September 2025 school allocations

When to apply

If your child is due to start school for the first time or, due to start junior, middle, secondary or upper in September 2025 you can apply from the 1 September 2024. 

The closing date for on-time applications was:

• 31 October 2024 for children who were due to start secondary or upper school
• 15 January 2025 for children starting school for the first time or due to start junior or middle school 

If you applied after the relevant closing date, your application will be classed as late.

View your child's school offer

If you applied online, you will be able to view your child's offer by logging into your account on:

• 3 March 2025 for children due to start secondary or upper school
• 16 April 2025 for children starting school for the first time or due to start junior or middle school 

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If you applied online or gave us an email address on your paper application, we'll also send your school place outcome by email.

We'll send you a separate email with a link for you to view and download your offer letter. This is also where we tell you about your transport entitlement.

If you did not provided an email address on your application, we will send your offer letter in the post.

How we've allocated school places

We provide information on how school places have been allocated for schools which are full and oversubscribed:

For September 2025

On Time Secondary and Upper Allocations

• Beaminster School
• Budmouth Academy
• Ferndown Upper School
• Lytchett Minster School
• The Gryphon School

Late secondary and upper allocations

Late Secondary and Upper Allocations will appear here on 2 April 2025.

On time middle school allocations

On time Middle School allocations will appear here on 16 April 2025.

On time primary and first school allocations

On time primary and first school allocations will appear here on 16 April 2025.

Late middle school allocations

Late middle school allocations will appear here on 14 May 2025.

Late primary and first school allocations

Late primary and first school allocations will appear here on 14 May 2025.

Find school allocation information from previous years by area