Admissions policy for 2026-27: Annual Consultation 

Along with all other schools and academies in Devon, we are consulting on an admission policy for 2026-27. The Local Authority is also consulting on its admission arrangements. You are invited to look at the proposal new policies which are based on policies for this year and next year and to have your say on them.  

Each school’s proposed policy is on their admission page or you can see all policies at http://devon.cc/schoolpolicy Further information is here: www.devon.gov.uk/admissionarrangements  

The consultation runs until 10 January 2025. Policies will be determined by the end of February and published in the same places by 15 March next year. You can comment at schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk or by emailing the school.  

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Tarka Learning Partnership is the admission authority for the schools within the Trust. It has responsibility for the admissions policies and decisions on applications for admission.

Each school has an admissions policy for each academic year and they will be published on this page and on school websites when they are proposed for consultation and after they have been determined annually. They are written to comply with the School Admissions Code 2021 and School Admissions Appeals Code 2022.

If you are interested in your child joining a TLP school, please contact the school to discuss what they have to offer and arrange a visit if you can (see school pages for school contact details). Once you decide you would like a place you must make a formal application.

Applications (including in-year applications)

We take part in the co-ordinated admissions schemes of Devon County Council.

Devon County Council publishes information about admissions and its own policies to support the admissions application and appeals process. This is at www.devon.gov.uk/admissions

Applications can be made online at www.devon.gov.uk/admissionsonline or by using the forms available at http://devon.cc/applicationforms

If you are interested in your child joining a Tarka Learning Partnership school in-year (once the academic year has started), you can apply for a place through Devon County Council at www.devon.gov.uk/admissionsonline

There is a right of appeal and to a place on a waiting list for places where an application is refused.

The appeals process is detailed at www.devon.gov.uk/school-appeals

Admissions arrangements

Please see our parent privacy notice and student privacy notice published on our privacy notices page.

Please refer to the individual schools’ websites (which can be navigated via the logos below).

Most children join our schools at the normal round (the main intake into primary school from the start of September in Reception and for secondary the start of September in Year 7). As a parent, you can apply for a place to the Local Authority.

There are different options for parents of children starting school in Reception. This includes part-time education and deferring or delaying admission until later in the Reception year or, for children with birthdays in the summer term, to the following September. Please talk the school if you are interested in a place in a different year group for any reason.

For questions about your child  joining a Tarka Learning Partnership school or just about the admissions process in general, please don’t hesitate to contact the school direct or contact Devon School Admissions Service on 0345 155 1019 or by email to admissions@devon.gov.uk  Devon publishes guides to the admissions process: the Step by Step Guide and the In-Year Guide at http://devon.cc/prospectus

Admissions Policies 

For each school’s policy for each academic year, please see: http://devon.cc/schoolpolicy or school websites.

School admissions policy 2024-25 

For each school’s determined policy for 2024-25 academic year, please see: http://devon.cc/schoolpolicy or school websites.

School admissions policy 2025-26

For each school’s determined policy for 2025-26 academic year, please see: http://devon.cc/schoolpolicy or school websites.

School admissions policy 2026-27 

We will consult on an admissions policy between November 2024 and 10 January 2025. If you have any comments regarding the policy we propose, you can contact us at the school or schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk.   

You can view this policy at http://devon.cc/schoolpolicy 

After the consultation, we will determine the policy at a meeting of the admissions authority held before the end of February 2025. Once determined, the policy will be updated online by 15 March 2025. 

Objections can be made up to 15 May 2025 to the Office of the Schools’ Adjudicator. 

The Admissions Appeals Timetable 2025 

The deadline for submitting appeals allows appellants at least 20 school days to prepare and submit a written appeal. The appeal must then be heard within 40 school days for the normal round and within 30 days for in-year admissions. 

Allocation date for the normal round Reception: 16 April 2024 

Deadline for appeal forms to be submitted: 31 May 2024 

Appeals will be heard within 40 school days, by: 26 July 2024 

Where possible, appeals that are submitted after 31 May will be heard by 26 July. If that is not possible, they will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal form being submitted. 

Allocation date for the normal round new Year 7: 1 March 2024 

Deadline for appeal forms to be submitted: 22 April 2024 

Appeals will be heard within 40 school days, by: 26 June 2024 

Where possible, appeals that are submitted after 22 April will be heard by 26 June. If that is not possible, they will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal form being submitted. 

In-year appeals can be submitted after a refusal. They will be heard within 30 school days of an appeal being submitted.  

The Admissions Appeals Timetable 2026 

The deadline for submitting appeals allows appellants at least 20 school days to prepare and submit a written appeal. The appeal must then be heard within 40 school days for the normal round and within 30 days for in-year admissions. 

Allocation date for the normal round Reception: 16 April 2025 

Deadline for appeal forms to be submitted: 31 May 2025 

Appeals will be heard within 40 school days, by: 25 July 2025 

Where possible, appeals that are submitted after 31 May will be heard by 25 July. If that is not possible, they will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal form being submitted. 

In-year appeals can be submitted after a refusal. They will be heard within 30 school days of an appeal being submitted.