Purpose

Annual duty for the Council to determine a suite of policies
in relation to the Admissions Arrangements for Community and Voluntary
Controlled Schools. These policies have to be
determined by the 26 February in the year prior to their implementation.

Content

That the following
policies that make up Dorset Council’s School Admissions Arrangements and
Coordinated Scheme for school place allocations for September 2025: be approved
and adopted.

1.   
Co-ordinated
Admissions Scheme Timetable 2025-2026

2.   
Primary Co-ordinated Scheme 2025-2026

3.   
Secondary Co-ordinated Scheme 2025-2026

4.   
In Year Co-ordinated Scheme 2025-2026

5.   
Admissions Arrangements for Community &
Voluntary Controlled Schools 2025-2026.

6.   
Admissions to Maintained Nursery Units Policy
2025-2026

7.   
Sixth Form Admissions Policy 2025-2026

8.   
Armed Forces Policy 2025-2026

In addition, the
following reductions in Pupil Admissions Number where also approved:

1.   
Cranborne
Middle School reduction of their Pupil Admissions Number from 105 to 64 with
effect from September 2025

2.   
Conifers
Primary School reduction of their Pupil Admissions Number (PAN) from 60 to 30
with effect from September 2025.