St. Mary's CE First School is part of Initio Learning Trust and admissions policies are agreed by the Trustees for all the schools. Click here to go to the Admissions Policies page for Initio Learning Trust.

St Mary's is a Church of England First School for pupils aged 4-9, maintained by Initio Learning Trust.

The admission policy for this school is detailed below, please click on the attatchment at the bottom of this page.

Parents of Reception age children starting school in September 2026 should apply for a place through the local authority in which they live.  Click on the link below for the relevant Dorset County Council Webpages:

https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/w/starting-school-for-the-first-time

In-year applications

• Click here for information about moving school during the school year (in year admissions).

Admissions Appeals

• Click here for information about how to appeal an admission refusal.
• Click here for the admissions appeals timetable

• The Initio Admissions Policy can be found at the bottom of this page.

Useful Admissions Information

• Click here to read the School Admissions Code 2021.
• Click here to read the School Admissions Appeals Code 2022.
• Click here to read the Admissions Arrangements Policy 2025-2026.