Admissions

Because we are a Voluntary Controlled School, the Local Authority (LA) is responsible for admission procedures. However, application forms can be obtained from the school office or online via the LA website (click here to visit the relevant page). They can also be accessed by clicking on the links below.

• Applying for a school place

When you have the form you need, simply fill out any requested details and return it to the address supplied within.

If you are unable to attend the open days and wish to apply for the school place, please contact the school office on 01225 863444 or email: admin@christchurch.wilts.sch.uk.

How Applications Are Considered

While every effort is made to make a place available for your child in our school, there is a limit on the number we can take. Each year-group has two classes with a maximum of 30 children each, a figure set by the LA and agreed with the Governors and Headteacher. If the number of children wanting a place is below this figure, all will be admitted. If there are too many children applying for that year group, the LA gives priority according to their own admissions criteria. This ‘over-subscription criteria’ is as follows (in descending order):

1. ‘Vulnerable Children’ (which includes ‘Looked After Children’), children from families registered with the National Asylum Support Service, and children with a severe medical condition.
2. In-area siblings (including step, half, and foster siblings) where an older sibling is on roll at Christ Church already and not in their final year at this school. They must also live within the designated area at the same address as the older sibling.
3. Other in-area children – those children who live within the designated area but do not have siblings attending the school.
4. Children who live outside the school’s designated area but have an older sibling at the school that resides at the same address.
5. Any other child for whom none of the above criteria apply.

For more details, please consult Wiltshire Council’s Admission Arrangements:

• Determined Admission Arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled Primary Schools for 2020/21

Right to Appeal

If the LA is unable to offer your child a place at Christ Church after considering your case carefully, you have the right to appeal. Information on how to do so is given on the LA website or in the form below:

• Appeal guide
• Changes to appeals during COVID outbreak

Secondary School Applications

If you have a Year 6 child who is leaving us in July 2023, you can apply for a secondary school place from 1st September 2022. The closing date is 31st October 2022.  Application forms from the LA can be viewed by clicking on this link.