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.

Dorset Council School Admissions - Starting School For The First Time

Children Joining Our School At Any Other Time Other Than The Start Of The Reception Year

If the school place you are seeking for your child is required during the school year, you will still need to apply directly through Dorset Council Admissions using the links below.

Moving school during the school year [in year admissions]
Dorset Council's In-Year Coordination Scheme

Hillside First School is a member of the Initio Learning Trust partnership of schools. This is a vibrant and exciting family of schools, driven to provide high quality education and to fully support the local and wider community. 

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 on our Open Day.  Details of our Open Days will be advertised in the local area and also on our website nearer the time.

Admissions Appeals

A note that the deadline for the schools appeals timetable for 2025 to be published on websites was 28 February 2025.
Click here for information about how to appeal an admission 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.

Link to Dorset Council Admissions Waiting List

Useful Admissions Information

Click here to read the School Admissions Code 2021
Click here to read the School Admissions Appeals Code 2022