Nursery & Primary School Admissions - The First Step
Admissions to Primary School - The First Step
These pages are to help you through the process of applying for a school place for your child. They explain the options you have as a parent living in Devon, and they set out the process that you need to follow. Included is the application form you will need to fill in, and you will find information about the primary schools in Devon to help you make your choices.
You can apply online between 7th November 2011 and 15th January 2012 at www.devon.gov.uk/admissionsonline. If you cannot apply online, or have missed the closing date, please telephone the Education Helpline on 0845 155 1019.
A printable PDF version can be downloaded here 
(681KB - pdf help)
A letter from Jennie Stephens - Strategic Director, People (43KB - pdf help)
Three easy steps (29KB - pdf help)
What is The First Step about? (31KB - pdf help)
Dos and don’ts (32KB - pdf help)
Independent advice (28KB - pdf help)
What do I need to consider (51KB - pdf help) - includes:
- When should my child start school?
- Designated or catchment areas
- Making your decisions
- Other local authority areas
- Schools who make their own admissions decisions
- Exceptional social, medical or educational reasons
What do I need to consider? Primary and Infant School Transport (37KB - pdf help)
Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs (28KB - pdf help)
Completing the Devon Common Application Form (36KB - pdf help)
What happens next? (46KB - pdf help) - includes:
- Oversubscription criteria
- Definitions
- The Decision
What happened last year? (90KB - pdf help)
Frequently Asked Questions (30KB - pdf help)
Individual schools information
School number - this is the Department of Education number for the school.
Number on roll - this indicates the size of the school during the middle of the academic year; the number of children on roll in September 2011.
PAN - the Planned Admissions Number; the number of places available for September 2012 for children joining reception.
Linked junior schools - for infants schools, there is a priority for admissions for children attending these linked junior schools. Admission is not guaranteed.
Oversubscription criteria - these are the rules used to prioritise applications when there are more applications than there are available places. The oversubscription criteria for community and voluntary controlled schools is available here (46KB - pdf help).
Where a school has converted to academy status after the consultation and determination of admission arrangements for 2012, the arrangements remain in place as determined. For Sidmouth C of E Primary School (formerly All Saints C of E Infants School, Sidmouth Infants School and St Nicholas’ C of E Junior School), arrangements have been amended to reflect that it is now a single establishment.
All Devon schools admit boys and girls and all are comprehensive.
Designated areas for schools
To view the designated areas for schools please see www.devon.gov.uk/schoolareamaps or call the Education Helpline on 0845 155 1019.
| A - Abbotskerswell - Axminster (56KB - pdf help) | B - Bampton - Burrington (60KB - pdf help) |
| C - Caen - Culmstock (47KB - pdf help) | D - Dalwood - Dunsford (62KB - pdf help) |
| E - East Allington - Exwick Heights (36KB - pdf help) | F - Farway - Fremington (37KB - pdf help) |
| G - Gatehouse - Gulworthy (33KB - pdf help) | H - Halberton - Horwood & Newton Tracey (48KB - pdf help) |
| I - Ide - Ipplepen (38KB - pdf help) | K - Kenn - Kingswear (37KB - pdf help) |
| L - Lady Modiford’s - Lynton (46KB - pdf help) | M - Malborough with South Huish - Musbury (48KB - pdf help) |
| N - Newport - North Tawton (33KB - pdf help) | O - Offwell - Our Lady and St Patrick’s (38KB - pdf help) |
| P - Parkham - Pyworthy (38KB - pdf help) | R - Rackenford - Rydon (33KB - pdf help) |
| S - St Andrew’s - Swimbridge (89KB - pdf help) | T - Tavistock - Two Moors (39KB - pdf help) |
| U - Uffculme - Upottery (32KB - pdf help) | W - Walter Daw - Wynstream (51KB - pdf help) |
| Y - Yealmpton - Yeo Valley (35KB - pdf help) |
Application for a school place in September 2012
Other useful information (30KB - pdf help) - includes:
- Help with school meals
- Insurance
- Home/School agreements
- School uniform
Private Fostering (28KB - pdf help)
