Haymoor Junior School admissions: your chances of a place
How many families wanted a place, how many there were, how far the last place went, and how it compares with the schools around it.
Demand in detail
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole published that the last place offered for 2024 entry went to a family 1.363 miles away. The cut-off moves every year with the number of applications.
Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole lodged 50 appeals against primary school offers; 32 reached a hearing and 3 succeeded (9.4% of those heard).
Last distance offered
| Entry year | Last place offered | Published by |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.36 miles | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| 2023 | 0.55 miles | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Figures as each council published them, in the unit it used. The cut-off is not a boundary: it moves every year with the number of applications.
How hard the nearest schools are to get into
Councils in England let families name between three and six schools. A realistic back-up is a nearby school with spare places.
| School | Distance | Places | First choices per place | Last distance offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ad Astra Infant School | 0.2 miles | 76 | 0.9 (2026) | - |
| Canford Heath Infant School | 0.6 miles | 120 | 1.1 (2026) | - |
| Stanley Green Infant Academy | 1.1 miles | 46 | 0.8 (2026) | - |
| Hillbourne Primary School | 1.1 miles | 30 | 0.8 (2026) | - |
Straight-line distance from Haymoor Junior School. Below 1.0 means fewer first choices than places.
Who gets priority
Haymoor Junior School is its own admission authority: the school (or its trust) sets its admissions policy and oversubscription criteria, and publishes them on its website. You still apply through Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
In England, a child whose education, health and care plan names the school is admitted first. Then, when there are more applicants than places, looked-after and previously looked-after children come first, followed by the school's own criteria, which usually include siblings and distance from home.
Joining during the school year
Haymoor Junior School has 349 pupils for 360 places. It is close to full, so places outside the normal entry year depend on the year group. Moving mid-year? Apply through Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's in-year admissions process or, for some schools, directly to the school.
Questions about getting into Haymoor Junior School
How far away does Haymoor Junior School offer places?
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole published that the last place offered for 2024 entry went to a family 1.36 miles away. That is not a boundary: it moves every year with the number of applications and how many places go to siblings and other priority groups first.
What can I do if I don't get a place at Haymoor Junior School?
Accept the offer you do get, so your child has a school, then ask to go on Haymoor Junior School's waiting list and consider an appeal. In 2026, families in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole lodged 50 appeals against primary school offers; 32 reached a hearing and 3 succeeded (9.4% of those heard). Waiting lists move over the summer as families accept other places or move away.