Dorset

More information about admissions to schools in Dorset can be found on Dorset County Council website by clicking on the following links: 

• General information about school admissions in Dorset
• Starting school for the first time: applying for a reception place at a Dorset school
• Moving school partway through the year: applying for a place at a Dorset school during the school year

Chickerell Primary Academy will be using the Dorset Admissions criteria to determine the admissions to the school.

Any parents/carers wishing to lodge an appeal against an  admission decision will need to use this link below. 

 https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/appeal-a-school-admission-decision-1 

UNCRC Article 28

You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can.

Our Admissions policies

The Admissions policies for pupils' admissions during the academic years 2025-26 and 2026-27 can be found below. They include a timetable for appeals.

Proposed 2027-28 admission arrangements

From 10^th November 2025 to 16^th January 2026, you are invited to review the proposed 2027-28 admission arrangements for state-funded schools in Devon and those in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, Cornwall, Dorset, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay supported by the Devon School Admissions Service at www.devon.gov.uk/admissionarrangements.

You can find the proposed 2027-28 admission arrangements for our school below. 

We are not proposing to make changes.