Welcome to Year 7
Welcome to the Bournemouth School community.
On this page you will find links to all aspects of school life. Please read the information carefully, as we are sure that it will answer the majority of questions that you may have about your son joining our school. In the summer term, we will contact you to discuss our detailed transition plans.
The start of Year 7 will be an exciting time for all of us, and I am confident that your child will settle into new routines quickly. New friends, new teachers and new opportunities will be awaiting them!
Students who are eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant are those who are in receipt of Free School Meals as at 31 October of the year prior to entry, or at any point during the last six years have been in receipt of Free School Meals or are the children of UK Armed Forces personnel.
The following groups are also eligible for Pupil Premium:
- children looked after by local authorities, referred to as looked after children
- children previously looked after by a local authority or other state care, referred to as previously looked after children.
For further information on how the Pupil Premium Grant is used please refer to the Pupil Premium Policy.
Parents in receipt of either Income Support, Income-based Jobseekers Allowance, Income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the guaranteed element of Pension Credit, Child Tax Credit (provided you are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and your annual gross income does not exceed £16,190 (as at 26 February 2025)), Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit), Universal Credit (if you apply on or after 1 April 2018, your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get) are currently entitled to free school meals. An application can be made online via the BCP website.
If we have been advised that your child is entitled to Free School Meals we will inform you on the new parents’ evening (in the literature given out on the evening). If you do not receive a letter and you believe that your child should receive free school meals please contact us.
- Our values and ethos
- Term dates
- How to contact us
- Working in partnership
- Rewards and sanctions
- The school day
- Uniform and equipment
- Transport
- Catering
- Cashless payments
- Communication
- The Pastoral system
- The governing body
- Curriculum
- Extra-curricular opportunities
- The library
- Photographs
- Safeguarding
- Local learning area visits
- The School Fund
- The Parents' Association lottery
We offer a number of extra opportunities which require individual sign-up; these are available using the buttons below.