The Arnewood 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 and previously looked after children — Looked after children, or those previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admissions authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2. 2Exceptional social or medical circumstances — Children who have exceptional social or medical circumstances where it is deemed that this is the only school which can meet their needs.
3. 3In catchment with a sibling on roll — Children living within the catchment area of The Arnewood School who, at the time of application, have a sibling at school who will still be on roll at the time of the admission.
4. 4Other children in the catchment area — Other children living within the catchment area of The Arnewood School.
5. 5Outside catchment with a sibling on roll — Children living outside the catchment area of The Arnewood School who, at the time of application, have a brother or sister (including children living as siblings in the same family unit in the permanent residence) on the roll of The Arnewood School and who will still be on roll at the time of the sibling's admission.
6. 6Outside catchment, attending a linked primary school — Children living outside the catchment area of The Arnewood School who, at the time of application, attend one of the linked primary schools: Ashley Junior School, Bransgore Church of England Primary School, Hordle Church of England Primary School, New Milton County Junior School and Tiptoe County Primary School.
7. 7Other children outside the catchment area — Other children living outside the catchment area of The Arnewood School.

If two applications tie: Where two or more applicants are equidistant, random allocation will be used to allocate the place.

If oversubscribed within any category, straight-line distance (Ordnance Survey home address point to school address point, measured using Hampshire County Council GIS) is used to prioritise applicants before the random-allocation tie-break applies. Pupils with an EHCP naming the school are admitted before other applicants (not itself a numbered criterion).

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.