hayeswood First School
- Henbury View First School
- Hillside First School, Verwood
- Manor Park CE First School
- Milborne St Andrew First School
- Oakhurst Community First School
- Pamphill CE First School
- Parley First School
- Piddle Valley CE First School
- Puddletown First School
- Sixpenny Handley First School
- St Ives First School
- St James CE First School, Alderholt
- St James CE First School, Wimborne
- St John's CE First School, Wimborne
- St. Mary's RC First School, Dorchester
- St Mary's First School, West Moors
- Three Legged Cross First School
- Trinity First School, Verwood
- Verwood CE First School
- Wimborne St Giles CE First School
- Winterbourne Valley CE VA First School
- Witchampton CE First School, Wimborne
Primary schools:
- Archbishop Wake CE Primary School
- Beaminster St Mary's Academy
- Beechcroft St Paul's Primary
- Bere Regis Primary School
- Blandford St Mary Primary School
- Bovington Academy School
- Bridport Primary School
- Buckland Newton Primary School
- Burton Bradstock CE Primary School
- Charmouth Primary School
- Chickerell Primary Academy
- Corfe Castle CE Primary School
- Dunbury CE Academy
- Durweston CE Primary School
- Gillingham Primary School
- Loders CE Primary Academy
- Lytchett Matravers Primary School
- Lulworth & Winfrith Primary School
- Marshwood CE Primary Academy
- Milldown CE Academy, Blandford
- Milton on Stour Primary School
- Motcombe CE Primary School
- Parrett & Axe CE VA Primary School
- Pimperne CE VC Primary School
- Portesham Primary School
- Powerstock CE VA Primary School
- Salway Ash Primary School
- Sandford St Martin's Primary School
- Shaftesbury Abbey CE VA Primary School
- Shaftesbury CE Primary School
- Sherborne Abbey CE Primary School
- Sherborne Primary School
- Shillingstone CE Primary School
- Spetisbury CE Primary School
- St Andrew's CE Primary School, Shaftesbury
- St Andrew's CE Primary School, Weymouth
- St Andrew's Primary School, Yetminster
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Bridport
- St George's CE Primary School, Bourton
- St George's CE Primary School, Langton Matravers
- St. George's Primary School, Portland
- St John's CE Primary School, Weymouth
- St. Mark's CE Primary School, Swanage
- St Mary's CE Primary School, Bradford Abbas
- St Mary's CE Primary School, Bridport
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage
- St. Mary's RC Primary School, Marnhull
- St. Mary and St. Joseph RC Primary School, Wool
- St. Mary the Virgin CE VA Primary School, Gillingham
- St Michael's CE VA Primary School, Lyme Regis
- St Nicholas CE VA Primary School, Child Okeford
- St Nicholas & St Laurence CE Primary School
- Stalbridge Primary School
- Sticklands CE VA Primary School
- Stoborough CE Primary School
- Swanage Primary School
- Swanage St Mary's CE Primary School
- Symondsbury CE VA Primary School
- Thorncombe St Mary's CE Primary Academy
- Trent Young's CE Primary School, Sherborne
- Upton Infants School
- Upton Junior School
- Wareham St Mary's CE Primary School
- Wool CE Primary School
Middle schools:
- Allenbourn Middle School
- Dorchester Middle School
- Emmanuel CE Middle School
- Ferndown Middle School
- Lockyer's Middle School
- St Mary's CE Middle School
- St Michael's CE Middle School, Wimborne
- St Osmund's CE Middle School
Secondary schools:
- All Saints CE Academy
- Atlantic Academy, Portland
- Budmouth Academy
- Lytchett Minster School
- Shaftesbury School
- Sturminster Newton High School
- The Dorset Studio School
- The Gryphon School
- The Purbeck School
- The Sir John Colfox School
- The Swanage School
- The Woodroffe School
- Wey Valley Academy
Upper schools:
- policies will be added as they are finalised