Consultation on school catchment area changes which affect: Primary School, Kempshott Infant School, Kempshott Junior School, Community School and Aldworth School in

Hampshire County Council has reviewed the school catchments to take account of the new housing at Hounsome Fields and Kennel Farm. County Council has been in discussion with the local schools in order to consider appropriate catchment arrangements for each school.

The new housing currently falls within the catchment area of North Waltham Primary School and Brighton Hill Community School (Secondary). Due to the infrastructure and the location of the surrounding schools, it is proposed that the catchments be redrawn for admission in September 2019 onwards.

This proposed catchment change would move the catchment area boundary of North Waltham Primary School and Brighton Hill Community School (Secondary) so that all of the new housing at Hounsome Fields and Kennel Farm and existing properties sit within the catchment area of Kempshott Infant School, Kempshott Junior School and Aldworth School.

Transitional arrangements are proposed by the County Council to mitigate the impact of this change for families currently living in the affected area with children already in the existing catchment schools, as follows:

 Transitional arrangements for admission to North Waltham Primary School: A child starting school for the first time who has a sibling on roll at North Waltham Primary School (who was on roll prior to the catchment change and who will still be attending the school at the time of the younger child’s admission), will also be given catchment priority for North Waltham Primary School up to, and including, admission in September 2024.

 Transitional arrangements for admission to Brighton Hill Community School: A child due to transfer to secondary school, who has a sibling on roll at Brighton Hill Community School (who was on roll prior to the catchment change and who will still be on roll at the time of the younger child’s admission), will also be given catchment priority for Brighton Hill Community School, up to, and including, admission in September 2022.

The proposed catchment areas that will apply from September 2019 are presented below.

Map of proposed Primary school catchment changes

Map of proposed secondary school catchment changes