Admissions
School Admissions for Reception Age Children
We welcome applications from parents for their children to join our school. If the school place you are seeking for your child is for Reception please follow the link below.
Link to Dorset Council School Admissions
In Year School Admissions
We welcome applications from parents for their children to join our school at any time. If the school place you are seeking for your child is required during the school year, you must apply directly through the Dorset Council Admissions website using the links below.
Together with other schools in Dorset and in accordance with statutory requirements, Hillside First School has agreed to join the Local Authority’s co-ordinated admissions scheme for the entry admission and transfer process for 2023-24. Therefore, the in-year application and allocation process will be handled by the Local Authority.
Full details of the application process, and the main application form, can be found on the Dorset Council Admissions website on the link below.
Link to Dorset Council In-Year School Admissions
Tours of the School
We are always delighted to show parents/carers around the school and answer any questions they might have. Please telephone the school on 01202 822737 to arrange a tour. In most cases the headteacher or deputy headteacher will accompany parents/carers on school tours.
For new pupils due to start school in September, tours are available during the Autumn Term at our Open Day. Details of our Open Days will be advertised in the local area and also on our website nearer the time.
Admisions Appeals
Click here for information about how to appeal an admissions refusal.
Click here for the admissions appeals timetable.
Waiting list information
A waiting list is held by Dorset Council for each year group. You can add your child to a waiting list if you have been refused a place or want to renew your place. If you want to be added to the waiting list, please follow the link below.