Admission Arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools in Dorset Council 2028 to 2029

Overview

Dorset Council will be consulting on the admissions arrangements for the academic year 2028 to 2029. The consultation will run from Monday 9 November 2026 to Sunday 20 December 2026.

Any person may submit their comments, both positive and negative, to Ed Denham, School Organisation, Dorset Council, County Hall, Dorchester, DT1 1XJ or through email schoolorganisation@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk by Sunday 20 December 2026.

The documents and information related to the consultation can be seen below: 


  1. Maintained Nursery Units Policy 2028 to 2029
  2. In Year Co-ordinated Scheme 2028 to 2029
  3. Primary Co-ordinated Scheme 2028 to 2029
  4. Secondary Co-ordinated Scheme 2028 to 2029
  5. Sixth Form Admissions Policy 2028 to 2029
  6. Admissions Arrangements for Community and VC Schools 2028 to 2029
  7. Armed Forces Policy School Admissions 2028 to 2029
  8. Co-ordinated Scheme Timetable 2028 to 2029

Please note, there are no substantive changes to any of the policies.

Consultations on Admission Numbers for Stower Provost Primary School - closing date 20 December 2026

Reduction in Admission Number: Stower Provost Primary School

By Virtue of Schedule 3 of the School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2013, Dorset Council is required to consult on changes to provision at Maintained Schools including the reduction in Admission Numbers (AN).

The proposed AN will apply to admissions to the relevant age group (the normal year of entry) commencing from the beginning of the school year 2028/29 and for any subsequent school year. Notice is hereby given for the following changes:

Table summarising the proposed changes
School Current AN Proposed AN
Stower Provost Primary 21 15

The reason for proposing lower AN is to set a level which more accurately reflects the number of actual admissions and enables the governing body of the relevant school to plan more effectively for organisational and budgetary needs. Admissions to the schools will be in accordance with the admissions policy.

Any person may submit their comments, both positive and negative, to Ed Denham, School Organisation, Dorset Council, County Hall, Dorchester, DT1 1XJ or through email schoolorganisation@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk by Sunday 20 December 2026.

Signed: Paul Dempsey, Executive Director of People - Children, Dorset Council.

Date: 06/11/2026

 

 

Please submit your comments by 20 December 2026.

Closes 20 Dec 2026

Opened 9 Nov 2026

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