Introduction

Birch Hill Primary School is an academy school and is its own admission authority, forming part of the Maiden Erlegh Trust. When an admission authority wishes to make changes to their admission arrangements, they must consult to ensure all views are heard. Maiden Erlegh Trust is consulting on the following change to the admission arrangements for Birch Hill Primary School:

Proposal to reduce the Published Admissions Number (PAN) from 60 to 30

Why are we proposing this change?

There is a surplus of places in the area and the school has seen a fall in their roll. A reduction in PAN will help the governing body provide stability in their long-term planning, including both the set-up of the school and budget planning. Copies of the proposed arrangements can be found in the attached document below.

How can you respond?

We would like to hear your views on these proposals. Please send any comments regarding the above proposed changes by emailing:

consultation.education@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

The consultation takes place between 10 November 2025 to 22 December 2025

What happens next?

After the consultation closes the responses will be collated and presented to the Admissions Committee at The Maiden Erlegh Trust who will decide whether or not to proceed with the proposed changes and determine the admission arrangements. The admission arrangements will then be determined, and the outcome will be published on the school website by 15 March 2026.