Poole High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked after / previously looked after children — A "Looked after Child" means any child who is in the care of a local authority in accordance with Section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989. A child who was "previously a Looked after Child" means a child who immediately after being Looked After became subject to an Adoption Order under the Adoption Act 1976 or under Section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, a Residence Order or Child Arrangement Order under Section 8 of the Children Act 1989 or Special Guardianship Order under Section 14A of the Children Act 1989. A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose is to benefit society.
2. 2Children of members of staff — Who have been employed by the school for two or more years at the time the application has been made or who have been employed for less than two years, but are filling a post with demonstrable skills shortage.
3. 3Acceptance to the Expressly Academic 10% — The Expressly Academic Class comprises children who have been selected as a result of tests taken in the September preceding the year of entry and is limited to 10% of the school's Published Admission Number in year 7. Children will be ranked in order of their test scores.
4. 4Children who have applied for a place in Year 7 and who are not part of the "Expressly Academic" 10% — Children who have applied for a place in Year 7 and who are not part of the "Expressly Academic" 10%. In the event that category 4 is oversubscribed the following sub-categories will be used: 4a. Children whose home address is within the catchment area and who have a sibling at the school who it is anticipated will still be attending at the time of admission. 4b. Other children with a sibling at the school, where the sibling was on roll on 6th January 2020 and who it is anticipated will still be attending at the time of admission. 4c. Children whose home address is within the catchment area. 4d. Children whose home address is outside the catchment area, but with a sibling who it is anticipated will still be on the school roll at the time of admission and who was admitted after 6 January 2020. 4e. Children whose home address is outside the catchment area.

If two applications tie: Children in the oversubscribed category or sub-category who live closest to the school will be given priority. If the distance measurement is equal for two or more applicants the place will be allocated using a random allocation process. The process will be electronically administered through the IT providers in use at the time.

Children with an EHCP naming Poole High School are admitted before all other applicants. The Expressly Academic Class is capped at 10% of PAN (approximately 32 places). Sub-category 4b applies only to siblings who were on roll on 6th January 2020; sub-category 4d applies to out-of-catchment siblings admitted after 6 January 2020. Sixth Form has an external applicant admission number of 50.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.